The reclusive Dr. Dre shows up in the most unexpected places. In December, he randomly lent a verse to Kardinal Offishall for a remix and now he’s in a Dr. Pepper commercial. In the ad, Dre pushes an inept DJ off the turntables and plays a few seconds of a song off Detox. Readers of hip-hop blogs will recognize the song as “Shit Popped Off,” which leaked in the form of a reference track by T.I. back in February. T.I.’s bars are especially appropriate here:

Commandeer the turntables, that’s my first mission
‘Cause the DJ ain’t spinnin’, he bullshittin’

While some may scoff at Dre selling soda, I think the ad is a good sign. Before this, all we’ve heard from Detox are shady, unfinished leaks. Dre is finally promoting the album himself. Now, if only I could get someone at Dr. Pepper to send me the track.

via Billboard

Download: T.I. – Shit Popped Off (produced by Dr. Dre)

via The Smoking Section

With today being Biggie’s birthday, I thought this was a must post.

Via The Real’s Twitter.

Damn, I need to start watching Dancing with the Stars. Raphael Saadiq opened the show with a killer performance complete with energetic back up singers and dancers. Saadiq has excellent showmanship. Have you ever seen a rapper give that kind of performance?

Mr. World Premier via The Young Kingz Daily 2.0

Also, here’s Saadiq performing “Love that Girl” on The Tavis Smiley Show.

It seems that worthwhile clips from Jimmy Fallon’s show tend to involve The Legendary Roots Crew. This rendition of the now classic SNL short is notable for a few reasons, Black Thought fills in for T-Pain, and The Roots are decked out (no pun, I swear) in nautical gear, and lastly the OD censor beeps are sick.

Saturday Night Live’s digital shorts come correct with another jam, this time around Timberlake & Samberg dump the boxes, and go in with an anthem for all the mother lovers out there. Happy Mothers Day.

If you are confused by the title, watch the first video to get familiar, then go in on the remix (the 2nd video). Maury and Music remixes of youtube clips stay killing (my productivity)! Thanks for the pointer CP.

We really thought TI’s MTV series Road to Redemption was inspirational, but it wouldn’t really help the delinquent team behind ML. However, Lil Duval’s  Road 2 Destruction most definitely would.

for those of you confused.. yes this is a spoof.

verrrry thin iceeeeeeeeee. Ok I def. found myself bopping my head and playing these back… do I need intense counseling?

“Arousal happens”. Umm I really have no words.. please watch this and share with your families. With Craigslist killers running around, I guess this is a safer alternative. But, if you spent on $40 on this, you got ripped off I know ladies of the streets that offer a lot more for $5.  People from Philly explain your fellow cuddling fiends.

Since you read our interview with Mr. Bentley, you might have been keeping up with the show, it wraps up tonight. I have caught a few episodes this season, and it’s definitely one of those reality shows you can watch on whim. Set your phone alerts, the finale airs tonight at 10pm EST on MTV.