Fall back, Paps. Nearly a month after Jay-Z and Beyonce gave birth to their daughter Blue, the proud parents released the first photos of their baby girl. Check out more pics after the jump. Sweet! lifeandtimes | helloblue
While the city of Nawlins celebrates their Fat Tuesday on February 21, Juve will release his mixtape at 5:04pm. Until the festivities begin, get on down with the project’s title track. Mmm, familiar flow. tnt
With today marking the sixth anniversary of Dilla’s passing, fellow Detroit Big Sean dedicates his new track to the fallen producer. In honor of J. Dilla being one of the most influential producers of all time, I decided to lay a verse to one of my favorite tracks off of J. Dilla’s Donuts. Being from Detroit I feel I have a responsibility to honor his legacy n continue it in my own way. His soul will live forever… RIP J. […]
Aubrey’s a playa too. And with a verse of his own on deck, OVO joins Jeezy, Hov, and 3 Stacks’ players’ anthem. UPDATE: Dirty version. UPDATE #2: Darn. Old Verse via LowKey
Wiz Khalifa keeps Bing in arm’s reach for the search engine’s latest promo. Pretty nice shot there Wiz. Just be easy on the Thai food though.
Jermaine’s next video will be for his Missy-featured track, “Nobody’s Perfect”. During last night’s shoot, the pair posed for the camera. Expect the video (and another platinum plaque) coming soon. Cole World in stores now. hhnm via 57
For the upcoming Spring issue of Paper magazine, Nicki goes green for the front cover. In the excerpt from her story below, Ms. Minaj weighs on the sound of her next album. So emotional. “The album is like a collage of all my emotions. I am not sticking to any particular style. I am doing what I feel without restrictions. So it’s very free and very me.” uhtn
Photo: Yvette Davilla Hot 97 kept their Black Fist Fridays guest DJ slot open with The Roots drummer on the turntables today. In honor of the late J. Dilla, he played an hour set of nothing but Dilla classics. Download here. Stream below. miss info Last Friday: Pete Rock Mix
Ready for whatever ’cause it’s a different set of rules. Ty Kidd Previously: More Crack Rock
We take a trip back to the trap as Da Snowman and his Gangsta Gibbs bring forth their latest collabo off the upcoming project, It’s The World . Sounds like it’s still CTE or nothin’. fsd
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