Who says radio promo has to be the boring, same ‘ol same ‘ol? Towards the end of this video clip, Curtis spruces up his interview at a Florida station with a lil in-studio energy. I take it he’s enthralled with the aggressive content from his new CD, BISD. Ha! Spotted: Hip Hop N More

Fredro recalls the time, Suge Knight approached him to join Death Row at the premiere of Sunset Park. He says he declined after reading Pac’s body language and pleas from Brandy. Good call.

It’s the first of the month, so why not start off with some new material from Wiz Khalifa. Download now. Tracklist after.

Last night on CNN, DJ Drama was part of round table discussion, Black Men In The Age Of Obama. As the title suggest, the special focused on how Obama’s presidency has impacted the African American community. Watch the entire episode after the jump.

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On the late night tip, Ri-Ri showed up at Mariah and Nick’s party dressed as Tony The Tiger. By then YN flaked and was BK bound. RR Lost! Props: Rap Up

“Friday the 13th, I’ma play Jason.“—Antonio Hardy Hov donned a Jason mask at Saturday’s show in T Dot, while the Black Brigitte Bardot got her Peter Parker on. Can you say fun couple? Ha! Props: Concrete Loop x Beyonce World

After venting about industry politics, X reveals Def Jam offered him a $25,000 signing bonus and two pennies off every unit sold from the Def Jam Vendetta video game.Damn, this business has gone to the dogs. Props: ATTR

This deserves a tardy pass. But hey, better late than never. Over the last few weeks, I’ve familiarized myself with Mike from his various gigs throughout the city. His music’s good and stage presence, even better. With that said, check out his latest mixtape, One Foot Out The Door. Thank me later.  Download here, tracklist on the other side.

The wife and I were at Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s Halloween party last night. Looks like Ice-T and Coco had a better time. They’re everywhere, you ain’t never there. Bossip Sidebar: Does Puff still hear the angels calling?