Just a few days after Birdman made it known that he would put up $5 million on the New England Patriots to win the Superbowl……50 Cent has decided to join in on the fun too!

Fif called the “#1 Stunner” out via Twitter last night and has offered to bet $1 million on the New York Giants. He tweeted:

I’m up 500,000 off the last one. f*ck it ill bet it back Ill put a 1,000,000 on my G MEN. STUNNER you got the # hit me if you want it. I just check the spread Hold up the M casino in vegas said patriots-3 I’m have to bet over there unless STUNNTER giving up points. Get at me

He may need $4 mil more to even get Birdman’s attention.

Step your game up, Fiddy!

If Birdman isn’t spending time making money….he’s betting it all on a sports game.

Last year, the Cash Money CEO placed a $1 million bet on the Green Bay Packers (and won). And This time around he is putting up $5 million on the New England Patriots to win against the New York Giants in the upcoming Super Bowl XLVI.

I like New ENGLaNd.my nephew play RB# 42.I’m Bet 5million 2 any niggaaa.like tha Giants YMCMB.BabyMoney anybody kan Getit.

— BIRDMAN (@BIRDMAN5STAR) January 23, 2012

Anyone got a couple mil to bet against Birdman?

We didn’t think so…

Drake isn’t alone in his “awkward” beef with Common.

During an interview on Power 106′s “Big Boy’s Neighborhood,” Cash Money CEO Birdman spoke on the ongoing feud and explained how he supports Drizzy in whatever decision he makes, but doesn’t plan to get involved with dissing other rappers on tracks.

Peep the footage below:

Sidenote: Birdman sounds like he is getting old! (LOL)

Since announcing their newest signee … Birdman and Lil Wayne have teamed up with Mystikal for his first single “Original!”

Check it out below:

Do you think Mystikal has what it takes to make a solid comeback???

After signing Busta Rhymes a few weeks back, Cash Money has added another former Hip-Hop star to their roster.

Yesterday, Birdman announced that “Shake it Fast” rapper Mystikal is now part of the YMCMB family.

“It is an honor to get the opportunity to work with Mystikal, as we have a long history together,” Birdman said. “He is a great artist and his talent, combined with our hard work and strong team, is going to result in some of the best music of his career. We are expecting great work from Mystikal. Slim and I already have him in the studio working on his first album for Cash Money.”

Mystikal also seems to be pumped about the signing and opportunity to revitalize his career.

“It has been a truly long time since I have felt like a rapper and with this signing, and partnership, Birdman and Slim have given me my life as a rapper back,” stated Mystikal, who topped the charts with his 2000 hit ‘Shake Ya Ass.’ “I am ready to go. I am going to put my red Superman drawers, cape and boots on and go! This is a huge moment for me and I am truly excited to be with Cash Money Records.”

We’re not quite sure what Cash Money plans to do with all these artists they’re signing left and right … but let’s just hope it doesn’t turn out to be a major disaster.

Congrats though, Mystikal!

With a huge yellow ski hat, a yellow fanny pack, and leopard shorts…..Lil Wayne took to the stage with his father Birdman to perform their “Y.U. Mad” collaboration (sans “The Female Weezy” aka Nicki Minaj) at the MTV2 Sucker Free Awards in Miami. This marks the first time the YMCMB rappers have performed the song live.

Watch below:

Nicki Minaj transforms into female Weezy in Birdman‘s new music video “Y.U. Mad,” which also features Lil Wayne.

Check it out below:

Lil Wayne and Toya threw their daughter Reginae a huge Cinderella-themed party to celebrate her 13th birthday over the weekend.

The lavish affair was hosted at the private Callenwolde Mansion in Atlanta Saturday night, and all of Reginae’s close friends and extended family all came out to help her celebrate her big day.

In addition to her famous parents and her step-dad Memphitz, the celebrity guest list for Reginae’s birthday party included Birdman, T.I. and Tiny, and Phaedra Parks and Kim Zolciak from the “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”

Check out 40+ pics below!

[Photos: FreddyO, YBF]

Look At Me Now!

Fast-rapping emcee Busta Rhymes has joined the ever-growing Cash Money bandwagon family!

