Up top, $hort Dawg announces his upcoming  six-track EP, Respect The Pimpin’, which he plans to release digitally on December 14 via EMPIRE Distribution. Gotta respect that. Peep the tracklist below pimpin’. 1. Bitch I’m a Pimp 2. Respect the Pimpin ft. Snoop Dogg, Silk-E, Elijah Baker 3. That’s Not Your Bitch ft. Jazze Pha 4. Get Ya Money 5. Ya’ll Ready ft. Mac Minister, Richie Rich 6. Bitches Need Love Too ft. Jazzy Pha

[vodpod id=Video.5037965&w=425&h=350&fv=] After Miami welcomed him home, Weezy kept the partying going at the House of Blues in his hometown of New Orleans a few days ago. As always, Derick G was there to capture what went down. Home sweet home. lwhq

Pimp hard or don’t pimp at all and that’s just what Pimpin’ Slim does on one of the three Best Buy bonus cuts off his recent release, Tha Thug Show. dgb

Before The Bogus Boys hit the stage at S.O.B.’s, Mic Terror, Chase N Cashe (you know, that nigga from the Surf Club) and The Cool Kids warmed up the crowd. Here’s some footage of Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish performing “Bundle Up” and “Newsflash”.

XV personalizes Kanye’s “Dark Fantasy” with this new freeestyle. Say Vizzy, which nigga on Rap Radar ya talking bout? Ha!

Yesterday it was announced that B.o.B. was nominated for five Grammy Awards. During the nomination ceremony, Janice Llamoca captured a live performance of “Don’t Let Me Fall” and “Nothin’ On You” with Bruno Mars. Afterward, he spoke on the nods. The 53rd annual Grammy Awards airs February 13th on CBS.

K-Dot paid Harris Publications a visit this afternoon and knocked out two freestyles over Dr. Dre’s production. Lets see how he and J.Cole fair over a bangin’ instrumental.

A few days ago, a rough trailer of actor Michael Rapaport’s A Tribe Called Quest documentary leaked online. The film is set to debut at the Sundance Film Festival next year, but don’t expect to see Q-Tip there. This afternoon via his Twitter account, he said he’s no longer showing his support for the film. I am not in support of the a tribe called quest documentary. The filmmaker should respect the band to the point of honoring the few […]

[vodpod id=Video.5036378&w=425&h=350&fv=fake%3D1] This bama goes in. With an OutKast and Mobb Deep beat on deck, Gadsden, Alabama’s finest gives Famous Stars & Straps a freebie for the relaunch of their site and 2010 Holiday Lookbook. nr

CyHi sat in the hot seat on Tony Toca’s show on Shade 45 last week and recited a bunch of metaphors, similes, and puns. That boy G.O.O.D.