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The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office will not be pursuing their drug case against T.I. The Atlanta rapper was arrested on Sept. 1 in L.A. with his wife, after cops pulled him over for an illegal U-turn on Sunset Strip, and subsequently searched the vehicle after smelling marijuana.

In 2008, Jay-Z teamed up with a megawatt crew to bring some star power to Obama's campaign trail, and most recently, the Brooklyn rapper released a new PSA urging voters to hit the polls during the upcoming elections. Now comes news that Obama's team might recruit Hov for an official position in the next presidential campaign.

During the hubbub leading up to Kanye West's fifth LP 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' one thing that has been mostly overlooked is the actual tracklist. Well, iTunes has posted the official list and it might surprise fans for being heavy on leaked cuts and free G.O.O.D. Friday material. The album, available in stores and online on November 22, features 11 songs and the Beyonce-featuring summer jam 'See Me Now' as a bonus track, although Ye revealed that additional extra cuts would most likely be revealed before the release date.

On the roughly two-month anniversary of Lil Wayne's stint at Riker's, Young Money's teen rapper Lil Twist speaks on life without the head honcho.

HotNewHipHop & Sermons Domain are teaming up to bring you an exclusive DJ series in which we take the time to pick the brains of today's Hottest and most popular DJ's.  First up is Atlanta's DJ Holiday...Holiday Seasonnnnn!!!

Hate it or love it, 50 Cent and Soulja Boy—two of the most polarizing figures in hip-hop—will appear on the magazine’s forthcoming November issue. [See below]

The BET Top 10 rappers of the 21st Century list was recently unveiled after serious deliberation by a Hip Hop panel.  The list was disclosed during an hour-long television special, and featured the hottest rappers of the past decade, from 1999 onward.

Soulja Boy has more telling to do. Well over a year after admitting that his Atlanta home was robbed, SB revealed shocking details he ommitted in his original story.

"If I was your best friend, I'd want you around all the time," rapped 50 Cent last week at New Orleans' Blue Nile jazz bar while Chelsea Handler was sitting in the crowd. And after the duo were also caught sitting awfully close to each other at a table, the questions began. Are these two celebs dating?

Handler denied those rumors on Twitter, writing, "Everyone, calm down. I met with Mr. Cent about a potential project. There's nothing to report yet, I'll let you know if there is."

After inking a deal with Def Jam earlier this year, Shyne has hit up SOHH to reveal his issues with the renowned record label and hint at plans to possibly join Lil Wayne and Baby at Cash Money Records.

Shyne blames Def Jam's lack of interest in promoting and pushing hip-hop acts as a reason for him to seek another label home.

50 Cent's acting and production career got a boost this week, when his company Cheetah Vision Films inked a new, 10-picture movie deal that will be backed by a $200 million hedge fund.

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and his partner Randall Emmett -- who launched Cheetah Vision in 2009 -- have teamed up with George Furla's Hedge Fund Film Partners to release their next ten movies through Grindstone Entertainment and Lionsgate Entertainment.