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Rap legend DMX has given some very colorful interviews in the last couple of months. While some people are entertained by Dark Man's brutally honesty answers and animated behavior, others have suggested he could be struggling with his former demons again

It's no secret that X has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction in the past. Both are hard habits to kick. The rapper is also bipolar. A subject he talked about last year in an interview with Arizona's ABC 15. He described how he has two separate personalities and sometimes can't tell the two apart.

"X, X is the bad guy," DMX said at the time. "I used to be really clear about who was what and what each characteristics each personality had, but at this point I'm not even sure there is a difference. I'm Earl when I'm with my children. I miss my children, I miss my children, I miss my children."

Not many in the rap community have spoken out publicly about DMX's recent behavior, but that changed today when Top Dawg Entertainment artist Schoolboy Q Tweeted about it.

Schoolboy later jokingly Tweeted that he wasn't looking for a problem with X.

Take a look at a couple of DMX's recent interview's below. Does he need help in your opinion? Or is it a case of the rapper just being the same ole X?

DMX speaking on Drake and Aaliyah

DMX speaks on his upcoming Rock the Bells performance

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Maino pulls together a very nice crew for this all star remix to "Mafia" Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes, Gucci Mane, Trae Tha Truth and Yo Gotti come together to make this a very solid track.

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Chief Keef drops off his official music video for "Ballin," The clip features footage from various Keef shows including this year's Lollapalooza festival.

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It wasn't that long ago that Lady Gaga was sporting a very lean and fit body, but during a recent show in Amsterdam the "Born This Way" singer had visibly put on weight... a lot of it.

Gaga blames her recent 25-pound weight gain on her father's new restaurant in New York.

"I love eating pasta and pizza. I’m a New York Italian girl. That’s why I have been staying out of New York. My father opened a restaurant. It's so amazing," she told radio host Elvis Duran "It’s so freaking delicious, but I’m telling you I gain five pounds every time I go in there. So my dad wants me to eat at the restaurant, and I’m, like, I’ve got to go where I can drink green juice. I really don’t feel bad about it, not even for a second. I have to be on such a strict diet constantly. It’s hard because it’s a quite vigorous show, so I tend to bulk up, get muscular, and I really don’t like that. So I’m trying to find a new balance."

TMZ suggested she should change the names of some of her most well known songs to "Porker Face," "You and I and A Buckjet of KFC," "The Edge of...What 170/180?" "Born This Weight," "Alejandro...Are You Gonna Eat That?," "Just Danishes" and "Paparazzi - Ya Might Wanna Get the Wide Lens Out."

The singer recently wrote on her Twitter page: "Just killed back to back spin classes. Eating a salad dreaming of a cheeseburger #PopSingersDontEat #IWasBornThisWay."

Gaga before the weight gain.

Pic Source: The Daily Mail

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Missy Elliott is back on the scene with her frequent collaborator Timbaland. Missy is hard at work on her first album since 2005's The Cookbook.

The Virginia MC gave fans a taste of what they can expect from her new album when she released the two singles "9th Inning" and "Triple Threat" earlier this week.

Fuse caught up with Missy to chop it up about the new project. She says the idea to get back into the studio was sparked by several phone calls from Timbaland.

"Well actually Timbaland called me [and] he said, 'we gotta put out music right now, the time is right now.' He said, 'we've got to change music.' I guess he was having a moment. He really kept putting in that call," Missy recalled

The name of the album is tentatively titled Block Party or Class Dismissed, and will be released later this year. Do you think Missy can make a big change in the current music scene?

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Kanye West's obsession with Kim Kardashian far exceeds what we have already heard about.

Earlier this month we reported that Kanye frequently watched Kim's 2007 sex tape with Ray J while chopping down other women. Now comes a new report that Kanye made his own sex tape with a Kim K. look-a-like and it's being shopped around.

RadarOnline is reporting that the tape was made shortly before Kanye started dating Kim and he is scared to death of the tape getting out.

The woman in the tape is said to be a dead ringer for Kim, with a curvaceous body and long dark hair.

In the beginning of the 20-minute tape the woman states that she is 18-years old.

"My husband and I don't have sex anymore… that's why I'm here!" the unidentified woman says.

RadarOnline has seen the full tape and verifies that it is Kanye in it. The screenshot up top is from the tape. The two reportedly have sex in several different positions throughout, but never kiss and don't interact other than banging. Kanye wears a condom the entire time.

Kanye is seen setting up the camera in the beginning and looks directly into it when he shuts it off at the end.

"The sex tape is being shopped right now and there's a lot of interest, but Kanye is freaking out!" a sex industry insider revealed. "He doesn't want this tape out and will do anything to make sure it stays private. If this were to hit the market it would be worth a fortune… there would definitely be a lot of people wanting to see this! In my expert opinion Kanye's performance far outweighs Kim's!"