In addition to releasing his new single “Why Stop Now” featuring Chris Brown yesterday, Bus made the announcement about the signing via Twitter.

Real nigga doe!! Salute family!! #YMCMB/#THECONGLOMERATE!!

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@BusaBusss

Busta Rhymes

@BIRDMAN5STAR Movie time family!!!

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Word on the streetz is……Mystikal will also soon be added to the line-up.

This should be REAL interesting…….

Your thoughts?

Nicki Minaj seems to be everywhere these days. But one place you won’t be seeing her is in the upcoming video for “Y U Mad,” even though she sings on the hook and has her own verse.

But how is that even possible? …. Well, according to MTV News, she’s been replaced by “The Female Weezy,” and she even has the wardrobe and hairstyle to match!

Nicki Minaj, who is on the song but wasn’t on set was replaced by The Female Weezy. Dressed in camouflaged skater pants and exposed boxer shorts, while sporting blonde dreadlocks, Lady Wayne fully embodied the Young Money CEO. It was all in good fun.

“Honestly though, I don’t think no one is actually mad, it’s just a figure of speech,” Wayne explained to MTV News, analyzing Nicki Minaj’s hook on the song. “I think Nick just sounded good saying ‘mad’ at that point in the song. I don’t think it would’ve been cooler if she said, ‘That’s why you glad.’”

[MTV Rapfix]

So …. Nicki Minaj is the “Female Lil Wayne” is this video? That definitely explains the dreadlocks! But why?

This video already looks like it’s going to be very be interesting…

Birdman brings Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne on board for his new single “Y.U. Mad.”

The track is from his upcoming album Bigger than Life, due in stores November 22nd. Check it out below:

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YMCMB is plotting one hell of a fall music takeover.

The Hip-Hop collective is said to be preparing several releases from its long roster of artists, including Drake, Bow Wow, Tyga, Lil Twist, Birdman and Jay Sean.

Lil Wayne‘s “Carter IV” wrapped up the summer, and right in the middle of the fall, on October 24th, Drake’s sophomore album “Take Care” will be the next project released under the Young Money/Cash Money imprint.

A week later on November 1st, Bow Wow will make his Cash Money debut with “Underrated,” followed by Lil Twist’s “Don’t Get It Twisted” the next week on November 8th. Then exactly one week after that, on the 15th, Tyga will release his second album, titled “Careless World.”

Jay Sean and Birdman will share Thanksgiving week with their respective releases “Freeze Time” and “Bigga Than Life,” both due November 21st.

Then, the entire Young Money family will release a second compilation album a month later on December 20th.

It’s pretty safe to say the rest of the year belongs to YMCMB.

[Rap-Up]

Birdman is denying rumors claiming he purchased a significant amount of his son’s “Tha Carter IV” album, which sold nearly 1 million copies in its first week of release.

On Shade 45′s “Sway in the Morning” radio show,  the Cash Money head honcho told Sway he considers that to be hustling backwards:

“Nah, man, that really don’t make no sense. Why would we do that? I press and distribute ‘em. Ain’t no need for me to buy ‘em. That’s hustling backwards; we ain’t in it for that. I ain’t ever been a part of that type of scheme to be buyin’ records. We don’t do that, homie. We be working too hard to be—that don’t go with what we do. We true about what we do, we real about what we do, we work hard every day at it.”

Despite Wayne coming up a little short at 964,000, Birdman still feels like Weezy sold a million copies.

“People doin’ different numbers. But this comes from Billboard. To me, that’s a million; 964, we right there, so it’s cool. We’ll just keep grinding, I guess.”

Must be nice to have a dad like Birdman…..

[MTV]

If Jay-Z and Kanye West’s new collaborative album “Watch the Throne” got you hyped up … prepare to really have something to jump for!

During an interview with XXL, Cash Money C.E.O. Birdman revealed that Wayne and Drake will also be teaming up to release their own album.

“Wayne and I recently talked about [the Weezy/Drake collabo album]. That’s definitely going to get done. It’s older versus younger. I listened to a few songs [off Watch The Throne] and it feels like an older feel to me. I think with Drake and Wayne, they young. They young cats. You got 23 and 28. Then you got Jay-Z and them, who are older and really on their way out the game. Then you got Wayne and Drake and them, who are still youthful to the game. So, it’s two different types of music all the way across the board.”

