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After their confrontation during the 2008 Ozone Awards in Houston, TX, Mike Jones and Trae The Truth both apologized about the incident, but not necessarily to each other. It seems that both rappers feel it wasn't a good representation of how they wanted their city to look.

Jones said, ""First off before I point any fingers, I personally do want to apologize for the incident that happened at the Ozone Awards. I hope you all don't get the wrong impression of me or my city. If I knew this was going to happen at a big event such as the Ozone Awards, first, I would not have brought my mother and second, I would have done everything in my power to prevent it."

"I am aware of how big this event was for the city of Houston and the entire hip hop community. Please know that I had no intention of tarnishing this great opportunity, nor the experiences of those who participated in it," Jones continued. "I apologize once again for everything that happened but I cannot apologize for having to defend myself from someone bringing unexpected or un-called violence to me and my family at any time."
Trae The Truth also appeared to be apologetic but he didn't hold back any punches either, no pun intended. "I have to take the time out to apologize to the kids, and to anyone who follows and supports my career for what happened at the Ozone Awards this past Monday night," Trae explained. "I told myself that I was gonna do my best for the new era of the streets not to go through the experiences that I go through in life. For a split second, I almost entertained the little-girl tactics of a person who is really irrelevant nowadays."

"Things like this happen in life every day and I do not have the time to entertain this anymore," Trae went on to say. "I would like the world to tell Mr. Jones that he can thank me later for his split second of fame. Right now, I'ma keep it moving."

The outspoken and never shy rapper, Kanye West, will be opening up a Fatburger in Orland Park, which is located on the southwest suburban area of Chicago, next month. According to a spokesperson of Fatburger Corp., Kanye West's KW Foods LLC, has the rights to develop 10 Fatburgers in the Chicago area and plans to open another one in January at 95th and Western Avenue in the Beverly neighborhood.

Fatburger, which primarily calls California home, is a popular fast-food chain. This will be the first restaurant in Chicago.

In other Kanye news, he is expected to produce the majority of Jay-Z's new album , Blueprint 3, alongside producer/friend, No I.D.

In Manhattan federal court yesterday, papers were filed against Taco Bell on behalf of 50 Cent which state "Without seeking or obtaining Jackson's authorization, defendant Taco Bell made him the star and focus of its nation-wide advertising campaign by using his name, persona and trademark to promote Taco Bell's business and products."

Last month, representatives for Taco Bell made what they call a "good faith, charitable offer to 50 Cent." They propositioned 50 to change his nickname to either 79, 89 or 99 Cent for a day while rapping his order at one of their restaurants. In return, the company would make a $10,000 donation to any charity the rapper chose. Their letter stated :

"Dear Mr. Jackson: We know that you adopted the name 50 Cent years ago as a metaphor for change. We at Taco Bell are also huge advocates of change. In fact, for just a few spare coins, we’re giving consumers more variety for less money with our new 79-89-99 Why Pay More value menu . . . So here’s our offer of change to you: For one day this summer, change your name either 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent by showing up to one of our more than 5,600 locations nationwide and rapping your order in the drive thru with your new moniker."

This apparently didnt go over with 50 too well at all, as his representatives labeled the letter "a sleazy and ill-conceived publicity stunt by Taco Bell's president, Greg Creed."

The lawsuit also states that "Taco Bell made him the star and focus of its nationwide advertising campaign by using his name, persona and trademark to promote Taco Bell's business and products."

"When my legal team is finished with them, Taco Bell is going to have a new corporate slogan: 'We messed with the bull and got the horns," 50 said.

Without a smash hit single, or a catchy club banger, Mr. Controversy himself Nasir Jones has climbed to the top of the Billboard Charts this week as he knocked off the reigning leader Lil Wayne, selling a total of 187,078 copies. Nas moved to the number one spot on the charts, while also receiving his 5th number one album debut.

The Album which was originally titled "N*****" received plenty of controversy when Nas first revealed what he would call it, but soon changed the album to "Untitled" saying " It doesn't matter what I call this album".

