Looks like Mr. West has upgraded his lady friend as the two were all dolled up at the Opera last night.

A far cry from when Ye’s buddy Perez Hilton was throwing ole girl under the bus.

Bonus: Necole Bitchie has audio from an old Angela Yee Lip Service intv that a raunchy Rose did.

Kelis was snapped up at a birthday party in Los Angeles last night. Yo peep the baby bump! For those who’ve been living under a rock, Nas and wifey are expecting a son to join God’s Son’s daughter Destiny.

Props: Concrete Loop

Apparently, Ms. Milian went in on her MySpace (Can’t find the actual link) and denied that her and Dream are gettin’ hitched. I can’t keep up with these crazy kids. I still say they’ll be married by the fall.

Props: Gyant

Bonus: This is a demo for what’s rumored to be Christina’s next Radio Killa single, “I’m A Cheat.” SMH.

Writer: Tracy Garraud

Kid Cudi is living the indie dream. A name once uttered only within the underground scene, Cudi got his cake when the eccentric yet oddly emotive, “Day ‘N Nite”—off his mixtape A Kid Named Cudi—dipped him into mainstream’s radio-friendly pool. During the summer of ’08, Kanye didn’t bet against success for the 25-year-old and immediately reeled the Kid in to work on 808s and Heartbreak while also signing him to G.O.O.D. Music. But that’s just the basics. Cudi’s still got ink stains from a fresh Universal Motown deal, is currently recording his debut Man on the Moon: The Guardians, and is building a lengthy list of check-happy extracurriculars.

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Kanye’s homeboy kicks a freestyle for the late producer, J Dilla.

Props to 2dopeboyz via HipHopOfficial

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Uncle Bun kicks a slo-flow freestyle for The Fader ‘s “Where In The World” series.

Bonus:

“Jack Tripper Three’s Company hoe!”

UGK featuring Raheem DeVaughn “Still On Tha Grind” (off the final UGK album, 4 Life)

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Update: Dre from Nah Right clarifies this pre-leakage.

The Clipse deny our rumor we reported on two days ago.

Words Brian “B.Dot” Miller

Time flies, but 19 years ago today, MC Hammer slowed things down in the game. In less than a year, his sophomore album Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em, became the first hip-hop album to clock 10 million units. That’s right, diamond—a feat that has yet to be topped in any musical genre, since. In between running his new site, Dancejam and filming his upcoming A&E reality show, Hammertime, Stanley found time to talk to RapRadar about getting his props, MC Serch, and why diamond is a rapper’s best friend.

This blogger’s hit me about gettin’ down with the team. Well come with shit like this and I’ll put you D. See!

“What’s happening sir? It’s your day finally! The moment all of the hip hop community has been waiting for. Your return into the game. It’ll be interesting to see your first interview with DJ Drama tonight. I wonder what Drama has to say. What you have to say. I’ve decided to give you another chance.