Posted: Thursday – September 2, 2010

Rap star T.I. could be in serious trouble, after the rapper and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were arrested in West Hollywood for drug possession.

According to reports, T.I. and Tiny were arrested and charged with alleged possession of a controlled substance after police smelled marijuana emanating from their Maybach.

The pair, who married last July in Miami, were taken into custody by L.A. County Sheriff Deputies for the infraction.

While details are sketchy as of press time, the arrest could impact T.I. greatly.

The rapper is currently serving a three-year probation after he pleaded guilty in May of 2009, for attempting to purchase machine guns and silencers before the BET Awards in 2007.

T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., was released from prison in March of 2010.

He currently stars in the movie Takers, which was the #1 box office draw last week.

T.I. and Tiny were both released around 4:00 am this morning.

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Posted: Wednesday – September 1, 2010

Rapper 50 Cent has promised to take a break from Twitter over the next week, as he finishes up a new album titled The Return of the Heartless Monster, which is due to be released on September 6th.

50 Cent broke the news about the album with a series of tweets earlier in the week, when he revealed the album title and release date.

Today (September 1st), the rapper stated that he would go on hiatus from sending out his daily raunchy, humorous tweets, until his album is completed.

“Ok ladies and gentalmen [sic] I’m writing my new album. I will not be on twitter again till sept 6 This album will be a classic.”

The rapper caught the spelling error in what he tweeted would be his final message to his 3,070,000 plus followers until next Monday.

“Motherfuckers I know how to spell gentleman I was typing fast fuck you. sept 6 until then bitches suck deep and niggas lick the holes right.”

According to 50 Cent, the new release is scheduled to hit the net around 12:00PM on September 6th.

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Posted: Wednesday – September 1, 2010

Jin, the Chinese-American rapper, signed to Ruff Ryders in 2001, is back and his rhyming skills now incorporate Cantonese Chinese, one of the Chinese language’s most difficult dialects.

“You can listen to one of my songs, you can listen to one of their songs, as a Cantonese speaker, and right away you can tell the difference. It’s just the choice of words, of the way we structure our raps,” Jin told The New York Times.

The rapper, who was born in Miami and later moved to New York, eventually went on to win seven straight “Freestyle Friday” competitions on BET’s 106 & Park, making it to the hit TV show’s Hall of Fame.

“There will be clever intricacies here and there, but ultimately I can’t get too in depth, at least not as much as I can with my English lyrics because I control the English language better than I can the Cantonese,” Jin said.

Being the first Asian solo rapper to be signed to a major record label, Jin takes pride in his heritage.

“What is in my Cantonese vocabulary is just a lot of day to day, you know, a little bit of mottoes and sayings here and there, but ultimately, there’s a long way to go,” Jin mentioned.

Jin also took the time to talk about his religion and his newly developed feeling of responsibility to his faith.

“God is so dope and he’s done so many awesome things in my life,” he added. “I’m a workhorse now. What is driving me? This new found responsibility.”

In related new, Jin is developing his acting skills and will be featured in an upcoming film in November surrounding the early life of Bruce Lee.

Below is his most recent video remixing the Diddy and Dirty Money’s – Angels:

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Posted: Wednesday – September 1, 2010

Gorilla Zoe is working on a new album, after recently completing a deal with Block Entertainment, E1 and Atlantic Records.

The new deal will allow the rapper’s third studio album King Kong to be on shelves by October.

“A new era of Block Entertainment is launching through my partnership with eOne and Atlantic,” Russell “Block” Spencer told AllHipHop.com in a statement.” Gorilla Zoe is first up on my team to takeover with his third solo album, King Kong.”

Block Entertainment is known for launching or helping guide the careers of artists like Boyz N Da Hood, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze and others.

“I’m thrilled to be working with Block Entertainment and Atlantic Records,” said E1 President Alan Grunblatt. “Gorilla Zoe is a great artist and Block is a music visionary. Three labels are better than one!”

Gorilla Zoe’s new album King Kong has an official release date of October 26th.

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Posted: Wednesday – September 1, 2010

Nashville, Tennessee rapper Young Buck has released a statement regarding his tax battle with the IRS and reports of a planned $5 million dollar lawsuit against G-Unit leader 50 Cent.

Young Buck filed for Chapter 13, which allowed the rapper to keep all of his possessions, as he pays back an estimated $12,500 per month, over the next five years.

“I was forced to file bankruptcy, not because I am broke.” Young Buck said in a statement. “But because I have to get my finances back in order and deal with the contract situations I was in. Now I have a clean slate and full control over my own life and career.”

Representatives for Young Buck also confirmed his bankruptcy status has negated “any and all contractual obligations held by the filer, which in the case of Young Buck, includes his recording and publishing contracts with G-Unit Records, thus allowing him to shop for another deal.”

Young Buck also shot down reports that he would be filing a lawsuit against 50 Cent, G-Unit and former manager Sha Money XL.

“Where did that rumor come from?! I have not filed suit against anyone, although, maybe that’s not a bad idea,” Young Buck told AllHipHop.com in a statement.