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In a recent song titled “Average Cat,” Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel WENT IN on former friend and boss Jay-Z about their current/faded relationship. Here are just a few lines from the track about Young Hov… Don’t get it f***ed up, this ain’t the greenlight for everyone to make a diss Jay-Z record. I still got love for the nigga, this is me taking my brother in the yard for 5 minutes. Cause I got a knot in my chest that needs to get unloosened. When you got love for a Mutha***** it don’t go away that easy, many people gonna walk in and out your life but only real friends leave footprints on your heart dog. But I think yours is fading in the sand. If me and you never talk again dog and I got to holla at you via MC on this mic, what up, how do you say, “Scream at Me.” The richest man ain’t the one with his first dollar dog, its the one who still got his first friend, Rocafella for life, ITS THE ROC. If that wasn’t interesting enough, Beanie followed up his intentions on going after his long-time friend in an interview with radio personality Charlamagne: “I understand Jay, you are somewhere else in your career. Like I said in the record, everyone can’t go and I understand that. He don’t need Beanie Sigel in the building with this crazy pre-perception people got of me. “This dude liable to do anything”. He’s dealing with Jewish people and the Jews…. So we taint his image, The State Property, in a place where he’s at.” He also said in the interview that when he was in jail, he went to a hearing and the judge asked Jay-z “If we release Beanie Sigel today and he goes on tour with a man of your stature, are you willing to be responsible for his whereabouts” and Jay-z said “No”. Beanie continues… I think I held my tongue long enough about this whole Rocafella situation. I was the realest thing that happened to the Roc. The Roc was just a rock. I brought the fellas to Rocafella Records, Hot 97, State Property. Ya’ll remember. I brought the street cred to that. That thing X’d in stone. I fought all those battles. ME that’s who! Jadakiss, Nas, Dipset…Anybody you would have told me to go after. Matter of fact, you ain’t have to tell me. I frontlined for that Roc. For that diamond that people were throwing up. I’d have taken a bullet for Roc that day, n*gga. This isn’t about a dollar, this isn’t about me hating on you or anything because I’ve never asked you for a dollar. When I came home from jail, doing my year and a day, when you ain’t come one day to come see me. NOT ONE PICTURE or letter. I went to the office and asked you, “let me off of Rocafella because somebody (no name no blame) wanted me and wanted to give me some real money”. You bounced that tennis ball around in your office for an hour and went back and forth with me and told me you ain’t want to let me go. You even asked me if I wanted some money and I told you “I don’t want your money” but you were in a position to let me get my own money and you couldn’t do that. But Sigel so real..and you’ll never go to jail again because you knew I was the shooter. If my life was a movie, Sigel would be the Sequel. It’s etched in stone my gangsta has never been on trial. But like Tupac said “I ain’t mad at you”. I understand, everybodycan’t go and you already on…

Honey Mag spoke with BET’s 106 and Park host Rocsi and she opened up about her weight, her job, suicide and more: “Rocsi the personality and Rocsi the person are two different people,” she says. “I think a lot of these Web sites need a story.” Rocsi says. “They need to find somebody to pick on, and I just so happen to be one of those girls. I’ve always had that coming up against Free on a black network and not being black.” “I spent time doing radio so anybody that came on that couch, I had already interviewed. I had weight to my name already. So Queen Latifah, Ludacris, Lil’ Wayne, Baby, all these people respected me. They know me; they know I’m a hardworker. I just went out last night, and I had a genuine good time. I hardly ever really go out,” Rocsi says. “And the next day its ‘Rocsi’s dating … popping bottles with Trey Songz … tryna get with …’ I was like ‘What?! No, I wasn’t even sitting at his table!’” If I take a picture with somebody, I make it a point not even to put my arm around them. And it’s so hard because people just want to pick on you. I’m like ‘Dude, you don’t sleep with everyone you take a picture with.’ Like, come on. I think it’s getting to an ignorant stage. “I got where I’m at because of my work,” Rocsi insists. “I never had to lay on my back to get where I was. I come from a Latino background where family and the way we were brought up was very important. That’s how we conducted ourselves as ladies. And that’s a very important thing to my family, so yeah, when these blogs come out and they start talking shit — you’re messing with what my parents instilled in me. And I know it isn’t true. But I’m glad I have great family members who know that I wasn’t brought up that way, to not be blinded by this industry.” “It hurts when my brothers call me,” she continues. “I mean it’s real bad when it gets to the point where everything’s so unbearable. You really got to have that strength, because if I didn’t have that strength in me, I would kill myself. There are some days when I’m like ‘How bad do I want to kill myself right now? What is the point of going on when so many people despise me or hate what I do?’” “You’re never really cured, because sometimes you have to psych yourself up that you’re eating healthy, you’re at a healthy weight. As women you have those fat days, but in my mind, those days are a little too frequent,” Rocsi says. “To this day, when somebody calls me thick, that’s not a compliment to me. Don’t call me thick. I hate that. I think thick is fat. I used to think that if I had curves or stomach flab that meant I was fat. I used to go over 110 lbs, I would think ‘I’m fat.’ If I see on a scale 118 [lbs.], I would start starving myself to get myself down to what I need to be at.”

