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It happens a lot in the music business. Beats sometimes get passed around to several artist before one buys it.

That’s exactly what happened with Lil Wayne’s new song “6’7” according to producer Bangladesh. We could have been sitting here talking about how T.I. ripped it on his new ‘No Mercy’ album.  Instead it dound it's way to Weezy.

“Due to the situation and the circumstances of the Cash Money situation I wasn’t really thinking about Wayne at that moment when I made it. I just knew that the beat was a big track and I couldn’t at the time think of nobody that could swag this like out like that or was worthy enough of this beat really,” Bang told BET.

At around the same time T.I. was working on his new album. Bang decided to send the track over to Gee Robertson, president of the rap division at Atlantic Records.

“I was actually sending the beat to Gee for T.I. I mean not that I think T.I. would sound that good on the beat. They were just looking for a single and somebody said, ‘Man send that over to Gee, T.I. need something.”

I already dealt with T.I., I know how T.I. is, I know he really wouldn’t be rocking this beat right there, so I sent it anyway.” the producer said.

Gee also happened to be a part of Lil Wayne’s management team. As soon as he heard the beat he called Bangladesh back, saying it would be perfect for Weezy instead of TIP.

So despite not having been paid for the ‘A Milli’ beat from Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter III’ album, Bang decided Wayne would be a better choice over T.I. for it.

I have never heard a producer be as critical of a rapper as Bangladesh was regarding T.I.  He just has a totally different style than Wayne, but the man is a proven hit maker.  I can't see Tip deciding to use the track and not do it justice, but I could be wrong.

Do you guys think T.I. would have done just as good of a job as Wayne?

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If you thought Lil Kim had forgotten about her Nicki Minaj, you were wrong.

The Queen Bee went on Hot 97 today and continued taunting Nicki by impersonating her.

Host Angie Martinez asked if the beef would ever end.

“I’m not taking my foot off her neck,” Kim said. She then looked directly into the camera saying, “you started this, I hope she's ready.”

Kimmy Blanco did offer Nicki a way out, a ridiculously expensive one.

“I would do a song with her… for the right price. I’m a hustler - $7 million cuz that’s my favorite number.”

Looks like Nicki better get her rhyme pad out, or Birdman might have to pull out his checkbook. Because that’s the only way Kim is going to ease up on the Harajuku Barbie.

Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday’ disc maybe getting good reviews in some circles, but Debra Antney isn’t impressed.

Antney, who happens to be Waka Flocka’s mom and Nicki’s former manager, gave Vibe her review of Minaj’s debut cd, and it wasn’t at all flattering.

Is this a case of sour grapes? Perhaps, but Antney has repeatedly said in the past that her split from Nicki was amicable.

So lets check out Antney’s ‘Pink Friday’ review as told to Vibe’s Tracy Garraud.

"It's terrible. I like some stuff, but she went too left. I don't think people were ready for her to come [out with pop]. When I had Nicki, I really wanted her to sing. That's why I took her for training cause Nicki loves singing, but she kept saying to me, 'Deb, I can't do it yet because people won't understand.' And that's why the [rap] mixture was done to introduce them to all of Nicki. I think [Pink Friday] was very disappointing to a lot of her fans. She didn't need a lot of [the] features. That was one of the biggest things like... you gave people so many features, give them you now. Nicki could be so much better because—outside of anything that people say—she's very multi-talented. I really wish that she would learn to be more of an artist.

I didn't particularly care for ["Roman's Revenge"], but when Eminem came in I liked it. He made the song. [Nicki] didn't have to go there with [Lil' Kim]. My views on that is that she came too far to go back that route. And Kim does not even have to go there. There are no comparisons to them. Some things are best left unsaid. The whole things is stupid. I'm very disappointed that she would go that route. 'Cause I know all that she was taught. She don't have to go there with anybody. That was the stuff we always discussed. People had to learn to love Nicki— that's how the door opened up. It wasn't about Kim or Foxy or any of the rest of them. So I was just a little disappointed [by her album], but If she likes it, I love it."

Ouch... what do yall think of Deb's review?

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Lo Smooth is back with another heater with an assist from the lovely Chansz

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I’ve watched a lot of MMA fights and I’ve never seen anything like this done before.

