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Big Boi Does Walmart Soundcheck

After a preview last week, Big Boi’s Walmart Soundcheck aired in full earlier this evening. Antwan speaks on the origins of his Sir Lucious album, how Scott Storch’s beat was provided for him and his interaction with his fans. Big Boi’s medley of hits after the jump. Fo’ sure. mwp Sidebar: Big Boi Checks His Wikipedia Page

The Carters Make Forbes Top Earners List

Jigga and the missus both earned slots on Forbes’ annual Top Earning Musicians list. Hov takes the sixth spot with an estimate worth of $63 million. Meanwhile, Beyoncé comes in at number three with a reported $83 million. Rounding out the top spot is rock band U2 with a net worth of 130 million. That’s alot of O’s.

J.Cole & Touré Talk Album Features

[vodpod id=Video.4061562&w=425&h=350&fv=videoId%3D129177186001%26amp%3BplayerId%3D959035280%26amp%3BviewerSecureGatewayURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fconsole.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Famfgateway%26amp%3BservicesURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fservices.brightcove.com%2Fservices%26amp%3BcdnURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fadmin.brightcove.com%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BautoStart%3Dfalse%26amp%3B] Tomorrow at 11 P.M. Touré will pick J.Cole’s brain on Fuse’s Hip-Hop Shop. In the clip above, Cole explains his reasoning for not wanting any guest appearances on his first album. We’ll see if the outcome crowns him the best lyricist. keepwaiting

Ice T Arrested In New York

Ice-T was arrested this morning in New York for allegedly driving with a suspended license. But to hear him tell it, he and wife Coco were pulled over for not buckling up. He was taken to the 10th Precinct and released shortly after. Click it or ticket guys. heads up: tmz Sidebar: Ice Joins Drake In Gears Of War 3

Eminem Covers SPIN

Em’s mug is immortalized this month on the August issue of SPIN. The issue’s on newsstands now, but an excerpt is available to peruse here. Below are behind the scenes photos from the shoot.