During today’s The Morning Riot in the Chi, the newly appointed Executive VP at Def Jam discussed Irv’s pitch, the creative process behind Com’s The Dreamer, The Believer, the next single and more. fsd

Sounds like Mannie hasn’t lost his touch—neither has Mystikal. For Mannie’s latest vlog, he invites us into the lab with Juve for a cypher with, Mystikal, Skip and The Show. Guaranteed fresh. dgb

[vodpod id=Video.15544077&w=540&h=350&fv=] Bun B joins the likes of Talib, Rush and Ye with the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has rallied across the U.S. Yesterday, MTV caught up with Bun at City Hall to speak on his city’s Enron collapse. “The effects of the Enron collapse in Houston are still felt today. Not everyone who had strong jobs in that sector were able to find replacements for those jobs. A lot of people had to take positions in companies to do […]

Director Brett Ratner tweeted earlier this week that Nas and Rick Ross had finished a new track for his upcoming movie, The Tower Heist. Now, Flex gets the green light to premiere the final product. Produced by Salaam Remi. UPDATE: No Tags.

Here’s the audio from DJ Khaled’s interview yesterday with Uncle Luke on Miami’s 99 Jamz. Later that day, Weezy tweeted that Luke was tripping and he wasn’t feeling Khaled. Yikes! Break 1: Luke piggyback’s off his Miami New Times article and says Miami transplants need to give back. Break 2: Luke encourages Lil Wayne to visit schools in Miami and ways celebrities can give back. Break 3: Before wrapping it, Luke offers ways celebrities can help Dade County. Thanks: Chris […]

[vodpod id=Video.15543217&w=540&h=350&fv=] Looks like Jayceon got tired of playing games and earlier today proposed to his girlfriend, Tiffany Cambridge. According to MTV, Game popped the question at her day job at Frank D. Parent Elementary School in Inglewood, CA. Hopefully, no one has a change of heart. Ha! Congratulations.

With French Montana and Waka Flocka’s joint project on the horizon, the pair put a twist to a classic Mobb instrumental. Crazy to hear Prodigy back on this beat. Flex bombs for now.

Diddy saves the day. After learning that the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem was on the verge of shutting down due to lack of funding, Puff brought more than enough of his Benjamins to help keep the four locations alive. Board Member and Resource Development Chairman, Willie C. Bentley, Jr. says: “Mr. Combs’ contribution comes at a time when we were faced with the possibility of eliminating existing programs and/or club sites. 100% of Mr. Combs’ contribution will go […]

Pill keeps his name poppin’ with some brand new flava in ya ear. Safe to assume that’s Lex Luger on the boards. The Epidemic is coming soon. Yesterday: “4 Life” Update: Um, it’s not Lex behind them boards. Ha!

[vodpod id=Video.15542577&w=540&h=350&fv=] At Georgetown University this Fall, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is conducting a course revolving around Jay-Z. While at Hov’s charitable event two weeks ago, Dyson spoke to MTV about the class. YN would make one helluva of a T.A. cos