On paper, collaborating with Rakim sounds like a good idea. Unfortunately, the results are bad. Not Michael Jackson “Bad”. Take a listen below if you disagree. Cocoa Chanelle on the hook. Ty Fyffe on the beat. NR

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.4236890&w=425&h=350&fv=playerID%3D27004030001%26domain%3Dembed%26videoId%3D57961618001] As you can see, The Clipse held their clothing line’s anniversary party in the L.E.S. section of Manhattan a couple nights ago. Hipsters, show your invitation at the door. HER

Produced by 1500 Or Nothin is Malice N Wonderland’s iTunes bonus track. Automatic always trumps manual.

Well, there you have it. No release date for LASERS. But on the flip side, Lupe confirms it won’t be his final album. In fact, according to LupeEnd, he’s already on to the next one. Lupe

For Beyoncé’s new perfume, Heat, she recorded a new song inspired by the scent. Above is a snippet of the commercial for the fragrance. Catch the fever. HHNM

At the 3rd Annual Okayplayer Holiday Jammy Tuesday night, Dante and Black Thought’s crew shared the stage at B.B. King Bar & Grill. Above, “Casa Bey”. Down bottom,  “Umi Says”. Enjoy the holidays, folks. Tomorrow may never come.

According to XXL, sister publication KING will return to newsstands Christmas Eve and be distributed quarterly next year. The issue will feature an 82 page pictorial and write ups on the decades biggest figures. Check out more pictures below.

Earlier this week, Billboard complied a list of the decade’s best producers. Coming in at numero uno are Pharrell & Co. Better luck in the next 10 years, Just Blaze and Dr. Dre. LF via BBC

[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.908237&w=425&h=350&fv=] Under the direction of Rik Cordero comes Freeway and Jake One’s new video off The Stimulus Package. Pay attention, you might learn something. Know what I mean? WSHH

Scram’s new album Beast Music, is dropping in the beginning of 2010. In the meantime, check out his new video from the LP. These are lyrics to go.