He also went on to say he thinks an album from Wayne and Drake will be real special and youthful. “But what they’re doing is great. I think it’s great for the game, great for the business, great for retail as a whole. I just think when Wayne and Drake get together is going to be something real special also because we more youthful.”

Birdman sure does go hard for his son Weezy and his protege Drake. Let’s see if they can top Jay and Yeezy though!

Lil Wayne poses with his 12-year-old daughter Reginae Carter in the audience at the 2011 BET Awards.

Other famous faces spotted in the crowd of the 11th annual ceremony included Nelly & Ashanti, Nicki Minaj, Diddy, the entire Smith family (Jaden, Willow, Will and Jada), Keri Hilson, Laz Alonso, Big Sean, Mary J. Blige, Justin Bieber and plenty more.

Check out 20+ pics below:

Lil Wayne hosted the 400 club at Cameo in Miami Beach Saturday night (Jun 11), just one night prior to the big 2011 Finals game. Rapper and YMCMB head honcho Birdman was also spotted chillin’ in the VIP section of the club.

The Miami Heat (the team YMCMB was rooting for) ended up losing  the Finals title to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 the very next evening, finishing off the entire series at 4-2.

Check out 10+ pics below:

Photos: 400 Life

Birdman is still placing some serious bets….

The Cash Money C.E.O. announced on Twitter yesterday that he will be betting $2 million on the Miami Heat to win the NBA finals.

Check out his tweet below:

Now this is what you call racks on racks on racks……

FYI: The last time Birdman betted on a team to win a big game … they did! Earlier, he bet $1 million that the Packers would beat the Steelers in the Superbowl, and guess who won?

Soulja Boy may have stretched the truth just a tad when he said Birdman was trying to get him to leave Interscope and sign to Cash Money … because Birdman says that never happened!

Soulja Boy recently revealed that he had met with Birdman, and the two talked about signing to Birdman’s YMCMB imprint. Soulja Boy told Rap-Up.com, “I met with Baby and Slim down in Miami. He’s trying to get me to come over to Cash Money.”

However, Birdman recently took to his Twitter to put a stop to the rumor. He tweeted:

“YMCMB busine$$ real talk.I neva tried 2 sign n0b0dy thts already sign 2 s0meb0dy. we d0nt r0ck like tht.I neva tried 2 sign s0ulja.but I respect tha lil h0mey wrk keep getn it$$$$.”

This here just makes Soulja Boy look all kinds of stupid. Poor Deandre…

What Birdman wants he usually gets, and this time, he wants Soulja Boy. Or at least that’s what Soulja Boy is saying!

The 20 year old rapper recently went to Miami to work on a track with Sean Kingston and meet up with the Cash Money CEO. “I met with Baby and Slim down in Miami. He’s trying to get me to come over to Cash Money,” he dished to RapUp.com. He continued, “I still got paperwork with Interscope Records, so I’m just trying to figure out what I’ma do. I got a lot of great options on the table. I’ve been a fan of Cash Money since I was young. I’ve been listening to Birdman’s music since I was growing up. I would have never thought.”

So is the “Turn My Swag On” rapper considering the move?

“I’m taking it into consideration,” Soulja Boy said. “Birdman, we really had a good talk when we met. But I’m still young. I’m only 20 years old. So after I do these two albums, I either have the choice to go back to Interscope and re-up, do my contract over, or I can go down to Miami with Cash Money.”

If he does decide to go south, he’ll be in good company with Drake, Lil Wayne, Bow Wow and Nicki Minaj.

Cash Money head honcho Brian “Birdman” Williams really must have money to blow seeing as during a recent interview, he made reference to a limited edition Maybach Exelero, that comes with a price tag of $8 million dollars that he has been looking to purchase.

“They got this new Maybach that I want that costs $8 million. I gotta have it,” he said.

A few days later,  the longtime music executive tweeted a photo of the pricey whip, stating: “8million 0n a whip all red.blievetht.custom made.ymcmb.”

