From the stoop to the streets, Statik is right there for his new video. We see you Lil’ Fame. Get Population Control next Tuesday.

Earlier today, T.I. stopped by Sway In The Morning on Shade 45. After a little persuasion, Tip cracked the mic and kicked a prepared rap. See, that wasn’t so hard.

[vodpod id=Video.15574017&w=540&h=350&fv=] Thank you, Snowman.

[vodpod id=Video.15573969&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Motorola held a launch party last night for the new Droid RAZR phone. A number of guests were in attendance including 50 Cent who performed “Baby By Me” alongside Mr. Tony Yayo. hhnm

[vodpod id=Video.15573948&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Continuing his conversation, Guru speaks on the success of J.Cole’s debut album and Watch The Throne‘s sales strategy. Hey, if it makes dollars, it makes sense. al lindstrom

East Village Radio’s Ballers Eve is celebrating their 8th anniversary tonight with an all Dirty South soundtrack and featuring a special performance from Gangsta Boo. If you want to go, we have a pair of tickets for the first person to email us at [email protected] with their full name and “Gangsta Boo” in the subject. UPDATE: Contest over. Props to Kaleem

Que pasa amigos? During studio time with Ruff Ryders Latino members Cano Fino and Ed Tunz (yea, us neither), Dark Man lets his mind drift at about the 50 second mark. Wait, no prayer too?

It ain’t fight night, but Bobby Ray, Tre and Meek have the eye of the tiger in

Power 105’s Breakfast Club premiered a new track this morning from v-12 and Loso. Okay y’all, this ain’t half bad. Produced by araabMUZIK and off Vado’s upcoming, Slime Flu 2.

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