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The Roots release the first video from their forthcoming album, undun, due out December 6th.


The full song features Big K.R.I.T., but he doesn't make an appearance, nor do any member of The Roots. Instead in this Clifton Bell directed clip we get what looks like the first part to the story that undun will tell about the life of fictional character, Redford Stephens in reverse.

undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford's internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out 'on the corner'. Utilizing a reverse narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented--postmortem--and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming undun

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Rap's "baddest b*tch" is back.

Trina steps out in her "Red Bottoms" for her latest video. This track was produced by Mr. Collipark. It originally appeared on Trina's mixtape Diamonds Are Forever.

Eddie Murphy has been one of Hollywood's most bankable actors for years, but according to Forbes his recent box office failures have landed him in the No. 2 spot in their Most Overpaid Actors list.

Murphy struck box office gold with Dr. Doolittle and The Nutty Professor, both brought in $250 million worldwide. But two of his most recent films, Imagine That and Meet Dave bombed terribly. Leaving the actor in desperate need of a hit.

Drew Barrymore is also searching for a hit flick. According to Forbes the actress only brings 40 cents for every dollar she is paid, placing her at the top of the list.

Will Ferrell (No. 3), Reece Witherspoon (No. 4) and Denzel Washington round out the top five.

Here is the criteria that Forbes uses to compile the list.

To create our list we looked at the 40 highest-earning actors in Hollywood. To qualify, each had to have starred in at least three movies in the past five years that opened in more than 500 theaters. Movies that opened after May 1 of this year were not counted.

We also didn’t look at animated films because the stars aren’t really the draw. So Murphy doesn’t get credit for the Shrek movies where he voiced Donkey. Those films have brought in a total $3 billion at the global box office.

We used data gathered for our annual Celebrity 100 list to calculate each star’s estimated earnings on each film (including up-front pay and any earnings from the movie’s box-office receipts and first year sales of DVDs). We then looked at each movie’s estimated budget (not including marketing costs, which are susceptible to accounting chicanery) and box-office and DVD earnings to figure out an operating income for each film.

We added up each star’s compensation on his or her last three films and the operating income on those films, and divided total operating income by the star’s total compensation to come up with a return-on-investment number. The final number represents an average of how much a studio earns for every dollar paid.

It's been thirteen years since Talib Kweli and Mos Def released their only collaborative album. It appears the duo is teaming up to reform Black Star and drop a new project.

"Me and Mos are focused on independence and quality of sound," Talib told MTV. "We’re really into a Madlib/Dilla thing right now. Anything you hear from us is probably going to be that type of sound. And it’s about independence, so we are trying to find out the right mediums to get the songs out. When you heard “Fix Up” on Colbert, it wasn’t even mixed; it was something we recorded a week before. Now we’re at the mixing stage of the song and we are going to put that out ourselves. We have a bunch of songs recorded. We are just trying to figure out the best way to release them, whether it’s going to be one by one, EP or album. Right now, the plan is to release “Fix Up” and then Yaasin is working on a Yaasin Bey Presents project and then we’ll see how it goes."

Talib plans releasing the new Black Star project in 2012.

"[Pause, then slowly] I am working to put out a Black Star project for people to buy sometime next year."

Would you like to hear a new Black Star album?

After 13 weeks on the chart, The Throne's "N*ggas In Paris" has ascended to the top spot on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list.

It's the first No. 1 off of Kanye West and Jay-Z's platinum selling Watch The Throne album. Their first single "Otis" rose to the No. 2 spot before cooling off. It's currently No. 10 on the chart.

Catch Yeezy and Hov in concert if you're lucky enough to grab tickets. The duo is currently touring the U.S. in support of their album.

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New details have emerged in the murder of RoseMo700.

As we have previously documented, RoseMo had a confrontation with The Game at an L.A. mall a couple of months ago where he allegedly knocked out the Compton rapper. Then, just several days ago he had another fight; this time with a local rapper by name of Boskoe1. That fight was caught on tape by 2Eleven of Young Jeezy's CTE crew. The video has since gone viral.

Both situations stemmed from beefs that started on Twitter involving RoseMo's friend, Ice Burgundy, an L.A. rapper affiliated with Brick Squad Monopoly.

