24 hours after Drake releases his second single, Cons becomes the first to add his two cents. Hey, hey, hey, hands off Weezy’s piece.

[vodpod id=Video.3521123&w=425&h=350&fv=m%3D104666827%26type%3Dvideo%26a%3D0] Ok denn, here’s Pill’s new video in support of his upcoming mixtape 1140: The Overdose. Does anyone know when (or if) this tape’s ever dropping?

What’d we have here? A new one from my nigga Jay Elect. Finally! Produced by Quincey Tones. The bars are still razor sharp and Sean talks a lot of shit on this one. B.I.G. would be proud. UPDATE: Jay Elect speaks on the record to Angela Yee. UPDATE 2: The song isn’t finished. More to come. UPDATE 3: Is this thing mixed?

All good things come to an end. Last night during the Drama Hour on Hot 97, DJ Kay Slay announced on Twitter that he’s working on his final album Rhyme Or Die. Nice title. Shortly after, Sermon asked Slay the reasoning behind his decision. The Drama King responded with this: I know that’s right. Dez’s current album, More Than Just A DJ is in stores and so is the latest issue of Straight Stuntin‘ magazine. Don’t be a culture vulture!

[vodpod id=Video.3520487&w=425&h=350&fv=] Continuing his interview with Philly’s Power 99 FM, Crakk discusses his fall out with State Property, his rift with Juelz Santana, and last conversation with Jay-Z. Damn, Peedi Loco though? That’s crazy! WSHH

[vodpod id=Video.3520522&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D511212%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A511212] In case you haven’t heard, Sha Money XL was recently named Senior VP of A&R at Def Jam Records. Congrats! Sha talked to MTV about his new job and possibly bringing 50 and the Unit to the house Russell built. “I spoke to Fif, to [his manager Chris] Lighty. I would love to see that there,” Sha admitted. “Banks has an amazing record right now, independently. If things work out, then yeah, I would love to see that […]

Jay Elect opened up the N.E.R.D. show at Fillmore auditorium last night. Here, he does his Nasir tribute, “My World” over the classic instrumental. Electromatic. Ha. More from his set after the jump.

Wave for me baby. Performing across the pond isn’t the only thing Rihanna has been up to. The pop star spent her days off shooting her next video at a white castle in Paris. No Harold and Kumar. And once again, she links back up with video director, Anthony Mandler. This is Ri everyday, no days off. More pics after the jump. Rap-Up

Above, the artist formerly known as Killer Mike speaks on the passing of Guru, which later escalated into him doing a freestyle over the “Mass Appeal” instrumental. Click away! Maurice Garland

No, your ears are not fooling you. It appears that Maino had his hands on Boi-1da’s beat first for his sophomore album, The Day After Tomorrow. But instead, it ended up as Eminem’s single, which dropped earlier today. Don’t know the reasoning, but the whole thing kinda makes ya boy wonder. Lowkey