T-Pain Track List And Album Cover

The much anticipated third studio album from T-Pain call "Thr33 Ringz" hits stores on November 11th but today the track list and album cover leaked (see below). T-Pain hopes to continue the success he had with his last album "Epiphany" last year. The first single from "Thr33 Ringz" is called "Can't Believe It" that features Lil Wayne has already achieved much success.





1. Welcome to Thr33 Ringz
2. Ringleader Man
3. Chopped N Skrewed (Feat. Ludacris)
4. Take a Ride (Skit)
5. Freeze (Feat. Chris Brown)
6. Blowing Up (Feat. Ciara)
7. Can’t Believe It (Feat. Lil Wayne)
8. It Ain’t Me (Feat. Akon & T.I.)
9. Feed the Lions (Skit)
10. Therapy (Feat. Kanye West)
11. Long Lap Dance
12. Reality Show (Feat. Musiq Soulchild, Raheem DeVaughn & Jay Lyriq)
13. Keep Going
14. Superstar Lady (Feat. Young Cash)
15. Change (Feat. Akon, Diddy & Mary J. Blige)
16. Digital (Feat. Tay Dizm)
17. Karaoke (Feat. DJ Khaled)

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
18. Distorted
19. Sweet
20. Bad Side
21. Phantom





T.I. Parties With Franz Ferdinand and Chaka Khan

It's not a normal thing to see T.I. on the same bill as say Franz Ferdinand or Chaka Khan but they were all party of Diesel's 30th Anniversary "Rock'N'Roll Circus" this past Saturday (10/11) in Brookly, New York. Famous artists with periods in their names , N.E.R.D. and M.I.A. (who is visably pregnant) [watch here], took the stage to perform songs include M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes"

Getting back to TIP, T.I. had the most explosive performance, getting the crowd waving their hands and peforming five of his hit songs. Opening up "Bring Em Out" then going into "Swing Ya Rag," T.I. continued with "What You Know" before he fnished up with his current smash hit "Whatever You Like." Plus M.I.A. even jumped on stage to do the back vocals for "Swagga Like Us."







C-Murder Seeks Delay In Trial Because Of The Elections

C-Murder has filed papers in court today seeking a postponement of his murder trial, as it's set to start on October 14th. Jury selection started today but C-Murder wants to delay it due to the upcoming elections and the fact that the judge overseeing his trial, is seeking re-election.

C-Murder is charged with the January 12, 2002 shooting death of a 16-year-od male Steve Thomas inside of Club Platinum. C-Murder was convicted for the charges in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison but months later the ruling was overturned because prosecutors withheld key evidence and expunged the criminal records of key witnesses.





Lil Wayne Leads American Music Awards Nominations

The American Music Awards takes place on November 23rd at 8pm on ABC and it looks like Lil Wayne will lead the nominees as he is nominated for 3 awards including "Artist Of The Year," "Favorite Male Artist" plus "Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop" for his "Tha Carter III." In that last category, Weezy goes up against Kanye West ("Graduation") and Jay-Z ("American Gangster"). Kanye West and Lil Wayne will also go against eachvother in the "Favorite Male Artist" category.

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The American Music Awards takes place on November 23rd at 8pm on ABC and it looks like Lil Wayne will lead the nominees as he is nominated for 3 awards including "Artist Of The Year," "Favorite Male Artist" plus "Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop" for his "Tha Carter III." In that last category, Weezy goes up against Kanye West ("Graduation") and Jay-Z ("American Gangster"). Kanye West and Lil Wayne will also go against eachvother in the "Favorite Male Artist" category.





Joey Says You Cant Compare Wayne To Anyone

Although Fat Joe is busy working on his next new album, he took time out to talk to MTV News recently about another rapper's new album... Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV." Fat Joe told MTV “Lil Wayne, don’t bet against him right now!” continuing “Don’t bet against this guy ever right now. He calls me in the middle of the night: ‘Come to the studio.’ I get there, this nigga pressed play, and everything he played was super-duper phenomenal, number-one [smash]. He’s singing, ‘So I went to get her in my spaceship.’ Craziest thing you ever heard in your life.”

