The “We Don’t Believe You, You Need More People” Award
This award seeks to honor those whose relationship seemed more of a stunt than real.

Frankie Lons & Slick ‘Em (Pretty Ricky)
Olivia & Maino
Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries

Winner: Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries
From the jump, skeptical comments got tossed in their direction. Mr. and Mrs. Kim Kardashian’s reported $14 to $18 million dollars they made didn’t make the public believe in the union any further. The marriage ended 72 days later and E! cameras caught the crumbling marriage all on tape. That’s karma for that ass.

“Freak! She’s an animal. She took over Paris Hilton’s spot in being the big freak. Paris wouldn’t have done nothing like that [getting married]. We need Paris back. Kim is very predictable. She did a porno like Paris to get in the game, started hanging out with the celebrities and freakin them to get more notoriety. She don’t sing, she don’t act, she has to do something to stay relevant

The “Really?! More Non-News About You  Again” Award
This trophy is for the most overexposed couple of the year.

Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose
Beyonce & Jay-Z
T.I. & Tiny

Winner: Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose
Amber Rose has seen her lady bits grace computer screens since the day Kanye West plucked her from strip club obscurity. Kanye made sure she was seen and not heard. When Rose snagged Wiz, she was allowed to speak and hasn’t stopped. Their working on her debut single, he’s working with Snoop, and she’s a judge on a DJing competition reality show. Every time they pop up somewhere we just wish they’d return to whichever medical marijuana plant they floated out of.

The “Ultimate Jump Off Come-Up” Award

This honor goes to the woman who started out as a basic side chick, but has made the come up to main chick.

Kimbella
Hoopz
Safaree

Winner: Hoopz
Please someone explain to me how you get fame by going on a show to compete for the love of Flavor Flav and wind up married to Shaq with no prenuputial agreement. Sure, she scored a few coins from those calendars and modeling jobs, but Hoopz should be used as a how to guide or something. Rich men, beware. Hoopz has provided a blueprint for these thirsty potential jumpoffs. Hide your wife and your wallet.

The “Cry Me A River” Award

Here, we honor the couple with the most dramatic break up that played out in front of the world.

Emily B. & Fabolous
Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony
Joe Budden & Esther Baxter

Winner: Joe Budden & Esther Baxter
When these two were good, we liked them as a couple. All of that went out the window when she alleged he physically abused her leading to a miscarriage. Budden slandered her on social networking sites and she did the same in an incendiary interview with Bossip. So glad the drama is done with.

The “You Should Get Tested Before Things Go Any Further” Award

The recipient of this honor has been linked to more than a few people. The next conquest of these nominees might want them to get tested before engaging in any type of sex.

Rihanna
Lil Wayne
50 Cent

Winner: Rihanna
Rihanna was seen traveling around the world with a variety of different men. More often than not, a drink was within the vicinity also. Her wild antics has caused some judgmental viewers to label her a “drunk h*e.” I wonder if she’ll drink to that.

The “That’s Some Triflin’ S**t” Award

The people up for this award all did some ratchet mess which caused them to lose some fans.

Shaq marries Hoopz sans pre-nup
Chris Brown’s nude photo leak
Esther Baxter fetus photo

Winner: Esther Baxter

Hip-Hop America was horrified when they heard she lost her unborn child at the hands of Joe Budden. When he denied the situation, the ultrasound photo of the unborn baby hit the ‘net. Instead of telling the truth, Baxter claimed Bossip stole the picture and posted without her knowledge. That story worked for about two seconds. Bossip came out and stated they got the picture from Baxter’s own camp. That’s ratchet as hell!

The “They Go Together For Real?” Award

This awards is given to the couple that came out of left field.

Sean Kingston & Maliah Michele
Rick Ross & Elise Neal
Slick ‘Em & Frankie Lons

Winner: Rick Ross & Elise Neal

Yes, Slick ‘Em of Pretty Ricky fame dating Frankie Lons is definitely left of center. I choose to believe their relationship ended once the booze were gone. Ross dating Elise Neal is the winner because they actually dated and after they broke up, she was still concerned about him. Remember when he had his seizures? Neal was the first to blast his handlers for his hectic schedule which caused the health scare. The Ross-Neal connection gives hope to all fat black guys that they too can find a woman as bad as Elise Neal. So my delusions of grandeur concerning me and Janet Jackson becoming a real couple isn’t so far fetched? Good. I never thought so anyway.

The Couple of the Year Award

The title says it all.

Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys
Jay-Z & Kanye West
T.I. & Tiny
Jay-Z & Beyonce

Winner: Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Beyonce

This is a trio instead of a couple. Sue me. These three have been seen together all over the world. Despite announcing her pregnancy, Beyonce has been spotted at almost every Watch The Throne show. In fact, these three have spent so much time together over the last 12 months, we wouldn’t be surprised if Kanye slept in between Bey and Jay in their bed like children often do.

