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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.

With Game’s R.E.D. Album being his final CD on Interscope Records, he tells XXL that he and Birdman have been in talks of him joining Cash Money Records.

“I talk to Baby everyday. We been playing with the idea of going over to Cash Money or trying to marry that and Black Wall Street. So, we’ll figure it out before the end of the day. I definitely think that’s where I’ll probably end up. Cause they winning, they want to win and I been winning and want to continue to win.”

Although Kanye scrapped his Pastelle line two years ago, NY Mag says that he’s set to launch a new women’s clothing line. Professor Louis Wilson of British fashion school Central St. Martins provides details of the collection.

“I think we can expect a well-considered collection, you wouldn’t expect less from a pair of professionals and I warn against dismissing it in haste. There are those who might assume Louise will be doing all the work and Kanye is just the face, I don’t believe this will be the case—he researches thoroughly and is hands on and committed to his work.”