What’s a Guru? This was shot at the taping of one of BET’s rhyme cyphers for the Awards show. My Kingdom for some Flip Cam footage! DJMano Bonus: At the 41 sec mark, Preemo talks about the pairing. Rakim was supposed to be there too. Damn!

After pullin’ the big surprise at the BET Hip-Hop Awards with Young Jizzle, Jay-Z kept the private jet runnin’ and touched down in Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky for day 2 of the BP3 tour. Guess the album closer has become part of the setlist. Bonus: Hov got it in Ohio last November. I say, support our President! Still.

“I’m a big fan of the Soulja Boy dude.” Backstage at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, two rap icons chop it up and have a nice lil convo about the rookies in the game. Damn, I’m old enough to remember when Carlton named Trevor. Ha! Props: Hip Hop Gods Bonus: Chuck and Jeezy gave Cube his due. IPRMKTG

At the 13 second mark, Mrs. Carter tries to stop Lil Mama from crashing her husband’s set at the VMA’s last month. Yep, three weeks later and we’re still dumbfounded. Omen Update: Courtesy of Rap Up.

Suffering from noise poisoning? Well, alleviate the pain with a fresh dose of Algernod and Ms. Keri Baby. Take two listens and call me in the morning. Props: NR

Guess the opening performance at tonight’s taping was “as real as it gets.” Damn you, Stephen Hil. Props: BMimms Update: Grouchy Greg with the bootleg. Update 2: Guess he did “D.O.A.” too. Props: Jay-Z Journal

Last night at Penn State University marked the first stop on The Blueprint 3 tour. In the clip above, J.Cole performed “A Star Is Born” for the first time with Jay-Z.  The quality is beyond shitty, but hopefully some better footage surfaces. (UPDATED!) After the jump, Hov invites a chanteuse on stage for “Cant Knock The Hustle.” Props: Wedoitright

According to Rolling Stone, Shyne says he never received a phone call from Mr. Combs. Puffy, you got some esplainin’ to do. “I want it known that this supposed conversation is a figment of Sean Combs’ imagination,” he says in a statement. “He never spoke with me, he never visited me nor would I ever accept a phone call or visit from him. The only way I would do either of those things would be if he stepped up and […]

This morning, President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Obama became the third incumbent president and the first in 90 years to receive the prize. In a press confrence earlier today, he said he was “deeply humbled” by the honor. But not everyone was moved. Asher Roth took to Twitter and gave his opinion on the accolade. After all, he is entitled to it. YN Update: […]

Around the turn of the century, Cam’Ron was at a crossroads in his career. He’d dropped two stellar albums (Confessions of Fire and S.D.E.) and wanted out of his deal with Sony. Enter, Damon Dash. With a Roc-A-Fella chain in one hand and $250,000 in the other, Dame finagled negotiated Cam’s release from Epic. Soon after, the newly-christened Roc Boy went to work on his third LP, Come Home With Me. Released in 2002, the album marked Cam’s resurgence to […]