Next Monday, Santana’s throwing a star-studded birthday bash at M2 Ultra Lounge in NYC. And to celebrate, he gives Birdman, Diddy, and others personal invites. Put us down plus one. UHTN

Jay Electronica’s latest stop during his European tour was the Sugar Factory in Amsterdam. You can hardly see Jay, but as you can see, even across the pond, “Exhibit C”‘s hype is just as strong. Team Yee

Joell jacks the Cool & Dre beat and has some fun with the Game record.

[vodpod id=Video.3085697&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%3Dnews%26amp%3Bvid%3D485531] Last week during the Two Kings Dinner, Jay said that he had a song stashed for his next album. In this clip, he tells MTV that the two next videos he wants to shoot off Blueprint 3 are “Venus vs. Mars” and possibly “A Star Is Born”. J. Cole, you ready?

Marsha wanted to give her fans something to hold them down until the release of her upcoming album, Late Nights & Early Mornings. How thoughtful. Download it here. Tracklist after the jump.

Donnis took the stage at the Lincoln Hall in the Chi Thursday night and he performed a few cuts off his rap sheet. That front row was going, going, gone! GWHH

Last night at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA, Erykah takes a trip to the LBC and covers Snoop’s “Ain’t No Fun (If The Homies Can’t Have None)”. Hey, even girls wanna have fun too! HHICA

The Yay Area’s favorite sons team up once again for 40’s new single. It’s unclear whether this is on the Day or Night Shift disc, but it’s good enough to enjoy no matter the time. Box Kev

[vodpod id=Video.3080744&w=425&h=350&fv=] Pardon the lighting, but during a show in the D, Flyingwithdafishes catches up with Curren$y backstage as he touches on his Roc Chain and his respect for Dame. Who knew? GG

Over Jayceon’s 55-23 win over Shad in Madden 2009. Sidebar: In the stu with Travis Barker

Well not quite exactly, but you got to love Hov’s sense of humor. Earlier this evening, Jay made his return to Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. In the excerpt from the interview above, Hov talks about how B got all her routines from him and how they spent their Valentine’s Day. LondonToMK Sidebar: Yardie has the whole ting.

[vodpod id=Video.3081892&w=425&h=350&fv=] Don’t get scared now. From the director’s chair, Luda unleashes Battle Of The Sexes’ next video while Nicki Minaj Krueger does what she does best. You wish your chick was just as bad. OS

Inside a Brooklyn warehouse was the place to be this afternoon as Meth, Ghost and Rae shot individual scenes for their new video, “Our Dreams”. Here’s a quick glimpse of The Chef’s portion. And oh, in case you’re wondering, there was weed in the building…sorta. Ha!

The big story today was Eldrick breaking his silence and addressing the shitstorm he’s caused over the past coupla months. No wifey wasn’t with him, but his mama was. Of course, Twitter was on fire with reactions and snaps. Here are the best tweets. Sidebar: Hey was Ash, right? Judge for yourself.

While Ye is doing his “Good Ass Job” in Hawaii, he hopes we haven’t had enough of 808s & Heartbreak. Reports have surfaced that Mr. West tends to release another Nabil Elderkin directed visual next Wednesday. You might want to bundle up. Nav

As you know Bobby Ray held a free concert last night for his Internet fans live on Ustream and the good folks over at All The Way Live came through with the audio rip. Get in tune and download it here. Catch the setlist after the jump.

Nike recently released the copper colorway to their popular Foamposite line. The price? $200-300. As expected, the kicks were quickly sold out across the country. Before scoring a pair, here’s Pill’s plea for the sneaks. TSG

Not literally, but in this clip from the straight-to-DVD flick, Wrong Side Of Town. The film stars wrestlers Batista and Rob Van Dam. Pick it up in the discount bin (or local barbershop) next Tuesday. YAF

Earlier last month, it was reported that Raekwon, Method Man, and Ghostface were seeking a name for their outfit. But this past Tuesday, it was revealed that the crew had a change of heart. “We not a group,” Ghost tells Rap Radar. “We already in Wu-Tang. So it’s not like we trying to start a group. We don’t need that. Just put Rae, Meth, Ghost, nahmean?” As for the title, the album was changed to Three The Hardway but reverted […]

Esco and his ex had another battle in court today. Kelis’ lawyer claims he refuses to pay a huge tab of over 200 stacks and filed a contempt motion! Nas plead not guilty. But if these two don’t work this thing out soon, they’ll be a hearing which could potentially land the Rebel to America in jail. That’s not a comfy place. TMZ