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Ja Rule was released from the Mid-State Correctional Facility in New York this morning after completing a majority of his two year bid on weapons charges.

Instead of going home though, he was remanded to another facitily to complete the rest of his sentence on tax evasion charges. According to the AP, he should be free in less than six months.

UPDATE. According to N.O.R.E, Loki’s home! Will have to remain on home confinement until July 28th.

Almost done with my "Operation Kill Everything" mixtape !!!!!!! Y'all gone fuck wit this hard !!! Let the workd know #OKE is comin !!! RT RT

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Handsome Ass Nigga (@thegame) May 06, 2013

Following last year’s Jesus Piece, Game is ready to get back to new music. Today, he revealed he is finalizing his next street tape, Operation Kill Everything.

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After receiving an extra two weeks to pay up, Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison and three months of home confinement on tax evasion charges. According to her lawyer, she’s already paid more than $970,000 to cover her tab.

Before sentencing, here’s what L Boogie said of her financial neglect. She’s scheduled to turn herself in on July 8th.

“I needed to be able to earn so I could pay my taxes, without compromising the health and welfare of my children, and I was being denied that”.

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It’s been one helluva weekend for Hot 97′s Mister Cee. But this morning, he cracked the mic with boss Ebro and co-workers Cipha Sounds, Peter Rosenberg and Kay Foxx to clear the air. He insists that he isn’t gay and explains why he solicits prostitutes.

At the end of the interview, he threw a few shots at Power 105.1′s Charlamagne Tha God. Earlier this morning, Charlamagne crowned him Donkey Of The Day.

The Nasty African strikes again. According to the NY Post, Hot 97′s Mister Cee was arrested in Brooklyn yesterday for patronizing an undercover cop posing as a prostitute. Back in 2011, Cee plead guilty to engaging in a sex act with a male hooker.

Lil Wayne’s having the worst week ever. Two days after suffering from another seizure, Mountain Dew severed ties with the rapper.

The termination stems from the controversy surrounding Weezy’s Emmett Till reference on the “Karate Chop (Remix)”. In a statement, Mountain Dew’s parent company PepsiCo said:

“Offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand.”

Hot 97′s 20th annual Summer Jam concert is going down at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday, June 2. Acts for the main stage include Chris Brown, Wu-Tang Clan, Wale, Kendrick Lamar, Fabolous, Miguel, A$AP Rocky, French Montana, and Joe Budden. Purchase the tickets here.

After Mountain Dew pulled Tyler, The Creator’s ad for promoting racial stereotypes, Tyler spoke on the matter with Billboard. Honestly, I want to hear what Felicia the Goat has to fuckin’ say.

I guess people are claiming that it’s racist, which… you know, that wasn’t even portrayed in that commercial, there’s no type of hate being portrayed in that work of art at all — which I’m confused by. But this older black dude, Dr. Boyce Watkins, I guess he found it racist because I was portraying stereotypes, which is ridiculous because, one, all of those dudes [in the line-up] are my friends. Two, they’re all basically in their own clothes. It was originally supposed to be just two dudes, but Garrett from Trash Talk came with his friend and other people had showed up, so I just put all of them in that line-up, if you really wanna know the truth. Three, no [commenters] saw that commercial and said, this is racist. Everyone either said, “Wow, this is ridiculous, it’s a goat talking,” or they said, “Wow, this is the dumbest, why would they even make this?” So for [Watkins] to nitpick and notice that, clearly shows his state of mind is on some other sh– that I can’t comprehend, for him to actually sit there and for him to notice that it’s all blacks [in the lineup]. That wasn’t my intention.

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Producer araabMUZIK was shot late last night in a botched robbery in Rhode Island. Duke Da God snapped a pic of araab in the hospital to confirm he’s alive and recovering. His rep tells Billboard:

“Rumors have begun to circulate and first and foremost, we want to let everyone know that AraabMUZIK is currently alive and well. He was out in his neighborhood last night with friends and unfortunately the victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is recovering now and police are investigating the crime. We appreciate all the concern and fan support and Araab is looking forward to a speedy recovery and returning to the stage as soon as he can.”

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Watching Movies With The Sound Off: June 18th

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Mac Miller (@MacMiller) May 02, 2013

Following the release of his new single “S.D.S.” last week, Mac checked in with his Twitter followers and revealed that his sophomore album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off, will arrive on June 18th.