Kanye gave the folks at Vanity Fair a brief interview for their online division. Nothing too ground breaking, but he does explain why he decided to ice out his grill piece. Read the rest here. Vanity Fair: You also have an entirely new, elegant look; you told me you thought that the traditional hip-hop look was tired. Kanye West: Yeah, people always dress like they’re headed to the gym. Why did you have permanent diamonds drilled into your bottom teeth? […]

Let’s try this again. Jizzle kept his promise and now after a few push backs, Def Jam has confirmed with XXL that they’re finally motivated to release TM103 on December 14th. It’s going to be a cold winter.

araabMUZIK gave Cam and Vado this crazy beat awhile back. And today, Cory Gunz shows what he did with it.

[vodpod id=Video.4649333&w=425&h=350&fv=] Seems like this is going on forever, huh? In the sixth episode of Khaled’s web series, he grinds out in the studio with Busta, takes us to 106 & Park, Def Jam Rapstar’s launch party and a whole lot more. Wheew, tired yet? os Previously: Ep. 5

[vodpod id=Video.4648910&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] DMV’s shining stars come together for the latest video off the singer’s Love & War Masterpiece. And if that isn’t enough Rhythm and Blues for ya, Mr. DeVaughn has another one after the jump. Both directed by Tabi Bonney. [vodpod id=Video.4648916&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] soulcultureUK

[vodpod id=Video.4644198&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D581624%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A581624] Yep, it’s that time of the year again. MTV’s Brain Trust gather once again to name the Hottest 10 MCs in the game. Last year, Jay-Z took the top spot, while Eminem failed to make the list. Blasphemy! Find out who makes the cut starting next Monday.

Diddy and his gals are already onboard and started shooting the video for their Drake-featured track. Puff also announces that despite the numerous delays, Last Train To Paris is now scheduled for a December 4th departure. Don’t be nervous Sean.

[vodpod id=Video.4650689&w=425&h=350&fv=videoId%3D631928744001%26amp%3BplayerId%3D1691028013%26amp%3BviewerSecureGatewayURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fconsole.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Famfgateway%26amp%3BservicesURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fservices.brightcove.com%2Fservices%26amp%3BcdnURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fadmin.brightcove.com%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BautoStart%3Dfalse%26amp%3B] will.i.am and Nicki woke up early this morning and performed their duet on Live! With Regis & Kelly. Nicki’s facial expressions are on overdrive in the A.M. Check it out, above. hhnm

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”bts_mc_hammer”] Uh, where’s MC Hammer? SpiffTV was on the set a week and half ago for Rick Ross’ ode to Stanely Burrell. This clip looks more like a Ciroc commercial, but the full version should be on the way shortly.

Birdman stopped by Angela Yee‘s morning gig last week and gave an engrossing interview. He spoke on trying to acquire the Miami Dolphins, missed opportunities, and wasting his time with R.Kelly. More clips after the jump, belee dat.