They locked his CEO up, but Mr. Graham finally gets a chance to see him manana. Someone’s gonna be smilin’ on Rikers Island. ctv

Before taking the stage at his Saturday show in the D, 102.7’s Big Greg caught up with Fif backstage about his weight loss. Curtis says it was difficult the nine weeks he was on the diet plan during his UK tour. He also mentions that his interest in films has hurt his music career. Hmm. this is 50 Previously: 50 Cent Addresses Weight Loss

The folks over at Def Jam released the real deal listing to Dream’s “final” album. If it doesn’t spring a leak, the full thing drops June 29th. 1. Love King 2. Make Up Bag ft. T.I. 3. F.I.L.A. 4. Sex Intelligent 5. Sex Intelligent Remix 6. Yamaha 7. Nikki Part 2 8. Abyss 9. Panties To The Side 10. Turnt Out 11. February Love 12. Florida University

Seems as if, BP isn’t the only one with a leak problem these days. With less than a month away until the release of Drake’s debut, The Evil Empire got a hold of his collabo with Jay-Z. It’s tagged, but that’s even more reason to cop Thank Me Later on June 15th. splash Update: Full CDQ for you again: splash

From looks of  it was a legendary Memorial Day weekend, well, at least according to DJ Khaled anyway. Not only did he perform along side Diddy and them, he also shot the video for the remix. which he praises below. This year was special because we shot the remix video of ‘All I Do Is Win.’ Everyone showed up, from Jada to Busta to Puff Daddy to Nicki Minaj to Fabolous to T-Pain to myself. “I know it’s hard to say these […]

[vodpod id=Video.3749328&w=425&h=350&fv=] Yelawolf rocked the staged at the Key Club in West Hollywood last Monday during the Rock The Bells launch party. Catch him performing during the Rock The Bells tour in August. yk2

Man, those sunglasses are stoopid. But I’m sure that was the way Gucci looks it. Anyway, here’s La Flare’s first video since his release from jail last month. Burrr!

Cee-Lo’s got Georgia on his mind with the latest leak from his upcoming album, Lady Killer. The song is available to purchase on Amazon.com too. os

That’s right. Joe Crack’s Darkside won’t see the light of day until July 13th. Cheer up, buttercups. 57ave

Can anyone bum a translator? Eminem kicked off his European promo rounds today in the City of Lights. If you get lost in translation, you’re not alone. Part 1: Part 2: Speaks on concept of “Not Afraid” video, 50 Cent’s weight loss, and collaborating with Pink and Rihanna. UPDATE: Still confused? Rap Radar France’s Young Safe gives a breakdown. Merci beaucoup. Romano(Skyrock host) sings Eminem’s Not Afraid. Terrible performance. Off beat. Eminem says the video is coming soon. Saturday. He […]

“Hip Hop music knows no race, no color, no age, no gender, no sexual orientation, remember that…” Wale made an appearance Sunday at the Black Pride Festival in the Washington DC and responded to homophobic criticism. Afterward, he performs “Chillin’” down below. Pause. Carlos

[vodpod id=Video.3749642&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D522689%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A522689] After two years of writing on his Blackberry, Styles has finally completed his book, Invincible. Here, he tells 1515 the plot of the novel. The project’s in stores today. “The main character, he’s a dude, he’s been through the street life before,” Styles explained of protagonist Jake Billings. “But he turned his life around. He owns a little store, basically trying to get some money. Live the legit way. Basically, he puts his past behind him.”Unfortunately, when two kids try to […]

The Roots sample track eight of John Legend’s Once Again for this cut on How I Got Over. Tit for tat. okp

This flick of Lyor Cohen was snapped last year during Drake’s gig at S.O.B’s . Today though, Complex posted their interview with the Warner Music CEO. In a excerpt below, he speaks on not securing Drizzy to the label. Speaking of new artists, many people were expecting Drake to sign with you at Warner Music. Did it disappoint you that he ended up going with Universal Motown? Lyor Cohen: A very disappointing thing. But I’m a lover of rap music. […]

Get the Eiffel Tower in the back! Looks who’s on his international promo tour. Recovery June 22.

The wait is finally over. Without further ado, here’s Pill’s new mixtape, 1140: The Overdose. Download here. Tracklist after the jump. xxl

Man, great minds think alike. After hearing the chorus of Kanye’s new single this past weekend, I immediately thought of the hospital scene from Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. But for some reason, I couldn’t find the clip on YouTube. Coincidentally, it jolted Sean’s memory too and he drew the comparison first. Now, that’s powerful. Sidebar: 1515 Speaks To YN & Info On “Power”

Over the weekend, actor Tom Cruise joined the Black Eyed Peas at the O2 arena in London during their performance of, “I Got A Feeling”. They later premiered the theme song “Someday”, for Cruise’s new film Knight and Day which hits theaters June 25th.

Guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. Two months ago in New Jersey, magician David Blaine performed a couple of illusions for the D-O-Double-G. Do you believe in magic?

50 tells Rap-Up that he’s drawing inspiration from Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield for his new album, Black Magic. Mercy, mercy me. How would you describe your latest direction? It’s still got a soulful vibe to it and that’s why I called it Black Magic. I had some Marvin Gaye-inspired stuff, some things that content-wise would feel like something Curtis Mayfield would do from my perspective, and just the choices of how the cadences on the records were like performance […]