A new one from Diamond, formerly of Crime Mob, and Mr. Cee-Lo Green.

Off her upcoming solo album, The Black Barbie. (Does Minaj know about that?)

Right back atcha Rae for making one of the best albums of the year and staying true to the legacy of the Purple Tape.

Track is produced by Tone Mason and co-produced by 40, via MTV.

True story, Drake spit his whole verse to me and my boy last week in Toronto. He even did the beginning of Jay’s verse too. Insanity.

He said they each have 32 bars, sorta like him and Lil Wayne did on “Ransom,” and even though he wanted to do a “No Hook” with Jay, this one has a chorus because apparently it’s sick.

He explained that he’s rapping about where he [thinks he] is in his career and then Jay comes tells him where he is.

He seemed pretty confident that this should satisfy anyone who was let down by the whole shitstorm that came with “Off That.” Apparently the story behind that is that it was a reference track he made for Jay-Z & Timbaland, two established artists in the game, who can rap about trend setting or trend stopping. But then Jay insisted he do the chorus, instead of Timbo.

No snitching, but Drake also mentioned that he had done two other (and apparently better) songs for Blueprint 3 that didn’t make the cut. Apparently he had a verse at the end of Jay & Kanye’s “Hate,” (but his verse got scrapped on the final version) and that he did a song with Jay called “Sweep” or “Sweep Up” (we were drinking,) where Jay talks about Bey and his love for her. Both of these songs have yet to see the light of day. 40 you need to holler at me.

It was a great conversation. Hopefully I’ll be able to drop more little tidbits here and there, otherwise you can expect to see a nice interview before the album drops.

Drake’s Thank Me Later is slated for a March 30th release as of now.

Over the Popeye’s anthem.

ESSO – Popularly Anti-Social

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Props: LowKey

The comments section finally found a song they deemed acceptable and they even went as far as contributing a few verses to it.

Joe 88 – Exhibit Nah
Ghost Writer – Exhibit Nah
GrabyoAK – Exhibit Nah (Interlude)
DeWill – Exhibit Nah
J. Brown – Exhibit Nah
b-ease – Exhibit Nah
El Feces Loco – Exhibit Nah
PW – Exhibit Nah

This is a nice change from (not) hearing a song and talking shit about it, no? Nah but in all seriousness, these guys went in. Much love to everyone who’s been been leaving comments on the site for the past 4-5 years. Nah Right BBQ coming in 2010.

Previously: Illa Ghee – My Image (Video)

While on tour with Raekwon in NY, CNN caught up with Busta Rhymes & Luguz.

Check out some footage of a drunk Capone spitting some freestyles, a half-sober Nore & Busta Rhymes speaking on Busta’s appearance on the original “The War Report” album for the track “Driver’s Seat”.

Capone-N-Noreaga’s “The War Report 2″ coming 2010.

Spotted @ 57thAve

After the jump, Benzino talks to 57thAve about his Royce Da 5′9″ beef.

Says he doesn’t consider “Break To Build” a diss song since there were only a few lines about Royce, and that Raekwon didn’t know the song had lines for Nickel Nine.

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Wristpect says that the tape is dropping January 1st.

Rich Kidd feat. Colin Munroe & Saukrates – So Much More | Mediafire

T.O. Bonus: JD Era – Champagne Nights | Mediafire [via SirmacTV]

Previously: Drake feat. Saukrates – The Search (prod. Rich Kidd) | JD Era feat. Drake – Rock and Roll (prod. Boi-1da)

Produced by Cookin’ Soul.

This might be slightly NSFW, depending on where you work.