M.I.A. covers the June/July issue of Complex and gives her take on the aftermath of Jay-Z and Nas’ legendary battle. What do you like about hip-hop today? M.I.A.: I think Kanye is trying to take it into a new realm and he’s sort of putting the artistry back into it and sort of taking it in that direction. I was having a conversation about Jay-Z and Nas and how it was really crazy how they were having this Nas vs. […]

Ricky breaks out the furs (and DJ Khlaed) in this quick clip. Check it out, it’ll only take a minute…and 52 seconds. 57ave

For Levi’s Pioneer Session, the jean maker secured Nas and Green Lantern to refurbish Slick Rick’s classic opus, “Hey Young World”.  Whoopty-doo. Take a listen to the track below. heads up: fader

Nas did it first, and now Mos comes through and explains his New York state of mind. kingz

24-year-old Aubrey Berry was acquitted of murder last Friday after shooting Dolla last year in the parking lot of the Beverly Center Mall in Los Angeles. Berry testified that he shot the rapper in self defense while attorney’s zeroed in on the rapper’s lyrics. Obviously, not everyone agreed with the jury’s decision. Dolla’s DJ, Shabazz reacted to the verdict at WSHH. [vodpod id=Video.3692871&w=425&h=350&fv=]

Hold up, before we get started: If you didn’t post the last Bun B video—you played yourself. Anyways, here’s another new one from the upcoming Trill OG. Peep the opening track, “Church” from the new album which Bun says he’ll be performing at Hip Hop Honors. No boycott from Port Arthur Texas’ finest? More on that later. Ha.

Red Cafe explains the meaning behind his new mixtape, No Witnesses. See his point of view? Tape drops Wednesday. “They don’t know how many people I employ, the families I feed, the many trips to the bank to make deposits, the hard work I put in the studio or the hit records that I have wrote for other artists, or the grind I been thru throughout my journey that wasn’t my fault, etc,” Red Café tells Sermon’s Domain on the […]

[vodpod id=Video.3692616&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D519342%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A519342] Young Jeezy critiques his new mixtape, Trap Or Die 2 with 1515. Below he dissects three tracks and explains his decision to exclude “Ill’in” from TM 103.

[vodpod id=Video.3692441&w=425&h=350&fv=CONFIG_URL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtvu.com%2Fplayer%2Fembed%2Fconfiguration.jhtml%3Fvid%3D519303] Life is short and so is Consequence’s new video. Poignant though, nonetheless. Directed by Derek Pike and the Cons himself. Word!

Word is Jay-Z wants to rumble with the Bee. Allegedly, Lil’ Kim has signed to Hov’s Roc Nation and is set to executive produce her next album. We did it again, Brooklyn?