Mr. Bridges took his mystery boo to Monte Carlo to the World Music Awards today. I think my crush has officially been reinstated. Pardon me, Dany! Bossip Previously: Ludacris Dodges Ladyfriend Questions

It’s about that time of the year folks. Earlier today  the nominees were announced for the 2010 BET Awards. Jay-Z leads the pack with five nods. The ceremony’s hosted by Queen Latifah and takes place on June 27th in Los Angeles. Performances include Drake, Nicki Minaj, Dirty Money, and Trey Songz. Full list of nominees after the jump.

Continuing his conversation with Soul Culture, Just explains why your remixes these days have lost their true essence. Diddy might have to renew his patent. “The remix became a marketing tool – and a BDS [Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems] spin generator,” [which calculates multi-platform airplay figures] “so the artform got taken out of it and the dollars got put into it… If you change the beat, the computers that run BDS don’t pick it up as the same song.  So […]

Fab was recently across the pond and got stuck there due to the volcanic ash in Iceland. Above he performs a few of his hits at the o2 arena in London. Down below, he talks to Tim Westwood on groupie love, Amsterdam and ustreaming with Diddy.

Up top, Banks knocks out a verse in the studio with Gucci that could possibly be featured on Gucci’s upcoming, The State vs. Radric Davis: The Appeal. Down bottom, LaFlare gets his adlib on. HHNM

N.O.R.E explained during last week’s listening how CNN’s song with Nas “With Me” on The War Report 2 came about. Below, he reiterates the story to MTV. “I can’t remember [how long ago] we finished the song, because me and Nas have recorded so much material in the past,” Nore said. “We came across this [particular song and] made a new beat to it, switched a lot of things around. But it’s a wonderful thing. It’s not a recent verse […]

These two look like a pair of Latin Kings. High above Puff’s NYC penthouse, he and Ross speak on their recent business merger. Bring your own breath mints. 57thave

VH1 has brought back their Behind The Music series and this summer, the network plan to chronicle the careers of Ruff Ryders DMX and Eve. X’s episode airs June 4th at 8 PM EST. Eve follows up on June 14th at 9 PM EST. Now, that’s must see TV.

That Reflection Eternal album ain’t bad.

During Gucci Mane’s video shoot last week in Atlanta, he and Waka Flocka were confronted by some local hooligans. Props to Gucci for holding his ground. Feeding into their taunts would’ve been a one-way ticket back to the Fulton County Jail. That’s not a comfy place. hiphopsy via wssh