These days, it seems as if nearly every song utilizes truncated similes. The style pioneered by Big Sean has been used by Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and most notably, Drake. In an interview with Allhiphop, Drizzy says he regrets adopting the flow, but doesn’t mean to rain on anyone’s parade. Macy’s! AllHipHop.com: How much do Young Money artists bounce off each other? I noticed you have similar inflections and cadences or rhyme patterns. I noticed this one thing that Nicki said, […]

“Ason Jones” will be the next and final video off OB4CL 2. The visual was shot last week in Houston. Here’s a first look. Spark one up for the Osirus of this shit. mr x

[vodpod id=Video.3903670&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D532295%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A532295] Busta tells 1515 that for his new video “Stop The Party”, he’s reunited with Hype Williams to execute his vision. Production goes down this weekend. What’s it gon be? “We’re gonna give the people what they want. I promise you we got something so special. That song’s taking such a life of its own. It feels like that classic, feel-good, ‘Busta Rhymes wild out the party’ energy. It was only right we brought the homie Hype back and […]

Next Thursday (July 1) at 8 PM, Eminem will appear on Shade 45 and give a breakdown of his new album. The two hour special called, Road To Recovery will be rebroadacsted throughout the holiday weekend. Recovery in stores now.

[vodpod id=Video.3903604&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D532297%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A532297] This didn’t air during Drake’s documentary, Better Than Good Enough. Here, photographer Jonathan Mannion recounts Drake and his grandmother’s interaction during the rapper’s photo shoot for FADER magazine. A replay of the doc airs today at 4 PM EST on MTV.

Vado goes hard in the booth (pause) for this new freestyle over Waka Flocka’s track. Slimeee dunk! nr via tss

Alicia did her thing in Central Park this morning as part of Good Morning America‘s summer concert series. For the first time, she spoke on her pregnancy and her trip to South Africa. Performances after the jump. hhnm

GA’s Most Wanted delivers an in-studio performance for the final track off Mr. Zone 6. That’s big money.

For the first time, the Artist of the Decade covers this week’s edition of Billboard. Peep a couple of quotes below. On being the best-selling artist of the last decade “I don’t think I’ve actually stopped to think about it,” Eminem says by phone from his home in Detroit, while on a brief break between trips to promote Recovery. “I never thought that my life would amount to this. But to be able to sit back and digest it is […]