Over on the Westside, Kendrick bid farewell to 2012 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, CA. Above, he runs through “m.A.A.d city” and countdowns to the new year after the jump. What a year for K-Dot.

Ryan Seacrest hosted Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve last night. Before the ball dropped, JB entertained Times Square and brought out Big Sean for their collaboration, “As Long As You Love Me”.

With a bottle of Bombay and some good smoke, here’s how Chevy Woods spent his final night of 2012. Gangland 2 coming soon.

Ransom begins his new year with the release of his new mixtape, The Last Don hosted by Big Mike. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

Bad bitches do it and Azealia Banks does it too on her first track of the new year. Expect her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste to drop February 12.

In support of his upcoming mixtape, Money Bitches Power, Gotti and his crew load up in their new motion picture. For those who got a weak stomach, watch out for the blood and gore.

For those still celebrating the new year, Timbaland keeps the festivities going with another unreleased track featuring Weezy, Missy and T-Pain. Peep last night’s tune here.

Hosted by Moet & Chandon Rose, Future, T.I. and B.o.B. welcomed 2013 down in Miami at Cameo nightclub. If you couldn’t afford the v.i.p. treatment, EAN takes us pass the velvet rope.

Just Blaze is across the pond and last night took on Charlie Sloth in a New Year’s Eve DJ battle. It’s unclear as to who came out on top, but this makes for one helluva mixtape. thesheriff

Raekwon’s set to release his sixth solo album this spring and he’s naming it FILA. Atlanta can wait. In the meantime, his Lost Jewelry EP will be out on January 8.