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ESPN Documents Mike Tyson & 2Pac Connection

For ESPN’s new season of 30 For 30, the network plans a documentary entitled One Night in Vegas, chronicling the friendship between Tupac Shakur and Mike Tyson. Directed by Reggie Bythewood, the doc will revolve around Tyson’s victory over Bruce Seldon on September 7, 1996. Pac was gunned down later that night. The full episode airs on the 14th anniversary of his death.

Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo Talk Eminem

[vodpod id=Video.4123521&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D546797%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A546797] Two-thirds of G-Unit discuss with MTV Eminem’s success with Recovery. Yayo even goes on to call him the Godfather of Hip-Hop. Bambaataa ain’t gon like that. Ha! “Eminem is like the godfather of the hip-hop game,” Yayo said. “In a time like this, when records are not selling, he’s the only one that is selling. You know, Drake and all the other ones [did well], but Em did [close to] 800,000 his first week, and he’s #1 for […]

Wale Debuts “The Cool”

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”wale_4″] We’re nearing the end of our More About Nothing preview so why not smooth things out a bit. No slackin’ on your mackin’, young pimpin’. 5 days to go. Acapella raps FTW!

Freddie Gibbs Working On New Album

Although Freddie Gibbs is set to drop his new EP Str8 Killa next Tuesday, he’s already working on his next project. He gave an entertaining interview with Complex and he revealed that he’s prepping his new album entitled, Baby Faced Killa. Complex: Are you guys doing a full-length album? Freddie Gibbs: ….That’s gonna be my major label project, Baby-Faced Killa. Complex: So how far along into Baby-Faced Killa are you? Freddie Gibbs: Shit, probably like three or four records. I […]

Soulja Boy’s 20th Birthday Bash

Soulja Boy turned 20 years old yesterday and held his birthday party at Club Highland in Los Angeles. So now that he’s officially a grown ass man, please dead the “oh, he’s just a lil’ kid” defense for his puerile records. If you’re over 18, it’s time to start acting (and rhyming) like an adult. hhnm via hhw

On The Set: Kanye West “Power” (NY Times)

It’s deeper than catered food. Here’s a first look inside Kanye’s next video as the paper of record interviewed the man behind it, Marco Brambilla. Here’s a tease as we patiently wait. In a coming video for his single “Power” that was created by the artist Marco Brambilla, Mr. West is seen standing imposingly with a heavy chain around his neck. As Mr. West raps the camera slowly zooms out in one continuous, unedited take to reveal him in a […]