And now, a word from Lil Wayne: Hello world. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving filled with all the food and football you could handle. Mine was great for two reasons. I spent it in New Orleans and I spent it around family. Enjoy this holiday season. Cherish these moments with your family. I love you all. P.S. What are you thankful for?

Before sharing the stage with U2 the other night, Hov warmed up the crowd with some of his most familiar tunes.  Above we have the best seats in the house as he runs through the Empire State’s anthem. More footage down under.

The gloves are off and the claws are out. DJ Absolut premiered a snippet of Lil’ Kim’s response to Nicki Minaj on Hot 97. The full version is scheduled to debut tomorrow. Simon says: Let’s go! uhtn UPDATE: Final Full Version splash lives!

Jermaine continued his U.S. tour and included tracks from his latest street mix at Neumos in Seattle Wednesday night. Miss Casey Carter comes through with the footage of Grown Simba doing his one-two thing.

Here are my final clips from last night as Ms. Minaj shows her two sides. Get your Kleenex out as she gets emotional on PF‘s track six and then witness her shittin’ on the competition. FYI: No mention of Lil Kim by name last night. Hey, isn’t it almost time for Kimmy’s full diss track?

Of course, Nick needed a lil’ girl power on her night so Ri-Ri and KC both came out to show support. Safe to say, Ms. Fenty got this one. Squeeze!

Here’s a 1-2 punch for the ladies. F-A-B-O runs through his current heater from TINC2 EP and earlier spit his verse off Chris Brown’s remix.

For the opening song of her set, Minaj paid respects to the true Dungeon Dragon, Busta Rhymes, who debuted his verse off the soon-to-be released remix. Another mic got mutilated.

I swear to God, I’ve seen “Start It Up” live three times this week. Oh well, it still knocks. Fans were really surprised when ‘Elz popped up for “Beamer, Benz and Bentley” below. Dip Set reunion tonight? Double duty.

Opening up for Nikkimania is no easy task, but Loso from BK did his thing along with the assistance of a live band. Although he ran through his laundry list of hits and guest appearances, Fab took the time to drop a verse from his Wiz remake. NYC Everything!