Put away the cardboards. Gucci and his bandana bandits bring out the chains and the samurai swords in what appears to be preparation for a riot. Uh oh. Trap House III hits the streets May 21.

  For the next hour and a half, Treach and Kay Gee take Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds down memory lane from their formative days to their current fall out with Vin Rock.

Jomo kept the Vampire Life going in NYC last night for his upcoming EP. With Maino and Dame Dash in attendance, Capo previews a few tracks and EMETakeover brings us in VIP.

After 20 years in the game, Slum Village are spreading their wings with their 7th LP, Evolution. Evolve or dissolve when the album drops June 25. hhnm

Think Memphis Bleek got any worries? Nope. Here’s his take on French’s latest single. Hakuna matata, muthafucka.

The sista won! After Candice Glover was crowned American Idol, MiMi came behind the judge’s panel and closed out the season finale with a medley of past hits including her new single. Earlier in the evening, past judge J.Lo returned to the stage with Pitbull for their first live performance of “Live It Up”.

With Fab and Trey lending their support, it’s 40 over everything on this cut off Excuse My French‘s deluxe edition. Album in stores next Tuesday. hhnm

After handling their business on air, Power 105.1’s morning show appeared on HuffPost Live. They spoke on how they came together, Hot 97, side gigs, and Charlamagne skipping DJ Envy’s baby shower.

Fall is more than a few months away, but Inspectah Deck, Rae, RZA and U-God plan to kill it on this unreleased cut produced by Frank Dukes. Cop the audio here. A Better Tomorrow coming soon.

Kanye will return this Saturday as the musical guest for Saturday Night Live‘s season finale. With his chain heavy and a band-aid on his dome, here’s a few takes with host Ben Affleck. tkd