So word on the Tweets last night was that Pusha sent some shots in the direction of Jay-Z during the Clipse show at Hiro Ballroom.

Well, Miss Info and Mikey came through with the footage (above) and it turns out the verse he was spitting appeared on the Til The Casket Drops mixtape that dropped late last year:

“To he to claims to be the heir, how dare Pusha nay say it/them n—-as hear me and they may day it/ so I could care less if Jay say it/its too too political when Jay say it/he play’ the game, just instant replay it. The Best Duo Ever, I hang man these words together…”

So basically, those lines could possibly be interpreted as shots at Shawn Carter (I personally don’t think they are), but the point is, they’re definitely not fresh shots.

More performance footage after the jump.

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Half of Crooked I’s family tree and Royce Da 5’9 go off on this cut off the Mr. Pig Face Weapon Waist EP.

Crooked I ft. Horse Shoe Gang & Royce Da 5’9 – Cypher

Props to Shake

ROLLING OUT TV TAKES YOU ON A JOURNEY WITH H-TOWN’S OWN “DEVIN THE DUDE”….JOIN US AS WE GO SHOPPIN’, EAT, TAKE SHOTS, & CHOKE OUT WITH THA DUDE

Previously: Mac Lethal feat. Devin The Dude & Evidence – Prove It To Me

Off that Mac With Da Cheese, directed by Picture Perfect.

Previously: French Montana ft. Ma$e & Jadakiss – New York Minute (Remix)

Grafh hops on that Hov and Swizz joint.

Grafh – On To The Next One (Remix)

Props to Mr. X

Previously: Grafh – Smiling Faces

Miss Info reports that Angie Martinez has spoken to Shyne and it looks like he will definitely be deported to Belize.

Shyne’s team is fighting to stay in the US where his mother and his grandmother live and where they raised him….but it seems like he’s going to have to continue the fight from Belize. Shyne will be released from Immigration custody but will then be deported to Belize soon. He has Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree advocating on his behalf in concert with his legal team. They’re still urging fans to reach out to Governor Patterson’s office to petition for Shyne’s pardon (click here for Paterson’s email and his address) but deportation is imminent.

And what about Shyne’s mental state? Angie says “Shyne is one of the strongest people I know and he’s handling this situation just as I’d expect him to. It must be frustrating for all of his friends and family; he served his time, and keeps getting all these different dates and conflicting information. But he’s a soldier, he’s dealing with it.”

Well that sucks, but I think we all saw that coming after he wasn’t immediately released from custody. I actually think he has a good shot at getting back into the country…it’s just that these things take time.

Previously: Shyne Remains In Custody Due To Immigration Status

Above, Cube performs “Why We Thugs” live with DJ Crazy Toones @ Auditorium Shores in Austin, TX.

After the cut, check out a “mixblog” with Kurupt and Crazy Toones doing a joint called “2 Turntables And A Microphone”.

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The Lost geek in me thinks this is the best shit ever. I didn’t even realize 88 fucked with the show so hard.

Lyrics after the jump.

88-Keys – Baggage Claim (Prod. by Needlz)

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via MTV

50 said that just because he’s got a song with a crooning chorus doesn’t mean he’s abandoned a street edge for his upcoming Before I Self Destruct LP.

“Not particularly this song, but the entire project … I meant for it to be a little harder and what I fell in love with about hip-hop and within hip-hop,” Fif said on the song’s video set Saturday. “I accomplished it. Before I Self Destruct is absolutely harder than Get Rich or Die Tryin’ or other projects in between. The Massacre had some real aggressive content on it, but there were other things I wanted to do, like ‘Ryder Music,’ ‘Baltimore Love Thing,’ ‘Build You Up,’ featuring Jamie Foxx. This project [Before I Self Destruct], I kept all of those things out of it. I just made it what I wanted it to be. This album is my album right now. It’s like the prequel to Get Rich — the things I missed on that project.”

Before I Self Destruct is slated for a November 23 release.

Here is another joint from the upcoming Exile “Radio” Remix project coming in 2010, featuring a host of MCs and producers remixing the entire Exile “Radio” album that was released early 2009.

Exile feat. J. Mitchell – Your Summer Song (Remix)

After the jump, a flyer for a CMJ event with Exile, Blu, Bilal, Shafiq Husayn, J Rocc, DJ Spinna, Large Professor & more.

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