Joe ignored the comparisons to Jay-Z saying Lil Wayne will be in a class of his own with this new album. “They compared him a lot to Jay-Z, and you could see where he was influenced, but after this next album — I’m not saying he’s the best rapper of all time, [but] you can’t compare him to any rapper in the world. Because no rapper has done what he’s about to do. That’s crazy! He’s a rock star, man. Hit mania!”

In related news, meaning news that JOE wants you to KNOW (thats why you see rappers talking about other rappers that are currently "hot) is Joey's new album "Nino Dubs DeLuca" doesn't have a release date but it will feature Akon, Ron Brownz and Infamous.





DJ AM Becomes Jay-Zs DJ

As I'm sure everyone knows by now, DJ AM and Travis Barker were the two sole survivors of a plane crash that killed 4 people including Barker's assitant and security gaurd. Now after weeks in the hospital, DJ AM is coming back HARD. AM has been tapped to perform with Jay-Z in Hollywood this Wednesday night. DJ AM will be on the 1s & 2s for Jigga at the event marking the reopening of the Palladium Theater.

Wait, the news gets better...DJ AM's publicist, Jenni Weinman, also said that DJ AM will be Jay-Z's new DJ on his upcoming tour. Only 2 dates so far are scheduled for the tour (10/16-Houston, TX & 10/25-Charlottesville, VA). Calling Jay-Z "the greatest rapper in the world," AM described becoming Jiggas DJ as "the biggest thing that's happened in my career."

Tomorrow's show with Jay-Z at the Palladium Theater will be DJ AM's first since the plane crash. To help AM deal with it, his friends are throwing him a party. Mark Ronson, Steve Aoki, Mix Master Mike and other DJs are hosting a party for DJ AM Tuesday night (October 14), the proceeds of which will benefit the families of the accident's victims.



Aubrey O Day and D Woods kicked out of Danity Kane

Making the Band Live Finale was last night which we were told would find out the fate of Danity Kane.

Not short into the program you find out that Diddy kicks Aubrey O'Day and D. Woods out of Danity Kane. He says its because they were hard to work with and it showed them getting into a small arguement. Aubrey kept asking why she didnt have any communication with Bad Boy. Diddy than did what he always talks about and displayed total BITCHASSNESS and started cuttin contracts. Kicking Aubrey out than quickly firing D. Woods after.

But will this exit be for real? Or are they going to fix it or replace them?

After declaring, “I am not the bad guy,” Diddy was a bit non-committal. “If there was a situation where the Aubrey that I signed ever showed up, I don’t know what the future could hold,” he said in a live interview with MTV’s Sway. “That young lady that was in front of me, that wasn’t really respectful of me and respectful of everybody else, I didn’t have any interest of going forward and working with that person.”

O'Day arrived to the live show (Woods didnt show at all) and started talking about how she had left the building after hearing what Diddy had said about her. “This isn’t about me. This is about life. We’re all trying our best everyday. I know how many people are out there – people are criticizing you at your job, your friends are calling you things, people are telling you you’re something you’re not – and you fight those struggles every day to just prove who you are.”

Her confrontation (via satellite) with Diddy was also odd, as he told her she was heading to a cold and lonely place because of her attitude, and all she had to say back to him was a complimented about his “I Heart Michelle Obama” t-shirt.

Diddy than hinted that Making the Band is coming back for another season. Who knows if it will be with DK or not though. D. Woods will move on to work with her other group, The Girls Club, whereas the future is currently unclear for Aubrey.







Suge Knight Witness Goes Missing

The supposed girlfriend of Suge Knight who was alledgedly kicked and punched and left naked on the side of the road by Suge is missing.

TMZ has reported that the Las Vegas PD went to re-interview the victem, but their was no one of that name living in the apartment building where she claimed to live.

Even if she doesn't turn up, the D.A. can still go on with the case.





Baby Sued For A Cool 275,000

It looks like Bryan "Birdman" Williams (otherwise known as Baby) is being sued with accusations of fraud, breach of contract and money paid with no return. TMZ is reporting that promoter Jose Fernadez has filed the lawsuit against baby after paying over a quarter million dollards for a concert in November of last year that never took place. The show has been rescheduled twice and the suit reads "As a direct and proximate result of the the breach of contract, Plaintiffs have been damaged in a sum in excess of $275,000." Fernandez also says that Baby's promise to bring additional performers like Lil Wayne was a total lie.

