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Estelle “Thank You” On Jay Leno

B.Dot — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:38:26 +0000

Estelle appeared on Jay Leno’s nightly program yesterday and belted out her hit, “Thank You”. Jay was right, she does clean up good. All Of Me, drops February 28th.

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Jay-Z “So Ghetto” At Carnegie Hall

B.Dot — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:17 +0000

You gotta love, B-Side Hov. When Jay made his way to the balcony in Carnegie Hall on Monday, he performed 10 seconds of “So Ghetto” before diving into a medley. Should’ve left the durag on.

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Birdman Cops Mack Maine & Weezy Bentleys

B.Dot — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:10:14 +0000

Fresh off the showroom floor, Birdman surprises Mack Maine and Wayne with matching 2012 Bentley Mulsannes. Haven’t seen this kind of benevolence since 50 hooked Mobb Deep up with those twin Porsches. YMCMB —we all we got!

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J.Cole Speaks On Grammy Nomination

B.Dot — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:20:39 +0000

J.Cole’s up for Best New Artist at this year’s Grammy’s ceremony. In an interview with the AP, he speaks on his nomination and plans to bring his mom on the red carpet. Music’s biggest night airs this Sunday at 8PM on CBS.

Odd Future Odd Future Vol 2. Cover

B.Dot — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:06:33 +0000

Odd Future’s second installment will be available on March 20th. But tonight, Tyler posted the cover art featuring member affiliate Lucas Vercetti’s mug.

L.E.P. Bogus Boys “Streets Talking”/ “Johnny Cochran”

B.Dot — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:28:13 +0000

When have The Bogus Boys ever been known to disappoint? The Chicago duo are back with a new cinematic viral. Says Moonie and Count:

“Most of the inspiration,comes from every day life. There’s a lot of guys out here, that wanna change there life,and right when they’re about to change there lives, Someone close to them gets in trouble and sets them up. That’s something that’s happening all around the county even our governor in Illinois, was railroaded by his close associate. Just know if you play this game, make sure you have your ends cover so have your lawyer and bond money ready. “

Mister Cee’s Big Pun Tribute Mix

B.Dot — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:56:06 +0000

Hard to believe, but today marks the twelfth anniversary of Big Pun’s passing. This afternoon on Hot 97, Mister Cee paid homage to Punisher with 60 minutes of his music.

Sidebar: Mister Cee Interviews Pete Rock

New Video: Too $hort x Silk-E “Hey”

B.Dot — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:48 +0000

Hey, here’s a new video from Too $hort. The track’s off his new album, No Trespassing which drops February 28th. Might wanna throw a button up and hard bottoms on for this one.

Jay-Z Brings “Glory” To Carnegie Hall

B.Dot — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:53 +0000

Decked out in a black tuxedo, Jay-Z performed for the first time last night at Carnegie Hall. The concert was a fundraiser in support of his SC Scholarship Foundation. Thanks to MTV, here’s the first live rendition of “Glory”. Guess, B.I.C. couldn’t make it. Ha!

Diddy Signs Los To Bad Boy

B.Dot — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:45:42 +0000

Bad Boy Records just got a little bigger. While on the set of French Montana’s video shoot, Diddy reveals to MTV that he signed Los to his label. Congratulations, yo!

“It’s time for a whole new generation; it’s time for a whole new movement. So we got [Machine Gun Kelly], French Montana, Red Café; we got Cassie. We also have a new artist named Los that we signed. It’s official. We’re trying to put that young, youthful energy out in the air and do it the only way that Bad Boy can do it.”