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Since no official video has dropped yet for one of the most popular songs on Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday' cd, DJ Scoob Doo drops and internet version for her fans.

Change in life is inevitable. Even the best of friends and even business associates can drift apart. That appears to be what happened between Cassidy and super producer Swizz Beatz.

The duo that once had clubs jumping with songs like "I'm A Hustla" are no longer on speaking terms according to Cassidy.

The Hustla vented earlier this week about the situation via twitter, saying he can't get Swizz to answer his calls.

"@THEREALSWIZZZ don't even answer my calls anymore: we ain't speak in over a year: I thought we was fam, but times change, Smh. That's why I changed.. Ain't no love loss.. It is what it is," Cas wrote. "It's never a war, I'm just speaking my mind.. How can we talk if you never pick up, You said you let me do my own thing ASAP, but what does that have to do wit communicating, since I'm doing my own thing you don't talk to me anymore.. Thats crazy."

Before dropping the subject Cassidy said the only reason he even used the social networking site was to communicate with Swizz.

The duo's last hit collaboration was 2007's "My Drink N My Two Step" off of Cassidy's 'B.A.R.S.' album.

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Young Goldie aka Lloyd is prepping the release of his fourth studio album 'King Of Hearts.'

He brings along fellow crooner Trey Songz and rapper Young Jeezy along with him on this Polow The Don produced single.

The Miami Heat pulled off a dramatic come from behind win in Chicago last night setting up a showdown against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

The series will feature Miami's big three Chris Bosh, Lebron James and Dwayne Wade vs the Mavericks's Dirk Nowitski and a solid supporting cast that includes Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion and Jason Kidd.

Dallas would seem to have the edge in overall team depth, but as we saw during their playoff matchups against the Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls, the Heat don't need much more than their trio of all stars.

Game 1 of the best of 7 series will be in Miami on Tuesday, May 31 at 9:00 p.m. ET on ABC.

So who do you like to win the championship?

The Lil Kim vs Nicki Minaj beef has been cooking for months with no end in sight. Both ladies have taken shots at each other on wax and Twitter. Who's winning the war would depend on who you ask, but there's at least one person who would like to see the feud end.

While out in the UK for the Gumball 3000 road rally, Philadelphia rapper Eve spoke with BBC Radio 1xtra host Tim Westwood about the beef and the need for more females in the game.

“You know, it's definitely a nice group of females that's out representing, but because I come from hip-hop, I need more females in hip-hop," said Eve. "Nicki definitely is holding the flag down, and a lot of people be wanting me to hate just because that's how girls supposed to do in hip-hop, but I'm loving everything she does. But we need more females, man. There's too much testosterone in the hip-hop game."

When asked directly about the situation currently going on between Kim and Nicki, Eve had this to say.

“I need her to stop. If I was Kim's friend, I'd be like, yo. ‘cause she's Kim, period. So she never has to feed [into the beef]. She shouldn't. It's bad. It's not a good look," she said. "If I was her friend, I'd tell her, yo, just come back bigger and better. The best way to get at people is to do you better than you've ever done you. So that's it.”

After a long hiatus Eve has been making her presence felt recently with guest appearances with Ludacris, Alicia Keys and frequent collaborator Swizz Beatz.

It's expected that she will be releasing her fourth solo album 'Lip Lock' sometime this year.

Information from MTV was used in this article.

Swizz Beatz ft Eve "Coolin"

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You really have to love Nardwuar the Human Serviette interviews. Nobody is more well prepared than this guy. He always blows artists away with little known facts he knows about them and their careers.

His latest interview is with Kansas City emcee and founder of Strange Records, Tech N9ne.

Even if you're not a big fan of Tech's music you will enjoy this interview with him and Krizz Kalico, so check it out below.

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Fresh visuals from Jadakiss for the lead single off his mixtape 'I Love You (Dedication To My Fans).

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Whats should have been a normal case of a parent discipling his teen daughter almost turned deadly in Tahuya, Washington.