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In this exclusive video premiere on TheUrbanDaily, Dan Charnas, author of the epic new book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, discusses a very controversial story within it.

Cash Money Records, the original home of Lil Wayne and the progenitor of the Young Money  crew, got their landmark deal in 1998 in large part because of the efforts of a young woman named Wendy Day, who ran an organization called the Rap Coalition, dedicated to helping rappers get better contracts.

But in an ironic turn of events, when it came time for Cash Money to pay Wendy Day the money they owed her, they refused. And that, Charnas says in the video, is when things got complicated…

Check out the video below:

Dan Charnas, author of The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, is the managing editor of InteractiveOne. Charnas, a Pulitzer Prize Fellow, was one of the first writers for the Source magazine and part of the generation of young writers who helped create hip-hop journalism. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, the Washington Post, GIANT, and newspapers around the country. He spent 15 years in the music business, starting in the mailroom of Profile Records in the late 80s, and was VP of A&R for Rick Rubin’s American Recordings.

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Four years ago Jay-Z issued a lyrical taunt to his fellow rappers: “What you call money, I pay more in taxes.” Turns out his line was more than just a boast.

Jay-Z pulled in $63 million over the past 12 months, earning him his second straight hip-hop cash crown. His income level places him in the 35% tax bracket, which means he’ll pay Uncle Sam about $22 million this year–a sum greater than the total earnings of any other rap star besides second-ranked Diddy.

The top 20 earners on this year’s Cash Kings list racked up about $300 million in earnings, an average of $15 million per artist. Remarkably, the total is roughly the same as last year, despite a troubled economy and a music industry thrown into flux by new technology.

Read the rest at Forbes.

The List

1.Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter: $63 Million
2.Sean “Diddy” Combs: $30 million
3.Aliuane “Akon” Thiam: $21 million
4.Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter: $20 million
5.Andre “Dr. Dre” Young: $17 million
6.Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges: $16 million
7.Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus: $15 million
8.Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley: $14 million
9.Pharrell Williams: $13 million
10.Kanye West: $12 million

There should be a school for rappers. It wouldn’t be hard.

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Dipset co-founder Cam’ron will expand his entrepreneurial reach with a new company named U.N., which will house a subdivision for artists known as Dipset West.

The initial roster for Dipset West includes Vado, Fly Boyz, Begetz, Charlie Clipse, Young Hustle, and Byrd Lady. Each member of the new team will be featured on Cam’ron’s upcoming Gangsta Grillz Mixtape with DJ Drama, and according to Killa Cam, Vado’s project will drop immediately afterward. “Vado got the streets on smash, and in Harlem, he’s got an unbelievable buzz. Everybody in Harlem already knows what it is.”

Cam’ron has also elected Omar “Iceman” Sharif as CEO and co-owner of U.N. Sharif, who has worked his way up the music and film industry ladder, will handle the music, DVD, and film division for the new company. As Cam’ron explained, “His experience is exactly what we need to make strategic connections at the next level.”

Turning his interests to movies, Cam stated the company has plans to produce a handful, including Killa Season 2. “We got a movie coming out called The Bakery and then we’ll drop the second installment of Killa Season. We’re also discussing the release of The Guy Fischer bio-pic.”

Clearly satisfied with the future of his company, Cam’ron concluded, “When we started Dipset, it was more than just a crew, it was a movement. The U.N. is a continuation of that movement.”

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In a recent interview with the Boston Herald, Nas gave his thoughts on Jay-Z’s latest song, “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”.

Nas stated that Auto-Tune is “hot,”

 but not the style of music which he makes or listens to.

“Auto-Tune’s gonna be the shit like 10 years from now,” said Nas. “We’re gonna all remember that time when Auto-Tune was what everyone was doing. And you need moments like that. It’s like, ‘Wow, remember when everybody had synthesizer beats? Or remember when everybody used to do cuts in their choruses? Or use this kind of sample or use that kind of drum machine? It’s just another moment in music.”

While he didn’t admonish the fad like Jay-Z has, Nas did make a comparison between “D.O.A.” and his 2006 release, Hip Hop Is Dead.

“Everything comes to an end and goes to a new phase,” explained Nas. “So records like ‘D.O.A.’ have to be made right now. That’s why I did Hip Hop Is Dead. These records have to be made. It’s rappers making records that resemble what the real rap sounds like to shake up all this other (stuff).”
Finally, Nas also spoke on whether or not his personal drama with ex-wife (and mother of his newborn child) Kelis would affect his music. “You know what it’s funny, I never know if (personal drama) is gonna influence the music until I’m making it. The record I’m working on now has a focus; it’s me and Damian (Marley) and we have our focus and we already started working on for a few months now. So I have no idea. It’s interesting though. I’m interested to see it myself, you know?”

