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A J Train-ridin’, pause-tape makin’ 15-year-old talks about creating his debut album, meeting De La Soul, the formation of Native Tongues and the bidding war that brought Tribe to Jive. On the latter, you gotta learn to live with regrets. Ha!

Previously: RR Exclusive: Q-Tip’s Tribe Called Quest Beginnings (Part 1) x (Part 2)

Interview: Brian “B.Dot” Miller

In part two of our feature, Rap Radar spoke to Bob’s son on his philanthropic efforts to Africa, Jamaica’s music ban, and Westerners’ laziness.

Previously: Nas x Damian Marley: E Pluribus Unum  (Part 1)

More flicks from the land of Escobar. I wish Gabe T woulda flew a nigga out for this one, but I guess I forgive ’em now. Ha!

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Jason teamed up with Hot 97 to shoot a recession-friendly visual for “Who’s Real” inside their Manhattan office. I still say this track stinks. 

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Cam tells the 1515 boys, that despite going to college, he never graduated high school.

“I went to college and didn’t graduate from high school. I got to

took a test or anything.” 

Amazing. *Shreds High School diploma*

Here’s a another track featuring the rapper eater and Nicki Minaj off Smallz’s SSTV Volume One. The rhymes are pretty ka-ka, but at least the beat is hot. Isn’t that what count’s these days?

“I’m such a star, they singing the star spangle.” Really, Nicki?

“I Get Crazy”

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Props: KC

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Whoo Kid gets a haircut and a shave as Talib Kweli shoots a quick video for the song I brought to the Internets a lil while back. Damn, the nigga Mr. Greene could have at least taken his hat off and shit. Ha! Shout out to Dan The Man.

Last night, the pride of Canada kicked a freestyle over Jigga’s “You, Me, Him, & Her” and Raekwon’s “Incarcerated Scarfaces” on Funkmaster Flex’s show. I thought that stopped doing these kinds of things over at 395 Hudson St. *shrugs shoulders*

“I’m in Aston doing donuts, I’m will kill the game and never send it my condolence.” 

Previously: Drake Interview (Angie Martinez)

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Props: illroots

Update: short visual courtesy of Cipha Sounds

Here are pics of Officer Ricky out of uniform on the set of his video, “All I Really Want” in Colombia. Ricky cleans up nice, no?

Props: 305 x Derrick G

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A watermelon-eatin’ MC Serch. Red Alert’s record carrier, Baby Chris Lighty. The “Bridge Is Over” acetate. Who’s DJ Flamboyant? The origin of his group’s name. Yup, more crazy musings from The Abstract.

Bonus: Shut up and listen. 

“The Promo”

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