The recent Jay-Z Best Life cover story is now available online. The main article is just ahright (hey, I didn’t write it, ha!) but the real highlight is after the jump, Hova’s 6 tips for Money, Power, Respect or at least that’s what I call it.

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Damn, it must be ‘Town Appreciation Day here at RapRadar! Here’s a clip of Tupac’s homegirl yesterday on The Whoopi Goldberg Show View.

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Yukmouth and Cookie Monster Keak da Sneak put on for their city with this new cut.

“Da Town”

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Respect to 38th Notes via The Bay Is Back

The Clipse deny our rumor we reported on two days ago.

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The day we launched, T.I. and Vibe magazine visited some youngsters at a school in The Bronx. I never had a rapper come to my school. But then again, I barely went…I keeeeed.

Words Brian “B.Dot” Miller

Time flies, but 19 years ago today, MC Hammer slowed things down in the game. In less than a year, his sophomore album Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em, became the first hip-hop album to clock 10 million units. That’s right, diamond—a feat that has yet to be topped in any musical genre, since. In between running his new site, Dancejam and filming his upcoming A&E reality show, Hammertime, Stanley found time to talk to RapRadar about getting his props, MC Serch, and why diamond is a rapper’s best friend.

This blogger’s hit me about gettin’ down with the team. Well come with shit like this and I’ll put you D. See!

“What’s happening sir? It’s your day finally! The moment all of the hip hop community has been waiting for. Your return into the game. It’ll be interesting to see your first interview with DJ Drama tonight. I wonder what Drama has to say. What you have to say. I’ve decided to give you another chance.

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These guys have talked about doin’ an album together. You know that ain’t really gonna happen. So just enjoy this from last night’s MySpace show in Cali.

Propers: RapUpTV who got more performances and flicky-flickies too.

Bonus: Rolling Stone account with set list.