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G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks has decided to follow Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Friday blueprint by releasing new music on a weekly basis.

Entertainment mogul Diddy has detailed how his Sean John clothing brand is able to bank over $500 million annually, as it is one of the top urban brands in the market.

Diplomat’s Vado has named his Top 5 rappers of all-time and highlights Dipset’s past rap foes Jay-Z and Nas on his list.

R&B singer Trey Songz recently doled out advice for Drake as he prepares to drop an all-R&B mixtape and has revealed that the Young Money star is anxious to collaborate on an LP.

R&B siren Rihanna will extend an umbrella to Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj as she recruits the femcee to contribute to her forthcoming Loud album, on a track called “Raining Men”.

The Fugees rapper Wyclef Jean has ended his silence since reports claimed he was hospitalized earlier this week due to stress.

Grammy-winning rappers Eminem and Lil Wayne will premiere their “No Love” music video tonight, marking the duo’s second collaboration with one another.

Everything’s better when backed by a live band. Everything. Even sex. Did I say that out loud? The point is, DJBooth Freestyle Alum and day job quitter Laws has stepped back in the Booth, and this time he’s rolling deep with The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, a nine piece, Chicago based horn crew that are becomingly an increasingly large part of the hip-hop scene. On their new collaborative record Never, also featuring a smooth hook from singer Dave Young, Laws uses the…well…hypnotically dope production and instrumentation laid down by the Brass Ensemble to tell the story of his rise through the rap ranks, and the quasi friends he had to leave behind along the way, “Told my crew…I’m goin to the battle now / they said are you f**king crazy? / that’s when I knew…we’d never be closer than handshakes.” Don’t worry Laws, you’ve got a friend in the Booth, and we completely support your battle rhyming desires. While Never isn’t currently attached to any project, fans should keep an ear out for Laws’ upcoming, Paul McCartney inspired (yeah, seriously) mixtape, coming soon.

“When Cameron was in Egypt’s land, let me Cameron go.” You’ll have to excuse me, I just see a title like Ferris Bueller (Personal Day Off) and instinctively start quoting the most rewatchable movie of my childhood (‘80s babies stand up!). Luckily Slow Risers The Canz’ new record does a lot more than just allow me to quote one of my favorite movies, it’s also provided me with something new to bump in my iPod. Playing hooky but putting in some work on Bueller behind the boards is producer Marcoticks, who crafts exactly the kind of relaxed beat Canz emcees Prominent and Foster need to tell their boss to lyrically shove it, sentiments more than capably echoed by guest rappers Aleon Craft and El Prez. Looking for more inspiration to quit your crappy job? You’re in luck. The Canz’ sequel mixtape The Slow Rise II is dropping on this very site soon-ish, and you can of course see them live, alongside Crooked I, Evidence, !Mayday! and many more, at DJBooth’s A3C showcase on October 8. Feel free to ditch work and show up.

The 202nd entry in DJBooth.net Exclusive Freestyle Series comes courtesy of Steve Liriks, the Cali native who earned reader acclaim for Fix You earlier this month. On his brand new, exclusive A Moment With Liriks freestyle, the Mass Hysteria Werx rapper flows over original boardwork by Keyel Walker (aka The Phinest). Liriks is currently working on a new project titled Polished, scheduled to drop after Halloween, and will soon be returning to the studio to create a collaborative EP with labelmates The Specialists. Stay tuned for details on his latest full-length mixtape, scheduled to arrive sometime this winter.

Readers can download a copy of In the Booth (Volume 4), featuring exclusive freestyles 91 through 120, here! Volumes one, two and three are available for download here, here and here. Keep it locked for the latest on Volume 5, coming soon!