Ryan Leslie’s piano freestyle over Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop.”

Jay-Z – Blow the Whistle (DeShawn Stevenson diss)
Young Turbo sticks up for his little homey, LeBron

If you’ve been paying attention to the Cavs-Wizards series you’ve probably heard all the trash talking going on between players from those two teams. Wizards Guard DeShawn Stevenson (11 Points, 0.30 Rebounds, and 2 Assists. per game) dismissed LeBron James (28 Points, 7 Rebounds, and 6 Assists per game) as being overrated. LeBron waved off the remarks, saying that him replying is like Jay-Z responding to a Soulja Boy diss. Apparently, Soulja Boy seized the opportunity to extend his 15 minutes of fame by accepting Stevenson’s invitation to Game 3 in support of the Wizards. LeBron’s most famous friend, Jay-Z, now addresses the rivalry on “Blow the Whistle” (Shouldn’t he be busy worrying about his own team?)

Bottom Line: Cavs lead the series 3-1

Jean Grae’s latest Myspace entry suggests that she’s calling it quits.

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I have one free copy of The Formula by Buckshot & 9th Wonder for you.

The contest question is: “What’s your formula for success?”

If you’re interested, simply reply in the comment section in 26 words or less within the next 2 hours. Be sure to include your email address in the email column only, because I’ll contact you if you’re the winner. Again, do not enter your email in the comment section for your own sake. Put it in the email column of the comment box and I’ll see it just fine.

Contest ends at 6:00 pm CT. May the best formula win. Good luck!

UPDATE: Contest is closed. Thanks for playing.

Two new Pimp C releases are scheduled to drop on June 3rd — a compilation of his “greatest hits” and a DVD dubbed The Final Chapter.

Peep the ridiculously long Greatest Hits tracklist below.
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Soulbrotha – Unforgotten

Yet another song on police brutality. This time, it’s SB spitting his heart out over Jay-Z’s “This Can’t Be Life.” Having been in the studio the day of this recording, I can tell you that dude is a perfectionist.

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Timely track from HNIC 2. Touches on the Sean Bell shooting.

See also:
Sean Bell’s dad rages as cops go free [NY Daily News]
Verdict in Bell shooting no big surprise [Alternet]

Coming next Tuesday on a blog near you…