The romantic comedy Date Night starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell was king of the box office this past weekend after raking in $27 million. If you were one of the many who saw it, you might’ve peeped will.i.am’s cameo in the flick. If not, check it out above. Funny stuff. Woooha

Four years ago yesterday, Proof was killed in his hometown of Detroit. To commemorate his passing, Paul reflected on Proof’s relationship with Dilla and let loose this rare gem. Nah

Jeezy and Plies shot scenes for Da Snowman’s new video, “Lose My Mind” over the weekend in Miami. Another photo of Al underneath the jump. HHNM

Ay yo! Melanie’s latest track off The Bridge has a video for our viewing pleasure. As always, the pleasure is all hers.  

Travis gives us a first look at Rihanna’s upcoming video that was shot last night. Ready to rock? UPDATE:

Jeezy lets them trumpets blow on this new track from his upcoming set, TM 103. The song’s produced by Quincey Tones and judging how the beat cloys the lyrics lyrics, this obviously isn’t mastered. These snippets are gon’ be the death of me. Karen Civil Bonus: Ughh, mo’ snippets: “My Camaro” “Mama Told Me”, “Jealous” (again), “TBD”

Bobby Ray grabs a window seat with Hayley Williams of Paramore on the first installment of “Airplanes” from his debut album, The Adventures of B.o.B.

Jay-Z tells the L.A. Times that DMX forced him to step his show game up. Back in 1998, the tandem co-headlined the Hard Knock Life Tour. Next Friday, Jigga will become the first rapper to close out the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California. “All my early years? Forget it. I was a horrible performer. DMX tore me to pieces. I remember being stunned…He had me really working. But I had to figure this out. If you […]

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[vodpod id=Video.3413356&w=425&h=350&fv=] Cube gave Baller Status the heads up on two new tracks from his album, I Am The West. The first song is entitled “Man vs. Machine” which addresses our reliance on technology. The other “Hood Robbin” touches on corporate America’s cupidity. I Am The West drops July 13th.

Lupe performed at the Fillmore in NYC again last night. On Saturday, he blessed the crowd with a nine minute freestyle, and yesterday, he presented three new songs including an unknown track, “Scream” and a joint titled, “State Run Radio.” LupE.N.D.

Vevo let this one go and the tweets are sayin’ Drizzy dropped the ball again. I’m scared to watch. Ha.

“I said fuck Bush/ So we voted for Obama” At the NASA Ames Center in Mountain View, Cali, Common headlined Yuri’s Night, a tribute to the first man to orbit the Earth. Nice freestyle, Lonnie. No lollipop. YK2

On May 4th, Scarface drops his first street album through his Facemob Music Label. After the jump, you’ll find the full tracklist. But for now get in tune with three of the tracks below. Respect, Face. HHNM

Snoop hops on the remix to Kurupt and Problem’s smoker’s anthem. Blaze one up. It’s track #13 off Kurupt’s Streetlights, which drops 4/20. Fiyah! Meka Previously: New Music: Kurupt “Massacre Central”

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Breezy took to the stage for BET’s Spring Bling taping down in Florida yesterday. But no one seems too thrilled for the mechanical dummy here. YK2 Via Toya

Nice work by Preemo who used his Live From Headqcourterz show to pay homage to one of hip-hop’s unrecognized pioneers. DJ Premier Blog

Damn Nicki, talk about a missed opportunity. New York radio station Z100 says that Riahnna has sold out the August 12th date of her Last Girl On Earth tour in Nicki Minaj’s hometown. On Wednesday, the rapper pulled out the tour to finish her debut album. Massive fail.

Kane’s working on a new album called The Last Supper and for his first single, he recruited Busta to act a fool. At the risk of not disrespecting a legend, I’ll act as if this is good.