Brooklyn Vegan — Mickey Factz playing w/ the Cool Kids during CMJ (more by Leia Jospe) today in NYC * Army Navy @ Union Hall * Trap Them @ Union Pool * Jay-Z & Lil Wayne @ Izod center * The Roots @... more info

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MTV.com News — Plus: Tony Yayo goes viral for S.O.D.; Lil Wayne didn't know Blueprint 3 was in the works.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Photo: MTV News Artist: Tony Yayo Representing: The G-Unit Mixtape: S.O.D. 411: As pr... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Tony Yayo goes viral for S.O.D.; Lil Wayne didn't know Blueprint 3 was in the works.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Photo: MTV News Artist: Tony Yayo Representing: The G-Unit Mixtape: S.O.D. 411: As pr... more info