Check out the exclusive whip below:

$8 million on a whip tho?!? You could feed a small village in Africa with all that loot!

Oh, and speaking of “limited edition,” we hear that the car is so exclusive that Birdman would be the ONLY person in the entire world to own won.

They don’t call this man the “#1 stunna” for no reason. SMH.

DJ Khaled has dropped the visuals for the official remix to “Welcome To My Hood.” The track features Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game and Waka Flocka. (Now that’s a lot of damn people!)

Check it out below:

What are your thoughts on the video?

Birdman sure knows how to spend his money!

The rapper and Cash Money CEO recently came up on some big money ($1 million dollars to be exact) after the Green Bay Packers won against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Superbowl this past Sunday night.

And guess what? He’s already spent it. ALL OF IT!

“I already spent that money [on] a Landaulet Maybach,” Birdman revealed to XXL.

Thanks to his son, rap superstar Lil Wayne, Birdman picked the right team to bet on, and earned a whopping $1 million dollars in the process.

“My son [Weezy] is a Green Bay fan,” Baby said. “I’m a diehard Saints fan, but he’s a die-hard Green Bay fan. So I just went hard. And I believed Green Bay was going to win, they pulled it off. My son knows a lot of about sports, so I was just like whatever he’s going to rock with I’m going to rock with hard.”

Smart move Birdman, smart move!

Birdman is playing no games about the Super Bowl! The Cash Money CEO has placed a $1 million dollar bet on the Green Bay Packers to win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, which goes down tonight in Dallas, TX.

Peep the footage below:

Thoughts?

Gucci Mane teams up with Birdman for the ice cream cone tattooed rapper’s newest music release “Mouth Full of Gold,” which talks about both of the rappers’ love of gold-plated grills. This track will most likely show up on Gucci’s upcoming Gucci 2x mixtape.

Take a listen below:

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Shout-out to The Leakers for the untagged version of the track!

Check out this picture Bow Wow tweeted early this morning of himself, along with his Cash Money/Young Money family, including Lil Wayne, Birdman and newcomer T-Pain on the set of of DJ Khaled‘s new “Welcome to My Hood” music video.

The track (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN) serves as the lead single for Miami-based DJ Khaled’s upcoming album We The Best Forever, due in stores sometime this year.

Your thoughts on the pic?

Rappers Birdman and Lil Wayne turn it up a notch in the official music video for the “Fire Flame (Remix)”. This makes Weezy’s first music video appearance following his November 2010 release from prison.

Check out the new video below!!

What do you think about the video?

Lil Wayne and Birdman were both spotted sitting in courtside seats at the Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Hornets basketball game on Monday (Dec 13) in Miami, FL.

The two, who once collaborated on Like Father, Like Son, did not sit together but were still in good company. Weezy was with rapper Mack Maine and Birdman was with a youngin’ who looked like he couldn’t believe he was there.

More pics of Baby and Weezy below!

Just one day after being sprung from prison, Lil Wayne and his “daddy” Birdman were spotted laughing it up courtside last night (Fri. Nov 5) at the New Orleans Arena in Louisiana at the Hornets vs. Miami Heat basketball game. Check out a few pics below!

According to probation documents obtained by TMZ that went into effect shortly after his release from prison, Lil Wayne better not get wasted or blowed over the next 36 months. Hit the link below for more details…

The documents state that the rapper “may not consume or drink any substance containing alcohol” or possess illegal drugs, toxic vapors or controlled substances while he’s on probation. Weezy is also not allowed to knowingly associate with any person engaged in criminal activity or any person with a criminal record without prior written approval from the probation department.

If Wayne fails to comply with the terms of his probation….he could be sent back to prison for the remainder of his term.

Sorry, no poppin’ bottles for you Weezy!

Rapper Lil Wayne wants you to “Pop Dat” in his newest video release featuring Birdman.

The track comes off Weezy’s mixtape “No Ceilings” which debuted last year around this time and the video is featured on the Nino Brown DVD that comes bundled with the physical version of Wayne’s new I Am Not a Human Being album. Check out the video “Pop Dat (No Ceilings)” below…

FYI: Weezy gets out of jail next month (Nov 4)!!

