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WIMH just liberated a new cut from Freddie Gibbs that will not appear on his Str8 Killa EP, but on the Adult Swim Singles Project. Remember Str8 Killa No Filla mixtape drops tomorrow. yk2

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HEY, WHERE ARE THE CAPS? Mr. West resurfaced at his other blog and thanked fans that were in attendance yesterday when he debuted some new material off his upcoming album. Like this status.

Last night, Charles Hamilton called up Tony Touch’s show on Shade 45 from Long Beach Medical Center. He says he was transferred there from New York Presbyterian. Chuck didn’t give an update on his mental health, but requested a collaboration from guest, Pharoahe Monch. Crazy, ain’t it?

Hate it or love it, but for a fifth week, Eminem’s still on top. Despite the preliminary figures, Recovery moved another 187,200 copies. Meanwhile, Rick Ross’ Teflon Don debuted at number two with a total of 176,300 units scanned. To date, Recovery has sold 1,669,600 copies domestically. Will he ever fall off? No. heads up: hhdx

This year’s Reggae Sumfest went down this past weekend in Montego Bay, Jamaica. During Elephant Man and Usher’s set, Chris Brown comes out at the 1:20 mark for a dance-off. Who got served?

Earlier this evening, Kanye made a trip to the Facebook Headquarters in Palo Alto, CA and recited a few songs off his upcoming album including “Lost in the World,” “Chain Heavy,” “Sweat On My Face”, and “Mama’s Boyfriend”. Damn, good ass tease. More footage after the jump. rap-up x uhtn

Out of the 365 days of the year, Black Milk chose September 14th for his Fat Beats/Decon release, Album Of The Year. Peep the tracklist below. 1. 365 2. Welcome (Gotta Go) 3. Keep Going 4. Oh Girl ft. Ab 5. Deadly Medley ft. Royce da 5’9 and Elzhi 6. Distortion ft. Melanie Rutherford 7. Over Again ft. Monica Blaire 8. Round of Applause 9. Warning 10. Gospel Psychedelic Rock 11. Closed Chapter ft. Denaun Porter blackmilk.biz

Rap-Up caught a radio rip of Usher’s new tune from his Versus EP. Polow Da Don’s on the beat and it features Ester Dean instead of Ciara. On another note, Jay-Z and Ush’s chemistry is better this time around too. Anything tops this. Update: CDQ kc