-Not that it's the first time I've noticed this sort of plagiarism, but, there's something unethical about jacking another person's piece word for word. I'm talking about these guys jacking this article. He eventually agreed to add the source.

-Will.i.am says he was nervous when he first met The Game. Duh, he jumped Ras Kass by himself. Who wouldn't be? s/c

Speaking of JT...

-He won't drive Maybachs or wear button-ups, but he sure looks awkward on this cover of the November XXL.

-You know the world is coming to an end when folks like Michael Jackson are getting dropped from their label. What's the word on that Method Man rumor by the way?

-Gnarls Barkley takes the "if it ain't broke..." approach on their second album. (Update: They're no longer sure if there'll be a second Gnarls Barkley album.)

-I was just about to exhale a sigh of relief at the sight of this headline before realizing that The Boondocks comic strip won't return anytime soon. Let me find out Aaron McGruder has joined Dave Chappelle in Africa.

-Bumpy Knuckles takes a break from dissin' Nah'Right.com posters to beef with Rakim...of all people.

-Shots fired atJim Jones concert, two men arrested.

R.I.P. Etta Baker