Before Wale kicked off his birthday weekend in D.C., he and Roscoe Dash encouraged kids to stay in school at Mary McLeod Bethune Academy in D.C.  Afterward, they participated on a panel discussion hosted by Congresswoman, Maxine Waters at her Young, Gifted & Black wrap session. ea

Lil Wayne’s manager Cortez Bryant told SPIN that Weezy’s EP, I’m Not A Human Being is now a full length album. Yesterday, Karen Civil reported that the first 10 songs will be available on the digital version. Initially, the tracks were to be appear on Tha Carter IV, but Wayne will most likely start from square one when he’s released. “I know once he got out [of jail] those songs would be so old to him. He’s going to probably […]

Remember the guy who wore the Phantom of The Opera mask in Nelly’s group, The St. Lunatics? Well, a few weeks ago, he accused Nelly of penny pinching: “I might fuck around and get emotional talkin’ about all how that money was getting’ split up, shit was crazy…Niggas was eatin’ and I wasn’t one of them niggas. I was snackin’… I was lunchin’, havin’ lunch every now and then, and niggas was eatin’ four course meals and ain’t have shit […]

With Q-Tip on the beat, Statik Selektah on the turntables, and Amerie on the sample comes new material from Consequence. Don’t change that dial, Cons TV’s on the way.

Not only is J.Cole’s track a song for the haters, but it’s also Obie Trice’s latest recording. You’ve heard it before, but Bottoms Up coming soon. bottomfeeder

Two months ago, K.R.I.T. and Curren$y performed this track at S.O.B.’s without Wiz. Now the tables have turned and last night in Philly, they rocked without Spitta. They’ll probably recite the song the way it was intended when the Waken Baken tour comes to New Orleans on November 2nd.

The folks over at HD Mixtapes strike again with Limelight Exclusives 4, which is available to download here. One of the standout tracks is the full version of a Curtis track from last year. It’s pretty hot. Don’t get burnt though. thi UPDATE: Hours later, no tags. thi

We’re less than four days away from the release of Maino’s mixtape, The Art Of War. But before hitting the battlefield, here is the latest leak featuring Snoop Dogg.

Thugs changes, love changes, and now, best friends have become strangers. Minutes after Kid Cudi’s Complex cover feature hit the net, Wale responded to the article via his Twitter account. Let the battle begin.

There’s no telling when Sheek’s Donnie Def Jam: Guerrilla Warfare Vol. 1 mixtape will see the light of day, but at least his Def Jam debut Donny G has a release date: December 7th. Next month, he and labelmate Ghostface Killah hit the road for a month long tour. vibe