Like he always does at this time, Hot 97’s Mister Cee paid homage to his dear friend, the Notorious one. So many classics. So little time. Salute to Francis MH Phenomenal. Link

In preparation for Big Pooh’s upcoming, FatBoyFresh Vol. 1: For Members Only, which will be available digitally on April 5th, Pooh, DJ Booth and Statik Selektah gives fans a preview of the EP. This is a one-track blend of 14 of the 19 tracks from the full project. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

It’s Young Chris’ Birthday today and what better way to celebrate than with some new material featuring the former Prince of the Roc, Peedi Crack. Chris’ debut Alive, arriving soon. Sidebar: Young Chris’ Birthday Bash

Wanna see Carmelo in action? Well Jay-Z has teamed up with luxury charity auction site, charitybuzz.com, to place a pair of courtside seats next to Hov at MSG. Proceeds will help benefit Stephen Gayor School by helping kids with learning disabilities. Place your bids here and good luck. nydailynews

Maino pours a lil’ liquor for the Notorious one on the 14th anniversary of his death. What’s really unbelievable is that after all these years, this case still isn’t solved. Russell Poole ain’t lie, that crooked cop had something to do with it. Anyway, if you want to get your Biggie fix, here’s some good content from The Source, MTV, and Lifefiles.

[vodpod id=Video.5730305&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D819060446001%26amp%3BlinkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.xxlmag.com%252F2011-freshman-class%252Fmac-miller%252F%26amp%3BplayerID%3D735056479001%26amp%3BplayerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAj36EHhk%7E%2C2pR1tWM5uVhnbSj–UUJCXbI03wJZIun%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BdynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] It’s Mac Miller’s turn to spit his game as XXL Freshman of the day. With a new mixtape dropping this Friday, it’s only right that he gives us his best freestyle. Below, he explains what it means to being picked as a Freshman. Being a XXL Freshman [means] people know that I’m not a nobody, that I’m doing something right and that also opens a lot of doors to work with other artists, new up-and-comers and dudes that […]

Sugar Tongue Slim was also in the house last night as one of the opening acts. Here’s eight minutes worth of his live performance.

Variations of this track have been floating around, but Rap Dose comes through with the final version. Production courtesy of Los Da Mystro. Fly On The Wall buzzes on March 22nd.

[vodpod id=Video.5724344&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] The last we heard from J.Cardim was when his mixtape, In The Crowd dropped, but now, he’s back in the hood with his latest visual. Welcome to the barrio.

This had to be one of the first rap shows that actually started on time. Shortly after 10:00 p.m., Yelawolf touched down at the Highline Ballroom. During his set he also brought out Pharaohe Monch. If you missed out, here’s Amaya’s film from the gig. Holler atcheeeeaaa! Sidebar: Photos From Kirill Was Here x Mel D. Cole