Nas’ project with Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, has no set releae date. The duo is currently on the Rock the Bells tour.

Early this week, Judge Hans Liljeberg of the 24th Judicial District Court denied Corey “C-Murder” Miller and his prosecutors postponement request made earlier this month.

The postponement request was made because Juan Flowers, a man currently serving life in prison, claims that he is the one who killed 16-year-old Steve Thomas in 2002.

Since the postponement request was denied prosecutors will only have two weeks to investigate Flowers’ claims. Prosecutors were also hoping to investigate whether or not obstruction of justice or witness tampering were involved.

“This is, in fact, a key issue in the trial,” Assistant District Attorney David Wolff explained to Judge Liljeberg.

C-Murder’s trial has already been postponed twice and Judge Liljeberg was ready to begin the trial in January before it was postponed.

“I wanted to go to trial with it that Monday [January 12],” said Judge Liljeberg.

For seven years C-Murder has awaited trail for the 2002 murder of Steve Thomas at a nightclub and he faces life in prison if convicted. Jury selection for the trial is expected to begin on August 3.

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Back in 2001, Q-Tip fans were anxiously awaiting the release of Kamaal the Abstract. Well, 2001 came and went. The same happened to 2002 and soon, fans became disenchanted with the idea of the disc. Q-Tip then released a critically acclaimed album with The Renaissance in 2008. Still, fans have been bothered by the unreleased project for some time. Q-Tip felt the same.

“I am really disappointed that Kamaal wasn’t released,” Q-Tip told RemixMag.com in May of 2004. “LA Reid didn’t know what to do with it; then, three years later, they release Outkast. What Outkast is doing now, those are the kinds of sounds that are on Kamaal the Abstract. Maybe even a little more out. Kamaal was just me, guerrilla. I did a lot of overdubs and sampling. I hope to release it my own label, Abstract Artworks.”

Now, fans and Tip can actually expect a release date for Kamaal the Abstract. The long awaited project will be released September 15 barring any changes, via Battery Records.

The disc is entirely produced by Q, including live instrumentation. After years, it’s only right for it to be remixed and remastered but one thing will remain the same. Instead of getting a new cover, the artwork will be as it was in ’01.

According to Neil Levine of Battery Records, fans shouldn’t be afraid to cop an album that was made that long ago.

“Kamaal the Abstract/Q-Tip is a true visionary and ahead of his time,” he said via press release. “These songs sound more contemporary now than when they were first recorded.”

Definitely a noisemaker, just go ahead and check out the boy Q-Tip and these others in our gallery:

Don’t know who this guy is? Well, check out the video below!

I love director Gabriel Hart’s work, particularly when he does hip-hop videos because he always manages to dig deep and come up with the most thought provoking images. His new video for Curtains “Black Folks” is no different. The video premiered yesterday on MTV, but I haven’t heard much talk about it.

I know some people believe that with Obama in the White House race has become less of an issue, but is there ever a time to stop questioning the status quo. Curtains touches on some very real issues, but is anybody listening? Watch the video below:

“Black Folks” will be rotating during two different MTV shows: MTV JAMS & THE FRESHMEN. Curtains second mixtape “The Great Adventures of Dope Boy C: DoPE for President” will drop the week of June 16th.

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The Cool Kids “When Fish Ride Bicycles” Album Coming Soon!!!

In case you haven’t noticed, the Tribeca Film Festival kicked off last week and is drawing to a close this weekend — but amidst the paparazzi shots of Sanaa Lathan and Sasha Grey, don’t miss this incredibly gritty gem about a former breakdancer turned single father who finds himself living vicariously through his youngest child.

In the early ’80s, Jesse Diaz was a rising star in the hip-hop world. Now a broke single father in Harlem with two children to support, Jesse finds a shot at redemption in his nine-year-old daughter Priscilla Star, a precocious and immensely talented rapper. Director Gabriel Noble follows four years of father-daughter ups and downs as they navigate the grit and the glamour of the music biz.

The final screening is taking place Saturday at 12:45 at The AMC Village VII 3

He may be the King of Ohio, per se, but Cam’ron has been able to do the most with his zaniness and hood antics.

Check out Mr. Giles in my home state doing the most (as they say) below:

(Shout out to The Grip – pics and rundown over there)

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The hustlers over at ThisIs50.com rap with the homie Slim Thug about his new album, its heatrock single “I Run,” how fame affected him and reminiscences on the late, great Pimp C.

Check out the interview below:

Straight comedy from the City of Brotherly Love’s own Big City Philadelphia: