It’s safe to say Usher has left his rhythm and blues roots for pop pastures. But today, producer Diplo restores the feeling with this new electro-groove. Relax ladies, it’s only a song.

Inspired by the notorious Mexican drug kingpin, Yayo randomly releases the second installment of his El Chapo series, El Chapo Guzman” (“Shorty Guzman”). Tracklist and download link below.

K’naan’s new EP, More Beautiful Than Silence is in stores now but, today we get some behind the scenes footage from the set of his upcoming video with Nasir. Full product arrives on Friday. hhnm

Whether it is North or South or even East or West, Masspike Miles finds himself indulging in the nightlife of Phuket, Thailand. Phuket? Fuck it, joke too easy. Directed by Dan The Man.

Love is in the air and Jon Connor’s new mixtape is on the Internet. Inspired by Jay-Z’s sixth solo album, the player features Jon’s take on some of Hov’s classics. Tracklist and download link after the cut.

Make way for the new generation. 2 Chainz, Tyga and Mac Miller take the February/March cover of The Source. The issue’s cover story will feature the three as well as Kendrick Lamar. mtv

[vodpod id=Video.16087436&w=540&h=350&fv=] Over the weekend, Drake said he liked this song, but mistakenly named wrong artist. Seizing the moment, here’s Willie new video directed by John Boros. Get you some of The Cure 2 now. Domino!

[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.1012530&w=540&h=350&fv=affiliateSiteId%3D176704%26widgetId%3D502288%26width%3D628%26height%3D386%26js%3D1%26noScale%3D1%26autoPlay%3D0%26mediaURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.bet.com%252Fvideo%252Fbethonors%252F2012%252Fperformances%252Fkelly-bet-honors-performance-2012%252F_jcr_content%252Fleftcol%252Fvideoplayer.mrss%253Ftype%253Dembed%26playOnLoad%3D0%26revision%3D387%26allowfullscreen%3D] While honoring Mariah Carey during last night’s airing of the BET Honors, Ms. Rowland and Rae took it back like pacifiers with her cover of “Fantasy”. Salutes to Mimi and R.I.P. ODB! Previously: Common’s Performance

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That crown is definitely for the taking. Nicki returns to the cover of VIBE for their February/March issue. Mag hits stands next week, but below is an excerpt. You were heavy on the fashion scene last year around Fashion Week with Anna Wintour. Do you feel like you’ve been accepted by the fashion world? Yeah, I realized more recently that even if it’s for a fashion magazine, I’m not gonna change who I am. When I was doing photo shoots […]