Who wants an autographed copy of Desire?

The good folks at Cornerstone Promotions have hooked us up with three signed copies of Pharoahe Monch’s new album, Desire (in stores today), as well as free copies of the limited edition Gun Draws newspaper (see pic above).

Take your best shot at these Monch chi chi-related questions for a chance to win:

1) In a bid to capture a Rocky Balboa raw feel for his album, Pharoahe Monch recorded the bulk of Internal Affairs in:

a) a low-budget studio
b) a closet
c) a boxing ring
d) a dressing room

2) How many songs did Pharoahe Monch ghostwrite on Diddy’s Press Play?

You know the drill, send your answers to therapup at gmail dot com.

Update: Contest is over. Thanks for playing.

::Weezy dishes on Tha Carter III leak, upcoming projects, being America’s Greatest Rapper, etc.

-What if artists could sue music critics for negative reviews? [Guardian]

-A thorough review of Power 106’s annual summer concert, featuring Game, Ludacris, Lil’ Wayne, Mims, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. [OCRegister]

-Top 10 Biting MCs of All Time. [StreetCensus]

-50 Cent goes to court for baby mama drama hearing. [JamShowbiz]

-Mad Rumors: Game dissess Mims; Weezy gets Superhead. [HHNLive]

-Larry Johnson’s secret relationship with Jay-Z? [Bossip]

-Foxy Brown mugged by a pimp, weave still in place. [HHC]

Rap music is something ain’t it
The way these pictures is painted
You swear these n***as was dangerous
The gangsta sh*t they be saying
Lock em up in the booth with a half an ounce of that cannabis
Sit back, and watch the outlandish sh*t they portraying
But, soon as you see ‘em they freeze up like in museums
Them statues, you like “Is that the dude that said he was gonna—”(sound effect)
N***as be running before you finish the sentence
And then they back to reefin’ when they off to the safe distance
You like, “you was just here, but you disappear like magicians in thin air”
I’m like, “Damn n***a please keep it consistent”
I hear you baiting me lately
I’ve been doing my best just to stay hater-free
Still, watch what you say to me
Sooner or later, I’ll take you up on your offer
And put you all in your place
Like I’m replacing your father
You talking to the author, the architect of The Blueprint
My DNA in your music
M****f***a you stupid

T.I. feat. Jay-Z – Watch What You Say

The song is called “Watch What You Say,” so in the spirit of sticking to themes, Hov seized the opportunity to put loud-mouth adversaries in their place. Absolutely one of the best post-retirement verses from the 2007 Camel Cameo King.

Oh yeah, let’s add Tip to the long list of rappers who’ve been murdered on their own tracks by Jay.

(Shout out to whoever ripped it from hiphopdx.com)

Sorry Rizoh, I had to do it first…. ;-D
And for the record, I’ll probably be buying both a vinyl and CD version of this album. It just seems like it’s gonna be THAT good….

- Ivan

Photo of the year?

-10 Reasons why Busta Rhymes is depressed. [Street Census]

-Hurricane Ivan has a blog. [Hip-Hop Is Read]

-Video Interview: DJ Premier & Big Shug. [HHC]

-50 puts his weight up in Righteous Kill, a movie featuring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. 50 is expected to play a drug dealer in the movie, even though he originally signed on to play a 5-0. [NY Daily News]

-Lil Kim grinds on Young Buck at a concert. [CL]

-Young Buck rails against Khaled for refusing to play his records. [HHC]

-”Dances from the Hood” debuts with Tweetie. [Prohiphop]

-Rapping about Physics is just as boring as it sounds. [GooTube]

-Huey: “Nelly can kiss my ass” [Def Sounds]

-Will someone please send me a Joost invite? I’ll trade you a couple Huey CDs.

Like he usually does to music journalists every couple of months, KRS-One took some shots at Jeff Chang. Jeff responds like the educated scholar he is. Reading the Teacha’s rant constantly reminded me of his feud with Adisa Banjoko.

Seriously though, someone needs to put that KRS/Adisa soundbite on a rap record (as an intro): “What I wanna do is jump over this table and whip your f***in ass, that’s what I wanna do.” Classic.

• KRS-One gripes about Can’t Stop Won’t Stop. [mp3.com]
• Jeff Chang responds to KRS-One [CSWS]

(Thanks, Q)

She heard someone say femcees were going into extinction, so she decided to prove ‘em wrong.

Amanda Diva’s Filling the Void drops on October 23rd.