Lady Gaga sits down with Billboard to talk about her recently released album The Fame Monster and about expressing herself and not being constrained.
Mick Boogie and Terry Urban present, Le Da Soul, the mixtape commemorating 20 years of De La Soul.
Inspired by 20 years of greatness from hip-hop’s most consistent group, De La Soul, this project unites the cream of the crop in hiphop… including old school legends (Phife, Camp Lo and Skillz), current hitmakers (Talib Kweli and Kardinal Offishall) and future stars (U-N-I, Tanya Morgan, Tabi Bonney) to remake their favorite De La classics.
Download, cover, and tracklist below. (more…)

Do we have some treats for you in today’s post? Yes we do, and you can bet that they won’t disappoint. In today’s “Daily Downloads” you get part two of “Empire State Of Mind” from Alicia Keys, a monster R&B track from R. Kelly with Tyrese, Robin Thicke, and The-Dream called “Pregnant”, and the acoustic version of Wale’s “Diary”. Also included are tracks from Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hu$$le, and more. (more…)
This is a preview off some footage of Ski Beatz, producer of Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents” and many more songs, and Mos Def making a new track. I’m not sure what this will be on but it sounds like it will be a good track.
This is some studio footage of Lady Gaga and producer Darkchild creating the track from her album The Fame Monster which is out now. The song is a definite standout which also features Beyonce.
What a great way to start the week off right with a plethora of new music for add to your library. In today’s “Daily Downloads” you get the remix to Dirty Money’s “Angels” featuring Lupe Fiasco, a collaboration between Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y called “Friendly”, and a new track from Charles Hamilton called “Charles Hamilton Is Back”. Other tracks included come from artists such as Fabolous, Raekwon, Jim Jones, QuESt, Jae Millz, and more. (more…)

With Black Friday just days away, Amazon has kicked things off early with their “500 Albums for $5″ sale on Amazon MP3. Some of the albums included in the sale are Jay-z – Blueprint 3, Drake – So Far Gone, David Guetta – One Love, Coldplay – Viva La Vida, Black Eyed Peas – E.N.D, Maxwell – Blacksummers Night, Raekwon – OB4CL2, Jermih – Jerimih, Melanie Fiona – The Bridge and tons tons more. For the full list of 500 albums visit the Black Friday sales page.
Also on special is Rihanna’s newest album “Rated R” which is priced at a one day special of $3.99. Keep reading for information on how to claim a $3 gift code to bring the price of Rihanna’s album to only $0.99 or the other albums to $2.00. (more…)
The AMA’s yesterday were packed full with good performances of various artists. Above Jay-Z and Alicia Keys perform the New York anthem Empire State Of Mind. Below is more performances from Eminem, Timbaland, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and more. (more…)
After various reports surfaced from concerts Lupe was performing that he announced a new mixtape was coming, many were sceptical. He later confirmed it via his We Are Lasers twitter account and also briefly spoke with MTV News at the red carpet for Diddy’s birthday.
“The last six months, it’s been like, ‘I gotta really, really go out there and show that I’m nicer than all of them,’ ” Lupe said. “It’s like, ‘All right, so be it. If it takes three more albums to do it, then so be it.’ That’s what I got left with Atlantic. Three more after Lasers. I’m already done with two. The mixtape is coming Thanksgiving. It’ll be another mixtape after that and an album after that. It’s really to get that status and lock it in and [and have people] be like, ‘Look at this positive dude, the underdog. The positive one who came and murdered all these dudes. And he’s there, and he’s good.’ “
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