El-P gets back to back weeks of chart debuts. The Company Flow alum achieves his highest career marks with "Cancer 4 Cure." Strange Music also gets a one-two punch with Prozak and Krizz Kaliko.

For the second consecutive week, a fully-produced album by El-P debuted on the Top 200. Following El's musical half of  R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike the previous week, the Brooklyn, New York native's third vocal album, Cancer 4 Cure as a soloist nearly scored a Top 50. Also this week, as Strange Music's Krizz Kaliko is the most recent label project, Kickin' & Screamin', to appear on the charts, last month's Paranormal effort from Michigan emcee Prozak made an encore with a strong sales boost.

El-P Diagnoses Fans With His Cancer 4 Cure

In a career that spans nearly 20 years, producer/emcee El-P garnered his highest charting position to date with Cancer 4 Cure. The Company Flow co-founder has also produced full albums for Cannibal Ox and earlier this month, Killer Mike, but the #61 position for his Fat Possum Records release is a benchmark, topping I'll Sleep When You're Dead's #78 spot from 2007. C4C, a self-produced LP, features Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire and Mike, among others. The independent solo effort, and El's first since his Def Jux label went on hiatus, was backed by the single "The Full Retard."

Killer Mike's Brand Of R.A.P. Music Matters

In its second week in stores R.A.P. Music fell 59 spots to #136. R.A.P. Music is already one of the releases getting "album of the year" talk from fans, as 2012 approaches its midpoint. The Williams Street release, an Adult Swim subsidiary, dropped Mike's sixth album. Fellow Southern Rap veterans T.I. and Bun B appear on the album, along with scratching from longtime Eyedea musical partner, DJ Abilities. Earlier this month, Mike spoke in-depth with HipHopDX about the chemistry he's found with El.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/27/2012

#20. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - 18,000 (493,000)

#30. B.o.B. - Strange Clouds - 13,000 (130,000)

#39. Drake - Take Care - 9,400 (1,753,000)

#61. El-P - Cancer 4 Cure - 6,500 (6,600)

#68. Future - Pluto - 6,100 (92,000)

#73. Tyga - Careless World: Rise Of The Last King - 5,600 (233,000)

#91. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV - 4,400 - (2,144,000)

#136. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music - 2,800 (8,100)

#160. Krizz Kaliko - Kickin' & Screamin' - 2,400 (12,000)

#172. Prozak - Paranormal - 2,200 (10,000)

Lupe Fiasco, T.I., Rick Ross and Waka Flocka Flame all push new singles to the charts, with some impressive results. Wiz Khalifa & Maroon 5 have all parties beat though, with "Telephone."

Five new major label singles appeared this week. While Jay-Z & Kanye West's 88-Keys-produced album opener "No Church In The Wild" already sported six-figure sales, the latest single from Watch The Throne got down on the charts. Also included was the controversial new single from Lupe Fiasco that has Pete Rock unhappy, and new joints from T.I., Rick Ross and Waka Flocka Flame.

Lupe Fiasco Says "Freedom Ain't Free" And Neither Is His Song

Said to be a Food & Liquor 2 cut, Lupe Fiasco's new single "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)" drove headlines last week. The Simonsayz & B-Side cut samples (with permission) Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth on "T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You)." The New York producer and the Chicago emcee both released statements about a communication dispute, while over 50,000 fans paid for the single.

Wiz Khalifa & Maroon 5 Dial A Hit At The "Payphone"

Maroon 5's second go-round with a Rostrum Records (following 2011's Mac Miller remix of "Moves Like Jagger") artist has transferred to a seven-figure-selling hit. "Payphone" appeared at #3 on this week's Digital Singles chart, bumping Flo Rida from the top spot. Signed to Young Money Entertainment as a soloist, M5's PJ Morton recently spoke to HipHopDX about getting down with the Pittsburgh emcee Wiz Khlifa's vibe in a mutually-beneficial way.

Hip Hop Digital Singles Sales: The Week Ending 5/27/2012

#3. Maroon 5 f. Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone" - 199,000 (1,635,000)

#5. Pitbull - "Back In Time" - 147,000 (560,000)

#8. Flo Rida f. Sia - "Wild Ones" - 134,000 (2,420,000)

#11. Nicki Minaj - "Starships" - 103,000 (2,033,000)

#22. Kanye West f. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz - "Mercy" - 66,000 (671,000)

#26. Lupe Fiasco - "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)" - 54,000 (54,000)

#59. T.I. - "Like That" - 29,000 (29,000)

#78. Rick Ross featuring Usher - "Touch'N You" - 24,000 (24,000)

#111. Waka Flocka Flame - "Rooster In My Rari" - 16,000 (16,000)

#175. Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean - "No Church In The Wild" - 9,100 (314,000)

After years of hosting "106 & Park," Terrence J and Rocsi are moving on.

Terrence J and Rocsi, the longstanding hosts of BET's "106 & Park," have announced that they will be leaving the show.

The duo announced their departure on Tuesday (May 29) during the show.

"The first day I cracked the mic on 106, I was staying on a cot in a basement," said Terrence.

Rocsi continued, "Until the moment we leave, we pledge to bring you young Black culture. It continues to be our honor to do this for you."

BET.com provided a statement from Stephen J. Hill, President of Music Programming & Specials for BET Networks:

Today, after seven exciting years, 106 & Park hosts Terrence J and Rocsi announced that they will be leaving the show. It is no secret that there are a number of opportunities coming their way and we’re fortunate that they’ve been with 106 & Park for so long. They will be staying on the show for a while, so that we can have a “victory lap” — a celebration of their years at the helm of 106 & Park — before their departure. Terrence J and Rocsi are destined for great success and we at BET Networks will always take pride in being their original home — and be a place where I hope they’ll always feel welcome.

"We are humbled at the opportunity to be a part of your lives," added Terrence during the show, assuring fans that "we have a huge farewell show coming for you guys. We're going to be leaving with a bang."

It just keeps getting worse and worse for Rihanna. Meek Mill and Drake can’t seem to stop sub-tweeting that they’ve allegedly been with the Bajan star, and from the outside looking it, it seems as if they are purposely rubbing it in Chris Brown’s face.

In the process, the three are dragging Rihanna’s name through the mud, calling her a “ho” and “eeeasy”. In one tweet, Drake even spells girl “gyal,” which is spelled in a Caribbean accent – leading one to believe that he is, in fact, speaking about Rihanna.

Check out a few of the tweets the three have recently posted.

Breezy also tweeted, “I’d like to send the b*llshit a BiG F*CK YOU from the bottom of my ballz! Lol.. Real nigga! Goodnight”.

All this alleged sleeping around is really catching up to Rihanna, isn’t it? She needs to follow the advice written on her shirt above and leave the boy or, in her case, boys alone before her heauxing blows up in her face.

The report says while it became a big deal online, backstage the talent didn't feel it was anything that hadn't been done before and were upset to see him suspended. The feeling from WWE management is while Jericho was being himself trying to get heat from the crowd, because the incident breaks local laws, the company is forced to respond with an action so they suspended him.

Jericho has been insisting on Twitter, he is done with his current run in WWE no matter what.

"From the waist down, he has absolutely no movement. He's in very good spirits, though," George Peterson told The Associated Press from his home in Aiken, S.C. "He still believes he's going to fight again."

Williams, 30, severed his spinal cord after falling on his back and head when he was thrown from his motorcycle Sunday morning in Marietta, Ga., Peterson said. Williams has been listed in serious but stable condition on Monday at an undisclosed hospital, Peterson said.

The crash happened Sunday morning in Marietta after Williams tried to avoid another car in the next lane that was negotiating a curve and then had to maneuver to avoid an oncoming car. Williams was in the area to attend his brother's wedding Sunday afternoon, Peterson said.

"I know he's going to make a statement after surgery on Wednesday, because he's that kind of person," Peterson said. "He's 100 percent coherent and still has the will to want to get back on the motorcycle."

Williams was scheduled to fight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas but that event has been canceled, Peterson said.

His longtime promoter, Dan Goossen, confirmed the cancellation of the fight on Monday evening.

"Right now, there's no thinking about any fights right now except for the fight that's facing Paul right now - to get movement back in his body and keep the movement that's above his waist," Goossen said.

Peterson said he continues to hope with Williams that the boxer's career isn't over.

"I want to think along with him, `cause I've seen him do things in his boxing career that shouldn't have happened," he said.

Williams is among the most versatile and unusual athletes in boxing, making him a highly undesirable opponent for the world's best fighters during his lengthy, successful career. He has competed effectively in an impressive three weight classes against much shorter foes, even comfortably making the 147-pound welterweight limit despite his lanky 6-foot-2 frame.

Williams won his first major welterweight title in July 2007 with a decision over Antonio Margarito. He struggled to land fights with the sport's biggest stars because of his pronounced size advantages, a high-volume punching rate and his relative anonymity, but was considered one of the world's top pound-for-pound stars.

He earned victories over Carlos Quintana, Winky Wright, Sergio Martinez and Kermit Cintron, but Martinez abruptly stopped Williams' rise in November 2010 with a second-round victory in their rematch. Williams ended up face-down on the canvas with his eyes wide open in perhaps the most spectacular knockout in recent boxing history.

Williams was unimpressive in his next two fights, but his bout with Alvarez - the popular young Mexican star - at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden was his return to the big time - and a chance to win Alvarez's WBC 154-pound belt.

"We want his fans to know he's going to be all right and he'll be back," Peterson said. "He said if he wasn't going to be boxing, he's going to be a stand-up comedian."

Lil Wayne and Drake say they never knew about a club appearance that led to a lawsuit.

Lil Wayne and Drake are refusing to pay a $400,000 judgment to a company named Imperial Entertainment Group that sued them for missing a club appearance because they say they never knew about it.

According to TMZ, the Young Money rappers have banned together to fight the judgment, which totals $432,337.50. IEG claims that they originally booked the pair for an appearance in 2011 but they bailed on their committment.

Wayne and Drake say that they were never told about the appearance, never signed contracts and were never given papers to show up in court. They also state that IEG booked them through a third party that didn't have the authority to do so.

The rappers are seeking to have the judgment dismissed.

Sean Garrett joins the growing group of artists who owe money to Uncle Sam.

Though Sean Garrett may have written hits for the likes of Ciara, Nicki Minaj, and countless others, he apparently hasn't found a way to pay his taxes.

TMZ reports that Garrett owes the back taxes for the years 2006 and 2007, totaling $732,553.57.

The report further provides that BMI, which collects Garrett's royalties, to garnish the singer/songwriter's wages.

Garrett inked a deal with Roc Nation/Columbia in 2010, after it was widely reported that he was signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Records. Garrett had worked on Nicki Minaj's "Massive Attack," which was featured on the rapper's debut album, Pink Friday.

Garrett has produced an astonishing 15 number one singles in his career.

