Here is the artwork for Usher’s Raymond v Raymond Deluxe Edition. The double-disc project drops the same day as his Versus EP. Usher mania on August 24th. Tracklist after the jump. hhnm

Pardon the turrible footage. Hey N.O.R.E. lay off the extra zoom! Anyways, Victor takes us through the streets of Lefrak City, Queens as he plugs his first single “Nutcracker” and his solo album, Super Thug. What What! 57th ave

Continuing his conversation with Sean C & LV, Ski Beatz says he wasn’t satisfied with the “Dead Presidents” beat until he threw in the Nas sample. Ski also reflects on creating “Streets Is Watching” and that Jay had him tease B.I.G. by playing the beat.

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”eminem_bts_album_cover”] It’s so cold in the D! Here’s footage on the set from Eminem’s cover shoot for Recovery. From Detroit’s Hart Plaza, Em explains the concept behind his “glass box” album cover.

Man, B.o.B.’s getting more sneaker endorsements than your favorite athlete. This time around, he’s stepping with Adidas in their new ad campaign. The boys from Hollis would be proud.

Clifford gets his all-white-everything on and lets the OG publication into his home. Read all some about it here. [vodpod id=Video.4124243&w=425&h=350&fv=playerId%3D284711115001%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] heads up: tgj

We made history with Fat Joe on Tuesday night. And we don’t stop. Wale will deliver a one-of-a kind show showcasing his new mixtape, More About Nothing. Tickets on sale tomorrow at Noon. Be there, you square. Update: Cop tickets here.

For ESPN’s new season of 30 For 30, the network plans a documentary entitled One Night in Vegas, chronicling the friendship between Tupac Shakur and Mike Tyson. Directed by Reggie Bythewood, the doc will revolve around Tyson’s victory over Bruce Seldon on September 7, 1996. Pac was gunned down later that night. The full episode airs on the 14th anniversary of his death.

[vodpod id=Video.4123521&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D546797%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A546797] Two-thirds of G-Unit discuss with MTV Eminem’s success with Recovery. Yayo even goes on to call him the Godfather of Hip-Hop. Bambaataa ain’t gon like that. Ha! “Eminem is like the godfather of the hip-hop game,” Yayo said. “In a time like this, when records are not selling, he’s the only one that is selling. You know, Drake and all the other ones [did well], but Em did [close to] 800,000 his first week, and he’s #1 for […]

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”wale_4″] We’re nearing the end of our More About Nothing preview so why not smooth things out a bit. No slackin’ on your mackin’, young pimpin’. 5 days to go. Acapella raps FTW!