MTV.com News — Plus: Play N Skillz are hunting for new talent for their G4 Muzik label, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Fabolous and Ne-Yo Photo: BET more info

Guardian Music — What happens when you put 50 Cent in a room with self-help writer Robert Greene? The most improbable popular psychology book imaginableWhen the rapper and former drug dealer Curtis Jackson first laid hands on a copy of a vaguely sinister self-help... more info

MTV.com News — MC also sends 'blessings' to DJ AM's loved ones.By Shaheem Reid Flo Rida Photo: MTV News ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — How in the world do you react when you're sitting down and get a call that Beyoncé wants to take you overseas — and pa... more info

VH1 News — Busta Rhymes is "80 percent" finished with his new LP, and now he's aiming for our Hottest MCs in the Game list. " With or without an album, I belong on that list," he said. more info

MTV.com News — 'With or without an album, I belong on that list,' Bus tells MTV News.By Shaheem Reid Busta Rhymes Photo: Universal ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — "With or without an album, I belong on that list. I'm always hot," Busta Rhymes proclaimed a li... more info

AllHipHop — AllHipHop.com Breeding Ground alumni Nicki Minaj has officially inked a deal with Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint.   She joins the Young Money roster after releasing several critically acclaimed mixtapes, including her most recent, Beam Me U... more info

MTV.com News — Bun B, Flo Rida also perform sets on Sunday.By Shaheem Reid Rick Ross (file) Photo: Ben Rose/ Getty Images ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The summer concert season closed out with a bang at the Journal Pavilion on Sunday night, as Florida kin... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The highlight of what’s on sale today has got to be the killer record release party for Raekwon’s new album, ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX II at Santos Party House on September 8. It features an unbelievable lineup with Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Me... more info

MTV.com News — Wu-Tang MC is planning a star-studded album-release party for Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. By Shaheem Reid Raekwon Photo: Universal Raekwon the Chef is keeping his raps right in the kitchen. The outspoken Wu-Tang Clan member has teased us f... more info

A Walking Disast3r — The Rock The Bells Tour made its stop in Denver on Thursday to a sizeable crowd at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater. I would say I was skeptical about the finalized lineup for the Denver stop; it was missing some of the heavyweights such as Co... more info