It looks like G-Unit may be on the verge of officially falling apart. 50 Cent has reveled that he and Lloyd Banks have not spoken in nine months, and in the same breath, says that Banks is “a baby.” Check out what 50 said below:

“He goes through these things where there’s no communication, and he goes off and does what he wants. It’s set at that point, because I’ve spent marketing dollars so he can go wherever he wants to go and actually go do shows, make money, and do other things,” 50 told radio host Big Boy.

“At that point, it’s fine for him to move around and go do it by himself. I want them to be individuals and operate on their own away from me, I’m fine with it. … We can get on the phone together, but I haven’t spoken to him. I haven’t spoken to Banks in nine months. But this is not the first time this has happened. He’s a baby. He’s the youngest in the actual G-Unit; he got really rich at 19. Both him and Tony [Yayo] have made over $9 million. With [Young] Buck, it was almost $8 million.”

Does this mark the official end for G-Unit?

This is a true “Signs The World Is Coming To An End!” A 22-year old woman who was 9 months pregnant is lucky to be alive today. The woman was kidnapped, set on fire, and shot once in the back in Warren, Michigan.

Police say she was dropping her ex-boyfriend off early Saturday morning after a movie date, and as the two pulled into the garage, the door closed behind them.

“The next thing she knew she was grabbed by the throat and a gun was put to her head,” Warren Police Commissioner Jere Green told ABC News affiliate WXYZ-TV in Detroit. “She was ordered to the ground.”

Duct tape was placed over her mouth and wrapped around her hands and feet, and she was blindfolded, before being put back into her car and driven to a field in Detroit, Green said.

The woman told police she felt liquid being poured on her, heard a match strike, and then was set on fire.

“She was able to get out of the car and start rolling on the ground, trying to put the fire out,” Green said. “And when that happened, two shots were fired, and she was struck once in the back.”

The woman played dead, and the assailants fled. That’s when she unbound herself, drove to a local gas station and called her mother, who picked her up and took her to the hospital.

Police took the woman’s ex-boyfriend into custody on Saturday and named him a person of interest in the case. He had expressed to several people that he did not want the child, and police say he did not and has not called 911 after she was kidnapped.

The woman went into labor following the attack and gave birth to a baby boy. Both she and the infant are expected to survive.

Check out the news report below:

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Source: Detroit Free Press

It’s about to get real hot in here! Rumor has it that Chris Brown dropped Meek Mill’s verse off of the track “Don’t Judge Me” from his Fortune CD, because of his alleged extracurricular activities with his ex Rihanna.

Well, Meek Mill pretty much confirmed both rumors via his Twitter the other day, and threw some shade at Breezy at the same time. Check out Meek Mill’s tweet below:

Meek Mill deleted the tweet shortly after it posted, but it seems as if Chris Brown may have seen the confession. Breezy later tweeted “She’s a dream chaser! There are alot of dreamers so she’ll be running forever!”

This is subliminal overload! Rihanna’s done started a Twitter war between these two. Expect a freestyle addressing the matter from one of these two soon.

PRAY THIS HAS NO TRUTH TO IT!

Now this is strange. So, strange, it is, I am not sure how factual it is. There are a couple variables that come into play here. Basically, rumor has it Mike Tyson has recorded many videos of himself in the bed doing many famous celebrities. The rumor goes he’s got Janet Jackson, pre-marriage Jada Pinkett, Angie Stone, Angela Bassett and even Mary J. Blige. Now, I’m not so sure I believe this, but I got to thinking that it may be true. Mike was a beast back in the day, and I don’t mean in the bad way. I mean in the good way as a ferocious athlete. Then came that rape situation. It has been speculated that after that bid in jail, Iron Mike began to record his romps in the bed as insurance that he didn’t rape the women he knocked down. Only thing, is I’m not sure I can see these ladies doing anything with a post-rape Mike. Well, maybe Mary – lol – just kidding. Anyway, we know Robin Givens KO’d Mike back in the day and I never heard of any other chicks in his life. This may just be a crazy rumor. I don’t think we’ll see “evidence” of the truth anytime soon unless Mike REALLY wants to make some money.

Janet though?

I don’t know about this one!

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones' sequel "Men in Black 3" debuted as the No. 1 movie over Memorial Day weekend with $55 million domestically from Friday to Sunday.

That bumps Disney's "The Avengers" into second-place after three blockbuster weekends on top for the superhero sensation. "The Avengers" took in $37 million over the three days to push its domestic total to $514 million and become only the fourth movie ever to top half a billion dollars.

Distributor Sony estimates that by the end of the four-day holiday weekend Monday, "Men in Black 3" will have pulled in $70 million domestically and $202 million worldwide.

Universal's "Battleship" was No. 3 in its second weekend with $10.8 million, raising its domestic earnings to $44.3 million. Paramount's comedy "The Dictator" took in $9.6 million to finish fourth in its second weekend and lift its total to $41.5 million.

The Warner Bros. horror tale "Chernobyl Diaries" opened at No. 5 with $8 million.

"Men in Black 3" launched with a bit more cash than its two predecessors, which both had opening weekends of just above $50 million.

But the original "Men in Black" debuted in 1997 and "Men in Black II" premiered in 2002, when admission prices were much lower than today's. That means "Men in Black 3" sold fewer tickets than the previous installments.

"Men in Black 3" reunites Smith's Agent J and Jones' Agent K as they battle a new alien menace that travels four decades back in time to do away with the younger Agent K (Josh Brolin).

Among the movie's box-office highlights overseas were debuts of $19.5 million in China, $18.9 million in Russia, $8.5 million in South Korea and $8 million in Japan.

Distributor Disney estimates that "The Avengers" will take in $47.1 million for the four-day holiday weekend, lifting the film's domestic total to $523.8 million. That will put "The Avengers" within $10 million of "The Dark Knight," the No. 3 movie on the all-time revenue chart with $533.3 million domestically.

"The Avengers" will pass "The Dark Knight" in the coming week, leaving only two movies above it: "Avatar" at $760.5 million and "Titanic" at $658.5 million.

With $26.3 million overseas, "The Avengers" raised its international total to $781.6 million, and its worldwide revenues to just under $1.3 billion. "The Avengers" will soon overtake "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at $1.33 billion to become the No. 3 film on the global revenue list, again behind "Avatar" at $2.8 billion and "Titanic" at $2.2 billion.

Overall domestic receipts for the four-day Memorial Day weekend will come in well behind last year's record of $276 million. Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, estimated that four-day revenues this time will total $195 million to $200 million, about 30 percent below Memorial Day weekend a year ago, when "The Hangover Part II" delivered a $100 million-plus debut.

Hollywood remains on a record pace this year, with domestic revenue so far at $4.24 billion, up 12.5 percent over 2011 receipts, according to Hollywood.com.

But "The Avengers" and now "Men in Black 3" have been the only notable successes for the summer season so far, with big releases such as "Dark Shadows" and "Battleship" fizzling on the domestic front.

"We really need to get going if we don't want to have play catch-up every weekend through the summer," Dergarabedian said. "Some of these summer movies are just not doing the business people had hoped for in North America."

The iconic entertainer owes his kids’ mother, Angie Parker of Albany, NY, $111,186, reports TMZ. He’s supposed to pay $837.72 per week in support for the three children that he has with Parker. The rapper faces 180 days in jail.

Further compounding his situation, Flavor Flav also missed a court date compelling an Albany County magistrate to put the rap artist in jail and revoke his passport.

Flavor Flav, 53, is due in Albany Family Court on June 19.

Flavor Flav, nee William Drayton, is known as the hype man of Public Enemy, but he’s also renown as a celebrity in reality television.

Big Boi announces that his next solo LP is nearing completion.

Fans waiting more music from OutKast as a collective may have to wait, but it appears that Big Boi and Andre 3000 will be dropping solo projects soon.

The Hip Hop world got a taste of what solo projects from the southern legends would sound like with 2003's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, though the project, which was billed as a double album from OutKast, featured overlap from both emcees. In 2010, Big Boi released his solo debut, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty to favorable reviews.

Taking to Twitter, Big Boi revealed that his next project, Daddy Fat Sax: Soul Funk Crusader, is almost ready:

Big Boi also confirmed a feature on the project:

Finally, Big Boi confirmed that Andre 3000's long-awaited solo album would be dropping after his: 

J. Cole speaks on a possible project with Kendrick Lamar, hashing things out with Diggy Simmons.

During an appearance on DJ Drama’s radio show on Shade45, rapper J. Cole reassured fans that a project with Kendrick Lamar is likely going to happen. J. Cole revealed that while the project may end up being released for free he plans on approaching it as an album.

“Kendrick, that’s definitely gonna happen. I don’t have a timeline but you know if he lands here at 12:00 tonight, we get in for two days, he’ll fly out, we’ll do that again when we can. He’s working on his album. First we gotta make the music,” said J. Cole. “I would shoot for an album. If we put it out for free then I guess that’s just the day and age we live in, but I’m not making it like a mixtape.”

J. Cole also spoke on his sophomore album and the fact that there’s a lot less pressure and a lot more freedom when it comes to creating this album.

“I have way more freedom. It’s already improved upon because I’m pressure-less,” J. Cole explained. “The label didn’t even expect me to do the numbers I did. You know what I’m saying? So with that type of freedom it’s like I haven’t been in this place creatively since before my record deal, a little after my record deal. Right before the labels started asking me for a single and it started messing up how I make music. I’m back to the place I was before that.”

As far as his relationship with Diggy Simmons is concerned J. Cole explained that he’d be willing to talk it out with the rapper if it ever came down to it.

“I’m not even thinking about it, but if I see him of course,” said J. Cole when asked if he would speak to the rapper. “What am I gonna go beat Diggy up or something? That’s not gonna happen. It’s Diggy Simmons, just remember this. He’s a kid. He’s good, he’s talented, but he’s a kid. I was really surprised when people was making that an issue…That’s not the type of beef you wanna be involved in.”

WOW!

They say when its on, its on and it looks like it is, IN FACT, ON! Honest, when I saw the internet response to Lil Wayne’s “Ghoulish,” thought Pusha and them may have just ignored it. But, that’s not the word on the block. The word on the streets is that Push-T is working on another diss that will feature a monumental feature from a super start of some sort. [Click here to see what Drake plans to do for Lil Wayne! ]

Honestly, I don’t know who the feature is, but it must be a big deal for it to be a rumor. Maybe, Master P? LOL! Or Gillie Da Kid? What about Jae Millz? I know he’s been on deck so long, he needs to get something out of the deal! Anyway, don’t expect any of the bigger dogs to get in this, but Drake seems compelled to comment on anything that comes at Wayne.

I ain’t see Wayne jump up when Common was coming at Drake’s Young Money neck. I’m just saying.

Anyway. I’m off to the beach.

I’ll be adding as I see foolishness unfurl!!