In related news, Baby's financial seems great. He was recently photographed giving Lil Wayne a briefcase containing one million dollars as a surprize at Lil Waynes birthday party in Miami, Florida.





Kanye West Unveils Details Of New Album

Details about Kanye's new album "808's and Heartbreak" have now been unveiled. Kanye selected a few journalists and guests to attend a listening session, including getting Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft to set the stage for the guests. "After waiting in a loading area with an open bar and a DJ, we walked up a driveway illuminated by florescent lights to a darkened room where approximately forty nude women, most of them wearing face-obscuring masks seemingly made of faux lamb's wool, stood in the middle -- black girls in the front, white girls in the back," a Fader journalist wrote. "Mos Def sat down front-and-center, Michael Rapaport talked excitedly to the security guards, Will.i.am watched from one end of the U the audience formed around the women, Rick Ross watched from the other end."

Fader says there are only a few guests on Kanye's album, incluing the only rap verses coming from Young Jeezy on "Amazing" and a duet with Lil Wayne. More importantly Fader says what the album "West delivered a monologue about how this album is about the freedom to do what you want to do and that he used Auto-Tune because it is the most fun thing ever."

Kanye said "If I wanna rap, I'll rap," he said. "If I wanna sing, I'll sing. I told Jay, L.A Reid and everyone at my label that I needed to put this out right now, I'll have another album in June, but this has to come out right now. The way these songs connect with you, God uses me as a vessel- he puts me through pain so that I can go through it, and create..."

The album was put together in three weeks in the area code of 808 (hence the title), it will hit stores on November 25th.





Rick Ross Signs Memorabilia Deal, Remixes T.I.

Rick Ross continues to be a hustler as the rapper has signed an exclusive agreement with Hollywood Collectibles to offer fans the chance to buy personalized memorabilia, that’s right, Rick Ross memorabilia. The deal will bring custom framed autographed photos but will end up with sports jerseys, hats and concert-used items autographed by the Miami rapper. Currently, the company's custom framed photos will start at around $149.

In related news, Ricky Ross continues to do remixes of every song that comes out. This time he decided to remix T.I.'s "Live Your Life." [listen here] Like the original, the remix also features Rihanna, just Rick Ross is added.





Weezy Signs British R&B Star

British R&B artist Jay Sean announced last night that he just signed a deal with Lil Wayne's Cash Money Records. During a trip to Miami, Jay signed the deal with Cash Money and met Wayne and the rest of the family. As a result of the deal, Cash Money has exclusive rights to Sean's new album "My Own Way" for the United States. "My Own Way" will be released in the US during the spring of 2009.

"It's always been a dream for me to sign to an American label," Jay wrote in his blog. "And it's great to be accepted by the best in the game." Jay Sean has collabs with Weezy in the works and Wayne will also be droppin ga verse on the remix of his single "Tonight."





The Game Talks Life After The Math

The Game plans to release a DVD called "Life After The Math" next week. The DVD will feature Game's problems after his rise to success in hip-hop plus a lot of rare never-before-seen material from artists like Snoop Dogg, Kanye West and Katt Williams, not to mention Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. Produced by Black Wall Street, the DVD is expected to give fans a different way to look at the controversial rapper.







50 Cent To Host Hustler Reality Show

These days 50 Cent puts his name on and sells just about everything. From clothes to watches to even water, 50 has proved that he is the ultimate hustler. MTV is planning a new show called “50 Cent: The Money and the Power,” that 50 will host. Contestants will compete against eachother in a series of challenges and the winner will get seed money for their idea from 50. In the show the 14 contestants will share a house in "Camp Curtis" (a warehouse in Brooklyn) and will be judged by not only 50 but guests like LL Cool J, Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day, Lloyd Banks, and Hot 97’s Miss Info. G-Unit member Tony Yayo will serve as Fif’s “Underboss” on the show on the show that premieres on Thursday, November 6th at 10PM.

“If I was just my image,” 50 said in a statement. “I wouldn’t have made this much money.” 50 was recognized by Forbes as a big entrepreneur who manages a record company, clothing company, radio shows, stakes in Glaceau Vitaminwater and neeted around $100 million in profits alone.



