-Video: Young Buck - I Know You Want Me. All I can say is that it doesn't deserve its own post.

-Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor on pace to shift 100,000 units next week. Better than I expected. If you're one of those "hip-hop is dead" types, do yourself and the rest of us a favor: stop complaining and go cop this album as well as Game Theory.

-Mario Etheridge (man who shot proof) found guilty on two counts.

-Play and Dana Dane teach Hip-Hop Class

-Dave Mays and Benzino's new publication, Hip-Hop Weekly, gets a street date. Those guys are some comedians.

-Jay-Z adds a MOBO to his awards tally. But, he didn't show up for the obvious reasons.

-Hip-Hop Caucus to protest at the White House.