Image: Dan Monick Waka’s not your cup of tea? Well take a seat and read this piece and see if YN can’t change your mind. Trust me. Ha! RESPECT. is on newsstands NOW!

Doe Or Die 15th Anniversary Edition is available now and today Anthony Cruz drops a quickie for our listening pleasure. 90s Hip Hop FTW!

Looks like we got the new Weezy joint a little earlier than expected. Flex premieres and as promised, it features Cory Gunz. Carter IV coming February 2011. UPDATE: No tags and dirty splash

Although Diddy’s Last Train To Paris has left the station today, not everyone is hopping on board. This morning on Power 105.1’s Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God named Puff “The Donkey Of The Day” for cancelling an interview at the last minute. But despite all that, Charlamagne was right, you can’t knock Diddy’s hustle.

[vodpod id=Video.5122097&w=425&h=350&fv=type%3Dsound%26amp%3Bfile%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.radioplanet.tv%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F12%2FRootsShade45Freestyle.mp3%26amp%3Bbufferlength%3D2%26amp%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.radioplanet.tv%26amp%3Bstretching%3Dfill%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.radioplanet.tv%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F12%2FTheRoots_audio.jpg%26amp%3Bskin%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.radioplanet.tv%2Fwp-content%2Fmediaplayer-viral%2Fmodieus%2Fmodieus.swf%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bduration%3D-1%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dviral-1] Black Thought appeared on DJ Whoo Kid‘s gig on Shade 45 and kicked an acapella freestyle with ?uestlove beating on the table. They’re so old school. Afterward, Whoo Kid let a beat rock. hhnm

Live from Vancouver, Nardwuar chopped it up with J.Cole. As usual, The Human Serviette has another hilarious interview with more props than Carrot Top. nardwuar

[vodpod id=Video.5121909&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Just so you don’t forget about him, Sheek releases another visual from his latest mixtape with Green Lantern. Remember to cop his Donnie G: Don Gorilla album in stores today. sav

Talib Kweli is saluting the Southern MCs with his upcoming mixtape, Southern Smoke Northern Lights next week. Here he borrows the instrumental from Banks’ posse cut.

Lil Wayne gave DJ Drama a buzz this morning on Shade 45 and conducted his first on-air radio interview since his release from jail last month. We missed the first portion, but co-host karen civil came through with a clean rip. Break 1: Wayne talks about “6’7”, upcoming Rolling Stone cover, and false NY show. Break 2: A newcomer to Young Money and a salute to Brett Favre. Break 3: Weezy comments on MTV’s Hottest MC list and the prospect […]

Take that. Take that. Take that, Ghostface. Ha! LTTP drops today.