Jay-Z Joined Onstage By Nas And Beyonce Knowles: "It seems that the two rappers have well and truly ended their beef…" Pardon, I had to laugh at the Brits not believing it until they saw it for themselves.

Snoop enjoys some Dre production on his new album, which is more than we can say for some people.  

Freddie Foxx plans a Rakim dis track on his upcoming LP Amerikkkan Black Man.

Interview with Mimi Valdes, Dave Mays, and Benzino about Hip Hop Weekly. Turns out Star will be writing a column too. 

Def Jam Fall release schedule. Looks like the Little Homey got his shit pushed back. No surprise there. I’m not sure who they think they’re kidding with that October 3rd date for Red Gone Wild though.  

Oprah launches all hip hop all the time radio channel. (I kid, of course.) 

Farrakhan diclsoses illness, steps down as head of NOI

Here are some random pics from the weekend. These first few are from the Boost Mobile RockCorps Show at Radio City. The rest are from T.I.’s birthday party at The Maritime Hotel in NYC which, incidentally, had an unusually high ratio of New York mixtape/underground rappers.

Clifford’s birthday party:

In case you didn’t know, Jay has been writing a journal documenting his world tour over at MTV.com. There are also exclusive concert pics and information about how the water crisis is affecting the places he’s visiting and other regions around the world. The pic above is from his show in Manchester on Friday. (courtesy of MTV News)

As you may have heard last week from a certain female rapper who will get no publicity on this site, Jay is actually the anti-christ. But I bet you didn’t know he was also brainwashing us with satanic messages in his music.

Meanwhile…WTF?!  

50 shares his secret for bagging women: take baths.  Here’s the trailer for his upcoming movie with Sam Jackson, Home of the Brave.

Game on BET’s In My Hood.  

LRG promo ft Kanye, Hi Tek, DJ Drama, Just Blaze, etc. 

Video for Hi Tek’s Where It Started ft. Jadakiss, Papoose, Talib Kweli and Raekwon New link

J-Love – Cormega: The Essence Of The Streets courtesy of Mixtapetorrents.com

Styles P and Sheek – 914 (produced by Pete Rock)

Alleged first single from Jeezy’s Thug Motivation 102:

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What’s up with Congressman Charles Rangel selling out? I was wondering the same thing.

It’s been a minute since I’ve shown this kid any love. Line ‘Em Up is the focus of this post but the two other songs are actually better in my opinion.

Papoose – Line Em Up

Radio rips of a couple of other new tracks, Wake Up Call and 2nd place, 1st Loser.

Papoose segment from Sub Z-Ro DVD.

I might be alone on this one, but this song is actually not as awful as I initially thought. It’s still a goofy commercial jingle, but it is kinda catchy. The scantily clad women in this video don’t hurt their case either.

Here’s the trailer for the documentary Mixtape Inc. by Walter Bell.

From the film’s website:

An in-depth, unprecedented behind-the-scenes look into the gritty world of illegal Hip Hop Mixtapes. There’s a battle brewing between the Mixtape DJs, the Performers, Retailers and Buyers on one side and the multi-billion dollar Record Labels and the Copyright Infringement Authorities (RIAA) on the other. Its a love-hate relationship and some have paid the price – jail, fines and more. Yet, Mixtapes have become an important part of the Hip Hop culture, revolutionized the Hip Hop music industry and changed the way we hear and buy Hip Hop music. The financial stakes are extremely high. These entrepreneurial compilations are now the root of a new power struggle — the urban streets of America and Mixtapes (the other music industry) vs. the traditional corporate music industry. This documentary will take you inside the riveting, unflinching dramas of this volcanic battle.

As far as I can tell, you can only catch this at film festivals or special screenings. You can request a screeening in your area by going here.

You can also check out a clip on the making of the film and a preview clip featuring DJ Silva Surfa.

I can’t believe he had the balls to name his first official single Strip Club. You just know that at some point a meeting took place where 50′s mixtape cover was pinned on the wall and pros and cons were weighed.

This is an ok quality radio rip. A good quality copy will be available shortly.  

The Game – Strip Club (Let’s Ride) (radio rip)

CD Quality  (jacked from The Rap Up)

Trailer for Conspiracy: Ten Years Later from Biggie’s right hand, Damion “D-Roc” Butler.

CONSPIRACY: TEN YEARS LATER is the FACTUAL “story behind the story” of FAMILY, LIES and BETRAYAL told by the most explosive “never-seen” archive footage in New York hip hop history — FOOTAGE THAT WAS LOST DURING THE TRIAL, WILL FINALLY BE EXPOSED TO THE PUBLIC AND THE SHOCKING TRUTH WILL FINALLY BE REVEALED —

Pitchfork has pics and a rundown of a secret free show Lupe held in Chi-town last night. He’s also scheduled to join Jay when his Roc the Block tour hits the U.K. Oh an here’s a bonus track from F&L.

More Game/Ras Kass Youtube fuckery 

Pics of Kanye and Tribe performing in Seattle.

I’m starting to think that people come up with the names for these mashup mixtapes first and then try to make the combinations work.

J Prince says Harry-O is a snitch.

Redman is hosting the High Times Stony Awards. 

Nore sells an embarrasing 11,000 copies of his Reggaeton album. Now that you got it out of your system, lets get The Reunion Pt 2 popping. 

Fresh is posting Eye Candy now. You gotta love it.  

Clipse want to lynch everybody at Jive. There words not mine.  

Ludacris ft. Beans, Pimp C, and C-Murder – Do Your Time (webrip)

From Wutangcorp.com:

Raekwon’s management has told Wu-Tang Corp that the highly anticipated "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II" is almost finished, if not already finished. According to Raekwon’s management the production credits are shared 50/50 between Dr. Dre and RZA but the final tracklisting has yet to prove if it will be the end result.

The whole Wu-Tang Clan will appear on the album, with more guests still to be announced.

They also mention that Ghost is working on his next album More Fish.

Raekwon – Rooftop