I saw this on Chelsea Lately a few nights ago, and she was getting it in on the “failure” featured in the video.

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It hasn’t been a secret for over a week but here goes Nicki and Drake’s cover for the upcoming issue of XXL, which hits newsstands on April 20th. And speaking of Drake, he’s currently wrapping up the last song on Thank Me Later.

YM BONUS: Gudda Gudda – Small Thing to a Giant f. Lil Wayne [Tags]

BarrelHouseBKLYN brings to you, in conjunction with 576 Productions, the “Never Satisfied” Series, a series of interviews giving exposure to the young artists, poets, fashion designers, and urban entrepreneurs from New York City and the Tri-State Area. The debut interview is featuring Brooklyn artist, D.Julien. D.Julien discusses the Notorious B.I.G being a big influence on him, his first ever rhyme, label offers, his grass-root following, his parents thoughts on his career, his new project which will be dropping soon, etc.

PREVIOUS: YC the Cynic – The Bad Seed f. Final Outlaw & D.Julien

Official trailer for Nas & Damian Marley’s highly anticipated album, dropping May 18th!

Donnis (alongside Pill and Jay Rock) stopped by Toca Tuesdays to promote the XXL Freshmen 10 concert that’s going on tonight at the Highline Ballroom in NYC. While on the air Donnis let loose of a new track off his upcoming Fashionably Late mixtape.

DOWNLOAD: Donnis – Tonight [Radio Rip] | Mediafire

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While Drake & Nicki Minaj are covering XXL, 2/3 of the Mob Squad takeover over VIBE. Up top is Jeezy’s cover (via NR) and the dopegirlz can check Trey’s cover here.

Brand new leak off Sunni Ali Ber’s upcoming project, Midnight Musical.

DOWNLOAD: Sunni Ali Ber – Goodnight (prod. The Argonauts) | Mediafire
PREVIOUS: Sunni Ali Ber – Bread & Roses | Sunni Ali Ber – Darklight (prod. Dangermouse)

Continuing on in the same vein as yesterday’s interview with RZA via phone, DJ Envy & DJ Self build with the Chef about future projects, his working relationship with Nore, a probable world tour and much more.

PREVIOUS: RZA Phone Interview With DJ Envy To Promote Wu-Massacre (Audio)

Sample breakdown for my personal favorite Mos track. I think we can all agree that we need a Mos Def x Premo collab, but that’s more wishful thinking than Detox dropping in the next year or so. I mean whatever happened to the NaS x Premo collab that was in the works, like I read in that prestigious XXL article? Anyway, the main sample is by The Fatback Band (up top), “Baby, I’m A Want You.” Enjoy and do your math (Peace to my fellow NGE!) All scratched samples can be found below.

Whatever you do today, Shake, please do not blur out the picture. Rick Ross you still can, though. Anyways, here’s a track from Focus’ upcoming The Avant Garde Project, dropping May 4th.

BUY: Focus – Medusa

Soleil Shade was on hand for Erykah’s “secret show/album release party” for New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh at the El Rey Theatre in LA last night, and caught her doing everything from scatting to making beats on an MPC. Dopeness.

PREVIOUS: Erykah Badu – Window Seat (Video)

In honor of khal and Rock The Dub’s 4-year anniversary, he drops this compilation of tracks he’s encountered over the past year. Tracklist and link down bottom. Congrats again, khal.