In an interview we posted this week, Cash Money CEO Birdman told Angela Yee that he was in the final stages of securing a deal as part-owner of the Miami Dolphins, and he was just waiting on paperwork from the NFL to finalize the process.

However, according to a Miami journalist (who did his research and called not only the league, but Dolphins owner Stephen Ross as well to get the real deal) …. LIL WAYNE’S DADDY WAS LYING!

Peep the details by clicking the link below…

An NFL spokesman told the Miami Herald‘s Armando Salguero that they have NO knowledge of Birdman being in talks with officials to become a minority owner for the dolphins, and Stephen Ross himself says there’s ZERO truth to Birdman’s claims.

“I have NEVER spoken to him or any representative,” Ross said in a statement released by the Miami Dolphins. “Not considering or looking for any celebrity limited partners.”

OUCH!

Why you gotta lie to us Birdman???

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And while that’s up for debate, he does have dreams of becoming a billionaire.

In fact, he says he wants to be the first billionaire in the music industry and that’s his “main focus in life.”

All of and more was discussed in a recent interview with Angela Yee, in which the #1 Stunna also talked about his regrets on passing over artists like Keyshia Cole, Young Jeezy & T.I. along with his plans to become part owner of the Miami Dolphins and more.

Check it out below:

Spotted @ Necole Bitchie

R&B singer Trey Songz and rapper/actor Bow Wow hit up BET’s 106 & Park Tuesday (Aug 17) to promote their respective projects. Trey Songz is currently on tour with Monica and gearing up for the release of his next album, while Bow Wow is busy promoting his new movie “Lottery Ticket” (in theaters today).

Film director Spike Lee, his wife Tonya Lewis and their 13-year-old son Jackson had family time on the red carpet of the premiere of Spike Lee’s brand new HBO documentary “If God Willing And Da Creek Don’t Rise” (his follow-up documentary about Hurricane Katrina) at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Actress Angelina Jolie poses for photogs on the red carpet as she attends the premiere of her new movie “Salt” at the Le Grand Rex in Paris, France.

Rapper T.I. paid a visit to Sirius XM Studios in New York City to promote both his new movie “Takers” (in theaters next Fri. Aug 27) and his new album King Uncaged.

TV personality/socialite Kim Kardashian paid a visit to the Young Hollywood Studio in Los Angeles.

While her ex BFF Paris Hilton posed for red carpet pics at the launch of her new “Tease” fragrance and the Spring 2011 Collection for her line of shoes at Tryst nightclub at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.

Birdman kicked it in the VIP section at the Billionaire Mafia MAGIC Day 1 After Party at CityCenter in Las Vegas.

Actresses Elise Neal and Garcelle Beauvais were on hand for the “Give & Get Fete Benefiting Dress for Success Worldwide-West” at SoHo House in West Hollywood Monday afternoon (Aug 16).

Angelina Jolie walked the red carpet and did press interviews at the UK premiere of her new movie “Salt” at the Empire Leicester Square across the pond in London.

UK singer Leona Lewis was also spotted at the “Salt” film premiere in London.

The Jonas Brothers (L-R): Kevin, Joe and Nick, recorded an episode of “FOX & Friends” at the FOX studios in New York City.

Jennifer Aniston attended the premiere of her new movie “The Switch” in Hollywood.

And T.I. promoted his latest projects by recording an appearance on Fuse’s Hip-Hop Shop with Toure at Fuse Studios in NYC.

If we can say one thing about Birdman…..we can definitely say he’s a proud father!

In a recent interview with XXL Magazine, the Cash Money co-founder talks on how still today he is one of Wayne’s biggest fans…and how he feels as if his son is the Michael Jackson of the music industry.

Peep what he said below:

“When Wayne comes home he lifts everybody’s spirits, he lifts everybody’s value, he lifts the brand, he lifts everything. Wayne is gonna be the biggest artist in music, not just in hip-hop; in music. It’s some Michael Jackson sh*t right here goin’ on right before our eyes…He’s a beast; he went back to that raw rappin’. That n*gga still be impressin’ me with his music. I say that to say that I be around him a lot so the sh*t he do and say shouldn’t be as impressive to me. I’m one of his biggest fans, I be geeked out on him. I watch him work, he’s just cold. It’s some magical shit to watch the young blood do what he do.”

