Ricky premiered this early this morning via his Ustream. Anyway, wake and bake to the remix featuring Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y. Man, they don’t call him Hot Spitta for nothing.

[vodpod id=Video.3934821&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D533376%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A533376] Bobby Ray tells MTV that he is torn as to which track he plans to release as his next single. Decisions, decisions. “I think ‘Magic’ is one where, in terms of the pop crowd, it’ll really be the hit, the record of choice. I think ‘Don’t Let Me Fall’ is the song that people just kinda embrace naturally. It doesn’t even have to be pushed or on the radio. When I perform and do shows, people sing ‘Don’t […]

Looks like Hov ain’t playin’. On Thursday, Jay-Z and Nets majority owner Mikhail Prokhorov plan on visting Akron, Ohio to recruit free agent LeBron James. By tomorrow though, Jay and his Russian homie will appear in this 225 x 95 foot mural created near the Knicks’ Madison Square Garden home. The new dynasty? In The ‘Zzone x IH UPDATE: Mural Complete

Last October, T-Pain put his Big Ass Chain to rest. But now, he’s found a new way to squander his wealth. Feast your eyes on his latest purchase. It’s supposed to be a diamond encrusted Nuvo bottle, but from here, it looks more like a bedazzled dildo. yk2

[vodpod id=Video.3934567&w=425&h=350&fv=mediaKey%3Dc623dda7-b309-4b04-a67b-6b965ea8130e%26image%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwbads.vo.llnwd.net%2Fo25%2Fu%2Ftelepixtv%2Fextratv%2Fus%2Fvideo%2F2010-06%2F29%2F062910_drake_still.jpg%26origin%3Dembed] Extra caught up with October’s Very Own today on his Virgin America flight to Toronto. At around the :20 mark, he reveals that one of his studio hopping sessions was with Chris Breezy. Oh boy, fireworks. Ha! On a more serious note, best wishes to Drake’s moms who’s set to undergo a surgical procedure. Stay strong. heads up: rap up

HardKnock TV brings forth additional footage from Lauryn’s performance at the Harmony Festival 2010 in Santa Rosa, CA a few weeks ago. Here Ms. Hill performs the Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill cut over Drizzy and Timbo’s “Say Something”. Sidebar: The Many Voices Of Lauryn Hill

Memphis Bleek and DJ Scream’s new street mixtape, The Return has arrived. Ironically though, Malik never really went away. Ah well, new material never hurts. Download it here. Tracklist down bottom.

Change is good. Last May, EA Sports renamed their NBA Live video game series to NBA Elite. And to top it off, they employed 9th Wonder to score the entire game. That explains why he DJ’d the launch party last week. Above, 9th speaks on his latest production endeavor.

Listen. Sean P adds some visuals for his recent cuts and delivers them both on the same day. Better duck down.

Last month, Gatorade commissioned David Banner for their new Evolve campaign. He secured singer Kermit Quinn and wrote, produced, and arranged the jingle. But PepsiCo isn’t the only Fortune 500 company working with the rapper. Motorola has also tapped Banner for their upcoming push. In the clip above, the Mississippi native discusses his corporate appeal.

The final numbers aren’t in until tomorrow, but Hits Daily Double tallies that Eminem’s Recovery has moved over 750,000 copies. If the figures hold up, the album becomes this year’s highest seller and Em’s fifth consecutive solo number one. UPDATE: Drum roll please. According to Soundscan final numbers are 741,000 copies. Congrats!

G.O.O.D. music has arrived and it’s the third motion picture feature off Cons’ Movies On Demand co-starring the Ghost. Produced by Statik Selektah. Is it September 14th yet?

DJ Envy’s Exclusives at 2 just premiered a new tune from Ms. Sullivan. It’s so hip-hop too. Good luck clearing all those damn samples. splash Update: Looks like that’s been handled. Update 2: TUD connects the dots.

[vodpod id=Video.3932174&w=425&h=350&fv=] Oh this is hot. Here’s a teaser to Terius’ next video from his new album. Love King in stores today. No granny panties. os Sidebar: Album Release Party Florida Style is this Friday. [vodpod id=Video.3931232&w=425&h=350&fv=]

[vodpod id=Video.3932219&w=425&h=350&fv=] Here’s an inside look at Aubrey and Jeezy losing their minds as they prepared for their BET Awards performance. TM103 on the way. Um, sure it is. Decatur Dan

The Distant Relatives went international last night and tore things down at The Zenith in France. I actually finally listened to the whole album today. Has some moments but overall not my cup of tea. Nice shirt, Nasir. sun Previously: Nas & Irv Gotti in Queensbridge

Drake says he knows G4 pilots on a first name basis. But after today, they’ll remember his government as well. As we reported, Drake embarked on Virgin America’s inaugural flight to Toronto, Canada. On board were Virgin founder, Sir Richard Branson, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newson, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sweet.

[vodpod id=Video.3931456&w=425&h=350&fv=] Producer Rockwilder grinds it out with Young Sav and Sean C to discuss his first hit, working with producer/musician Teddy Riley and reflects on his initial encounter with Redman.

Game was in the studio last Wednesday with Cool & Dre and Drake to record a new song entitled “Good Girl, Bad Girl”. Queen Latifah didn’t lay any verses, but was there to show her support. That’s a unity! R.E.D. Album comes August 24th.

Take your muthafuckin’ caps off, Gangsta Gibbs is in this bitch. And that Str8 Killa EP is done. Look for the free download on XXL July 29th and, most importantly, put your money where your mouth is when Decon Records puts it in your store on Aug. 3. nr