Despite being on top Nas isn't getting complacent as he joined the protest against Fox News today in New York. He also has an appearance scheduled on the Colbert Report on Comedy Central.
"Untitled" was officially released on July 15th. The first single off the the album was "Hero".

In a recent interview with USA Today, Dr. Dre confirmed that Detox is almost complete and we could see it by the end of the year. "I'm just now — over the last couple of months — starting to feel that it's going to be right and it's something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love it," said the producer extraordinaire. "In a perfect world, I'm shooting for a November or December release."

How exactly did Dre almost single-handedly raise the bar for hip-hop production? He says, "I never set out to do that. I just make the music feel the way I want it to feel and I don't put it out until I'm totally happy with it. Then it does what it does."

Detox has been the subject of speculation since Dre first hinted at the project in 2002. He has been working on the album, which will be released on his Aftermath/Interscope Records label, on and off for four years. He says he has assembled a new crew of musicians, and the beats will be heavily driven by live drums. "We have an entirely new thing going with the drums that's incredible, and we're still developing that." All "the usual suspects" will make guest appearances, including Nas, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne.

It doesn't look like we should expect another album from Dre anytime soon after Detox, which has been talked about being released since 2002. "I'm going to put this record out, promote it, tour and then become a hermit. I'm going to stay in the studio and produce." The article was ended with Dre also stating that instead of working with artists who are already established, he'd rather work with someone new who would be the next big thing. "All I want to do is sit in the studio with that person for a year and try to create another masterpiece."

With more than enough albums to speak for already, Brooklyns number one Emcee, Jay-Z looks to be heading back into the studio to work on another album, and with more than enough producers looking to have their beats on his album, Jay decided to pick one super producer to do it all, Timbaland.

"He wants me to do the whole thing this time around, I'mma make it a classic too. You better believe it. It'll be a monster! I always say this: You get a first single from me, I'mma get you up to gold. And it's hard to get you up to gold in this day and age."

As the producer for Hov's next album, Timbaland is sure that the album will do more than 500,000 records.
"Jay should never chill, we had a long talk, and I really talked to him. Jay-Z does it for the love. That's different. When somebody does it for the love, you don't stop. He has everything, but he's still current. A million people are buying his album regardless.�

There is no set date for the two to go into the studio to begin working but the super producer looks forward to locking up with the Brooklyn bred rapper for several months in order to come out with a great album.

Bay Area "Hyphy" pioneer, Keak da Sneak was arrested a few hours after he attended a funeral. During the apprehension the rapper suffered unspecified injuries which he was treated for. He was subsequently charged with resisting arrest and a firearms charge. Keak remained detained over the past weekend due to a separate outstanding warrant. A Justice Department statement confirmed he appeared before a magistrate judge on Monday July 14. At press time, Keak is scheduled to post bail and be released in the next few days.

Keak's career first began in 1994 when he appeared on C-Bo’s EP The Autopsy. His latest album "Deified" was released through Koch Records on June 10th.

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Lil Wayne has declared it for the last two
years, and if you ask his fans and many groupies they'll agree, but the
man which he idolizes also has dibs on the title even though some say
that Nas is clearly the superior emcee. So after all of the heated
debates, Vibe magazine has decided to do something about the on going
argument for the title of best rapper alive.

This tournament will
poll 64 of the industries "best" rappers/emcees from past and present
to see who comes out as the top dog. Some of the artist that will be
featured in this tournament pool will be, Jay-Z. Nas, Lil Wayne, Joe
Budden, Bow Wow, Trina, Lil Boosie, Soldier Boy,Bun B, Ludacris, and
many more.

"The first round of voting begins July 21.
Each round lasts one week followed by our version of The Final Four."
To make the process even more interactive, fans have the opportunity to
print out the tournament pool and fill it out with their predictions of
who will come out as the winner of best rapper alive.

The tournament will officially begin in six day's with the voting process lasting a week at a time per round.

