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Jeezy moves 353K to debut #1, while Ghost puts up Sheek Louch numbers, landing all the way down at #71.

Jadakiss debunks the Cash Money rumor to AHH.  

Em’s divorce from Kim is final. Again.  

Idolator dug up this nice video tribute to Beat Street 

Damn the NYPD is really fucking up my flow with this one.

Speaking of the NYPD, Papoose talks to SOHH about 50 Shots.  

Nas talks about how he was drunk my himself for his first 3 albums. 

Audio of the Little Homey on Flex last night.  

Vibe chops it up with Ballerina P. 

Melle Mel weighs in on the 50/Oprah "beef" (via FreezeFiya) 

Nah Right takes home the award for Best Hip Hop .com/blog at the HHNLive Awards. Big Holiday shout out to everybody putting in work over there.  

This sounds like a cool idea. We’ll see how it works out.

Download Wildstyle’s Christmas mixtape here if you know what’s good for you.

Little Homey must have bent the elbow a little too hard last night at that release party/funeral thing. How are you forgetting lyrics from the album you just dropped.

1 - Clinton Sparks Intro
2 - Shut Em Down Freestyle
3 - Pain Interlude
4 - Pain
5 - Let’s Go
6 - We Must Be In Love
7 - She’s A Ho
8 - The Note
9 -  Agent Orange
10 - Push
11 - Desire
12 - Stray Bullet Freestyle
13 - The Sniper’s Skit
14 - Gun Draws
15 - Glorious
16 - Down By Law
17 - Outro 

Clinton Sparks and DJ Boogie Present: The Awakening

Or get it by torrent here. 

Related: Apparently Monch is now an Okayplayer.

Here is part 2 of Peter Rosenberg’s talk with Ghost and Theodore Unit. He gets at Shawn Wiggs about his ode to no limit hold ‘em and Trife speaks on Rae’s comments towards Jay last month.

In case you missed it, here is part 1.

I can’t believe that in a story about the closing of legendary Brooklyn vinyl shop Beat Street, the best anecdote the Daily News could dig up was about the group Fannypack.

Coke Is It 

Anybody That Rhymes About [Selling Drugs] Is A Dummy 

ego trip’s White Rapper Show debuts on January 8th.  

You can never really have too many Ghostface interviews.  

JR Rotem on 50 "he’s in it for the love of hip-hop."

Hoover: Rap Sucks and It’s Dirty 

Lots of new albums in stores today. You know you want that Bow Wow, so don’t be shy at the record store this week.

Nas Celebrates His New Album "Hip Hop is Dead" At His Black & White Ball 

Is Battlerap.com a fraud? UPDATE: HHNLIve gets the other side of the story.

Once considered a rap graveyard, Koch now a moneymaking opportunity for rappers

Former LAPD Deputy Chief involved in Biggie Case admits to a sexual relationship with subordinate. 

It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

It’s that time of year.

Skillz - ‘06 Rap Up 

Ya dig? Send one of your goonies a Capo Christmas card here.

Directed by Mazik Saevitz Featuring… John Yancey, Common, Will.I.AM, Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Karriem Riggins, Frank N Dank.

Pharoah Monch links with Clinton Sparks and DJ Boogie Blind for a pre-Desire mixtape. Link coming soon.  

It appears that the New York Post has 50 Cent confused with The Game in this story about insurance coverage for the DJ Zxulu incident. 

Newsweek piece on Common, one of their selections for Who’s Next In ‘07.

Cuba tries to tame rappers with government agency

For Rap Pioneers, Paydays Are Measured in Pocket Change

Parts two and three of Creative Loafing’s extensive BMF piece.

Another case of overly descriptive lyrics contributing to a prosecution case against their author.

Don’t believe the hype about murder

A Steady Diet of Coke: Like the thugs in The Wire, the latest crop of rappers turns to hard drugs to fuel their gruesome, operatic narrative

A better version of the Diddy Kiddies SNL clip

Nas on Jimmy Kimmel

Nas losing in court to Carmen.  

Pics and video of Rakim and Styles P performing at BB Kings last month.

Papoose and Young Hot Rod of all people over the Black Republicans beat

Me and a bunch of other hip hop bloggers pick the 10 Best Albums of ‘06. 

Bol runs down the year in hip hop books. I’ve personally read  and recommend all but one of these titles (The Notorious C.O.P.)

Joell Ortiz is set to release The Brick on Koch in Feb. ‘07. 

Efil4erocdren (c) exo

Trailer for Freeway’s movie What We Do. 

Go here and pick up that new Mick Boogie and Wally Sparks Clipse mixtape Rock Muzick.

UPDATES: The Guardian takes a look at Foxy’s recent legal troubles 

Breaking: Commercial radio lacks diversity 

You may have heard about this Jadakiss/Cash Money rumor over the weekend.

Mixtape Monday: Is Hip-Hop Dead? Luda, Big Boi Disagree With Nas 

Wired gets some mixtape tips from Whoo Kid. (via Prohiphop)