[vodpod id=Video.4618906&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D581102%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A581102] Since Kanye praised Banks, we’ve heard the two on last G.O.O.D. Friday’s  “Christian Dior Denim Flow” . Today Banks tells 1515 that yesterday’s release “Start It Up” off H.F.M. 2 was initially supposed to feature just Fabolous. Hey, the more the merrier. “That was one of the last joints I recorded for my album. Originally it was me and Fab, then I got Kanye, then Swizz was in the city and so was Ryan. The difference from that track being me and […]

Change of heart Lupe? Just a week before the protest outside Atlantic Records, Lupe tweeted a pic with him and Atlantic Records President, Julie Greenwald. Maybe now, he’ll get a release date for Lasers. Victory is sweet. lupe.n.d.

Funk Flex caught up with Jim, Cam, and Juelz during his Car & Bike Show last weekend. Up top they reflect on the early days at Roc-A-Fella, Dame Dash, and Kanye. After the jump, they discuss more about their studio sessions with Dr. Dre, as well as Irv Gotti and Swizz Beatz’s involvement on their upcoming project. Sidebar: Dipset XXL Live Chat Session

Cudi returned to his home state last night and was booked at Ohio State University. During his set he performed his verse from “Christian Dior Denim Flow”. More footage after the jump.

[vodpod id=Video.4617991&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D580955%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A580955] Gucci and P are ready for their close-ups. On the BET Hip-Hop Awards black carpet, La Flare tells MTV that he and the Ice Cream Man plan to shoot two movies. File under: Dark Comedy. “Me and P are doing two movies,” Gucci told MTV News. “That’s a field I never got into, movies, and I want to get into. So I want to get money with somebody I want to, so I reached out to him. … […]

In a lil’ less than 72 hours, Eminem will be profiled on 60 Minutes. According to the information provided on their site: EMINEM – Anderson Cooper profiles the chart-topping rapper from Detroit who overcame addiction to reclaim the winning style that made him the biggest selling artist of the past decade. Tanya Simon is the producer. Show airs this Sunday at 7 P.M. Getcha tape decks DVR’s ready.

Every step you take, they remind you ghetto. In effort to curb Miami’s gang activity, local authorities created this banner using Jay-Z’s likeness. The depiction uses two press photos from Jay-Z’s Blueprint run nine years ago. Clearer image after the jump. miaminewstimes

Drizzy tells Rap-Up that for his untitled sophomore effort, so far, he’s commissioned producers 40, Boi-1da, and 9th Wonder. “I started the album,” he said. “I’ve got some great stuff that I’m really excited about. 40’s in a really great place so he’s making great beats. I started working with 9th Wonder, so yeah, it’s good. It’s early though.”

Dat Boy Hot. No, literally. Word on the curb is that this track is bubblin’ out in the Chi and through out the Midwest. Only time will tell if it pops everywhere else.

Although Lil Wayne told his fans to stop sending mail, he wrote his final letter on his site, Weezythanxyou. Wayne’s scheduled to be released from Rikers Island November 4th. Hello world. Time is ticking and I’m counting every second. Because of my new limitations, this unfortunately has to be my last letter. I don’t think people truly understand how much their thoughts and well wishes have helped me through this time in my life. Not everyone is as lucky as […]