William Troy McCune, aka 'Supreme', is suing
filmmakers for $20 Million in damages for his unauthorized appearance
in the 2007 movie "Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life". The movie ,
which was a documentary on the late hip-hop great, Notorious BIG, is at
the forefront of this lawsuit. McCune claims that he was never
contacted or gave permission for the filmmakers to use video footage of
him in a freestyle battle on the street in Brooklyn. In the lawsuit he
states that he suffered "irreparable harm, mental distress, and
disturbance of his peace of mind".

 And although the battle
happened over 14 years ago and shows BIG getting the better of him,
McCune says that's not the reason for the lawsuit. He claims his suit
is soley based on the fact that the production company used that video
without his permission.

Following the release of a song
called "The Giant," rumors began to swirl that Detroit rapper Obie
Trice had been dropped from his label of eight years, Shady Records.
Lyrics like "Nope, no more second place to Eminem / question if I was second is the question to many men," further
encouraged this logic. Shady Records issued a statement today,
confirming Obie's drop from the label. Paul Rosenberg, Eminem's manager
and long time friend, said "Shady Records has agreed to allow Obie
Trice to pursue his craft in a different form free from the constraints
of the current major label model." A fan of Eminem & Obie
collaborations? No worries, as Paul Rosenberg also confirmed that Trice
will continue to work with Mr. Slim Shady himself, and that he still is
a close friend of both Eminem and the record label.

Listen to Obie Trice-The Giant here http://www.midigi.com/obietrice

Following the recent release of Obie Trice's song "The Giant", it looks like the Detroit MC is no longer a part of Shady/Interscope records. No word yet on WHY this purportedly happened but it would appear that it is true judging from his lyrics.
"Well, no more Shady. Guess it was meant/For me to branch off from my Caucasian friend/Nope, no more 2nd place to Eminem/Question if i was 2nd is the question to many men/No disrespect to Em, he's first/Anything after, research the verses."
Trice was scheduled to release his 3rd album later this year titled, "Bottoms Up". An unknown source stated that Trice had been "dropped off of the label for unknown reasons." It is specualted that Obie was either upset with Interscope for the way he was treated, or that he was tired of trying to overcome the shadow of his mentor Eminem. 

Listen to Obie Trice-The Giant here http://www.midigi.com/obietrice

Rapper DMX was arrested yet again this week after he allegedly attempted to purchase $45 in cocaine and weed from an undercover officer in Florida. According to police officials, Earl Simmons, aka DMX, 37, approached the officer and asked to purchase "30 powder and 15 weed." X was just arrested last Monday on a warrant for driving wihtout a valid license and was later released after posting a $500 bond.

The rapper also us awaiting trial in Arizona where he is facing animal cruelty charges after a raid at his Maricopa County home. He is currently in custody at the Miami-Dade county jail.

Multi-million selling artists The Clipse, have recently linked up with indie label Koch Records for the long-awaited Re-Up Gang album. Formed in 2004, The Re-Up Gang consists of Pusha-T and Malice of Clipse and Philadelphia natives Ab-Liva & Sandman. After playing a vital role in the success of the We Got It 4 Cheap mixtape series, Ab-Liva & Sandman are looking to find the same recognition as their predecessors.

Slated to be released August 5th, the album will feature nine brand new cuts and three unreleased remixes from the third volume of the We Got It 4 Cheap series. "Everything happens for a reason. We put out the We Got It 4 Cheap series on our own for the streets and that helped keep us visible and build the Re-Up name as an entity," says Pusha-T of The Clipse.

"This time, [our manager] Tony Draper got with [Koch General Manager] Alan Grunblatt to put together an official album with new music and let Koch Records do what they do best. This release gives us something fresh in the marketplace to reward Re-Up fans while we continue to work on the Clipse album." Kicking off the buzz for the album is the Scott Storch-produced single "Fast Life", which is destined to become a strip club anthem.

Despite already having stake in the New Jersey Nets, it looks like Hip Hop Mogul Sean "Jay-Z" Carter may be looking into investing in America's favorite past time, and is looking to buy shares into the New York Yankees.
Along with shares in the New Jersey Nets, Jay-Z also has his sports club franchise 40/40, so he is no stranger to making investments. Just recently, he singed a $150 million dollar deal with Live Nation, as well as an advertising company with Steve Stout.

