The paperback edition of Jay-Z’s Decoded hits shelves on November 1, but today, RR got an exclusive excerpt of him explaining which songs he chose to decipher. Let me go back to the beginning: I sat in my studio one night at the start of the process of writing this book, trying to decide which songs to include. Throughout the night, different people came through the studio, including some of the people I

[vodpod id=Video.15568698&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Tip kicked off his NYC press run this morning as a guest on the Howard Stern Show. Up top is the footage from his interview where he speaks about some drama during his first prison stint. hhnm UPDATE: Full version. Hilarious. Break 1:

Asher Roth showed off his sports knowledge for ESPN by analyzing his career with the current 5-1 San Francisco 49ers’ QB Alex Smith. Watch out Freddie. The 49ers take a 5-1 record into the bye week and Alex Smith’s QB rating of 95.2 is good for eighth best in the NFL. My latest mixtape “Pabst & Jazz” will be out just in time for the must-see Harbaugh Bowl on Thanksgiving Night. My newest album “Is This Too Orange?” will be […]

There’s still no official release date for TM103, but

On Monday night, DJ Drama celebrated the release of his current album at Atlanta’s Gold Room.

As Banks puts the tweeks on his upcoming mixtape, the Statue Of Liberty tries to bare the cold for its gif cover art. Dry your eyes, Ms. Liberty,

[vodpod id=Video.15571591&w=540&h=350&fv=] What’s on the menu? Well how about whatever Ash and Chuck are whipping up in the kitchen. Other than the track, some chicken wings and fried rice sounds good right about now.

“So if I pop a pill, smoke a blunt or take a shot, y’all let a nigga live” TIP and P connect once again, on what possibly may be one of the tracks laid during their recent studio session. Off of DJ Smallz’ Southern Smoke Radio Vol. 6. Here ye, here ye, this is tough. UPDATE: Here ye, no tags. Sidebar: Funkmaster Flex Interviews T.I.

The new paperback edition of Jay-Z’s memoir,

In T.I.’s first post-jail interview, he said he had two titles in mind for his next album. In a recent interview with