>>Janet tells Def Jam to kiss her ass goodbye [Billboard]
>>New Jean Grae - “Shadows Forever” [Boo Goo Doo Boom]
>>Ever wonder where Erick Sermon found those Music samples? [HHIR]
>>Kanye’s “Love Lockdown” (The LMFAO Remix) [White Folks Get Crunk]
Kanye West Gets Unexpected Album Input From Rilo Kiley [HipHopDX]
>>Uncle LL threatens to quit rap because of Jessica Simpson [MSNBC]
Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement [Yahoo]
>>3 More leaked goodies from The Knux [IllRoots]
>>Smoking Sessions with One Block Radius [Smoking Section]
>>”Love Lockdown” has coasted its way to No.1 on iTunes [Kanye's Blog]
>>Black Milk recording Tronic album [Buzzcuts]
>>Alicia Keys begs Swizz Beatz to save her career [Sandra Rose]
>>Jay-Z shows off his newly relaunched Artful Dodger clothing line [Woooha]
>>Radio rip of John Legend’s “It’s Over” alongside Kanye West [Gowherehiphop]
>>Ever wonder where EPMD got those Unfinished Business samples from? [HHIR]
>>Janet Jackson is a freak [Necole Bitchie]
>>Dear VH1, gossip is not the same as hip-hop [Smoking Section]
>>Ok, we get it, Solange: You’re the anti-Beyonce [Bringing 88 Back]
>>Top 10 hip-hop songs that sampled video games [Examiner]
>>Uh-Oh! Wu-Tang vs UFC Fighters [Def Sounds]
>>You know this was coming: John Brown lays pipe to Sarah Palin [Complex]
>>Is it me or did BET just copy and paste the 2007 BET Hip-Hop Award nominees onto this year’s list? [BET.com]
>>With no album or release date in sight, Eve has decided to moonlight as a “mentor” on some lame MTV show [NY Daily News]
>>T.I. has just reached new heights in lyricism, according to T.I. [Prefixmag]
>>Trick Trick recruits heavy hitters for new album [Consequence of Sound]
>>Your vote help decide the next U.S. president but it’ll probably help decide the 2008 EMA winners, so get to voting. [2008 EMA]
>>Apparently, Killer Mike has beef with the devil: “Tell the devil ‘fuck ‘em, we gon’ do it for ourself’” [Nah Right]
>>Shhh…don’t tell Weezy, but he’s not the most searched person on earth [Popcrunch]
New hip-hop tunes from across the blogosphere to spice up your weekend.
>>LAX Bonus cuts [On Smash]
>>Young Jeezy - “Amazing” and “Wordplay” [Nah Right]
>>Nino Bless - “Going In pt. 3″ and “Changed Man” [Boo Goo Doo Boom]
>>Bonus cuts from Ice Cube’s Raw Footage [Smoking Section]
>>Rob Quest of Odd Squad - “Ooh Yeah” (feat. PZ of The Luv Bugz) [FWMJ]
>>Fabolous - “Let the Beat Build (Freestyle)” [2DopeBoyz]
>>Mariah - “I’ll Be Lovin’ You Long Time (Rmx)” (f/ LL Cool J & Ghostface) [Rock the Dub]
>>Yung Joc takes a page from Diddy’s book [Necole Bitchie]
>>TBS partners with Def Jam [Billboard.biz]
>>Grand Theft Auto IV is running tings in the music department [Prohiphop]
>>The Cool Kids - “Get Busy Son” [Fake Shore Drive]
>>True Jim Jones Documentary [IllRoots]
>>My TSS fam rapped it up with Banks and Yayo the other day [Smoking Section]
>>The crappiest KING covers I’ve seen in years[Writer's Block]
>>Jay Electronica is the truth if Nas says so [HipHopDX]
>>Smoking Sessions with Kidz in the Hall [TSS]
>>Ludacris and Tommy Lee collaborate on the Battleground [Connietalk]
>>Damn, I’m in the wrong business [United Press International]
>>Lil Wayne may land a role in Fast & Furious 4 [Billboard.com]
>>Napster finally goes DRM-free [Billboard.biz]
>>ATCQ: Beats, Rhymes, & Samples [Hip-Hop Is Read]
>>Yes! [Chronicle]
