Yesterday on the Ricky Smiley Morning Show, Ross confirmed that Diddy was now indeed his manager. Last week, Billboard got the heads up that he and Nicki Minaj were entrusting Puff with their careers. 305

Last month, we broke the news that Jim Jones was set to teach a music course at a New York City public high school. Phoning into the Morning After With Angela Yee, Jimmy said he’s been cleared by the Board of Education and spoke on the logistics of the course.

Live from his bubble bath, Diddy send his condolences to his competitors after Ciroc vodka took home the gold at the San Francisco World Spirits competition. Can’t front, that coconut flavor is the business. Take that Martin Silver.

[vodpod id=Video.3471299&w=425&h=350&fv=file%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvideo.ak.facebook.com%2Fcfs-ak-sf2p%2F27667%2F16%2F115753911782246_23771.mp4%26amp%3Bskin%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanmusicdirect.com%2Fdangdang.swf%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fi.imagehost.org%2F0744%2Falicia.jpg%26amp%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpooOi-5v9%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dsharing-1] Yesterday evening, American Idol gave back and Alicia Keys did her part with another stunning performance of “Empire State Of Mind Pt. 2” and “Unthinkable”. Then with Travis Barker on the drums, MJB takes to the sky performing “Stairway To Heaven”. Amen to that. [vodpod id=Video.3471340&w=425&h=350&fv=file%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fvideo.l3.facebook.com%252Fcfs-l3-ash1%252F27645%252F97%252F115426061812348_32415.mp4%26amp%3Bskin%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanmusicdirect.com%2Fdangdang.swf%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fi.imagehost.org%2F0576%2Fmaryjblige.jpg%26amp%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpooOi-5vb%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dsharing-1%26amp%3Bsharing.code%3D%253Cembed%2520src%253D%2522http%253A%252F%252Fwww.urbanmusicdirect.com%252Fplayer.swf%2522%2520height%253D%2522300%2522%2520width%253D%2522470%2522%2520bgcolor%253D%2522undefined%2522%2520allowscriptaccess%253D%2522always%2522%2520allowfullscreen%253D%2522true%2522%2520allownetworking%253D%2522all%2522%2520flashvars%253D%2522file%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fvideo.l3.facebook.com%25252Fcfs-l3-ash1%25252F27645%25252F97%25252F115426061812348_32415.mp4%2526skin%253Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.urbanmusicdirect.com%252Fdangdang.swf%2526image%253Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.imagehost.org%252F0576%252Fmaryjblige.jpg%2526link%253Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwp.me%252FpooOi-5vb%2526controlbar%253Dover%2526plugins%253Dsharing-1%2522%2520%252F%253E] UMD

[vodpod id=Video.3473183&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D507727%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A507727] The most hated man in rap sat down with Sway yesterday and gave his side of the story regarding Guru’s final days. He denies that he and the Gifted One were romantically involved and stands by the authenticity of the rapper’s letter. Previously: DJ Premier Addresses Guru’s Passing

At the end of Cube’s behind the scenes video for “I Rep That West“, we got a sneak peek of this cover. But now, here it is in high-definition. Album drops July 13th. HHNM Sidebar: Cube was on Jimmy Kimmel last night too. Watch after the jump.

Nas ain’t the only one that made a song dedicated to Rakim. TTS let loose a portion of a song Rae made for the 18th Letter. No joke, this sounds serious. NR

Joey Crack gives us a few set of bars on Drizzy’s track. If you thought that it was over, The Darkside is on the way. YK2 Sidebar: Fat Joe Says Young Jeezy Knocked Out “Slow Down” Hook

Nas and Damain get it the ski mask way in their video for “As We Enter”. The video was shot over the weekend in L.A. and is directed by Nabil. More flicks below. Honey

Well, that’s unfortunate. TM 103‘s still on the way…we hope.