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The Inside Scoop on this week in Hip Hop.
Week of: 3/19-3/23
Written By: Shaquueeesha

Ya gurl is back with another edition of that Inside Scoop on what’s what in Hip-Hop. This week’s rundown is filled with that juicy news, those rumors we all can't get enough of and all that good stuff. Let's do it...
Dallas Austin issues a statement in response to his comments made on video about Christina Aguilera and Joss Stone. "Every action generates an equal and opposite reaction. My statement about Christina Aguilera and Joss Stone was a reaction to an incident I care not to discuss in any forum, and while I may have felt justified, I do owe an apology to Christina, Joss and their families. The comments I made about Christina Aguilera and Joss Stone were purely an act of retaliation not of malice or cruel intent. As we all have our boiling points, I sincerely apologize as this is not my character nor should I have let anyone's actions push me to this
limit. I have let my family, friends, employees and business associates down with my actions. All content and any malicious statements that were in my control have been removed from outlets that may have posted this. Please accept this as my formal statement and apology to all parties involved." So I'm mixed up...do these ladies fuck for tracks or not?? Let's keep it real people.
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PLAYBOY EDITOR ROB TANNENBAUM COLLECTS A THOUSAND BUCKS FROM JAY-Z. Jay-Z offered him 50-1 odds that he would never come out of his self-imposed retirement, and snatched a $20 from the editor of the iconic adult magazine when the wager was made four years ago. When Jay-Z released 'Kingdom Come' last year it marked his official return to the music scene and the editor called the rapper's assistant to remind him of their bet. Tannenbaum revealed to the New York Post newspaper: 'Jay-Z is a man of his word. Last week, a messenger delivered ten crisp $100 bills from Jay-Z's office. "I just bought a
plasma TV with the money, and the first thing I'm going to watch on it is a Jay-Z video.'
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"Home video" pornstar Kim Kardashian has been spotted with R&B singer Marques Houston. I guess they are an item now. Houston said in an interview with sohh that there is a special lady in his life putting "a smile on his face" and that the song "Kimberly" was inspired by her. "The song was written pretty much for my girlfriend, but the thing behind 'Kimberly' is that every woman has a 'Kimberly' side. It's that freaky side, the woman that is so shy and softspoken, I'm pretty sure she has a 'Kimberly' side in the bedroom," Houston explained. If you didn't double up...you might want to get a check up boyfriend!!
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JERMAINE DUPRI'S NEW ACT HITS UP DAZ ABOUT A RECENT DISS TRACK TOWARDS HIM? I guess Hot Dollar tried to confront Daz at the Dub car show. He was like 15 deep and it looks like Daz was ridin solo.. Whoever made the video is hatin on Daz fo real.. Anyways, you be the judge.

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JURASSIC 5 split up. I guess they are to split after completing their current tour in Australia and Japan. The group's breakup was officially announced on BBC 1Xtra. Rapper Soup has revealed the group's plans to Australia's Gold Coast Bulletin, explaining he and his bandmates are no longer on the best of terms. He says, "After the tour, that's basically it. I don't want to sit here and fake around with it; we're not seeing eye to eye right now. People see us as a harmonizing, loving group, but that's far from the truth." Soup claims his four bandmates' desires to follow solo careers led to the split: "Some people may say it's a creative thing, but I'm not buying it. Some might say business, some might say merchandising, whatever, there's some really stupid shit, some really childish things, happening. Some people here want their own shine, their own thing."
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And that sums up this week’s rundown of what’s what .....Be sure to check back next week to see what's poppin! Until then…I’m out! ...Shaquueeesha



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