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?

D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ codebase=”http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0″> “Put a yo in front of universe and tell me what do you get…” Ab-Soul makes up for yesterday’s debacle with his XXL freshman freestyle. Quotables for days. Tune in tomorrow to see who’s next.

The Internets are saying this was left on I Am Not A Human Being II’s cutting room floor. That’s a shame. Take a listen and cop the album here.

After the world got to read Jay-Z’s “Open Letter”, Swizz Beatz called Hot 97 and spoke on how the session came out about. Ebro on the track?

Over looking the city, Maino and his crew roll out the welcome mat to all outta towers. PUSH! ‘s bars at the end are tougher than Brooklyn in the 80s.

Not to be out done by Jay-Z, Kanye released new music featuring Pusha T. Ironically, the track features a soundbite from Hov’s “Rhyme No More”. My Name Is My Name coming later this.

Nice tux, homie. Just Blaze recently chopped it up with suits over at The Wall Street Journal. During their interview, he recreated “Higher” and discussed breaking into production. Justin Smith, known as music producer Just Blaze, who produces for artists such as Jay-Z and Eminem, talks with Lee Hawkins about his role in VH1’s DJ show, “Master of the Mix” and the lucrative business of beat-making and production. Plus he shows step-by-step how he built the beat for hit song […]

Olivia Pope works fast. Hours after Jay-Z released his new song “Open Letter”,  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney addressed the recording. He says that Hov followed proper protocol and didn’t communicate with President Obama in regards to his visit to Cuba.

Killa Bee fans rejoice. To coincide with their 20 year anniversary, the clan has been prepping their sixth LP. According to a press release, A Better Tomorrow is expected to happen in July. hhnm

Ms. Ventura returns with her new collection of music, RockaByeBaby. Those riding along with her include Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, Fabolous and a lot more.