WEC fighter Anthony “Showtime” Pettis runs up the cage wall and comes off with a kick to Ben Henderson’s face, knocking him to the ground.

The two were fighting for the WEC Lightweight Championship, which Pettis won.

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Here are the official visuals for the 50 Cent and Jeremih smash hit “Down On Me.”

You can purchase Jeremih’s new album “All About You” on Amazon Here , or on iTunes Here

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End of the year lists are always a mixed bag. It’s generally somebody telling you who they think is the best singer, best actor, or who made the best album or movie.

But, today the fans will have their say and vote for who the “Top Producer Of 2010” is.

First we’ll take a look at the men behind the boards who had the biggest impact for the year, then vote to decide the top choice.

Alex Da Kid
This UK producer put his stamp on several of the biggest hits in 2010. Including “Love The Way You Lie” by Eminem, B.o.B’s “Airplanes” and Nicki Minaj’s “Massive Attack”

Lex Luger
Lex literally had speakers going hammer from coast to coast. Dude banged out Waka Flocka’s “Hard In The Paint”, Officer Ross’ “B.M.F”, Fabolous’ “Lights Out (I Don’t See Nobody)”

Boi 1da
This kid is becoming a mainstay on top of the charts. With songs by Eminem “Not Afraid”, Drake’s “Over”, Bun B’s “Put It Down” and Soulja Boy’s “Speakers Going Hammer”

Swizz Beatz
Of course you can never exclude Swizz Beatz from this category. He’s one of the hardest working men in the business. Swizzy was behind the boards on several hits this year. Drake’s “Fancy”, “On To The Next One” by Jay-Z and “Gucci Time” by Gucci Mane.

Kanye West
The Louis Vuitton Don has been widely praised for his work on his album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.’ Stand out tracks include “Power” co-produced by S1, “Runaway”, “Monster” and “All Of The Lights”

J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
The Tampa, Florida trio was very busy this year producing for artists all over the country. Standout tracks included Bun B’s “Trillionaire”, Lloyd Banks’ “I Don’t Deserve You”, Officer Ross’ “Aston Martin Music” and Lil Wayne’s “Knockout”

Cardiak
Big things are probably on the horizon for this producer after his steller work on Lloyd Banks’ ‘The Hunger For More 2’ album, as well as his work with Meek Mill and Mike Knox. Bangers include “Start It Up”, Take Em To War” and “Unexplainable”. All by Lloyd Banks.

Drumma Boy

One of the south’s premier producers. Drumma Boy did his thing in 2010. Standouts include “Lose My Mind” Young Jeezy, “Life Goes On” 8-Ball & MJG and a large part of the production work on Gucci Mane’s ‘Burr Print’ mixtapes.

DJ Khalil
People are starting to recognize just how good Khalil is. ½ of the group Self Scientific, he is also part of Dr Dre’s production team. Standout 2010 tracks include “Kush” Dr Dre, “Def Jammable” Redman, “Talking 2 Myself” and “Won’t Back Down” Eminem

Ok, there are your contenders, now place your votes!

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Young Money rapper Jae Millz links up with Chris Brown for a video off his ‘Dead Presidents’ mixtape.

Chris shows off his rapping skills in this one. He actually seems really comfortable spitting, it’s a good bet we’ll be seeing him rapping more in the future.

DMX has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to felony probation violation.

Judge Christine Mulleneaux told X, “substance abuse issues are at the root of this problem,” according to the Pheonix New Times.

Dark Man reportedly tested positive for cocaine five times between his July 2010 release from Maricopa County jails and his November 18 arrest.

“Your criminal history goes back to 1988. It’s going to continue until you take care of your mental health,” Judge Mulleneaux told the rapper.

The former top selling artist just can’t seem to get it together no matter how many times he is sent to jail. He said he did his best this time, but failed.

“I did make the effort that I could, and I appreciate any help you can give me,” X said prior to sentencing.

As he was lead from the court, DMX reportedly smiled. Probably a smile to hide tears of pain.

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2011 is going to be a big year for West Coast hip hop.

Dre Dre is finally going to drop his long awaited ‘Detox’ album. He also says he’s got an artist or two he’ll be working with.