The Huffington Post reports that Sex.com -- a Pinterest for porn site has announced that they are offering $1 million for the video, and are willing to negotiate if that offer is too low.

In a statement, the a rep for the website writes:

Kanye West is an artist, one of the world's biggest stars, and ultimately a sex symbol which is why the curiosity of the public cannot go on. By making a Kanye West sex-tape public, Sex.com feels that he and current girlfriend Kim Kardashian will become the first celebrity sex-tape power couple. They will be the epitome of Western tabloid culture. The public already craves any details released about their relationship and this tape, filmed pre-relationship, will provide a frank view of the relationship's inception and confirm Kanye's rumoured obsession with the reality TV star.

However this ends, it isn't a good look for Yeezy.

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In celebration of "Summer Madness 2" Smack/ URL decided to bring back an old tradition from URL 1; The infamous URL Cypher's. This cypher features bars from some of your favorite URL MC's; Goodz, Rain, D. Chamberz, Sco, and Bones Brigante team up to entertain with their skill and verbal wordplay. To see more cyphers or the worlds biggest mc battles subscribe to www.youtube.com/theurltv or follow us @URLTV WWW.URLTV.TV

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Hopsin sits down with Hard Knock TVto talk about a variety of topics.

The California MC speaks on the difference between being signed to Ruthless Records at one point and now being independent with his own label, Funk Volume.

"I learned to never sign a deal, and I had what it took all along," he said. "I used to think that I needed somebody else to help me get where I needed to get. If this was like ten years ago then I probably would need a record deal and I probably would have had to send a demo in and needed a label to help push and promote me. But thanks to the internet all that has changed."

Hopsin stressed the importance of artists being original and stop mimicking what they see other rock stars and actors do on tv.

He talks about the origin of the name of his record label, producing his own music, doing his own video, huge upcoming tour, Spiderman, moving to Australia and possibly retiring.

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Freddie "Gangsta" Gibbs unveils the official tracklist for his Baby Face Killa mixtape, which will be released September 25.

Gibbs has lined up a nice list of features for the project. Krayzie Bone, Jadakiss, Jay Rock, Kirko Bangz, Z-Ro, Dom Kennedy, Young Jeezy, Slick Pulla, Curren$y and more will make appearances.

Peep the mixtape preview up top and check out the tracklist below.

1. BFK
2. Still Livin’
3. Money, Clothes, Hoes (MCH)
4. The Hard (Feat. Dana Williams)
5. Kush Cloud (Feat. Krayzie Bone & SpaceGhostPurrp)
6. Walk In Wit the M.O. (Feat. Dom Kennedy)
7. Bout It Bout It (Feat. Kirko Bangz)
8. Krazy (Feat. Jadakiss & Jay Rock)
9. Stay Down
10. Boxframe Cadillac (’83 DeVille Mix) (Feat. Z-Ro)
11. Middle of The Night (Feat. Wayne Blazed)
12. Go For It (Feat. Young Jeezy)
13. On Me (Feat. Problem)
14. Tell a Friend (Feat. Curren$y)
15. My N*gga (Feat. G-Wiz, D-Edge & Hit)
16. Seventeen (Feat. Young Jeezy & Slick Pulla)
17. Breaking Bad (Feat. Ea$y Money)

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New video from the Tha Riot Squad's Bynoe fresh out the pen. "Wrong Button" off his new mixtape "A Friendly Reminder" - out now and the "Deep Cover 2012" record is off Bishop's "Rap's Renaissance" mixtape out now! Directed b Mr. Canon

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50 Cent called into Monterey, California radio station 102.5 KDON recently to talk to Eric The Funky 1. He opened up about the features on his upcoming album Street King Immortal.

"[People] can expect me, Eminem... I did a song with Chris Brown on the record, Trey Songz," 50 said. "I did a song with Ne-Yo. In the process I recorded with half of [the] music culture. I worked with everybody. In the past I hadn't reached out to artists and worked with them as much because 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' didn't have anyone that wasn't in house."

Erik congratulated 50 on the enormous success of Get Rich or Die Tryin, and said that when he throws on "In Da Club" it still gets the crowds pumping in the nightclubs almost 10 years later.

The conversation then shifted to 50's new movie Freelancers. The G-Unit boss talked about how great it was to get the chance to work with Forest Whitaker and Robert De Niro.

"I always wanted to keep myself associated with projects that have artistic integrity that I can be proud of, " 50 explained. "And having two Academy Award winning actors around me in the actual picture, you can't have more support than that."

