Jay-Z, 50 Cent And Nas To Record Song?

Rumors have hit the internet that Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Nas may actually be featured on an "Empire State of Mind" remix.




According to BET.com, an eavesdropping source at a New York Giant's office allegedly overheard a conversation that would place the three rappers, each of whom who've had beef with one another at some point, on the same track.



Jay-Z and Nas took part in one of rap's most historic beefs, releasing iconic diss tracks "Takeover" and "Ether," respectively. Although the two patched things up in recent years, 50 Cent never publicly buried the hatchet with either Jay or Nas. Recently, 50 has gone at Jay openly, saying that the former Def Jam president believed he is Jesus - among other taunts.

50's beef with Nas is well-documented, as the Aftermath rapper famously called out Nas on the diss track "Piggy Bank," which was featured on 50's 2005 effort, The Massacre.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10249/title.jay-z-50-cent-and-nas-to-record-song

Drake's Album Pushed Back

Even with the buzz surrounding him, not even Drake is immune to having his album pushed back.




The Toronto rapper revealed to MTV News that his album, Thank Me Later, wasn't going to be hitting shelves for at least a few months. “Well I'm making great progress on it. I'm hoping for March now. It's just pulling everybody together.”



Originally, the album was set to hit stores in January 2010, then was moved to Valentine's Day (February 14). Among those Drake hopes to add to the album is singer Sade, who will be dropping her first album in eight years on Valentine's Day.



“I had a wish list for my managers of everybody I wanted involved that stem beyond Hip Hop. I'm trying to pull it all together. I'm really trying to work with Sade. Lil Wayne will be on it. Young Jeezy, Jay-Z, Kanye will be doing work on it. It's in the family.”



Despite the disappointment of having the album pushed back, Drake has been nominated for two Grammy Awards - having released a retail mixtape in So Far Gone.

 
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10241/title.drakes-album-pushed-back

Chamillionaire Heads To Fort Hood To Help Heal Community

Grammy award winning rapper Chamillionaire will take part in the Fort Hood Community Strong Day, an event designed to uplift the spirits of the Fort Hood community in the wake of a deadly shooting on the army base.








Chamillionaire will be joined by Nick Jonas, Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, Dana Carvey, Zac Brown Band at the Hood Stadium on December 11th.







The free event will feature food, games, free carnival rides and entertainment designed to heal the community.







Over 349,000 military personnel, family members, retirees and civilian employees call the Fort Hood home.







The community, which is the largest Army post in American, was shocked on November 5th when Major Nidal Hasan open fire on unarmed soldiers killing 13 and injuring over two dozen others.

 
http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/12/08/22058204.aspx

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Bryant Gumbel announces he is being treated for lung cancer

Bryant Gumbel had surgery two months ago to remove a malignant tumor in his lung, the former "Today" host said Tuesday on "Live with Regis and Kelly."




"We had told a few people, we told my family, obviously. I even kept it from my staff at 'Real Sports.' So I'm okay for the time being. I'm hoping they greenlight me to play golf again," he said after avoiding a request from Kelly to show off some dance moves.



Gumbel, 61, was filling in on the morning show for Regis Philbin. He said that part of his lung had been removed and that his doctors were hopeful that the cancer would not return

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=445666&Gt1=28103
 

Tupac song selected for Vatican playlist

Music from late rapper Tupac Shakur has been included as part of the Vatican's official MySpace Music playlist.




The seat of the Catholic Church released a list of 12 songs onto the social networking Web site's streaming music service this week when the site launched in the United Kingdom.



Among selections from Mozart, Muse and Dame Shirley Bassey is the slain rapper's song "Changes," which was released two years after his shooting death on a greatest hits album in 1998.



"The genres are very different from each other, but all these artists share the aim to reach the heart of good minded people," the Vatican wrote on its official MySpace Music page.



As of Thursday night, "Changes" had been played more than 4.6 million times on the Web site.



The list was compiled by Father Giulio Neroni, artistic director of church publisher St Paul's Multimedia. He was also responsible for compiling the Vatican's recent Alma Mater album, which combined Gregorian chants and prayers with classical music and the voice of Pope Benedict XVI speaking in five languages.



Shakur, who spent time in prison for sexual assault, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Nevada in 1996.



The lyrics of "Changes" describe Shakur's desire to change a grim life of drugs, crime and violence on the streets.



Lyrics of the song, which is labeled as "explicit," include 'Is life worth living, should I blast myself?" "Give the crack to the kids, who the hell cares, one less hungry mouth on the welfare," and "My stomach hurts, so I'm looking for a purse to snatch."

 
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/04/tupac.vatican.playlist/index.html
 

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