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Lil Wayne's sounding the siren with "Mrs. Officer"

|By indiediot
Go behind the scenes of the "Mrs. Officer" video shoot to see photos of what Wayne and Bobby V have been cooking up. Plus, hear the entire song on imeem.

Turn it up

Hip-hop's great debate

|By indiediot
In celebration of the third and final Presidential Debate, URB.com put together the 10 best rap songs where the issues are addressed by the game's best MCs. Where does Jay-Z stand on crime? What about The Roots on off-shore drilling?

Policy is about to be policed

Making The Band 4: Who got the boot?

|By indiediot
The "Making The Band 4" finale revealed that Aubrey O'Day and D. Woods are no longer with Danity Kane. Listen to, "Welcome to the Dollhouse," and let imeem know if you think Aundrea, Shannon and Dawn will survive without the missing two.

Welcome to the Dollhouse, ladies

Times are hard on the boulevard

|By All HipHop
Your favorite MCs, including Big Boi, Fat Joe, Q-tip, Cee-Lo and Busta Rhymes, talked to AllHipHop about how the current economic situation is affecting them. Hear what they said.

How have hard times affected you?

Can't stop Charles Hamilton

|By indiediot
The brand new mixtape from prolific MC, Charles Hamilton, features the internet smash, "Lacey Duvalle," and other heaters for your listening pleasure.

The Hamiltonization process continues

Common's original demo tape from 1991

|By Okayplayer .
Listen to the demo tape that Common sent in to The Source Magazine back in 1991, which led to his debut album that includes one of the most important songs in hip-hop history, "I Used to Love H.E.R."

go back to the golden age

Soul sister Nikka Costa goes On the Record

|By indiediot
Nikka Costa talks about the songs from her new funk/soul/blues album, "Pebble to a Pearl," and shares some choice cuts from her favorite artists, including Stevie Wonder and Fela Kuti.

Go on the record

Lil Wayne x The Roots

|By Okayplayer .
The legendary Roots crew brought Lil Wayne out for an impromptu live version of "A Milli" with ?uestlove. Isn't it refreshing to see two legends in the game get down on some real hip-hop?

A Milli, live

Keri Hilson returns the favor with Timbaland

|By indiediot
Go behind the scenes with Keri Hilson and Timbaland on the set of Keri’s new single, “Return The Favor.”

In a perfect world

Jay-Z and Wale will be "Boyz"

|By The FADER
M.I.A.'s "Boyz" gets new verses from Jay-Z and Wale. Check out both versions on imeem and listen to other music brought to you by The Fader.

How many "Boyz" are crazy?