If this Hi-Tek beat sounds familiar, it’s because its current home is on Reflection Eternal’s Revolutions Per Minute LP. As Nav predicts, this may very well be the original.

[vodpod id=Video.11653492&w=540&h=350&fv=] Phife and film director Michael Rapaport appeared on G4TV’s Attack of The Show to discuss Tribe’s film, Beats, Rhymes & Life. Don’t forget, the long-awaited release premieres in theaters July 8. nr

Black Music Month continues and the Apple Store proceeded with the performances by bringing Killer Mike to the Lennox Mall location in Atlanta. CS was there to film Bigga’s set. PL3DGE in stores now.

One half of the Thornton bros hit the Key Club in the City of Angels last night. While we wait for more footage (possibly from the man himself), here’s a quick clip of Fear Of God‘s track 9 from the front row.

[vodpod id=Video.11650976&w=540&h=350&fv=] Rakim celebrated the 25th anniversary of Paid In Full two nights ago with two shows at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Manhattan. Backstage, MTV caught up with the God and his esteemed back-up band, The Roots, as they spoke on the event. “The Roots is hip-hop royalty right now,” Rakim said. “From what they do, what they bring to the table, for them to holla at me, put this together, invite me out, that let me know, […]

The lovely Jill Scott graces the cover of the latest issue of Billboard magazine. If you don’t know, her latest LP dropped this past Tuesday, so follow The Light Of The Sun and cop it here. thesmithian

[vodpod id=Video.11603616&w=540&h=350&fv=] This past week, Big Sean appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and was performing during the commercial breaks with The Roots. Up top is footage of him talking about how he got signed with Kanye West. Finally Famous on Tuesday. hhnm

On Tuesday, Droga5, the advertising company responsible for marketing Jay-Z’s Decoded won an Outdoor Grand Prix Award for the campaign. Here’s footage of Bing doing a breakdown on the promo of the book. Check out the Double R at the 2:18 mark. Homie, we major. Ha! jasfly

Once again,  Mr. Green hopped out the judge’s chair last night and lit up the stage on NBC’s The Voice with a performance. The Lady Killer in stores now. Hey Cee, nice toupee.

[vodpod id=Video.11640593&w=540&h=350&fv=] A few weeks back, Kid Cudi released his new video directed by actor, Shia LaBeouf. During a press run for Transformers 3, Shia explains how the clip came together. “[Cage] is one of my good friends. Cage, Chris Palko, and I had been trying to make a movie about him for a while,” LaBeouf explained. “Cudi hit [Cage] up and did a song with him. Cage sent me the song, called ‘Maniac,’ so initially, we started prepping this […]