Right now, Pusha is looking like the Hulk and Lil Wayne, Loki. LMAOOOOOO!!!! Man, I’m out!

“If you was doing 16s when I was 16 and your s**t still flopped and you switched teams, don’t talk to me my n***a,” Drake reportedly said.

The feud has continued to intensify and Lil Wayne has since released his own song going at Pusha-T.

On “Exodus 23:1″, Pusha said, “Contract all f***d up, I guess that means you all f***ed up/ You signed to one n***a, that’s signed to another n***a, that’s signed to three n***as, now that’s bad luck.”

 

Ever since the Rihanna incident, it seems no matter what he does, Chris Brown will always have people who truly hate him. His career has been a rollercoaster of good and bad, and today is no different for the crooner. Rumors are swirling that Breezy bribed a key production member for the Grammys in order to win his first ever Grammy earlier this year. According to an inside source, there are alleged e-mails that show Breezy offering large sums of money in exchange for the Grammy for Best R&B album.

The executive in question is Ken Ehrlich who is responsible for putting together the Grammys telecast. Ehrlich was recently fired from his position, and the reason for his dismissal was “indiscretion and violation of the Academy’s ethics and integrity in rewarding talent.”

Neil Portnow, The President of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences released a statement saying, “With almost ten years of being President for The Academy, I would have never predicted that this would happen. My lack of blessing for Chris’ nomination was known, but as I’ve always respected by colleagues’ insights, I mustered all I could not to fight it so much. I have worked alongside Ken for years now, and I am heavily disappointed, and will have to raise the conduct around this board. will see to it that nothing of this caliber of humiliation will happen again.”

Breezy’s rep’s are calling the story “bogus,” but the evidence is stacking against them. Let’s just hope those e- mails never see the light of day.

Rocsi Diaz sure does love her older men, doesn’t she? First, she was rumored to be homewrecking Lisa Raye’s marriage and seeing her then-husband, Michael Misick. 

Then she was spotted on vacation with Tony Toni Tone lead singer, Raphael Saadiq.

And now the 106 & Park host is rumored to be dating legendary funny man, Eddie Murphy! The two were spotted grabbing coffee together in Los Angeles and from the looks of the pictures, they let go of each other’s hands as soon as they spotted the paparazzi. Check out the photo of them below.

Rocsi has already commented on the rumors and said that they are friends getting coffee together. Yeah right! It looks like Rocsi is trying to secure a sugar daddy, especially now that it’s been announced that she will be let go from her hosting gig at BET at the end of her contract.

Attention to the issue developed this week when Philadelphia Police told ABC News WPVI in Philadelphia that dirt bike and ATV riding in neighborhoods is “a nuisance” and has become “increasing dangerous.”

Unclear on its origins, the city speculates that Meek Mill’s “Bike Life” viral video  is what caused the youth to recently emulate the bike-riding affections of the Maybach Music Group-signed artist.

In hopes of curbing the loud bikes, wheelies, and high speed races, the City of Philadelphia is confiscating as many bikes and ATVs as possible, and the police are asking residents to tell them if they know of any hidden bikes.

“They’re glorifying it, but obviously these guys are good riders you can see that. But then again, you may have a kid 14 or 15 who may try to do the same thing, and he’s going to get hurt. He’s going to get killed,” said Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Evers.

It would seem, however, as if the police are fighting an uphill battle against Meek Mill’s popularity in the city, as this weekend the MMG rapper was asked to perform at Jay-Z’s “Made In America” Labor Day Weekend Concert overlooking Ben Franklin Parkway in the heart of downtown Philly.

“The Mayor does not condone illegal activities or actions that endanger the public. The glorification of illegal activities through music videos is an issue that consumers need to consider as they make market choices,” the Mayor’s Office said in a statement about the illegal bike riding.

Meek Mill was unable to be reached for comment at the time of print.

Producer Mike Dean, who worked on WTT and several of West’s projects, confirmed that the duo were going to release Watch The Throne 2 at the Cannes Film Festival. West debuted a new film called “Cruel Summer.”

Dean has indicated that actual recording has not started yet.

In the recent past, Jay-Z indicated that he was actually taking time away from recording to spend more time with his daughter. Still, the rapper mogul has been linked to the new “Annie” film reboot as well as the highly-regarded “Made In America” festival in Philadelphia.

B.G., born Christopher Dorsey, is expected to be sentenced to at least eight to 10 years in prison, over a November 2009 arrest.

B.G. and two associates were caught in a stolen car, which also had three guns inside, two of which were reported stolen.

Authorities also found two extended clips in the vehicle.

According to the Times-Picayune, B.G. will be sentenced to prison on June 13, after several sentencing delays.

The two other men in the case have already been sentenced to prison over the stolen weapons.

Both B.G. and another man named Jerod Fedison, 29, were also charged with witness tampering.

They attempted to get Demounde Pollard, 19, to take the gun charges, since his record was clean at the time.

Jerod Fedison, 29, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the crime.

Prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence that is longer than the mandatory minimum of eight to 10 years.

Furthermore, Jay-Z is expected to write new songs for the movie, despite claiming to be taking a break a press conference promoting his “Made In America” festival.

Will Smith confirmed in an interview with Good Morning America that he would produce the movie, which will have an updated script as well. A director has not been named.

The original “Annie” movie hit theaters in 1982 and was set in a 1933 New York City.

The new version will be set in a present day New York.

Jay-Z sampled the soundtrack to “Annie” to yield one of his biggest records in “Hard Knock Life” in 1999. The song was produced by legendary beat maker Mark The 45 King and appeared on the mogul’s third album Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life.

“Annie” began in the 1920′s as an orphan, her dog and caregiver Daddy Warbucks. It became a highly successful play in the 1970′s.

WZ has learned that Jericho was nearly arrested for the incident, and several within WWE feel the incident will irrevocably effect the company's relationship with the country of Brazil.

"This was not a case of Shawn Michaels sticking a Canadian flag up his nose," a source told WZ. "This is a different era, one in which you don't do things like this. You'd think WWE or Jericho would have learned from the mistake Dave "Fit" Finlay made."

We will continue to bring you the latest information on this story as it develops.

Birdman gives his side of the story in Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj's differences.

Lil’ Kim has explained several times why she has beef with Nicki Minaj, tracing their differences back to a business deal gone sour with Birdman and Cash Money. But according to Baby, there is no truth to her accusations.

Kim claimed that a song she recorded with Baby and a then-unknown Nicki was recorded with the promise of making it a huge single release. But Kim claimed that Baby deaded the record.

During an interview with MTV2’s “Sucker Free,” he said that there’s no truth to her accusations. “Nah, ain’t no truth to that,” he explained. “We based on creativity. If you know about YMCMB and you ever followed us and been a part of our music, biting and stealing that shit just ain’t for us. All [those] rap wars, we just grinding for the money, sun up, sun down. It’s Nicki Minaj all day everyday.”

M.I.A. joins forces with Jay-Z's Roc Nation for management.

It looks like Meek Mill isn't the only hit-maker to join Roc Nation's management team. Now, singer-songwriter M.I.A. has signed on with the house of Hov for management. 

According to Rap-Up.com, Roc Nation announced earlier today through their website that the Sri Lankan singer had joined its management team. Fellow Roc Nation management signee Rihanna congratulated M.I.A. on Twitter today, saying "welcome home."

M.I.A. is currently preparing her fourth album Matangi for a fall release via Interscope Records.

T-Boz from the legendary R&B girl group TLC is back in financial trouble. The group famously made headlines back in 1995 when they filed for bankruptcy protection at the height of their success. Now, TMZ is reporting that Honda is looking to repossessing T-Boz’s 2005 Honda Odyssey. Wow, the car is seven years old – you would think it would be paid off by now.

The singer tried to file for bankruptcy back in 2011, but she didn’t fulfill the paperwork required to garner protection from her creditors.

T-Boz also owns a 2006 Mercedes Benz CLS 500 and a 2001 Cadillac Escalade, so hopefully she won’t be “riding in the passenger side of her best friend’s ride” anytime soon. Good luck to T-Boz.

It looks like G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha-T has really done something to push Lil’ Wayne’s buttons. Last night, Weezy sent out a very direct tweet calling Pusha-T out by name to his followers. Check out the tweet below:

We hear Lil’ Wayne is upset because Pusha dropped a new track last night called “Exodus 23:1″ that many feel is taking shots at Drake and Weezy. The lyrics is particular that we believe Weezy is taking offense to are below:

“Contract all f—ed / Explain up I guess that means you all f—ed up / You signed to one ni— that signed to another ni— that’s signed to three ni— / Now that’s bad luck”

Killer Mike receives his strongest debut since "Monster," while Krizz Kaliko nearly reaches Top 40.

Like last week, there were two big additions to the charts this week. Strange Music's Krizz Kaliko's fourth solo album very nearly landed a Top 40. At #42, Krizz garnered his strongest chart performance to date and the latest in a run of Strange Music successes outside of Tech N9ne releases. Killer Mike's sixth solo album, produced entirely by Brooklyn's El-P, independently achieved a Top 100 placement, along with some of the biggest critical praise in an already heralded career.

Also debuting on the charts is Interscope Records-backed rapper-singer Rye Rye's first solo album, Go! Pop! Bang!. Her album features production from The Neptunes, Bangladesh and Play-N-Skillz. Mac Miller and Bad Meets Evil also returned to the Top 200 after hiatus with some releases being down, moving room on the bottom of the charts.

Killer Mike Sells R.A.P. Music To The People

Killer Mike's R.A.P. Music, debuting at #77, is the best first-week showing for the rapper since his 2003 major label debut, Monster. R.A.P. is already one of the releases getting "album of the year" talk from fans, as 2012 approaches its midpoint. The Williams Street release, an Adult Swim subsidiary, released Mike's sixth album, the first produced by El-P, known for co-founding Company Flow and his groundbreaking work with Cannibal Ox. Fellow Southern Rap veterans T.I. and Bun B appear on the album, along with scratching from longtime Eyedea musical partner, DJ Abilities. Earlier this week, Mike spoke in-depth with HipHopDX about the chemistry he's found with El.

Krizz Kaliko's Kickin' & Screamin' Sets A New Personal Best

With 2009's Genius achieving a #85 debut, Krizz Kaliko nearly doubled his personal best with Kickin' & Screamin' first-appearing on the charts at #42. The Strange Music release features platinum stars such as T-Pain, Chamillionaire and Twista, with the Kansas City native toying with EDM and Dubstep on some of his production. K&S arrives after extensive touring with Tech N9ne in 2011 and 2012.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/20/2012

#15. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - 21,000 (475,000)

#20. B.o.B. - Strange Clouds - 16,000 (118,000)

#35. Drake - Take Care - 10,000 (1,744,000)

#42. Krizz Kaliko - Kickin' & Screamin' - 9,500 (9,500)

#54. Future - Pluto - 7,000 (86,000)

#55. Tyga - Careless World: Rise Of The Last King - 7,000 (228,000)

#77. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music - 5,300 (5,300)

#106. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne - 3,500 (1,432,000)

#149. Ab-Soul - #ControlSystem - 3,400 (7,700)

#166. Trip Lee - The Good Life - 2,100 - (33,000)

50 Cent says he will drop his album regardless of label support.

50 Cent has had enough of delays on his fifth album. The G-Unit leader, who released his new mixtape The Lost Tape yesterday, spoke with AllHipHop about plans to drop his consistently pushed back LP on July 3^rd regardless of label support.

