The day before Hov christened the Barclays Center, Elliott and I spoke on the impact of his concert series with MTV. Afterward, we kicked our favorite Jay-Z verse. Tougher than you think. Day three goes down tonight.

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On day two of H.O.’s run at the Barclays Center, Memphis Bleek repped for his hometown. After reciting “You, Me, Him, & Her”, they performed “Do My”. Ladies been running this muthafucka

K-Dot won Lyricist Of The Year over J.Cole, Hov, Nas and Kanye last night. Following the BET ceremony, he continued his tour at ATL’s Tabernacle and addressed his win before kicking some lyrics. Congrats! Ceremony airs Tuesday, October 9. He previews his Hit-Boy produced cut after the jump.

G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer has only been out for a few weeks. But on the red carpet of last night’s BET Hip-Hop Awards, Q-Tip insinuates to MTV that a possible follow-up may arrive next. “I know, I know, I’m sorry about that but I have to let the cat out of the bag. Kanye’s probably gonna get…If there’s a

NY’s Beekman Beer Park hosted Bud Light Lime’s End of Summer event yesterday. EMETakeover has a recap of JD on the 1s and 2s with Bow Wow as guest, araabMUZIK’s set and Swizzy’s grand finale.

Ain’t nobody fuckin’ with Joell’s clique. And certainly not even his bars either. So with G.O.O.D. Music’s beat in the booth, Joell decides to have a little fun with it. ifwt

Action Bronson was on the bill at New York’s Re:Mix Lab last night. While performing, he gave a live premiere of his upcoming single, “The Symbol” produced by The Alchemist. goodfellamedia

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Jay’s Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life