On Wednesday November 2, RoseMo, who police have identified as 26-year old Jomo Adoula Zambia. was shot in broad daylight as he drove his red BMW in Inglewood, Ca.

L.A. Weekly reports that after being shot RoseMo's vehicle sped through a red light and hit an unmarked police car. He died shortly after being rushed to the hospital.

According to the L.A. Times, he was shot in the arm and torso. Police are trying to figure out exactly when and where he was shot.

The police officer whose cruiser was blindsided had to be removed from his mangled vehicle using the "jaws of life" by L.A. County firefighters. He is listed in critical condition.

Lead homicide Detective Gabriel de La Torre says police are looking at RoseMo's Twitter activity for clues.

When contacted by L.A. Weekly, Waka Flocka's publicist said he had no affiliation with RoseMo, but has worked with Ice Burgundy in the past.

RoseMo and Ice Burgundy talking about knocking out The Game

RoseMo beating up Boskoe1 on camera

Boskoe1 speaks on getting beat up by RoseMo, shows broken hand

Boskoe1 "Ice Is Melted" [Ice Burgundy Diss]

Boskoe1 "The Peoples Champ (Who They Want) (Ice Burgundy Diss)

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Saigon releases another gem off of his highly slept on album, The Greatest Story Never Told.

"Enemies" was produced by Just Blaze.

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T-Pain is on a viral music video roll as the countdown to the release of his new rEVOLVEr album continues.

Watch Teddy-P play "Chicken" below.

rEVOLVEr drops December 6.

As we previously reported, Kanye West surprised the audience at the Watch The Throne concert in Philadelphia last night by shouting out his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose.

"To the city of Philly, I want to thank y'all for making the incredible person that this song was made for," West said.


Amber has responded; saying that the rapper must be feeling remorse for how badly he treated her.


Read what she had to say courtesy of Complex below.

I’ll say this—I didn’t even know about it. This is my 50th interview today and every single person has asked me, and it made me go see what the hell they were talking about, because I don’t keep up on the current events of Kanye. I just don’t look him up


A lot of is just negativity and I don’t like to bring that energy into my life. But I did look at it and he said that, he said um, “When I said that I didn’t like your dress, I was an asshole. When I said that I didn’t like your hair, I was an asshole.”


And he was an asshole. He was. I feel like he gets that now, and he’s remorseful about being an asshole to me.


But he called me an incredible person, and I take that as an apology. And if it was an apology, I forgive him for being an asshole. I don’t hold any grudges. I don’t hate him. I want him to find a girl and for him to treat her better than he treated me.


The next girl, she doesn’t deserve that. I found pure happiness with Wiz. Why wouldn’t I want that for Kanye? I want everyone to have that, to feel the way I feel about Wiz.

Kanye West's dedication to Amber Rose

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Leave it to DJ Whoo Kid to spill the beans on an incident that at least one person would rather not have the world knowing.

During a recent interview with the U.K.'s Time Westwood, Whoo Kid revealed that Chris Brown knocked Drake out in a fight over Rihanna.

Whoo Kid didn't give specific dates, but here is what he had to say.

"He [Drake] has at least eight songs on the radio that's killing it," Whoo Kid said. "Not to mention features and his on singles. And him and Rihanna are supposedly fooling around. I think he got elbowed too by Chris Brown, but that never came out."

"Elbowed in the face?" Tim asks.

"In the chin, like the corner left part. Man down, simple as that," Whoo Kid added.

Rappers getting knocked out by r&b singers now?

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Fabolous is doing his best to give back to those less fortunate this holiday season.

The Brooklyn rapper has teamed with New York Yankee Robinson Cano, Ahmad Bradshaw of the New York Giants, Dr. Jays stores, New York Cares and HOT 97 for New York City's 1st Annual 3 Kings Coat Drive.

If you're in the NYC/New Jersey area, all you have to do to lend a hand is head over to one of Dr. Jay's retail locations listed below and drop off your new or gently used coats, scarves, hats and winter gear in all sizes from now till December 1.

According to Dr. Jay's website all clothing will be distributed through New York Cares, a non-profit organization that gives out thousands of coats yearly to low-income men, women and children.

Last year New York Cares distributed 58,000 coats. This year their goal is to help 100,000 people in need.

Check out pictures of the newly bearded Fabolous and his friend Trey Songz lending a hand at Dr. Jay's Manhattan store earlier this week.

