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Former Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, gets "Wet" in the latest video from her debut album 'Killer Love.'

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Tyler, The Creator, sat down for what turned out to be anything but a regular conversation with Interview Magazine recently.

The Odd Future frontman got a surprise when Waka Flocka, hopped on the phone during the interview to find out what exactly Tyler is trying to convey to viewers in his "Yonkers" video, and what's new with OFWGKTA.

Check out an excerpt from the interview below.

FLAME: What up, dog?

TYLER: Whassup, n*gga?

FLAME: Killin’ it.

TYLER: This is awkward as f*ck right now.

FLAME: Well, I’m gonna ask you a couple questions.

TYLER: Sick. I’m ready. I just wanna state, though, that “Keep It Real” is, like, my favorite f*ckin’ song by you. That’s, like, in my top 10 songs ever. That’s my sh*t. You throwin’ it out there. Okay, so now you could start the whatever.

FLAME: All right. So firstly, what do y’all think is so odd about the future?

TYLER: What’s odd about the future? I think we’re all gonna die pretty soon, and the animals are gonna take over—like ostriches and sh*t. I think they’re gonna take over the world and we’re gonna be their slaves.

FLAME: Me and my partners was havin’ a smoke and we thought that maybe monkeys could take over.

TYLER: Monkeys are smart as f*ck.

FLAME: Do y’all actually do any of the stuff y’all talk about in your lyrics?

TYLER: Well, I don’t rape chicks . . . I have punched a girl in the eye . . . Um . . . What else? I say a lot of s*it and it just depends . . . Sometimes it’s just ’cause sh*t is funny.

EHRLICH: What about eating cockroaches? Have you done that?

TYLER: I actually didn’t say that in a rap—I did it in a video. He was a nice cockroach. His name was Nissan.

FLAME: In that video y’all directed called “Yonkers,” you eat that cockroach, then you vomit it back up, then you’re bleeding out your nose, then you’re hangin’ yourself . . .

TYLER: Yeah.

FLAME: Is there something deeper behind it? What do those images mean?

TYLER: Well, a lot of people think that stuff is deeper than it really is. Some people just think too much. Like, my manager knows I wanna be a video director, so he was like, “Hey, just write a video, write the treatment for it, and we’ll shoot it.” So I was like, “All right, f*ck it. I’ll eat a cockroach, I’ll throw up, and then I’ll hang myself . . . It’s, like, no subliminal messages or secret meanings or anything. I just personally think the sh*t would look really cool, so I did it. I just like doing sh*t that I think is cool, and people happen to like it, so I’m pretty, like, fortunate for that. So I’m gonna just continue to be myself and do what I like. Again, people are just so quick to judge sh*t ’cause they don’t understand it. But I understand what I’m doing, and that’s all that should matter.

To read the full interview go here.

In the meantime peep the video of Tyler smashing a car with a bat below.

Nearly 15 years after his untimely death rap legend Tupac Shakur, covers the latest issue of XXL.

The issue will feature interviews with Pac's ex-wife Keisha Morris, his former group the Outlawz, and his biological father, Bill Garland.

“[Tupac] cared for people,” Garland told XXL. “That was his main thing. He really cared for people. I think that’s why he would get so upset when people tried to question his commitment, his love for Black women or Black men. The East Coast/West Coast, you know, that’s a fabrication. I don’t have to begin to tell you that. So when that was questioned, it bothered him. Because he would give his heart or soul. He was a giving person. He would give anything to people. He would go in a store. [If there was a] Black man who couldn’t afford a $1,500 pair of boots, he would buy ’em for him. Think that Black man would ever forget Tupac? That’s just the way he is. But I don’t think that he did it for that. He did it because he had it, and he didn’t. That’s the way he is.”

XXL's September 2011 issue hits newsstands August 16.

Cleveland rapper Machine Gun Kelly has found a new recording home.

The 21-year old, known for his rapid fire delivery has signed with Bad Boy Records/Interscope, according to AllHipHop.

Bad Boy CEO Diddy, describes MGK as a "breath of fresh air -- he's not just a star, he's a movement,"

Kelly has dropped six mixtapes since 2006, which along with his high energy live shows has gained him a cult following in the state of Ohio. Bad Boy believes his local success will translate into much bigger things.

"MGK is a great addition to the Bad Boy team," Bad Boy President, Harve Pierre said. "He speaks for a generation of kids who are just like him. Fans relate immediately to his lyrics, his flow and his energetic live performances."

