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There are people willing to make a dollar off of anything even if that means tarnishing the image of one of rap music's icons.

As we reported yesterday a sex tape involving late rapper Tupac Shakur has surfaced. Now the owner of it is trying to sell it to the highest bidder.

According to TMZ an offer of $150,000 to acquire the tape has already been made by adult website, YouPorn. Another XXX website has vowed to beat that figure, but only after they view the footage first.

The owner of the tape thinks the 150K offer is too low. They are willing to hold out until they get an offer they can't refuses.

The tape reportedly shows Shakur receiving oral sex from an unidentified female while he raps and sings.

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The mystery surrounding the unsolved murders of rap legends Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. has taken yet another turn.

According to the L.A. Weekly, Both Diddy and Suge Knight been implicated in the murder of the two star rappers.

An informant, a crip by the name of Duane "Keffe D" Keith Davis, has confessed that Diddy ordered him to murder Suge Knight and Tupac Shakur for $1 million dollars. Knight survived the November 1996 shooting with a bullet graze to the head, while Tupac was critically wounded and would die a week later. Keffe D is also the cousin of Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, the crip who got mobbed by Tupac, Suge and other Death Row Records affiliates at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on that September 7 night.

At the time of the murder, Suge, Tupac, Biggie and Diddy were embroiled in a bitter battle between their labels, Death Row Records and Bad Boy.

In a taped confession given to the L.A. Weekly, Keffe D says, "[Combs] took me downstairs and he's like, 'Man, I want to get rid of them dudes.' ... I was like, 'We'll wipe their ass out, quick. It's nothing.' ... We wanted a million."

This is all coming to light because of an explosive new book written by former LAPD Police Detective Greg Kading titled Murder Rap.

In the book Kading claims the LAPD is withholding vital information that could break the case wide open.

"For the LAPD this is going to be kind of a bittersweet thing," Kading says. "Because we're going to clear up that public misconception that the LAPD was involved in the murders or that it was involved on a cover up, which I know wasn't the case. But at the same time they need to hold themselves accountable for the negligence and incompetence which precluded us from solving the cases."

In addition to obtaining the confession from Keffe D, Kading was also able to get a witness to come forward in the murder of Notorious B.I.G.

"Theresa Swann," confessed that Suge Knight paid his Mob Piru affiliated friend Wardell "Poochie" Fouse to kill Biggie Smalls in Los Angeles six months after Tupac died.

In the book Kading reveals reveals "that LAPD has been sitting on extensive tapes and documents containing confessions from key players behind the alleged assassinations of Shakur and Smalls (Wallace). LAPD higher-ups pulled Kading off the double investigation right when he was poised to drive it home, he says. Then they shut it down completely."

Diddy told the L.A. Weekly by email that "This story is pure fiction and completely ridiculous." Suge Knight couldn't be reached.


Do you believe Kading's story?

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The Kenny Burns Show was on the red carpet of the B.E.T. Hip Hop Awards Saturday (October 1). While there, KBS got a wide variety of opinions on the current state of hip hop.

Da Brat, Big K.R.I.T., DJ Drama, Royce Da 5'9, Stephen Hill, DJ Holiday, Twista, Big Sean, Drumma Boy and Wale all gave their opinions on where hip hop is and where it's headed.

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It's good to see CNN covering an event like the BET Hip Hop Awards. It's just another sign how far the genre has come. It also speaks volumes about Viacom, the parent company of BET, being able to market the award show to a broader audience.

However, it would be good if CNN knew who the hell the rappers are that they're interviewing.

After talking with Ace Hood and BET's Stephen Hill, it was time to interview Slaughterhouse. While Joe Budden was speaking Yelawolf's name was flashed across the screen.

Come on CNN get it together. They may both be signed to Shady Records, but they're not even the same race.

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Rihanna is the cover girl for British Vogue's November issue.

The singer tells the magazine that the real life Rihanna is much different from the latex wearing, whip carrying woman seen in videos like "S&M."

"That’s not me. That’s a part I play," she tells the publication. "You know, like it’s a piece of art… I just want to make music."

The issue goes on sale October 5.

Check out the photo shoot below.

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Taylor Swift brought a taste of hip-hop to her packed show at Atlanta's Philips Arena over the weekend.

