Rap Radar

Coming in at numero nueve is 50 Cent. Of course, not everyone was pleased with the placement.

Why He’s Hot: Over the past year, 50 Cent chose not to roam on one of his main predatory terrains, the Billboard charts, by continuing to hold back the release of his long-awaited Before I Self-Destruct LP. Instead, the G-Unit General began to fully realize the potential of another region in which he’d already planted his flag: the Internet.

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Sidebar: Curt’s got some new visuals at his plantation. Enjoy.

“His record…it sucks.”

Earlier this afternoon, 50 Cent was “hospitalized” and treated for noise poisoning after listening to Fat Joe’s new record. Hugging his son Marquise, he sheds some tears over the whole ordeal. This guy’s sick. No pun intended.

Props: Thisis50

Update: Crack’s retort.

Spotted: Miss Info

A lil blurry but sharing is caring, AK. I hope she can get some rest for that “Empire” shoot tmw. Tick tock.

Previously: On The Set: Alicia Keys “Doesn’t Mean Anything” Video

To help plug the Big Pun: The Legacy DVD (I still need to get my copy), the Doggfather pays homage to The Punisher. Peep his interesting take on Mr. Rios’ current status in hip-hop history.

“I feel like Big Pun’s memory has been put aside in a treasured way and not in a distasteful way. A lot of people doin’ songs with Tupac and Biggie that they probably wouldn’t have never fuck with. So that disrespects their whole likeness. So Pun’s memory is still untarnished because it’s not highly publicized. It’s precious because you only remember the moments that you’ve seen him on this Earth.”

Guess Calvin’s immune to any and all of Liza’s fuckery.

Props: 2 Dope Boyz

Here’s a final taste from the “Common and Friends” gala this past Saturday. How ’bout some crisp soundboard audio courtesy of All The Way Live? In one of the many highlights of the evening, Luda and Nas join forces for the culture. Once again, no Hova. No problem. No shots.

After a weekend filled with car accident rumors and food poisoning claims, Fab continues to give his all into his Twitter account and tonight revealed that he’s been quietly filming a pilot. Don’t worry no tonguing chicks down here; in fact, the premise revolves around familia.

Hey I’ve done a couple reality shows. Fab is cool and his son is light-skinned. I’m all for it. Ha!

Spotted: Natasha

This past weekend, Mrs. Carter put Lindsay Lohan in check (allegedly. Ha!) and, more importantly, gave a super performance of her biggest solo hit at Singapore’s F1 Rocks concert. B in HD, FTW! No guest Hova appearance. No problem.

Props: Illionaire

First Miss Info speculated, then Vibe spoke to 2/4ths of Slaughterhouse, and now Royce provides the 1515 Boys with some insight into the behind-the-scenes talks about the possibility of his group joining Eminem’s label.

“It’s very much what it looks like,” Royce said of Slaughterhouse joining forces with Eminem. “That’s always a possibility. It’s conversations being had, very good conversations. I just did an interview recently and they asked me to a address the rumors. I said, ‘Rumors are what they are, people see things and they jump to a conclusion.’ I never said it wasn’t going to happen — I left it right there in the middle. I think it would be a great thing if it could happen.”

“I’ve been talking to Em and Paul for a long time,” Royce added. “With this particular situation, things are falling into place. Everything is in place where it’s supposed to be. I’m very prepared [for] when the opportunity presented itself. It’s a time where there’s things they need over here and certain things we need in order to move over there. I think it’s a good marriage. Like I said, I just hope it can happen.”

My Jewish partner would never give me a straight answer about this. Call me a hater, but I don’t think this is really gonna happen. Sorry.

Spotted: Nah Right

In the wake of Derrion Albert’s senseless murder, Nas encourages everyone to increase the peace via his blog on Global Grind. Read what he had to say after the cut. It was written.

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This. Is. The. Another. Remix. This time, Boosie’s been replaced with Nicki. Guess the switcheroo is a result of Bad Azz’s recent conviction.

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