The  footage below was shot at Ibiza in Washington D.C. last week. To set the scene even more, just know the temperature was around 19 degrees with the wind making it painfully more colder. I happened to be in attendance that night, albeit very far from the chaos that was the dance floor. From my view from the DJ booth, I saw the crowd grow more and more as the minutes passed that night, all with one thing in mind. The night before, Drake and Nicki Minaj were scheduled to be at Club LOVE. Due to recent violent events, their appearances and the entire establishment were canceled.

Honestly, I knew Nicki Minaj had a buzz surrounding her. That’s apparent with the ridiculous number of females mimicking her look and style on a daily basis. Hell, I’m even a fan of some of her work. When she wants to, she can come correct on a track (I still believe she had the #1 “Best I Ever” remix). Even better, her personality and niche’ have blossomed at the most ideal time. Female MC’s are a rare breed, that’s obvious. What may not be so obvious to those who aren’t fans of the 24-year-old New York bred femcee is her following. It happens to be reaching levels which would make the most veteran of artists stop and take look. Read rest of story…

Last night in NYC The Clipse performed a slew of their hits and gave a preview of some of their new material live at Hiro Ballroom. Here is some early footage and there should be more on the way.

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You know they had to do a remix right? Young Jeezy and C.T.E. decided to rework their Memorial Day anthem with a brand new version, which they recently performed at Club Crucial in Atlanta.

DL: Young Jeezy – “Biggest Movie Ever” (Revised)

Respect: DJ FOLK for the linkage

As you are well aware the 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards were taped for the 3rd time in Atlanta and hometown hero Young Jeezy decided to use the weekend’s festivities to debut “Trap or Die 2” which should be featured on his upcoming TM:103 album.

At first glance, I immediately jumped to conclusion and thought this to be a Jackson 5 cover. Turns out I was drastically wrong, but the song is quality nonetheless with Dre and Vidal providing the instrumental (FYI, I never listened to the snippet which leaked awhile back). No word yet on if this will eventually make an album, but my guess is no. Then again, I’ve been wrong before. Don’t look now though, the “Chris Brown comeback” is upon us. I think.

Respect: ILLIONAIRE via X

DL: Chris Brown–ABC

No, this isn’t promotion for another “You Got Served” movie. As far as I know Marques Houston and Young Money’s newest R&B act, Omarion, are in the studio working on new albums. Both have had massive mainstream success in the past, but have been out of the public eye for quite sometime, so it should be interesting to see what both have in store. Coincidentally, the good people at BMF have organized a zip file for previously unreleased music from the two.

R&B enthusiasts feel free to hit the jump.

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To be perfectly honest, this is a top five Eminem song and one of his best singles to date. To read my thoughts on the record, click here.

Spotted @ Legend’s

Lil Wayne, Drake & Mack Maine perform “EveryGirl In The World” Live in Chicago..

 “All he wanted was a deal so he just got  faded, but tell me what’s a deal when you wanna be the greatest, so Jay I appreciate, hell of a stepping stone, wonder if he see it in my eyes.. I’m trying to get the throne…” – J. Cole

The final ending to a great night… J. Cole performs “Last Call” . If you haven’t downloaded “The Warm Up” … I suggest you do so.

J. Cole x DigiWaxx celebrated the release of his new mixtape “The Warm UP” in NYC last night..The line was around the corner, the placed was packed and the crowd knew the words to a tape that dropped that day..sure signs RocNation has a winner. So many respected bloggers, and people were in the building…shout out to PardonMeDuke, Neisha’s Agenda, Dre(Nah Right), DJ Green Lantern, Cocoabella & Rosenthal Boy’s.

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