My homegirl Miss Info dropped this bombshell from Jim Jones:

“Me and Cam’ron havent spoken to each other in a year…. I kept quiet out of loyalty, I felt like if we cant be friends then at least we can do business together….But now I can’t be next to you….I’m through wit being in hot water because of you….We still the Diplomats. We worked too hard to achieve our own success and now we’re gonna do something new….”

Jim told me, “on the record,” that he and the whole rest of the Diplomats crew, or the Dipset 300 as he put it….that they are collectively “putting Cam’ron on punishment.”

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Damn things are getting worse and worse for Killa Cam.

His publicist did not know until Wednesday that Kodjoe was now on the cover of the issue, due out next week.

The original cover — which is said to have featured the rapper and actor Ludacris — was pulled amid the controversy over fired radio show host Don Imus’ remarks about “nappy-headed ho’s’.”

Something has changed in America in the last few weeks,” Bryan Monroe, editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines, told Journal-isms, without disclosing the identity of the rapper.

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Damn Luda stay getting played, first by Oprah now by Ebony.

“This week the partnership ended,” Verizon said in a statement sent to FOX News. “We have music services on our cellphone service and we were promoting him as one of the artists. The other part of the sponsorship was the Gwen Stefani tour, of which he was an opening act. We are no longer sponsoring the tour.”

Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds said Akon should be prosecuted.

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The backlash begins….

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On a side note, Akon plans to tour with 50 Cent

Domestically, I’m gong to co-headline with 50 Cent,” Akon said. “We definitely are looking to drop some heads on that tour.”

Dates have yet to be announced, but he said the worldwide tour will feature different openers in various parts of the globe.

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It’s Diddy TV: Sean “Diddy” Combs has already dominated the worlds of fashion and music. Now, he is making history as one of the most prolific and popular African American television producers to date. With an astounding four shows running simultaneously and several more in development, he is well on his way to achieving this goal.

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After collaborating with both Jay-Z and Nas on the hit singles “Lost One” and “Can’t Forget About You,” Def Jam Recording Artist Chrisette Michele has set the release date of her debut album, I AM, for June 19th.

Chrisette has released four tracks off her forthcoming album exclusively on her Myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/chrisettemichele. The songs are titled, “Your Joy,” “If I Have My Way,” “Good Girl,” and “Like A Dream”. She recently performed the National Anthem at a Marlin’s game in Miami and took the stage at a live wedding for the CBS Early Show.

More Info On Chrisette Michele below, If you have any questions for here let me know, I will be interviewing her tommorow.
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“My life represents change,” said Lisa”Left Eye” Lopes. In the days leading up to her tragic death on April 25, 2002, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes was on a spiritual retreat in Honduras. She had gone to her home away from home in order to distance herself from her problems, escape the chaos of the media and to face her inner demons. With the aid of a video camera and the support from those closest to her, she documented what would become her final days in journals and private home movies.
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Hip-hop star Busta Rhymes has been busted again by the NYPD - this time for DWI early today.

A Denali SUV driven by the rap star, whose real name is Trevor Smith, was spotted by cops being driven erratically and was stopped at the intersection of 51st Street and Eleventh Avenue at about 12:40 a.m., police sources said.

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Ever since he cut his braids he can’t stay out of trouble.

Bodog Music is proud to announce the European signing of legendary hip-hop crew Wu-Tang Clan. Bodog Music will release The 8 Diagrams, Wu-Tang’s first studio album in 6 years, in Germany on September 7, with a separate release in the UK and the rest of Europe on September 10 More info below

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Sixth Album From Critically Acclaimed Hip-Hop Artist Features Production by Kanye West, will.i.am, Madlib and Hi-Tek, and Guest Appearances by Norah Jones, Jean Grae and UGK. Info below….

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And though the group remains on the road promoting “Fury,” which has sold just 184,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, work has also begun on a new studio album. Both members declined to elaborate on the progress of the project, but told Billboard.com, “We’re just going to stay true to what it is we do.”

“Everything happens for a reason,” says Pusha. “There’s so much disposable music right now and it is all being classified as hip-hop. This music thing is really a place where you can make your mark in history and build something epic.”

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The Clipse Say The Music Business Is Worse Than Selling Crack

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