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Maybe it was getting filmed that set this driver off.

Bay Area news station Kron4 has a news segment called "People Behaving Badly." During one of their recent episodes they filmed a guy getting a ticket. Nobody likes getting ticketed, but having a camera stuck in your face while it's happening would probably p*ss most people off.

That's what happens in the hilarious clip below. Watch as the driver goes in Kron4's Stanley Roberts.

RoseMo (left) was reportedly killed last night

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Rumors are running rampant that the blood who knocked out The Game and beat up local L.A. rapper Boscoe1 has been killed.

While details are sketchy at the moment it appears that Brick Squad Monopoly affiliate RoseMo. was shot in Inglewood, California yesterday. After being hit his car smashed into an unmarked police car.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Jomo Adoula Zambian, 26, of Los Angeles according to the L.A. Times. He was shot in the arm and torso.

The news has traveled fast on twitter where people have been offering their condolences.

All of this beef started on Twitter, where Brick Squad Monopoly member Ice Burgundy had gotten into separate arguments with The Game and Boscoe1.

In both instances his homie RoseMo became the enforcer and allegedly knocked Game out in an L.A. mall, before beating up Boscoe1. The footage of the Boscoe1 beating was caught on tape by 2Eleven of Young Jeezy's CTE crew and can be seen below.

It's possible RoseMo's murder had nothing to do with his Twitter beefs. We may never know.

RoseMo and Ice Burgundy Speaking On Knocking The Game Out

RoseMo beating up Boscoe1

Boscoe1 talking about getting jumped by RoseMo

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At just 24-years old Wiz Khalifa is already an industry veteran having signed his first deal at the age of 16.

During his visit to the Last Call with Carson Daily show yesterday Wiz talked about how he got his start, the art of freestyling, the decision to sign a major label deal and more.

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The Throne brought their much hyped Watch The Throne tour to the city of Philadelphia last night (November 2) and Kanye West made sure they left with something to talk about.

During his performance of "Runaway" Yeezy talked about love lost and keeping those you hold dear close to you. He remarked that it's difficult for someone in his position to have that.

"I know love ain't always easy," he told the crowd. "Especially when people are in your business like they are with me all the time, Y'all gonna fight. Y'all gonna argue. It's gonna be people hating on y'all and sh*t."

He later thanked the city of love for making his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose.

"To the city of Philly, I want to thank y'all for making the incredible person that this song was made for," West said.

Billboard's The Juice points out that Amber's current boyfriend Wiz Khalifa, said almost the thing about her on October 29 at Power 99 Powerhouse.

“Philly, thank you for making her,” Wiz said at the time. “But she’s mine now."

Ye missing Amber?

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Machine Gun Kelly would like to put the so-called beef between himself and Yelawolf to bed.

As we previously reported, Yelawolf wasn't thrilled about comments MGK made on the Breakfast Club when he said that Yela had taken shots at him during his verse on the BET cyphers.

Yela responded in an interview with Bootleg Kev by saying all MGK was being "sensitive" and all he has to do is mention his name in a verse and they could battle.

In MGK's most recent interview with Ben Parker, he says that a beef with Yelawolf makes no sense.

"I don't think hip hop needs that," he said. "I just think it would look corny with two white guys. Especially when we came from the same type of cause. I think I'm young and I say some things to flatter him out, but they get taken a different way."

Peep the rest of the interview below.

Nicki Minaj says her former maid is just out for cash.

Last week it was reported that Minaj;s boyfriend got physical with the maid after she asked to leave and refused. Soon afterwards the maid's employer filed a battery.

The incident allegedly started when the maid found one of Nicki's pictures in the garbage and asked the rapper to sign it. Instead of an autograph the maid got her walking papers.

When the woman returned to Nicki's apartment after being fired, the alleged incident happened.

According to Ace Showbiz, one inside source says the maid told Nicki that she would not be "treated like an animal". The rapper allegedly responded by saying, "I'll show you how to treat someone like an animal ... get the f*ck out of my house!"

Nicki's boyfriend then forcibly started pushing the maid from the apartment with his body.

TMZ is reporting that Nicki is insisting that nothing happened during the altercation. She's telling friends that the maid is simply out for "hush money," hoping Nicki will pay her to get this whole thing to go away.

Who's story do you believe?