Yep, Fab’s heading back to the lab to make There Is No Competition 2 twice as nice. More than likely, “Body Ya” exceeded the label’s expectations.

Does this make Nas and Damian weed carriers, now? Ha! Issue out on newsstands. ht via tlf

Preemo was out in the Far East this past Saturday and moved the crowd with the wheels of steel. Guru rest in peace! Previously: Pete Rock & DJ Premier Working On Album

Drake has postponed the European leg of his Away From Hour Tour until November due to a family emergency. Check dates below. On Tuesday, he told Extra that his mother was undergoing a surgical operation. Hopefully, everything is all right. Despite Drizzy’s absence, the festivals will continue on as scheduled. 7/2 Arendal, Norway @ Hove Festival 7/3 Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival 7/4 London, UK @ Wireless Festival 7/5 Paris, France @ La Cigale 7/7 Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso 7/8 […]

It seems as if the verdict’s still out on T.I.’s new material. With that said, here’s another cut to analyze courtesy of X. King Uncaged drops August 17th.

Here’s what Ricky and Yeezy have been brewing in the lab. Off Rozay’s Teflon Don. Be sure to leave a good lookin’ corpse. uhtn Sidebar: Ross and West in the studio.

K.R.I.T. shook off the cobwebs and got back on his A-game before a thick crowd at S.O.B.’s last night. Up top, he and co-headliner Curren$y perform “Glass House”. Underneath, he kicks that “Country Shit” and eats “No Wheaties” with Spitta and Smoke DZA.

Fast foward to the 4:34 and 5:00 marks. At those points, Captiol Records exec Craig Davis, says that 50 Cent has brought the Unit to his label. Hmm, and the plot thickens.

There’s 16 tracks on Eminem’s new album, Recovery and nearly half of ’em are scattered on the Billboard Top 100. This week, the album sold 741,000 copies, while the songs listed below have netted 701,000 downloads combined. Awesome. 2. “Love The Way You Lie” 11. “Not Afraid” 23. “No Love” 62. “Won’t Back Down” 71. “Cold Wind Blows” 88. “Talkin’ 2 Myself” 92. “25 to Life”

Looks like Jermaine’s new video “Who Dat” has left some North Carolina school officials aggy. Although students from Fayetteville State University and E.E. Smith High School signed waivers to appear in the clip, FSU Chancellor James Anderson delivered an apology to alumni for their cheerleaders involvement. District Superintendent Frank Till took it a step further and told local newspaper The Fayetteville Observer, that he disapproved of the video’s “explicit” themes: “I think it shows the school and the city in […]