Nas and Damian Marley on 106 & Park talking about there album.
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Nas sits down with the Life.Files to discuss politics, movies, the evolution of the internet and Gurus Passing. Take a look.

Big Boi’s Advice For The Next Generation of Hip Hop from DJ Smallz on Vimeo.

DJ Smallz catches up with Big Boi at Stankonia Studios to get some advice for rap’s next class of future superstars. Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty drops July 6.

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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Lupe said he isn’t concerned about what he has to do — he’s going to prove he’s the best.

“I’m finnin’ to house every single mode and arena I can get into,” Fiasco promised. “If y’all had somewhere where it’s live performances, I’m finnin to have the best live performances. If it’s mixtapes, I’m finnin’ to have the best mixtapes. If it’s albums again, it’s gonna be the best verse. If it’s the best dressed, I’m going hard as well.”

Lupe said the yet-untitled mixtape will be him going in over other MCs’ beats. “I got four days to figure it out,” he said about the title. “I’ve been dabbling with some names. I don’t know yet.”

Concerning the production, Lupe said he’s not going to let any original production go.

“Why waste it?” he said. “I still got my plan. I’m not finnin’ to diverge off my plan and my career and how I wanna roll my music out.”

Hump Day is here and what a better way to get over it than by getting some new tracks for your music library. Today’s “Daily Downloads” features the remix to Consequence’s “Whatever U Want”, a cut from Birdman with Lil Wayne and Kevin Rudolf called “I Want It All”, and a Ne-Yo song called “That’s Entertainment”. Also included is new music from Wale, Chris Brown, Sheek Louch, Theophilus London, and more.

Whatever U Want (Remix) – Consequence Feat. KiD CuDi, Common, Big Sean, Kanye West, John Legend – Download

I Want It All – Birdman Feat. Lil Wayne, Kevin Rudolf – Download

That’s Entertainment – Ne-Yo – Download

Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) – The Noisettes Feat. Wale, Estelle – Download

I Can Transform Ya (Ted Smooth Remix) – Chris Brown Feat. Swizz Beatz, Lil Wayne – Download

Humdrum Town – Theophilus London – Download

Give It Up – Sheek Louch – Download

The Grizzly Man – Kidz In The Hall – Download

Show You Where It’s At – Q Da Kid Feat. Bertell – Download

Swimming In Money – Smokey Feat. Juelz Santana – Download

Point Prove – Diggy Simmons – Download

Polow Flow – Ca$his – Download

Dead Fool – Trademark Da Skydiver – Download

Gucci Mane sits down with Miss Info to talk about his new track “My Own Worst Enemy” and about Young Jeezy. In other news, just minutes ago, Gucci was just sentenced to 12 months in prison for a probation violation.

Jay-Z sits down with Time Magazine about working with Kanye on The Blueprint 3 and about joining Eminem on the Renegade version of the recently released video game DJ Hero. He also compares being a real DJ and to playing the game.

David Banner and 9th Wonder are putting out an album called Death Of A Pop Star. He’s says that they will give it away for free.

Some members of the hip-hop community have recently been vocal about their anti-violence stance in the wake of the murder of Derrion Albert. David Banner has been particularly active on the matter of youth violence and attempted to organize a rally in Chicago — which was ultimately postponed — for the video of the remix of his song, “Something’s Wrong.”

Banner recently told us that the song wasn’t dedicated specifically to Albert, but it was a part of a new album he’s working on with producer 9th Wonder.

“Me and 9th Wonder are really good friends, and we really got tired of people complaining about the fact that there’s no good music. And we started making this album called Death of a Pop Star,” Banner said.

The album, about the death of young people’s music and how it had all been reduced to downloads, was made to prove to everybody that there is still good music being made. And it will cost you nothing.

“We’re going to give the album away for free,” Banner offered.

The Mississippi native also said that he and 9th would be setting up a Web site where you can send donations for the album. Half of the proceeds from those donations will go to a yet-to-be-named nonprofit organization. Banner emphasized the fact that “Something’s Wrong” is about a much broader problem than Chicago’s recent tragedy.

“What I want people to know is that if you listen to the first version of the song, I wasn’t just talking about Chicago — I was talking about things that were happening in America, period.”

The Press Play Show’s own Christopher Truth talks with Mike Posner and Big Sean after their show. They talk about doing school and music, and their label situations.