It’s a hour and a half before Easter, but because N.O. couldn’t wait to give up the goods, 57th Ave drops off his 10-track EP in our Easter basket earlier than expected. Tracklist and download link below.

Ace Hood stopped by Cosmic Kev‘s show last night and showcased his flow over a few instrumentals on Philly’s Power 99. Blood, Sweat & Tears coming soon.

?uest took over the 1’s and 2’s last night at the Mezzanine in San Francisco and before closing out the evening, he surprised the crowd by bringing out Tony Starks for a performance of “Cherchez LaGhost”. hhica

[vodpod id=Video.6911329&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Prince kept his 21-show run at The Forum going strong last night and brought out the evening’s special guest, Alicia Keys. Luckily for us, DRFB caught footage of the two performing, “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore?”.

Need some of those classic tracks from back in the day? Well Statik Selektah and Lord Sear team up to bring us a new mixtape with a continuous mix of NYC club classics from the early ’80s. Stay tuned, Open Bar Classics Vol 2: 90s R&B is coming soon. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

[vodpod id=Video.6926538&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Joey drops off the third installment of his Supafest Tour vlog series from Australia. Here’s some footage of his performance as he recites “Twinz”, “I’m So Hood” and “New York” in Sydney. Welcome to the Outback. Previously: Episode #2

[vodpod id=Video.6901605&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Africa is far. Word to T-Boz, but you don’t have to head back to the Mother Land to view Nasir and Damian’s latest clip. Nah mean. Off their collaborative LP, Distant Relatives. wshh

Look who’s no longer in Canada. At the I Am Music 2 Tour stop in Killa Cali last night, Weezy brought Chuck Taylor out for “My Life”. No “Red Nation“? Guess they didn’t wanna scare the kids. Tunechi brings out Cory after the jump.

I went to a Puff show and a Murder Inc. reunion broke out during opening act Lloyd’s set. Ha! Where’s Gotti? Nigel D.

Last night, Puff brought his Dirty Money Coming Home Tour back to his birthplace. After the train music departed, the show really picked up with Mr. Combs bringin’ out some of his old friends and former Bad Boy artists. Black Rob drops “Woah” above. And below a lil Tribe flavor, Biggie’s old lady, and brief appearances by Jim Jones and Lil Cease. Oh what a night.