Survival Of The Illest 2.0 Previously: Warren G Speaks On XXL Cover XXL

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I know I promised no more Gaga but just fast-forward to the final 30 seconds and watch Dre dodge a Detox question. Just when Game’s Twitpic got you in a tizzy. SMH. That album’s never coming out, kids.  On second thought, drop it same day as Kill Bill 3! Spotted: Rap-Up

Wale and Colin borrow The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” for their personal enjoyment. No backsies, gentlemen. Bonus: Sarah Michelle Gellar was hot.

Check out this craziness from yesterday’s Bengals game. Applaud Ed Lover for getting Chad’s crazy ass to promo his shit. Did they fine this nigga yet? Ha. WSHH Previously: Ed Lover: C’mon Son Pt. 5

TMZ’s predecessor, The NY Post captured Tical leaving court this afternoon after being arraigned on tax evasion charges. Wu-Tang Uncle Sam ain’t nothin to fuck wit. NR Earlier: Method Man Arrested For Tax Evasion

Remember the big Louie V struggle around X-Mas time last year between the Capo and Ty-Ty’s brother? Ne-Yo probably still has nightmares about it. Ha! Anyways, justice was served this morning. Or was it? Jones entered his plea to the misdemeanor charge Monday. He was sentenced to time served — the few hours he was in custody after turning himself in to police in January. Defense lawyer Scott Leemon has said Jones didn’t start the fight. Leemon said Monday that […]

Next Tuesday, VH1 will celebrate Def Jam’s 25th anniversary with a special edition of Hip Hop Honors. All week long, we’ll commemorate the label with print ads from the past decade. And what better way to kick things off then with Hov’s classic, The Blueprint. I’d bet my bottom dollar the original title was The Ghostwriter. When the album dropped, I was reluctant to listen. At the time, Nasir had my ear. Eventually, I put biases’ aside and was captivated […]

Besides putting an entire mix together in memory of Mr. Magic, DJ Premier created his own custom intro to pay fitting homage. Very nicely done. Spotted: Nottingham via Preemo Blog Sidebar: NY Times obit