Her new, controversial album cover portrays a dark, edgy Rihanna but really leaves a blank expression of what it really could mean. Let’s not forget about her single “Russian Roulette.” Here’s what MTV said about her work: In this age of digital music, it’s unusual for a major artist to take her cover art so seriously. But Rihanna clearly has a stake in how she appears on the covers surrounding her new album Rated R. The cover of the single “Russian Roulette” was already unveiled last week, and it cast Rihanna as a badass sorta-pirate bound by barbed wire. Today, she revealed the proper album cover for Rated R. It’s a black-and-white image that retains her new “R” logo and shows her covering her right eye (the same eye blackened by Chris Brown back in February). The image, shot by fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth (who has also worked with Britney Spears and Janet Jackson) is everything that makes Rihanna interesting: Sparse, slightly futuristic and gorgeous.

R&B singer Robin Thicke and his actress wife Paula Patton are expecting their first child. On Tuesday, the two - who began dating in high school before wedding in 2005 - got cozy at the 2009 Angel Ball in New York City. Thicke, 32, was happy to sing her praises. “She could make a marriage work with a chair,” he told Us of Patton, 33, who is currently shooting the Queen Latifah comedy, Just Wright. “She’s an incredible woman, and she’s very beautiful, so I’m just lucky to be with her.” Asked how they work so well together, Patton told Us, “He’s … amazing! Source

According to the NY Daily News, Khloe hasn’t met the whole fam! Khloe Kardashian is about to become a mom. No, the newlywed isn’t pregnant, but husband Lamar Odom is finally ready to introduce his bride to his children. “Of course,” the LA Laker told Eonline.com’s Party Girl when asked if Kardashian will meet his kids, 10-year-old daughter Destiny and 7-year-old son Lamar, Jr. Both youngsters were conspicuously absent from the duo’s wedding back in September. On having children of their own, Odom told Eonline.com, “Maybe one day . . . hopefully!” The validity of the couple’s marriage has been called into question the past few weeks, but on Monday, Radaronline.com reported the pair had finally hammered out a pre-nuptial agreement and would file for an official wedding license this week.

Rihanna has sparked lots of discussion over her new dark single “Russian Roullette.” This comes to no surprise if you’ve listened to the track and got the feeling that someone is reminding you with death messages. Many people are talking about this track being suicidal and many are in defense to it claiming that it’s not. Ne-Yo wrote the lyrics for Rihanna and was the best to explain what the meaning behind her darkness… I’m listening to the track, and all I can see is Rihanna and some random person sitting across from each other at the table with a gun sitting in the middle of the table and playing Russian roulette. And I just started thinking, ‘What would go through your mind if you was in that situation?’ It just all started coming together, and Rihanna has never been one to be afraid to take a chance, especially with me. She’s always game to do something a little different. I played it for her, and she loved it — went in and knocked it out. The rest is history.” “It’s definitely dark, but if you think about it, ‘Thriller’ was dark, but it’s one of the biggest-selling records of all time. Nobody’s really going out to play Russian roulette or thinking about killing themselves or nothing like that. It was just an interesting topic over a crazy beat, and who better to pull that off than somebody like Rihanna?” Source

