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Common sat down for an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe" today to discuss his new memoir One Day It’ll All Make Sense.

The Chicago rapper/actor talked about what inspired him to write the book, his mom being his best friend, being labeled a "socially conscious" rapper, and Nas being the best rapper alive.

“Nas is so poetic with it and I feel like his lyrics, you can write ‘em down on paper and they will last for time," Common said. "It would be like literature that we read."

The two recently linked up for the song "Ghetto Dreams," which is the first single for Common's upcoming 9th studio album The Dreamer, The Believer, due out later this year.

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A Missouri mom is in all kinds of trouble after her child brought drugs to his kindergarten class

Police in Sweet Springs, MO say 32-year old Michelle Marie Cheatham's son pulled out a crack pipe, and several bags of methamphetamine worth $3700 when he came to school for show-and-tell on September 6.

Authorities later obtained a search warrant, and found the crack pipe and a butane lighter at Cheatham's home.

Cheatham was charged six days later with two class C felonies. One for endangering the welfare of a child and the other for possession of a controlled substance. She could receive 7 years in jail and a $5000 fine for each charge if convicted.

Police Chief Richard Downing said this is the first time something like this has happened in his career.

"When I called the prosecutor about it, they said, 'You're kidding me, aren't you?" he told KCTV5.

Cheatham posted a bail of $7500 and was released.

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Modeling newcomer Elizabeth Ruiz strips down to the bare minimum for her photo shoot for IMF Magazine.

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Steven Jo is back acting a fool again, harassing homeless people and stealing their bikes.

Peep his latest insane webisode which features an appearance by Travie McCoy of the Gym Class Heroes.

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Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana's much talked about joint album is finally going to see the light of day five years after talk of the collaboration first surfaced.

Mack Maine, who serves as both an artist and Young Money's President, revealed the news to XXL.

“The next project he's working on is I Can’t Feel My Face with [Juelz Santana],” Maine said. “Elz is talented man. He’s a young legend. [Wayne’s] back working in the studio. He has that and the Young Money album.”

The Young Money album is expected before the end of the year. There is no firm release date yet for I Can't Feel My Face.

Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne "Black Republicans"

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50 Cent was a guest photographer for Smooth Magazine's 52nd edition.

The G-Unit boss came up with the "warrior princess" theme for the edition, and photographed all 14 models over the course of four days in 10-12 hour shifts.

"[The opportunity] actually came up when they were shooting the 50th edition. My young boy Banks was in that one," 50 said. "I stopped by the photo shoot and said 'you know what would be interesting is if we did something that's a little more artistic, that showed the women in a stronger position.'"

Look for more photography work from 50 in the future. He compares it to his acting career, and plans to continue taking pictures of beautiful women for the foreseeable future.

Forbes has rolled out their Future 400 list, and Diddy makes the cut in a big way.

The Bad Boy Records CEO, is worth an estimated $550 million.

The notorious name-changer has taken to calling himself Ciroc Obama, and for good reason: Through his vodka deal with beverage giant Diageo, Diddy receives an annual cut of profits and a big chunk of cash if the Ciroc brand is ever sold. With the spirit’s value soaring toward $1 billion, and stakes in clothing lines Sean John and Enyce, marketing firm Blue Flame and record label Bad Boy, Diddy may beat buddy Jay-Z, featured on last year’s cover, to The Forbes 400. Net worth: $550 million.

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Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is set to blow Kreayshawn right off the map.

Check out her video for "Pu$$y"

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Slim The Mobster is a name you should familiarize yourself with. The California rapper has been helping Dr. Dre craft 'Detox' by writing 200+ songs for the album..

Now it's his turn to step out of the shadows with his upcoming street album "War Music".

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Rihanna was seen sporting an interesting tattoo while in Brazil recently.

Riri stepped out onto the balcony of her hotel to blow kisses to her fans below, and appeared to have the word "thug" inked on the knuckles of her right hand.

