Young Jeezy x DJ Drama The Real Is Back Cover
Hits the streets on Saturday at 1:03 PM. Happy Memorial Day! 
Turn Down The Lights (Audio) Kanye West – Live @ Festival Mawazine, Morocco 5-22-11
Kanye West took the stage at Festival Mawazine in Morocco a couple days ago to perform for over 100,000 fans in Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Luckily for us, the concert was also broadcasted, so we’re treated to a full audio and video rip of the show. The set was nearly identical to his Coachella performance
S/O To the Homies IATWL
Boosie In more Trouble…………
Lousiana’s WAFB reports that the rapper and two other inmates were allegedly trying to smuggle codeine syrup into the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He’s been charged with conspiracy to introduce contraband into a penal institution and inciting a felony. Boosie is currently serving time for first degree murder.
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Big Sean – Finally Famous (Artwork)
In stores June 28 2011. #Defjamback booooooooooooooooooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Drake’s OVO Fest
It’s that time of the year again! The 2nd annual OVO Festival will occur on July 31st 2011 at the Molson Amphitheater in Toronto with Drake, Rick Ross, The Weeknd and other special guests. Tickets will go on sale on June 3rd 2011 at 11am/ET via Ticketmaster. Make sure to cop those tickets asap because it’s going to be bananas (and they will be sold out)! Mark. My. Words. – ATF
Mobb Deep & Nas To Collaborate On Upcoming Album
From HipHopDX:
Havoc says fans can expect a Mobb Deep and Nas album and explains why performing “The Infamous” in its entirety at Rock the Bells presents a new challenge for the duo.
One of the surprises announced during last night’s Rock the Bells press conference was that Havoc and Prodigy would be performing Mobb Deep’s The Infamous album in its entirety, joining a list of acts that includes Nas, Lauryn Hill and Souls of Mischief, to name a few. This news broke as Mobb Deep continues to work on new material after Prodigy’s recent release from prison. Havoc sat down with us to talk about joining the Rock the Bells lineup and broke exclusive news to HipHopDX by saying, “We’re going to do a Mobb Deep and Nas album.”
When asked what fans can expect from Mobb Deep’s renewed relationship with Nas, following their “Dog Shit” release, Havoc said that fans can expect, “an album from it.”
“We’re gonna do a Mobb Deep and Nas album. It hasn’t begun but we tipped the iceberg a little bit with the ‘Dog Shit.’ I think as we was working, doing songs back and forth with Nas recently, I think it was just a mutual thought, like, ‘Yo, let’s make a fucking album.’ Everybody was like, ‘Yeah, that would be dope. Fuck it, what we waiting for? Let’s do it.'”
The trio will have time to record over the summer as all three have decided to join the Rock the Bells tour. Like Mobb Deep, Nas will also perform an album in its entirety. He is scheduled to perform Illmatic. For Mobb Deep, this tour will bring about some exciting new challenges, as Havoc explained.
Rick Ross Brings Maybach Music To ‘RapFix Live’ Wednesday
Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill and Pill will join Sway on ‘RapFix Live’ Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.
Nas and Hill Confirmed for ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES
Artists confirmed for the ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES include:
Ms. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill +
Nas – Illmatic +
Cypress Hill – Black Sunday +
Erykah Badu*
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star +
Raekwon & Ghostface – Only Built for Cuban Linx +
Mobb Deep – The Infamous +
The GZA – Liquid Swords +
Immortal Technique
Slaughterhouse
Mac Miller*
Curren$y*
Souls of Mischief – 93 ‘til Infinity +
Black Moon
Childish Gambino
Blu & Exile
Fashawn
Random Axe*
Masta Killah – No Said Date +
Evidence*
Macklemore*
Freddie Gibbs
Roc Marciano
Ms. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill +
Nas – Illmatic +
Cypress Hill – Black Sunday +
Erykah Badu*
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star +
Raekwon & Ghostface – Only Built for Cuban Linx +
Mobb Deep – The Infamous +
The GZA – Liquid Swords +
Immortal Technique
Slaughterhouse
Mac Miller*
Curren$y*
Souls of Mischief – 93 ‘til Infinity +
Black Moon
Childish Gambino
Blu & Exile
Fashawn
Random Axe*
Masta Killah – No Said Date +
Evidence*
Macklemore*
Freddie Gibbs
Roc Marciano
+ notes full-album sets
* notes performance on select dates only
Hosted by:
The RZA + MURS 3:16 + Supernatural
ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES Tour Dates
08.20 San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
08.27 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
09.03 New York, NY – Governor’s Island
09.10 Boston, MA
The Guerilla Union pre-sale for the ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES will go from June 3 at 10am PST – 10pm PST. The general on-sale starts on June 4. Fans are advised to visit www.rockthebells.net for the exact lineup per city and are encouraged to sign up for the Guerilla Union newsletter for important announcements and up-to-date information regarding the tour.
Luke Loses Mayor Run
The 11-candidate field for Miami-Dade County mayor has been whittled down to two.
Election results Tuesday night confirmed what poll numbers and political experts had predicted would occur: former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Carlos Gimenez will battle in a June 28 runoff election for the mayor’s post.
With all precincts reporting, Robaina placed first in Tuesday’s voting, receiving more than 33 percent of votes cast. Gimenez was less than five points behind with nearly 29 percent of votes cast.
Former state Rep. Marcelo Llorente placed a distant third at nearly 15 percent, followed by rapper-turned-politician Luther “Luke†Campbell at 11 percent.