“Definitely expanding… Slim Da Mobster, Kendrick Lamar from Compton. Just West Coast hip hop artists, that’s what I’m doing,” Dre told HollywoodTV.

With Christmas just days away, Dre was asked what's the worst gift he ever received from Santa.

“I’ve never got a bad Christmas gift, anything I get it’s all good,” Dre said.

Prince William of England recently announced his engagement to Kate Middleton. The Doc’s longtime collaborator Snoop Dogg penned a song titled “Wet”, he says is for the Royal Family’s bachelorette party. Dre thinks it was a cool idea.

“That’s hot, Snoop is a hustler, he’s gonna handle his business and make his money, that’s what it is.”

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By all accounts Michael Vick has been a model citizen since being released from federal prison in May 2009 after serving 19 months for dog fighting.

With his remarkable comeback on the football field happening before our eyes, Vick is still trying to make things right off the field.

He helps mentor kids about the harm dog fighting causes. He also spends a lot of his free time working with The Human Society.

As part of his rehabilitation process Vick says he would like to own a dog again.

“I would love to get another dog again in the future. I think it would be a big step in the rehabilitation process for me,” Vick told TheGrio.com. “I think just to have a pet in my household and to show people that I genuinely care, and my love, and my passion for animals.”

Prior to being convicted of dog fighting Vick was one of the nation’s most popular athletes. His # 7 jerseys were big sellers, he had big endorsement deals with Nike and Upper Deck, and a $100 million dollar contract with the Atlanta Falcons. He lost all of that and more. Vick became one of the most hated people on the planet.

He still struggles to come up with answers for why he did it. He thinks it could be a cultural thing.

“I hate to use our culture as an excuse, but it is what it is and that’s what happened and that’s the way I thought about it growing up. This is just the way I was brought up. Nobody ever told me that it wasn't right,” he said.

Mike says he’s learned from his mistakes and is a “better person” now. He credits God with helping him turn his life around and hopes people will give him a second chance.

Do you think Vick has reached a point where it would be ok for him to own a dog again?

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Saigon is one of those rappers everybody knows is nice. What a lot of people can’t figure out is why he’s never blown, especially with the backing of producers like Just Blaze and Statik Selektah.

No doubt his stint on the HBO show Entourage has been a good look for The Yardfather, but what hip hop fans really want is ‘The Greatest Story Never Told’ album.

Sai chopped it up with Urban Daily to talk about his acting career, Jay-Z jacking his beats and why he left Atlantic Records.

UD: How Bad Were The Groupies On The Set Of Entourage?

Sai: There’s a million Entourage stories man. There’s girls that would camp out around the trailer. ‘I just wanna meet Vince’, they really call him Vince - they don’t call him Adrien [Grenier]. One woman wanted to meet Turtle. I was a little closer to turtle. So I told her, I guess we could find a way for you to meet Turtle. All you gotta do is come hang out for a little while, tell some jokes, make us laugh and you know, we’ll bring Jerry [Ferrara] in here, or Turtle.

UD: How Many Beats Did Jay-Z Steal From You?

Sai: Jay-Z was jacking for beats baby. When we were working in Baseline [Studios] we were all like a close family. And Jay would come around, pop up every now and then. You know me and Just [Blaze] was in there working hard and Just would give me a gang of beats at a time. And every now and then one of them would come up missing. One that I was probably writing to or something that I really loved. Then the next thing you know, they would have this big meeting. And they would go, ‘yo Sai we need to talk to you. You know that beat we had, the one you was loving? Big homie got that now.’ You know big homie was Jay-Z, he did that to me about three or four times.

UD: What Beats Did He Take?

Sai: Kingdom Come is mine, actually two didn’t make his album. And Come On Baby - he took it, did his thing to it then gave it back because he didn’t want to use it, so he gave it back to me. But he was like ‘you can keep the verse that I laid on it.’ That was a big homie move because you can’t buy a Jay-Z beat. You can’t go to Jay-Z and say hey we got $100,000 for you to get on a record. He wipes his ass with $100,000 dollars. That’s why he said in that line “you wanna be in the public send your budget”. That means your whole recording budget. There’s no more money for producers, studio time, nothing.

UD: When Did You Finally Get Off Atlantic Records?