When someone asked her about it on twitter, the singer replied; "*THUG LIFE* n my Pineapple Xpress voice."

I'd be willing to place a bet the tat is sharpie ink and not the real thing, but who knows?

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Super producer Timbaland is back with a brand new track that sounds a lot different from some of his previous work.

The uptempo song "Pass At Me" features Pitbull and David Guetta. It serves as promo for Raphael Mazzucco, Diddy and Jimmy Iovine's new book Culo, which is dedicated to the beauty of female asses.

There's plenty of eye candy in the video to give you an idea of what's in the book.

For more information go to http://culo.interscope.com/

When music mogul Russell Simmons tries his hand at something the results are generally very successful.

From starting Def Jam Records, to creating Phat Farm clothing, Simmons has demonstrated that he knows a lot about presenting the right idea at the right time.

With that being said, Uncle Rush has decided to buy a television network.

“I am going to buy a TV network," he told the Wall Street Journal. "When mainstream networks say diversity, they mean segregation. ‘Let’s do some more black TV.’ Instead, there’s all these cultures that should be more integrated properly," he explained. “Instead of giving Paris Hilton a show, for example, you could do one with Amber Rose. You’d be better off. One is hot, the other is not. Networks are a little slow in how mainstream culture is shifting. There’s a lack of integration in Hollywood, and I want to address that.”

Simmons added that he is working on the project with Hollywood producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, and that an announcement would be made soon.

DJ Teknikz & Allen Parks Street Exec's Presents 2Chainz Unplugged Birthday Celebration
2Chainz celebrated his birthday last night in a major way. Arriving by helicopter to Ventanas Roof Top lounge in Atlanta, GA. Suited in an Armani Shark Fin Suit with fresh Ballys, 2Chainz took the stage to proclaim it was for him to set himself apart from the other rappers in Atlanta as he performed with a live band including Saxophonist Ryan Kilgore. He explained throughout his career he never had a DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz Mixtape but now he's proud to announce his 1st Gangsta Grillz True Realigion Mixtape will drop Nov 1.

With over 27 years in the game, 12 albums and 32 film and tv credits, LL Cool J has definitely made his mark in the entertainment world.

BET will honor the multi-talented star at this year's BET Hip Hop Awards, by giving him the I Am Hip-Hop Icon award.

Previous recipients of the award include Grandmaster Flash (2006); KRS-One (2007); Russell Simmons (2008); Ice Cube (2009) and Salt N Pepa (2010).

The 2011 Hip Hop Awards, hosted by Mike Epps, will air on Tuesday, October 11 at 8P/7 C.

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A lot of fans may have heard of producer Cardiak for the first time when he produced Lloyd Banks' club banger "Start It Up." But the New Jersey based beat maker has a long list of artists he's crafted hits for.

50 Cent, Ace Hood, Young Chris, Joe Budden, Freeway, Havoc, Meek Mill, Lola Monroe, Lil Twist, Fabolous and Mike Knox have all worked with the producer.

Cardiak recently talked yo HipHopNMore about what it's been like working with the G-Unit camp.

"Me and Banks have a lot of records done for his next studio album and ‘Cold Corner 2′. The mixtape will be out very soon," Cardiak said.

Besides "Start It Up," Cardiak has produced other tracks for Banks, including "On My Way" from the 2009 Cold Corner mixtape, as well as "Take Em To War" and "Unexplainable" for The Hunger For More 2.

The producer hopes to get in more work with 50 Cent. The two have banged out one hit so far, the hard hitting "Outlaw." Cardiak wants to work more with the G-Unit boss.

"I actually made that beat a year and a half ago. ‘Outlaw’ was one of the first tracks 50 recorded I believe. I actually submitted it to Tony G over at G-Unit for Banks," explains Cardiak "I remember it being in one of the batches. Then Tony hit me up a couple weeks later saying 50 wanted to use it. ‘Outlaw’ is actually the only track we have done right now. But I know he liked a couple joints I played for him so who knows."