Two days after Rihanna announced her Last Girl On Earth tour, Nicki Minaj turned to Twitter to say she’s staying home to finish her untitled debut. That’s a massive sacrfice.

[vodpod id=Video.3385248&w=425&h=350&fv=] On Monday, Mos faded to black red, as he performed “History” without Talib Kweli at the Festival O’rignal in France. Still an ecstatic moment nonetheless. ATB

Featured in this week’s US Weekly is a picture of Christina Milian and The-Dream’s daughter, Violet. The singers welcomed her back in February. She sure does ‘semble like her daddy. Necole Bitchie via Hello Beautiful

Yesterday, VIBE released their Greatest Producer Of All Time bracket list. Although several heavy hitters are mentioned, beatsmiths like Shawty Redd, The Runners, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League are noticeably absent. One of the snubs, Buckwild, questioned the omissions while newcomers Chase N Cashe did the same.

Dat Nigga Daz and Kurupt Tha Kingpin return with some new material from their upcoming album, 100 Wayz. Choose one. Team Yee Bonus: “Do U Drank”

Robin was absent from Alicia Keys’ Freedom tour last night in L.A., but for good reason. The R&B singer and his wife Paula Patton welcomed their first child Julian Fuego. That name’s fire! The Life Files

Plies’ trickin’ anthem now has a video. Here’s footage of Algernod shooting scenes throughout Dade County. Goon Affiliated finally drops May 25th.

Now that would be crazy. In other news, the Funk Doc released two new tracks via his Twitter account last night. Better grab these now since they won’t be featured on his upcoming album, Reggie. Big Girlz get your bounce on with your stinkin’ asses. “Big Girlz 2010” “Gilla House Bounce”

Kelis made her first television performance in years last night on Jimmy Kimmel. With will.i.am in the cut, she recited her new single, “Acapella”. Ironically, she did it with a band. Go figure. Prefix

This dropped a couple days ago, but it snuck under the radar. Word is this is the first single from Glasses long-delayed album Beach Cruiser. Matter of fact, the video should be dropping any day now.