[vodpod id=Video.4184629&w=425&h=350&fv=] No Birdman. Shot in the heart of Austin, TX during SXSW, here’s a look at the making of track eight off Freddie’s Str8 Killa EP. The final product coming soon. fsd Sidebar: 247HH Interviews Freddie Gibbs

Pardon the light and audio but that’s how it goes down at the venue. Jim Jones rocks his single “Salute” with the Snakes Say Hisss band Friday night at the Death By Audio in Brooklyn. Killer performance.

See, when has Rick Ross been known to lie? Wait, don’t answer that. As promised, here’s his appearance with Erykah Badu in the visual to “Window Seat”.  Afterward, she channels the memory of our nigga Biggie with “Turn Me Away”. tss

[vodpod id=Video.4180398&w=425&h=350&fv=] Yours Truly hooks back up with Freddie Gibbs and captures an in-studio rendition of “4681 Broadway” off his excellent mixtape, Str8 Killa, No Filla. FSD presumes that an official video is in the works as well. If you haven’t purchased his Str8 Killa EP, kill yourself…or cop it here.

Now that Ron Isley’s out of jail, he recently appeared on the All Out Show with Rude Jude and Lord Sear. He spoke on rappers sampling his music and cited Ice Cube’s “It Was A Good Day” as his favorite. This might require a lil’ diggin, but there was an article in Scratch magazine where Ron discussed this subject. He also spoke on Shade 45 about his new single “They Don’t Make It Like That No More” and relationship with […]

La Flare’s body ink covers the latest issue of Urban Ink. A preview of the spread with Trina surfaced awhile back, sink your teeth into that. hhnm

[vodpod id=Video.4181951&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D549387%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A549387] Sean Penn isn’t the only one that’s not supporting Wyclef’s bid for President. Former bandmate Pras, tells 1515 that he’s not convinced Clef is the right man for the job. Instead, he’s endorsing opposing candidate, Michel Martelly. “Listen, I love Wyclef to death..we came up together, we grew up together, we basically called each other cousins. But the reality is this, we need a real leader. Not just a regular leader, but a transformative leader. Someone that’s gonna […]

While Chuck is doing his time over in the Long Beach Medical Center, he released his latest mixtape containing new/unheard recordings. Hopefully this sounds crazy. Get it? Ha! Download here. Tracklist after the jump. 2db

[vodpod id=Video.4180050&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Did%253D1644965%2526vid%253D549386%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A549386] Can’t we all just get along? In this segment from Fat Joe’s RapFix Live with MTV, Joe responds to Curtis’ latest viral diss. He also touches on the incident involving French Montana and Jim Jones Thursday night at Webster Hall. Increase the peace, y’all.

[vodpod id=Video.4179883&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D549384%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A549384] Cam says the offers the Diplomats have received for their reunion album have been less than nothing. Nonetheless, he says they’ve already knocked out eight to nine songs and explains how Jimmy’s single, “Salute” came about. They gets busy.