Heineken X Good Music in DC ????
Heineken’s set to kick off their Red Star Access summer concert series with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. The tour begins in New York on June 9th with 18 shows including Miami, Chicago, DC, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Atlanta, Houston, and Detroit.
Young Jeezy & DJ Drama Reunite On Mixtape
Jeezy plans to kick the summer off with his next mixtape, The Real Is Back. Hosted by DJ Drama, if all goes as planned, it should be out this Memorial Day Weekend.
ATCQ Beats Rhymes & Life Movie Poster
Here’s the official poster for A Tribe Called Quest’s short-film, Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, which is directed by Michael Rapaport. The documentary which premiered at the Sundance Festival earlier this year opens up July 8 in New York and Los Angeles. See the rest of the shows across the country here.
Big K.R.I.T. R4 The Prequel Cover & Tracklist
After the succuss of ReturnOf4Eva, Big K.R.I.T. will re-release the project with the selected cuts below via iTunes on June 7. Debut album coming soon.
1. Sookie Now feat. David Banner
2. Time Machine feat. Chamillionaire
3. Country Shit Remix f. Ludacris and Bun B.
4. The Vent
5. Moon & Stars feat. Devin The Dude, Curren$y & Killa Kyleon
Jay Rock invites you to "Follow Me Home" 7/26
On 7/26 Jay Rock invites you to Follow Me Home with his highly anticipated Strange Music debut album. Here’s your chance to preorder your copy of Follow Me Home and experience Jay Rock for yourself. With gritty and honest tracks like “All My Life†and “No Joke†and featuring artists like Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Rick Ross and will.i.am, Follow Me Home is sure to be an instant classic. With your preorder you’ll receive an autographed copy of the CD, two bonus tracks, a limited edition shirt (XL only) and a full-color Jay Rock sticker. So click here to preorder your copy of Jay Rock’s album, Follow Me Home, and hear his story from the start.
S/O J.R.
Kola Boof (Osama Bin Laden’s Former Mistress) Disses Wale On Twitter; Wale Responds
“There wasn’t a single Black woman in “Pretty Girlsâ€â€¦so what in the f— was he saying about African women?? His own race?†@WALE is a little Punk B—h Nigerian Skin Bleacher who wants to escape his own people & gets PAID 2 do s. I know enough about @WALE …and he’s a LOSER a– Motherf—er in my book. Don’t give a s–t who’s IN DENIAL. F–k WALE
If #WALE was my g–damn son I’d drown that Chimp-brained Nigerian N—erstock motherf—er. And feed his a– to the Red Ants. Loser mofo! And Black Women….keep making excuses & supporting these mofos…..that’s what IRKs me. Dumb a– Black Women. You would think Black Women would have 2 halves of a brain to tune out these mofos..but they the #1 supporters. This man HATES US…hates our whole f—ing existence & wants to escape blackness…and we making him rich!!??
“To me….a man like WALE….is no different than a f—ing Clansmen. He just gets away with his s–t bec. he’s dark black. But let WALE have to decide between saving YOU from drowning and a European. He’s a skin bleacher. Might as well be Jergen. NO DUMB A–….he doesn’t “REP†Nigeria. You’re just too stupid to see his messages. He promotes f—ing SKIN BLEACHING!
Why wouldn’t NIGERIAN children want to bleach their skin after watching a WALE video?? How could they not? Think about the IMAGES in Wale’s videos….and then look at why Nigerian kids, both male & female, want to skin bleach. HIS VIDEOS!! partly. Just remember….that KOLA will kick your f—ing a– @WALE ……you’re f—ing GUPPIE! OH PLEASE….people are acting like I can’t cuss someone out because I’m a Novelist?….I’m harder than ANY f—ing rapper. NOVELIST, POET….Bin laden’s Ex-Mistress….and **HARDER** than any f—ing Rapper. These punks are snot nosed wimps. Wale….is a f—ing Nigerian Cl-t-B—h. F–k Wale. Oh please….I’m HARDER than any rapper…….you insecure little colortsruck roach invaders.â€
Update–at least Wale responded:
“Kola boof… I won’t beef with you as a rapper, but as a proud black man with intellect. We can show the world what ignorance looks like. Excuse me @KolaBoof.
According to this lunatic @kolaboof I promote “skin bleaching†and I hate black women. And @kolaboof thinks that because she contributed to writing a few books, that she can talk down to me. With all due respect ms @kolaboof I can sit up here and say you were porking terrorist…like a lot of your peers say. But I’d rather not, because I’m ignorant to @kolaboof whatever relationship you had with Ol’ Boy [Osama bin Laden]. ..and my ignorance to THAT particular subject will keep me quiet. W/ that said u should 2. @kolaboof your pretentious. Your a disgusting human being, an absolute disgrace to the very people you pretend to endorse. “
Birdman Covers XXL
Birdman returns to the cover of XXL. Issue hits newsstands on June 7th, but heres an excerpt below.
“Honestly, I gave him the floor,†Baby says of Weezy. “He wanted it. I been with him since he was seven years old, eight years old. I been in his life all of his life, and he was like, “Let me handle, it.†At the time, me as an artist, losing my sister and everything I was going through personally, I was just like, ‘Go ahead, I’ma just support what you gon’ do. You can handle it.’ And I took a step back. Probably was the smartest move I ever made in my life was to let him go ‘head.â€

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