With Game 5 of the NBA Finals going down tonight, the pressure is on. Yesterday, Dallas Mavericks’ DeShawn Stevenson said he thought the Miami Heat’s LeBron James “checked out” after their loss in Game 4. The two ballers have never seen eye to eye. Back when Stevenson played for the Washington Wizards in 2008, he called LeBron “overrated” causing friend Jay-Z to diss him on a freestyle. Earlier on ESPN, sportscaster Bob Ley provided some insight on the on-going feud […]

America’s independence may not be the only thing celebrated on July fourth. According to The Source, Kanye and Jay-Z plan to release Watch The Throne next month. O say can you see, that happening?

There’s little to believe in these days—even when it comes to album tracklistings. Nothing’s confirmed, but DOTR posted 10 titles which are supposedly from Kanye West and Jay-Z’s album, Watch The Throne. Is this what you heard, Maxwell? 1. Lift Off (Feat. Beyonce & Bruno Mars) 2. Murder To Excellence 3. Illest Mother Alive 4. Why I Love You So (Guilt Trip) 5. That Shit Crazy 6. Living So Italian 7. Who Gonna Stop Me 8. Whole Lifetime 9. We […]

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”kanye_west_monster”] Don’t get scared now. Here’s what looks like a rough cut of Kanye’s latest visual masterpiece. Monstrous cinematography. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in stores now. UPDATE: Final Edit via Kanye West.

No, that isn’t Akon, it’s his bro, Bu Thiam. And yesterday he was spotted in SoHo yesterday with Kanye and Jay-Z. Word has it, Ye and Hov are finalizing Watch The Throne in NYC which may be released in July. Let’s hope so. In April, the pair were spotted in Paris working on the project.

It’s too late to apologize—or is it? After dissing Jay-Z for nearly a year and a half, Beanie Sigel tells XXL that he’s ready to bury the hatchet. “What Mike Epps say? ‘Gangstas fuck up too, Whatever I felt this dude Jay did wrong to me, it can’t outweigh the one thing he did do for me – he gave me an opportunity. Dude gave me an opportunity. A lot of people don’t get opportunities. He gave me that. That […]

[vodpod id=Video.9620749&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] If you thought Beyoncé’s performance last night on American Idol was special, then you ain’t seen nothing yet. Before hitting the stage, Jigga Man filmed her rehearsing in the dressing room. Here’s what he had to say. Sometimes you need perspective. You’ve been right in front of greatness so often that you need to step back and see it again for the first time. This is the dressing room rehearsal for American Idol. NO MICROPHONE. No effects. life + times

Jay-Z held his first New York concert this year at the Roseland Ballroom last night. The gig was part of Upfront Week for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. In the house were DJ Khaled, Fabolous, Swizz Beatz, and Pharrell. Hov switched up the set list and even performed “Intro” and “Thank You” (see above) over The Boondocks theme song. Under the cut, he segues “Allure” into “Dead Presidents”. Below that, he brings out Swizzy for “On To The Next One”.

Kanye held a benefit concert last night at the Museum of Modern Art

Hov gets extra pillows and seat back love on the May cover of Delta Airlines in-flight magazine, SKY. No need to book a ticket, the entire issue is available to read here.