Top Rapper Lil Wayne is set to plead to 8 months in jail for alleged involvement with a 40 caliber gun found on his tour bus in 2007 while in New York. On July 22, 2007, Lil Wayne was arrested in New York City following a performance at the Beacon Theatre; the New York City Police Department discovered Lil Wayne and another man smoking marijuana near a tour bus. After taking Lil Wayne into custody, police discovered a pistol on his person, and he was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and marijuana. Source

In a recent interview with Complex Magazine, 50 Cent followed up on the statement Jay-Z made about him saying that “Nobody is scared of 50 Cent.” Complex: Getting back to Jay-Z, who ended up #1 on the list. Much has been made of his recent comment saying “no one is afraid of 50 Cent.” Regardless, it seems like the general public agrees that Kanye wouldn’t have pulled that stunt if you were on stage instead of Taylor Swift… 50 Cent: He wouldn’t. You can’t convince the public, you can’t convince Kanye to say he would’ve did that. If I was there and he did that to me we would have had an altercation. Right there. It’s clear. He [Kanye] would have avoided that, just being intelligent. The interviewer who asked [Jay-Z] about the Kanye situation made him feel like a punk. His presentation is really simple and you can’t have both. You can’t be gangster Jay from Marcy and be the good guy Jay-Z on Oprah. You just can’t. They don’t let you in. That’s Mr. Knowles, he just got that pass. There ain’t any tickets to an inauguration ball with niggas. If you’re from the hood, you have that element or that aura around you, there’s no tickets for you. It’s “safe” people there. This is why those things are happening. This is why he has to convince the person that he’s talking to he’s not afraid of anyone. Read more Shots FIRED at “Mr. Knowles”!!

In a recent interview with TropicalTV, rapper Birdman spoke his mind about who the real #1 MC is based on wealth and lyricism… “I don’t think he’s the #1 MC. In any kind of way. Wayne is the best, he do the most and he makes the most money. I don’t think no niggas in the business makes more money than us. So how could you be the best if you don’t make the most money? And you don’t do the most? Lyrically, be for real man, can’t nobody fuck with Wayne. To me, if you’re #1 and you’re not no money, it don’t mean nothing. That’s #1 to me. Fuck all that rap shit. You heard me? You got COLD rappers who ain’t never been heard. And then you got niggas who really can’t rap and making money. It’s about who’s making the most money to me, I don’t give a fuck about the rest of that shit.” So Birdman… Jay-Z makes no money? We don’t recall ever seeing Lil’ Wayne top the Forbes list. Now don’t get this wrong, Lil’ Wayne is a HOT RAPPER, but we don’t feel that he’s the HOTTEST if you’re talking about a combination of money + music. Yes, Lil’ Wayne might make more from his music but Jay-Z makes more from his brand, which came from music. I’m talkin’ bout music I ain’t talkin’ bout rap You talkin’ bout who’s hot I ain’t talkin’ bout that The conversation is changed Lets yap about that I don’t run rap no more I run the map -Jay-Z “What We Talkin’ About”

TMZ is reporting that Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have finally agreed on their prenup (is it still a prenup if they sign it after the wedding?), meaning they can live happily ever after at last. The contract Odom signed with the Lakers in the off-season, four years, $33 million, can’t be touched by Khloe in a divorce. And Khloe will get an as-of-yet unrevealed annual lump sum, which will not go up or down during the marriage. TMZ also reports that during the negotiations Khloe got Lamar to agree to buy a nice, expensive house for both of them that will probably cost $5 million minimum. Source

50 Cent was shot 9 times. He may now exceed that in the amount of rappers he is BEEFING with. His most recent victims' careers seem to have taken a FALL. Literally.

Check out what Fat Joe said to Hot 97's Angie Martinez earlier today about the "Fat Joe is Dangerous!" message 50 has going around...

