Nas and Damian kicked it with the mates out in London this week and held court at the Hammersmith Apollo. Nas ran through some of his classics and capped it off with Damian Marley for a duet of “Leaders”. hhh

[vodpod id=Video.4075747&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D540703%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A540703] Yesterday Travis began filming the first video “Carry It” off his solo album Give The Drummer Some. MTV caught up with Trav on the set and he had this to say on the record. “The song started with RZA and I in my studio, with him playing guitars and me playing drums, just jamming out,” Barker explained. “Then I got Raekwon on it, and I showed it to Tom Morello, who was stoked on it, so he played […]

[vodpod id=Video.4075468&w=425&h=350&fv=videoId%3D167703960001%26amp%3BlinkBaseURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fglobalgrind.com%2Fchannel%2Fvideos%2F8403%2F%26amp%3BplayerID%3D82588784001%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BdynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] This past weekend at Alonzo Mourning’s annual basketball game, Flo Rida and friends performed their Miami Heat ode, “We Already Won” at the half court line of the American Airlines Arena. Man, the Big 3 have some big shoes to fill. Previously: Flo Rida Talks Miami Heat Theme Song

The late Barry White along with Gil Scott-Heron, D’Angelo and Erykah Badu grace the cover of the 42nd issue of Wax Poetics. You can purchase the issue here and listen here as well.

With DJ Truama on the line, SL Jones, Pill, and Mike Bigga press redial over Jigga’s “1-900-Hustler”. Sounds good, but doesn’t ring off as much as the original.

[vodpod id=Video.4074748&w=425&h=350&fv=] We’ve got a date! On September 7th, Ski Beatz will finally release 24 Hour Karate School. And under Creative Control’s direction, here’s the album’s latest visual. os

“The Ghetto” wasn’t the only record Freddie Gibbs performed at the Pitchfork concert last Saturday. He also rocked two new records (“Str8 Killa No Filla” and “Face Down”) from his upcoming mixtape and EP. By the way, Gibbs is returning to S.O.B.’s in two weeks. Peep the flyer below, fa sho.

Star & Buc recently put Joe Budden through the ringer during his recent appearance on the show. Before plugging his book, Enter The Mind Of Joe Budden, Jumpoff spoke on his previous (and recent) beefs and former flame, Tahiry. Jersey’s here! Previously: B.Dot On The Star & Bucwild Show 57ave

Wait, stop the rumors! Swizz tells OK!, that he and fiancée Alicia Keys aren’t getting hitched this weekend, but will in the near future. “Well its not this weekend!” Swizz Beatz says. ”But you know, were excited. Our union is amazing. Our union is pure. Our union is positive no matter what people say or what people think, time will tell everything and you know, silence is the best thing. We just keep it private and we do our thing and […]

So far, 2,113 fans have raged against the machine and signed an online petition demanding the release of Lupe Fiasco’s next album Lasers. Lu wiped the cold out his eye this morning and encouraged his fans to keep the movement moving. Viva la revolution! lupeend