Kelly told Allhiphop that Bad Boy understands his vision and will be the perfect spot for his Lace Up movement.

"We decided to partner with Bad Boy/Interscope because they understood our idea and the importance of keeping our integrity," MGK said. "They want to give us their resources to help share our vision with the rest of the world," MGK said. "This is not about mainstream success. EST 19XX represents a cultural shift, a worldwide revolution. Lace the F*ck Up!!!!"

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Shaquille O'Neal was a guest on the Conan O'Brien show last night [August 2].

The retired NBA superstar kept the audience laughing as he talked about why his dad calls him a dummy, his many nicknames, telling "yo mama" jokes with Ashton Kutcher, trying to sneak into the White House and more.

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Photographer Raphael Mazzucco and Interscope Chairman Jimmy Iovine have collaborated on a new book dedicated to one of the finer elements of the female form. And we've got the exclusive preview.

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Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn is catching flack for likening President Obama to a "tar baby" during a radio interview Friday, while discussing his budget policies.

"Even if some people say, well, the Republicans should have done this or they should have done that, they will hold the president responsible," Lamborn said during the interview. "Now, I don't want to even have to be associated with him. It's like touching a tar baby and you get, you get it, you know… you are stuck and you are part of the problem now, and you can't get away,"

Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the term as "something from which it is nearly impossible to extricate oneself." But within the African American community, it is widely viewed as offensive racist slang used by whites to describe people of color.

Lamborn has since issued an apology.

"When I said 'tar baby' I was talking about the economic quagmire that our country is finding ourselves in because of poor economic policy from the White House, but I could have used a better term," Lamborn told News13.

Despite the apology, many are still upset that the term was used at all.

Rosemary Harris Lytle, president of the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP, told the Colorado Springs Gazette that Lamborn should have known better.

"The world already views (El Paso County) as ultra conservative, ultra right wing, Tea-Party-loving, gay bashing, an epicenter of hate. With two vitriolic words, our own Congressman again sealed our fate," she said.

Diane Allen-Philips, president of the Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region, was equally critical of the Congressman.

"I don’t think you can just toss that phrase out and not have it associated with the past," said Allen-Philips. "If Barack Obama was not African American, would he have used the same terminology?"

This isn't the first time a Republican has had to apologize for using the term.

In 2007, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney used it to describe a construction site in Boston.

And in 2008, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) also used the term while discussing divorces.

Do you buy Lamborn's excuse that he didn't mean it in a derogatory way?

Raekwon The Chef has been hard at work on the script for a movie based on his life for the past year. Today he revealed that he's already cast one of the lead characters.

Chef told XXL that Cee Lo Green, would be playing the part of his dad.

“Cee Lo Green [is] playing my pops in the film,” Chef said. “Cee Lo is gon’ play Raekwon’s ol’ dad! [He’s] a good friend of mine. When I called him and told him about it he was just overwhelmed. He’s just one out of the greats that’s gonna be on the project.”

The working title of the upcoming flick is 'C.R.E.A.M.' In it we will see how Raekwon rose up from the mean streets of New York City, to become one of the most respected rappers in the game as part of the Wu Tang Clan.

According to XXL, the the script is near completion and 60% of the roles have already been cast.

Chuck English of The Kool Kids, is one person Rae is considering for the role of himself as a youth.

“Chuck of The Cool Kids, that’s my dude, good dude, but he’s still gotta go in for casting purposes to see if he really could make a debut in a great way,” Raekwon said.

Whether the film will hit theaters or go straight to dvd is still undecided. Raekwon is currently in talks with Lions Gate, in the hopes the movie will make it to the big screen.

“We’re definitely going for the theaters,” he said. “The people that are gonna be involved with it definitely feel like it’s a great picture, and there’s a definite possibility it’s a Lions Gate film.”

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Tony Touch welcomed D12 to his show a couple of weeks ago for Toca Tuesdays. The video from the session just dropped today.

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Much to the chagrin of his record label, singer The-Dream, will be giving a brand new album away this month via internet download.

The album will be released under his birth name Terius Nash, he announced yesterday on his twitter account.

"LP4 is Underway I THE-DREAM have decided to go forward with "Diary Of A Madman" LP it almost didnt happen," he wrote. "So ill be in my DefJam uniform for at least one More Season! Also a free 10 song Internet album will be released by Aug 31st. LP 4 because of the Contract negotiations does not have a date, but it will be released 4th quarter but i will give a 10 song Internet LP while you guys wait!!!!"

