Here’s the MP3 of the “Runaway” freestyle where Cam fires off a few shots at Kanye, on behalf of Dame. Quality is less than favorable, but you get the idea. Still unsure why Cam is still standing up for Dame when Dame is a grown man and is doing his own thing now.

Jim Jones & Cam’ron – Toast Freestyle | Mediafire [via Miss Info]

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Another thing, this didn’t surprise me so much considering where Jim’s career is at right now, but did Cam really need to start burning bridges at this stage of the game? This seems like a complete waste to me… we need less freestyles like this one and more songs like this.

Previously: Cam’ron Dissing Kanye? (Video)

Kanye West will be reprising his role of Kenny West in the season two premiere of “The Cleveland Show” on September 26th.

Props to EW’s Music Mix via Idolator.

Previously: Kanye West Covers XXL (October 2010)

Drake spoke to Sway backstage at the VMAs rehearsal about his upcoming mixtape that he’ll be finishing up in November/December (after this tour) and will be trying to release around Christmas-time. He also had the chance to clear the air about recently leaked references tracks that he had done for Jamie Foxx, Rita Ora from Roc Nation, Rihanna (and Trey Songz) that won’t end up on the R&B mixtape.

When asked about the new album, he mentions a song that will also be the first track on the mixtape.

Previously: Drake feat. Bun B – Miss Me (OG Mix) | Mack Maine Talks Drake Mixtape & Album | Drake Announces “It’s Never Enough” Mixtape Title on Ustream (Video)

Something noteworthy about Kanye’s October 2010 XXL cover story:

The Louis Vuitton Don penned the cover story on himself—his first article ever—and also served as the creative director of his own 40-page section in the special collector’s issue.

Here are a few quotes from the piece, regarding Taylorgate:

“I stress that the incident wasn’t about Taylor personally,” he explains in the story. “And it definitely wasn’t about race. Where I messed up is, at the end of the day, it’s your show, Taylor. It’s your show, MTV.”

“The relationship with the public and with your fans is like the relationship with your girlfriend,” he adds. “How could I not, at a certain point, be like, ‘I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have been at the awards show. I’m sorry.’ Not that I don’t deserve to get beat up or change who I am inside, to make sure that that doesn’t happen again.”

Mr. West said that, following his VMA outburst, he immediately dedicated himself to the studio. “I knew I wasn’t in a great spot publicly after the incident, but I would just block it out and work as hard as possible and let my work be my saving grace,” he shared. “In a way, I had thrown a Molotov cocktail at my own career, and it gave me an opportunity, for the first time, to go away and find out who I was. Because I felt very alone.”

On top of that, the October issue with also feature stories on Kid Cudi, Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music family, Wiz Khalifa (?)and XXL’s top 10 producers-turnt-rappers of all time.

Hitting newsstands nationwide September 28th.

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

Off the upcoming Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun album, Monumental, coming soon.

Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun feat. Raekwon – Prevail | Mediafire

Previously: John Legend & The Roots ft. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Our Generation (J.Period Remix) | Pete Rock & CL Smooth to re-release Mecca & The Soul Brother

Big Boi performs a few songs for Billboard’s “Tastemakers” feature. First he does “Shutter Bug,” and after the jump, he performs “Daddy Fat Sax” and “General Patton.”

They managed to catch up with Big Boi while in New York promoting the album on what he joked was his Grammy hustle. For the latest installment of the Tastemakers video series, he brought along DJ Cutmaster Swift ad he himself threw down a 3-song set of “Left Foot” tunes full of freestyling, whip and lasso his mic cord moves and ad-hoc photo snapping with our neighbors, the cast of MTV’s “The Hills.”

Billboard has more from the encounter with Big Boi & Cutmaster Swift.

Previously: Big Boi feat. Vonnegutt – Follow Us (Remix)

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Samples La Roux’s very popular “In For The Kill.” Off the next project Let it Fall: The Pursuit LP 1.5, coming in November 2010.

The ILLZ – Cover Me (I’m Going In) (prod. ILL Tal)

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Previously: The ILLZ – In Between Video Series (Mixtape)

The first visuals from Ayomari’s The PB&J Solution.

Directed by PushOneSTOP (Eric Thompson.)

Previously: Ayomari – The PB&J Solution (Mixtape) | Stream

Emilio’s new project with DJ Green Lantern “Life Without Shame” is slated to drop in late October.

Emilio Rojas feat. Mickey Factz – Ex Girl | Mediafire

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Photography by Court Dunn.

Previously: Young Chris, Curren$y & Emilio Rojas – Asphault (prod. DJ Green Lantern) [NoDJ]

The Rosenthal Brothers get comedian and former MTV personality Jake Fogelnest, who has a rich hip hop background which consists of hanging out with the Beastie Boys at the age of 16 and smoking pot with Cypress Hill, for Episode 4 of their “Hype Men” podcast that had Jean Grae and Peter Rosenberg on their first two episodes.

Link: Hype Men Podcast Episode 4 w/ Jake Fogelnest | Stream here

Bonus: Hype Men Episode 3 feat. SNL cast-member Bobby Moynihan