After meeting Busta Saturday, Monday was a good day for Yelawolf as well. Not only did Yela chop it up with Ice Cube while recording the cypher for the upcoming BET Hip Hop Awards, he also received his custom made grill courtesy of his homie Paul Wall. Grill ’em. yk2

Reks’ In Between The Lines popped up on our radar earlier this year. Now he’s following through with a part two and an EP coming this fall. In the meantime, here’s his Statik Selektah-produced track. His Rhymatic Eternal King Supreme is coming early next year.

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Asylum Records held another listening session yesterday for Waka Flocka’s Flocakveli. Honestly, the entire album sounds like a long ass song, but at least his videos have been on point. So for his next one, he’s commissioned Motion Family to execute his vision. Take a look-see.

Lil’ Wayne told Funkmaster Flex last month that after his release from Rikers Island, he wanted to collaborate with indie king, Tech N9ne. Tech told VIBE he was surprised by the mention and that the wheels are in motion. Welcome to the best of both worlds “I’m still surprised by what Wayne said—we’ve never meet him, so for him to acknowledge me was a shock,You think people of a certain stature don’t know about you. I just wonder what songs […]

AZ started the month off right and celebrated the 15th year anniversary of his classic debut last night at Santos Party House in Gotham City. He ran through a bunch of oldies and goodies. The commemorative edition is due out October 10th. More footage underneath. yk2

Jay-Z isn’t the only rapper releasing a book on November 16th. The same day, Trick Daddy’s set to drop his autobiography, Magic City: Trials Of A Native Son. According to the description: Magic City: Trials of a Native Son, chronicles Trick Daddy’s story against the backdrop of Miami, the Magic City. It is an extraordinary story, of a childhood marked by poverty, a crime-laden adolescence, an incarceration, a meteoric rise to fame, and a struggle with a potentially fatal medical condition. […]

Live from Comerica Park in the D, I had a chance to chop it up quick with Bobby Ray and Playboy Tre before tonight’s big show. Prior to Jay-Z’s performance, B.o.B. will be rocking a 30 minute set. I know you can feel the magic baby. Ha!

Victorious.

All Sheek and Beans need is one clip and one gun. No word if this is off Louch’s Donny Def Jam mixtape, which by the way, was supposed to be out weeks ago. dj op