Master P, who recently dropped his Al Capone mixtape, talks hip-hop current events with Yahoo! Music’s The Aftermath, the best music discussion on the ‘net.

(photo: Reuters)The Aftermath, the best music discussion on the ‘net, could not have asked for a better week of music news, and Pittsburg, Cali rapper A-Wax sits in with Soren Baker and me to offer hilarious commentary.

Beyoncé shut down haters at the Super Bowl press conference Thursday by singing the National Anthem live, a cappella, proving she could do so without lip-synching. The Aftermath thinks Baddiebey didn’t have anything to prove.

Over the years, Britney Spears has recorded with hip-hop heavyweights R. Kelly, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg and T-Pain, but she’s never had a bonafide-hip-hop approved club banner.

This is about to change with the release of the remix of her will.i.am collab “Scream & Shout” from the Black Eyed Peas frontman’s forthcoming solo album #willpower.

will.i.am and Spears have called in favors from Lil Wayne, Diddy, Waka Flocka and Hit Boy, who guest on this ferocious, mixtape-ready track that will make Nicki Minaj regret wasting her time on watered-down Autotune pop songs like “Starships” and Beyoncé work harder to find an envelope-pushing, ratchet hood anthem for her next album.

Kris Kross members Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith

Kris Kross members Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith will be reuniting on stage on February 23 in Atlanta for the 20^th reunion of Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def. Their 1992 debut, Totally Krossed Out, was certified quadruple platinum and spawned the No. 1 hit “Jump.”

Hip Hop Media Training recently spoke to Chris Kelly to find out what he’s been up to since the group released its last album, Young, Rich & Dangerous, in 1996; why he still wears his pants backwards, what prompted Kris Kross’ beef with Another Bad Creation, and how they discovered Da Brat. Kelly also offered commentary on some of the other most popular kid rappers of all time.

See the Q&A below with Kelly.

Hip Hop Media Training: What have you been up to over the years? I heard you went to school to be a music engineer? What made you do that?

Chris Kelly: I just wanted to do something different. Get more on the technical side of things than just being an artist, and produce. I just wanted to be [the] all around best I could be as far as doing everything.