Just days after Lil Wayne rallied a “f*ck the NBA” chant (complete with some allegations about Chris Bosh’s wife), this emerging war of words between rap and the NBA bled over into Washington D.C. last night, where Wale took exception to a few cheeky comments made by Raptors TV announcer Matt Devlin.

Sitting courtside for the Raptors-Wizards game, the MMG rapper was apparently talking trash to the visiting team’s new forward, Rudy Gay. Picking up on the exchange, Devlin — out of comical slander or pure ignorance — introduced the MC to the viewers at home as “local rapper Wall-Aye” and asked if anyone on Twitter had “ever heard of Wall-Aye.” Adding insult to injury, Devlin then remarked, “He’s not Drake, that’s for sure.” (Ether!)

Overhearing Devlin’s comments, Wale tweeted to him directly “watch ur mouth” and shortly after approached the announcers’ table and interrupted the commentary. Hey, at least he didn’t get called will.i.am.

Check out the footage and tweets below…

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It is Beyoncé like we’ve never seen her. The pop icon debuts her much anticipated HBO documentary, Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream. The 90-minute film gets up close and personal like never before with the 31-year-old diva. Executive produced by the singer/actress/mother, Bey lets us into her thoughts and reveals some of her most private moments never known until now.

Filmed off her laptop, Beyoncé opens up on the highs and lows of celebrity life, the sanctuary music and performing overall provides for her, and the blessing of enjoying motherhood with one-year-old Blue Ivy. From her firing her father/manager Matthew Knowles, to her previous miscarriage, and foundation her husband Jay-Z provides her, we witness through raw footage a compassionate, resilient, empowering person.

Watch the full documentary below…..

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Just hours before her recent HBO documentary Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream documentary, Beyoncé sat down with Oprah for a one-on-one sit down. In the hour-long conversation, the two discuss her electric Super Bowl performance, and the preparation leading up to it which she says “I’ve never worked so hard for 12 minutes in my life.” They touch on her her documentary and opening up like we’ve never seen before, from wanting to make love with husband Jay-Z, to the status of her relationship with father and former manager Matthew Knowles.

Bey discusses her tragic miscarriage, and going through a second pregnancy leading to the birth of her daughter Blue Ivy. She also touches on the major role husband Jay-Z plays in her life, not using Twitter, and her plans for 2013.

Watch as the full episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” with Beyoncé below……

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Trinidad James made his late-night television debut on Late Night wih Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night. Backed by The Roots, the stylish ATLien appeared on stage wearing Supreme’s upcoming S/S ’13 camo jacket to perform his popular single “All Gold Everything.” James’ Don’t Be S.A.F.E. mixtape is out now on iTunes with physical copies available on February 19.

Watch Trinidad James’ performance below…..

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In light of Kanye West’s continued success at The Grammys (while he was busy taking in the sights in Brazil with Kim and Will Smith this weekend, he scooped three awards: Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration), CBS Chicago 2 decided to meet up with some of Ye’s old High School teachers to reflect on his climb to “the top of the totem pole.”

“[He used to tell me] he was going to be the best rapper in the whole world,” his old P.E. teacher beamed. “There were times during class where he would be doodling or drawing or he would be writing; back then I would have called it poetry, but it was really rap,” another remembered. Even Kanye’s unforgettable outburst during Taylor Swift’s VMA acceptance speech didn’t surprise some of his teachers; he would often speak out before he thought about the consequences, apparently. Sounds like his teachers always had a hunch about the kid.

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R&B may have been rejuvenated in recent years with the help of some fresh-faced crooners—Frank Ocean, The Weeknd and Miguel to name just a few—but the genre will be missing one of its most beloved voices. Appearing on Good Morning America yesterday, Toni Braxton announced her retirement from recording. The veteran songstress, who has sold over 65 million records worldwide and won an incredible eight Grammy Awards in her 20-year career, explained that “her heart isn’t in [music] anymore.” Ms. Braxton later guested on The Wendy Williams Show, where clarified her previous comments. She did, however, reassure her fans that she will continue to perform live “here and there.”

I’m singing in ['Twist of Faith'] but that’s about it for me… I’ll have do shows here and there, but I’m not going to do any albums… I’m falling out of love with it, it’s weird. I don’t know what to say when I hear songs, they don’t impact me.

Watch Toni Braxton’s announcements after the jump…

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After taking the British music scene by storm last year, Emeli Sandé is currently looking to enjoy the same level of success across the pond. The Scottish songstress made her latest U.S. television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, where she gave warming renditions of “Next To Me” and “Heaven,” both off her 2012 debut album, Our Version of Events, which topped the UK Albums Chart. Emeli is on the bill alongside Skylar Grey for the Myspace Live event in Los Angeles on Feb. 11.

Watch the performances after the jump…

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Icons in their respective fields, Nas and Dave Grohl sat-down for the latest Grammy-special episode of Chelsea Lately. The Foo Fighters frontman played host, and interviewed the Queensbridge rapper about his Grammy nominations and how he feels hip-hop is represented at the prestigious awards show, how hip-hop beefs work, winning an Emmy for his work on Survival 1, the ESPN documentary about amputee soccer players in Liberia, and his Life Is Good song, “Daughters.”

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As they plan “The Next Big Thing” Super Bowl commercial, Samsung has drafted Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd to help—only thing is, they can’t actually mention the Super Bowl (unless they want to get sued, that is). This hilarious 60-second trailer finds the Hollywood funny guys pitching their ideas to Bob Odenkirk, best known as the slick-talking Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad, while trying to dodge the legal hurdles. So, ladies and gentlemen, get ready to tune in to watch “the big plate featuring the San Francisco 50-minus-one-ers and the Baltimore Black Birds” this Sunday!

The full two-minute ad, plus an extended cut version with never-before-seen footage, will be debuted later this week. Viewers will have the chance to win prizes by tweeting out their favorite moments from the commercial, including the hashtag #TheNextBigThing.

Check out the hilarious clip after the jump…

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Fresh off the release of his Wrath of Caine mixtape, Pusha T appeared on 106 & Park yesterday to digest his recent and upcoming power moves. The G.O.O.D. Music MC spoke on his two Grammy nominations (Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, both for “Mercy“), how a Big Daddy Kane song inspired his aforementioned mixtape and painted us a picture of what a G.O.O.D. Music studio session is like. Pusha also offered (yet another) update on the rumored G.O.O.D. Music album, Cruel Winter:

I can’t really speak on the Cruel Winter album as of right now. I can’t say that there’s one coming out, but there’s a lot of music floating around in them studios, [from] all of us, all the whole G.O.O.D. Music gang, so just wait and see what it is.

Pusha’s debut solo album, My Name Is My Name, is due out this Spring via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam.

Check out Pusha T’s appearance on 106 & Park, plus watch him breakdown “Millions,” “Doesn’t Matter” and “Blocka” off Wrath of Caine with Fuse after the jump…

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