Jay had also been in talks to invest in a soccer team based in London "Arsenal Football Club" but the deal never happened."I had invested in the Nets, and they (Arsenal bosses) asked me if I was interested in investing. But I get that from time to time," Jay told London's Time Out magazine. "Someone told me yesterday that someone else had a piece of the New York Yankees, 'We wanna talk to you, yadda yadda yadda.' I mean, I love the Yankees so I'm in the middle of following that through, but sometimes it comes to be nothing. That (Arsenal) was one of the times it came to nothing."

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The long awaited follow-up to his 2006 Grammy nominated album , "Hip Hop
Is Dead" will be released next mid-month. The first  single,
"Hero," produced by Polow Da Don, leads off the controversial new
album. Producers on his next venture will include Grammy award winner
Mark Ronso, Stargate, Cool & Dre, Jay Electronica, And Stic.man Of
Dead Prez.

 The sure to be classic is still "Untitled", as Nas
decided to change it recently from "Nigger" which brought along a
firestorm of critics and controversy.

Looks like someone is telling 50 what to do
these day's, as State Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead mandated that
50 keep the long Island Mansion that recently burnt down due to what
authorities are calling a suspicious fire.

According to the Associate press "Judge Edmead also ordered the Queens rapper to deposit the insurance
payout into a trust fund until the outcome of his legal dispute with
ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins."

Before the flames had a chance to die, 50's baby mother Shaniqua
Tompkins wasted no time in telling everyone willing to listen that she
felt that 50 had something to do with the fire, and that he had
threatened to kill her. She also said that 50 had promised to buy her a
house ten years ago but had recently changed his mind attempting to
have her and their ten year old son evicted.

50 and his group G-unit [Tony Yayo, and Lloyd
banks] are preparing for the release of their sophomore album Terminate
On Sight, scheduled for a July 1st release. No further details about
the fire has been revealed about the fire.

Luniz frontman Numskull, is currently at Santa
Rita Jail in Dublin, CA, which is right outside of Oakland. He has been
in custody since January 24th and is facing 15 felony charges, which
was 3 more than he had at his last court appearance in late May of this
year. The long list of charges includes two counts of sodomy, one count
of rape of a victim incapable of
consent, one count of oral copulation against the victim’s will and
three counts of corporal injury to a cohabitant.

Numskull, whose
real name is Garrick Demond Husbands, was previously convicted on drug
charges in 1993, is also charged with
three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, two counts of
dissuading a victim from reporting a crime, one count of making
criminal threats and two counts of vandalism over $400. The artist
faces a minimum of 25 years to life and would have to register with the
State of California as a sex offender. His bail is currently set at
$245, 000.

Somewhere in the world, a
wise man once said that you should never bite the hand that feeds you,
so before things could get to0 ugly, the self proclaimed "rapper eater"
tried to clear the air regarding his feelings on the mixtape industry
and its djs.

“First off I ain’t mean to disrespect no deejays, no mixtape
deejays, whatever kind of deejay you is, there was no kind of
disrespect, especially given the fact that me and Drama, me DJ KHALED and me and my homeboy Raj Smooth from New Orleans, we all get it in and do the mixtape thing. So given that fact, I think things were blew out of proportion." Said Weezy during a conversation on DJ Drama's Shade45 show.

Without having an album out Lil Wayne was able to reach superstar status as an artist mainly through music
that was being brought to the public via mixtapes, so when his comments
were first heard, many were upset and even confused by his comments.
Wayne went on to explain that his comments were geared to one person
and one person only.

“This Empire ****, I don’t **** with him. For all deejays I just want you to know that, that diss was meant for that Empire ****. I don’t **** the Empire ****. The **** put a CD out on me every month and I couldn’t tell you how none of them niggas look in person,”

Empire
is the man that produces the popular series, " The Drought Is Over",
but after offering what seemed like an apology to the DJ community,
Wayne reignited some fires.

