DMX returned to The Garden last night as a special guest on Alicia Keys’ Girl On Fire Tour. Here’s a 30 second clip of him performing “Ruff Ryders Anthem” and “Party Up”.

LL Cool J continued his press run yesterday and appeared on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Once again, he explained his stance on “Accidental Racist”,  Men’s Fitness cover and Bajan roots growing in Queens. yardie

Like a pair of 54.11’s, Reebok folded under pressure and dropped spokesman Rick Ross. In a statement sent to TMZ, the sneaker maker said: “Reebok holds our partners to a high standard, and we expect them to live up to the values of our brand.  Unfortunately, Rick Ross has failed to do so. While we do not believe that Rick Ross condones sexual assault, we are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue […]

Troy Ave adds some lactose to his keymix of Rocko’s controversial tune. Catch Troy and others at Hot 97’s Summer Jam Festival June 2nd at Met Life Stadium.

Morocco to New York is one helluva trip. And the long journey begins on the cover art of French Montana’s debut, Excuse My French. Album drops May 21. rollingstone UPDATE: Best Buy shares the titles below. More features added later via hhnm UPDATE 2: Now with the rest of the guests. Now on iTunes. 1. Once in a While (Ft. Max B) 2. Trap House 3. Ain’t Worried About Nothin 4. Paranoid (Ft. C.A.S.H.) 5. When I Want 6. Fuck What […]

Before Style P sets the Tube ablaze, here’s a look of the making of his next video. Off his forthcoming album with Scram Jones, Float on April 16.

To commemorate the 7th anniversary of Proof’s passing, Paul Rosenberg released an unheard track produced by the late J. Dilla. Says Paul: Very hard to believe, but it has been 7 long years since we lost Big Proof. Again, to celebrate the his life and share his art with the world, I’ve unearthed another lost track from P and J. Dilla called “Keep It on the Low”. The track was produced by Dilla and that’s also him on the chorus. […]

Yasiin Bey performed at La Bataclan in Paris earlier today. During his set, Kanye crashed the set with an interesting rendition of “Can’t Tell Me Nothin” along with Robert Glasper. Ohhh. info

Before holding things down at 106 & Park, Free’s fine ass used to get busy on the mic. Anyone remember Can-I-Bus? Anyway, she’s back in the lab and hooked up with Busta on this new tune. Co-written by, Jaz-O. Hands in the cookie jar? Uh huh. Ha!

Drake started from the bottom and now has another platinum plaque.  Two months after it’s release, Nothing Was The Same’s lead single has tallied 1,085,087 receipts. Congratulations to the entire OVO team. Album coming soon?