Joe Budden does the unthinkable over Alicia’s beautiful ballad. Wait, is that a Ricky Martin stab? That’s right, this is marked for freshness.

Tonight it’s going down—basement. For the first time, J.Cole will perform at S.O.B.’s before a sold out crowd. He says the building holds a special place in his heart after watching Kanye perform there for the first time in 2003. Mo’ clips on the way.

James Todd Smith will appear on McCain’s old partner’s new TV show this Thursday at 10 on Nas’ favorite network. C’mon, Uncle L. Oh well, guess he always was a true Black Republican. Huffington Post

Looks like the Distant Relatives have decided to take their union on the road. Oh be still, my heart, star. Dates on the other side. HHDX

Guess who’s wife put that shoot together? Ha! Anyways, Ci Ci’s back with a lot of help from Terius and Tricky. This ain’t wack but it ain’t great either. Insert shrug. Splash Sidebar: Ole girl shot a vid for her true comeback single.

The Bella got her way. Album in stores today.

[vodpod id=Video.3337605&w=425&h=350&fv=] Although The Wu-Massacre‘s in stores today, that hasn’t stopped Raekwon from giving XXL the greenlight to debut his new video, from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. “I write rhymes that paint clear pictures,” he says. “You can almost close your eyes and see every scene, character and location. I feel like every song off the album deserves it’s own visual. The video for ‘Canal Street’ is another installment.” Get familiar.

That’s right, Bobby Ray is coming to the Big Apple and the Double R is a proud media sponsor. We hope to see you in the place with some pretty faces. Cop some tickets and kick it. Y’all ain’t got nothin’ on us. Ha!

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This afternoon, Reflection Eternal and Estelle are shooting their new video, “Midnight Hour” in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. The track’s off their new album Revolutions Per Minute. Briefly, the duo spoke on the concept of the shoot. Below’s a glimpse of Kweli filming his scene.