Alicia did her thing in Central Park this morning as part of Good Morning America‘s summer concert series. For the first time, she spoke on her pregnancy and her trip to South Africa. Performances after the jump. hhnm

With today marking the one year anniversary of MJ’s passing, The Evil Genius Green Lantern composed this mix for Atlanta’s V-103. It airs later today at 9 P.M., but you can download here.

GA’s Most Wanted delivers an in-studio performance for the final track off Mr. Zone 6. That’s big money.

For the first time, the Artist of the Decade covers this week’s edition of Billboard. Peep a couple of quotes below. On being the best-selling artist of the last decade “I don’t think I’ve actually stopped to think about it,” Eminem says by phone from his home in Detroit, while on a brief break between trips to promote Recovery. “I never thought that my life would amount to this. But to be able to sit back and digest it is […]

Last night, Drake took over Jimmy Kimmel Live. Up top, Aubrey and Jimmy perform a skit inspired by Twitter. After the jump, you catch Drizzy’s interview and recitals of “Over” and “Bedrock” with Nicki Minaj. Sidebar: Game & Drake Collab On The Way

K-Dot replaces Jay Rock with one of his West Coast brethren for the remix to “I Do This”. The original can be found on The Kendrick Lamar EP.

Pour out a lil’ liquor as Capone and N.O.R.E. take to the cemetery for their latest visual. Produced by Alchemist, this is the album’s opener. The War Report 2 arrives July 13th. wshh

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In tribute to the best to ever do it, I personally put together seven comps of some of my favorite MJ joints. Shout-out to EMZ for the help out. R.I.P. The King.

YN’s MJ Music Vol. 1

YN’s MJ Music Vol. 2

YN’s MJ Music Vol. 3

YN’s MJ Music Vol. 4

YN’s MJ Music Vol. 5

YN’s MJ Music Vol. 6

YN’s MJ Music Vol. 7

UPDATE: Tracklists after the jump.

HHO put the ATL Brave to work at a recent visit as he performs his biggest record. Do remember: Fashionably Late is available here.

Not only did Aubrey deliver some impressive first week numbers, but half of Thank Me Later has landed on this week’s Billboard Hot 100. Even the iTunes bonus is in the top 60. Read ’em and weep. More and more hits. #5 “Find Your Love” #32 “Over” #63 “Miss Me” Ft. Lil Wayne Debuts: #49 “Up All Night” Ft. Nicki Minaj #57 “9AM in Dallas” #71 “Fireworks,” Ft. Alicia Keys #87″ Fancy” Ft. T.I. & Swizz Beatz

Yesterday, 2Pac’s “Dear Mama” was inducted into the National Recording Registry. The late honoree’s mother, Afeni Shakur spoke on her son’s behalf. You are appreciated. “I’m incredibly touched.  It could have been any song, but I’m honored they chose ‘Dear Mama’ in particular. It is a song that spoke not just to me, but every mother that has been in that situation, and there have been millions of us. Tupac recognized our struggle, and he is still our hero.” ahh  

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Step inside the booth with Black Rob as he lays down some lyrics for the Blackstar Line: Close To My Roots project. Lyrically, Black always represents. showyaskills

Can you say sold out? Looks like one Detroit (9/2) and one New York (9/13) show weren’t good enough. The dynamic duo have added on to their history-making Home and Home concert series. Sources confirm an additional show will go down in the D on 9/3 and in the BX on 9/14. Tickets on sale tomorrow morning at 10 am. Wow!

We should’ve known this wasn’t the final version. Oh well, let’s do it again. Here is the real deal. What a bust. bossip

Here’s an early look at some of Jay-Z and Eminem’s appearances on The Late Show With David Letterman. The full episode and performances air tomorrow at 11:35 PM EST. nr

Tat-tat-tatted up! Snoop Dogg recently commissioned Mr. Cartoon to a tattoo a picture of his wife, Shante a.k.a. Boss Lady on his arm. Meanwhile, Capone got his and Noreaga’s names inked on his forearm. Tat’s all folks. 57ave

The folks at Creative Loafing rounded up 3 Stacks, Big Boi, Organized Noize, and others to reflect on ‘Kast’s 12 year old masterpiece. Read up here and peep an excerpt on “Rosa Parks” below. Andre 3000: I actually submitted that beat to [Diddy’s old group] Total — ’cause I was going with Keisha from Total around that time — but they couldn’t use it, so we ended up using it. By the time Aquemini came, I was stretching out as […]

[vodpod id=Video.3897259&w=425&h=350&fv=v%3Dykxkndzq5zcV4RGS%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bccolor%3D] I was late discovering this Khalil-produced heatrock, but Laws is even later with the delivery of this Decatur Dan-directed visual. Oh well take a ride with Don Cannon and discover the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League artist. Guess some MCs still do the pen to paper thing. 5:01 Overtime due July 20. os