Mikey Fresh from Missinfo.tv spoke to N.O.R.E. about the drink he showcased in his latest single in light of this new NY Times article:

Link: In Harlem, a Hint of a Previous Era as Peddlers Stealthily Quench a Thirst [The NY Times]

Previously: N.O.R.E. ft. Flavor Flav – Nutcracker (Video)

The comments were feeling the last artwork, but here’s the official artwork (which is in the same vein) for their album The Show.

The Niceguys – It’s Like That | Mediafire

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Previously: The Niceguys – The Good Shepherd + The Show‘s Track List

Ab-Soul’s Longterm 2 is out now. Bonus cut is from his Black Hippy partner, Jay Rock.

Ab-Soul – All Feelin| Mediafire

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Bonus: Jay Rock – Hard In The Paint Freestyle | Mediafire

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Previously: Jay Rock – So On

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Not sure if this will appear on Nicki’s Pink Friday, which will be in stores on November 23rd. Props to HHC.

Nicki Minaj – Right Thru Me (Tags) [prod. Drew Money] | Mediafire

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UPDATE: This will be the first single from Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday and it was produced by Drew Money for Spliffington Management.

Previously: Lil Wayne feat. Drake – Gonorrhea (Tags)

Pusha T recently spoke to Karen Civil about a number of subjects that have been on everyone’s mind lately. He talks about the G.O.O.D. situation being a solo deal, how Malice feels about him pursuing a solo career and his Fear of God mixtape.

If his signing to G.O.O.D. is a solo situation or if it includes he and his brother: As we speak right now, it’s a solo situation. We’ve been in talks about including the Clipse album as well.

How Malice feels about his decision to pursue a solo career: We’re still making music. He’s actually working on a book and a film right now, so his “down time” isn’t so down. It’s something we’ve always discussed just with having the whole Re-Up Gang situation. We were just like we need to expand on the brand as much as possible. If that means putting out a Clipse album, a Re-Up Gang album, a solo album , anything that just makes the brand grow.

An update on his Fear Of God mixtape: I don’t have the features, so I don’t really want to say just yet. It’s just about being the first solo perspective of myself and seeing me in that light. Of course, it will always be street and lyric driven Hip-Hop. I think the dichotomy of the Clipse is one of those things where Malice is more of the thinker and the introspective one and I’m usually known as the wordplay one or the one who is a bit more brash. When we attack records, he usually takes that part and I usually take the wordplay aspect. But it’s not that I don’t think or I’m not introspective or have a conscious side to me. So I think you’re going to see all of those sides of me on the mixtape.

He says he’s about to get in the studio with Bangladesh and Pharrell for his solo debut and that he’s already got a few joints done with Kanye, he talks about if he feels torn between the Wale/Kid Cudi situation (he doesn’t,) if his VMA performance was any indication that his fashion style might change, wearing suits (he says he was in a suit on the HHNF cover?,) the Clipse sitting out this new Drake tour, and when asked of his thoughts on the Jim Jones/Cam’ron version of Runaway… “haven’t heard it, is it good?”

Previously: Kanye West feat. Pusha T – Runaway (CDQ)

Miss Info spoke to Gucci Mane last month in L.A. after his shoot with Swizz Beatz. They discuss his post-jail/post-beef album (The Appeal which drops next Tuesday,) Waka Flocka/Deb Antney, and his family. In part 1, he says his approach to the music business has changed since his last stint in jail.

Catch up with their last interview series here.

Previously: Gucci Mane feat. Nicki Minaj & Pharrell – Haterade

The opening track from Meyhem Lauren’s Clarified Butters mixtape.

Meyhem Lauren feat. Action Bronson & A.G. da’ Coroner of the Outdoorsmen – Ray Lewis (prod. Don Producci) | Mediafire

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Props to Dallas Penn, who’s back blogging.

Previously: J-Love feat. Meyhem Lauren – Contraband (Video)

The first verse + chorus + beginning of the second verse of J. Cole’s “The Plan” off the NBA Elite 11 soundtrack can be heard in the video above. The press release said 9th Wonder was handling the entirety of the production, but this sounds more like something Cole would do.

J. Cole – The Plan (Preview) | Mediafire

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Sound quality isn’t that good and there’s the video game’s sound effects through out the clip, but props to Nav on the find.

UPDATE: J. Cole did produce this, not 9th Wonder. I love being right.

ThisIsCurtis got a preview of the new Boosie album that’ll be in stores on September 28th in case anyone wanted to listen.

Previously: Lil Boosie’s “Last Dayz” (Episode 7) (Video)

Damn, Rell still got bars.

Hell Rell & Trae Tha Truth – Invasion Freestyle | Mediafire

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Shouts to B.Dot.

Previously: Hell Rell Interview w/ DJ Self (Video)