Wow, this promo video, um… anyway. Flav’s got his own GPS system now, acting as the world’s first explicit celebrity GPS voice. You can get yours here.

Deadline reports that Dreamworks has picked up a new film project called Southpaw, helmed by Sons of Anarchy creator and executive producer Kurt Sutter. Eminem is proposed for the lead role, as a fast rising boxer that sees his world fall apart after tragedy. “I took meetings with Marshall’s producing partners over the past 7 [cont.]

In the first clip, Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth perform “T.R.O.Y.” on stage in London. After Pete speaks on working with DJ Premier, as well as PLANS FOR A PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH REUNION ALBUM.

Rap superheroes David Banner and 9th Wonder kick off their Death of A Pop Star LP with the first episode of their coinciding online comic. Click to enlarge.

It’s the sequel to Death Is Certain, which we reviewed way back in 2004. It which will be called Success Is Certain, which Royce claims will be “classic”……

As his new album We the Best Forever drops on Cash Money records, DJ Khaled played coy about a big feature on the coming album. “I don’t want to tell you the name of the artist yet,” he told MTV. “I want people to be surprised. But I have my first single.” Futhermore, Khaled said, [cont.]

Oooooooh, word? Yeah, Death Row is about to release an LP of classic Sam Sneed tracks, along with some new material. Full press release below. U better recognize. After nearly 14 years, the long-awaited Death Row Records album by one-time Dr. Dre protégé Sam Sneed is finally being released. WIDEawake Entertainment Group Inc., the company [cont.]

B.o.B.’s new mixtape drops tomorrow, packed with collaborations. 1.) Beast Mode – (Prod. by Infinity) 2.) So So – (Prod. by Jim Jonsin) 3.) How u do that – (Prod. by Kutta) 4.) Feet Don’t Fail Me Now – T.I. – (Prod. by Kutta) 5.) Higher – feat. Playboy Tre – Prince Cy Hi & [cont.]

Just Blaze remains tight lipped on Jay Elec’s signing with Roc Nation, suggesting there are still some things he and Jay need to talk about. “No issue,” he clarifies.

TMZ  and other outlets are reporting that legendary emcee Kurtis Blow was busted at LAX this morning after a TSA body scanner detected a stash of weed. According to the report the body scan detected “an anomaly’ in his pants and a subsequent pat down revealed pot in his pocket. For his trouble Kurtis received [cont.]

JMTHipHop is offering a new holiday promotion. Purchase any item at the official Jedi Mind Tricks store and get Vinnie Paz’s new “Fires In The Judas Blood” mixtape from DJ Kwestion. More info here.

Mix Master Mike has his own headphones via Skullcandy. Full press release below….. Skullcandy extends its global audio assault with the unveiling of the Mix Master DJ headphone. In an unprecedented 16-month collaboration, these masterpieces were developed hand-in-hand with the world’s preeminent DJ Mix Master Mike of legendary hip-hop group Beastie Boys. The Mix Master [cont.]

Man Bites Dog Records proudly announces the signing of a new two-LP deal with Vast Aire. Both parties are hard at work on Vast’s first project for the label, OX 2010 Street Odyssey, which will be released in late February 2011. Since releasing the now classic Cold Vein LP as a member of Cannibal Ox [cont.]

Eminem leads the pack this year with TEN nominations for next years 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, happening on Feb 13, 2011. Check out some of the nods below – we’ve italicized our predictions (not our picks)…. Album Of The Year Recovery – Eminem Need You Now – Lady Antebellum The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga [cont.]

Diddy’s concept album hits December 14th. 1. Intro 2. Yeah Yeah You Would 3. I Hate That You Love Me 4. Ass On The Floor (Feat. Swizz Beatz) 5. Looking For Love (Feat. Usher) 6. Someone To Love Me 7. Hate You Now 8. Yesterday (Feat. Chris Brown) 9. Shades (Feat. Lil Wayne & Justin [cont.]

Billboard reports that Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy shows a first week sales  of over 496,000, while Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday delivered over 375,000, the latter being the highest debut for a female emcee since Lauryn Hill’s The Mideducation Of… in 1998. Meanwhile, Lil’ Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being was just [cont.]

Apathy revealed on Twitter today some of the producers that will contribute to his next solo LP, Honkey Kong. DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, Evidence, Da Beatminerz, Vanderslice, Stu Bangas, and himself, with “more to come”. Still sleeping on Ap? Eastern Philosophy is a good place to start…..

The story goes like this. Once upon a time, a man named Renato Carosone wrote a song called “Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’Americano“. Then, a group called Yolando Be Cool came along and sampled it the track, creating a massive club smash called “We No Speak Americano”. Then, house producer Alvaro remixed Yolando Be Cool’s remake [cont.]

Portishead announced a series of shows set for July on the weekend of 23rd and 24th at Alexandra Palace in London. Portishead will headline both nights, with a different supporting line-up joining them each day. The Saturday show will also include peformances from MF Doom and a reunited Company Flow. The sunday show will be [cont.]

Just a week after the release of Decoded, Penguin Books has announced they will release an official biography on the rapper entitled Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office. The 206 page bio will tell the life story of Shawn Carter, as told by Zack O’ Malley Greenburg and [cont.]