Police there say a 15-year old girl upset that her father had taken away her cell phone and grounded her, shot him with a compound bow in the torso seriously wounding him. After shooting him she refused to let him use the phone to call 911, forcing him to crawl to a neighbors house for help according to Q13Fox.

The teen then fled into the woods armed with her bow and 35 more arrows.

A SWAT team working with the sheriff's department eventually tracked her down. A detective said the girl was found "to be despondent with a serious medical issue.”

The father had to be airlifted to a local hospital where he underwent surgery to remove the bow. He is said to be in serious condition.

The girl was admitted to a local hospital with an undisclosed ailment. She will be sent to a juvenile detention center when she is released.

This is some trifling stuff right here... SMFH.

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Prior to his federal indictment last week on gun and conspiracy charges, rapper B.G. sat down with Mikey T The Movie Star for an interview. The Chopper City Records CEO talked about a wide variety of subjects, ranging his career status, influencing T.I.'s career, and the possibility of a Hot Boys reunion.

How was it working with T.I. under Grand Hustle?
T.I. was like I was one of the reasons he rapped. He was like 'man I used to be sitting in the trap bumping all your sh*t.' 'Cause I had put out like six solo albums under Cash Money before we even got our deal. So he was like 'man I used to listen to that sh*t.'

Is there going to be a Hot boys album this or next year?
As far as I'm concerned all of us say we ready, all of us say we with it. The whole wanna see it. It's a business move, me and Baby talk all the time. Me and Weezy always been like brothers. Me and Juve don't talk like that, but Turk about to get out. He's been gone about 7 years and six months.

Have you spoken to Turk recently?
Yeah I speak to Turk all the time, and I speak to [Lil] Boosie all the time.

Could you give us any update on Boosie?
I'm not his lawyer so I can't tell you the facts of his case right now, his spirits are up, he aint tripping.

Check the rest of the interview below as B.G. talks about seeing how far Cash Money Records has come since he was on the label, his new mixtape and much more.

Troubled rapper DMX has been granted an early release from prison and will be set free July 1.

Dark Man X has been locked up since last December when he arrested for felony probation violation, after testing positive for cocaine five times between July and November 2010.

At the time of his sentencing Judge Christine Mulleneaux told the rapper she thought mental illness was the cause of his numerous runs ins with the law.

"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 at the time.

Under the terms of his release, X will be under supervised watch until August 12, 2011.

This latest trip to the pen is the 13th for the Yonkers, New York emcee. His maximum prison sentence ends on August 25th according to court records.

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American Idol closed their season out in grand style last night (May 25) with a wide variety of musical guests.

Beyonce, TLC, U2's Bono and The Edge, Lady Gaga, Marc Anthony, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Jack Black, Tony Bennett, Judas Priest, Kirk Franklin, Gladys Knight and Steven Tyler all performed.

Check out some of the performances below.

Beyonce "1+1"

Lady Gaga "The Edge Of Glory"

TLC "Scrubs x "Wateralls"

Bono & The Edge "Rise Above"

Marc Anthony, Sheila E and Jennifer Lopez

Steven Tyler "Dream On"

Jacob Lusk, Gladys Knight & Kirk Franklin "I Smile"

50 Cent will be the headliner at Ireland's newest music festival this summer.

The Waterford Music Festival is being held Saturday July, 30 at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre.

Other acts on the bill include Flo Rida, Wonderland, Shayne Ward, The Original Rudeboys, Solar Taxi and many more.

Peep the official press release below.

Waterford Music Fest 2011 are proud to announce their official line up to date. They have amazed locals with the variety and established named artists they have performing at the event. Award winning artists include 50 cent, Flo Rida,Shayne Ward, Wonderland.The event is taking place in the RSC grounds on July 30th kick off time on the day is to be confirmed, and tickets go on sale from ticket master on April 26th and will be priced @ €54.80(Inc Booking Fee). You can follow progress of the event on www.waterfordmusicfest.com or www.facebook.com/waterfordmusicfest.Waterford Music Fest will be running many competitions with Waterford surrounding the event such as Battle of the Bands, Competition giveaways etc.

