Sigh.. Everyone who has heard J. Cole’s debut remembers Jermaines line in ‘Grew Up Fast’ – So either Diggy has had this record out or he caught new feelings and re-recorded it since first premiering it a year ago at the XXL showcase concert. Sidebar, J. Cole and Diggy’s older sister Vanessa, went to St. Johns together and ‘Purple Rain’ (which premiered here on herfection) first pushed Diggy to creating this diss. Take a listen below.
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Although Cudi and Dot have spent the past year working on their Rock album (in stores now), Cudi gets back to the nitty gritty and lets everyone know there has been plenty of recording going on with himself and Kanye.

“Some of the G.O.O.D Music album was recorded before Watch The Throne was established,” he said. “G.O.O.D Music is a very strong force a lot of people need to start getting prepared for. Now that everyone’s got their projects out of the way, everybody’s focused on this.”

AZIZ! Everyone loves Aziz, no? Anyway, he stops by Late Night once again this time to talk about meeting the president last month. Aziz recently released his comedy special “Dangerously Delicious” online for $5, stating: “It seemed like the smartest way to deliver it,” the 29-year-old comedian said. Fans can download or stream the 60-minute show without commercials or restrictions.” Has anyone checked it out? Not sure what i’m waiting on.
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Pharrell serenades us on my favorite instrument while Mike sings a few. Posner is currently working on his new album called Sky High.
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Tedder Bender gets his well deserved slot on Vh1′s Behind The Music. The documentary covers him as a kid being less than popular, struggling with his family, marrying his wife at 19, and how his music career flourished through signing with Akon. “I was going to McDonalds to apply for a job, then I got a call on my raggedy cell phone that had like a minute left on it..”

Love Carsons show, love how he showcases artist, love how he really is a fan, love it all. – During SXSW, Carson Daly sits down with K Dot in Texas to talk about his influences, being raised in Compton, his relationship with Dre, and more. Kendrick also tells the story of being a kid featured in Dr. Dre and 2Pacs music video! “Have passion for your life, have passion for your family, and know that money isn’t everything at the end of the day.”

The Roc Nation teammates hit The Tonight Show to perform Melanie’s single ‘This Time’, from her sophomore album The MF Life which is expected to sell 27-30,000 copies in its first week.
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Warner Bros. signee Rich Hil is gearing up for the release of his debut album, Support Your Local Drug Dealer (S.Y.L.D.D.) dropping this May. In the meantime he premieres visuals for the DOM assisted trippy record. As of today these 2 have begun a monthlong tour; I’ll be in attendance next Thursday as they take over Highline Ballroom here in NYC – check below for more tour dates!
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