Earlier this afternoon, A$AP and Q both took the outdoor stage in Austin and recited their stand-out collabo during the annual mtvU Woodie Awards. Habits & Contradictions available here. rubyhornet

[vodpod id=Video.16228680&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D1506873908001%26linkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.gq.com%252Fvideo%252Fvideos%252Fdrake-fitting-personal-style-april-2012%26playerID%3D672912957001%26playerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAAF4QYhM%7E%2C8vMx38_7mU4SgZM9MmVRmS1UV8wEysw8%26domain%3Dembed%26dynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Cameras of the Gentlemen’s Quarterly invite us on the set for Aubrey’s photoshoot and how his upcoming April cover came into fruition. Issue hits newsstands on March 20. xzone

It isn’t your typical day at the circus. In fact, Hopsin busts a few moves and clowns around in his latest video. Be on the look out, his new album Knock Madness coming soon.

Time flies. Today, marks the 1 year anniversary of Nate Dogg’s passing. Earlier this afternoon, Mister Cee jumped on the 1’s & 2’s for a tribute mix to our fallen regulator. R.I.P. Nate Dogg. mr. north

Danny Brown is in the house. And during yesterday’s Fader Fort show, he gave a live version of his “Radio Song” for the Austin crowd. Oh, his deluxe version of XXX is available on iTunes now.

Well it ain’t Marge Simpson. It’s Nicki! And she goes with the flow with a pink fro for the April issue of Allure. Issue lands on your stands March 20.

Don’t wish death on my enemies, I pour a toast for ’em. Ty Kidd Previously: Live It Up

[vodpod id=Video.16227924&w=540&h=350&fv=] During Slaughterhouse’s set at S.O.B.s 30th anniversary show last night, Crooked I stepped up to the plate and gave the Belmont audience a few of his bars. Listen up. 2db

[vodpod id=Video.16228096&w=540&h=350&fv=] Both Mystikal and Jean Grae made guest appearances on Sway’s couch yesterday. Before their departure, they both displayed their acapella rhymes for the MTV cameras.

We’re all still wondering where Dro’s album, P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once) is at. But in the meantime, here’s his new cut, produced by Beat ‘da Knocker. Finally, no auto-tune. Ha! hhnm