“There’s a lot more business involved [in putting out an album] than the general public is aware of. And that part causes the actual delay with [Interscope]. I’m releasing my album July 3rd, whether is has commercial promotions or not,” he said. “My birthday is July 6 and I planned for it. And I’m doing everything that I planned to do regardless if its huge airplay or not. I could care less, I’m putting the record out.”

Fif stressed that he doesn’t need to sell records and that he wants to simply put out the album to keep his career moving.

“I don’t need a record to sell. How much money you think I’ma make off record sales? You think I’ma sell 13 million records? Its starting to feel like that corner that I left,” he continued. “I ain’t going to keep sitting on the records. Even if everything ain’t in order, album five will be out July 3 and they can wait another two years for me to give them another one.”

Flo Rida proves why he's a digital record-breaker, as Slaughterhouse joins top-selling singles from Nicki Minaj, B.o.B., 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa and E-40.

In addition to album sales, HipHopDX now shares some Digital Singles charts highlights each Wednesday. This week's big addition came from Shady Records' Slaughterhouse, who have Cee-Lo Green's assistance on their Corona-interpolating "My Life," which nearly nabbed a Top 50 spot. Along with Pop-friendly artists such as Flo Rida, Pitbull and Nicki Minaj, E-40's Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil Volume 2 single remained poppin' on the charts.

Flo Rida Continues The Digital Reign

Holding a Top 5 spot in its 21st overall week on the charts, Flo Rida's "Wild Ones" continues to be a download-draw. The Atlantic Records artists' second single from the album of the same name follows the success of "Good Feelin'." The track is co-produced by Axwell of Swedish House Mafia. Wild Ones, due in July, will follow up Flo Rida's 2010 third album, Only One Flo (Part 1), which failed to score a Top 100 debut as an album. This week, Flo released a video to third single "Whistle."

Slaughterhouse & Cee-Lo's "My Life" Makes Strong Debut

At #55, "My Life" is a strong second single to the foursome's sophomore album, and first for Shady/Interscope Records. The Streetrunner-produced track interpolates Italian Dance-Pop duo Corona's 1994 hit "Rhythm Of The Night." This follows "Hammer Dance" as Slaughterhouse makes way for Welcome To Our House, which is still reportedly planned for June release - despite only recently being confirmed complete.

Hip Hop Digital Singles Sales: The Week Ending 5/20/2012

#5. Flo Rida f. Sia - "Wild Ones" - 151,000 (2,286,000)

#8. Nicki Minaj - "Starships" - 123,000 (1,930,000)

#11. Pitbull - "Back In Time" - 100,000 (413,000)

#23. Kanye West f. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz - "Mercy" - 62,000 (606,000)

#26. Maroon 5 f. Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone" - 58,000 (250,000)

#31. 2 Chainz f. Drake - "No Lie" - 48,000 (141,000)

#34. Wiz Khalifa - "Work Hard, Play Hard" - 47,000 (336,000)

#37. B.o.B. - "So Good" - 44,000 (1,094,000)

#55. Slaughterhouse f. Cee-Lo Green "My Life" - 30,000 (30,000)

#193. E-40 f. YG, IAmSu and Problem - "Function" - 8,100 (29,000)

In a new interview with David Letterman, Will Smith explains why he lightly-smacked Vitalii Sediuk for an unwanted gesture.

Emcee-turned-actor Will Smith (f/k/a The Fresh Prince) is presently on a press campaign for the third film in the Men In Black franchise. During a Moscow, Russia red carpet gala this week, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native was unexpectedly kissed on the mouth by Ukrainian prankster-reporter Vitalii Sediuk. Smith reacted with by shoving Sediuk, asking, "Come on, man. What the hell is your problem?" followed by a small smack on the man's face.

TMZ.com has video footage of the event posted below, where Smith explains his actions moments later. "He's lucky I didn't sucker-punch him. Oops, sorry, I said that on camera," Smith said with a smile.

Here’s the luckier lady:

Now, her name is Sarah Vivian and she has already given birth to one of Wayne kids. The rumor is relatively basic, all things considered. Water is wet. The sun is hot. And Lil Wayne has kids.

People are losing their minds. I almost made this an epic fail, but it would seem that they already have that today in the form of “Trayvoning,” which I think is very sick.

[Click here: Signs The World Is Coming To And End: Trayvoning]

Anyway, there is another fail on deck with a slice of signs the world is coming to an end. So, there is a rumor that a man reportedly shot up the block as he listened to Dreamchasers 2 by Meek Mill. As the story is told, he is so amped up that he goes shoots up the block and then turns around and decides to see “who got hit.” So, dude got so amped up over listening to Meek, dude airs out the block, trying to kill somebody, and then also wants to see who got shot. Got it? Right.

Here is the real foolishness.

Dude tweets it and then, on top of that, he @’s Meek Mill. Meek proceeds to add it to his Instagram, which then leads to everybody calling him an idiot. I have not been able to determine if he was just poppin’ junk or actually did shoot up the block and tweet a crime to a rapper that then sent it to his network of 1.2 million followers on Twitter.

Whoa!

Singer D’Angelo is on the comeback trail, and has sat down for a revealing interview with GQ, the singer’s first interview in 13 years. D’Angelo was thrown into the spotlight back in 1995, when he released his platinum selling album, “Brown Sugar”. He soon turned into a full fledged sex symbol and the leader of the neo-soul genre of music when he released his single, “Untitled (How Does It Feel)”.

In the interview with GQ, D’Angelo recalls an encounter with pop star Madonna that could have ended up in the bedroom. Did D’Angelo take the bait and get in the sack with her? Check out what he told the magazine below:

When Madonna turned 39, she asked him to sing “Happy Birthday” at her party. One press report had her sitting on his lap and French-kissing him. In fact, two sources say that ultimately D rebuffed her advances at another gathering not long after. At that event, the sources say, Madonna walked over and told a woman sitting next to D, “I think you’re in my seat.” The woman got up. Madonna sat down and told him, “I’d like to know what you’re thinking.” To which D replied, “I’m thinking you’re rude.”

Ha! He is probably one of only a few men who turned Madonna down. You can check out D’Angelo’s full interview with GQ here.

Miami rapper/Lil’ Wayne’s alleged new girlfriend, Trina, is about to be sued for allegedly not showing up for a scheduled performance in St. Louis. According to TMZ, a local promoter paid Trina 7 racks in advance to perform at a club called Imperial Palace in St. Louis on May 19, and says that he lost thousands of dollars when Trina was a “no show” at the club.

The promoter is alleging that several people asked for their money back, and he is suing Trina for a total of $16K in fees for promotional costs and other damages. Trina’s people are countering that account, saying that Trina told the promoter about a conflict in her schedule way in advance and even tried to give back the $7K advance, but the promoter refused it.

Trina’s rep believes the promoter falsely advertised the event as a Trina concert, knowing in advance Trina wouldn’t be performing. Trina’s rep says the rapper is now weighing legal options of her own.

This is a good rumors, whether it should happen to be real or not. A Rapper MAY care about something other than money. Good money!

The rapper expressed his exuberance on Twitter.

“RALEIGH, NC we on da wayyyyy!!! TurnUPPP,” he said via the social network.” 2 Chainz was en route to Raleigh to join Drake and Meek Mill for the Club Paradise.

He also posted a picture of himself boarding a private jet from Instagram (seen below).
The rapper also spoke to his detractors who expressed joy that he was temporaroily locked up. “Sorry to alll the negative people who wanted me out the way…kant let u have the game bak that ez…”

2 Chainz also expressed frustration that he lost other material goods from the airport, but was ultimately happy to be free.

After a number of comedians were tasked with hosting the awards show in years past, and for 2012 BET has given host duties to the highest grossing actor of all time, Samuel L. Jackson.

“We are massively excited about having Sam Jackson host the BET Awards,” Hill exclaimed. “His wit, presence, and gigantic personality are the perfect match for our show.”

Hill also revealed that, alongside a panel that included 2012 BET Awards nominees like A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Melanie Fiona, DJ Khaled, Diggy Simmons, Astro, and Mindless Behavior, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj would be performing at this year’s show. He promised that more announcements regarding performers would be made in the near future.

“Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award” recipient Frankie Beverly was also on-hand at the nomination event to speak on the prestigious honor of being recognized as part of the group Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.

Regarding nominees, Kanye West unsurprisingly leads the pack with seven nominations, some of which include “Best Collaboration,” “Video Director of the Year,” and five more with Watch The Throne member, Jay-Z.

Beyonce received six nominations, such as “Best Female R&B Artist” and two nods for “Video of the Year” for “Countdown” and “Love On Top.”

Speaking on his Best New Artist nomination, A$AP Rocky told AllHipHop.com, “It feels great, and I’m happy. That’s a really big deal so I’m happy for that. You couldn’t tell me in May of last year that we would be doing this. I wouldn’t have expected it, so I feel blessed and I just thank God all the time.

“The fans are the most ultimate importance of everything,” A$AP Rocky stated. “Without them there is no movement, and I’ve got a lot of supportive people right now and it’s crazy ’cause I didn’t expect this. I didn’t imagine none of this.”

For a full list of nominees, visit BET.com.

Identity Theft, which stars comedians Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses) and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), is the story of a man, played by Bateman, who has his identity stolen.

T.I. will play a bounty hunter who is after both Bateman and McCarthy, who eventually become allies on the run, despite McCarthy’s character being the culprit behind Bateman’s stolen identity.

Currently, T.I. can be seen on the second season of his VH1 reality show, “T.I. and Tiny’s Family Hustle,” as well as in a guest role on the Starz original series, “Boss.”  His previous film roles include Takers, American Gangster, and ATL.

Identity Theft also stars Jon Favreau (Swingers), Jon Cho (Harold and Kumar) and Clark Duke (Kick-Ass).

According to TMZ, 2 Chainz was detained at approximately 1:45PM for allegedly carrying a set of brass knuckles.  The rapper, born Tauheed Epps,  was entering the Delta terminal for a flight to North Carolina when TSA found the weapon in his bag.

Upon finding the brass knuckles, police were called and Chainz was taken into custody for misdemeanor possession of a criminal weapon.

At press time, 2 Chainz was still in custody with the New York police.

Another awards show, another round of Chris Brown bashing.

