Birdman wasn’t the only dude putting his money on the New England Patriots. Over here on the East Coast, our friends Cousin Bang and Cam’ron put on a friendly wager between themselves. Actually, “friendly” probably isn’t the best word even though these two are family. It appears Cam’s infamous New York logo chain was the wager for their Giants vs. Patriots Super Bowl championship bet. Cam had his hometeam of course, or so he thought... Skitzo sent us this footage to show us what really went down. HAHA!

after the jump, check out why nobody in the world wants to upset Cousin Bang…

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A$AP Rocky’s boo has officially signed with Interscope Records. The Australian bombshell elaborated on her deal with Billboard’s The Juice. Apparently, Jimmy Iovine was so taken back by her that he compared her to the  “next Tupac.” That’s a pretty bold statement, and I’m sure Jimmy will have a response to this at some point. Currently, Iggy is working on her debut album, The New Classic (slated for June).

“It’s a family and it’s a long-term commitment,” Iggy tells The Juice. “People aren’t just asking you to sign for one album. They’re asking you to sign for like three or four, sometimes five and that’s like a marriage.”

“I think they [labels] have things that they specialize in. Def Jam, I love. I was super close to signing with them. I think they’re just the best team. I think they’re really passionate about what they do and you can just tell that they’re so hungry over there. But then you look at who they’ve got signed to their label and it kind of makes you be like, ‘I don’t know. Am I going to be the guinea pig here for this?’ I don’t know.”

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Drizzy has been doing a lot of explaining lately. Take Care definitely seems to be his most introspective work to date, according to what he says here. He also  explains why “The Ride” (feat. The Weeknd) differs from the rest of the album. It’s about Drake stepping back and looking at how far he’s already come and noticing all that’s changed. The real life story of Aubrey Graham.

Drizzy’s Interview with NYMag
Kendrick Lamar, Boi-1 da, T-Minus On Making Drake’s ‘Take Care’
Billboard’s Track by Track review
all after the jump….

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With Heavy D’s untimely passing still fresh on hip-hop’s collective minds, rappers from all coasts are coming forth with remarkable things to say about the late rapper. DMX said earlier this morning, Heavy was one of the reasons he believed he could make it as a rapper. Now, Lil Cease has  revealed that Heav and Big wanted to record a whole project together. Biggie’s former right-hand man spoke about the immediate bond the MCs shared and the tremendous influence D had on Big. (Props to Shaheem/XXL)

“Hev was that mentor [to Big],” Cease explained. “Hev would give him lessons on the type of records to make. ‘Don’t be afraid to go out your comfort zone. I know you’re known for the ‘Gimme the Loots’ and ‘Ready to Dies,’ but don’t be afraid to make those other type of records, too.’ He was letting him know, ‘The ladies tend to like us big guys if we talking the right shit.’

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Drizzy kicked off his Club Paradise (with special guest Kendick Lamar & A$AP Rocky) tour last night at Penn State University. We’ve heard Drake talk about this tour extensively and explain how he really wanted to hit the colleges and smaller venues this go around. Surprisingly, I’m not seeing much quality video and photos floating around, but we’ve compiled a few things for now.

Before closing out his set, Drake dedicated a few words to the prestigious campus, currently knee deep in controversy.

“I want to truly thank you for being able to come together and have a great evening. Like I said, despite everything that’s going on around you, this is one of the greatest schools in the motherfu**in’ world. I love you,” he said to cheers from 15,000 concertgoers. “I’d love to come back some time, maybe with some of my family like Nicki Minaj. So while I work on making that happen, you work on being the beautiful people that you are. And until next time I see you, take care.” - via RapUp

more photos and video after the jump…

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Our girl Nitty Scott, MC just released her project, Doobies x Popsicle Sticks, which features 8 original tracks of pure hip-hop. Nitty grabbed up the likes of 6th Sense, J. Period and Mick Boogie to help out on the boards. Her fan fav. “Auntie Maria’s Crib” is also featured on this tape.

download link and track list after the jump…

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The first annual MTV2 Sucker Free Awards is going down on Dec. 4th at the club Liv in Miami. I’m guessing it’ll be some kind of YMCMB takeover from what I gather. MTV announced more details today and said Weezy and Baby will be performing “Y.U. Mad” from Birdman’s Bigga Than Life album /‘Billionaire Minds’ mixtape as a part of their set. The big show airs on Dec. 4th on MTV2.

FAN VOTED SUCKER FREE AWARDS CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES:

Must Follow Artist in Social Media – To vote via Twitter, use #suckerfreeawards and #twitterking · Tyler, The Creator · 50 Cent · Fabolous · Chris Brown · Lil Duval

Rookie of the Year (Best Debut Album) – To vote via Twitter, use #suckerfreeawards and #RookieoftheYear · Tyler, The Creator · Big Sean · J. Cole · Wiz Khalifa

The Best Crew of 2011 – To vote via Twitter, use #suckerfreeawards and #bestcrew · Maybach Music Group · Odd Future · YMCMB · Slaughterhouse/Shady 2.0 · GOOD Music · Roc Nation · Taylor Gang

Check out the Tastemaker nominees after the jump…

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This one slipped past the cracks yesterday but I love these dudes music so I had to post. NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Eric Gordon make guest appearances in this flick. Also take a peak at the cover art for their upcoming album, The Div, below.

new videos from Kidz N In The Hall and Freddie Gibbs x Statik Selektah also after the jump…

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Trey Songz really went for it today. He just dropped two brand new mixtapes: one R&B  and one rap. Even with the overflow of rappers these days, I guess I can’t be mad at this. Let’s just hope this doesn’t influence rappers to drop R&B mixtapes (except Drake).

Download Links for Anticipation 2 and #LemmeHolDalBeat2 after the jump…

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In support of his book The Tanning of America, Steve Stoute gave the Huffington post an exclusive clip from his interview with Jay-Z.

Check out part one of the exclusive interview above, featuring Jay-Z discussing the meaning of his joint album with Kanye West, Watch the Throne, which debuted at number one in 23 countries; on his epiphany that his music has a substantial impact on mainstream America; and on being an unpaid spokesman for Cristal champagne.

Jay also talks about the significance of the Hard Knock Life Tour. I would have stabbed somebody with a rusty screw driver back in the day for a ticket to go that tour. *sigh*

Excerpt from Stoute’s chapter: “Hard Knock Life” after the jump…

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