We gotta give the guy some credit though…he did raise a monster! We don’t know about comparing him to MJ though, that’s a bit much…

Birdman is BALLIN OUTTA CONTROL!

The Cash Money Records co-founder and CEO recently purchased a $2.1 million all red everything Bugatti Veyron, one of the most expensive automobiles in the WORLD. And not only that, it’s also the fastest street legal car on the planet, reaching speeds of up to 267 miles per hour according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Last week, video footage was released of Birdman (real name: Bryan Williams) wearing a matching red Adidas tracksuit as he showed off his brand new expensive toy, which we hear costs over $300,000 PER YEAR to maintain, and took it on a test drive shortly after it was delivered via a semi-trailer.

Peep the footage of Birdman showing off his brand new whip below:

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Rapper Drake hung out with his boss Birdman (CEO of Cash Money Records) at a party celebrating the release of his debut album Thank Me Later Tuesday night (Jun 15) at 5Ninth in New York City.

The event was hosted by Crown Royal and some of Drake’s labelmates, including Young Money recording artists Lil Twist, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda and Shanell, along with fellow rappers Fabolous and Jadakiss, also rolled through to help the emcee celebrate his first album’s release.

Peep the pics below…

Hip-Hop elite honored the dirty south Thursday night (Jun 3) at the 2010 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors. Held in New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom, the VH1 Hip-Hop honors was hosted by actor/comedian Craig Robinson and honored Dirty South Hip-Hop Legends like Jermaine Dupri, Master P, Uncle Luke and more.

Celebrities who walked the red carpet before the big show include Keri Hilson, Brandy, Ray J, Chilli, Mystikal (and his pregnant girlfriend), Taraji P. Henson, Rick Ross, Slim Thug, Kelly Rowland, Trina and more.

We have 20+ pictures for you to check out below and when you continue reading…

BMI held their annual artist showcase last night at the Havanna Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Young Money rapper Drake was the headlining performer for the showcase, which had a few celebs in the building including Birdman, Big Boi, Bobby Valentino, Shanell, the twins from Jagged Edge (Brandon & Brian) and more. Check out a few pics below and when you continue reading…

PHOTOS: FREDDYO / EXCLUSIVE ACCESS

Pull out your “Free Wayne” or “Free Weezy” tees because after many a delay, rapper Lil Wayne is behind bars (for real this time). For the third time in just one month, Weezy made his way to a New York City courthouse for his hearing on his 1-year jail term for having a loaded gun on his tour bus.

AP says Wayne (real name: Dwayne Carter) gave a brief bow to fans/supporters as he was arrested and led out of the NYC courtroom in handcuffs to begin serving his year-long sentence Monday (Mar 8). He was arrested back in July 2007 after cops found a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his bus. He pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him in October.

Reports say the 27-year-old rapper chose not to speak at his sentencing yesterday when he turned himself in. With good behavior, he’ll only serve 8 months out of the year, and he will be held in protective custody (outside of the general pop.) at Rikers Island prison.

The Grammy winner — who has made upwards of $50 million a tour — was mobbed on his way into Manhattan Supreme Court by hundreds of reporters and cellphone-waving fans, and serenaded up the con crete steps by shouts of, “Weezy! We love you!” “Yo, keep your head up, Weezy!” one fan shouted from a back row of the courtroom as the cuffs went on. Lil Wayne — nickname “Weezy,” real name Dwayne Carter, age 27 — will continue making music in jail, said his lawyer, Stacey Richman. “He’s an unstoppable musician and creator,” she said.

This date has been a longtime coming for Wayne. The first time he was scheduled to appear in court, his attorney got the judge to postpone it a few weeks so that he could have dental surgery before he went into the slammer. The second time he was scheduled to turn himself in, a fire broke out at the courthouse just hours before he was to arrive.

More pics of Lil Wayne turning himself in below and after the cut…

He said goodbye to fans on Twitter, in print interviews and in YouTube videos, only to see the surrender date come and go, each time necessitating renewed goodbyes. “Law is mind without reason . . . I’ll return,” he wrote on his Twitter page yesterday morning. But once in court yesterday, he said nothing.

