The collective Czarface consisting of Inspectah Deck, 7L and Esoteric will be releasing their self-titled project on February 19 and pair up with Action Bronson for this offering. Pre-order Czarface here.

In his closing chapter, Terrace Martin continues to walk us through the instrumentation behind Kendrick Lamar’s 11th track off good kid, m.A.A.d city. If you missed it, part 1 is after the jump.

For the first visual from his Care Package, Maybach O and crew don’t hesitate to show their true affection at the strip joint. Lap dances will do that to ya. Download the EP here.

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Lupe was tooted and booted from an inaugural celebration on Sunday. Allegedly, he was tossed over controversial lyrics. Fast forward to today and Elliott questions whether or not Lupe thrives off controversy. Let’s face it, you love the attention. Ha!

Curtis Jackson returned to the Howard Stern Show this morning. In the segment above, Fif spoke on his brief relationship with Chelsea Handler and reflects on his conversation with Michael Jackson. Below, he also judges a rap battle. UPDATE: Full Version.

Somewhere in the dry desert, Jae Millz talks his talk for his new video. Quench your thirst,

Power 105.1’s DJ Self celebrated his birthday this past Sunday at Club Amnesia in NYC. Some of the guests included Wyclef, Julez Santana, and Red Cafe. Nice tux, Self.

From Q-Tip‘s hints to Pusha T‘s clarification, Common tells Vulture that G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Winter compilation is probably not going to happen. Does G.O.O.D. Music really have a Cruel Winter album coming? Oh, yeah, nah, nah. I don’t think that’s happening. It was more of a rumor

50 got animated and appeared on Sunday’s episode of Robot Chicken. He portrayed himself as a guest judge during a rap battle before signing Parappa The Rappa to G-Unit for one billion dollars. Very funny. hhnm