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It's an Infamous Mobb Deep/G-Unit thing in Tony Yayo's new video as he links with Prodigy.

Filmed at Infamous Studios by Jynx Millionaire, this track will appear on Yayo's upcoming mixtape "El Chapo."

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Hard to believe it's been three years since Prodigy of Mobb Deep went to to prison for gun charges, but the wait is nearly over.

On March 7, rap's most infamous will be home.

To celebrate his release Jordon Tower liberated a clip for "My World", a song that was supposed to appear on 'HNIC2' album, but didn't make the cut.

P gets real deep on this one, so pay attention.

Also make sure you joing Prodigy's website  www.themostinfamous.com. And pre-order his autobiography 'My Infamous Life: The Life and times of Mobb Deep's Prodigy' HERE

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50 Cent called into Shade 45 today during G-Unit Saturday and he was hitting all moving targets.

DJ Whoo Kid must have known what was coming because he dipped out the back of the building right before 50 called in.

But Nelson and Young Jack Thriller got jabbed lightly, as 50 told Nelson he needs to lay off the mayonnaise sandwiches, and talked about Jack doing cocaine out of his glass eye.

The only person the G-Unit General didn't mess with was Mimi. Fif keeps it cool with the ladies despite what you might have heard about a twitter incident with Ciara yesterday.

50 has so many projects he's working on, it almost seems like he never sleeps. His new Sleek By 50 headphones, his acting career, the new eye wear by Gunnar to name a few. But he did acknowledge he has a strong team around him that helps to keep things running smoothly.

The Nicki Minaj vs Lil Kim beef has some people picking sides. Fif weighed in on the situation.

"There's only two girls ... it's just about creating a sound from Kim's perspective," 50 said. "When I look at them actually competing I think it's harmless. They add interesting stories because Kim is the original and Nicki is right now."

He also confirmed his new album is almost done, although he wouldn't reveal the name of it just yet.

Much has been made of 50's dramatic weight loss for his role in the movie 'Things Fall Apart', which has helped generate a lot of interest in the project. The Cheetah Vision Films boss revealed the public will get a chance to see it soon.

"Things Fall Apart will actually premier March 5 in the Miami Film Festival," 50 said.

Peep the rest of this great interview below. 50 talks about putting his beef with Cam'ron to bed, his expectations for G-Note Records 1st artist Governor and Hot Rod and chopping it up with Hugh Hefner.

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard from 50 Cent. But the brand-building actor slash business magnate is back in the studio, sounding out new beats and mulling the future of music.

Behind the façade of beaches and boutiques, the celebrity hotspots and million-dollar lofts, Santa Monica, California, has a secret history of warfare. During World War II, this city by the Pacific was home to the American aeronautics industry and played an integral role in keeping the US war machine running. Here, engineers and designers drew up the plans for fighter planes, while welders and construction crews made them into reality.

Sixty years later, the airplane hangers and warehouse buildings no longer bustle with the activity of warplane builders. The creative industry has now taken over these expansive complexes, turning them into movie and music studios, perhaps in the hope that they can channel the innovation and work ethic that once teemed under these thick wood rafters and curved roofs.

Somewhere inside a huge warehouse dating back to 1959, the inimitable rapper, actor, and entrepreneur Curtis James Jackson III, aka 50 Cent, is in the studio debuting beats that will be the skeletal structure of his next album.

Two dark black Cadillac Escalades wait like club bouncers outside the door of the Red Bull Recording Studio, and inside, the bass is quaking. Jackson and his team sit in the control room, behind a state-of-the-art mixing desk, compressors, speakers and all manner of cables. A stony-faced man in jeans and suit jacket sits on the couch, while Jackson is pleading the case for his beats.

It has been a year of relative radio silence for Jackson and nearly a year since his much delayed last album, Before I Self Destruct, hit the streets last November. Other than a handful of remixes and cameos, the rapper has largely stayed off the media radar. While other rappers have been dropping pretentious art films (Kanye), scripting prison communiques (Lil’ Wayne), or waxing literary on book tours (Jay-Z), Jackson has been developing his film career and perfecting his sound to come.

50 Cent consigned his 'Black Magic' to "the vault" as he says he only made it "recreationally", and is now working on something brand new.

"I moved 'Black Magic', because it's a total artist's album. It was something that I just wanted to do, so I went in and recreationally made a full-bodied piece of work.  I gave myself a new concept, so now it's in the vault." he says.

Some aspects of the album may, however, appear on the 'Baby By Me' hitmaker's next disc, as he added: "But you can build another album out of that material that you put to the side."

50 also said the way he approaches making music has changed dramatically since he first rose to fame in 2002, because he is now aiming for his worldwide audience, rather than his old neighbourhood of Queens in New York.

He added: "It's not a long drawn-out process for me to create it, but it's a long drawn-out process deciding what to offer the world. When I was making music initially, it was just for a 10 block radius, now it's for the world."

For the full story pick up the January Red Bulletin Magazine

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50 Cent has made so many shrewd business moves throughout his career, some tend to get overlooked.

Vibe magazine writer Chris Yuscavage put together a list of 50's "10 Smartest Business Decisions"

Let's take a look at how the G-Unit General has gotten filthy rich.

