O’Shea took to his blog and announced the title of his next album. He’s aiming for a July release and plans to bring back that West Coast sound. Now that’s gangsta.

Um, Grace Jones, anyone? Hey after much hype, Mr. West has another home at kanyewest.com. This was his second post. Double your pleasure, double the fun. Thank you and you’re welcome! Heads Up: The Old Spot UPDATE: Donda’s baby boy owes my son some publishing. SMH.

Y’all peeped the dope premiere with Hov and Pac, now the mag that celebrates the visual beauty behind the artform is back at it. Cover number two goes to the one and only Curtis Jackson. Hey, I like that guy and I like this cover. Ha! On sale: March 9. I like that date too!

Light skinned Jermaine is performing Friday at The Loft in Atlanta, GA.  If you’re in the surrounding area and want a pair of tickets, hit me at [email protected] with your full name, phone number, and the answer to this question: What was Cole’s original rap name? Tickets are on sale now for $20 at www.ticketalternative.com. Doors open at 9pm and showtime begins at 10pm. The show is an 18+ event; 18 to party, 21 to drink. UPDATE: Contest over. In […]

Snoop returned to daytime television today on the soap opera, One Life To Live. I’m too heterosexual to follow the premise, but he plays himself and performs later. He even remixed the theme song. Our sincerest apologies if both vids are a bit choppy.

During Wiz’s set last night in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Pistolvanian performed track four on his current album, Deal Or No Deal. According to his tour schedule, Columbus, Ohio you’re up tonight. YK2 via 2DB

Last year, Jadakiss signed on as a spokesman for Coogi. Now, he’s endorsing FB (formerly known as Fubu). That’s right, Fubu owns the license to the label that Biggie made famous. In this clip, Kiss talks about the relaunch of the brand. F is for the fatty’s wearing my shhhh. Woooha

This is pretty funny. A N.W.A. fan, re-edited the group’s Straight Outta Compton leaving only the curse words. You can check it out in its entirety here. Below is a sample of the title track. Prefix

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard anything new from Missy, well, besides this rough draft. While Misdemeanor takes production credit on Monica’s new album, the songstress tells Rap-Up, Missy is working hard on her next LP. “She’s got some crazy music on there, some stuff I was trying to steal for my record.” However, she still managed to get away with a few goods. “I got a couple of things that she let me take, but she’s working really hard […]

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