He snapped on this but you already know that. Far more interesting are all of these tweets his former producer Prolyfic let fly on Friday. Dude pretty much confirms alot of shit I had suspected for a while. And give me a break with that fucking petition. That’s gotta be the corniest shit I’ve heard this year. Really? So now we’re gonna beg fucking Atlantic of all labels for an album by a guy who clearly only releases music when the whim strikes him? There’s so much wrong with that whole relationship between this dude, his fans and the scum bag record execs that are now getting free viral promo for an album that they probably have no intention of releasing. So what happens next? Lemme guess, now they’re gonna hold onto the project for as long as they can while they milk the situation, until the fucking thing leaks and Lupe goes batshit and decides he doesn’t feel like recording anything for 6 months. I feel like I’ve seen this movie before.

Lupe Fiasco – B.M.F. (Building Minds Faster) | Mediafire

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Ski talks to Sean C & LV about meeting Dame Dash through Clark Kent and working on Jay-Z & Camp Lo’s debut projects at the same time.

Ski recalls Jay wanting “Luchini” after Camp Lo already jumped on it. But Ski didn’t want to take another beat away from Camp Lo, since he had already given Jay “Politics As Usual” after promising it to Camp Lo.

Previously: Video: Ski Beatz feat. Mos Def – Cream Of The Planet | Video: DJ Scratch On Jay Electronica & His Top 5 (GrindMusicRadio)

Directed by Steven Tapia, off AC’s Send The Souts Out mixtape.

Joey remembers helping Biggie get his first professional show booked around the time of “Flow Joe.”

“Go check! See if I’m lyin.”

Previously: Tales From The Darkside ep. 1 | Video: Fat Joe – Power | Fat Joe – I’m Gone (prod. DJ Premier)

The Darkside, Vol. 1 hits stores tomorrow.

XXL posted a Jeezy cover story excerpt from their September 2010 / 13th Anniversary issue, on newsstands August 10th.

Thug Motivation 103 has been long delayed. It’s evident that people are becoming very cynical about its release. How do you calm the skeptics and respond to those who say you’ve lost it and you’re not in a good space right now?

You think it wasn’t like that for B.I.G.? You think it wasn’t like that for Jay? ’Pac? Shit, that’s all Jay talks about. Like, “Nigga, y’all gon’ count me out? Okay, watch this. Boom. I do this better.” That’s what it’s about. But, at the end of the day, that’s what keeps me goin’… Nobody’s not gon’ sit here and tell me, “We done with you, ’cause we’re done.” Nigga, that’s y’all. I’m not done with shit. And they gon’ sit up here and tell me, “Aw, well, you ain’t…” I’m doin’ what any nigga would do on his fourth album. I’m gettin’ it together. I’m not just gon’ give you anything, to be hot and relevant. That don’t make sense. That’s like telling a muthafucka anything just to get it done. I’ma be straight up with you, so when you walk away, even if you ain’t satisfied, I kept it real. I kept it 100. And that’s the way I feel. I wouldn’t even call it the top of my game. I’m just really figuring out the music shit. Once I put that old-school blueprint outline together that I used, with this shit that I’ve done now, it’s a wrap on ’em, homie. C’mon, I’m on my fourth album. Think about niggas’ 10-year plans. I done did more in four albums than a lot of niggas gon’ do for the rest of they life.

Link: Young Jeezy, Same Ol’ G [XXL Cover Story Excerpt]

Previously: Young Jeezy ft. Lil Jon – Jizzle (prod. Shawty Redd & D.Rich)

Off his No Witnesses mixtape.

Previously: Red Cafe – 2010 Mentality/Gotdamn (Video)

Rap-Up on the set of Neighborhood Nipsey’s first single for his debut LP, South Central State Of Mind.

Previously: Drake ft. Nipsey Hussle – Killers (Video) | Nipsey Hussle ft. Lloyd – Feeling Myself (prod. 1500 Or Nothin’)

This lucky fucker Turtle… literally.

Previously: “Dramedy” (S07E03)

MTV’s first-ever Sucker Free Summit with panelists Fat Joe, Bun B, Miss Info, Elliott Wilson, DJ Drama, Ron Artest, and Vibe EIC Jermaine Hall.

The Sucker Free crown winners (see the winners list here) were determined with votes from 50 other tastemakers like Angela Yee, Funkmaster Flex, Uncle Ralph, Green Lantern, Cipha Sounds, Peter Rosenberg, Noah Callahan-Bever, Datwon Thomas, Chuck Creekmur, Eric & Jeff Rosenthal of ItsTheReal, Clinton Sparks, Don Cannon, Greg Street, Michael “5000″ Watts, Julia Beverly, and more.

After the jump, Crook talks about his upcoming Planet C.O.B. EP (out August 17th), Circle of Bosses, Slaughterhouse & Shady Records, M-Phazes, Horseshoe Gang and new emcees.

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