-Download: Santa's Mixtape - 50 minutes of Hip-Hop Xmas tunes.

-Eskay has the new Pharoahe Monch + Clinton Sparks mixtape The Awakening. Bananas!

-This is kinda old, so what: Nas says Jim Jones is his b*tch.

-50 Cent is the mastermind behind The Game's new album.

-The Arctic Monkeys turn to hip-hop.

-Melle Mel vs. 50 Cent?

-Details on RjD2's new album The Third Hand.

-The Cube in You: 33 Jones takes a trip down memory lane with Ice Cube.

-Something about the upcoming Ego Trip's White Rapper Show cracks me up.

-Randy Exclusive accidentally gets credit for an article titled "Who's Gettin' Some Ass and Who Ain't?"

-"It's not just Sean Bell": Ian speaks on the lack of media coverage on 5 other reckless shootings.

-Doug E Fresh set to launch hip-hop cartoon series.

-Can't make this stuff up.

-Mp3: Snoop, Dre, Black Ty - "Imagine" (Rmx)

-Ed: Shout out to HHNLive.com for awarding The Rap Up a runner-up position in their Best Hip-Hop.com/Blog Site category, right behind our friend Skaybn. The folks at Still Listen also get a nod.

See the rest of HHNLive's 2006 awards.