Sir Todd Shaw gets animated for the trailer of his next video. Light one up. 57th Ave

Cliff isn’t the only one that came home recently. Last week, TIP decides to pull a prank on Grand Hustle’s new artist Spodee by having him think he is going back to the big house. Mean! UHTN

Weezy’s baby mama took to Twitter earlier today to dismiss yesterday’s report of Weezy’s jailhouse gig. Karen Civil

Chris’ out. Matt’s in. Eskay’s cousin came clean with Ryan Seacrest this morning on KIIS FM that she’s indeed dating Los Angeles Dodger, Matt Kemp. Home run. Nav

Back in 2005, Suge Knight was shot in the leg at an event hosted by Kanye West at the Shore Club in Miami. Now five years later, the former Death Row boss has filed a lawsuit for $1 million claiming that the club and Ye failed to provide adequate security. The trail date is set for Dec. 6th in Miami. No word whether Yeezy will be in attendance. Billboard

Yeah kid, Harlem’s Gucci’s on the rise. Well, at least he claims to be on the latest track off The Burrrprint 2HD. Don’t be surprised if this whole thing leaks before next Tuesday. DGB Yesterday: Gucci Mane Ft. Yo Gotti x Rick Ross “Do This Shit Again”

Rihanna and her guitar rocked out to her new single for the first time last night on American Idol. Pretty electrifying.

Now that Jay-Z’s BP3 tour is all wrapped up, Billboard Boxscore reports that within a two week span (March 11-24) Jigga’s traveling circus pulled in $9,731,218. The second tour to promote the album included Jeezy and Trey Songz, kicked off last February and made eight of the top 35 shows this year. That’s big business. The Boom Box

It’s Wednesday and if you’ve been keeping up, you know what that means. This week, Russell and, um, Russell take a ride in the Maybach. You want an autograph? Previously: Ep. 1 l Ep. 2 l Ep. 3

DMX’s estranged wife, Tashera Simmons comments on her upcoming memoir, Strength Of A Woman. She insists the book isn’t a traditional tell-all, but rather “inspirational”. Judge for yourself this September. Chuck Creekmur