Everyone who is a fan of 50 Cent listen up! Fif just recently posted his new single Crime Wave from his upcoming album Before I Self Destruct that will hit stores on November 23.

"I meant for it to be a little harder and what I fell in love with about hip-hop and within hip-hop," Fiddy told MTV about his fourth solo album. He continue to say, "Before I Self Destruct is absolutely harder than Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ or other projects in between."

Bryan "Birdman" Williams recently stood up for himself on BET’s 106 & Park after receiving backlash for comments he made about Lil’ Wayne being a better emcee that Jay-Z.

Williams hit up the popular TV show for an interview, where he explained why he still feels Wayne is the better than the New York icon.

"Well I feel like, as far as number one to me, that don’t really matter, it’s about who makes the most money and do the most," Baby explained in an interview. "I think my son do the most, rap the most, he do the most shows, we do the most so if we do the most, how could you be number one if you ain’t making the most? No, no, [beef]. Nothing personal, they just asked me my opinion and that was my opinion. I think we do the most and make the most, so if you don’t like it, that’s on you. I can’t see past Wayne, so I can’t see Jay-Z ."

Lil’ Wayne made an appearance in New York courtroom today (October 22) to plead guilty criminal gun possession charges in connection with his July 2007 arrest.

Wayne has reportedly entered into a plea deal and, according to the New York Post, will be facing a one-year stint behind bars.

At press time, the rapper was scheduled to be formally sentenced sometime in 2010.

Yo! Raps previously reported on Wayne’s legal trouble in New York when reports emerged about the rapper being linked to the gun through DNA evidence.

Miami native Rick Ross is pointing to his successful 2009 run as evidence of his victory over long-time enemy 50 Cent.

Rick Ross sat down for an interview with RealTalkNY.com, offering his take on the beef with 50 Cent. Despite his foe’s disrespectful antics with the mother of his child and numerous videos spoofing his career, Ross says he’s taken him down just as "David beat Goliath."

"After you crush such a huge donkey, you have to reap the benefits of going to war. Just like when David beat Goliath, I’m pretty sure when he went back to town the ladies had bread and wine and he fornicated and it was just the best life," Ross said.

 DJ AM was laid to rest today (September 2) in Los Angeles during a private ceremony for turntables close friends and family.
A funeral for DJ AM, born Adam Goldstein, started at 3:00 PM at the Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary, a prominent Jewish cemetery in West Los Angeles.

DJ AM, 36, was found dead in his New York apartment last Friday (August 31). 

 The battle between Afeni Shakur’s Amaru Entertainment and film company Morgan Creek Productions rages on over the making of a bio-pic about rapper Tupac Shakur.

The two companies are locked in litigation over a movie on the life of Tupac Shakur. In a lawsuit filed last February, Morgan Creek accused Amaru of breaching a contract to produce a movie about Shakur, who was gunned down on the Las Vegas strip in September of 1996.

Amaru filed a cross-complaint against Morgan Creek, claiming the production company interfered with other potential deals for the movie.
Lawyers claim that Morgan Creek attempted to block other interested film companies from being involved in the film, by claiming to have exclusive rights to produce the untitled flick. 

 For the last several years, T-Pain’s Auto-Tune centered sound has dominated the Hip-Hop and R&B markets.

Now, the popular songwriter will bring that technology to the iPhone via a partnership with Antares Audio Technologies. Dubbed “I Am T-Pain,” the phone app will give the user the full capabilities of the Auto-Tune technology.

With it, fans can record their own versions of T-Pain hits like “Bartender,” “Dream Girl,” and “I’m Sprung.”

Once completed, the user can upload their songs to various social networking sites like Facebook and Youtube. 

 D12 members Kon Artis and Kuniva have run afoul with the IRS, joining a plentiful list of celebrities facing the same situation.

Of the two, Kuniva and his wife owe $137,702 in taxes on income earned from 2004-2006. Kuniva also owes $16,590 to the state of Michigan.

Kon Artist, aka Denaun Porter, owes $61,501 for unpaid taxed. In an interview with the Detroit News, he revealed that his debt could be wiped out in as little as two months. 

 Sean “Diddy” Combs and a number of high profile rap stars will celebrate the release of Raekwon The Chef’s highly anticipated album Only Build 4 Cuban Linx II.

Combs has been tapped to serve as host of the release party, which will take place at New York hot spot Santos Party House.

Legendary DJ Kid Capri and Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg will spin at the event, which is being sponsored by Littles and Raekwon’s Ice H20 Records.

“I’m excited about this project. This is a true evolution from where we began,” Raekwon said. “I’m also overwhelmed by the love and support that I’ve received. My long time friend and Hip-Hop veteran, Diddy reached out to offer his support and agreed to host the event.” 

 Police in Allentown, Pennsylvania are investigating a shooting that left two people injured, after a concert featuring Fabolous.
Fabolous was in town to promote his latest album/movie Loso’s Way. The rapper performed without incident inside the Crocodile Rock Café in downtown Allentown.
Around 2:30 AM this morning (August 23), gunfire erupted in the parking lot, injuring a man and a woman.

Both victims were transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. Their conditions were not immediately available.