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News From Around The Way...

August 29, 2004

From The Butcher Shop: Word has it Joe Budden and The Game have squashed the beef. Apparently they ran into each other and Budden decided to end things. Game on the other hand is still talking ish on his website. Gotta love it.

Digital Underground's Shock G., will be dropping Fear of a Mixed Planet on October 12th. With appearances by Money B., the character Humpty Hump, Yukmouth, Cley MC, Java and 5th Element, on tap, Shock is looking to bring some diversity of subject matter to the game, focusing on the positives. Looks like Mase may have come back to change the game...

I guess he just misses prison...Styles P was allegedly arrested after a fight in a Miami club.

Good news for graf heads in the Rotten Apple, it looks like the city's notorious anti-graffiti squad will go the way of the dinosaurs.

From slinging crack to slinging rhymes, Fat Joe has been in the game for a minute. Now he's getting involved in the biggest racket ever. Joey Crack will be appearing in adds targeting the Latino community to get out the vote.

Krayzie Bone is now a wanted man, but not by the fans. A warrant was issued after the Bone Thugs member failed to show up to court hearing regarding his failure to pay child support.

"So baby girl put it on me..." Some lady in Miami has taken Ja Rule up on his offer. She's suing him after he rented her very expensive home and allegedly trashed the place. The suit also alleges that MTV filmed part of Ja Rule's Cribs footage at the place. Damn, why all these rappers gotta front so hard?

Dancehall heavyweight Buju Banton has been banned from the United States after he was busted for growing pot...in Jamaica. How you gonna get busted for weed in Jamaica?

Just in case you couldn't live without a taste of the early Nineties, Boyz II Men are on the comeback, and they've tapped MC Lyte to help on the first single from their forthcoming album.

Continuing her bid for the Will Smith Crossover Crown, Queen Latifah is in negotiations to star in an upcoming Muppets flick.

In ex-Fugees news, Lauryn Hill is . . . ah, nobody cares.

The original West Coast female representative Yo Yo is back with Feel Me which is supposed to drop soon. For those of you who don't remember, Yo Yo was put on by Ice Cube waaaaaaay back in the day.

Just to prove that sometimes they're actually paying attention to quality music, Atlantic Records has signed underground phenoms Little Brother.

LL Cool J is starting an upscale line of clothes under the James Todd Smith label, designed to appeal to grown up folks. You know Hip Hop is growing up when its stars' clothing lines include suits.

The good folks at ESPN will Release NBA 2K5 which will include over thirty licensed joints from cats like The Roots and Skillz. Emo rapper Aesop Rock and West Coast underground legend Del will be getting some light as hidden characters you can unlock.

Next time some ignant ass fool tells you Hip Hop does nothing for the community, tell them to blow it out their ass. Houston's Lil' Flip has set up the Lil' Flip Sunshine Relief Fund in conjunction with the Red Cross to help victims of the recent bad weather in Florida. Much respect to Flip for holding it down on the charity tip. Hater's take note.

The Beatnuts are taking a break from beating up your favorite MC to drop Milk Me on Tuesday. Ten albums deep and the New York City duo are still bringing the heat each and every time. True Hip Hop for the masses. Cop this or we'll saw off your legs.

Word is Fat Joe is getting ready to drop another album in a month or two. The Nature of Things in is slated for release in mid-November.