Bet Cypher Line Up

The cyphers are arguably the most anticipated moments of the BET Hip-Hop Awards each year and the channel has a significant lineup again for this year’s edition. After the jump, take a look at al the artists who will try to impress you with their freestyles on October 9th. Note that not all of them will be aired but you will be able to watch the remaining ones online on them will be aired but you will be able to watch the remaining ones online on BET.com. Previous: West Coast + Ruff Ryders BET Cypher 2012 (Preview) Snoop Dogg, T.I., DMX, A$AP Rocky, Cassidy Mystikal, Talib Kweli, B.o.B, Eve, Boy Jones, Brianna Perry, Childish Gambino, Chipmunk, Lil Chuckee The Kid Daytona, Driicky Graham, E-40, YG, Hopsin Iggy Azalea, Joey Bada$$, K’La, Kendrick Lamar Kosha Dills, Kurupt, Mac Miller, Murda Mook, D Quik, RZA, ScHoolboy Q, Tito Lopez, Trae Tha Truth, Xzibit, Angel Haze and Ab-Soul 0

Talib Kweli To Release "Gutter Rainbows" On January 25, 2011

UPDATE #3: In late February, multi-colored "swirl" vinyl will be released of the Brooklyn emcee's new LP.

Talib Kweli is readying his fifth and sixth solo LPs, called Gutter Rainbows and Prisoners of Conscious respectively. Earlier this year Kweli reunited with Hi-Tek for a second critically acclaimed Reflection Eternal album. The BK emcee will get back on the solo path, as he prepares his first solo albums since 2007's Eardrum.
Talib was recently touring in the UK where he sat down with SoulCultureTV and discussed his next two albums. "I have a new project called Gutter Rainbows, which I'm putting out completely outside the music business.

T-Pain Says Michael Jackson Requested "P.Y.T." Remake

Auto-tune king, T-Pain addresses critics via Twitter, saying he got the co-sign from Quincy Jones and the late Michael Jackson.

Legendary producer and composer Quincy Jones enlisted platinum-selling artists T-Pain and Robin Thicke to remake Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T.” for his upcoming album, Q: Soul Bassa Nostra. Akon, Ludacris, Three 6 Mafia, Talib Kweli and a host of others are slated to be on the album as well, but it was T-Pain’s reinterpretation of the 1983 classic that drew the ire of most fans.