R-I-Double-A, appreciate your certification. A week after Jay-Z released Magna Carta Holy Grail, he received his platinum plaque. Billboard, your move. Cop the album here. UPDATE: 2 months later, 2x platinum. 2x congrats. RIAA says: Congratulations to Jay Z!  Not satisfied with Platinum alone, “Magna Carta…Holy Grail” is now DOUBLE-Platinum for selling more than two million copies in the United States.

During VIBE‘s 20 year anniversary show at L.A.’s Sonos Studios, Casey Veggies gave a live debut of an upcoming track titled, “Mirrors On The Wall”. Look out for his new album coming soon.

Milly plans to finally respond to Kendrick’s verse on the intro to Dreamchasers 3. But before we hear it on September 29th, he sets the tone with another Cassidy diss. You’ve been warned, K-Dot. Ima catch Kendrick on da intro I ain’t forget! Lol But really everybody gone get it on Dat new intro!

Summer love sure can repeat itself over and over again. But in Dom Kennedy’s new visual, his love stories are right at home. Hopefully we still Get Home Safely by October 1.

Back at Engine Room Studios, Ryan Lewis continues his conversation with CTRL. This time, he talks about his production process, plug-ins and influences.

Well-known celebrity bodyguard, Norman Oosterbroek died Monday night after being tasered by police responding to a home invasion. As founder of celebrity bodyguard agency RAD, Norm’s clients included Nelson Mandela, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and more. Miami New Times confirms: This much is certain, according to Miami-Dade police: The Pinecrest homeowners, Markus and Christiane Jung, called police at 10:45 p.m. Monday to report the naked intruder. When officers arrived, they found Markus and Oosterbroek violently fighting. During the melee, cops saw Oosterbroek […]

Recycling one of Jay-Z’s quotables, Scram Jones invests in himself on his latest audible treat. Pay attention: The track will be available on his EP, Dead Giveaway dropping next month.

Jeezy’s officially a grown ass man. During yesterday’s Rap Fix Live broadcast, he told Sway that he’s no longer going by Young Jeezy. That’s right.

Snoop’s back on the reggae tip for Eddie Murphy’s new single. “Red Light” is off Eddie’s upcoming album 9 and the official video premieres next Monday. In-studio performance after the jump.

Inside the studio, a calm Algernod spoke with Peter Bailey for his NiteCap series. They discussed his 2011 trial, his return to music, racial slurs in Pop, the Zimmerman verdict and more. Below, he keeps Trayvon Martin’s memory with him at all times by rocking a chain of the slain teen’s portrait embedded in karats of gold.