Nas took it upon himself to emerge out of nowhere and show up for this years Rock The Bells in DC to rock alongside Raekwon, Ghost and Lauryn Hill.

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After a successful tour with Donnis & Chiddy Bang (12 of 15 shows sold out!), the release of XV’s highly anticipated “Vizzy Zone” is near. Here is another leak from the DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar hosted mixtape. Nice job Seven.
Download: XV – We Zonin’ (prod. Seven)

Lifted this from Meka. The homie Potential caught Grown Simba and the vastly different-looking Marsha’s performances at the J&R Music Fest last week. Let’s see a collaboration between the two of them; that could potentially be a heatrock. Anyways, more footage down bottom.
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CurT@!n$ speaks on the pressures of taking on one of the greatest hip hop group’s catalogue, Wu Tang. “Throw’s the W up!”

Fabolous presents his latest installment in the There is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music Campaign, dropping August 31st. Directed by Aristotle.

New music from Sean’s new project, Finally Famous Vol. 3: BIG coming soon.
Download: Big Sean – Meant to Be

Shouts to Peas for posting this, i looooooove this record. Jazmine is awesome – h.e.r. // The official video for Jazmine Sullivan’s “Holding You Down (Going In Circles)” off her upcoming album, Love Me Back out September 28th.

A few words from Jesse himself:
“In Honor of Andre 3000 & The Isley Brothers, I decided to finally produce & record the song I’ve been using to start my live set for the past year. It also marks the end of a great summer filled with love & new experiences. Definitely a thank you to all my believers and supporters. Hope you find your Prototype in 2010. Special thanks to MeLo-X & Trae Harris for being on the wave with me.”
Download: Jesse Boykins III – Prototype Feat. MeLo-X & Trae Harris

Sampling “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F**k Wit…” ..not so bad.
Download: Justin Bieber – Runaway Love f. Raekwon & Kanye West (prod. Kanye West)