[vodpod id=Video.5819578&w=540&h=350&fv=configParams%3Did%253D1656633%2526vid%253D634814%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A634814] Oh no, look who they let in the back door? It’s Pharoahe Monch and with MTV‘s Sucker Free, he remembers the late West Coaster by explaining how his collabo, “Oh No” with Mos Def and Nate came about. W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) in stores and on iTunes today.

Chamillionaire continues his #PlaylistPoison series and drops his latest cut with Short Dawg riding shotty. Cruise over to iTunes and support. Previously: Chamillionaire Ft. Rock D & Mike Bigga “Charlie Sheen”

It was all good just a year ago, when I sent Mr. Village Slum down to Austin to document all the hip-hop events. Well in 2011, photographer extraordinaire Mel D. Cole went solo on that ass, but the dope flicks continued. Peep the controversial lovebirds above and the 19-years-in-the-making meet and greet with YN and Puff after the jump, along with more of my favorite shots. Shit, I’m SXSW out. Ha!

Not only is 50 taking over the Internet with his freestyles, but now he’s taking over the world on the cover of VIBE’s International issue. The mag debuts on newsstands April 5th. Read the excerpts and watch him speak on the cover after the cut. vibe

[vodpod id=Video.5818736&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Young Chris stopped by Tony Touch’s weekly radio show, and of course, he recited a styleless rhyme. Thanks to Al, here is the footage of the moment.

[vodpod id=Video.5818960&w=540&h=350&fv=config%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.realgravity.com%2Fcached%2Fapi%2Fstaticplayerxml%2Fc0e00780-d58f-012d-2afb-12313b079c51%2Fed0b4744397c1cdcc15eef879349a602000a%3Fembedded%3Dtrue] During SXSW, B.Dot wasn’t the only one who spoke with Young Guru. Mr. Keaton told Mikey Fresh that Ye & Jay’s Watch The Throne album is nearly complete as well as confirmed some of the producers on the project, and even hints at a upcoming Jay-Z project. “Right now, I’m really trying to get Jay and Kanye to hurry up and finish this Watch The Throne album because the world needs to hear it,” Guru tells VIBE during […]

While out at the Fader Fort this past weekend, the homie A-Trak excitedly informed that he signed burgeoning Detroit rapper, Danny Brown to his Fool’s Gold imprint. If you’re just gettin’ familiar on dude like me, read up here and peep some of the press release below. 2010 was Danny’s breakout year, with his self-released The Hybrid showcasing a hypnotic, unique flow that Pitchfork called “the most peculiarly infectious voice since Dizzee Rascal,” while the LA Times praised it for “punch lines […]

Wale cracked the mic this morning with Free on WPGC 95.5 in Washington D.C. They touched on a bunch of topics including his former label Interscope Records and resolving his issues with Kid Cudi. Break 1: Break 2:

Seven days before the release of Rolling Papers, Wiz and actor Danny “Kenny Powers” McBride cover the April/May 2011 edition of Complex. The entire cover story is available to read here as well. Behind the scenes video after the jump.

photo: infdaily Chris Brown isn’t having a good morning, America. Following his performance on GMA, Breezy allegedly trashed his dressing room and broke a window after getting asked questions about Rihanna on air. He then left their studios shirtless and tweeted this message. He later deleted it. Interview and performance after the jump. Oh yeah, F.A.M.E. in stores today.