Third cover in the Method Man, Ghostface, Raekwon Wu-Massacre variant series. Album drops March 30th – there’s only two weeks left…

Two photographers caught a bad one in Copenhagen, outside of the Skt. Petri Hotel, when one of 50 Cent’s bodyguards lost his temper and attacked them, choking one, while the other video recorded the incident (see above). “I feared for my life,” photographer Nikoloj Vraar said, in a report by the New York Daily News. [cont.]

New album from Jim Jones The Ghost of Rich Porter now has the final track list and artwork to accompany it.  Album due to be released March 23rd.  Features from Chink Santana,  Gucci Mane and Shawty Lo just to name a few.  Full track list below. 1. Intro 2. Oh Yeah 3. Hit ‘Em Up [cont.]

Drake let select members of the press hear pieces of his highly anticipated Thank Me Later LP this week. Winnepeg Free Press blogger, Ace Burpee, spilled some details this morning. Here is what he had to say… In Toronto this afternoon a few of us got an invite from Universal Music to meet Drake and [cont.]

DMX may avoid jail time for his recent parole violation (and subsequent court room spaz out), by instead joining the cast of Celebrity Rehab, where he is the #1 pick, according to a report by TMZ. DMX’s attorney Gary Jenkins says they were contacted by the show after news of X’s arrest broke this week. [cont.]

In the midnight hour, it looked as if the inclusion of video slots at Aqueduct was in the bag, but the option was pulled at the last minute, as Queens minister Floyd Flake and rapper/entrepreneur Jay-Z dropped out as partners in AEG (Aquaduct Entertainment Group). “The deal is circling the drain. It’s on its way [cont.]

Lil’ Wayne has been instructed by prison officials not to sign a single autograph while inside, as “Lil’ Wayne is not a celebrity in here,” according to a rep from the Correction Officer’s Benevolent Association. Wayne’s extended vacation at Riker’s Island based on a 2007 weapons charge will last one year, but he may have [cont.]

Raekwon dishes to MTV on the forthcoming Wu-Massacre LP, explaining how the Wu-Tang Clan focuses on making albums, rather than ringtone singles meant for radio or club play. “A lot of the production was dealt with through us playing phone tag,” Rae told MTV later, off camera. “Ghost had a lot to do with really [cont.]

After previewing the artwork for the project yesterday, today we see both a behind the scenes listening session for Consequence’s “Movies On Demand” Mixtape (dropping March 15th), as well as the official tracklist. TRACKLIST: 1. I’ma Do Me Regardless 2. Childish Games (feat. Asher Roth) 3. The More I Get (feat. Rick Ross) 4. Sounds [cont.]

It was a great day for Brooklyn, depending on who you ask….. Seven years ago, Jay-Z announced that as co-owner of the New Jersey Nets, that he would bring them back to Brooklyn, and today he did. The rapper, among several other stars and politicians, broke ground on the Barclay Center, the new home to [cont.]

LA, CA– (To say that music courses thru Kokane’s veins would be an understatement, as besides being an accomplished multi-dimensional artist (writing, producing, rapper, singer) in his own right, he is cousins with Big Hutch of the groundbreaking California duo known as Above The Law and made numerous appearances on their Uncle Sam’s Curse LP [cont.]

XXL got the drop on the official tracklist for Nas & Damian Marley’s long-awaited collaborative LP, Distant Relatives. Amazon reports the current release date is May 25th, but is subject to change. TRACKLIST: 1. As We Enter 2. Tribal War (feat. K’NAAN) 3. Strong Will Continue 4. Leaders 5. Wisdom (Sabali) 6. Count Your Blessings [cont.]

Off camera, Freaknik added the following. “It happens, man,” Pain told MTV. “People go to jail. That’s something he’s gotta go through. I’m happy it’s not f—ing 10 years. That’s just something that’s going on. I know his commissary [prison store] is ridiculous. He’s got so much money in his commissary. You think Baby is [cont.]

Chopped Herring Records will release the third in their unreleased Bushwick series of vinyl EP’s with the Shadez Of Brooklyn’s “Pandemonium” EP, produced entirely by Da Beatminerz at D&D Studios in 1996/1997. The group is best known for their underground classic “Change”, which is included on the EP, along with five other tracks including ‘Everyday [cont.]

Buck 65 and D-Sisive and joined together to form The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus, and will release an album called The 100 Story Building via Urbnet Records. The concept of the album? To write songs about your life. Or your friends. Or enemies, even. How does it work? The duo will be taking submissions from the [cont.]

Devin delivers artwork from his forthcoming April 20th release…. That bellhop *thought* he smelled something funky….  {Source: NR}

…. and “Romantic Comedy” is not the not the name of a rap supergroup. The two will star in Just Wright, an actual romantic comedy, where Common takes his first lead role as an NBA player, while Latifah stars as a physical therapist that has “had it up to here” with the dating scene. Then [cont.]

Dallas Penn chimes in with a handful of joints from Roc’s forthcoming Marcburg LP, dropping on Fat Beats Records April 20th. Full tracklist and audio below…. Tracklist: 1. Pimptro 2. It’s a Crime 3. Whateva Whateve 4. Raw Deal 5. We Do It (Feat. KA) 6. Snow 7. Ridin Around 8. Panic 9. Thugs Prayer [cont.]

He’s serious about the whole 10 album thing – 10 albums, 10 songs each, in 10 months during 2010. It’s all starting on March 30th with Fornever, produced by 9th Wonder.

In a shocking, surprising move, DMX has been arrested for violating his parole on five different counts, including using drugs over the last nine months, say authorities. The rapper was arrested in Arizona last year on theft, narcotic, and animal abuse charges spending 90 days in an AZ prison, and was currently under probation. X [cont.]