The country singing sensation surprised the crowd of 14,000 by bringing out newly freed rapper T.I. to perform his smash hit "Live Your Life."

Swift did her best Rihanna impersonation as the crowd went wild when Tip took the stage.

After the show Taylor took to twitter to talk about the exciting night. She also tweeted a pic of her backstage guests -- T.I., Nelly and Young Jeezy.

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"I'm like, 'Really, half-a-billi?' N*gga, really, you got Baby money/ Keep it real with n*ggas, n*ggas ain't got my lady money." Jay-Z - "H.A.M."

Jay-Z and Lil Wayne are engaged in an ongoing battle. The two rap titans have been throwing subliminals at each other for a while, but it became obvious they were battling when Jay dissed Wayne on "H.A.M."

Wayne fired back on "It's Good" off of his latest album, Tha Carter IV.

"Talkin' bout Baby money? I got your baby money/ Kidnap your b*tch, get that how-much-you-love-your-lady money," Wayne rapped.

Wayne talked about the feud in an interview with Vibe last month.

“You can’t do anything but perceive what you hear. If I know that for a fact, I can never be upset about someone’s reaction to it," Wayne said “Every man should know the repercussions and consequences behind whatever they do before they do it. And of course, I know there wont be any repercussions behind what I did.”

Jay spoke publicly about the beef for the first time last week at his Shawn Carter Foundation's Making the Ordinary Extraordinary event.

"That's sport, that's rap music," Jay told MTV. "Nothing is going to change but the participants. I don't even see why that's news."

A video reportedly showing late rapper Tupac Shakur engaging in a sexual act with a woman is about to surface.

TMZ has seen the tape and confirms that Tupac is in it.

The tape, shot in 1991, begins with a bunch of groupies in a living room during a house party. Tupac walks into the room with his pants down to his ankles, his shirt off ... sporting several chains.

Tupac -- whose head is shaved -- pulls one of the women toward him, and she begins performing oral sex. As she does her thing, an unreleased song of Tupac's is playing in the background, as Tupac is singing along and dancing, wiggling his hips.

And it gets even better. As the woman services Tupac, who is holding a cocktail in one hand and a blunt in another, Money B from Digital Underground walks over to him. Tupac puts his cocktail arm around Money B, continues singing and dancing ... and the woman never stops.

As the tape ends it appears he's ready to begin sexual intercourse. It's unclear if there's another tape.

We've learned the person in possession of the tape is making plans to release it.

One thing's for sure ... Tupac was a multi-tasker.

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The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards were held Saturday (October 1) in Atlanta. The show won't air until October 11, but we've got pictures of the event for you to peruse.

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Diddy and T.I. were hosting an event at The Compound in Atlanta for the BET Hip Hop Awards, when Diddy got into a confrontation with someone in the crowd.

The Bad Boy got really rowdy, and at one point looked like he wanted to fight the party goer at the event because he wasn't drinking Ciroc vodka.

T.I. then put the brakes on any bullshit by grabbing the mic to let niggas know if they were there to act a fool he was bouncing.

Peep the footage below.

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11-year old football prodigy Demias Jimerson is running all over his sixth grade competition at Wilson Intermediate School in Malvern, Ark. Jimerson has been so dominant from the running back position that the Wilson Intermediate Football League has invoked a rule that prohibits him from scoring more that three TD's a game.

The rule actually has a name: "The Madre Hill Rule," after the the former NFL player and fellow Malvern native. Jimerson is now barred from crossing the goal line if he has already scored three TDs and his team holds at least a 14-point lead.

Jimerson scored seven touchdowns in a game earlier this year before the rule was invoked.

"He is going to score almost every time he touches the ball," Wilson Intermediate School Principal Terri Bryant told Fox16. "The other players on both teams, 21 are just left sort of, this is all Demias. So that's why the Madre Hill Rule has been implemented."

Next year the other players won't be as lucky because the rule doesn't apply to kids in seventh grade or higher.

For Jimerson it's not that big of a deal. He lists football third on his list of priorities.

"God always comes first, and grades second," he said.

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Yelawolf is about to drop his Shady Records debut, Radioactive on October 24.

The Alabama MC has worked hard to get to this position and he's not going to sit by idly while a rapper tarnishes the image of all other white rappers in his opinion.

