Mariah Carey hopped on the horn a few days ago to introduce her new single, “Triumphant“. Before letting the song rip, she spoke on her new album and a little bit of everything in between.

As calm as he can be, Asher Roth kicks a few lyrics over Inspectah Deck’s “R.E.C. Room”. In other Asher news, he recently scrapped the original title of his forthcoming album. Too much orange.

Busta to the rescue! During last week’s shoot, Joey gives MTV the scoop on how the track with Kanye came about. Jada also chimes in on how he contributed to the record. Video coming soon. UPDATE: Official behind the scenes.

It is CTE or nothing. While discussing upcoming projects with Thuro Magazine, Fred reveals he has a joint project with Jeezy titled, Nino & G-Money on the way. Am I my brother’s keeper? xzone

K. Dot swung by 106 today to premiere his new video. He spoke on the concept, holding it down for the West Coast, his tour, convos with Dr. Dre, and his TDE clothing line. Amaya will take a double-X. Ha!

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Nas kept it politically correct this evening with Michael Eric Dyson on The Ed Show. Nas spoke on Obama’s presidency, contributing to Occupy Wall Street, longevity and Life Is Good.

We might finally see Shad’s album Underrated this Fall. In the meantime, he gases up the Lambo and makes his way to the night spot in his brand new music video.

With DJ Bombshell Boogie working the turn tables, Spitta brings the Jet Life to The Backroom for this week’s freestyle Friday. The Stoned Immaculate, in stores now. Last Week: Prodigy

And last but not least, here’s A$AP Rocky’s contribution to DJ Clue’s brand new mixtape. They title may look nice, but as far as the audio, we’ll pass. UPDATE: Early version. Not approved by mgmt.

Clue’s Desert Storm Radio: The Takeover keeps the exclusive’s rolling with a solid MGK and Jeezy’s collabo. MGK’s debut album, Laced Up in stores later this year. UPDATE: CDQ via Karen Civil