VH1 News — 50 Cent said Before I Self Destruct is "close to perfect." Fif talked to MTV News about working with Dr. Dre, Timbaland and Polow Da Don on the September album. more info

AllHipHop — An album of unreleased music from Tupac Shakur will be among a series of new releases coming from WIDEawake Entertainment Group, the owner of Death Row Records.   The Canada-based development company will allow music publisher EverGreen to serve as... more info

VH1 News — Scott Storch, who produced hits for 50 Cent, the Game, T.I., Chris Brown, Dr. Dre and many others, talks about his long cocaine addiction and recovery. more info

MTV.com News — Miami hit producer is back after almost losing everything to drug addiction.By Shaheem Reid Scott Storch Photo: Courtesy of Scott Storch MIAMI — It almost seems impossible, but it's tragically true. Scott Storch squandered $30 million. N... more info

MTV.com News — Clip mimics Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent's styles without actual cameos.By Jayson Rodriguez Eminem and 50 Cent Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Wireimage The three-headed monster is on its way. The video for Eminem's "Crack a Bottle," featuring Dr. Dre an... more info

VH1 News — Eminem, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre don't appear in the video for Em's "Crack a Bottle," but that doesn't mean their presence isn't felt. more info

Chicago Tribune — LOS ANGELES -- Under the aegis of legendary beatmaker Dr. Dre, Dawaun Parker has spent the last four years in a residency of sorts. But with first-week sales of Eminem's "Relapse" estimated at an excess of 600,000 copies sold, it may signal that the ... more info

Rolling Stone — Ever since R. Kelly was acquitted of child pornography charges, the Chocolate Factory foreman has been hibernating. His rumored new album 12 Play: Fourth Quarter never surfaced in the tail end of 2008 as expected, and besides the supposed Kelly and T... more info

Guardian Music — The good doctor toasts the arrival of his new album by savouring the medicinally monikered soft drink. NWA fans look away now ...Six months after the "fiasco" of their promotional tie-in with Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, Dr Pepper is again assoc... more info

Rolling Stone — • Ozzy Issues Statement on Sabbath Suit • Phil Spector Sentenced for Murder Conviction • Jay Leno: “Conan Doesn’t Need My Advice” • Dr. Dre Teases Detox in Dr. Pepper Ad • Ozzy Suing Iommi for Black Sabbath Name • Rare Tim Buckley L... more info