Sometimes, you just have to dumb it down. No Lupe F.

Last Week: Hip-Hop Confessions: Cold As Ice

Yesterday, NYC reached a high of 77°. That’s all.

Black Eyed Peas x 50 Cent- “Boom Boom Pow (Remix)”

Papoose- “Goin Back Home”

J Dilla x Black Thought- “Reality Check”

Rick Ross-“Throw Em In The Sky”

Nicki Minaj- Beam Me Up Scotty

Christina Milian- “Zipper”

Will Roush- Episode 2: Will Roush Calls Biggie For Help  

Props: KC, nahright, and my inbox

I’m just going to interpret this as a joke, because Fab is better than this. With that said, take a listen to his ode to the ’09 Party Phone—Twitter

{mp3}hit me on twitter produced by rob-e{/mp3}

Props: 38thNotes

Just Because: Follow the yellowist nigga alive here.

DJ Envy just played a piece of the N.O.R.E. remix with Capo that he’s been hypin’ up on Twitter. Look for CDQ in a few from here or here.

From us! {mp3}shoulders move clean master{/mp3} 

Sidebar: 

“It ain’t even a question.”—(c) Ja Ruleski

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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.