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“You can take something and you can sell all the things around it.”

At a Planet Hip-Hop Wall Street Journal panel, Nas’ former manager and one of Jay-Z’s current biz partners, Steve “The Commissioner” Stoute recalls how signin’ the Fresh Prince and the ridiculous success of Men In Black showed him the unlimited potential to make scrilla outside the record business. Ray-Ban got fat while everybody starved. Ha!

Props: Real Talk NY

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I told you everybody got one. Mandatory. End of story. What’s weird about this one is it’s a flat-out, subdued cover of “Billie Jean,” with moonwalk included. Whoa. Not your average Sunday night in the Chi. All praises due to King Michael.

Props: Zillion Dolla Zub

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A couple days before his speech at the Nokia Theater, Ghost delivered a similar soliloquy at Toad’s Place in Connecticut. This time around, he digs a little deeper on how (Insert your local Hip-Hop radio station here) brainwashes listeners into liking crappy records. 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Prolific film writer and director John Hughes, whose credits include the ’80s teen films The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, died of a heart attack while walking in Manhattan on Thursday, his spokesman said. He was 59.

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How could I be so speechless? Whoa. And oh yeah, *dead* at that coverline.

Props: elitaste. His mgr., y’all.

Sidebar: Thought y’all should know.

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Here’s a better look at one of Drake’s comeback party performances. This is stool-sittin’ rap! And hey, can y’all stop snappin’ on my nigga’s cane? C. Wallace woulda been proud. Ha! Bottom line, he put on for his city. Now go get that surgery!

Spotting Triumvirate: NR x KC x ATF

Main Source: TOFLO

Previously: Drake Returns To Stage In His Hometown

Update: Trey Songz speaks to the 1515 Boys on his night in T Dot. 

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Is that you Betha? Why did this nigga put his shades on when he found out it was someone from Levin’s team. Smh. And what the fuck is the pastor wearing? Plus, he’s throwing punches like a tough guy? Anyways, Harlem’s recluse pretty much admits he still can’t do anything with his career until he works business out with Puff. Hey, Combs let the Lox and Po go, it might be time to give this guy his freedom papers too. He ain’t gonna sell no records in this climate, Sean.

Spotted: BC Via TMZ

Note: YN don’t like the Dime Wars player. In case, you’re wondering.

Update: No the paps did not catch this nigga on a payphone? 

Props: Bossip

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Sway presses Lil’ J for details on TM103 and he obliges. Yeeeah!

“To even get a feel for it, we’ll start with the ‘Intro. When you buy this album, you’ll know where I’m going. If I can recall, one of the first lines is, ‘No matter what they think, I’m trying to do better/ Despite of what they think, I’m making you better/ So let them go back and forth about who’s better.’ 

“I got a joint called ‘I Got This,’. Then there’s ‘Suicide Music.’ I don’t wanna give it all up, because you’ll probably figure out where I’m going. The list goes on. To me, I know [artists] say, ‘This is going to be my best work.’ This is going to be my best work with the experience I have and I’m still me. Cats been rocking with me for four or five years. I’mma give them what they need to do and I’m gonna motivate the thugs.” 

Can’t wait.

Bonus: Jeezy Kicks It With Chris Brown

Last week, Refugee All-Star John Forté gave his first prison post prison interview on Shade 45’s the Morning After with Angela Yee. With comedian Patrice O’Neal riding shotgun, John talks about his stint in prison, embracing technology, and his new EP Style Free.

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Props: Team Yee