On the eve of his album release, 50 Cent went to Las Vegas to screen his movie BISD at the Core DJs Retreat. He also flew in his signed author aka Rick Ross’ contentious ex-girlfriend aka Tia Kemp, along with her 3 children (including her youngest son, whose father is Rick Ross).

Along with going to the big Pacquiao vs Cotto fight (sheesh, Pacman was a beast)….50 and the Kemps went to visit 50’s pal Floyd Mayweather…who coincidentally has been beefing online with Tia’s youngest son’s father, Rick Ross. (Rick Ross/Triple C’s “Go”…and Mayweather/Freeway Rick Ross)

hmm. So…on one side of the debate: 50’s machiavellian (not makaveli-an)  photo-op is diabolical and shameless. And Tia’s complicity won’t get her profiled in Redbook anytime soon.

Then on the other side: Its been proven in court that Rick Ross has not fulfilled his legal responsibility to his son with Kemp. And that’s just a financial measure of fatherhood, not even all the emotional and physical support a child needs. So, with that in mind….is this trip to a new and exciting city with your mom and older brothers, visiting a famous athlete’s beautiful home and hanging out with him, meeting big stars…how can you say that this little boy (who has suffered health problems) shouldn’t have that experience? Can his joy be separated from the irony or the motivation?

UPDATE: According to reader Grand, 50 Cent told the Russ Parr radio show that Floyd Mayweather is the one who flew him and Tia and the kids out to Las Vegas. Ah haa….so perhaps it was all Floyd’s idea? Also, he would have all the tickets to the boxing match. But I’d imagine both him and 50 cooked up the part about bringing Tia.

UPDATE 2: After the jump, I added the video footage of the Floyd Mayweather house party, including when Diddy and director F.Gary Gray join the gathering. Again, those kids look like they’re having a ball. One of my friends said he disapproved because later in life, Lil’ Ross would resent his mom for doing all this. I don’t know…

More after the jump…

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(Kanye, Amber Rose, and friend spotted touring Rome by the Vatican)

Leaked Music: Kanye West “I’m So Appalled”

When I heard this Kanye West, I thought for sure this was an unearthed gem from Kanye’s pre-autotune period. But low and behold, Chicago expert Andrew/FakeShoreDrive says that “I’m So Appalled” is actually Kanye’s verse for an upcoming Kanye/No I.D.-produced song on Diddy/Dirty Money’s Last Train to Paris album… huh! who woulda thunk it? (spotted on 2DopeBoyz)

New Music: Solange “Stillness is the Move”

I don’t hate this song. Kinda cute. But, I’m a sucker for “Xplosive” samples. (Spotted on Concrete Loop) Oh and speaking of Solange, Wale declared his love for her in this Honey Mag interview.

Old Music/Talk: BDot/RR unearthed audio from 2007 when Drake called into the Cipha Sounds and Angela Yee show on Shade45….and took part in “Don’t Quit Your Day Job,” an on-air critique of new artists! LOL how funny to hear now that he’s everyone’s bees knees.

so, the new Beanie Sigel x 50 Cent joint, “I Go Off” will be out Friday the 13th….
And we can all see that this collaboration, the promotion, the poster, the teamwork, the interviews, the whole shabang is all part of a larger (diabolical) strategy.
But outside of all that…the song is some hard street s–t.

I can’t speak on whether there are darts or subliminals, from either Beans or 50 or both…but here’s a snippet of the song as just a song. (MTV/Billboard posted it as well)

Snippet: Beanie Sigel feat. 50 Cent “I Go Off”

UPDATE: this is why I love my readers…y’all don’t miss ANYTHING. Thanks to reader Skilla for pointing out that Beanie already used this verse in that song with Young Chris and Freeway called “Last Two” (Aug 2009)…you know, the one that they shot this video for in Philly, and someone got laid out for real right outside (!?!).

Bonus: 50 Cent has been on a promo tear, premiering his “BISD” movie in NYC, in ATL, going to Chicago, doing radio…etc. So there’s video footage of some of his stops after the jump.

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Ok, seatbelts on, kids. Along with this interesting Gucci Mane song “My Own Worst Enemy” talking about Young Jeezy, T.I., Tiny and more….we’re also getting a new song by Beanie Sigel featuring 50 Cent (his semi-silent corroborator, lol) called “I Go Off.” The two teamed up after Beanie stopped by Fif’s offices for a visit last week.

Now obviously, those G-unit boys are building up the anticipation, but will there be “actual” “aggressive content” towards Jay-Z? If it comes from Beanie, no big whoop. But will Fif go there too? I’m honestly not sure. So I’m not going to assume there is.

But what I do know is that I’m gonna try my best to give you guys an answer on Thursday the 12th ; )

Ok, rather than post all of these tidbits in separate posts, I figure I’ll do a Monday catch-all….some of the more ridiculous, or awesome, or just notable things going on….

