T.I. and his clan were back on VH1 last night for Season 2 of The Family Hustle. In the first episode, Tip takes the family camping and then to Hot 107.9’s Birthday Bash concert.

After seven long weeks, yours truly was back on Hot 97 for another round of songs that could make the grade on the FM dial. When it was all said and done, I chose Vinny Cha$e’s song, “Urban Outfitters”. Check out my call and the rest of the list below. CHEER$, bitch.

Kevin Rudolf’s fellow Cash Money crew joins him in the winner’s circle for his new single, which will also serve as WWE’s 2012 Night Of Champions theme music. Radio rip for now. rapdose

Ludacris held his 7th annual Luda Day Weekend during the Labor Day holiday in Atlanta. Informal odds for Sunday’s matchup were actually circulating across sports forums and gambling apps long before the opening tip-off. Embracing that competitive hype, Ludacris took the event to the Morehouse Forbes arena for the Team Luda vs. Team Hart charity game with the likes of Pusha T, Floyd Mayweather, Ma$e and more. Peep the photos here and Kevin Hart’s relentless trash talking below.

Last Saturday, Usher and Miguel helped kick off the month long iTunes Festival at the Camden Roundhouse in the UK. If you couldn’t make it, here are their full performances. hhnm

This shit’s special. During the final Rock The Bells stop at the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey this weekend, Nas brought out Scarface for their first live performance of DJ Khaled’s “Hip Hop”. They fucked Hip Hop.

How’s this for black star power? Gunplay takes front and center stage with his latest mixtape, 601 & Snort. After the jump, peep the tracklist, download link and his brand new video.

After much delay, Lil Wayne releases the 4th installment of his Dedication series with DJ Drama. Features this go around include J. Cole, Young Jeezy, Nicki Minaj, and more. Tracklist and download button after the jump.

Talib’s hitting the pavement with his new mixtape, Attack The Block. There’s 18 tracks with features from Mac Miller, Styles P, Ab-Soul, and more. Titles and download after the jump.

Alicia first single got off to a rocky start. But now, she’s back with Nicki Minaj on her new offering, “Girl On Fire (Inferno Version)”. There will be another rendition called “Blue Light”. Sounds like AK is still trying to find her groove. Girl On Fire arrives on November 27th. x