Some of Mobb Deep’s weed carriers chased Saigon all the way out of the club. Sai, who was clearly outnumbered, finally escaped in a car. Pure comedy.

Update:
I was feeling sorry for Saigon after watching that initial video of him getting snuffed by 30 Mobb Deep weed carriers last night. But now that I’ve seen a different version of the footage and heard Sai’s side of the story it’s obvious that Prodigy took a major L in that scuffle.

On a MySpace blog entry titled “I Finally Got Prodigy,” Saigiddy had this to say:
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That’s probably how UMG will frame the next SoundScan “battle.”

According to Eskay and the New York Times, Jay-Z has a new album, American Gangster, coming out on November 6. Obviously, he’s had this planned for a minute but waited until after Kanye v. 50 to announce it. More than likely the album will be cross-promoted with the similarly titled movie, which drops on 11/2/07.

Also, I smell a Roc-A-Fella comeback coup. How else can you explain this lineup:

• November 6th: American Gangster (Jay-Z)

• November 20th: The Solution (Beanie Sigel)
• November 27th: Free At Last (Freeway)

Lil Wayne, who’s also eyeing a 4th Quarter release date for Tha Carter III, was unavailable for comment. Here’s Weezy’s expression after hearing the news.

Canibus unleashed more lyrics of fury in one year than most MCs have been able to muster in their whole career. Pointblankperiod.

1. “Beasts from the East” – Lost Boyz feat. A+, Redman, and Canibus

2. “Canibus Freestyle” – DJ Clue Mixtape
3. “Making a Name For Ourselves” – Common feat. Canibus
4. “Shout out to Lost Boyz (Canibus Freestyle)” – DJ Clue Lost Boyz Mixtape
5. “It’s Logic (Canibus Freestyle)” – Tony Touch 55 Emcees Mixtape
6. “4,3,2,1″ – LL Cool J feat. Method Man, Redman, Canibus and DMX
7. “Boyz 2 Men” – A+ feat. Mr. Cheeks and Canibus
8. Canibus Freestyle – Mad Ball & Tab One Mixtape
9. “Uni-4-Orm” – Canibus, Ras Kass, and Heltah Skeltah
10. “Group Home Family – Canibus feat. Mr. Cheeks and Panama P.I.

Head on over to my 2nd favorite blog, Street Census, for details and audios.

Canada’s own Jam! Showbiz caught up with the GPOAT and asked him some questions about GangStarr, his Year Round label, among other dealies. Primo made it clear that GangStarr is not dead until he says otherwise (Guru’s disparaging comments notwithstanding): Read the rest of this entry »

>>Doug Morris adds more zeros to his next check. [About]

>>Are Curtis stans are too reluctant to come to terms with their man’s loss or did 50 really do some unprecedented damage overseas? Either way, Doug Morris won’t complain.[Vivendi]

>>In what has seems like an exciting exercise in democracy, hip-hop fashion mogul Marc Ecko is asking fans to decide on the fate of the Barry Bonds ball that broke Hank Aaron’s record. [Vote756]

>>Hip-hop haters, can’t please ‘em, can’t do without ‘em. Last thing I expected was to hear people gripe about Ultimate Victory being cuss-and-n-word free? [NY Daily News]

>>Preme Out the Box: A bunch of Premier-produced goodies. [Oh Word]

>>Fat Joe returns with The Elephant in the Room. [Billboard]

As the news of Graduation’s sales victory was hitting the streets, Big Brother and little brother were celebrating GQ’s 50th anniversary in New York city. See more photos of Kanye, Ye’s fiancee Alexis Phifer, Shawn, model Oluchi, Diddy, and L.A. Reid. Read the rest of this entry »

“Who you know nicer than Term, riddle me this. If you don’t say Rakim, you better say Kiss, Styles P, Kool G or Pac. Anybody else I put ‘em up in a box.”

According to iTunes, “So Amazing” is No.3 on my Top 25 Most Played Songs of 2007. Seriously, why hasn’t anyone signed this dude?

See also:

• Termanology – “Watch How It Go Down”
• Termanology – 50 Bodies Mixtape

::Kanyeezy and Latifah at the Emmys

>>Queen Latifah will return to save hip-hop. [Ballerstatus]

>>Kanye defeats Curtis in the U.K. [Billboard]

>>Curtis flips out and cancels European shows. He also accuses Def Jam of chart-riggin’ and whatnot. [Female First]

>>Jumpoff TV’s Weekly Hip-Hop Newscast. [Video]

>>“I once got busy at a Burger King bathroom.” From the group that brought you “UPS is Hiring” and “Battle of Billboardsburg” comes “Deconstructing Digital Underground.” [The Real]

>>What do GOP front-runners Romney, McCain, Giuliani, and Thompson have in common? They’re all scared of black people and thus will not debate on The Tavis Smiley Show. Maybe they consider it a waste of their invaluable time to debate in front of a demographic that won’t vote for them anyway. [Huff Po]

>>Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers sues God to stop terrorist threats. [zshare]

>>Donny Goines – “Do It for Hip-Hop” [sendspace]