Jay Z Uncle Murda diss track to Fat Joe and Khaled surfices

Thisis50.com leaked a major diss track that was given to them from DJ Kay Slay. The track is a Jay Z featuring Uncle Murda track produced by Pharell. Jay Z ends up going off on Fat Joe DJ Khaled and the whole Terror Squad.
"Your off beat DJ if he anything he play // sound familiar holla to pharrell say "blam" // now im gonna have to diss you joe// you can get a smack for that matter fact the gat will blow natural//"
However within a few hours of the track leaking people in the industry were already airing their opinions on it. Jus Blaze weighed in on the track on his blog themegatrondon2.com proclaiming that the track was recorded around the Blueprint 2 era and that it was 6-7 years old.
“So for some reason people think this "new" Jay/Uncle Murda thing is a Fat Joe Khaled dis. It’s not.
really..
It’s also like 8000 years old and somehow dude got his hands on it and put a verse on it. Now that I recall, it’s Blueprint 2 era.. I was going to use this verse for the S.Carter Remix CD but we couldn’t get the Pro Tools in time. The illest Rap Nerd moment was Sadat coming back in and doign the hook for us. Ahh the Good ‘Ol Days. Anyway I really have nothing to do with any of this, but it’s funny to see a 6 or 7 year old record that I wtinessed being made come back as a "new dis record" Or maybe Jay was just psychic and new that Khaled would be big one day and and decided to set away a dis verse just in case.. 6 or 7 years in advance. Uhh.. yeah Don’t fall for the Okeydoke folks..
Yours Truly,
King Bongo Beat.(Jus Blaze)“



DJ Quik says Dr Dre has 400 songs for Detox

West Coast producer DJ Quik who recently did the mixing for Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin and Murs Murs for President.

DJ Quik spoke about working with West Coast legend Dr. Dre in a recent Loud.com interview.
“Nobody gets to say this, I’m gonna snitch. The man is getting piano lessons from Burt Bacharach and he’s reinterpreting [Frederic] Chopin symphony stuff. It’s crazy, he’s lost his mind. He’s got like 400 records. As a matter of a fact I was there for like four hours, and I think I only heard maybe 60 songs.” Honoring Dre’s work ethic, Quik continued, “This man’s got like six or seven Detox records if he wants, it’s just crazy.”
Quik than confirmed the latest rumor that Snoop Dogg is back in the studio with Dre
“Another cool thing too that some of y'all don’t know, Snoop is now back in the studio with Dr. Dre. It’s about to crazy!”





50 Cent unveils Before I Self Destruct Movie Trailer

50 Cent's new album and movie with the same name "Before i Self Destruct" is set to drop on December 9th.

Promising an action packed flick, the "Before I Self Destruct" trailer [watch here] hit the internet today, and shows a corn rowed Fifty pulling triggers. The trailer also debuted Fifty's newest single "Get Up" [listen here], a Scott Storch produced track, which you can listen to here.

And Fifty has a lot more on the line than with previous movies he has starred in, as "Before I Self Destruct" marks the rappers first step into the world of directing. Fifty is also not the only star in the line up, and the movie will feature Clifton Powell(Pinky in the Friday Series), video vixen Angel Lola Love as well as Treach from Naughty by Nature.





T.I. works with King and gets Political

The self proclaimed King himself T.I. will get a chance to at least work with King. As he becomes a guest editor for the mens magazine 'King' for the November issue.
"It's only right that King would indeed have a King as editor in chief," T.I. said in a statement. "I guess this is, indeed, my magazine. Understand that. ... Keep it pimpin'."

"We always intended to work with Tip on a bigger level," King's regular Editor In Chief, Jermaine Hall said. "He had done [the fashion section] Tag for us in the past and other sections of the magazine and always did a really good job. He was always thorough with it. So when we started the discussion for this issue, we saw he was taking it seriously. He really wanted to run the magazine for an issue. That was the deciding factor."
The King issue with Reagan Gomez-Preston, the co-star from Tip's current video Whatever you Like [watch video], as the cover girl — has a political theme. Besides his guest editing, some of T.I.'s thoughts show up in print, such as a dream collaboration with T-Pain and blunders made by President Bush over the past eight years. One of the mag's highlights is a roundtable discussion moderated by the Parker Report's Erik Parker. Tip and other notables, such as Kevin Powell and Yung Berg, discuss a myriad of topics, including voting.
"When I'm speaking to young people," T.I. said, "and they say, 'Who you voting for?' I say, 'Well, what you think's wrong with the country? What problems do you need to be fixed? OK, then cut your PlayStation off and turn to CNN and listen to these people. Listen to each of the candidates' platforms, and whoever you think is speaking passionately and intelligently and will do the things you think need changed, that's who you vote for.' It ain't as easy as saying, 'T.I., OK, tell me who to vote for.' "

