On the real, this is the best we’ve heard from Ja in awhile. Produced by Aurelius, here’s the first single off Pain Is Love 2, which he plans to drop the day before he reports to prison along with The Renaissance Project. hhnm

Although, Diddy is not on the track, he and Tyga take it to Times Square and separate the real from the fake with their viral pairing. Off Tyga’s recent mixtape, Black Thoughts Vol. 2. wshh

It’s hard to let go any type of verse from J.Cole and here he lays one down for his Dreamville signees, StartYourOwnRebellion. Off their debut mixtape, LP3020, which you can download here.

  Don’t judge us for this post, but Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha both decide to join Britney Spears’ latest single by adding a verse each. Don’t forget, Nicki joins Brit on tour starting June 17. skylor

Like he did the night before, Cudder returned to the Roseland Ballroom in NYC last night. Above he announced the title of his new label, Wicked Awesome Records and also his new band, 2 Be Continuum. Last February, the G.O.O.D. music artist parted ways with his former label, Dream On.  “I’ve only been playing guitar for 9 months but the records are epic, epic, I’m really excited. We gunna have that first single for you soon.” datnewcudi

Yesterday, $hort Dawg revealed that he’s releasing his 19th studio album in August. No exact date or title yet, but the Bay Area MC did state the project will contain 12 tracks and 4 bonus cuts. If his collaborative LP with E-40 is also still in the works, then Short Dizzle is definitely on his grizzle. heads up: 57

For Maino’s latest edition of his #RespectTheJux series, he puts his rigged rhymes together by tacking an opening verse to Trina and T-Pain’s project anthem. Uh, that is so ghetto. uhtn

It’s not what you know. It’s what you can prove. Well it’s clearly known that Roth and Nottz channel Alonzo and Jake from Training Day for their latest flick. Off their collaborative effort, Rawth EP. My nigga.

Tupac’s back. Not really, but Soulja Boy is set to reprise Pac’s role as “Bishop” in an adaptation of Juice. Apparently, the film will coincide with his mixtape bearing the same name. Below is what he told VIBE of the flick. VIBE: Can you tell us a little bit about the story line for Juice? SB: Basically, it’s your boy Soulja and I’m Bishop in 2011, running around in the streets, man. You know how the movie goes, but we’re flipping […]

So much for this being a non-smoking environment. Anyways, Joey is re-releasing his latest mixtape on May 17 with five new tracks. It’s a limited edition so get into the mood early and pre-order here. hhnm UPDATE: Your seven new tracks below.