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Gucci Mane and V-Nasty's mixtape, BAYTL, saw weak sales in the first week, with the questionable album selling 4,449 units.

The pairing came as a surprise, with the controversial White Girl Mob member joining forces with the ice-cream loving Gucci Mane. The album gained recognition when V-Nasty claimed she was "more hood than David Banner," but music critics weren't buying her street cred. 

 One of Kid Cudi's more devout fans was suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and recently passed away. The fan, Ben Breedlove, had posted a video on youtube before his death, saying that during a bout with the disease he had visions of being with Cudi. Ben passed away on Christmas day, and Cudi expressed his sadness over his tumblr, saying,

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has decided to take on 21-year-old Soulja Boy’s case, after the rapper was arrested in October of this year in Temple, Georgia.


Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way, was pulled over on Interstate 20 for a traffic violation.

After searching the car, officers found handguns, thousands of dollars in cash and more than five ounces of marijuana.

Big Sean spoke to MTV on the sets of his ‘Slight Work’ video shoot and gave an update on the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation album. Sean says the crew is flying to London to finish the album which is almost done and should be out in Spring, 2012. His sophomore album is coming later in the Summer. And before everything else, he will be releasing his F.F.O.E.

T.I. recently released the second trailer for his upcoming mixtape Fuck Da City Up, dropping New Year’s Day, and included footage of him in the studio with Dr. Dre. Speaking with MTV News, Tip said that the two were “creating chemistry” for the tape and that he wants to work closer with the West Coast veteran.


“Dre was here. He sent for me over to the spot. We really just turned up more than anything else. It was about creating chemistry," he said.

Last weekend, Yung Joc's studio in Atlanta, Georgia was raided, costing him $70,000 in equipment. During an interview with WSB TV, he said that he lost unreleased music with Lil Wayne, Pitbull and Jazmine Sullivan and is offering a $2,500 reward for the return of his hard drives.

 Pill recently dismissed rumours that he was no longer a part of MMG, and now he has taken to Twitter to vent some of frustrations. Read what he had to say on labels, tv and the radio below.

Kreayshawn and Lil B have been working together for over a year, but their situation recently came to a head when he ignored her during a recent run-in. During a video blog, the “Gucci Gucci” rapstress explained that she felt disrespected by Based God for his behavior and that she’s disappointed in how she’s been treated.

 Young Buck is having financial problems and might have to sell his name, it seems. The rapper, born David Darnell Brown, has to file for bankruptcy, and apparently he owes a lot. He owes child support, the IRS, and supposedly $10 million dollars to 50 Cent & his G-Unit label, with whom he is engaged in a dispute over his contract.

 Tyler, the Creator, who was recently arrested on susipicions of vandalism spoke to the Fader on his Photography book, Odd Future & wanting to be in a rock band. Read excerpts below.

On His Photography Book:

As you may or may not know, the HBO tv show "How To Make It In America" was cancelled recently. The creator of the show, Ian Edelman, spoke to Grantland on Kid Cudi & Pusha T's acting while discussing the show's cancellation.

On The Show:

The OFWGKTA rapper, Tyler, The Creator, was arrested in Los Angeles, California yesterday for vandilisim, according to a rep from the County Sherriff's department.

On Thursday night, December 22nd, Tyler had a performance with the Odd Future crew at the Roxy Theater. According to TMZ, Tyler trashed the sound equipement at the Roxy and the staff there contacted the police about it.