Fuck holding your eye. So this afternoon along with a selected handful of critics, YN got to sit in Antonio Reid’s plush office and listen to Ri-Ri’s new album out of his Genelec Speakers. My BB and Iphone stayed in my pockets and I had to go hand-to-hand with my notes. So forgive me if the future proves my observations wrong. Here we go. Mad House Intro interlude. Slow plodding. Brief. No lyrics. Dark. Sets tone for record which is […]

“Tuesday With Cory” may be a wrap, but that doesn’t mean Mr. Gunz can’t bless us with music. Here’s a new cut over Juve’s track found on Cocky & Confident.

Wale’s debut album, Attention Deficit is in stores today and this afternoon he promoted it on Alexa Chung’s show. After the jump, check out a performance of “Pretty Girls.” What Up!

Here’s another day of Malice In Wonderland. Today, Snoop breaks bread (and a meeting) with the fine folks at Target’s Headquaters in Minnesota.

Kandi reveals that Chrissy Poo apologized to them ugly Xscape bitches the night he was killed in Los Angeles. He was just playin’ ladies.

Chopping it up with Rolling Out, 50 says he regrets recording “Pearly Gates” with Mobb Deep on their album, Blood Money. Although the disc carried a Parental Advisory sticker, P’s verse was censored for his blasphemous lyrics. Thank you, Jesus. X

DJ Envy premiered this today during the “New At 2” on Hot 97. I scrambled for a radio rip, but only caught the tail end. Luckily, eskay & Co. came through with the CDQ.

In part four of Jermaine’s A Star Is Born series, he touches on this relationship with Roc Nation and his inspiration. He even admits to rhyming like Percy Miller when he first started rapping. Ughh! Karen Civil Previously: Part 3 l Part 2 l   Part 1

Well, there goes my anonymity again. In the December 2009 issue of Essence magazine, yours truly participated in a roundtable discussion about women and sex. That’s right geeks, it’s deeper than rap. Read the rest after the jump. Shouts to Demetria.

Today marks the 40th birthday of Sesame Street. Stop frontin’, you know you watched. For two scores, the program has featured acts from Michael Jackson to Chris Brown. Here’s a clip of LL kickin’ it with Elmo last year. Props: RS