“I was at a point where I felt like I needed a fresh start like A-Rod going to the Yankees.” Combs is still celebrating his latest record company powermove so he rang up AHH and told them how he escaped Lyor Cohen’s clutches. “I had started some previous business relationships with Jimmy Iovine. We had a great chemistry with each other. When I sat down with Julie [Greenwald, Atlantic COO] and told them that I had an interest to go […]

Truthfully: I don’t know much about this Gudda guy. But this two-part freestyle features Young Money boss, Lil Wayne so I say it’s worth a listen. Pardon the autotune, it’s a lyrical exercise. Ha! Props: K Civil

Jay-Z’s BFF phoned in to Peter Rosenberg’s Real Late show and reminisced on the 2003 blackout that prevented him and the rest of Hov’s squad from facing a Rucker b-ball battle with Fat Joe’s Terror Squad team. Later, to please PR, he recalls his favorite childhood wrestlers.

Sigh. Well, at least it’s not a butterfly…I think.

Whoa, is that a cell or a cordless? Either way, Suge Knight’s on the other end and Pac dissuades him from bringing a 12-year-old to Vegas. Sin City’s a whole ‘nother playground. Vibe

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LeRon takes a crack at the instrumental found on LeBron’s More Than A Game soundtrack. Killerrr. Props: BoBo

It’s not as bad as it sounds. Here Starks explains to Hot 97’s Angie Martinez how he had to resolve some family business. Hey, I can relate. YN keeps his lawyer on speed dial. Ha! Previously: GFK: Wizdom Of The Week #6 Related: The Abbott’s got a new book Update: Oh boy. Rakeem will appeal.

Here’s the first single from the Mechanical Dummy‘s upcoming album Graffiti. The writing’s on the wall, indeed.  All Praises: Angie Mar Now with CDQ HHNM Artwork: Splash

In his never-ending quest to be taken seriously as a rock star, Lil Wayne has locked down a Jermaine Dupri-produced collabo with LA rock band Weezer. Lead singer Rivers Cuomo explains this mess to MTV: “I reached out to some friends of mine in different genres: Jermaine Dupri, for example, king of R&B, I wrote a song with him called ‘Can’t Stop Partying.’ It was a real challenge for me, taking his ideas, which are very slick, R&B party [ideas], […]