Michael Garland of the chamber of commerce had this to say about the event ; ““It is really extraordinary that Waterford City is yet again adding another “string to its promotional bow” and all credit must go to the SCC Group for having the courage and conviction to stage this event in the Regional Sports Centre, in the very beating heart of Waterford City. To stage what will be the first event of this type in Waterford City will create a whole new dynamic to the destination that is Waterford City.

Not only will the City be hosting the Tall Ships Festival with three nights of concerts but only a few weeks later this event will take place attracting so many concert goers to the City. At last, we can see strategic alliances being formed, headed by the SCC Group, that will once and for all put Waterford City on the concert map. On the back of this event, we will in the future see more acts and bands requesting to play in Waterford City. I have no doubt that with the drive and determination of companies such as the SCC Group this event will only be the starting point to a very exciting future for the City in the concert market.”

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Kendrick Lamar is making a lot of noise in hip hop circles. With co-signs from West Coast legends Dr Dre and DJ Quik, the young Compton emcee seems well on his way to becoming a star.

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Nappy Boy finally drops a video for his upcoming 'Revolver' cd.

Chris Breezy guest stars

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Lil Cease and friends with new visuals

Fire off J.R.'s new mixtape 'Still Standing 2'.

Download the mixtape in the mixtape section

Download "Kill Em Dead" HERE

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50 Cent is going behind the lens to photograph the incredibly sexy Rosa Acosta for an upcoming issue of Smooth Magazine.

Rosa revealed the news via twitter this morning.

"Shooting for @SmoothMagazine today. Who's getting a copy?" she tweeted on the social networking site. "The photographer for this @smoothmagazine issue is @50Cent !!!"

This won't be the first time 50 will be showing off his photo shooting skills. Back in 2009 he revealed that photography is a hobby of his.

"For those of you that don't know I've been studying photography, I've been taking lessons," he said at the time before shooting model Lia Cha. "We're gonna be premiering some of my photography. So you will get a chance to see it and love it, or see it and hate it, who gives a f*ck b*tch."

We'll keep you posted on when 50's shoot with Rosa Acosta will become available. POW!!

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Dr Dre's 'Detox' album is one of the most anticipated in years for rap fans, but after two singles "Kush" and "I Need A Doctor" there is no release date in sight.

One of Dre's frequent collaborators, Snoop Dogg spoke with Tim Westwood about the project and was very blunt in his assessment of what needs to be done for the album to finally see the light of day.

"It's a formula, when we made records in the past it was always girls, it was always party, it was always the right atmosphere to create that type of album that sounds like the albums you have heard in the past," Snoop told the BBC radio host. "If there's not that atmosphere you can't create that kind of album. So that's what's happening right now -- the songs don't match the atmosphere and the atmosphere don't match the songs."

'The Chronic' and 'The Chronic 2001' featured lots of collaborations with artists from the old Death Row Records days. People like Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg, Snoop, RBX, Lady Of Rage and D.O.C. heavily influenced the sound of those classic albums. Snoop thinks those key ingredients were vital and are not there anymore.

"What we're accustomed to hearing from Dr Dre is the brand new next best everything, and right now people are not getting that," Snoop continued. "He knows that... he's a perfectionist, until he gets that he's not going to release it because he doesn't want the scrutiny of people saying 'ah I waited this long for that?'

"He's got a strong work ethic, but I'mma say this and I don't know if it's gonna ruffle any feathers. I just think the wrong people are in the environment. When he made records that were hit records in the past, D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, RBX, Kurupt -- it's like it's pieces that's not there that need to be there. And I'll say D.O.C. and Snoop Dogg is the backbone. When you take those two out of the equation it's not gonna work. You need to put them two back into the situation and let us mastermind and the project like did Chronic and 2001. That's what's missing."

Wow, that's the most direct statements we've heard on the real reasons behind the 'Detox' delay. Kind of makes you wonder if the album will still come out this year.