Kanye West put on another noteworthy performance of his single “Only One.” After rocking Swedish show Skavlan, Yeezy headed to The Jonathan Ross Show to share his ballad with fans in London. At the end, the host even joined Yeezy on the floor for a few jokes.

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While the wait continues for their new project It’s All a Matter of Perspective (don’t sleep on last year’s Clockwork Indigo EP with The Underachievers, though), Flatbush Zombies resume their “Day of the Dead” series with this new freebie called “Half-Time.” Fellow New Yorker A$AP Twelvyy proves why he’s A$AP Mob’s most underrated spitter with the opening verse before giving way to Meechy Darko and Erick Arc Elliott, who also provided the twinkling boom bap backdrop.

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Detroit’s IBGM collective released their World Champions compilation mixtape on Friday. Dej Loaf, the label’s first lady, contributes the introspective “Hands Down” produced by iRock. Listen below and head over to Live Mixtapes to download the project in its entirety.

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Kanye West’s performance at the 2015 BRIT Awards on Wednesday night will go down as one of the most fire (no pun intended) moments of 2015, not least because he debuted his long-awaited song “All Day.” In this amazing behind-the-scenes clip uploaded on the BRITs’ official YouTube page, we get a glimpse at the moments leading up to that explosive set. See how Kanye psyches himself up before a show below.

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Ab-Soul starts this Saturday off right with a set of new bars — 47 of them, in fact. “This verse was ghostwritten by Capital STEEZ,” he opens before showcasing his aggressive, abstract rhymes over an Alchemist beat. It looks like Solo released this track without TDE’s consent, which wouldn’t be his first conflict with the label.

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B.o.B takes viewers on a visual ride through his stomping grounds in “Candler Rd.” With popular Atlanta upstart Bankroll Fresh by his side, Bobby Ray rounds up the crew and roam through the city of Decatur.

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The Kanye West European takeover continues. After a blazing performance at the BRIT Awards, a visit to Zane Lowe and some new tattoos, Mr. West appeared on Norwegian-Swedish talk show Skavlan.

Standing on an illuminating white stage, Kanye grabbed the auto-tune to perform his latest single “Only One.” Watch below.

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People, take in all the Cam’ron moments you can because after next summer he’s retiring from the rap game. However, we pray to based god that won’t stop him from actin’ a fool on social media. In a candid video captured by Revolt TV after Dipset’s recent BB Kings show, Killa invaded a local Five Guys burger spot to serve one of his favorite childhood DJs, Red Alert.

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Logic and Big K.R.I.T. both put out solid albums in what was an otherwise quiet year in 2014 with Under Pressure and Cadillactica, respectively. Today the Maryland and Mississippi natives join forces on this new song called “Top Ten,” which manages to capture the best elements of their respective sounds — Logic’s quick-tongued introspection and K.R.I.T.’s trunk-rattling intensity — into one powerful combination.

“If I wait on the label to support my vision I might go blind,” Krizzle spits, proving that the independent spirit is still alive — even for a couple of MCs on Def Jam.

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Riding high off the success — and more importantly, impact — of his powerful “Glory” collaboration with John Legend, Common visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (with his brand new Oscar award in hand, no less). The Chicago rapper shared a couple of great stories, like getting a signed pair of sneakers from Michael Jordan when he was a ball boy for the Bulls back in the day and his conversation with Jay Z following his Oscar win.

[Jay Z] was really proud. He said something to me that really touched me. He felt that I represented all of us — people from hip-hop, as black men, as people of love, children of love. He felt that John and I were representing that with this Academy Award.

Turning the attention to more pressing issues, Kimmel also asked Common about him leaving Oprah hanging at the Oscars last weekend. “What had happened was…”

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