Cube sat down with Touré to discuss the concept of I Am The West, the controversial record “Fuck The Police”, his departure from N.W.A., reconciling with Eazy-E, family, his movie career, and more. I Am The West drops September 28th. mwp

[vodpod id=Video.4018180&w=425&h=350&fv=] This past Sunday, Celebrate Brooklyn! Presents OkayAfrica went down in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and the event’s headliners Talib and The Roots put their talents together to perform Talib’s classic tune. hhnm

[vodpod id=Video.4016400&w=425&h=350&fv=loc%3D%2F%26amp%3Bautoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvid%3D8255748%26amp%3Blocale%3Den_US] Trey and Nicki fired up their Ustream accounts this afternoon and spoke on their collaboration, “Bottoms Up”. Nick says she channeled alter ego, Roman Zolanski on her verse. Oy vey. missinfo via uthn

Meet Mac Miller. No relation. He hails from Pittsburgh and is set to drop his new mixtape, KIDS next month. This track won’t appear on it, but it’s a preview of what’s in store.

Now that Lupe’s restructuring his 1st and 15th imprint, here’s new material from his artist, Sarah Green. Until Lasers drops, this might be the closest you get to hearing a fresh Lupe verse. DJ Busy

The Roots and John Legend shot a video off their collaborative album, Wake Up! earlier today and shared some flicks via Twitter. The video is for track number four featuring Common and the lovely Melanie Fiona. Mo’ flicks underneath. hhnm

Rick Ross thinks he’s Big Meech. It’s probably because he says he met him…twice. Today on the Coco, Foolish and Mr. Chase Morning Show in Detroit, Ricky recalls meeting the BMF leader and speaks on his organization’s impact on South Beach.

Yesterday marked six months since the tragic earthquake struck Haiti. Wyclef guest blogged at CNN today and gave an update on his homeland.

Hands down, this is probably the best post from any website this year. Yeah, I said it. Complex and Hot 97’s Cipha Sounds compiled a list of the 75 greatest records from the famed Tunnel night club. The New York hot spot closed its doors in 2001. Included with each entry are anecdotes from Cipha who opened up for Funkmaster Flex. Some of them are new to me. Read ’em below and peep the list here. Can someone make this […]

And the band replayed on.