To be honest, I was only six months old when this went down. But today marks the 25th anniversary of the Live Aid concert. The global concert was a fundraiser to eradicate the famine in Ethiopia. The shows took place in the U.K. at Wembley Stadium and the demolished JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA. It was broadcasted in a billion homes and in 110 countries. Performances included every major artist in the game, but most importantly, Run-DMC. In the city […]

Looks like this hasn’t leaked yet so fuck it, I’m at Def Jam. I need to hear this. Let’s go! I’m Not A Star He got a pistol in the car. Remember him like John Lennon? Woah. Dan Marino line. Justice League on the track. Hook is just the title. Fuckin’ bitches like he’s T.O. Big bounce on this. Free Mason Think Gabe T’s speakers are blown out from too much rap. Ha! Y’all know this one. Bitch, I said […]

New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner died this morning in Tampa, Florida after suffering a heart attack. The Boss recently celebrated his 80th birthday on July 4th. Under his ownership, the Yanks scored seven World Series titles and 11 pennants. Known for his colorful personality and fiery demeanor (get it?), Steinbrenner was parodied several times on Seinfeld. Ironically in hip-hop, everyone wanted to be him. Right, Dame?

[vodpod id=Video.4014490&w=425&h=350&fv=] This should’ve of dropped way back when, but finally Ush comes through with a new visual. This might be a bit too steamy for Viacom, but we’ll see if the double standard applies in this case. Raymond V Raymond in stores now.

Bow Wow‘s former leading lady covers the new issue of KING. Issue splashes on newsstands August 2nd. In an excerpt below, she questions the appeal of socialite, Kim Kardashian. Queen of media, you say? Kim [Kardashian] is the Queen of media because she doesn’t necessarily sing or act or anything of that nature. Yet she’s always on the blogs, everyday. True, so being considered a younger, hotter version of Kim doesn’t please you? I can see the comparison; we have […]

Is there enough room in the game for another song inspired by gibberish? Produced by Bangladesh, Kellz and Ludacris try their hand at some broken language. Don’t get lost in translation. rapup

[vodpod id=Video.4014151&w=425&h=350&fv=] For Fallon, Big Boi recited “Shutterbugg” before a live studio audience. Following the performance, Daddy Fat Stacks confirmed rumors by declaring “Free Khujo Goodie”. mwp

Back in April, we reported Jay’s second leg of his BP3 tour brought in over nine million in sales. Pollstar has just released their mid-year report for 2010 and Jay comes in at number 12 with $22.5 million in overall sales. Don’t forget, Jay joins Em with four shows at Comerica Park and Yankee Stadium in September. wooohah

[vodpod id=Video.4011747&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D537251%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A537251] Swizzy and the Kang have created some bangers in the past, and now the producer says the two tracks he’s crafted for King Uncaged are much bigger than their previous cuts. “What we just did is bigger than those. It’s bigger than ‘Swing Ya Rag,’ it’s bigger than all of those. We’re growing as artists. That’s one of the things I wanted to focus on with Tip, was: ‘We did that already. We don’t need to compete with nobody. You […]

Stomp ya feet and clap ya hands with 8Ball & MJG’s latest. The folks over at Dirty Glove Bastard have had this stashed, but finally let it go in preparation for their upcoming mixtape. Light one up.