Forbes released their annual hip-hop cash king list today and at the top of the pile is Jay-Z. They estimate Hov grossed $63 million last year. Rounding out the top five are Dr.Dre ($17 million), Lil Wayne ($20 million), Akon ($21 million) and Diddy ($30 million). Read the rest of the list here.

Bow Wow sported the referee uniform yesterday at the Foot Locker in Herald Square. The wardrobe change was to promote his new fiick, Lottery Ticket. In the film, Bow’s character “Kevin Carson” worked at the sneaker retailer before winning $370 million. Peep the madness above.

In about 5 hours—10:17 to be exact, Gucci Mane and DJ Holiday will release their latest mixtape, Jewlery Selection on Livemixtapes. Until then, here’s one of the cuts you’ll hear. It’s electric. The Appeal drops September 28th.

[vodpod id=Video.4244867&w=425&h=350&fv=] J.Cole raised the roof last Wednesday in Flint, Michigan and street logik was there to witness his intimate performance. He opens his set with “We On” and runs through cuts from The Warm Up.

For RESPECT.’s fourth issue, T.I.’s plastered on the cover. Issue on newsstands August 31st. Sidebar: Tip’s also having a secret show tonight in New York. I got 10 tickets to the first ones that email us at [email protected] make sure you have a printer handy. Open to NY area residents. UPDATE: Contest over! Congratulations to the lucky 10. See ya tonight 9 P.M.

No, this isn’t a Klan rally. Over the weekend Big Boi and C-Bone were in Norway at this year’s Oya Festival. Footage of the concert hasn’t surfaced, but check out these three pics for now. On Wednesday, Big Boi’s holding a free concert sponsored by Myspace at Sobe Live in Miami. That should be a bit more diverse. Ha!

Kellz got out the Chocolate Factory last Friday night and made an appearance at a party hosted by 106 & Park‘s Rocsi. Kellz hopped on the mic and belted out tunes like “Bump & Grind” and “It Seems Like You’re Ready”.  In the current issue of XXL, Robert said that he’s working on three new albums: Epic, Love Letter and Zodiac. He said Epic is “made up of five brand new inspirational songs” while Love Letter will be merger of […]

[vodpod id=Video.4243976&w=425&h=350&fv=launch%3D38722876%26amp%3Bwidth%3D420%26amp%3Bheight%3D245] T.I. woke up early this morning for his appearance on Today with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. He plugged his new movie Takers and his secret show tonight. We’ll be giving away tickets for that later on, so don’t change that URL.

Attention NYC and tri-state are residents Diddy and a whole cast of characters will be on Governor’s Island this Sunday. First one to send your full name to [email protected] here’s what you’ll get: VIP Tickets include VIP section, courtyard with private bathrooms & bar, and entrance into the after-party at Highline Ballroom. UPDATE: Contest over. Congrats to Donna. See ya at the show. Tickets are still on sale here.

Hey Derrty, Nelly’s sixth solo album, 5.0 is set to drop November 16th. The title is inspired by his affinity for the Ford Mustang 5.0. So far, he’s released two singles, “Tippin’ In Da Club” and “Just a Dream“. Whatever happened to “Dilemma” 2.0 or the collabo with Taraji P. Henson? Guess we’ll have to wait and see. mtv