When asked his opinion on White Girl Mob member V-Nasty using the n-word, Catfish Billy didn't hesitate.

"I'm from the south, that sh*t don't fly." Yela said. "There are grandparents alive today whose parents went through a war. We're just out of the slave trade. It's a very real situation. You don't take that sh*t lightly. American music culture is black culture, don't ever get it f*cked up. Know your roots -- know where the f*ck you're getting this music from and respect it. And don't embarrass white people and white rappers by doing that dumb sh*t. Dropping the n-bomb thinking you're all cool and sh*t. You're gonna find yourself slapped up. It might be by a white boy because you're not gonna embarrass me around my people like that."

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As we previously reported, Mizay Entertainment and Bricksquad Monopoly were hosting their First Annual Celebrity Bowling competition in Atlanta a couple of days ago when a fight marred the event.

Initial camera footage of the incident failed to capture much of the fight. This new footage below clearly shows a man approach Waka Flocka and snuff him with an overhand right to the face before a scrap breaks out involving several people. It's still unclear who the man is that started the fight, but he is said to be a former associate of Waka's.

The good news is the event went on as planned.

Money was raised for the Ludacris Foundation, which helps support thousands of underprivileged youth.

Waka Flocka's mom and Mizay Entertainment CEO, Deb Antney launched the Mizay Homes for the Holidays program. The plan is to put 10 families in homes of their own for the holidays.

It's sad when people bring drama to an event trying to benefit the youth, but Waka and Deb Antney deserve a lot of credit for giving back.

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We're still more than a week away from the BET Hip Hop Awards, but the network kick starts things by releasing the first two cyphers.

DJ Premier holds down the turntables as Gilbert Forte, Jay Rock, XV, Chris Sutton (Sprite’s Hot 16 Winner), Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology, French Montana and Sean Cross go in.

The show's host Mike Epps adds some comedic flavor at the of Cypher #2.

The award show airs Tuesday, October 11 8PM/7C

Gilbere Forte, Chris Sutton (Sprite’s Hot 16 Winner), XV and Jay Rock

Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology, Sean Cross, French Montana and Mike Epps

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Kanye West made his Paris Fashion Week debut Saturday night (October 1), launching a womenswear line with a high-profile show that was sexy, swaggering and, of course, incredibly stylish.

Before an audience that included fashion heavyweights like Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour, designer Alexander Wang and photographer Terry Richardson -- not to mention celebs like Lindsay Lohan, Jared Leto and Ciara -- West paraded a host of different looks, from daringly cut dresses and color-block pants to body-hugging tracksuits and high-end hoodies.

West draped his models in flowing fabrics, leather and fur, propped them up on beaded stilettos and even gave each a matching "Yeezi" nameplate chain to wear on the catwalk. And for an artist to whom subtlety is often a foreign concept, West displayed an unerring attention to the tiny details, as evidenced by the collection's artfully beaded ensembles, knitted tops and even fur-covered backpacks -- all of which had the crowd murmuring with approval.

For a more detailed account of all the looks, check out the MTV Style blog, which was in attendance and kept a running diary of West's fashion debut.

Though it was his first-ever showing, West's bow was also one of the most-hyped events of Paris' annual fashion week, with bloggers hyping stories that he had spent 14,000 pounds on fabric and trimmings at London haberdasheries and speculating that his show would feature only the models he mentioned in his song "Christian Dior Denim Flow." The actual location for the show was kept a closely guarded secret, with invitations being mailed the day before the event, a move that only further added to the frenzy.

And given the buildup, it seemed only natural (and, in keeping with Fashion Week tradition) for West to start his show some 45 minutes after the supposed 9:30 p.m. start time. But that didn't seem to bother those lucky enough to gain entry into Paris' Lycee Henri IV (a posh secondary school taken over by West's team for the event), who chatted beneath soft purple lighting while waiting for the first models to walk.

At show's end, West emerged to applause, wearing a simple white T-shirt, black pants and a pair of Jordans. After taking his bow, he posed for photos backstage with his models, and speculation began that his collection (which doesn't yet have a name) might actually be called Yeezi, as the nameplates seemed to hint.

Source: MTV : Pics From Rap-Up

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Soulja Boy surprised his twitter followers yesterday with the announcement that he's dropping a new album titled Skate Boy on November 1.

Peep the artwork above.

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