Looks like J.Cole’s had a change of heart and now plans to release a mixtape before his debut album. Rejoice! Until then, here’s his latest recording over Kanye’s recent leak. dreamvillain

Best cover ever? As promised Jermaine Dupri drops off his mixtape for your Labor Day weekend pleasure.  I don’t know what’s worse, the artwork or what we’re about to witness. Only one way to find out. Download link and tracklist if you dare to continue on. kingz

Nicki and her purple wig headed down to the Peach State for Atlanta’s Black Pride Weekend and one of the many stops she made was at the Georgia Freight Depot. Above she gives her fellow barbies a rundown of hits. Looked like it was the place to be. No homo. rap-up

Pretty interesting pair here. Nonetheless, Three Six Mafia’s DJ Paul and Maino wild out with their rags. Whether it’s black or white, a bandanna or even a du-rag. Right B.Dot? splash

The late Chad Butler has been doing it since the 90’s and here’s another solid track off Pimp’s forthcoming. The Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones drops October 5th. nav

What you know about a lil reggae flavor for your Labor Day cookout? The Queen shows her range on this new one and Bussa Bus goes in. Didn’t see this one coming. Whoa!

Fire up the grill. Just in time for the holiday weekend comes Wiz’s latest video off Kush & OJ. Keep one rolled and pass the other to us—or to Big Homie.

Even on Labor Day weekend, Raekwon continues to punch the clock. Here’s his take on Miguel and J.Cole’s hit. nr

Who’s world is this? Well last night, it was Jay Electronica’s during the North Coast Festival in Chi-City as he performed his rendition of Illmatic‘s classic. Jay brings some concertgoers to rock the stage with him during “Googly Eyes” after the jump. yk2 via rh

[vodpod id=Video.4376129&w=425&h=350&fv=] Bombaclot!! On Friday, Wyclef performed at Hot 97’s On Da Reggae Tip at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NY. During his performance of “If I Was President”, he had some words for Sean Penn and Fugees member, Pras. “If I was president…I got a message for Sean Penn, maybe he ain’t see me in Haiti because he was too busy sniffing cocaine. I got a message for Praswell, even though you don’t want to support me, I got love […]