The 34-year old hitmaker said Def Jam is not at all happy that he's giving away free music, but that's not going to stop him. He also added that the free LP is a very personal project for him and is a way of giving back to his fans.

"The Internet LP is entitled '1977' and will be released under my real name Terius Nash not The-Dream. Shooting Videos for 1977 all this week," he wrote. The "TERIUS NASH EST. 1977" is very personal and to my Fans! BTW NO ONE AT DEFJAM IS HAPPY ABOUT A FREE ALBUM LOL.... they are trying to stop it!"

Hey, you can't argue with free music. Props to The-Dream.

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Randy Moss is calling it a career after 13 seasons in the NFL as one of the most dynamic and polarizing players the league has ever seen.

Moss' agent, Joel Segal, said Monday that the receiver was considering offers from several teams, but made the decision to retire. Segal declined to comment specifically on the offers, instead saying his 34-year-old client felt the time was right to step away.

"Randy has weighed his options and considered the offers and has decided to retire," Segal said.

If this indeed is the end for Moss, he leaves the game with some of the gaudiest statistics ever posted by a receiver. His 153 touchdowns are tied with Terrell Owens for second on the career list, and he's also fifth in yards (14,858) and tied with Hines Ward for eighth in receptions (954).

Those numbers, and his status as perhaps the best deep threat in NFL history, will make him a sure-fire candidate for the Hall of Fame. But his on-the-field performance, which included six Pro Bowl seasons, was often overshadowed by streaks of boorish behavior and an apparent penchant for taking plays off when he lost interest in the game.

His career started with seven electric seasons with the Minnesota Vikings before he went dormant for two years in Oakland.

He re-emerged as a force with the New England Patriots in 2007, hauling in a single-season record 23 TD passes from Tom Brady to help the Patriots go 16-0 before losing to the Giants in the Super Bowl.

Moss was traded back to the Vikings in October of last season, but the celebrated reunion lasted just four weeks.

Fed up with his petulant behavior, Vikings coach Brad Childress cut Moss in November, a stunning move that played a role in the coach's dismissal a few weeks later.

Moss finished the season with eight games in Tennessee, but made little impact with the Titans.

Segal said earlier this summer that the receiver was training hard and determined to prove to the doubters that he could still dominate the game like he had in the past, describing Moss as being in "freakish shape" after "working out, two-a-days, all spring and summer in West Virginia."

"He is determined, motivated and quite frankly has a huge chip on his shoulder. Whatever team ends up getting Randy, they're going to know they're getting the old Randy Moss," Segal told NFL.com in mid-July.

"He's not just coming in to be on the team, he's going to be Randy Moss -- a difference-maker."

Throughout his career, Moss earned the reputation as one of the most dangerous players in the game, when he wanted to be.

"Randy has been a great player for a long time," said Bob Pruett, Moss' college coach at Marshall. "He's choosing this on his own terms and I think that's good. If that's what he wants to do, that's what he should do."

Moss' combination of size, speed and intelligence has rarely been seen for a player at his position, and he deserves some credit for the influx of Cover 2 defenses throughout the NFL that were designed in large part to prevent Moss from burning them down the field.

Trouble off the field in high school prevented Moss from attending Notre Dame or Florida State, so he landed at Marshall and scored 54 touchdowns in two seasons with the Thundering Herd.

The off-field questions hurt Moss in the 1998 draft. He fell to the Vikings at pick No. 21 and he spent the next seven years making every GM in the league who passed on him regret it. He scored 17 touchdowns as a rookie to help the Vikings reach the NFC title game and only once failed to score at least 10 TDs in a season in his first tour with the team.

He also got into several controversies along the way, bumping a traffic cop in downtown Minneapolis, squirting a referee with a water bottle during a game and leaving the field early in a game against Washington, just to name a few.

Sensing a change of scenery was needed, the Vikings traded Moss to Oakland in 2005, where he spent two quiet seasons before his career was revived in New England.

Vikings fans were euphoric at the news of his return last season, but things soured in a hurry. He caught 13 passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns in four games back in purple, clashed with Childress in the locker room and turned some teammates off with his poor treatment of a team caterer toward the end of his run.

Moss hugged former Patriots teammates after a Vikings loss, and then bizarrely stepped to a podium to fawn over the Patriots, criticize the Vikings for ignoring his strategic advice, and announce his plan to interview himself the rest of the season instead of letting reporters do it.

Next stop, Tennessee, where he caught just six passes in eight games.

Source: ESPN