Asked by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon if he wanted to speak before sentencing, the rapper shook his head. “Nothing at all?” repeated the judge. The rapper shook his head again.

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Lil Wayne is a very busy man. In a recent interview with Tim Westwood, Birdman said that Wayne would be shooting 20 to 30 videos before he begins his bid in prison next month. This is a far cry from the original 10 he shot a couple weeks back.

Here are 10+ pictures of Wayne, Shanell, Tyga, Birdman, Nicki Minaj and other members of Young Money on the set of “Roger That” in Miami. Check them out below and after the cut…

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Some of you may remember that there was some talk of R. Kelly and Birdman teaming up to put out Best of Both Worlds 2 back in 2003. And no one really knew what had happened to that project… until now! Here’s what Birdman had to say about it in his cover story for the latest issue of O’Zone Magazine:

“Probably the worst investment I did was f*ckin’ with R. Kelly. That was a waste of my time. I could’ve made money if I wasn’t f*ckin’ with that clown-ass n**ga”

Wow! Sounds like Jay-Z wasn’t the only rapper that was rubbed the wrong way by ol’ Kellz…

Well that didn’t take long! Earlier today, Birdman revealed via his Twitter that Lil Wayne‘s new album Rebirth will not make its December 21st date. Wayne’s album will be pushed back to February 1, 2010 but Young Money‘s compilation album titled We Are Young Money is still set to be released on the 21st of this month. Their new video for “Bedrock” was released yesterday on BET’s 106 & Park.

We’ve lost count on the number of times Rebirth has been pushed back, but we know that it’s pretty high. We’re not even worried about the album anymore as we doubt anyone else is either at this point. Just go to jail, give us all a break from you and come back with The Carter IV and V as a double disc compilation. Throw away all that rock sh*t altogether.

The 3 kings of Cash Money/Young Money, Birdman, Lil Wayne and Drake, star in Birdman’s new music video for his latest single, “4 My Town (Play Ball)” from his fourth solo album Pricele$$, in stores now. Continue reading to peep the new music video!

BOONDOCKS SEASON 3 IS COMING VERY SOON!!! // THE SMOKING SECTION

BIRDMAN ON DRAKE: “WE WANT TO MAKE HIM BIGGER THAN EVERYBODY … INCLUDING WAYNE” // RAP RADAR

MEET TIGER WOODS‘ MISTRESSES! // POP EATER

TIGER WOODS ISSUES APOLOGY AND SHAQ COMES TO HIS DEFENSE // NECOLE BITCHIE

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE OF MARILYN MONROE SMOKING POT! // POP EATER

KEYSHIA COLE IS HAVING A LITTLE BOY! // GOSSIP ON THIS

ALLEN IVERSON SIGNS BACK WITH THE SIXERS? // MEDIA OUTRAGE

Judging by this picture alone (and the fact that he has like 10 kids by 20 different women) the ladies love Lil Wayne! He should think about changing his name to LL Cool D (LOL). Anyway, here are more pics of Young Money on the set of their new “Bedrock” music video, which features R&B singer Lloyd on the hook.

Check out more pics (and a behind the scenes video) after the break!

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A Florida man named Thomas Marasciullo filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Friday (Oct 31) in a Manhattan federal court against rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman. The suit was also filed against their record label and various music distribution outlets.

Marasciullo is looking for recognition in a voice over that Wayne used back in 2006. The lawsuit against Cash Money states that Thomas recorded some Italian styled word arrangements and Lil’ Wayne and Birdman used them without permission (or pay) on a track entitled “Respect.”

AP reports: “The gold-selling “Like Father, Like Son” hit the top of the R&B/hip-hop album chart. Several short tracks that Marasciullo says he wrote, recorded and copyrighted — including “Loyalty” and “Respect” — feature a man’s voice delivering mob-movie-flavored repartee.

Among the remarks, from “Loyalty”: “The main name in this game is respect and loyalty. Family is a big thing. When we do this kind of business, everything is with respect.” The lawsuit says Marasciullo’s recordings were used in four tracks on that album and five on “5 (Star) Stunna.”