The 23-year-old R&B singer took to the stage at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, but it didn't take long for fans and celebrities alike to call him out for his pronounced lip synching.

Pink led the pack on Twitter.

“One day if I lipsync i hope i do it as well as him...” she wrote after witnessing Brown mouth his way through his hit “Turn Up the Music.”

Later, she shared a few more of her thoughts.

“Oh my lord, its so easy...its so damn easy,” she commented. “Keep it coming people, this is some good reading...”

The act featured Brown and several bikers riding glow-in-the-dark bikes on a giant ramp onstage.

Pink’s husband, motorcycle racer Carey Hart, had a few words of his own to add to the conversation.

“Im pretty sure I saw my wife did that same performance, but she was 3 months pregnant and actually sang the song,” he tweeted, referencing Pink’s 2010 performance of “Raise Your Glass” at the American Music Awards.

Shortly afterward, he was pounced upon by Katy Perry fans who mistakenly thought he was referencing their singing idol.

He later clarified that he was bashing on Brown’s performance, not the “California Gurls” singer, but not before managing to get a slight jab in at Perry's KatyCats.

“Looks like someone else’s fans got a bit wound up!” he wrote. “Funny, that performance looked real familiar too.”

The allegation came during a news conference to present the alleged Zetas local leader detained in the killings, Daniel Jesus Elizondo Ramirez. He allegedly got orders from Zetas leaders Miguel-Angel Trevino Morales and Heriberto Lazcano to dump the bodies in the town square of Cadereyta in the border state of Nuevo Leon.

Brig. Gen. Edgar Luis Villegas said Elizondo Ramirez, despite his nickname of "El Loco," or the Crazy One, apparently got nervous about dumping the hacked-up bodies in the town and instead dumped them on a highway outside Cadereyta. The bodies with their heads, hands and feet hacked off were found May 13.

A video posted later on a Mexican website that covers drug crimes showed gunmen in the dark dumping the bodies and unfurling a banner claiming responsibility for the killings signed by the Zetas, who are locked in a battle with the rival Gulf and Sinaloa cartels. Villegas said another suspect who is still at large made the videotape.

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An army soldier stands next to a banner displaying mug shots of persons detained or killed by the Mexican Army during the media presentation of Daniel Ramirez, alias "El Loco", not pictured, in Mexico City, Monday, May 21, 2012.

In the days after the bodies were found, banners appeared on freeway overpasses in other Mexican states denying that the Zetas were responsible.

Villegas said the denials were part of a Zetas strategy to "cause confusion among authorities and the public" and put the blame on the cartel's rivals.

Elizondo Ramirez tried to escape arrest Friday by tossing a hand grenade at troops before they captured him in a suburb of the northern city of Monterrey, the general said. He is being held without charge at a special detention facility while prosecutors build their case against him.

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Forensic experts examine the area where dozens of bodies, some of them mutilated, were found on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border in the town of San Juan near the city of Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, May 13, 2012.

Villegas said Elizondo Ramirez had confessed to killing members of the Gulf cartel and burning or burying their bodies in another area of Nuevo Leon.

He said Elizondo Ramirez also acknowledged accompanying Zetas second-in-command Miguel-Angel Trevino Morales to Guatemala in 2008 to assassinate a rival drug capo, Juan Jose "Juancho" Leon. Leon was killed in an ambush that year in the neighboring country, where the Zetas have expanded their operations in recent years.

Authorities found more than 7,000 pounds of marijuana floating in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Orange County, Calif., on Sunday.

The pot was packed into 160 bales atop a crate near Dana Point, and is estimated to be worth at least $3.6 million, according to CBS Los Angeles.

A boater first spotted the suspicious bales floating about 15 miles from shore around noon on Sunday, according to the Orange County Register.

"The Orange County Sheriff's Department responded and recovered numerous bales of marijuana, and turned the narcotics over to the U.S. Border Patrol," U.S. Border Patrol Agent Supervisor Michael Jimenez said in a statement.

Three Harbor Patrol ships and a Coast Guard cutter were sent to retrieve the bales from the water — a total of 7,263 pounds.

An investigation is ongoing to determine where the pot came from.

Jimenez says the case is highly unusual, as marijuana bales are usually only dumped when someone is trying to flee authorities.

"At other events, they've dumped the bales to get rid of weight if they're being chased," he told the Orange County Register.

"Generally, in these cases, we're aware they're being dumped,” he said. “What's more unusual is that the bales were floating with no boat in sight."

XXL brings in Lil' Cease to pen a letter to the Notorious B.I.G. on what would be his 40th birthday.

Today marks the 40th birthday of slain Brooklyn rapper the Notorious B.I.G., and while it's been 15 years since the legendary Bad Boy emcee has past, few have let him slip from their memories. Now, XXL reached out to Biggie's Junior M.A.F.I.A. partner Lil' Cease to write a letter to his friend.

In the letter, Ceasar Leo wrote to his deceased companion to thank him for helping establish his own music career and "showing [him] the real meaning of life at a young age." He also promised to help take care of Big's family in anyway possible and to also represent his legacy to the fullest possible extent.

"It's not a day that goes by without me thinking about all the good times from rocking the stages and chilling on St. James with the homies," he wrote. "You're def missed down here B.I.G., by you family, friends and fans. Your moms and kids is doing very well down here and you know I'ma hold them down to thee best of my ability...Thank you for giving me a career, positive path and showing me the real meaning of life at a young age. I'm keep your legacy alive and going the best I could B.I. 15 years later and you're still crowned the King of New York."

After a minor issue over a video shoot, Future explains that he and Drake are on good turns.

During the Sunday night (May 22) stop on his "Club Paradise Tour" in Atlanta, Drake brought out ATL native Future.

The move was perhaps surprising, because last year, Future called Drake's failure to show up for a video shoot for his single "Tony Montana" a "slap in my face."

However, Future says there's no issue between the emcees.

"It was nothing. [I got a call] like, 'Man, I'mma put you on the jet, come through,' " said Future to MTV News.

"I was in Orlando, Florida, because I [had] a show so it was just a matter of the time, and we timed it down to the T, and I'm here."

"[It's the] first time we performed together onstage; it's turnt up," he explained. "[There are] no issues at all, and we've got a lot more to come, so stay tuned—me and Drizzy got some more shit coming."

T.I. is not feeling the state of Hip-Hop right now, and has said in a recent interview with Power 105.1′s “The Breakfast Club”, that he is contemplating leaving the rap game. Check out what he said below:

“This is what everyone fails to realize. I want out. I want out, man. What the game is going to and what has evolved into from a personality standpoint, it goes against what I represent. What I embody, this game contradicts that. I want out. I’m in it because I love music and I have obligations, contractually.”

“It was at one time, this music was about speaking to the people who felt like you feel. Now, the people I’m speaking to, they don’t necessarily feel like how I feel. In my day, if you were rapping about something you weren’t really living, that was a strike against you. You were held accountable. Nowadays, nobody even expects you to live up to the things you rap about. That goes against what I represent, what I stand for. So if they outsell me, then that’s just all the more better for me to fade to the back and cross my legs on my desk.”

The exact details surrounding the eviction are unclear at press time.

Still, the rapper owes $333,975.69 in unpaid back taxes, according to news/gossip site TMZ.

Per court order, Buck was to be out of the 5,000 foot mansion by May 16, but whether or not he’s fully left is not known. He was seen moving boxes from the residence last week though.

A court order has already determined the home will be sold in order to pay off the tax debt, but it does not fully explain the eviction yet.

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Young Buck would also be heading back to jail in the coming weeks.

While the details have not been released about the nature of his crime, Young Buck himself admitted that he would be serving two months in jail.

Young Buck had yet not commented on the eviction matter at press time.

According to TMZ, a fan by the name of Alfredo Marino claims to have been knocked to the ground from behind with a skateboard, which casued him to bleed from the head.

Marino also says that he suffered a concussion and vertigo during the incident.

Marino asserts that Wayne and his crew began making threats to him.

“Don’t you know all it takes is a word and these motherf**kers are going to f**k you up?” Wayne allegedly said.

“[Marino] will enforce all of his rights under the law and all individuals responsible for this outrageous incident will be blamed for the damages that my client has suffered and continues to suffer,” said the victim’s lawyer, Craig Chisvin.

A day after the historic Facebook stock offering, Zuckerberg on Saturday wed 27-year-old Priscilla Chan, his girlfriend of nearly a decade, according to a guest authorized to speak for the couple. The person spoke only on the condition of anonymity.

Zuckerberg gave his new bride a ring he had designed with a "very simple ruby" to end an incredibly eventful week, according to the guest.

The couple married at his Palo Alto, Calif. home in front of fewer than 100 stunned guests who thought they would be attending a party to celebrate Chan's graduation from medical school.

On Monday, Zuckerberg turned 28 and Chan graduated from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where she'd studied pediatrics.

Then on Friday, Zuckerberg took his blue-and-white web behemoth public in one of the most anticipated IPOs in Wall Street history.

The seemingly well-coordinated timing was largely a coincidence, the guest said. The wedding had been planned for months and the couple was waiting for Chan to finish medical school, but the date of the IPO was a "moving target" not known when the wedding was set.

Attendees, including Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, were told after they arrived that they were not mere party guests but wedding guests.

"Everybody was shocked," the guest said.

The person would not discuss the names of others who attended to protect their privacy.

Ditching his trademark hoodie and sneakers, Zuckerberg sported a dark blue suit and tie with a white shirt for the ceremony, while Chan wore a traditional white wedding dress with veil and lace.

Food was served family-style and included dishes from the couple's favorite Palo Alto sushi restaurant.

Zuckerberg met Chan at Harvard, where he founded Facebook in a dorm room in 2004, and have been together for more than nine years.

Chan's own Facebook page, which now lists her as married to the founder, said she is a native of Braintree, Mass., and attended high school in nearby Quincy.

She graduated Harvard in 2007 then taught science to fourth and fifth graders at the Harker School in San Jose for two years before starting medical school, according to her profile.

Her page also says she "loves cooking and soft things."

Even after the IPO, Zuckerberg, who grew up in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., remains Facebook's single largest shareholder, with 503.6 million shares, and he controls the company with 56 percent of its voting stock.

The site has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people and made its founder, Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2010, one of the most famous businessmen of the Internet age.

Iggy Azalea clears up T.I.'s recent comments about her involvement with Interscope.

In a recent interview, T.I. threw fans for a loop when he revealed that Iggy Azalea was not, in fact, signed to Interscope, and called her a "free agent."

Fans began speculating that the Australian emcee had been dropped from Interscope, a notion which she has now denied.

“I wasn’t dropped by Interscope,” said Iggy in an interview with XXLMag.com. “I’m still managed by [Interscope], but when T.I. came on board and it became a Grand Hustle thing. We were working on restructuring and we worked down to the final deal. There’s things that change when other people get involved. For me, I choose my involvement with Tip because that’s my family over other things, so I’m thankful that I have him and he can kinda get me out of that situation; now it’s just strictly Grand Hustle.”

