We didn’t even know he was still signed….

Chamillionaire (the guy who recorded “Riding Dirty”) has officially left Universal Records. The Houston rapper made the announcement during a recent interview with Billboard.

“I think nowadays labels feels that rap doesn’t sell as much as pop does. So what they are doing is they are trying to turn rappers into that. ‘You infiltrated pop culture with ‘Ridin Dirty’ now do it again. That’s what they wanted me to be, and if I came in with something that was more me, they wouldn’t support. But ‘Ridin Dirty’ wasn’t a pop record – it was myself.”

Surprisingly, he just wrapped up his third solo album Venom, but the label declined to release it. Chamillionaire now plans on taking matters in his own hands…and is working on a music series titled Playlist Poisson.

We wish you the best of luck Cham!

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The 2010 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors went down Thursday (Jun 3) in New York City and featured guest appearances and performances from Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow, Drake, T.I., Fabolous, Nelly, Gucci Mane, Missy Elliott, Kelly Rowland, Lauren London and more.

This year’s show honored the Dirty South Hip-Hop movement. Check out 20+ pics from the 2010 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, set to air this coming Monday (Jun 7) at 9 pm, below and when you continue reading…

50 Cent took the stage Wednesday night (Dec 16) and performed in front of a sold out audience during the Power 106 Cali Christmas at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles. Other performers on the ticket were T-Pain (who brought along his $400,000 “Big Ass Chain”), Chamillionaire, Jeremih, Jay Sean and Pitbull. Continue reading for more pics!

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Here’s a shot of Kanye West and his girlfriend Amber Rose on the red carpet of the 2009 BET Awards, which went down Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium. The show itself pretty much sucked. And that’s us being nice. But for the most part, everyone looked good on the red carpet. Continue reading for 80+ pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Tyrese, Soulja Boy, Ciara, Mario and tons more!

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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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K-Mart and Protege hosted the Basketball Block Party at the Phoenix Children’s Museum in Phoenix, AZ to celebrate NBA All-Star Weekend 2009. Who were the celebrity attendees, you ask? Well, Lil’ Mama performed (and spoke), Chamillionaire spoke, and to see who else hit up the event, you’ll just have to click that nice little link below that reads “Continue Reading.” C’mon, you know you want to!

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Ciroc Vodka and retired NBA player Kenny Smith hosted an “All Star Jam” party to celebrate NBA All-Star Weekend 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. The celebrity guest list included Shaquille O’Neal, Busta Rhymes, Brutha, Common and more. Continue reading for the rest of the pics and keep checking back for more pics from NBA All-Star Weekend 2009!

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