How will the hip-hop community respond to this guy?

*Sighs* Slow news day.

According to the official Blacksmith website, Kweli's Ear Drum LP has been pushed back to 2007.

-I know we've discussed this before, but I still don't believe it. Judging by the ephemeral life span of celeb-relationships, it'll only be a matter of time before Jermaine starts looking back in regret.

-Photos of Steve Irwin in his final moments. Meanwhile, Ras Kass has been catching some flack for that ignorant Stingray metaphor.

-Music critic Robert Christgau, who got fired by Village Voice last month, finds new home at NPR.

-I like this new UGK single better than "Like That."

-Busta Rhymes due in court today for allegedly beating up a kid.

-Some more pictorials from this year's Vh1 Hip-Hop Honors.

-More on the Making of Kingdom Come: Dr. Dre sends Jay-Z 25 beats out of nowhere.

-R.I.P. Lebo Mathosa

(K-Fed pic via Dlisted.com)