On Saturday, Lil’ Kim opened up shop in Charlotte, North Carolina for her new venture, Salon SeSwa. To celebrate the ribbon cutting was actress Megan Good, local officials, and Sound Savy. Eventually, Kimberly plans to bring her business to Atlanta and New York. Respect her mind and grind.

[vodpod id=Video.4525635&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D576605%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A576605] Not only does Lil Wayne celebrates his 28th birthday today, but it also marks the release of his new album, I Am Not A Human Being. Although Weezy has only 39 days left til his release from Rikers Island, Birdman spoke to 1515 on Junior’s born day and new project. Sidebar: Lil Wayne In Def Jam Rapstar Billboards

Two weeks after Nick hit Em with a low blow, he says he’s ready throw on the gloves inside the squared circle. Oy vey! Nick has even created a Facebook page for promotion. Fans are already treating it like a pay-per-view title bout, sharing fantasy odds on sports forums and pitching hypothetical wagers to online casinos alongside the usual weekend UFC matchups. Let’s get ready to rumble?!

A couple weeks ago, Trey Songz stopped by The Morning After With Angela Yee to promote his chart topper, Passion, Pain, & Pleasure. While discussing his first week sales, Trigga recognized his labelmate Wiz Khalifa’s steady grind.

Hard work pays off, but too much will kill ya. According to AfaceAFace, Wyclef has been admitted to a New Jersey hospital for stress and fatigue. Let’s hope he makes a full recovery. hhc

“Like Mr. Miyagi, but a lot less Asian” Not only did The Cleveland Show kick-off their second season, but for the second time, Kanye voiced “Kenny West”.  Apparently, Kenny’s having trouble with a hit, so Cleveland comes to the rescue to pen a track for him. Be-Cleve in Yourself, Mr. West. Ha! Full episode below. [vodpod id=Video.4523255&w=425&h=350&fv=file%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvideos.videopress.com%2Fw2bnIH7S%2Fkennywestcleveshow_std.mp4%26amp%3Bstretching%3Dexactfit%26amp%3Bskin%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanmusicdirect.com%2Fbeelden.zip%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fi52.tinypic.com%2Fmj30qu.jpg%26amp%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanmusicdirect.com%2Fvideo-kanye-on-%E2%80%9Cthe-cleveland-show%E2%80%9D%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dsharing-1] umd

With Rozay’s assistance, Konvict gives it to ’em with his latest joint. Off his November 23 release, Akonic, but we’re gonna give it to ya with HD Mixtape tags for now. Na na na. thi

Looks like Dark Man X got a lot of new tunes in the stash. Here he previews another new track called “Sucka For Love” during his gig at Club Zen in Oxnard, CA a few weeks ago. No suckas for love here though. 57

Rihanna is blowing up and earlier, she tweeted our first look at her next video for her latest single. Currently the song is sitting comfortably at the number three spot on the Billboard Top 100. Rap-Up has footage of Ri Ri in NYC shooting another video called “What’s My Name”.

Every little step Bobby takes is a big deal and last night during the Miami leg of the Hennessy Artistry tour, Tip and The Roots surprised the audience by bringing out the King of R&B to recite his classic tune. It’s like that. It’s like that. beans