At his Two Kings dinner last week, MTV asked Jay about what videos he plans to shoot next.

I wanna shoot ‘Venus vs. Mars’, that may be the last one.. I wanna shoot two, I been shooting two at one time. I’ll probably shoot ‘Venus’ and maybe ‘A Star Is Born.’ But I definitely wanna shoot ‘Venus’ — I got an amazing concept in my mind.

There probably won’t be a video for “Stranded,” though.

I don’t think there will be a video. The number is ridiculous as far as the [money generated by the Hope For Haiti Now] album. I’m excited about the whole effort we put into the telethon. I don’t think it’s entertainment, I think it’s a real thing. It’s helping real people through a real tough time, and we’ll just move on from there.

He also talked about his next album.

I didn’t really start yet. I got a couple of scraps and I got a couple of ideas. I didn’t really go into the studio yet. I’ve been toying with ideas and direction and things like that. I got one crazy record. To be honest with you, it’s crazy. I got one and we’ll build from there. Whether it comes out this year or next year, it depends on the music and how it’s coming out. I don’t really have any dates.

The LA Leakers have put together this Cypress Hill “audio biography” of their classics mixed in with a few exclusives from their upcoming 8th album, Rise Up (due April 6th.)

Download/tracklist after the jump.

Previously: It Ain’t Nothin’ (Video) (off Rise Up) | Cypress Hill Talk “Dr. Greenthumb” | “Hand On The Pump” | “Insane In The Brain”

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DJ Premier dropped this last night on Live from Headqcourterz on HipHopNation. This won’t be on Ev’s Rhymesayers release Cats & Dogs.

Evidence – To Be Continued… (Radio Rip) | Mediafire

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Props to Shake.

Joell goes over Game’s “Shake,” produced by Cool & Dre and dropped it on his Twitter for his followers. Free Agent dropping April 20th.

Joell Ortiz – Shake Freestyle | Mediafire

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Previously: Joell Ortiz ft. Novel – Call Me (Video) | Joell Ortiz – Project Boy (prod. DJ Premier) [Radio Rip]

Illustration: Chris Bachalo; Art Direction & Graphic Design: Alex Haldi

Raekwon spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the fans’ reception of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, the new album with Meth and Ghost as well as his next solo album, Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang. Some highlights:

How did you decide to make an album with those two guys specifically?
It was something that was going to happen sooner or later. Us three, we always work good together throughout the years. On a lot of records, me, Ghost, and Meth was always next to each other. If you look at [the Wu-Tang Clan] as being the Lakers, we are the MVPs of the team. We are the ones that everybody may feel like takes us to the championship. Everybody else is going to play their position, but these three are definitely going to have to control the ball at some point. This is what the fans been wanting, man…You know, I work for the fans.

From your perspective, what do you three bring to a project? How do you balance each other out?
When we get together, it’s a lot of energy in the building, because everybody knows Meth, Rae, and Ghost for being super-lyrical, but still got that great character inside their rhymes. I guess that’s why people really is excited about this record. They’re saying, “Yo, these dudes put the Wu where they need to be at.” I don’t look at it like that. I look at us all as being one, still. I understand some may have a little bit more special gift than others, but it’s still a team effort. I love to get on tracks with brothers like Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, the GZA. The whole crew is golden, man. When you think of us, you gotta say, “Yo, these are the Jacksons of hip-hop.” But for me to get in a room with Meth and Ghost and do an album, it’s serious to me. I know it’s going to be a lot of lyrics in there, it’s going to be a lot of great energy, stories. We all master these different departments of rhyming. So you’re just going to get a great album.

Link: Raekwon on ‘Wu-Massacre,’ the future of the Wu-Tang Clan, his label dreams, and more [EW's Music Mix]

Wu-Massacre is dropping on March 30th. Pre-order it now on Amazon.

Previously: Meth, Ghost & Rae – Wu-Massacre (Track List)

This looks like a collection of Rick Ross collaboration and remix verses.

1. Rick Ross Intro
2. Veterans Day feat. Lil Wayne & Birdman
3. Incredible feat. Trae & Lil Wayne (Prod by Mr Inkredible)
4. Poppin Bottles feat. OJ Da Juiceman
5. I Am The Streets feat. Trae Lloyd The Game
6. Ballin Remix feat. U.S.D.A. (Prod by Big Hurt)
7. Video Phone feat. Beyonce
8. All I Do Is Win feat. DJ Khaled, T Pain, Ludacris
9. Pray For Me w/ Birdman
10. Rick Ross “Success Interlude”
11. Big Money
12. Do This Shit Again
13. I Wana Rock Dirty South Remix w/ Snoop Dogg, Yo Gotti, OJ Da Juiceman & Roscoe Dash (Prod. by DJ Green Lantern)
14. O Lets Do It (Remix) w/ Wacka Flocka Flame, P Diddy & Gucci Mane (Prod. by Tay Beats)
15. Rick Ross Interlude
16. Richboy Exclusive
17. Sunday Morning feat. Birdman (Prod by J Rock)
18. Hard Life
19. Deja Vu
20. Don’t Change
21. Mafia Music 2 w/ Chrisette Michelle (Prod by The Olympicks)
22. Cocaine Music w/ Yo Gotti
23. Fed Up w/ DJ Khaled, Usher, Young Jeezy, Drake & Lil Wayne (Prod. by The Runners)
24. The More I Get
25. Rick Ross Signing Out
26. Angels remix w/ P Diddy & Dirty Money
27. Don’t Make Em Like This w/ Ruben Studdard

Bonus from The H
28. Addicted to Money Ft Birdman (Prod by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)

Executive produced by DJ Folk and Rick Ross. Props to KarenCivil

“In order for hip-hop to have sustained careers like a Bono or these huge rockstars, we have to stretch the audience. It can’t be a young man’s game. It has to be a genre of music.” (5:10)

Jay-Z hit up Jonathan Ross’ show while in London for the Brit Awards.

He talks about his relationship with Obama (2:50), Obama listening to Blueprint in the gym when Jay called to congratulate his Democratic nomination (3:25), and says that he’s been invited to the White House repeatedly but hasn’t been able to attend because of touring. (3:05.)

After that, he talks about staying relevant in rap at 40 years old (5:05) and describes his 40th party in the Dominican Republic (6:05), where Diddy was running around with the mic saying “take that, take that” [*dead*] (7:00). He also jokes about being the true creator of Beyonce’s “uh, oh” and “Single Ladies” dance (9:10).

Miss Info typed up a through transcription of the highlights here.

After the jump, an uncensored performance of “On To The Next One” with his live band adding more life to the track & Young Guru DJ’ing.

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Off 40 Water’s upcoming album, Revenue Retrievin’.

E-40 feat. Too Short – Show Me What You Working Wit | Mediafire

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This would’ve been a much better first single, I’m still not even tired of this. But honestly, anything would’ve been better than Chillin’.

Previously: Beautiful Bliss (Live on 106 & Park) | My Sweetie (Video) | Pretty Girls (Video)

Triple C’s (Gunplay, Young Breed & Torch) – I Be Out Here

New videos from Triple C’s, Young Hash f/ Cory Gunz, Sic Osyrus and J.U-Ice of Pottersfield.

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