Run for cover! Pharell’s definetly making his rounds as of late. Last week, he was in the studio with Asher Roth. Now, he and Chad are back in the lab with Jay-Z. For those keeping score, the production duo have appeared on the last five Hov albums. Only time will tell if Jigga’s next album’s blinged by that Neptune sound.

2009 sure was eventful for Charles Hamilton. In this week’s installment of The Real, Chuck recalls his past troubles and rationalizes why he should be featured on this year’s XXL Freshmen 10 cover or The Source‘s Unsigned Hype column. Sorry, but opportunity comes once in a lifetime.

[vodpod id=Video.3097515&w=425&h=350&fv=] As we near the home stretch to the unveiling of the XXL Freshman 10 cover, Big Sean gets the opportunity to spit his game. Only four remain. Last week: J.Cole

[vodpod id=Video.3097444&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Did%253D1632284%2526vid%253D485527%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A485527] Fab checked into a funeral home with 1515 and previewed a few tracks from his long-awaited mixtape, There Is No Competition 2. Below, he gives a break down of three tracks. “The Wake.” “This intro, I wanted to set the tone. ‘The Wake’ is, of course, before ‘the funeral,’ ” Fab explained. “It starts off a little mellow, then it gets more aggressive and sets the tone for the tape. Probably me going 30, 40 bars. It’s me […]

[vodpod id=Video.3097330&w=425&h=350&fv=level%3D0%26amp%3Brepeat%3Dlist%26amp%3Blogo%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fi47.tinypic.com%252Fb4cbyr.jpg%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fi45.tinypic.com%252F2a78wo1.png%26amp%3Bskin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fspamtheweb.com%252Ful%252Fupload%252F2809%252F25294_bekle.swf%26amp%3Bbackcolor%3DFF0000%26amp%3Blightcolor%3DFFFFFF%26amp%3Bfrontcolor%3D000000%26amp%3Bscreencolor%3D000000%26amp%3Bbandwidth%3D0%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bfile%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fa4.video2.blip.tv%252F6330003410343%252FYardieiz4life-HTMIAE02991.flv%26amp%3Bdock%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dviral-2] Who needs cable when Yardie’s around? In case you missed last night’s episode of the HBO series, How To Make It In America, don’t fret, here’s a rip of last night’s airing. Last Week: Episode 1

[vodpod id=Video.3095024&w=425&h=350&fv=mediaKey%3D078d56c4-de4c-4dcc-b878-1ebbaa36962c%26image%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftmz.vo.llnwd.net%2Fo28%2F2010-02%2F21%2F022110_travis_barker_v2_still.jpg%26origin%3Dembed] God damn, paparazzi. Yesterday morning, Travis Barker and his friends were being filmed as they left a Calabasas eatery. After a few words were exchanged, things got a little heated. When the police arrive, the photogs claim that they were threaten and robbed. No arrests were made, but a vandalism report was filed. Below, Trav addresses the incident himself.

I guess this one wasn’t as official as we thought, but last night, Dwayne has officially joined the Twitter world. Follow him and countdown his last days of freedom. Sidebar: Weezy’s still gettin’ his Ustream on and showed of his new grill. [vodpod id=Video.3098288&w=425&h=350&fv=loc%3D%252F%26amp%3Bautoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvid%3D4889407]

Lupe’s currently on his world tour and during his stop in Australia, he perfomed a new track called, “Beautiful Lasers”.  As LupeEnd mentioned, the sound quality is horrible, but noteworthy nonetheless. With any luck, clearer footage will soon surface.

While looking for BP3 tour footage from FLA, I stumbled across this video of what appears to be an excerpt from a documentary on enigmatic producer, Mark The 45 King. Here he and Hov talk about the making of Jay’s 1998 breakthrough hit. Kid Capri, the man who made the connect, is also featured.

Pretty Flaco was booked at Denison University in Ohio last night and peformed “Umi Says” before playing the drums. Travis Barker, look out! Chris Franco