Sai: I got off Atlantic Records March 10, 2010. All these years I’ve just been sitting around. I was still on Atlantic Records this whole time technically. They wasn’t putting my music out but I was still contractually bound to them until March 10 of this year.

Sai’s long awaited album ‘The Greatest Story Never Told’ drops in 2011.

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Ciara’s fourth solo cd, ‘Basic Instinct’ dropped yesterday.

The singer /model dropped by Atlanta’s V-103 radio station to talk about the album, her love life, fans, 50 Cent and her “Who Can Get It” list.

Actually, her “Who Can Get It” list was not really a list, since Kanye West is the only person she mentioned.

DJ Greg Street kept Ciara laughing throughout their interview. It’s a good one so check it out below

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A Florida high school basketball player made a mistake he’ll be regretting for a while.

Mason Holland of Desoto High School went ham and body slammed a referee after being ejected from a game for a scuffle with a player from Port Charlotte.

The 6'5 senior has been suspended and could face criminal charges, pending an investigation by the state Attorney’s office.

Port Charlotte won the game by default after the refs refused to continue following the incident.

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Compelling video has been released of a hostage situation gone terribly wrong in Panama City, Florida.

56-year old Clay Duke interrupted a school board meeting yesterday, by first painting a large, red ”V" on the wall. He then pulled out a handgun, telling all the women they could leave, and the male board members to stay.

“Everybody in this room, except the a**holes behind that counter, hit the road. The women can leave, you six men stay,” he said.

Duke then started rambling about the school board firing his wife and how their benefits had run out. He declared that he was either going to die or be sent to prison for a long time.

School board member Ginger Littleton had left the room as instructed by the gunman. But in an incredible act of bravery, she returned and attempted to disarm Duke when he turned his back. She snuck up behind him and hit the arm holding the gun with her purse.

It didn’t work, Duke simply knocked her to the ground, calling her a “stupid b*tch.”

“Quite frankly, at that point in the back of my mind, I thought . ‘You know, you’re probably right,” Littleton said later.

Littleton later told the Panama City News Herald she felt compelled to do something.

“To me it was either go for it now or live with the consequences, and I couldn’t live with the consequences,” she said. “He pointed the gun directly at my head and he didn’t choose to do that to me. I’m sure when I wake up tomorrow I’ll be a sadder, but wiser person.”

Duke spent several minutes talking to Superintendent Bill Husfelt, who swore that he didn’t remember his wife.

Husfelt asked that the other board members be let go, since he was the one who probably made the decision to fire his wife. Duke then raised his gun as Husfelt pleaded for his life, and started firing wildly.

By some miracle, he didn’t hit anyone.

A security guard wounded Duke, who then took his own life.

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Compelling video has been released of a hostage situation gone terribly wrong in Panama City, Florida.

56-year old Clay Duke interrupted a school board meeting yesterday, by first painting a large, red ”V" on the wall. He then pulled out a handgun, telling all the women they could leave, and the male board members to stay.

“Everybody in this room, except the a**holes behind that counter, hit the road. The women can leave, you six men stay,” he said.

Duke then started rambling about the school board firing his wife and how their benefits had run out. He declared that he was either going to die or be sent to prison for a long time.

School board member Ginger Littleton had left the room as instructed by the gunman. But in an incredible act of bravery, she returned and attempted to disarm Duke when he turned his back. She snuck up behind him and hit the arm holding the gun with her purse.

It didn’t work, Duke simply knocked her to the ground, calling her a “stupid b*tch.”

“Quite frankly, at that point in the back of my mind, I thought . ‘You know, you’re probably right,” Littleton said later.

Littleton later told the Panama City News Herald she felt compelled to do something.

“To me it was either go for it now or live with the consequences, and I couldn’t live with the consequences,” she said. “He pointed the gun directly at my head and he didn’t choose to do that to me. I’m sure when I wake up tomorrow I’ll be a sadder, but wiser person.”

Duke spent several minutes talking to Superintendent Bill Husfelt, who swore that he didn’t remember his wife.

Husfelt asked that the other board members be let go, since he was the one who probably made the decision to fire his wife. Duke then raised his gun as Husfelt pleaded for his life, and started firing wildly.

By some miracle, he didn’t hit anyone.

A security guard wounded Duke, who then took his own life.

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