Last night at Paradise Theater in the Bronx, Hot 97 held its Christmas concert. Performances included Nicki Minaj, Fabolous & Lloyd Banks. Above is some footage from the event last night courtesy of Industry Muscle. Sidebar: Soundcheck

Looks like Game isn’t too jolly this holiday season. While last-minute shopping at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park, CA on Friday,, he returned to his friend’s car and was relieved of jewelry and $75,000. Later, he took to his Twitter page and vowed revenge on the Grinch that stole his Christmas. So, heres my day: tried 2 do last minute shoppin 4 da kids & valet stole a Louis Duffle out @avanterose ‘s car & we 2 chains & $75,000 short. So police come & […]

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve gotten more familiar with Parker. Today, he finally releases his new project with help from production duo Tha Bizness. Features include Pill, L.E.P. Bogus Boys, Killa Kyleon and more. Tracklist and download link after the cut.

Tim Westwood invites Banko over to his crib for a freestyle session and Lloyd does his one-two thing over the classic MOBB instrumental. Peep the interview after the jump. nav

For those who enjoy getting lifted at your local nightspot, the Ether Boy links up with Cafe for this new track. Not even being under the influence would make this sound good.

An unreleased track from Curtis has finally surfaced in its full version. Not quite compact disc quality yet, but it’s the best version that you will find on this Saturday evening. omen

We’re not always down to get our thrust on early in the morning and for Killa Kyleon’s latest freebie, he gets his hit and quit it on over J.Cole and Drake’s tune.

[vodpod id=Video.5193912&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Back in 2007, the original version of the video was released. Today, we get the unreleased version that we’ve never seen before. Sidenote: Saigon will finally be releasing The Greatest Story Never Told on February 15th.

For T-Mobile’s new ad campaign, Spike Lee sits in the directors chair and features Cool & Dre remixing Charles Barkley’s color commentary. Expect to see this alot during today’s b-ball games.

[vodpod id=Video.5193583&w=425&h=350&fv=config%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.realgravity.com%2Fcached%2Fapi%2Fstaticplayerxml%2Fc0e00780-d58f-012d-2afb-12313b079c51%2F5ff4664d9d9be605e5c1ffe020dd81f2%3Fembedded%3Dtrue] In this brief sit-down with VIBE, the Thornton bros reflect on their most memorable Christmas gifts. Hey, is it too late to ask Santa for a Clipse album?