At Restoration Plaza in Brooklyn last Saturday,  Mos Def Yasiin Bey took matters into his own hands to honor Troy Davis by joining the Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra for a rendition of Frederic Rzewski’s “Coming Together“. More clips from the Lyricist Lounge/Restoration Rocks 2011 below.

Lupe performed his hit “The Show Goes On” yesterday on Ellen Degeneres’ day time spot. For all you soccer moms out there, LASERS is in stores now. luepend

For the love of the rap game, Fred puts his pen to pad on his new track. This will be on his upcoming Gangsta Grillz mixtape, City Of God, which drops November 14. Amen.

[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.1005443&w=540&h=350&fv=] Drake will make his SNL debut tomorrow night at 11:30 pm on NBC as the evening’s musical guest. But before he makes headlines here’s his promo with host Anna Faris.

Instead of posing for the camera, Wale opts for an illustration of himself for the cover his sophomore set, Ambition. Album drops 11.1.11. UPDATE: Official tracklist via hhnm. Production via The Source. 1. Don’t Hold Your Applause (Produced By Tone P) 2. Double M Genius  (Produced By Mark Henry For Terror Squad Productions) 3. Miami Nights (Produced By Mark Henry For Terror Squad Productions) 4. Legendary (Produced By Toomp For Zone Boy Productions) 5. Lotus Flower Bomb (feat. Miguel) (Produced By […]

50 puts on his finer threads for the cover of the upcoming JET magazine. In the issue, Fif discusses his Street King project, relationship with his son, being a bully and his latest publication, Playground. “I was [a bully] at different points during my childhood,” the 36-year-old shares. “I was dealing with my emotions the wrong way. From a child’s perspective, you don’t understand. As an adult, you get that’s not the way to deal with things.” The story follows Butterball, a […]

After his interview, Drizzy gave Flex the green light to premiere his new single with Nicki Minaj, produced by T-Minus. Make us proud Drizzy. Take Care, November 15. UPDATE: CDQ

Drake returned to Funkmaster Flex show this evening on Hot 97 . Before premiere his new song, he spoke to Flex on a few things. Hopefully, this record makes us proud. Ha! Break 1: Drake speaks on Serena Williams and relationship with Rihanna. Break 2: Speaks On “It’s Good” and speaks on Pusha T shots. UPDATE: Visual

Only person even worthy of dissing me on the come-up is my damn self. Ty Kidd Previously: Please, Be Warned

Flex is on a roll tonight and lets loose Bow Wow’s long-awaited new single with Mr. Carter. Don’t break a sweat to listen. Underrated hits stores on December 6th.