Interscope VP of Publicity Yvette Gayle confirmed that Iggy never officially signed to Interscope, but it managed by Interscope management.

“I’m not in a rush to sign anything with anyone,” said Iggy. “I have some really great things coming up that you will see why and maybe it will make more sense why I chose what I’ve chosen. I can’t elaborate on them yet.”

Lil’ Kim and rapper Charli Baltimore recently came face to face with one another at the HOT 97 studio in New York City. The two were at the radio station for separate interview opportunities and were allegedly left together in an artist waiting area. Back in the 90′s, Charli and Lil’ Kim both famously dated the Notorious B.I.G., and earlier this year, Charli was very outspoken about Kim not being Biggie’s girlfriend but only a side thing. Check out what she said below:

“Kim goes out of her [Faith Evans] way to say she was B.I.G.’s girl. No, Kim wasn’t his girl! Straight up! She wasn’t! She benefited from the situation because she became Lil Kim. She has a career, and she’s grateful to a n*gga for helping her in that aspect, but she was never his girl!”

Anyway, our source tells us that the two ladies sat in the waiting room together at the radio station and completely ignored one another. Lil’ Kim sat in her part of the room with her crew, and Charli on the other. It must have a been a tense and unexpected meeting. I’m glad cooler heads prevailed, and nothing heated went down.

50 Cent was hospitalized after eating a bad burger.

50 Cent was hospitalized earlier this week after consuming a tainted burger, complaining of stomach pains and facing the possibility of surgery. But Fif is back in action, speaking with MTV News about how Eminem phoned him to advise that he doesn't bite the dust because of eating a bad sandwich.

"I'm in a dead serious moment like, 'Damn, I don't believe this is happenin' right now,'" he said. "[Eminem] goes, 'Yo Fif, you were shot nine times man if you die over a burger, this sh-- ain't gonna go right. People ain't gonna be feelin' this.'"

The G-Unit general was worried that he would have to go into surgery to remove a blockage in his small intestines, but he managed to avoid any further medical procedures. "I'm feelin' better; I'm in good spirits," he said.

Young Buck will enter prison to serve an unspecified amount of time behind bars.

Young Buck is scheduled to head to prison in two months.

During a vlog, the former G-Unit rapper said that he’s heading back to the clink to serve a bid for an unspecified amount of time. He didn’t explain the reason for his pending incarceration.

“I got to go to the penitentiary for two months. Fuck with me for real, hold me down,” he said. “And when I get out of the penitentiary, all you rap niggas better get the fuck out the way. I ain’t even gonna say no names, but it’s a good thing I’m about to go to the penitentiary.”

Earlier last year, the rapper was facing a 10-year bid after being indicted on gun charges. He later filed for bankruptcy and faced liquidation of his assets, including his name.

The gossip rag has spilled the beans that Raven, who is in New York City playing the lead in “Sister Act” on Broadway, has been living with AzMarie in a condo in Manhattan. Rumor has it that Raven’s parents are furious that she has decided to lead a lesbian lifestyle.

Raven was initially mum on the rumors, but has now taken to Twitter to address the chatter. Check out what she wrote below:

“I’m living my PERSONAL life the way I’m happiest. I’m not one, in my 25 year career to disclose who I’m dating. and I shall not start now. My sexual orientation is mine, and the person I’m datings to know. I’m not one for a public display of my life. However that is my right as a HUMAN BEing whether straight or gay. To tell or not to tell. As long as I’m not harming anyone. I am a light being made from love. And my career is the only thing I would like to put on display, not my personal life. Kisses!”

Back in the day, Raven was a pretty good rapper – she even released a few albums executive produced by Missy Elliot. Man, I wonder why so many female rappers are rumored to play for the same team?

DID SEPT. 11 DUST KILL THE QUEEN OF DISCO?

September 11 is many things depending on your point of view. No need to get all up in the conspiracy theories.

But, apparently, the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer felt very strongly that the residue from Sept. 11 was the reason she succumbed to cancer.

According to a number of reports, she lived down near Ground Zero when the planes hit and the towers fell. She told many people close to her that the chemicals and the dust infected her with the now-fatal cancer that we hate. This is not inconceivable.

According to TMZ, Donna became nearly fanatical about it and would spray disinfectant and hand sheets wherever dust was present.

She said to another outlet, “I was really freaked out by the horrific experiences of that day. I couldn’t go out, I didn’t want to talk to anybody. I had to keep the blinds down and stay in my bedroom. I went to church and light came back into my soul. That heaviness was gone.”

She also said that she had a vision that terrorists would attack America. She thought this was some attack on Christianity, not an inside gig or an attack on America’s financial system as others have theorized.

“My husband and I were walking down the street. I had this feeling. I said, ‘Honey, I feel like terrorism, high on top of the buildings. I knew something was going to happen. When it did, I flipped out.”

About 1,000 people have died from 9/11 Dust and 350 of them are from cancer. I think the numbers have to be higher than that.

According to Waka Flocka, his Brick Squad Monopoly is the new Wu-Tang. Oh yeah, they’re also the new Roc-A-Fella. And, oh yeah, they’re the new Cash Money as well. Sheesh! Waka sure does think highly of his crew, doesn’t he?

The crew consists of Waka Flocka, Wooh Da Kid, Frenchie, YG Hootie, Papa Smurf & Bo Deal…hey wasn’t Gucci Mane a part of the crew?

Waka is currently on the cover of XXL, and does a h*ll of a job bigging up his rap crew. Check out what he told the magazine below:

“I don’t feel like a celebrity, or this quote-unquote star everybody talk about. I guess Waka Flocka like a job, honestly. I’m at my job right now, so I gotta do it to my fullest. … I got a whole label, man. We fire. We the new Wu-Tang, Roc-A-Fella. We what these labels are trying to create right now. We the new Cash Money. Squad! Flockaveli was the return of gangsta. I brought gangsta back, man.”

Those are some big shoes to fill Waka! Let’s hope they live up to Waka’s hype. Below is their track “Everything Brick Squad”. Are you guys feeling it? Do you think they have the potential to be the new Wu-Tang?

While everyone was raving that Serena Williams may have a bit of raw talent in the booth after her rap song leaked last week, Serena was home fuming. The tennis champ is super upset that the song leaked because she did not give her approval for the release. Check out what she told the Atlanta Black Star below:

“Well, I was in the studio with friends and I wanted to do something and so they said – do this and it was for me. The next thing I know — that was one or two years ago and then I read online that I was a rapper and so my back-stabbing friends did that to me and so if I see them, I will act like a rapper — if you can get my drift.”

I guess we won’t be getting any new Serena Williams music anytime soon; and whoever leaked that music better watch their back. Serena doesn’t sound like she’s playing!

Drake surmises that he'll bow out of the Rap game before he hits middle age.

Much like Eminem and Lil Wayne before him, Drake has misgivings about rapping into his later years. And though Shady, who turns 40 in October of this year, has yet to hang up the mic, Drizzy sounds fairly certain that he will exit the Hip Hop game earlier than some of his fellow emcees.

In an interview with i-D Magazine, the Young Money emcee addressed the matter without putting an expiration date on anything.

The topic came out of a discussion about balancing relationships and making music. "I personally think that when I find that person and when it is established that we're gonna enter a serious relationship-I mean I don't even know if I'll still be making Rap music. I don't know how long I necessarily want to make Rap music for."

"You know, there are artists who are thirty-five and up that still make Rap and that still works for them," continued Drake. "I don't know if I want to be that guy. A lot of my music is about being young and figuring it all out. I don't know if I can still make my brand of music when I'm up there. Maybe I'll be just acting or whatever it is.

"I plan to make as much music as I can until a story from Drake doesn't impact you as it used to. I guess I'll find my way someone else."

The Queen Bee, Lil Kim, was a guest on New York morning radio show, “The Breakfast Club”, and was really outspoken about her dislike for the Notorious movie focusing on the life of slain rapper, The Notorious B.I.G.

Kim cites one her main reasons for not liking the movie as her feeling that the people who made it didn’t know Biggie. One person in particular, according to Kim, is Biggie’s very own mother, Voletta Wallace. Check out what Lil’ Kim said below:

“See, Big’s mom doesn’t know Biggie, and she barely knows Christopher.” said Lil’ Kim. “It’s the truth.”

“She used to kick him out daily. She did not care to know him, or get to know him during the time….she didn’t know him.”

Wow, that’s harsh.

During the interview, Charlamagne The God hit Lil’ Kim with a very direct question about her cosmetic surgery. The Queen Bee was not amused. Check out her response below:

“Why would you ask me that, but there’s so many people who have surgery? I don’t know where that question is coming from.”

Kim addressed the plastic surgery at the 18:29 mark of the interview. You can watch the video here.

Do you think it’s right for Lil’ Kim to comment on the type of relationship Biggie had with his mother?

The NY Daily News is reporting that according to a source inside the Kardashian camp, one of the main reasons Kim Kardashian is dating Kanye West is to get close to his A-list friends, in particular, Beyonce. The reality star may get her chance this week.

Kim K. is currently in London accompanying Yeezy, where he will be performing alongside Jay-Z for their “Watch The Throne” concerts at London’s O2 Arena beginning on Friday.

“Kim wants to travel everywhere with Kanye, but she’s also trying to do whatever she can to get close to Beyoncé,” says the source.

“So, if Bey and Jay are going, she’s going,” the insider adds.

The insider also admits that Kim is “very into Kanye,” and that Kanye “absolutely adores her.”

Kardashian’s spokeswoman has said that Kim has had the London trip “on her calendar since last year” to promote her perfume and do press.

“It’s a coincidence that the concerts are at the same time,” she says.

If I start seeing pictures of Beyonce hanging out with Kim Kardashian, I am going to flip my lid. Don’t do it Beyonce! She’s not in your league!

Summer was 63.

Summer, a Grammy Award-winner, had a number of hits in the 70′s and 80′s. Songs like “Last Dance” and “Bad Girls” represented the sound of a generation.

Summer continued to make music as she battled cancer.

“We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago … who says she didn’t seem too bad.,” reported news/gossip site TMZ. “In fact, we’re told she was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on. “

Incidentally Donna Summer’s nephew is a rapper named Omega Red. They recorded a song called Angel. The song is below with other hits from the legendary songstress.

“Angel” – Omega Red featured Donna Summer

According to the New York Post, longtime co-host Rocsi Diaz is leaving the show to pursue an acting career.

Rocsi will reportedly be relocating to the West Coast, in an effort to pursue a career in Hollywood.

According to sources, Terrence J. is also making plans to leave the show as a host, to pursue an acting career as well.

Both have appeared in high-profile movies in the past year.

Rocsi will be featured in the movie “Soul Ties,” while Terrence J. had a starring role in Steve Harvey’s movie “Think Like a Man.”