Yes, Katt Williams got arrested for “burglary and trespassing” down in Georgia. (Update: the homeowner said Katt broke in and stole jewelry) But more importantly….that mugshot on the left should make bail alone. Movin’ on…

Joe Budden has a pretty new girlfriend already. He and Somaya Reece webcammed. And when he joked that he had a “girl with money now” she cackled, and later said that she would “take care of her man.” Will these 2 continue the tradition of private in public? Meanwhile….

Joe’s ex, Tahiry, twitpic-ed this photo with 50 Cent while she was on set for Fif’s “Do You Think About Me” video, which he shot on Sunday with Chris Robinson. So no need to get in a tizzy. However, I’m pretty sure 50 loves the implications.

(Sammy Sosa’s freakish transformation, after the jump…)

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I like this cut off that album that I haven’t heard yet, lol. But wow….8mins! Oh, and by the way, depending on your “work” the first 4 minutes of this is NSFW. This is meant to be a continuation of the “Crime Wave” video (watch here).

In other 50 Cent news, I spotted this at Crunktastical and had to share: Fif debuted his “Blue Steel” new cologne, Power by Fifty Cent, at Macy’s today. Work! lol

(ah HA! Like parallel universes colliding via a frozen donkey wheel, these 2 doppelgangers Bun B and Eskay meet on “the Island.”….and by “the Island” I mean, on the island of Manhattan, lol. This was taken at Drake’s SOBs show. Ok, for the record, No. I am not trying to lick Eskay’s sweatshirt. I’m just really awkward in photos and sometimes try to offset my awkwardness by being goofy. Also, my eyebrows look too thin here. Anyhoo…)

Robbie Ettelson and folks at UnKut did a fantastic 2-part Q&A with Nahright’s big tuna Eskay…I think that, along with the interesting backstory on Eskay’s life (Yonkers, his graff days, his early career, and his time at XXL.com), what’s most interesting to see Eskay’s personality in print. Because it helps explain why the Nahright aesthetic is what it is…a no-nonsense, telling-not-selling, music-first, pandering-last, catch-all for hip hop culture.

Make sure you read the Unkut feature part 1 and part 2, but here are some excerpts:

(On “crabs in the barrel” blog beefing….)

What can you do? When you reach a certain point or level of success I think that just comes with the territory. I think a lot of that shit is misguided though….I’m definitely not one of these bloggers who feels he needs to talk shit – miscellaneous shit – and call people out for no reason to get attention or get traffic. I’m not with that ’shock blogging’ shit. I may say something crazy that you may take as a ’shock blogging’ tactic, but it’s really not. I really mean it.

(On the focus of Nahright as a place for the critical music fan…)

There’s something to be said for just giving people music and letting them form their own opinion about it….

Continuted after the jump….

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Thanks to Nation, Dre and Onsmash

yup, I like this song. Catchy. Even while they were filming the video, Usher and the cast kept singing it after the take was over.

On Thursday, ABC will get their scoop, with Rihanna x Diane Sawyer sit down, for Good Morning America (and 20/20 on Fri). Diane has deftly and firmly handled Boris Yeltsin and Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, so I only hope she doesn’t “Ms. Katie” this conversation with Rihanna.

Meanwhile, Rihanna was already interviewed by Glamour Mag for their Women of the Year issue (with Michelle Obama on the cover). Here’s a couple excerpts:

Glamour: Let’s talk about this past year—you’ve obviously been through some difficult things. How did the people around you help you cope?

Rihanna: My friends and family have been extremely supportive, and everyone has been there for me. But at some point you are there alone. It’s a lonely place to be—no one can understand. That’s when you get close to God.

Glamour: Are you referring to the [Chris Brown] incident?

Rihanna: I am talking about starting with the night [before] the Grammys and then on. That was not the only thing that occurred this year. The picture leaking…it was one thing after another.

Glamour: You’re talking about the photo [reportedly of Rihanna’s injured face taken by police after Brown assaulted her] that was allegedly leaked by cops. You handled that so well; you kept silent in the press.

Rihanna: It was humiliating; that is not a photo you would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it’s my life. I was disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was [supposedly leaked by] two women.

more of Rihanna in Glamour after the jump…

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What’s offensive about Jamie Foxx’s “explanation” of why he was preening in the mirror with his camera phone and emailing photos of his at-ease dilz….is not the fact that he was taking these flicks. That’s totally his prerogative as a grown and fit man. It’s the insult to our intelligence, man. Don’t tell Conan that you were taking photos because your “make-up artist” on the Miami Vice set needed to see before and after shots of your bod before shooting your nude scene. What, were they going to take the photos into the production meeting to decide if they needed to pull Marky Mark’s Boogie Night’s prosthetic out of the prop warehouse and stain it?

Also…we already know your history of amateur erotic self-portraiture. Remember the guy who stole that shoebox of photos from your garbage?

Oh, these kooky celebs. Usually Jamie is more carefree, I wonder why he tried that lame excuse.