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 Yung Joc has found himself at the center of yet another dog attack controversy, when two of his pit bull terriers attacked a neighbor's dog in Fayette County, Georgia. 

Rap artists in the US are toning down the colour of their rides, opting to go with a matte black paint job rather than the usual flashy colours.


According to Forbes Magazine, the head of Los Angeles luxury car "pimper" Platinum Motorsports, George Keshishyan, said matte black paint jobs are the order of the day, as rappers now prefer to travel incognito.

Hip-hop star SHAWTY LO has changed the name of his record label D4L to distance himself from snap rap music - because he wants to be taken more seriously.


The Atlanta, Georgia-based MC founded D4L Records with rappers Fabo, Stuntman and Mook B. in 2003, and formed hip-hop group D4L.

The Laffy Taffy hitmakers became part of the snap music trend in 2006 - a dance-centric subgenre of hip-hop - but Lo refuses to embrace the movement and is fighting off the stigma by rebranding the label to be taken more seriously as an artist and executive.

MTV has announced that teenage crooner Justin Bieber and genre-bending rapper B.o.B will be joining Kanye West and Drake as performers at the 2010 Video Music Awards.


Both B.o.B and Bieber have enjoyed fairytale years. In addition to releasing a No.1 album and starring in his own Adidas sneaker commercial, Bobby Ray is up for five VMA nominations including Video of the Year and Best Male Video, while Bieber scored a platinum-selling No.1 album and is nominated for Best New Artist.

They're called Hip-Hop's Cash Kings. And that name says it all.


While the economy has been shaky and the music industry in flux, Jay-Z has prospered. Over the past 12 months, the music mogul has pulled in $63 million, landing him at the top of Forbes' Hip-Hop top-earners list. He's the king of the Cash Kings.

Cash Money Records' co-founder Baby has compared his artist Lil Wayne to the late pop icon Michael Jackson and reveals the high hopes he has for the rapper when he returns from jail. Watch Lil Wayne's latest Interview from jail here.


The Birdman credits Wayne's hard work ethic as reason enough for the comparison.

Grammy Award-winning producer/rapper Swizz Beatz has been a busy man lately. This past July, the self-proclaimed "One Man Band Man" married singer Alicia Keys, with whom he is expecting a child. In addition to their fairytale wedding, the couple enjoyed a Mediterranean honeymoon, traveled to Africa and performed in a traditional Zulu ceremony. Now, Swizz is back at work again, announcing a new album and record deal.

Wale brought the buzz of his new 'More About Nothing' mixtape to New York City on Monday night (Aug.16) with an energetic set at the Highline Ballroom. Download Mixtape Here.


Diggy Simmons held down the mic with his popular viral freestyle over Nas' 'Made You Look' before handing things over to Wale, who kicked off a one-hour set with the Bun B-featured track 'Mirrors,' followed by 'World Tour' off his 'Attention Deficit' album.

It's rare to get a glimpse of the often private life of Jay-Z and Beyonce. The two have given the media little ammunition since the start of their relationship, offering very few words about their courtship and their marriage. However, recently Beyonce spoke with UK's Daily Mail about potentially starting a family with Jay, admitting that it's difficult to find a balance at times.

Kid Cudi is gearing up to drop his second album of epic genre experimentation on October 26. The record, entitled 'Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager,' has already been previewed through initial singles like the Plain Pat-produced 'REVOFEV,' the brooding 'Mojo So Dope' and the more upbeat Kanye West  number 'Erase Me.' Over the weekend, fans got two more previews of new tracks entitled 'Mr. Rager' and 'Wylin' Cause I'm Young.'

Based on the order, Wayne has consumed various popular American snacks.


TMZ has obtained documents of the rapper's commissary food order from last month while serving time at Rikers Island . Among the items on his list are beef sticks, Kool-Aid, Halls cough drops, ramen soup, Nacho Cheese Doritos, 50 sugar packets, and Poland Spring water (no soda). Wayne also requested 20 envelopes and stamps so he can correspond with his family, friends, and fans, who've been writing him non-stop since he checked in in March. (Rap-Up)

Rappers Nicki Minaj, Swizz Beatz, Pusha T and more are expected to appear on the remix toKanye West's upcoming "Power" smash hit.
 
West is also expected to link with Mos Def and John Legend for the remix.