MTV, Thanx for this nod of appreciation,” Jay wrote. “Although I don’t strive to be ‘hot’ for any particular year, I thank you for the acknowledgment. My whole goal is to be recognized as the best ever. I created the term ‘best rapper alive’ as a sign of respect to my fallen comrades (Biggie and Tupac). I believe I’ve allowed a significant grace period, and I believe I would not be respecting myself if being the absolute best was not my goal, and that’s why I continue to push myself until exhaustion … salute.

“Sidebar: Kanye moment if I may … Eminem?!?! I think you do the credibility of this list a disservice if you don’t thoroughly explain his omission,” Jay continued. “As of this second he has the highest selling rap album of the year and a scene stealing verse on the best ‘posse’ cut of the year . (*Hands mic back to Taylor Swift … and nobody was harmed, I apologize in advance.)”

Responses from Rick Ross & Drake @ MTV

MTV Answers Why Eminem Isn’t In The Top 10 Hottest MC’s

His hotly anticipated return to hip-hop after a long absence drove first-week sales of over 600,000 — the highest first-week sales of the year so far. But then Em retreated to the lab, where he spent the summer crafting Relapse 2. From June to September, Em all but took himself out of the public eye, while other MCs generated week-to-week heat with mixtapes, guest appearances, performances and Web activity. Eminem is one of the best ever on the mic. His track record is undeniable. The Hottest list deals with right now, though. If the Brain Trust had compiled the Hottest list back in May, there’s no doubt Eminem would have made the Top 10.

Full Article: MTV

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HBO launches a brand new technology and reinvents the art of storytelling. HBO’s Imagine. Click around for yourself and see how addictive it gets: www.hboimagine.com

The HBO Cube features two films, each 2 minutes in length and each played twice successively, on a rotating basis.
• Heist: Four disparate scenes culminate, revealing themselves as different facets of a single, intricately orchestrated crime.
• The Affair: A husband and wife, their maid and someone’s half-dressed lover are framed from four perspectives, showing the characters in different lights and implying different relationships.

The HBO Cube Installation will travel to three cities:
September 17-19: NYC (Gansevoort and Little West 12th)
October 1-3: Philadelphia (Old City District)
October 8-10: Washington D.C. (Plaza at Adams Morgan)

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The former Bad Boy rapper (born Jamal Barrow) was scheduled to be released from prison Tuesday (October 6) after serving more than nine years of a 10-year sentence in connection with the 2001 Club New York shooting involving Diddy and Jennifer Lopez.

But his release is now under review, as representatives for the rapper revealed to MTV News that the Brooklyn MC is being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an unspecified facility in Western New York State. Officials are determining whether or not to deport the rapper, who was born in Belize, a rep explained.

Full Story: MTV

Check MTV for the full story, I know a lot of people assumed he was going to be released today.

“Surgical Gloves” and “Catalina” music video’s coming soon, “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx PT II,” in stores now!!
Raekwon’s remaining tour dates in Europe:
> 10.07.09 Kindergarten
> 10.08.09 Kaserne
> 10.09.09 Festival Sonorama – Friche des Pré de Vaux
> 10.10.09 Petrol Club