XXL mag just dropped the highly anticipated Jim Jones: Ghost of Rich Porter mixtape. The Capo’s latest project features appearances by Gucci Mane, Juelz Santana, Shawty Lo, Maino and Joell Ortiz, among others. It also includes all new, original beats (except for “Harlem Forever,” which finds Jim and Santana rhyming on Drake’s smash single “Forever”), including one song with famed beatsmith The Alchemist. “Anytime I do a mixtape I try to put a different theme to it and I try to give them original beats so it could be [more] powerful,” he told XXL.

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Baron Davis a/k/a B-Diddy just dropped this video to promote his basketball kicks. Follow him from Brooklyn Bridge to Times Square, as he dribbles through NYC making some stops along the way. Peep cameos by Common, Jim Jones, Irv Gotti and DJ Clue.

Converse is launching the new Weapon Evo, which is an evolution of the original Weapon basketball shoe.  To celebrate, their having a 3 on 3 basketball tournament on tomorrow, August 12th with, not actual athletes, but teams featuring Jim Jones, Pac Div, Asher Roth, Mad Decent, Matt and Kim and Fool’s Gold. Plus Hot 97’s DJ Cipha Sounds on the ones and twos and Miss Info and Peter Rosenberg hosting.

Should be pretty entertaining, we’ll make sure to grab some pics after.