Officials at New York City's Rikers Island facility confiscated "music contraband" from Lil Wayne's jail cell on Tuesday, May 11, which included a pair of headphones, a charger and a MP3 watch. Wayne was charged with infraction for contraband when the items -- stuffed in a bag of potato chips -- were dug out of his trash can.

Rappers Nicki Minaj, Swizz Beatz, Pusha T and more are expected to appear on the remix toKanye West's upcoming "Power" smash hit.
 
West is also expected to link with Mos Def and John Legend for the remix.

Read below final letter written by Lil Wayne before he was placed in Solitary Confinement for the remainder of his sentence stemming from a violation in May, when prison guards found he'd been keeping a pair of headphones and an MP3 player charger in his cell on Rikers Island.  Lil Wayne is expected to be released on November 4th.

Soulja Boy is opening up about his new relationship with former Crime Mob member Diamond. The twosome have already made headlines after photos of them getting extra close hit the 'Net.



In an interview with Atlanta radio station 107.9, the 20-year-old made it official. "You already know how that go," he explained. "What's another man's trash is another man's treasure. Me and shorty rocking, straight like that."



Diamond also chimed in on the call, "Yeah it's official," she added, but refused to divulge any other details.

Talib Kweli recently revealed to MTV that he and Mos Def, the duo making up Black Star, are looking to drop a new project sometime next year.

A young man by the name of Jomo Adoula Zambia, who is said to be an associate of rapper Waka Flocka Flame, was murdered in broad daylight Wednesday (November 2) while driving his red BMW in Inglewood, California.



According to LA Weekly, Inglewood police say the alleged Blood gang member ran a red light after being shot in the arm and torso, hitting an on-duty police officer that was stationed in an unmarked car. The officer is currently in critical condition while Zambia, who was rushed to the hospital as well, died soon after.

Incase you're not familiar with V-Nasty let me give you a recap: She's associated with Kreayshawn, part of the White Girl Mob, and she's known for using the n-word in her raps. She once was defiant about using the n-word, refusing to change her ways, but it seems that she has cleaned up her act, having returned from a six month stint in Alameda County Santa Rita Jail. LA Weekly recently sat down to talk to her, in her first interview ever, to discuss her music, growing up in Oakland and more.

This year, Kreayshawn and V-Nasty of The White Girl Mob have been criticized for their group's use of the N word. While many have spoken out about this, Trina recently said that she doesn't "see what the big deal about it is." Miami's Trina also said that it's a "matter of respect" and that there are more serious topics to think about.

Hate it or love it, the underdog is on top! Since he first began to make noise with his 2010 mixtape Lace Up, Machine Gun Kelly has worked his way into hip-hop's collective consciousness. It wasn't always pretty (see MGK's August flash-mob arrest or his tiff with Yelawolf), but it's always been passionate.



Now, thanks to that passion, Machine Gun Kelly can stand alone as MTV News' Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2011, it was revealed on "RapFix Live."

Freddie Gibbs was caught with weed in his bag on Wednesday (December 14th) and was subsequently let off the hook by a TSA agent.

In a message posted on Twitter, Gangsta Gibbs wrote, "The TSA found my weed and let me keep it. They just left me a note. 'C'mon Son'. Lol." He attached a picture of the notice of baggage inspection with the phrase written on it, surrounded by several bags of pot.

The Gary, Indiana native was not arrested and allowed to keep his marijuana.

Gucci Mane and V-Nasty's mixtape, BAYTL, saw weak sales in the first week, with the questionable album selling 4,449 units.

The pairing came as a surprise, with the controversial White Girl Mob member joining forces with the ice-cream loving Gucci Mane. The album gained recognition when V-Nasty claimed she was "more hood than David Banner," but music critics weren't buying her street cred. 

The sequel to Birdman and son Lil Wayne’s 2006 collaborative effort Like Father, Like Son has been in the works for a while but it looks like the YMCMB machine is finally in motion to release the album. Birdman took to Twitter a few hours ago to announce the official title of the album as Like Father, Like Son 2: Tha Last Mob.



Birdman last spoke about the project in April last year with Billboard:

Yasiin Bey, previously known as Mos Def, sat down to speak to Hypebeast and gave an update on what's coming up for him, including his new series Top 40 Underdogs. Read some excerpts below.

Underground hip-hop artist Tech N9ne is heading on tour, starting in March, hitting 90 cities in the States along with Machine Gun Kelly and more. Peep the dates for the Hostile Takeover tour.

March 24 – The Midland Theatre – Kansas City, MO

March 25 – Cotillion Ballroom – Wichita, KS

March 26 – Cains Ballroom – Tulsa, OK

March 28 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK

March 29 – Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TX

 A few weeks ago, ScHoolboy Q hinted about the possibility of recording an entire project with Harlem upstart A$AP Rocky. Now, in a recent interview with Maurice Garland, the TDE rapper talked about the possibility of recording a long-form collaboration with the leader of the A$AP Mob.