There was no time frame for the their departure from “106 & Park.”

Terrence J. and Rocsi were the third set of hosts for “106 & Park,” since the show’s launch in 2000.

Free and AJ Calloway were the original hosts from 2000-2005, while Big Tigger and Julissa Bermudez hosted the show for one year, from 2005-2006.

Rocsi and Terrence J. held down the hosting duties from 2006 until present.

Ab-Soul sells over 5,000 units in three days, as B.o.B. hits six figures. Meanwhile, TVT Records re-releases some vintage Pitbull to chart-worthy success.

There were two additions to the charts this week. Ab-Soul is the second Black Hippy member and Top Dawg Entertainment artist to crack the charts with a half-week digital release, following Schoolboy Q's January effort, Habits & Contradictions. Meanwhile, Pitbull's old home, TVT/The Orchard, hit the charts with a compilation of the Florida rapper's early '00s hits and feature work.

Ab-Soul Sells 5,000-Plus Units Digitally

Veteran TDE artist Ab-Soul sold approximately 5,300 units in an abbreviated week. On Friday, the Carson, California emcee released his fourth album, #ControlSystem. Now with Interscope Records backing, the veteran emcee who has toured and worked extensively with Murs worked with Black Hippy, BJ The Chicago Kid, and various other frequent collaborators on the acclaimed project. This is the follow-up to 2011's Longterm Mentality.

B.o.B.'s Strange Clouds Crosses The 100,000 Unit Mark

Following the gold-certified success of 2010's debut album, The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, Decatur, Georgia's B.o.B. has already hit six-figures sales marks with Strange Clouds. The May album which has been garnering mixed reviews in the media, mixes between Pop and Hip Hop, with appearances from Taylor Swift and Chris Brown, as well as T.I. and Playboy Tre.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/13/2012

#12. B.o.B. - Strange Clouds - 25,000 (101,000)

#20. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - 18,000 (454,000)

#35. Drake - Take Care - 11,000 (1,734,000)

#46. Future - Pluto - 8,700 (79,000)

#49. Santigold - Master Of My Make Believe - 8,000 (26,000)

#67. Tyga - Careless World: Rise Of The Last King - 6,700 (221,000)

#86. Ab-Soul - #ControlSystem - 5,300 (5,300)

#118. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne - 3,800 (1,429,000)

#119. Pitbull - Original Hits - 3,700 (3,800)

#156. Trip Lee - The Good Life - 2,700 - (31,000)

Lawda Mercy! Now rappers are beefing because of a blunt! How petty can one be. In a recent interview with MTV’s “POV“, Wacka Flocka says the beef with Wiz Khalifa started when the two were in a studio together, and Wacka claims he gave Wiz three ounces of weed and Wiz couldn’t hang.

Somehow the info that Wiz couldn’t keep up with Wacka’s smoking ended up on Twitter, and in his defense, Wiz tweeted, “nah lil’ homie” and Wacka though that was “disrespectful”.

Wacka also goes on to say that he is responsible for Wiz’s sound. Check out what he said below:

“I gave him [Wiz] a whole CD of Lex [Luger] beats and that’s how he got that sound.” “I ain’t personally give it to him, I gave Lex his stuff and that’s how they hooked up.”

Wiz must have heard about the interview with Wacka. Check out what he just tweeted below:

This all sounds a little petty to me. This can’t be the real reason Wacka is beefin’ with Wiz. This just can’t!

Grand Hustle rapstress Iggy Azalea was reportedly signed to a joint deal with Interscope Records and T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records, and was even quoted as saying that her deal at Interscope was “restructured” to include Grand Hustle. Well, now it seems like her deal with Interscope has fallen apart.

T.I was recently a guest on the MTV show POV, and said that his prodigy Iggy Azalea is a “free agent right now”. So I guess that’s confirmation that the deal with Interscope is no more, right? Man, we don’t know. T.I. or Iggy, holla at us and let us know what the real deal is!

There has been quite a shake-up at BET with their flagship show “The Game” announcing today that it has fired two of the main characters, Melonie, who is played by Tia Mowry-Hardict and Derwin, who is played by Pooch Hall.

Now, we are hearing that BET is not going to be stopping there and will allegedly be serving pink slips to both Terrence J and Rocsi of 106 & Park! The two allegedly only have three months left on their contracts, and BET is looking to go into a new direction for the show. With Terrence J’s blossoming acting career, we have a feeling he will be just fine. Rosci, on the other hand, may end up becoming another Free. Where is Free anyway?

A few weeks ago, former Death Row head honcho Suge Knight did a radio interview with Howard Stern, where he claimed that Tupac did not want to work with Dr. Dre because of his alleged sexual preference. Well, Tupac’s family is speaking out against Suge Knight and has told TMZ that Suge’s claims are “totally false.”

The source inside Tupac’s estate says that the rapper was not homophobic, and points to his close relationship with the late designer Gianni Versace, who lived his life as an openly gay man. Tupac was also a huge public supporter of Versace, and even walked in one of his fashion shows in Italy back in 1996.

So, there you have it. Do you think Suge Knight is making up stories about Tupac to stay in the limelight? Is his hate for Dr. Dre that deep that he is lying on a dead man to get revenge? This is some sick stuff!

The New York native tweeted, “I don’t want to go into surgery. @FloydMayweather call my phone why your phone off.”

He also promoted his upcoming mixtape with DJ Drama from the hospital.

“Do not do a @djdrama gangsta grillz this is all I get. Ain’t this a b*tch. I give 15 tracks you give me this.”

The rapper is set to release his Gangsta Grillz mixtape, titled “The Lost Tape,” next Tuesday.

Below are some of the images 50 Cent sent to his over six million Twitter followers.

The legendary musician had been previously diagnosed with pneumonia about a week ago.

Brown is considered the man that pioneered Go-Go music, an art form that HIp-Hop has embraced through the years. Wale, a rapper on Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group, used to rap heavily over Go-Go beats. “RIP to the Legend …Chuck Brown. u will be missed worldwide,” Wale said from his Twitter account. Also, in the late ’80s “Da Butt”was a song Hip-Hoppers loved from the group EU.

But Brown was the pioneer of the accomplishments from the aforementioned artists, and his influence goes back to the  1970s. In 1978, he and his band The Soul Searchers scored a major hit in “Bustin’ Loose,” which hit #1 on the charts. Nelly sampled the song in his 2002 smash record, “Hot In Herre.”

At the time of his death, Brown had cancelled several performance dates.

He was 75.

Jay-Z says he supports President Obama's stance on same-sex marriage and says that, "[It] is no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination plain and simple."

A longtime supporter of President Barack Obama, Jay-Z has recently spoken about why he backs the current president in his bid for reelection. The Brooklyn emcee spoke with CNN about why he agrees with President Obama's stance on same-sex marriage and why he feels the president has done a commendable job thus far. 

"I've always thought it as something that was still holding the country back," Jay-Z told CNN of the fact that same-sex marriage has not been allowed in the past. "What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business. [It] is no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination plain and simple."

"I think it's the right thing to do," he added. "It's not about votes; it's about people. Whether it costs him votes or not, I think it's the right thing to do as a human being."

Jay-Z went on to add praise for the president, noting the job President Obama has done with regards to the nation's economy.

"Reversing the direction of the decline was a full time job in itself, so I think that it's stabilizing a bit now as some of the numbers show," he noted.

Roc Nation artist J.Cole recently did an interview with Bootleg Kev of Las Vegas’ Hot 97.5, and has spoken out about his dislike for rappers over-sharing and “fighting for attention” on Twitter. Check out what he said below:

“I’m not on Twitter no more, I’m not doing it and I’m not going to. I’m sitting and on watching all these artists who I respect — some of them are big artists — on Twitter fighting for attention. Every tweet is like, I’m looking for attention. Retweet me! It comes from this place of fear, like I don’t want people to forget about me. But really your body of work speaks for you, so it’s doing work even when you’re not knowing it. But because people ain’t talking about you on Twitter or your mixtape ain’t trending, you feel a certain kind of way. But when it’s my time, I’m gonna load up all my clips and I’m gonna empty ‘em out.”

I think J.Cole may have a point.

Get ready to see Kanye West on reality TV this season. E! Online has confirmed that Yeezy will make several appearances on both “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” (KUWTK) and “Kourtney & Kim Take New York”, and has already been featured in a TV spot for KUWTK.

Kim, who has been very outspoken about her relationship with Kanye, has said that she wants to show her life and Kanye is now a big part of it and so he will be on the show. “If we are having dinner and he does show up, I’m sure we’re not going to go, ‘Stop the cameras!” said Kim.

“I’m not going to be taking a bubble bath and drinking champagne or on a sex swing like Khloé [Kardashian Odom] and Lamar [Odom] do,” Kim added. “It’s not going to be like that.”

“Keeping Up With The Kardashians” premieres this Sunday, May 20 at 9 p.m. on E!. So, keep an eye out for Yeezy!

R&B star Usher Raymond is currently in the middle of a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Tameka Foster Raymond, over their two young children together. Although the proceedings are supposed to be private, Hip-Hop Enquirer has exclusive coverage, and has revealed all of the scandalous details being spilled in court.q

Among the accusations are that Usher has allegedly slept with two of Tameka’s bridesmaids. Damn, that’s messed up if it’s true, but what does that have to do with a custody battle? Tameka should have brought that up in their divorce hearings.

Usher has estimated that they have ran through about 11 different nannies who all eventually quit because of Tameka’s unbearable ways. A few of the nannies have also testified that Tamika spends all day locked in her room and they believe that she is “depressed.” They have also testified that there is rarely any food in the house, and shared a story revealing that Tameka once left the house to go to the movies and did not return for 2-3 days. They also testified that she is “neglectful” to her children and leaves them alone to be supervised by their 10-year old cousin. This is crazy.

You can read the full play-by-play of the court proceedings here

G. Dep explains why he doesn't regret his decision to confess to a murder he committed nearly 20 years ago.

G. Dep was recently served a 15 years to life sentence after confessing to a murder that took place in 1993, but he doesn’t regret his decision for admitting to his past mistake.

During an interview with The New York Post from Rikers Island, the former Bad Boy rapper says he is content with his life choices. “Maybe at the end of serving time or after looking back, someone might feel differently," he said. "But now I feel what I did was right."

Dep spoke on what he would tell his teenage self if he had the opportunity now. “I would have told myself to stop playing with guns,” he said. “Sometimes you think things happen for a reason, and if I wasn’t who I was then, like maybe my daughter would have never been born.”

He said that he still hasn’t forgiven himself but that he’s “working on it.” He also said that his family is starting to understand why he confessed to the murder nearly 20 years later.

“I think my daughter understands why,” he said. “My sons, they know that I’m in jail. I talk to them a lot.”

Shortly after signing with Cash Money Records, Mystikal returns to jail.