“Whoever got soft feelings and whoever took what I said and wants
to feel some kind of way, I want you to know, please don’t feel
different after you hear me on this right here, I want you to still feel like saying ‘**** that ****’ cause when
you see me in the streets I want it to be that because I’m going to
bite your fucking face off.”

Despite Weezy's
explanation,the consequences of his actions are well underway with the
leaking of his highly anticipated album The Carter III, weezy fans
everywhere were given an early present when the album was leaked
through the internet over the weekend. The man who claims to be
responsible for the leak sent an email blast saying.

"Lil Wayne said '**** mixtape
DJ's'...so now i'm about to show that boy the meaning of bootleg...I'll be damned if I let anyone get away with saying ****
me without him facing some type of repercussions, including." he then went on to say "Don't buy the new Lil Wayne album. Download it for free." Making the album available for download, via a link to a download site.

Just months after the mother of rapper Kanye West tragically passed away, a California judge has granted Kanye the right to assume total control of her estate.

According to E! news, "In court documents filed April 18 in Los Angeles Superior Court the rapper requested that he and business
manager Shawn Gee be designated co-executors of Donda's assets, valued
at $150,000."

When Ms Donda West Died she did not have a will, and according to state law her son was named her sole heir.

Since
her death, California legislators have been bouncing around new laws
and regulations that would help incidents that may have prevented Ms
West's death from happening.

Kanye's cousin and his
mothers niece, Yolanda Anderson, has begun lobbying legislators to
bring in a bill that would make a physical examination mandatory before
all cosmetic procedures.

Donda West died of a heart attack, after having cosmetic surgery.

 

Just day's after 50's mansion
burnt to the ground, police have found a five gallon gas container in
the mansion, adding to the suspicion that the fire may have been
intentional.

The fire, which occurred early Friday morning, destroyed 50's 2.4
million dollar home, located on Dix Hills, Long Island, and sent his
baby's mother, son, and six other people to the hospital.

Arson
Investigators have not determined the cause of the fire, but have been
suspicious of the cause of the fire from the beginning because of how
quickly the entire mansion was engulfed in flames.

Tompkins, 50's baby mother, wasted no time to accuse the rapper of
having something to do with the fire, as well as questioning his status
as a father by accusing the G-Unit rapper of not checking in on his son
after the incident.

While returning to the site of the fire, Tompkins screamed out "Tell him [50] to call his son"

Despite her accusations, 50 has denied having any involvement with the fire, and said he was happy no one was hurt.

50 Cent and Tompkins will continue their dispute over ownership of the mansion in the Manhattan Supreme Court on June 10.

Buket getting World Wide Recognition on NEWS


This video above was used on several stations last night to talk about a tagger named bucket that got busted for tagging all of L.A. & causing over $300,000.00 in damages.the problem was that Evidence of dilated peoples was not the tagger.he was giving a drop for bucket & most of the public mistook Ev for bucket, so EV issued a press statement that appears on his myspace page. Heres a link to one of the news broadcasts from last night
http://cbs2.com/video/?id=68144@kcbs.dayport.com

Evidence says, I only met Buket once when I was asked to do a promo for an internet show, however Im obviously not him and find it humorous how the media didnt take the time to figure this out before running such an extensive story.

Evidence explains how he was approached by Yazdani over a year ago and asked to say a few promotional words on film. Unbeknowest to the celeb endorser his words would be edited and used as an introductory segment running prior to footage of Yazdani making his tag mark on the 101 Hollywood Fwy. The segment entitled War 4 circulated on Youtube.com and was watched by over 500,000 viewers. Video images of Evidence were accidently pulled by the Los Angeles Times when Yazdani was taken into custody, thus mistakenly identifying the MC for the notorious tagger. The rapper explains, In my line of work anytime someone asks me for a recorded or live video promo Im always glad to do it. I have co-signed thousands of Internet, Radio and TV shows as well as various other forms of media. This could have happened to any entertainer, not just me.
War 4 Venem MSK (This is a video response to Buket TKO)