"I got a phone call on my cell from Tip saying, 'Yo, I'm at the roundtable,' " Hall recalled. " 'I'm gonna hit this point, that point. What else do you need me to take care of for the issue?' It was his suggestion to grab Reagan for the cover. He went far and beyond really doing his job for the magazine. It reminded me when Bono had the guest-editor spot for Vanity Fair — dude went in. It was very important for me with this issue to be able to really reach the 18-, 19-, 20-, 21-year-olds, those people who weren't so politically aware in the past. With his reach and influence, it was really a no-brainer."



Lil Kim sued for 2.5 Million by Record Company

Just months after Lil Kim was last sued for failure to complete a book she is now getting sued again. Again for not deliverying content, this time its stated as "failure to deliver content". Seems Kim might need to do what her name spells out and Keep It Moving, get off her fat ass and do some work.

The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan’s State Supreme Court on Tuesday by Brookland Media, who say they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on recordings, equipment and advance payments.

The suit says Lil' Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Denise Jones, tried to change the contract after signing and halted recording until Brookland agreed to her terms, reports the Associated Press.

Brookland wants the court to declare the contract valid and bar Lil' Kim from recording for another company.



Scarface calls Mccain a F'n Racist Redneck

As it gets closer to November 4th, Election Day, more and more rappers are getting political and talking and giving their opinions.

O.G. geto boy himself Scarface recently had an interview with Rolling Out TV [WATCH VIDEO HERE] discussing politics with endorsing Obama and tearing apart Mccain (or as we call him Mccant or Mcsame).

"I think Barack Obama has the right idea," he said. "I think he played his campaign very well. He didn't lean his meter 'either or,' he came right in dead center, and that's politics."

But than Face starts talking about Mccant and he doesnt hold back.

"If you've never in your life seen a nigga-hatin' motherf*cker that just hates niggas, look at that f*ckin pink ass white boy," Face bluntly states.

"At least he's real with himself. The whole time they had their debate, you know that motherfuckin' peckerwood would not look that nigga in his eyes. And that right there showed me the respect he had for niggas. John McCain man, I respect that."

"You fucking racist red neck piece of shit white boy, short arm no top-lip movin' brown teeth motherfucker. I love you dude."





Wu-Tang To Be On BET Awards

It wasn't too long ago Wu-Tang was having some problems as the group disagreed over production and songs for their new album but it seems they have worked that out as the New York group will appear at this years BET Hip-Hop Awards. This years awards will feature a tribute to "Iconic Woman In Hip-Hop," although no names have been given yet for this tribute.

Jadakiss will MC the eventby announcing the festivities as they take place while DJ Drama will be on the 1's & 2's. The 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards take place in Atlanta, Georgia and will be hosted by Katt Williams. Airing on Thursday, October 23rd at 8pm on BET, the awards will also feature Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Common, Ludacris and T-Pain.



Ice Cube Dedicates Song & Video To Victims

Ice Cube is no stranger to sharing thes spotlight and in his new video "Why Me" [watch here] he shares camera time with dozens of victims of violent crimes. The video from his new album "Raw Foootage" finds cube dedicating lines of the song to senseless crimes.

The video for "Why Me" was release in September but it began to get headlines after the mother of Jamiel Shaw (a 17-year-old who was shot to death outside his home) pushed for legal and harder penalties to illegal immigrant gang members. For his part, Cube says the video isn't related to the legal battle "It ain't really a commentary on that," Cube says. "You've got a person being killed by a person he don't know for a reason he don't know ... Who cares if it was an immigrant or if it was a taxpaying citizen?"






Nelly Returns To TV, Finishes Tour

Although his new album, Brass Knuckles, continues to go down on the charts and is no where close to having a chance at being anything but a flop, Nelly is doing well in other aspects of entertainment.

Nelly will return to television with his recurring role on the CBS: CSI New York show tomorrow (October 7th). The St. Louis and head Lunitic will be playing a club owner who also serves as an informant for the CSI team. Make sure you check it out as it airs at 10pm on tonight.


