(Creative Control)

Mikey: The boxer that doesn’t want it with Pacman pays Dame a visit at his DD172 compound. Also Dame’s Good Day New York feature after the jump (via RR)

(more…)

Mikey: Now, I’ve been a Nicki supporter since she was spittin’ ride or die chick raps with Gravy Jamal Woolard, so it’s just crazy to me to see her growth and transformation. Anyway, MTV caught up with the Harajuku Barbie on set at the video shoot for her first single “Massive Attack”.

Throwback: Gravy (feat Nicki Minaj) “Affirmative Action” (download link)

I had to dig through a few hard drives for this one. But I just remember sitting in my dorm room hearing this joint and thinking, “yo shorty could be a problem”… now look

Mikey: I’m not sure about this one, but here’s the trailer for Snoop’s new mini movie inspired by his Malice N Wonderland album. The movie stars Jamie Foxx, Xzibit, Soulja Boy, Murs, Diplo, Mayer Hawthorne, MC Lyte, among many others.

Mikey: Here’s another video clip I had laying around from the Jim Jones’ The Ghost of Rich Porter listening last week. Here, Capo goes on say he doesn’t think that he’s the Rich Porter of Rap, but that there are “Rich Porter” like figures in every hood.

Exclusive Access shot a lil behind scenes footage at the Waka x Diddy x Rick Ross “O Let’s Do It (remix)” video shoot. No rappers were robbed in the making of this video.

Mikey: It looks like Shallah found some time to relax and visit the the zoo while on tour in Perth, Australia. I assure you the commentary in this video alone is worth the watch, they need to make a skit from the sound clips. After the jump Rae speaks on this years’s Paid Dues Tour and some behind the scenes footage from his forthcoming “Canal Street” music video.

Related: NewMusic: Meth, Ghost & Rae “Miranda”

(more…)

Mikey: Jonathan Mannion has shot them all… way to many to start naming. His photos will forever be part a Hip-Hop history from CD and magazine covers to full size portraits, Mannion is the illest. (via RESPECT)

Mikey: The homies at VIBE sat down with one of my personal favorites, Janelle Monae, to discus her new project, The Archandroid. In this, clip Janelle talks about the impact that Big Boi and Diddy have had on her career. Expect more clips from the interview soon.

Mikey: While on set at Drake’s video shoot for his first single “Over”, MTV News got Drizzy to speak about the concept behind his project.

“We talked colors, we talked epic, emotion-evoking visuals,” the 23-year-old Toronto native said of the collaborative “Over” video. “The story is actually interesting. The song is so aggressive, and it’s sort of a love story in the video. It has a lot to do with the album [Thank Me Later]. The album is about finding love, feeling ‘Have I sold my soul’ as far as ‘Will I ever be able to gain the trust of a woman? Will I only be able to be around the dark, evil women? Will I ever find that pure love?’ Those elements are in the video.

Just to catch you guys up to speed, over the weekend Lloyd announced that he has officially signed with Interscope, Lil Tunechi’s Rebirth Album was certified Gold moving over 500k units, 50 Cent revealed that he was already 3 songs deep into his next album, Black Magic while his bodyguard got into a lil trouble for roughing up some paps in Denmark and Rah Digga spoke to XXL about her comeback album,

(Video clips after the jump)

(more…)

New Music: Meth, Ghost & Rae “Miranda”
The three Wu swordsmen dropped this joint on iTunes off that Wu-Massacre (Mar.30th)

New Music: Redman “Buck Buck” (prod. by Illmind) (download link)
Funk Doc hooks up with fellow Jersey native Illmind for some Brick City grit

New Mixtape: G.O.O.D. Music, Nah Right & Universal Motown Present Consequence Movies On Demand (download link)

(New Music from Asher Roth, Ski Beatz feat. Mos Def & Whosane, Joell Ortiz, Gudda Gudda feat Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy feat. Keyshia Cole and more after the jump)

(more…)