Other topics covered included Street King energy drink, SMS Audio headphones, his workout routine and his upcoming fitness book Formula 50, which will be released on December 27 via iTunes and Hardcover.

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Memphis, Tennessee rapper Yo Gotti puts in some southern work on the instrumental to Bronx, New York MC French Montana's hit single "Pop That."

Saigon is getting ready to release his sophomore album on November 6. The Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread & Circuses will feature Styles P, Marsha Ambrosius, Chamillionaire, Sticman and more.

Tracklist

1. Plant the Seed (What U Paid For)
2. Rap vs. Real
3. Let Me Run (Feat. Corbett)
4. Not Like Them (Feat. Styles P)
5. Brownsville Girl
6. The Game Changer (Feat. Marsha Ambrosius)
7. Blown Away
8. When Will U Love Me (Feat. Andreena Mill)
9. The Vowel Song (Feat. Rayne Dior)
10. Best Thing That I Found (Feat. Lecrae & Corbett)
11. Relafriendship (Feat. G Martin)
12. Yeah Yeah
13. Forever Dreamin’ (Feat. Tony Collins)
14. Intervention (Let It Go) (Feat. G Martin)
15. Our Babies 2 (Crazy World)
16. Keep Pushing (Feat Chamillionaire)
17. Blown Away Pt 2 (Feat Sticman of Dead Prez)
18. Rap vs. Real Homegrown

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After spending a good portion of the last year and a half working on Slaughterhouse projects, Jump Off Joe Budden is ready to get back on his solo grind.

First up for the New Jersey MC will be his mixtape titled A Loose Quarter, dropping soon. Joe will then concentrate on his first solo album since he released Padded Room and Escape Route in 2009.

His new album is titled No Love Lost and is scheduled to be released later this year.

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Apolla The Great teams up with Philadelphia Freeway for the official music video to the track "Ink Bleed." The song can be found on Apollo's album Apollo 21.

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To coincide with the release of G.O.O.D. Music's highly anticipated Cruel Summer album, Kanye West put together a video speaking about the making of the project.

"I like when I get mad at music because it's so good that I'm like, 'oh sh*t why didn't we think of that?'" he says at the beginning of the clip.

It's that kind of perfectionist attitude that has propelled West into his present spot as one of the most creative minds in the business.

West says he wanted this project to be different and without any label politics, which is why he reached out to so many different camps outside of his own.

"One track might have 30 people's opinion on it," he explains. "It's not just about a tracklist and a name. It's about the communal style of work. We spend just as much time on the actual album packaging, as the the video concepts, as the song [itself]. Everything is equally as important."

Peep the rest of the clip below.

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Young Jeezy hops on the instrumental to Juicy J's "Bands A Make Her Dance" and does his thing. This is off of 

DJ Spinatik's Street Runnaz 68 mixtape, hosted By Dj Drama.

You can download the mixtape now from LiveMixtapes

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Raekwon The Chef shot this music video for "The Scroll" last year, but waited until now to finally release it. The song is off of The Chef's album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang.

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Kendrick Lamar recently sat down with Boss Lady on Invasion Radio. The Compton MC revealed the name of the song ("Black Boy Fly") that is the inspiration behind the cover of his album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City.

K. Dot also spits an On Da Spot freestyle.

Good Kid, m.A.A.d City in stores October 22.

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On August 30, Chris Lighty passed away. Many who knew him are still struggling with the idea that he is gone. On Wednesday's MTV RapFix Live, former Violator Management President and Co-founder Mona Scott-Young and Missy Elliot talked with Sway about the impact Chris had on the business and their lives.

"I think sometimes it's good to do history," Missy said.  "He's somebody that if anybody is trying to do management, A&R or whatever, I think you should know who Chris Lighty is. He built so many careers. He had that cockiness, but it worked for him because he made sure that all of his artists was good. He worked hard for all of us. He was just a go-getter."

Sway remembered a funny story about Chris and 50 Cent.

"I remember when [Chris] first started working with 50," Sway recalled. "And he brought 50 in here to do his first MTV interview before people even knew who he was. And I was talking to 50 and 50 was just saying the most wild things. This was early 50. And Chris and I got into it because he thought I was egging it on. And I almost smiled at him like, 'man I appreciate your passion for your artists."

Mona also spoke fondly of Chris as she reminded viewers of just how far back Chris's contributions to the industry go.

"I don't think people understand the magnitude of who he was and what he contributed," she said. "From the forefront it seems like it started with a 50, Busta or Missy, but this is a guy who goes back to Afrika Bambaataa, A Tribe Called Quest, the Rush days, the early Def Jam days. His contributions are innumerable, and I'm still reeling from it. It just still seems surreal to me."

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