[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3910052&w=425&h=350&fv=] Five years ago today, ODB took his final breath on earth. In final XXL vignette, Dante speaks on how Dirty’s Return To The 36 Chambers album cover came to fruition. As Dante mentioned, the idea of placing a document on an album cover was fostered by Eruo band UB40 on their debut LP, Signing Off.

This morning, Chris Brown and Wendy Williams ended their quarrel with the premiere of his new video, “Crawl”. Afterwards, they discuss his road to redemption.

Before becoming the third hottest MC in the game, Drake was an unknown rapper from Toronto Memphis. Looking for his big break, in 2007 he called Angela Yee‘s “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” segment on Shade 45. In hindsight, the audio is funny as it is surreal. Listen as callers critique his music and compare him to Bow Wow. Everybody has a deal—he made it without one. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3909488&w=425&h=350&fv=] Nearly 24 hours after explaining his case to Miss Info (not to mention getting locked up) La Flare’s camp released his new video, “My Own Worst Enemy”. Can’t we all just, get along? WSHH  

Cameras pursue Ms. Fenty’s every move while shooting flicks for her album’s artwork. Yep, she’s a good girl still gone bad. Spotted: Rap-Up

For all my fellow alcoholics, Fab gave away the recipe to his concoction, “Loso”. This summer at his XXL cover party, the cocktail was on the house. And I’ve gotta admit, it was as good as Puff’s “O.G. Diddy” and R. Kelly’s “Sex In The Kitchen”. It’s Friday people, so drink up. First round’s on me YN.

Last night, Quincy Jones’ baby boy held a private screening for his documentary, The Carter in NYC. The event was hosted by Shade 45’s Angela Yee and film critic Ben Lyons. As Matt Dihel said in his review, the movie captures Wayne’s recording process and everyday life surrounding the release of Tha Carter 3. After the viewing, QD3 spoke on the picture and fielded questions from the audience. The Carter drops November 17th.

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3908932&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%253Dnews%2526vid%253D455696] Mr. Tell Em, tells MTV that he’s constructed three beats for Mr. West. Fruity Loops sure goes a long way. “Me as a producer, I think I’ve grown tremendously. I’ve been in the studio with Kanye. I did three tracks for him back-to-back. He had an ear for my sound. Of course I had an ear for all the stuff he did. Genius! You know what I mean?” And oh, the fun doesn’t stop there. He’s working with […]

Last night, Roxanne Shante chopped it up with the loudest mouth on late night television. Unfortunately, she didn’t discuss lying about earning a PhD. Instead, she talked about her outreach program for girls called, SAHO. Afterward, Mo’Nique busts a shitty rap.

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3908805&w=425&h=350&fv=level%3D0%26amp%3Bscreencolor%3D000000%26amp%3Bfrontcolor%3DFFFFFF%26amp%3Blightcolor%3D000000%26amp%3Bbackcolor%3DFF0000%26amp%3Bdock%3Dfalse%26amp%3Blink%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mrworldpremiere.net%252F%26amp%3Bbandwidth%3D1311%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fi38.tinypic.com%252Fsv2brd.png%26amp%3Bfile%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fvideo.ak.facebook.com%252Fvideo-ak-sf2p%252Fv6814%252F149%252F93%252F180400853320_60849.mp4%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dviral-2] Talk about a blast from the past. Last night, Goodie Mob performed their title track from their debut album on Jimmy Fallon. 14 years later and we’re still hungry. Yardie