You ain’t lie. Slick Rick was booked as the halftime relief for yesterday’s Knicks vs. Nets game. Unfortunately, The Ruler was dethroned by boos halfway through his performance. The clip isn’t clear, but it sounds as if Rick was trying to play catch-up to the live track.

Leave it up to Alicia to brighten things up. And last night with a flip of a switch (and “Girl On Fire” and “Empire State of Mind” playing), she lit up the Empire State building. Girl On Fire in stores today. rap-up

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More Duck Down invasion ensued over at Shade 45. During

Miguel swept the ladies off their feet with a performance of his hit single during yesterday’s airing of Ellen’s show.

Flipping through old press clips, Saigon gives an early recount of his career in his new video. After watching, check out Saigitty’s testimonial with the Huffington Post here.

As Hurricane Sandy wrecks havoc in New York,

Last night, Wiz

Tiny suggests that Shekinah gets some professional help from an etiquette coach after acting unruly during a taping of their talk show. We can name a few others in the industry that could use one too. myworldpremiere Previously: Ep: 13

Overcoming the slavery in today’s society is Mistah F.A.B. as he preaches to the unfortunate ones who haven’t. Off his I Found My Backpack 3.