Marasciullo discovered his voice had been used when his daughter was trying to purchase an Aretha Franklin ringtone entitled “Respect” and they came across Lil’ Wayne and Birdman’s version. According to the lawsuit, Marasciullo’s son ended up being involved in the case when he was fired from a recording engineer job at Cash Money Records after the father started demanding payment.

In the past two years Cash Money Records has risen to become one of the top selling hip-hop record labels with one of rap’s most successful artists Lil’ Wayne. But it seems like Mr. Carter has been spending most of his time in the courts these past few months and he will be behind bars for the majority of the year 2010 for an illegal weapons charge, which dates back to 2007.

Jay Sean may be new to us, but from what we hear, he’s been doing the damn thing oveseas since 2005! His first U.S. single “Down” (featuring labelmate Lil Wayne) is currently sitting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, after taking the Black Eyed Peas‘ spot and spending a week at the #1 position.

Jay Sean (born Kamalijit Singh Jhooti) is a British Indian Pop/R&B singer/songwriter, born in West London, England to parents who migrated to the U.K. from Punjab, India. He started his music career overseas under Virgin Records and he signed to Cash Money Records over here in the U.S. back in 2008.

Jay and his bosses Birdman and Slim from Cash Money hosted a listening session last night at New York City’s greenhouse nightclub. Executives and artists from Universal Republic (Cash Money’s parent label). R&B singer/songwriter Melanie Fiona was also on hand to help celebrate her labelmate’s recent success of being the first Cash Money artist to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year.

Be on the look out for Sean’s U.S. debut album, All or Nothing, set to be released November 2009.

Continue reading for more pics and Jay Sean and Lil Wayne’s music video for the hit single “Down!”

JAY SEAN F/ LIL WAYNE – “DOWN” (MUSIC VIDEO)

Check out “Written On Her,” Birdman‘s latest music video, featuring British pop singer Jay Sean, from his forthcoming album, Always Strapped, in stores soon! Peep the new video after the break.

Lil Kim‘s 34th birthday was about 3 weeks ago (July 11th to be exact), but that still didn’t stop her from celebrating it with a big party at Mansion nightclub this past Thursday night (Jul 23) in Miami, FL. Other celebs who hit up the shindig were LisaRaye, Trina, Jagged Edge and more. Continue reading for a few more pics!

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The 2009 BET Awards went down this past Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles and if you haven’t had a chance to peep the performances from the show (Keyshia Cole, Monica, Beyonce, Soulja Boy, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, and more!) and the pre-show yourself, then continue reading to get your fix, courtesy of Mr. Word Premiere.

KEYSHIA COLE & MONICA – “TRUST”

DRAKE – “BEST I EVER HAD” + YOUNG MONEY – “EVERY GIRL”

JAY-Z – “D.O.A. (DEATH OF AUTOTUNE)”

BEYONCE – “AVE MARIA”

SOULJA BOY – “TURN MY SWAG ON”

MAXWELL – “PRETTY WINGS”

CIARA’S MJ TRIBUTE – “HEAL THE WORLD”

JAMIE FOXX (F/ T-PAIN & TRAVIS BARKER) – “BLAME IT”

JAMIE FOXX (F/ NE-YO & FABOLOUS) – “SHE GOT HER OWN”

NE-YO’S MJ TRIBUTE – “LADY OF MY LIFE”

KERI HILSON – “TURNING ME ON / KNOCK YOU DOWN”

NEW EDITION JACKSON 5 TRIBUTE

JAMIE FOXX OPENING MJ TRIBUTE + DOES THE MOONWALK

KEITH SWEAT/GUY/BBD OLD SCHOOL MALE R&B MEDLEY

TEVIN CAMPBELL, TREY SONGZ, TYRESE & JOHNNY GILL O’JAYS TRIBUTE

CONTINUE TO PAGE 2 FOR PERFORMANCES FROM THE PRE-SHOW

Ne-Yo and his girlfriend Tenille Jiminez stopped for a quick pic in the audience as they watched the 2009 BET Awards go down at the Shrine Auditorium Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles. Continue reading for lots of pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Kanye West, Soulja Boy, Keri Hilson, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Lil Wayne and much more chilling in the audience and backstage at the show.

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