B.o.B. tries his hand at Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones Pt. II” on this new track. The record is off his upcoming mixtape entitled, May 25th. Mark that on your calendar.

Tha Doggfather finally verifies. Get your laptops ready! Spotted: Shake UPDATE: Got damn, that was fast. Radio R.I.P. Props: UHTN UPDATE: CDQ Props: Miss Info

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This guy can’t get out of Canada. Although released today on bond, 1515 reports that Banks and his associate (Nicklas Sloane) have been snatched by immigration. According to Olaf Heinzel, a spokesperson for the Kitchener (Ontario) Police, the two were held for unspecified immigration issues; a Canadian immigration spokesperson told MTV News that details about Banks’ (real name: Christopher Lloyd) and Sloan’s detention were not available at press time. A review is scheduled for later this week, after which the […]

After a slight delay, it is finally here. Hosted by DJ Drama, is Cameron’s bossy follow up. Download here. Backcover with tracklist after the jump. Props: NR

Yo Gotti adds another volume to his Cocaine Muzik series. Do a line and download here. Tracklist after the cut. DJ Drama

MTV reports that Atlanta producer Shawty Redd was released from jail today after posting $200,000 bond. He’s been instructed to wear an ankle bracelet and remain within Henry County, Georgia. 24 hours into the New Year, Redd was arrested and charged with murder after shooting Damon A. Martin inside his home.

This is the remix. No really, it is. As promised, Puff and The L.O.X. add their verses to Consequence’s heat rock. Play it high like you just don’t c-c-care.

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.4445667&w=425&h=350&fv=autoPlay%3Dfalse%26configParams%3Dinstance%253Dnews%2526vid%253D470452] N.O.R.E tells MTV the group’s initial concept for The War Report 2 was to rehash the material from the album’s predecessor. “We was actually calling it Report the War. We was gonna do all the songs [from The War Report] in a backwards order. Like call a song ‘Money Blood’ instead of ‘Bloody Money.’ Instead of ‘Illegal Life,’ we would do ‘Life Illegal,’ so on and so forth. It was gonna be everything but backwards. Then what happened […]

After a five day long trek, Lupe & Co. have reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. “The thrill of conquering your fears especially in such a physically and mentally taxing environment can’t really be done justice in words.”—Lupe Fiasco