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Wait, stop the party presses. According to the NY Post, Swizz Beatz is the monster behind Megaupload. Who knew?! Last month, Universal Records issued cease and desists to have promos featuring their artists removed. Mega returned fire with a lawsuit. Period.

A Mega rep told us: “We have never received any word that any artist has [individually] filed a take-down . . . [we have] legally binding agreements with the performers that appear in the video . . . They promised that they had the rights to enter into that agreement and it’s not interfering with any third-party rights.”

After the success of The Big 10, Curtis once again took to Twitter and jokingly threatened Interscope to release his new album or he will take matters into his own hands and release more free music.

“I got 3,500,000 views in 3 day on hands up. Ok I need a record deal jimmy iovine , call me early tomorrow or I’m putting out another mix tape. Anybody want to sign me I’m a young hungry artist and I work harder then everybody in hiphop call me tomorrow.”

UPDATE: Fif is still going.

My next album is great its shame the hardest people to work with were suppose to be on the same team with me. SK.I’m not doing any press for this album. I worked really hard on it my music speaks for it self. I may put out another mix tape for fun. SK. Music was so much fun for me now the people and politics involved disgust me. I’m putting out a song tonight FT EM at 12:00 PM happy new year.

Oh Lawd. Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) has reportedly escaped from Horizon Adult Remand Centre in Jamaica. He was being held there while being investigated on a murder charge.

According to various reports, Vybz and seven other inmates held a guard at gunpoint before making a run for it. One guard reportedly died on the scene from a heart attack. More details to come.

UPDATE: Rumor debunked.

He means, home away from home. No official word yet, but according to Waka’s tweet, Gucci’s been released from the big house just less than a month since he checked back in. Stay tuned.

UPDATE: Gucci denied reduced time and hit with a lawsuit.

Webbie appeared as a judge yesterday on 106 & Park‘s Freestyle Fridays. Afterward, host Terrence J announced that Webster was banned from the show. Better hold on tight, Rocsi.

The N.W.A. film has been in talks for quite sometime. Recently, director John Singleton told The Playlist he’s in talks with reuniting with Ice Cube to direct the flick and that New Line is interested.

“I can’t talk too prematurely about the stuff I’m doing because nothing’s come to fruition yet, but Cube and I are talking about doing the N.W.A. story… The script is really, really good, and so we’re just figuring it out. New Line really wants to make it.”

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We’ve been waiting for Friend Of The People since last year. But according to Emperor Lu of KanyeToThe forum, who recently spoke with Lupe, we may finally see it on November 24. Time will tell.

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Over the weekend, Chuck tweeted that he has already started working on his next album. According to Mars of 1500 Or Nothin, the producer tells MTV that this one is going to be rather, “unusual”.

“Me and Game was in the studio yesterday. We did two songs. That’s coming along crazy. We’re going to have no features: It’s just him rapping. No name dropping, no little things people say is cliché about Game. It’s just putting on the boxing gloves and going for what we know.”

How about diss tracks? The R.E.D. Album in stores tomorrow.

Mars of 1500 Or Nothin has been keeping busy these days working with your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. In the mix of the selected few, the producer tells XXL he is working with Will Smith. The Fresh Prince back?

“We’re working on Tip, we’re working on the High School movie with Snoop and Wiz Khalifa. We’re working on Will Smith, bringing him back. That’s actually him on the other line right now. Snoop’s daughter, we just put out her first single. We’re doing the whole album. Mario wants me to d a mixtape with him, we’re working on that. I’m working on Ashanti. We’re just working on as much as possible.”

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Recession? What recession? Soulja Boy celebrated his 21 st birthday this week and purchased a $55 million private jet? According to TMZ, the plane costs $35 million, but SB put $20 million to get it tricked out. He’s also reportedly spending 300 racks for a party tonight in Miami. Surely, Diamond isn’t going anywhere this time around.

UPDATE: Bullshit.