This mixtape is super-official, some recycled spittery notwithstanding.

Enjoy.

Fabolous ft. Jay-Z (and Uncle Murder) – “Brooklyn”
A couple months ago, when I interviewed Fabolous, I asked him if there was a “Brooklyn” collabo with the big homie on his new album From Nothin’ to Somethin’. He said, “I would love that. You oughtta ask him that question too. Of course I would be open to that. I definitely respect Jay’s lyricism and what he’s done for the game, everything that he’s contributed. If the opportunity presents itself, I would love it.”

Well, the rest is between you and Google…

Fif stopped by the black carpet to chop it up with Toure. Gotta love how this clip starts off with 50 reiterating that classic copout–”our lyrics are a reflection of the harsh realities.” Aparently, all realities in the black community are harsh realities.

Also on Smash Tube:
Eve’s “Tambourine” Video

T.I. talks about his multiple-personality disorder in the new issue of XXL. Apparently, there’s Tip–the guy who threatens students at concerts, and there’s T.I.–the gentleman who impregnates random women.

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Pitbull in a skirt Eve on the set of her new music video for “Tambourine.”

-FBT Productions and a company named Em2M are suing Aftermath/Interscope over Eminem royalties. [ImediNews]

-Nipplegate indecency hearing scheduled for September. [Vibe]

-Apparently CDs are still selling. [Billboard]

-T.I. returns for his second XXL cover in four months, with T.I.P. in tow. [NahRight]

-Bloggers, watch what you write about Rush and his wife. They will sue your broke ass for libel. [Prohiphop]

-Universal-BMG merger almost a done deal. [Time]

-If you’re in Houston this weekend, stop by the Grab on Saturday for Soulbrotha’s album release party.

The Game – My B*tch (prod. by Dr. Dre)

A can of worms spilled all over the interwebs last night, revealing a bunch of Doctor’s Advocate ‘throwaways’ (unreleased gems would be more apropos) produced by Dr. Dre. On this here, one of the previously unreleaked joints, Game hauls some shrapnel-edged insults at all the people who can murk him businesswise (50 Cent), lyricwise (Jay-Z), and physicalwise (Suge Knight). (I excluded the latter two from this post’s title because Game has fired shots at them before.) To the best of my knowledge, this is technically the first official, non-subliminal, full-fledged Jay-Z diss from JT.

My telepathic sources tell me that Hov is weighing his rebuttal options as we speak–script a Summer Jam Slaughter (starring JT in ‘Change of Hearts’); or give him the Cam’ron treatment?

What would you do if you were in Jay’s size 13 S.Dots?

I feel like I’m looking at the evolution of hip-hop from left to right:
Deejayin’ ->Emceein’ -> Rappin’…what’s next?

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“One of these things is not like the others… one of these things just doesn’t belong…”
-moneda