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Amid a phenomenal musical run back in 2010, KiD CuDi and fellow Cleveland native King Chip were set to release a collaborative project under the group moniker The Almighty GloryUs. Unfortunately, said body of work never materialized; but a track called “Chillen While We Sippin” from those sessions has surfaced.

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Let’s conclude our weeks with good music, shall we? Once again, yours truly packages the best material from the past seven days into The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Songs Of The Week.

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Chris Rock wrote, directed and stars in TOP FIVE, and the film is a masterpiece. We wish we could you everything, but don’t want to spoil all the fun for you.

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This Saturday (December 13), the ALIFE x Reebok Court Victory Pump, a personal favorite, returns to one of streetwear’s most respected retailers.

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The Navy’s pop empress held the first-ever Diamond Ball at The Vineyard in Beverly Hills on Thursday night, leaving guests all but floored in her Zac Posen gown.

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That leak over at Sony just dug up racist emails about President Obama, and the apologies have started rolling in. Sony executive Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin emailed the racist jokes.

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Kim Kardashian and her momma Kris Jenner did what they do last night; pose for pictures on the red carpet of Rihanna’s inaugural Diamond Ball.

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Jhené Aiko throws on her six-inch heels, pouts a pair of crimson lips and drops it low for paying customers at a dingy club in “Wading.”

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Big K.R.I.T. takes fans back to a much simpler time, when family time and the genuine love that comes with it outweighed the superficial things in life, in the visual for “Soul Food.”

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Interviews this engaging are few and far between. But Angie Martinez gets to tuck under her belt another incredible one after probing J. Cole’s current state-of-mind.

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With a 30 year career most crooners would be jealous of, Johnny Gill remains humble yet comfortable in his legacy. He takes a trip down memory lane with The Breakfast Club.

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Despite video evidence clearly depicting the act, the NYPD cop who put the fatal chokehold on Eric Garner claims he never applied the maneuver. Officer Daniel Pantaleo actually told investigators that he used a takedown technique, not a chokehold.