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"Christmas Rap" - Run DMC

"Christmas Rapping" - Kurtis Blow

"Ballin On Xmas" - Jim Jones

"I Want (Hood Xmas)" - Dorrough

"Ghostfaced Xmas" - Ghostface

"Player's Ball" - "Outkast"

Backing up off Plies for the moment, 40 Glocc now speaks his mind on Young Buck being disloyal to 50 Cent and G-Unit and says the Tennesee MC wanted to be the boss and wanted 50's spot.

"Buck was feeling himself and started to jump ship and talk shit... doing lil' ho shit. You wasn't 100 with Fif and he put millions in your pockets. Buck would have got disciplined out here on the West Coast...beat the shit out his ass and made him stand in front of the public and accept that... "

Peep the footage as 40 Glocc goes in:

Busta Rhymes has had a year to remember. As previously reported, after the release of his Back On My B.S. album, he was hit with a $75,000 lawsuit for assault.

Now leaving the B.S. behind in 2009, he's preparing to

The queen of R&B Soul, Mary J. Blige, recently released her new album Stronger With Each Tear and was spotted in New York celebrating its forthcoming success.

During this time at an album release party she was reported as getting into a physical altercation with husband Kendu Issacs.

Sources reported to

Cordazar Calvin Broadus and DeAndre Way, better known to the world as Snoop Dogg and Soulja Boy, had issues  stemming back to 2008 when the Doggfather schooled the youngster on the realm of rap and dissed him.

Now after reconciling their differences, the two have united for a song from Snoop's Malice In Wonderland album, “Pronto.”

Peep the video below.

Yung Joc, the man with a  case of the Grind Flu, was in recent headlines for moving off of Diddy's Bad Boy South emblem and severing ties with Block ENT.

As previously reported Joc spoke on taking both entities to court for unpaid royalties and fighting to be released from the business arrangements.Now with the paperwork signed and the connections officially negated, Joc is speaking out about his new deal and freedom.

Rumors have been swirling recently that Joc would be further solidify his ties to Jive Records, who

DJ duo Mr. Walt and Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz Radio officially announce the line- up for the sixth installment of their monthly MixMaster Weekend. The four day event will host from Da Beatminerz's Brooklyn studio, 'The Dewgarde Crib of Hits' and by way of 'Area 51,' the world famous DJ Scratch's studio and will stream via their radio network, www.dabeatminerz.com from Thursday, December 24th to Monday December 28th.

Like the month's prior, the final MixMaster Weekend of the year will feature

While Young Jeezy continues to feed the streets with music in preparation for his upcoming fourth studio album Thug Motivation103, the rapper also remembers to give back to his side outside of the music aspect.

Alongside his Street Dreamz Foundation, Jeezy left the kids with quite a treat as he brought them to Justin's Restaurant in Atlanta on Sunday night.  There, the underprivileged youth were also presented with gifts to help usher in Christmas.

Coming from lifestyles with families that learned to live without, Jeezy, along with members of the foundation, found it necessary to play the big brother role and help to ensure that the children are directed in the right path and make life a little bit easier knowing that someone is aware of their struggle.

Watch the footage of the event here:

DJ Drama and his Gangsta Grillz crew consisting of Willie The Kid and LA The Darkman recently hit up the Orient. Peep the footage and check out the new Willie The Kid track. Peep more videos here:

Willie The Kid - "Paradox"

Since the fiasco of Taylor Swift, Kanye West has been AWOL from the music scene.  Although he has been awarded such accolades as having top album of the decade for College Dropout, the opinionated rapper has placed a zipper on his mouth to re-evaluate.

The time off must have paid off as the rapper re-emerged recently at Kid Cudi's show at the Nokia Theatre.  Making his presence felt and explaining his absence, Mr. West blessed the fans with a new

Staying submerged within a group is sure to leave a person to pick up particular things as it relates to his/her own solo business.

For rapper Drag-On, his years of working alongside Swizz Beatz, DMX and the Ruff Ryders has paid off as he has branched out to deliver his own slew of artists and launch his own record label.

Aptly titled Hood Environment, as Drag continues to push his own solo project My Life, My Legacy, My Melody, due out around April, the rapper is trying to clear a lane for new artists to have a platform to showcase their talents a

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Although many fans may be disappointed with Lupe Fiasco cancelling his Christmas mixtape Friend of the People, but the rapper has apparently been making major moves.

From climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to a documentary and planning a trip to Africa, the Chicago native has had quite the agenda placed in front of him.

Fans, fortunately, won't have to worry as Fiasco is still on the path to releasing his album Lasers, and although the climb forced

“If yall gotta man and yall not swallowing, he's definitely getting his d*ck sucked somewhere else.”

Since the overly publicized split between New Jersey rapper Joe Budden and former girlfriend Tahiry, Jumpoff has been rather quiet as of late.

While Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Royce Da 5'9” have been dropping freestyles, Joey has been on the backburner.

The moment of silence has clearly been broken with the return of JoeBuddenTV with the episode pitting a debate between men and women aptly titled “Venus vs. Mars”.

Sexual endeavors are put fully out in this round table discussion.

Watch the video here:

The trailer for the upcoming HBO series “How To Make It In America” starring Kid Cudi has hit the net. Cudi plays Domingo, a man struggling to live out the American dream with his posse of friends in New York.

The series premieres February 14.

Check out the trailer below.

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