Wow, that was fast. Five months after honoring Def Jam’s 25th anniversary, it appears the South is next to get its just due. The show’s executive producer, Fab 5 Freddy is currently in the 305 rounding up some of the city’s heavy hitters. This should be hot.

Ice Cube refuted Jay Rock’s claim on his blog yesterday and gave his support for the new artists emerging from the West. As for everyone else, you’re going to have to wait until July 13th for him to name names.

It’s clear that Gibbs and Pill are brothers in struggle, but Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar are tight like Crockett and Tubbs too. During Rock’s Respect The West set, KL got to rock his raunchy tune to the rowdy crowd. Sounded hella good to me.

No Styles but Monch rocked one of my favorite joints from his catalogue at the Duck Down anniversay bash. Check out the vocal assistance here from my man Bezo’s artist, MeLa. Dreamz R Real, niggas.

It wasn’t all 90s during Ball and G’s show at the Barbarella. Here’s two selections off their two Bad Boy releases, 2004’s Living Legends and ’07’s Riding High. Puff, what up? Previously: “Comin’ Out Hard” x “Armed Robbery”

[vodpod id=Video.3298867&w=425&h=350&fv=] Elliott did one of these a few weeks ago. Now it’s Yayo’s turn to go through the ringer with Dee Vazquez. These aren’t your normal 21 questions.

Puttin’ the Stimulus Package material on hold for a sec, Philly Freeze breezes through two of his more feisty lyrical exercises. The boy’s bars is up!

Witness the bizarre but hilarious ending to the big reunion show. Is Koopa so sincere? You be the judge. Sidebar: I forgot about Mike Jones. Who? Mike Jones.

Very few of you rap fans were priviliged enough to witness the entire Noisemakers event in Austin. But of course I did. I document culture. I don’t know what they do? Anyways, here’s the other Rosenberg in my life’s introduction for the Texas legend. Somebody hit dude on Twitter and see if I can let this whole thing go already. Ha!

Following Freddie that night, Donnis presented another new joint to the rowdy mass. Sounds good to me. We patiently wait for Fashionably Late. Previously: Donnis Debuts “Tonight”