2 Chainz Brings Out Kanye West As A Surprise Guest On 106 & Park [VIDEO]

2 Chainz came to 106 & Park last night to premiere the official video to "Riot" and spoke on his recent success and the work it took to get there. He completely shocked the crowd when he brought out his friend Kanye West, who Tity Boi says he's been in the studio with for the last year. Check out the full interview of the mute Kanye West below!



Props to Karen Civil

Previously:

• G.O.O.D Music (Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz & Kanye West) - Mercy
• DJ Kay Slay ft. Torch, Gunplay, Busta Rhymes, French Montana & 2 Chainz - Got Damn (Remix)

Jon Connor - Hova Mojo [Music Video]

Jon Connor's The People's Rapper LP is coming your way on Friday, but he's still giving tracks from The Blue Album the visual treatment. He brings Flint, Michigan to Times Square in the music video to "Hova Mojo," which consists of a spot on opinion on the music industry by Steve Stoute.



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Previously: Jon Connor - Cleaning Out My Closet

Rihanna On The Set Of "Battleship" [VIDEO]

Rihanna's film debut on Battleship will definitely be the hot topic once the movie hits theaters in May. Check out some behind the scenes footage of her time on set below, and hit up the comments below with your predictions on her performance!



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Previously: Drake ft. Rihanna - Take Care [Music Video]

DJ Khaled - Kiss The Ring Photoshoot [VIDEO]

DJ Khaled let Dazed One follow him along to the photoshoot for his forthcoming album Kiss The Ring,  where he wouldn't sit still for his haircut and showed off his pinky ring. Watch below as a GQed up poses for the camera and calls up Busta Rhymes about the jewelry.



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Previously: Kanye West ft. DJ Khaled & DJ Pharris - Theraflu [Prod. by Hit-Boy]

Ne-Yo - Burnin Up [Music Video]

Ne-Yo is the official face of Malibu Red, and he's promoting the rum/tequila hybrid (trouuuuble) in his new music video to "Burnin Up." Is it me or has Ne-Yo gone over to the techno pop side for good?



Download "Burnin Up" for free HERE.

Props to XZ

Previously: Young Jeezy - Leave You Alone Ft. Ne-Yo [Music Video]

Joe Cool - NewLA (Produced by Pe$o Piddy)

If Joe Cool's not on your radar, he needs to be. As the Louisiana bred emcee prepares to follow up his last project Cooley Hi, he let loose of "New LA" and makes quite the statement. I want to quote some of this, but there's too much realness to narrow it down.




Download: Joe Cool - NewLA

Props to BHBK

Previously: Joe Cool In NYC [VIDEO]

Chiddy Bang - Handclaps & Guitars [Music Video]

Chiddy Bang had a great time on stage at SXSW, and thanks to director Taylor Smith we can be a part of the fun. "Handclaps & Guitars" is just one of the standouts from their LP Breakfast, which is available on iTunes now.



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Previously: Chiddy Bang Breaks Down Breakfast With Muve Music [VIDEO]

Kendrick Lamar Talks To DJ Whoo Kid About Working With Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg

Kendrick Lamar called in to DJ Whoo Kid's Shade 45 for an in depth interview about his career and his aspirations. During their ten minute chat, K Dot revealed that his debut should come out at the end of the summer and announced that he and Dr. Dre have recorded at least 30 tracks.

On Dr. Dre calling in to Power 106 for the premiere of "The Recipe":

“Dre said something on air that I didn’t even know. He said, first time I came in the studio with him, I gave him the same energy that Em and Fif gave him. When somebody say that, it’s only right for me to think or at least assume that influence him to go back even more and go even harder. And that’s dope to be a young cat to get inspired from that and him even getting inspired from me…I’m real appreciate about it.”

On possible collaborations with A$AP Rocky: 

“Oh yeah definitely, we got something cooking up, you know. That’s just off the record, that’s just a good dude. We really got to post up and chill out on that Drake tour man. We consider them like family. ASAP/TDE dig that.”

On working with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre:

“You know it’s crazy, I have not yet to lock all the way in with Snoop yet. I want to save that for last … I probably have 30 records with Dre bro...For Detox, I locked in with Snoop and Dre, and that experience was crazy.”

On desire to work with R&B singers:

“Yeah, definitely, Erykah Badu. For sure. All day!”

Listen to the full audio after the jump!

2012 XXL Freshman Mixtape (Hosted By DJ Whoo Kid, Diddy & T.I.)

XXL continues to give its Freshman 2012 some shine with its official mixtape hosted by DJ Whoo Kid.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sensing a little favoritism here. Danny Brown only gets songs he's featured on and some artists only get one song. Meanwhile, French Montana is all over this thing.

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Download after the jump.

Casey Veggies - Customized Greatly, Vol. 3 [New Mixtape]

Casey Veggies seems just as excited as his fans to release his new project Customized Greatly Vol. 3 because he wants show everyone how much he has grown since his last project Sleeping In Class. Just after a glance over the CG3 tracklisting, it's clear that the most anticipated track is "PNCINTLOFWGKTA," which reunites Veggies with his former Odd Future family. Stream the entire mixtape below, and hit the jump to download the project, which also features Jhene Aiko and Raheem DeVaughn! Great production on this one as well.