50 Cent Business Decision 1

The Decision: Spending the first $300,000 he made to trademark the "50 Cent" and "G-Unit" names

The Year: 2002

The Bottom Line: Just about every dime 50's made can be traced back to this decision. While most artists spend their advance on new cars, icy chains and the latest threads, Fif used part of his to trademark his name and his future label's name, which eventually helped him make money to buy all the cars, chains and clothes he could have ever imagined. New artists, take note: Before you do anything else, invest in yourself.

50 Cent Business Decision 2

The Decision: Starting G-Unit Records shortly after releasing his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'

The Year: 2003

The Bottom Line: Thanks to the immense popularity that he enjoyed at the beginning of his career, 50 didn't have to wait to drop a few albums before Interscope gave him the chance to start his own label. And once they gave him the green light, he used it immediately—releasing a G-Unit album as well as albums from Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and The Game. That means Fif was filthy rich before his sophomore album, The Massacre, ever even dropped.

50 Cent Business Decision 3

The Decision: Teaming up with Mark Ecko to found the G-Unit Clothing Company

The Year: 2003

The Bottom Line: Once his music took off and his label was established, 50 immediately started using the G-Unit name to build a brand. That's when he flipped a deal to start a clothing company that—unlike other rapper-endorsed clothing companies—was tied to an established name thanks to Mark Ecko's involvement. Had he done the label without Ecko's backing, it probably wouldn't have been anywhere near as successful or profitable as it ended up being.

50 Cent Business Decision 4

The Decision: Signing a five-year deal with Reebok to create and distribute G-Unit Sneakers

The Year: 2003

The Bottom Line: Sure, Jay-Z had a deal with Reebok first. But regardless of how it actually went down, Fif signed a better sneaker deal than most NBA players get off the strength of just one album. Ballin'!

50 Cent Business Decision 5

The Decision: Agreeing to help peddle Vitaminwater for a company called Glaceau in exchange for part-ownership of it.

The Year: 2004

The Bottom Line: You want to talk about forward-thinking? The deal 50 struck with Vitaminwater is, quite possibly, the best deal any rapper has ever struck with a company. Back when he agreed to help push it in '04, no one could have possibly known that he'd one day sell his stake in it for $100 million (after taxes!) when Coa-Cola bought Vitaminwater for $4.1 billion. Except for Fif, of course.These are the deals that business honchos, not rappers, dream about—and 50 made it happen.

50 Cent Business Decision 6

The Decision: Eschewing the opportunity to do the voice of the lead character in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game to instead provide the voice for his own character in the game, 50 Cent: Bulletproof

The Year: 2005

The Bottom Line: 50 could have very easily signed on to voice the GTA character and got a nice little check for his time. But instead of doing that, he turned down the GTA gig and lent his entire name to a project and walked out with way more zeros on the end of his check. Sorry, GTA, but that is what we call highway robbery.

50 Cent Business Decision 7

The Decision: Launching his G-Unit Books imprint at the Time Warner Building in New York City

The Year: 2007

The Bottom Line: After seeing the success that his autobiography, From Pieces To Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside, Queens, enjoyed, Fif decided he could probably flip books into paper. And that's exactly what he did when he took his G-Unit brand into the publishing world and put out a series of street-lit novels. Could a book about doing good business be too far off in the future?

50 Cent Business Decision 8

The Decision: Partnering with billionaire Patrice Motsepe in South Africa to brand his own line of platinum

The Year: 2008

The Bottom Line: Fif's bought his fair share of platinum chains over the years. But he went from rich to wealthy when he decided to partner up with Motsepe to buy a platinum mine for a different reason: to brand his own line of it. We're not sure how much dough he's actually seen off this decision, but still, it sounds like something you'd want to have on your resume if you're a rapper, right? Bling blaow!

50 Cent Business Decision 9

The Decision: Striking a deal with Right Guard to release his own "Pure 50" body spray

The Year: 2008

The Bottom Line: Don't sleep on body spray. From Axe to TAG, there's a big market for it out there. Especially from tweens and young adults looking to avoid paying top-dollar for actual cologne (but don't worry: Fif's got that, too!). So this is what money smells like, huh?

50 Cent Business Decision 10

The Decision: Establishing his own film company called Cheetah Vision and later landing more than $200 million in funding for it

The Year: 2008

The Bottom Line: 50 invested well at the start of his Hollywood career by starting G-Unit Films and later Cheetah Vision and he's reaped the financial rewards as a result of it. And it's definitely been another great look for him

So there you have it, 10 business moves that prove that when it comes to making business decisions, 50 Cent is a genius.

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Lloyd Banks hit up the Jimmy Kimmel Live stage last night to perform his smash hit single "Beamer, Benz or Bentley" off his brand new album 'The Hunger For More 2.'

Make sure you cop the new album at  f.y.e.,  Best Buy,  Amazon and  Amazon UK.

Lloyd Banks "Beamer, Benz Or Bentley"

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Well it's finally here, the official music video for Birdman's "Fire Flame" remix

This is Lil Wayne's first official video since being released from Rikers Island.  The visuals for his single "6'7" are coming soon.