In related news, Nelly will be wrapping up his 'Brass Knuckles' tour tonight in Minneapolis at club Myth. Listen to Nelly ft. Gucci Mane and R.Kelly in "U Can Get It" or Nelly featuring T.I. and LL Cool J in "Hold Up"





Lil Jon Finds A New Home, Plans New Album In 2009

Although its body is laying cold in the morge with a toe tag and funeral arrangements have already been made, Crunk Music isn't dead, according to Universal Republic. They announced today that they signed the Crunk King Lil Jon to a major label deal that will have Lil Jon as a producer and artist delivering solo albums plus even an A&R for the entire company.

“Lil Jon is a larger than life figure who casts a giant shadow over every facet of the entertainment business,” Universal Republic CEO Monte Lipman said. “His name is synonymous with brand-building and we want him plugged into multiple Universal Republic platforms for maximum results. I view him as our Urban Music Czar!" Lil Jon's very-long-delayed follow up to his 2005 Crunk Juice is set to release sometime early in 2009.

As everyone knows, Lil Jon was previously signed to TVT Records where he put out many albums including "Kings Of Crunk' and "Put Yo Hood Up," too bad TVT filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year, although it's a good thing for the "YAAAAA" man as he became a free agent able to sign deals like the one mentioned above.



Jim Jones Makes His Own SLU, Talks Sh*t About T.I.

Jim Jones is pissed he wasn't on "Swagger Like Us" from T.I. Jones thinks it was on purpose, “I really do think it was deliberate; maybe in my sick twisted mind I’m a little crazy. People know who set the precedent as far as fashion in this industry and people know who damn near changed the world as far as fashion...in the past five years I stepped in and gave them a taste of what rock and roll looks like from my side. I guess people would say from an urban side, and it seemed to catch on like wildfire, to the point that people was going to stores and asking for that Jim Jones look.”

Jones is making his own version of the track called "Jackin Swagger From Us" that will feature Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana. Jones went on to talk about T.I. (who he has beef with) saying “I don’t feel like he possesses any swag. Not like that. It’s fabricated. They’re watching other people, then they try and do it. You know people that dress like T.I.? You know people that go out and say let me get a T.I. outfit or do you know people who say, 'Yo, you’re looking like Jim Jones?' Which one? Lemme hear it! When the bitches want to fuck you and the niggas want be like you, who got the swag? Niggas with money and fame always going to look like they doing something ’cause they got the camera in front of them. But the cool dudes always stick out no matter where they at.”

Previously this week, Clinton Sparks talked to T.I. [watch here], filled him in on the Jim Jones comments and TIP said “Well you know what, that's very funny that either one of you should mention that because my clothing line Akoo will be in stores in November and I believe there will be quite a few people going out to get it. So hopefully, I can step my swag up a little bit. Maybe I can meet his standards. I ain't trippin' over that, man.”





Beyonce And Mos Def Release Cadillac Records In December

The highly anticipated movie starring Jay-Z's girl, better known as Beyonce Knowles, and rapper Mos Def, will hit theatres on December 5th. Called "Cadillac Records," the movie is the story of legendary Chicago record label Chess Records, home to a number of artists include Etta James (played by Beyonce) and Chuck Berry (played by Mos Def). Set in Chicago in the 1950's the movie also details the story of Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Litter Walter and founders of Chess Records, Leonard and Phil Ches.

Besides the two music stars rounding out the cast will be Garielle Union (Bad Boys II, Martin's under cover cop sister), Emmanuelle-Chriqui (Entourage, E's girlfriend Sloan), Eamonn Walker (Lord Of War, Crazy African Leader), Tammy Blanchard (Stealing Harvard, Noreen Plummer) and of course Cedric The Entertainer.

Darnell Martin (known for his television directing on "Law & Order," "Greys Anatomy," "OZ," "ER" etc ) wrote and will direct the film while Beyonce will executive produce. Beyonce will also produce the films soundtrack that features classic Chess Records recordings plus new material from Beyoncé herself, plus Mos Def, Buddy Guy, Raphael Saddiq, Solange, and Q-Tip.

Cadillac Records hits theatres on December 5th while it's soundtrack hits stores on December 2nd.



