It won’t be long until LeBron James‘ favorite new artist releases his debut. But until that happens, here’s a self-produced record, which appears on Lime Lights Exclusives’ new mixtape. sermon

I was so busy gettin’ my hosting duties on I wasn’t able to capture the lil’ homie Diggy’s live NYC show debut. Thankfully, there were plenty of folks in the crowd with flip cams. Here’s the freestyle that first got him on our radar. Read more about dude at his Uncle’s site and prepare for the mixtape, Airbone coming soon. Props: brillianty blunt After the jump, more footage from Vibe‘s Mikey Fresh.

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”walefab”] Hollywood Cole wasn’t Wale’s only guest. To close the show in a major way, Mr. Folarin brought F-A-B-O for the “Pretty Girls (Remix)“. No Chris Breezy. No problem.

Not only can you not ban tha truth but it also serves as the title of Trae’s upcoming Evil Empire mixtape with DJ Folk. Until it arrives, cop a drop with the first leak. Sounds good and that’s no lie. mr. x

Game hops on the remix for the Dr. Dre produced cut off Rae’s OB4CL2 Gold Edition. Sounds tough. Support the gold edition and cop it here. sermon

Bron Bron took his talents down to GQ and lands himself on their September issue. In the excerpts below he responds to Cavs owner Dan Gilbert and Charles Barkley. He ain’t never lie. More pics from his spread after the jump. LeBron On Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert: “I don’t think he ever cared about LeBron. My mother always told me: ‘You will see the light of people when they hit adversity. You’ll get a good sense of their character.’ Me […]

Fif returned to the old Queens neighborhood this past Sunday and held a bone marrow drive inside his community garden. The effort was to register new donors. Pause for the cause and sign up today. thisis50

Snoop dumps a cost-effective visual for “Luv Drunk” off his More Malice project. Remember to drink…and luv responsibly.

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”walesoup”] More dopeness from last night as Wale runs through my favorite joint off More About Nothing. Hey a lil shout-out goes a long way. Ha! Another goodie off the tape after the jump.

[vodpod id=Video.4249508&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D552839%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A552839] Personally, track two on Thank Me Later gets a thumbs down. But Francis Farewell of the band Francis and The Lights spoke to MTV on how the track came about. This guy’s a tortured soul. “My immediate reaction was to go into the studio with [my producer], who I work with on most of my things, and we tried to make beats,” he told MTV News. “And we sent one and heard nothing; we sent another and heard […]