"He's my #1 Fan and he LOVES Fat Joe. I really came to that realization that he's my #1 Fan. I'm a little upset with the label, I felt like we could have done a little more promotions but if you didn't know Fat Joe's album was coming out today, I think he said, "Yo, I think my man Joe needs this new promotion man. He's so much of a format-table(<-wtf?!) opponent that I gotta keep this guy around. I gotta go promote his new album. Thank you 50. Nobody was thinking about me before that man. Thank you, I love you!"

We're sure you're not THAT happy with 50 Cent having more leverage over your career than you do Joe. Be real for a second and come up with a hot response.

To add onto 50 Cent's current troubles, rapper Fabolous has even entered the mix questioning 50's new alliance with New York.

Its interesting to c 50 Cent unite wit NY artists when he's 1 of the reasons NY hip hop became so isolated & crumbled..Do u agree NY?? I wonder if this is a law in the 50th law of power book?? I guess it was a good show 4 NY.. But if u asked 50 a few years ago if he ever saw hisself on stage with any of them he woulda said HELL NO! At 50's peak his grind was unmatched, image was bulletproof, music was ignorantly motivational & catchy, even classic. most never hav that. So dont think im takin shots at 50.. Jus that NY show had me a lil puzzled.. But i love NY so i couldnt knock it if i wanted to.

Here's 50 Cent's quick response:

Reading what Fab said about me on Twitter was disappointing.
I have extended myself to Fab personally to allow him to expand himself as an international Touring Artist.
I Thought we were Friends but that's cool.

We really think 50 Cent likes his beef well done. We'll see what Fabo has to say about his new "cool" status with 50. In the mean time, here is a lesson learned with Fifty's 2nd Law...

Law #2: Never put too much trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies
Be wary of friends-they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
-50th Law of Power.

Cold blooded!

You should have not spent MOST OF YOUR money on herbs Meth...

The Grammy-winning rapper and former Wu-Tang Clan man was arrested today on felony charges of skipping out on $32,799 in taxes from 2004 to 2007. The star, also known as 38-year-old Clifford Smith, was immediately arraigned and released on his own recognizance.

Let's not forget that this isn't his first time in hot water for not forking over the funds.

In 2008, his Lincoln Navigator was repossessed for owing the government. His explanation for this occurrence, however, was a bit hazy (and you should take that literally).

"Myself, I'm a pothead," he told the New York Daily News in March. "Sure [the tax department] sent letters to my house saying, ‘We need this money.' They started sending them in 2002. Here it is, 2009, and I never paid this s-t because I don't think like that!"

That's too bad, because the rapper faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
Source: E! Online

MTV has dropped their highly anticipated "HOTTEST MC's of 2009″ list!

Here are the results:

1. Jay-Z
2. Lil Wayne
3. Drake
4. Kanye West
5. Rick Ross
6. Gucci Mane
7. Young Jeezy
8. Fabolous
9. 50 Cent
10. Raekwon

Hold just a second!

Here are some some our random "WTF!!!" thoughts:

Where the hell is EMINEM?!

Why is Gucci Mane hotter than Jeezy, Fabolous and 50 Cent?

Why is Rawkwon even on this list and why is 50 Cent 2nd to last?

She's a soldier!

Tionne Watkins, aka T-Boz from TLC, revealed to People magazine in its latest issue that she secretly battled a brain tumor for 3 years. Back in 2006, the singer underwent a 7-hour surgery to rid her of the tumor, which was the size of a grapefruit and had left her blind and deaf for months. The doctor peeled it from the brain stem by making a cut behind her ear.

A quote from the magazine reads, "People are floored when I say I have a brain tumor. I won't let you feel sorry for me. We'll make jokes, get through it, and the bad stuff will just be a memory."

She also explained why she decided to appear and participate on this years "Celebrity Apprentice" regardless of her condition, saying "I didn't want pity - I was there to help sick children. I'm still here. It will take way more to stop me."

Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Chilli(of TLC) are a couple?! They were recently seen on the scene hugged up, holding hands and the WHOLE NINE. You be the judge...

 

There is a lot of speculation of the two being a couple but the word from Mayweather's camp is its all for show. Word is that this "stunt" will be featured on Chilli's upcoming VH1 reality show where she is searching for love.

Now that Usher is a single man, how is he going to feel about this one?