50 Cent Says Get Up With His First Official Single From New Album

50 Cent's new album "Before I Self Destruct" is not scheduled to hit stores untill December 9th but his first single hit the internet just now! "Get Up" [listen here] is produced by Scott Storch and 50 said via his website, with the single people should "prepare for total domination."

So will this song help boost 50 and his new album back to the sales ranks he saw with "Get Rich Or Die Tryin" and help compete with his friends rumored albums (Eminem & Dr Dre)? No one knows yet but time will tell.





Kanye Debuts Love Lockdown Video On Ellen Show

Mr. West visted the Ellen DeGeneres show yesterday and opened up about the way he looks at life since his mother, Donda West, died last November from complications following a cosmetic-surgery procedure. Kanye says the new outlook on life is what made him decide to work with MTV again, after he said he would never do so following the 2007 Video Music Awards. "Well, a lot of things changed and, you know, with my mom passing ... one of her goals was, she really supported me and she always wanted me to be the best that I could be and not get hung up on the small things," Kanye told Ellen. "So, with her not being here to try and talk me into doing things, I ... just try do things she would want me to do," Kanye continued. Ellen even commented on Kanye's mom (who she actually met), saying "She was amazing. ... She was just lovely, and you were as close to her as I am with my mom."

Things did get more positive when Kanye started talking about fashion. West praised Ellen for her wardrove choices saying "You have really great style," and even admitted that he would "completely wear" her outfits. Kanye gave advice to viewers who don't know how to find their own style, saying "Seriously, [DeGeneres] is one of the people you should look at whenever you're trying to figure out how to put together an outfit — especially for guys."

The main reason for Kanye's visit to Ellen's show was to debut his new video which DeGeneres called "brilliant." Kanye West let Ellen debut his new video for "Love Lockdown" [watch here] on the show and her website. "Love Lockdown" is the first single from his new album 808s and Heartbreak, due in stores on November 25th.



Rick Ross Admits He Was A Correctional Officer

Rick Ross has finally given up the denial and is admitting to in fact being a Florida correctional officer for 18 months. Pictures first surfaced showing Ross in a correctional officer uniform then TheSmokingGun published actual documents proving that "William Leonard Roberts" (Rick Ross's real name) was in fact an officer. At first Rick Ross denied it telling AllHipHop that the photos were simply doctored, "Online hackers put my face when I was a teenager in high school on other peoples' body."

NOW Rick Ross has given up denying it. In the recent issue of Don Diva magazine, Rick Ross says "Yes, it's me." continuing "I never tried to hide my past. I put my name inside my CDs. My company has my [Social Security number]. I could've put a company name...I done been up and I done been down and that's what makes me what I am. I never ratted on a nigga. I never prosecuted a nigga. I never locked up a nigga, that's first and foremost. I always felt that me being the nigga that I am, I never owed a nigga an explanation. When I'm making my music and I'm talking about blow, it's because I did it. When I say that I'm rich off cocaine, it's because I did it. Those are the street principals that apply."



Jay-Z Cancels Show, Releases New Song

As we reported yesterday, Jay-Z planned to do a second free Obama concert last night but he ended up cancelling the show because he had throat problems. Organizers first tried to stall, saying Jay-Z was just late, but they eventually had to announce Jigga wasn't coming. Yesterday was the last day for eligible voters to register so organizers feel like it was a huge opportunity missed, although they should be greatful for the free show Jay-Z did the day before. Also scheduled to perform at the free show were Wyclef Jean and Rick Ross but the entire event ended up being cancelled after backlash from fans after Jay-Z pulled out.

In related news, Jay-Z recently put out a new song called "Lick A Shot For Obama" [listen here] The song is actualy an interlude from Green Lantern's upcoming "Yes We Can" mixtape, so make sure you check it out now!



R. Kelly Wins 3.4 Million, Ne-Yo Gets 700k

R. Kelly won another court case, this time it resulted in him getting close to $3.4 million dollars. A judge today awarded the R&B singer the money for unpaid touring fees. R Kelly's company filled paperwork in Los Angeles requesting a judge to review and confirm the money he was granted from an arbitrator last month.

In R. Kelly tour related news, Ne-Yo was recently given $700,320 last month when he sued the same company R. Kelly is waiting payment from. Ne-Yo claimed he was the opening act for R. Kelly and when he was kicked off, he wasn't paid for his work.