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I'm always a sucker for a good freestyle from any rapper, but when three of today's top MC's get together and throw out some fresh flows, I'm immediately stuck. Three prominent MC's – Mos Def, The Roots' Black Thought and Eminem – made a nice little video that aired on last night's BET Hip Hop Awards featuring all of them trading off verses to the beats of Houston's own DJ Premier. Not only is this incredibly good, but it hypes me up even more for the ensuing Eminem show I'm about to witness in just a mere two days. Check out the clip:

So freaking good, I can't wait for Voodoo!

The initial line-up for the 2009 Voodoo Experience has officially been released. After a stream of scrambled names started making waves over Twitter, the fine folks behind the Halloween weekend festival have posted the entire roster of acts playing the 2009 edition. Headlining the three day event are classic rockers Kiss, a rejuvenated Eminem, a reunited Jane's Addiction, jam titans Widespread Panic and the confetti-enhanced Flaming Lips. Other acts scheduled to play include French electro-rockers Justice, odd-balls Ween, euro-punks Gogol Bordello, the godfather of funk George Clinton & P Funk Allstars, blues rockers The Black Keys and classic hip-hop MC Q-Tip. Overall, it's a very strong festival that we're extremely excited to attend for a fourth consecutive year.

You can check out the full line-up after the jump