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Outta the way Slaughterhouse, there’s a new quartet in town. Check out Nike’s latest commercial featuring NBA players Kevin Durant, Rashard Lewis, Mo Williams, and Andre Igudoloa. At the 2:10 mark, DJ Quik makes a, well, quick cameo Correction, Quik does make several appearances. The 2:10 mark is the most prominent. Can I live?! *flips bird* Ha!

Post: Huff Post 

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On a serious note, the Associated Press reports that C-Murder was found guilty today of second degree murder in the 2002 shooting of a 16-year-old inside a Lousiana nightclub. The verdict came after further deliberations on a questionable vote. Murder faces LIFE in prison. 

Update: The case is still open?

Update2: Nope he’s guilty again.

Another day. Another freestyle from Jay Rock. Who’s this Ab-Soul guy? He straight 187’s this. Lawd have mercy.

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The pride of Memphis, TN goes hunting for PYT’s in his latest visual. Look no further Gotti, match.com is your friend.

“Spitting like A.R. for Rap Radar/ Tell them haters, keep me off your fucking gaydar”

Wise words from a decent man. Check out this week’s freestyle from young Gunz. Busta ain’t the only one back on his bullshit.

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 Just is the best!

Shock headline above. The real deal is that my buddy Justin usually stays up all night at Baseline Studios and makes beats to the point of exhaustion. Delirious this morning, he created two free beats that he sent through Twitter to his fanatic stans who have MC dreams. This one’s my pick, produced by Just and he spits on it too.

I’m tellin’ you I hear the foundation of a Last Train To Paris song here. Get Sean on the phone!

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Link for you!

Spotted: The other Rap Up

Sidebar: Hey “Kingdom Come” started as a joke. Ask Ahmir.

Sidebar 2: Someone tell the Penguin that jacket ain’t politically correct. Argh! 

Sidebar 3: “Jay-Z bought me these jeans”. *dead*

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We warned ya. New and improved Grace Jones? Nah she’s Amberllonia! Watch it then read all about it! Blonde dyke, Klondike, 1-2-3.

Previously: Fab Needs Rehab

Bonus: Photo gallery. Maybe I should chill with the jokes. She scares me a lil’.

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EW (No YN) is debutin’ rap videos now? What part of the game is this? SMH.

Watch EW’s exclusive premiere of the video for the track “Hey Playa (Moroccan Blues),” shot in Los Angeles and the Adelanto desert. Believe it or not, both the music and video was actually inspired by a recent trip the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern took to Morocco.

“When he [Zimmern] went to a restaurant,” says Quik. “There was a man playing music, the house musician. He had this little stringed instrument and was strumming it so in-tune with the environment — it was crazy. So I sampled it and put a beat to it and later, Andrew even liked it and let me put it in our music.”

Sidebar: Finally started listening to BlaQKout and it’s almost as good as my White critic friends say. Ha!

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“It wouldn’t have happened if I was here.”

Before Joe issued his square off last night, Royce da 5’9″ (back turned) stepped to one of The Chef’s associates backstage at Rock The Bells L.A. Sigh. This is getting ugly dumb.

Props: XXL

Bonus: Slaughterhouse “Knows Rap People” as you should.

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Fast forward to the 5:08 mark and catch a glimpse of Jigga Man and Oprah at his grandma’s old crib in Bed-Stuy. Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way!

Salutes: Broken Cool

Previously: Oprah Speaks On Jay-Z