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We Made You + Crack A Bottle after the jump.

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MAN I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. THIS IS A REAL HONOR! THIS WHOLE YEAR HAS BEEN SO OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE…. FROM THE YEEZY’S TO THE LOUIE VUITTONS…. FROM HEARTLESS BEING THE NUMBER ONE SONG ON RADIO FOR THE FIRST QUATER OF THIS YEAR TO AMAZING BEING THE THEME SONG FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS. IT MEANS A LOT TO BE ABLE TO GET RESPECT FROM MY CORE AND PEERS EVEN THOUGH EVERYBODY KNOWS I GET A LITTLE CRAZY WITH THE CLOTHES SOMETIMES. I’M ON VACAY RT NOW WITH A WHITE T ON. IT’S NICE TO READ SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR A CHANGE! PHARRELL PIONEERED WHAT I DO NOW. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL TO BREAK DOWN DOORS BETWEEN “REAL FASHION” AND HIP HOP WORLDS, DOING BEATS FOR NOREAGA AND RUNNING AROUND WITH THE MODEL CHICKS. ROSS GET’S REAL FRESH. TI HAS A GREAT EFFORTLESS SINCE OF STYLE. JAY HAS SET MAD TRENDS AND IS THE SINATRA OF OUR ERA. NOBODY IS AS FRESH AS RALPH LUAREN HIMSELF, ONLY ANDRE 3000 AND BENTLEY GET CLOSE BUT THERE’S STILL WORK TO DO. I THINK OLD MEN DRESS THE FRESHEST, NOT TRENDY AT ALL BUT SOMETIMES STILL COLORFUL AND INTERESTING. THEY’VE FIGURED OUT WHAT LOOKS GOOD ON THEM AND THEY STICK IT. THE UP HILL BATTLE WE HAVE AS HIP HOP ARTIST IS HIP HOP IS ROOTED IN TRENDS. TRUE STYLE AND TRENDS VERY SELDOMELY MEET. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO WEAR STUFF THAT’S LAUGHABLE 2 YEARS LATER. WHEN I CAN SEE CRAZY STUFF I’VE WORN AND PEOPLE LAUGH AT ME, ALL I CAN DO IS LAUGH WITH YOU AND THINK, I HAD FUN THOUGH. THANKS AGAIN, MR. WEST

via Ye’s blog

Previously: Complex & Nah Right Present: Style War (Winner)

Eminem’s induction speech
“If you grew up on hip-hop like I did, they are The Beatles. To me personally, to be up here inducting them is one of the biggest honors in my career.”

Run-DMC’s acceptance speech
“Jam Master Jay’s mother, who’s here, and RIP to JMJ. Mrs. Mizell, she let us create routines in her living room. She’d come home from work and we’d be there with the turntables and she never once told us ‘turn the music down’. She never said we couldn’t be there. We made the music there. I came up with the rhymes for Rock Box in JMJ’s house. And I would like to thank you Mrs. Mizell for not ‘turning the music down’ or we wouldn’t be here.”

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Coldplay feat. Jay-Z – Lost+ / Viva La Vida

If this isn’t your kinda thing, hit the jump for everything under the sun.

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Find the Coldplay x Jay-Z performance after the jump.

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Props to Olivier the Parisien Gangster.

This wasn’t that well written but the little guy saved the segment with:

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Previously: Lil Wayne Interview w/ Katie Couric (Full Video)

Katie Couric will be pregaming with Lil Wayne before the Grammy’s air, and here’s a preview of the interview.

Coincidentally we were discussing the similarities between boxers and rappers in the comments last night and someone said Lil Wayne is the Mike Tyson of rap, and I think this video is proof of that claim.

Bonus: Lil Wayne & Juelz Santana – Rap Cemetary (No Tags)

Previously: Lil Wayne feat. Juelz Santana – Rap Cemetary (Tags) | Lil Wayne Nominated for 8 Grammies