Before Sir Lucious Left Foot arrives next Tuesday, Antwan offers his guide to global greatness for all you smart dumb cats. Download here. Tracklist after the jump.

LL found time from promoting his fitness book to release some new material targeting the 25 and older demographic. Bill Withers is gon’ have a bad day after hearing this. hhnm

Eminem regained control of Shade 45 this evening for his “Road To Recovery” special. With Mr. Porter, Alchemist, and Paul Rosenberg in the studio, Em gives Reef a breakdown of his new album, Recovery. Listen up. Part 1: “On Fire” Part 2: “Won’t Back Down” Part 3: “Not Afraid” Part 4: “No Love” Part 5: “25 to Life” Part 6: “Almost Famous” Part 7: “You’re Never Over”

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”drakeflight”] From 30,000 feet, Drizzy speaks on being a passenger aboard Virgin America’s first international flight. Dubbed “Air Drake”, the plane took off Tuesday from L.A. and landed in Toronto. Other passengers included Sir Richard Branson and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. atf via muchmusic

Yep, Fab’s heading back to the lab to make There Is No Competition 2 twice as nice. More than likely, “Body Ya” exceeded the label’s expectations.

Does this make Nas and Damian weed carriers, now? Ha! Issue out on newsstands. ht via tlf

Preemo was out in the Far East this past Saturday and moved the crowd with the wheels of steel. Guru rest in peace! Previously: Pete Rock & DJ Premier Working On Album

Drake has postponed the European leg of his Away From Hour Tour until November due to a family emergency. Check dates below. On Tuesday, he told Extra that his mother was undergoing a surgical operation. Hopefully, everything is all right. Despite Drizzy’s absence, the festivals will continue on as scheduled. 7/2 Arendal, Norway @ Hove Festival 7/3 Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival 7/4 London, UK @ Wireless Festival 7/5 Paris, France @ La Cigale 7/7 Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso 7/8 […]

It seems as if the verdict’s still out on T.I.’s new material. With that said, here’s another cut to analyze courtesy of X. King Uncaged drops August 17th.

Here’s what Ricky and Yeezy have been brewing in the lab. Off Rozay’s Teflon Don. Be sure to leave a good lookin’ corpse. uhtn Sidebar: Ross and West in the studio.