Rapper Mystikal has been ordered back to prison for a three-month bid on account of probation violation.

According to The Advocate, state District Judge Tony Marabella tacked on the sentencing because he violated his five-year probation in an extortion case when he was arrested in February on a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse battery.

Mystikal was released from state prison in 2010 after serving a six-year term for sexual battery and extortion.

The judge has given him a nine-day credit on his three-month sentencing for the time he was detained following his February 22nd arrest. He will report to prison on May 14th.

[April 17]

UPDATE: Mystikal has checked into a Louisiana prison this morning where he will serve an 81-day sentence. He was originally handed a 90-day sentence for probation violation, but was credited with nine days after he was detained in jail for a February arrest. He is expected to be released in early August.

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Jay-Z says he's going to focus on raising his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, instead of writing new raps.

Jay-Z appeared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania earlier this morning to announce the two-day Budweiser “Made in America” festival, taking place in September.

While on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, Hov chopped it up with Billboard’s The Juice, explaining that he won’t be releasing new music anytime soon on account of his baby daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.

“I thought I would be more inspired to have all these new feelings to talk about, but I really just want to hang out with my daughter,” said Jay. "I want to enjoy this time for what it is. I'm sure that bug to get back in the studio will come back at some point."

He also spoke on his relationship with Anheuser Busch and why he decided to partner with the company for the “Made in America” festival. He wouldn’t reveal who is on the bill - it’s being announced on May 21^st - but he said that he’s got roughly 70 percent of the lineup locked in.

“I had a relationship with Anheuser Busch going back to Bud Select [in 2006], and all those things came together and piqued my interest as another way to make an iPod playlist that's gonna play for two days live,” he said, naming who he’s currently feeling in music at the moment. “I like all the new guys in the industry as far as rap. I discovered this new song - it's not really new, but it's a song that I love by Michael Kiwanuka. I really like what he's doing. There's a bunch I just can't think of right now.”

In a new blog, former Def Jam head and music mogul Russell Simmons has come out swinging and is defending Rihanna’s right to sleep with whomever she wants without it ended up in a rap song. Last week, both Chris Brown and Drake allegedly dissed Rihanna in two separate tracks, and basically called her out as an industry jumpoff. Uncle Russell did not appreciate that very much and says these rappers need to stop being the pot calling the kettle black.

Read the full letter below:

There have been a lot of artists recently talking about “good girl gone bad,” Rihanna. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t see why everyone has their panties up in a bunch. It’s just that she is out there allegedly f*ckin’ the rockstars of her dreams and you out there fuckin’ groupies. You can’t be mad that she was seen walking out of Ashton Kutcher’s house late one night, cause you know if you were seen walking out of Adriana Lima’s house late one night, you would be in the studio the next day rapping about it. I mean, you all got like 50 girls in your videos drooling over you and you dissing Rihanna? I can’t blame a girl for being independent, having fun and living her life the way she wants to. I am certainly not condoning indiscriminate sex, but don’t get mad cause the girl…

Remember, I was a manager once and I have seen these types of young men on the road. I was with Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Whoodini and saw all of the girls after the show line up outside the dressing rooms. I mean, Whoodini even wrote a song about, “I Am A H*e” and went on to rap, “I rock three different girls after every show.” So, I know how this shit works. You all got 10 times as many girls as Rihanna has men, and you know that. I love you guys, and this certainly ain’t a diss, but I gotta keep it real.

~Russell Simmons

The singer/dancer has long been rumored to be signed to West, but the gossip became reality with a joint announcement from Island Def Jam/ G.O.O.D. Music.

Last month she released The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor, an album procurer that featured Fabolous, and Wale.

The 21-year old Harlem native Teyana Taylor started her career as an artist under the Neptunes’ Startrak/Interscope label and the union yielded one album From A Planet Called Harlem in 2008.

Since her debut release she has worked as a performer/song writer with the likes of Chris Brown, Kanye West, Willow Smith, Cam’Ron, Jim Jones and others.

Taylor has had a number of acting and modeling gigs as well.

J. Cole says he and Kendrick Lamar are four or five songs deep on their joint project.

A collaborative mixtape between J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar has been long-rumored, but now, it appears that the project is finally becoming a reality.

“I just started working with Kendrick the other day," revealed Cole in an interview with Hot 97.5's . "We got it in, finally, again. [It's gonna be an] album, man,” he clarified.

“We actually worked, bouncing ideas, which was great. The vibe was so good that it was like, man, that’s absolutely gonna happen," he added.

“We got maybe four or five [songs] together."

During the interview, J. Cole praised Kendrick and Top Dawg Entertainment for placing a value on each of their releases. "So when Kendrick blows, you can go back and buy his mixtapes - because he called his mixtapes albums. So I really respect how they did it."

Forget about tennis. Serena Williams is now trying to master the sport of….rap! Ms. New Booty has just released her debut record, and I guess she picked up a flow or two from Drake and Common, because lil’ mama is actually doing her thing. On the track, Serena raps:

“I ball hard, no tennis racket/ I can’t see these haters through my Gucci glasses/ I make hits like batting practice/They be like Serena/ is you really rapping?”

 

Meek Mill has done several interiews this week proclaiming that contrary to the rumors, he and Rihanna are just friends, or to put it the way he did, “She likes my music, and that’s that”.

The rapper recently opened up and told Rap-Up.com that the media linking him to Rihanna has been “ruining his life,” specifically his love life. You see, Meek has a girlfriend back home in Philly. Check out what he said about the alleged affair below:

“Rihanna, she was on Twitter talking about she liked a few of my songs on Twitter. And I think the blog game took it to another level. I actually got a girl at home. I be arguing with my girl about blogs and interviews about her. I don’t really be trying to go there with my girlfriend over blogs. It be f*cking up my life a little bit,” stated Meek.

Wait, but what about Rihanna celebrating his birthday with him at a strip club? Meek has an answer for that, too.

“[Rihanna] might have been at the same place as me, but that don’t mean we was together. She a cool person, I met her before, she like my music, and that’s that.”

Well, I guess Meek isn’t getting a slice of that “cake” after all.

While Master P’s new artists mark his resurgence into the Hip-Hop game, Percy Miller has been taking notes on what the game’s been doing, as he plots to make his next $75 million independently.

“I’m taking this generation, and I’m listening because that’s what music is about, keeping up with your swag and keeping up with your game and being able to get in these clubs, and that’s basically what I’m doing,” Master P told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview. “Man, I got a team of youngins around me that’s sick. Miss Chee, Bengie B, T-Bo, we the next generation of this [No Limit Records], and Romeo the boss, and I’m the Chairman, and we all gonna play our role.”

In keeping up with the times, Master P has been paying close attention to how fellow New Orleans mogul, Birdman “Baby” Williams, has built his Cash Money/Young Money empire.

“Me and Baby always been cool, man. People don’t know, but I’ve always been in competition, because Baby always pushes me, you know what I’m saying, and I always push him. Like right now, he’s on top and that’s what’s pushing me. Now I’m like, OK, I gotta check out what they doing. I respect it,” Master P explained. “Now I’m back in this thing, and that’s kind of like my motivation now, you know what I’m saying? I love him because he’s from New Orleans, and I want to see him do well, but now I got to get out there and do my thing. He got some big artists over there, so it’s like a friendly competition thing now, you know what I’m saying? So I wish him all the best. Nicki Minaj, Drake, Wayne, I mean, you know, they doing they thing, but they motivating me.”

Master P took special note of Baby’s recent acquisition of former No Limit Records artist, and now YMCMB artist, Mystikal.

“That’s the thing about music. Something’s got to motivate you to take your game to the next level. Miss Chee, Bengie B, T.E.C., T-Bo, I mean, it’s enough room for all of us to eat. All friendly competition, you know what I’m saying? Nothing serious, you know, we from the streets, man, so it’s never been about nothing but a friendly competition,” Master P said.

“So you know, I feel like right now, I ain’t have my game together, and one of my prizes dun went over, and now I’m I kinda like, ‘Damn Mystikal, alright, that was a nice little piece right there.’ So now I’m like, ‘Ok, now I gotta you know…’ That’s how bosses do it, we gotta get on that hustle game and get out there, so we can get that next new talent that’s out there. It’s kind of like different fields of business now, because they big now in the music business, and I’m like starting from the bottom, climbing from the bottom. But I’m gonna climb quick, because I know this business, you know what I’m saying? And I’m ready, my swag so sick right now, man,” he added.

Waleed Coyote, who broadcasts on 102 Jams in Greensboro, was involved in a verbal altercation with Chris Jericho at “The Treasure Club,” in the early hours of May 7.

AllHipHop.com’s Rumors section reported that Chris Jericho became enraged and took a man’s phone, after he supposedly took a picture of him in the club.

He allegedly became involved in an altercation with a man who turned out to be popular personality Waleed Coyote, who is also CEO of Othaz Records and President of the Slip-N-Slide DJ coalition.

Now, Waleed is challenging Chris Jericho to a three-on-three match to settle the dispute.

“The thing that bothered me about this dude is that we weren’t formerly introduced and he acted out of line and you can’t do that in North Carolina,” Waleed Coyote told AllHipHop.com. “He would have done that to anyone in this state and you can’t do that.”

When Waleed and Chris Jericho were involved in their verbal confrontation, Jericho was accompanied by wrestler R. Truth, as well as a WWE referee.

Waleed Coyote, whose song “DJ Hero” with P. Wonda is getting air around the country, is challenging all three men to meet him in the ring.

Waleed said he will bring two men to compete in a 3-on-3 “No Rules” match.

“It was him [Jericho] the ref and R. Truth who wanted to pop off at me and my cousin and I don’t fight, but this time it’s different,” Waleed told AllHipHop.com.

According to Waleed, he will donate the proceeds of any such match to music charities throughout the state of North Carolina.

Reps for Chris Jericho could not be reached as of press time.

Mystikal says he's "ashamed" of having to go back to prison.

Fans were surprised to hear Mystikal, after completing a six-year prison sentence for sexual battery and extortion and subsequently signing to Cash Money, was headed back to the pen for 81 days.

In a recent interview with Billboard.com, Mystikal candidly discussed the new sentence, which stemmed from a violation of probation for a misdemeanor domestic abuse battery charge.

"Disappointed isn't the word for it -- ashamed," admitted the emcee to Billboard. "It's hard to show up. If I stole your money and I gotta come face you again and you ask me about the money, it's gonna be hard for me to face you in the eye. So the proof is in the pudding."

"Everything I was doing, the 81 days was right there riding with me -- in the SUV, come on, who's that?" he added. "My 81 days. Everywhere I went, it was keeping me in check, and it's a fight. I can tell myself all kinds of things, I can sit there and mope, or I can get out and thank those fans the way I'm supposed to, the way they deserve to be thanked. So of course I am."

Mystikal's new sentence begins Monday (May 14).