This premiered yesterday, and now we have the accompanying visuals. Marshall and Curtis are on the run in this dark video for 50’s upcoming Street King Immortal album, now scheduled to hit stores February 26.

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50 Cent and Eminem get nostalgic on this triumphant number, produced by S1. This will serve as the newest single off 50’s upcoming Street King Immortal album, expected in early 2013. 50 and featured artist Adam Levine will be performing this on “The Voice” tonight.

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The NYC faithful that came out to see Slaughterhouse at the B.B. King Blues Club on Wednesday got an added treat when Hot 97’s own Funkmaster Flex chopped it up for a set on the turntables. Things got started on the right foot when Flex ripped the instrumental from Soul II Soul’s “Back To Life” for his opening. For most of the evening, fans jostled impatiently with one another, but the twenty minutes of Biggie, Jay-Z and Nas cuts courtesy of the DJ certainly invigorated the crowd. This isn’t your average press and play bullshit that some DJs rock with. When you’re in the building with Funk Flex, you better believe he’s going to set it off on the 1’s and 2’s.

To be honest, the venue needed an engaging start to help beat the heat. Selling tickets is definitely the name of the game, but sometimes that comes at the expense of comfort. To put it bluntly, the heat was oppressive at times on Wednesday night.  Nonetheless, patrons continued to filter into the club until well after midnight. The cheers began to crescendo when Flex dropped Jay-Z’s “You, Me, Him and Her,” but with a couple deft flicks of the crossfader and some scratches to match, the crowd started to get rowdy.

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Perhaps the most endearing aspect of the stage at the B.B. King is the intimacy of the setting. In the same vain, the intense lighting onstage provides a stark contrast to the rest of the club. For Slaughterhouse, the vibe in this type of environment worked quite well. Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5’9″ went deep into the catalog. When the beat from “Tried By 12” came on, a jolt of energy went through the crowd. No time for nostalgia here, but seriously this beat still bangs as hard as ever. Unfortunately Eminem and Yelawolf were noticeably absent from this cypher, but Slaughterhouse’s foursome made it work.

In one of the standout moments from the show, the group performed their record “Hammer Dance.” To be fair some of the group’s other single releases—“Microphone,” “My Life,” and “Throw It Away”—also got their turn, but none elicited the same response as the AraabMuzik produced banger. The level of involvement from the crowd waned at times, but when this joint came on the club got a second wind.

By the end of the show, beads of sweat glistened on the faces of all four members. It was a job well done for sure, but the late start left everyone a bit spent. Still what proved most impressive about the performance was the group’s level of interaction with the crowd. Simply put these dudes were excited and happy to be rocking out in the 212. As fans started to head for the exit, Slaughterhouse’s collaboration with Swizz Beatz (“Throw It Away”) played in the background. Don’t get it twisted though, nobody wasted their hard-earned cash on this night. This was money well spent.

Photo by Nina Lincoff/RESPECT.

Photo by Nina Lincoff/RESPECT.

Photo by Nina Lincoff/RESPECT.

Photo by Nina Lincoff/RESPECT.

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It’s almost time for the four-headed monster to unleash their Shady Records debut, welcome to: OUR HOUSE (coming in July). Until then, here are the visuals for their latest single featuring Cee-Lo Green and a cameo from Eminem.

BONUS: Fuse caught up with Joell, Royce and Cee-Lo for some behind-the-scenes chats on the set.

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For all those who had concerns about “Hammer Dance” not being radio-friendly, “My Life” should assuage your worries. Featuring Cee Lo Green and a very poppy sound, this new single is clearly an appeal to the masses. Diehard Slaughterhouse fans may be slightly disappointed, but hey, they’re not paying the bills. That being said, despite the poppy vibe, the verses are neither as vapid nor as silly as one might expect. As usual, puns, allusions, references and wordplay reign supreme. Enjoy.

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Remember all that hubbub over Monica’s release of “Anything (To Find You)“?  Well, she has finally dropped the visuals to her hotly contested track, and the product really does the song justice.  The collaboration with Rick Ross is in full swing on this soulful tune, and it’s still a banger sans Lil Kim.  The first single off Monica’s new album, My Life, certainly doesn’t disappoint, but we’ll have to wait a bit longer for the album in its entirety.  Check out the video below.

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The busy man also debuted the DJ Khaled/ Drake inspired “Say Hello” from his new mixtape Progression 2 earlier this week.

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