Wu-Tang Clan @ “Five Out Of Five” Tour in Staten Island [Video]

BLOW! went into the depths of “Shaolin’s” 36 chambers for this liquid swords classic featuring the Wu-Tang Clan in their home borough of Staten Island as a main feature in Red Bull Music Academy’s “Five Out Of Five” 2011 concert series. Although all 9 members weren’t in the building, the attending clansmen definitely brought da ruckus like it ’94.

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Shady Records History Hall (Part 1 & 2) [Video]

Shady Records gives us an inside look at their history at the Brisk Bodega from Saturday September 17 – from the early years of Eminem’s career to their latest signees Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse. Narrated by Paul Rosenberg, the label’s co-founder. Part 1 includes the early years of Eminem, from his infamous Robin costume in “Without Me” to his 1999 Grammy for “My Name Is”. Hit the jump for Part 2.

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Mobb Deep – Black Cocaine EP [Cover]

“The cover art for the Black Cocaine EP was an idea I came up with then passed over to the [Sony] RED art department. They brought my thoughts to life,” Prodigy told MTV News. “Havoc and I laughed the other day about how hustlers are gonna try to make real black cocaine when they see the cover and hear the music.” “The way we structured it is as a distribution deal basically, so we run our own label, Infamous, and we gotta do the daily ins and outs of everything. We gotta handle all the record company business and they get it in the stores for us, basically,” Prodigy told MTV News of the deal while backstage at the Rock the Bells tour in September. Previously: Prodigy feat. OX & Boogz Boogetz – Shot Caller Freestyle [Video] Mobb Deep Speaks On The Origin Of “Dun”, Q-Tip & Loud Records [Video]

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