Directed by Hype Williams.

via Yardie

via MTV:

Marshall Mathers has an army of supporters, and thanks to them, Eminem has risen to the top of the fan voting in our Hottest MC poll. With 40 percent of the votes thus far, he’s pulled ahead of Joe Budden and 50 Cent, who had been the leading vote getters in the weeks since we opened the poll. Now that those votes are being factored into this year’s official list, it seems fans are aware that the stakes are higher.

Due to the whopping 420 percent increase in voting, we decided to delay revealing the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust’s list and let you guys weigh in. We’re encouraging everyone to continue to be engaged in this conversation and cast your vote for the Hottest MCs in the Game until September 21.

When the poll closes, we’ll tally up your votes for the top 10 along with the votes from the Hip-Hop Brain Trust. The official list of the Hottest MCs in the Game will be unveiled this October.

Vote here.

Related: Hottest MCs Poll Voting Extended To September 21

Rick Ross & Trina – Skyline

via X

So apparently Rhymefest took exception to the re-use of a Kiss verse that originally appeared on his leaked song “What Up” on this  Jadakiss and Laz blend that Cookin Soul produced and so he started letting off shots in Laz and CS’s direction on Twitter. As far as I know, CS has already sorted this out with ‘Fest.

Laz? Not so much…

Says him:

P.S TELL RHYMEFEST STOP RUNNING HIS MOUTH ON TWITTER ABOUT ME,THATS LAME.

St. Laz – 32 Bars (Rhymefest Diss)

If you ask me, this whole shit is being blown out of proportion. Laz should’ve went out of his way to make sure the song was labeled as a blend, and maybe ‘Fest overreacted a bit to the “theft” of the Kiss verse. I mean, nowadays, once something is out there, there’s a good chance it’s gonna get jacked. I see all types of blends with no-name rappers on blogs everyday. Then again, he probably paid good money for that verse. But I guess all of that is neither here nor there at this point.

Here’s the video I mentioned here. I’d still like to know what a Boogz Boogetz is.

On July 28th, Ludacris, Carmelo Anthony and pro-skater Rob Drydek got together at the London Hotel West in L.A. for the official, star-studded launch of the new Tag Signature Series line of body sprays. Luda, Melo and Rob have each teamed up with Tag to create their own customized scent bearing their names and likenesses.

Peep the video above for some footage of Luda, Melo and Rob on the Red Carpet and some pretty ladies handing out Tag Signature Series Body Spray.

Check out some pictures from the event here.

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“The mayor was saying he spoke to 50 and he agreed that it wouldn’t be a performance. Yo, I can’t get at the mayor. I don’t even wanna say anything bad about him — I don’t wanna get pulled over when I leave from outta here! But 50′s big, 50s bigger than life. Rumor is he spent over half a million dollars on this.”

“I know he has over 30 busses for Great Adventure on the 29th. To me, it’s a positive thing — it’s giving back. Just like how they did Baisley Park,” Yayo said, referring to Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Community Garden, which 50 dedicated late last year. “Shout out to Preme, I know he in the Feds throwing up. He bought your park. When you got money, you can do whatever you wanna do.”

via MTV

Chris hits up Crack Distributors Radio for a little spit session.

Interview coming soon.

Previously: Young Chris feat. Freeway – Rap Money (Behind The Scenes)

Props: Sean the Robot

Says Decatur Dan:

My good friend Mikkey Halsted was just recently in Atlanta this past weekend finishing up on his current project “Chicago: The Photo album”. He invited me to the studio to preview some of the tracks and give my opinion on what should make the cut. Rebel 2 America is produced by No I.D. and got my vote to lock it in as 1 of the 12 tracks. Listen and you’ll see why.

Previously: Truck North, Big Pooh & Mikkey Halsted Freestyle in The Park (RHTV)