Here is the brand new video to Luda’s single “How Low” which brings back some of the old school Luda sound that you know you all love….or deny it but secretly bump the song in your Hyundai Sonata. Check the video after the jump.

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Ludacris x Conjure Cognac. Luda has been keeping himself busy these days with his new album coming out soon, maintaining his restaurant in the ATL and taking film studio meetings for his next big role. Somehow he still manages to promote his Cognac label Conjure.

His latest effort brings a little street edge to the marketing campaign with “A Hustler’s Spirit” free mixtape in association with Conjure. Get the entire thing at the download link here. Via: TSS

Ryan Leslie x Lexus Ryan Leslie partners up with luxury automaker Lexus for their latest campaign focused on the all-new, seven-passenger GX460. Lexus plans to utilize social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook in their marketing campaign which Leslie has great knowledge of.

The first TV ad will air after Ryan Leslie’s performance at BET Honors on February 1 at 9pm EST on BET. Through the partnership Leslie gets to perform at venues for Lexus Listening Lounge in several cities. Check the jump for behind the scenes with Lexus & Ryan Leslie.
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Snoop Dogg loves him some Malice. Plans are finalized for Snoop to release a “deluxe” version of his recent album release Malice in Wonderland which will also contain a movie called. The More Malice: Deluxe Album and Movie will feature five new songs, two remixes, five songs from the album and the brand new More Malice movie which also co-stars Jaime Foxx, Xzibit and Nipsey Hussle.

The plot of the movie (see trailer) basically is where Snoop takes on the character of Malice. The 40 minute action film goes deeper into Malice’s origins and his hometown of crime-plagued Wonderland. Like Batman gone hood, the safety of the city is up to Malice who fights crime and strives to bring peace back to his neighborhood…and weed. More Malice: Deluxe Album and Movie will be available in stores March 23rd.

Nelly x ESPN. St. Louis native Nelly will soon be trading in the concert microphone for the broadcast microphone as ESPN has hired him on as news reporter for their print ESPN Magazine. Nelly will be interviewing athletes at the 6th Annual ESPN Next event in Miami this February right before the Super Bowl.

The NEXT event highlights tomorrow’s top athletes from around the globe and Nelly will be right their mic in hand to get the dirt. According to AHH, Nelly will interview the celebrities from a 25,000 square foot “tricked out interview tent” that was customized by sponsor, Samsung.

Birdman and Slim are set to diversify their business portfolio in what looks to be a breakthrough business for rappers everywhere…well rappers with millions of dollars to invest. Birdman and Slim have decided to spend all that Lil Wayne and Jay Sean royalty money on a true investment, oil and gas. Together they are launching Bronald Oil & Gas…get it? Bryan + Ronald = Bronald. Much better than Ronan Oil & Gas or Bryald.

Anyways, Bronald Oil & Gas already has a company website up with a clear mission statement as follows:

Bronald Oil & Gas is an independent oil and gas company focused, on the exploration, production and development of oil and gas reserves from conventional and unconventional formations. The Company is initially focused on exploration and development properties in Osage County, Oklahoma, as well as in Texas and Louisiana in the United States and in Central America.

Good luck on the future business guys. At least now they will always have gas to fill up their Rolls Royces and Maybachs. Although oil and gas are not as stable as one might think, crude oil in the U.S. has enjoyed a healthy climb since March of 2009. Sure beats “investing” in Louis Vuitton. Let’s see if the usual round of hip-hop moguls follow suite and start their own utility and commodity companies. DGE anyone? Diddy Gas & Electric.

Wyclef x Starbucks. Wyclef Jean collaborates with Starbucks to raise donations for relief efforts in Haiti. Participating Starbucks in the U.S and Canada allows customers to donate at store registers with no purchase necessary to benefit the Red Cross Haiti Relief efforts.

40 Water is back! I’m diggin’ this video. Even though you can tell it wasn’t shot on a high budget the creativity behind it is what counts. Yay Areeeaeaaaaa! Check the video after the jump.
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