(I love these animal x hip hop illustrations from Patrick Moberg, see more here)

-New Music: Raekwon, Ghostface and Method Man “Our Dreams” (download link) (via Nation)

-New Music: Consequence feat. Asher Roth “Childish Games” (download link)

-Comedy: Complex’s Twitter Fight! Bow Wow vs. Bow Wow’s Mom: Another classic imaginary twitter convo from Complex’ Peter Rubin, this time documenting BowWow’s epic social network struggle with his mom-ager Teresa Caldwell, with guest appearances by Shyne, Mystikal, Waka Flocka, OJ, Usher and more…

-News: Brian Birdman Williams and Ronald Slim Williams of Cash Money start investing in “oil and gas.” I just had to include this because of the genius of the name of the CM Brothers new venture….Bronald Oil and Gas. Awesome.

-Fashion: There were two photos that….well, frankly…they confused me.

(On the left: Chris Brown at Milan Fashion Week, imitating an formal chauffeur-turned-hillside-strangler. Sleeves tucked in?) (pic spotted at TMZ)

(On the right: Monique and husband at this past Sunday’s Golden Globe awards…but…where’s PETA to regulate that mink pelt on her legs? *shivers*) (pic spotted at SandraRose)

After the jump….Nivea remakes her 2nd baby daddy’s worker’s song and turns it into a tale of abandoned love…

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(photo of Hov, Beyonce, and Angie at Ang’s birthday party this past Sunday at Quo, spotted at Rap-Up)

Today, Angie had a full studio when Jay-Z, Trey Songz and Young Jeezy came by to talk about their upcoming tour dates (hitting Madison Square Garden on March 2) and more….Also, Angie had Jay-Z tweeting from her page and took a twitpic. But does that mean that S_C is a fugazi account?

Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 1:

Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 2: The ridiculous issue of Hov’s occult non-affiliation was raised and squashed. Hov is clear on how/when he causes a frenzy, lol.

Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 3: The three amigos are now talking about grouping up for a “Mob Squad” project.

Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 4:

Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 5: In this segment, Jeezy talks about how one squashes a longstanding beef (like the one he squashed with Gucci Mane)

Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 6:

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Previously: Snoop Dogg x Jay-Z “I Wanna Rock (Kings Remix)”
Unrelated/Related: Here’s another photo from the party….Joe Budden, Angie, Me (red-faced), and our girls Lorena, and Ashley.

Shout to reader Adrian F. who sent over this story on a company called Gemstone Creative. Its been making the rounds in the UK since last month. They make mosaic portraits out of diamonds and other precious stones. And are working the publicity circles by fashioning a portrait of lifelong diamond-lover and super famous person Jay-Z. Ok. I see the plan. But….

This company….I get the novelty aspect, but looking at their other work in the clip…diamonds or no diamonds…you’re still just copying pictures of tiger heads and the Queen of England. You spent some jeweler’s time and used stones or rhinestones to make a picture of a peacock. Anyone who buys a diamond picture of a peacock, better be named Mr. Tom Peacock, or they’re a complete ass.

Also, don’t pretend that your diamond Hov pic is 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide, GC. That’s disrespectful. There’s 22,500 stones in there….on their website, they don’t specify the ratio of real stones to rhinestones, but at that size, those diamonds would be multiple carats each? What a bargain at your price of $1million! Its weird because Damien Hirst’s infamous diamond-encrusted human skull sold in 2007 for….$100 Million.

Anyways, this and the Obama portrait are just lame. Lame if a dumb rich man fan buys it. Lame if Jay himself buys it (which I’m sure he’d never do).

I’d stick with this:

update: that diamond pic is the new version of the velvet painting…for russian oil rich. blech.

(Click here for a larger version of the poster)

Obviously, if you’ve frequented our humble web hangout here at missinfo.tv, you’ve caught on to the fact that I’m fully obsessed with the show LOST. And along with trying to figure out a way to do live ustream viewings or something when the episodes air…I’m definitely planning to share theories etc with my fellow Losties : ) (what would be the best way to watch the eps together? Is there a way to show the TV screen and show my own mug at the same time?)

Anyways, alot of hardcore fans have been analyzing this Season 6 promo poster that appeared in TVGuide. The LOST cast is set up to recreate DaVinci’s painting of The Last Supper. Are there hidden clues? Is that peanut butter jar in front of Kate a symbol for Claire’s Baby Aaron, which Kate “stole”? Is John Locke in the Jesus position to show that he is a prophet or martyr? You can read DocArtz fascinating breakdown or EW’s Doc Jensens’ extensive theories.

And thanks to reader Tommy F., who sent over this youtube recap called Everything You Need To Know About LOST 1-5 in 8:15 minutes….

PS: The White House confirmed that Pres.Obama’s State of the Union address will not preempt the LOST premiere. LOL. What a world we live in these days.

“I’m just lookin’ for a chick with a dude’s haircut…”

omg, HA! Ok, this guy doesnt really look like Rihanna’s new boyfriend Matt Kemp (in fact, he kind of looks like the homie Eskay, lol)….but this Funny-or-Die faux-Matt Kemp Match.com profile made me choke my SmartWater down the wrong pipe.

Speaking of “public ass-groping”…nothing looks better on a girl than new love. Old love looks snug and secure, but new love looks shiny and sexy, lol. RihannaDaily had tons of photos from Rihanna and Matt’s yacht trip off the coast of Cabo San Lucas…(click to enlarge)

(thanks to Embrocation Cycling for the photo)

Yes, this is totally apropos of nothing, but I’m jetlagged and a little loopy….so don’t mind me. I love my sister’s dog, Mookie.

His parents were my ex’s dogs, and his dad Bishop was my favorite pitbull of all time. Bishop was like Cesar Millian’s star pupil, Daddy (if you’ve ever watched that show, you know…Daddy is the GOAT. And did you know that Daddy was originally Redman’s dog!?!?! headcrack!!) Mookie’s not always a good boy, but look at that face! I’m seriously thinking of getting a dog of my own, but I’ve been advised to find one that is under 30 lbs so I can travel with it. Maybe a French bulldog? Need something chunky enough to hug, not yippy, chill, and low-drool. I’ve been told that dogs are replacement babies or replacement BFs, but I disagree. Recently, I read this great Bob Morris piece in the NYTimes about the writer getting a shelter dog: He quotes that dogs fulfill a human need “for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults.” And then says that having a dog doesn’t monopolize your attention or fill a space meant for other people, instead: “Affection, I can now see, is not something one has in limited supply like money or drinking water. It’s more like a muscle that grows the more you use it.”

I’ll post the whole column after the jump, because if I just link, you might not be able to read it on the NYT site without an account…

Ok…sappy-break over. back to rap.

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(how awesome is this sculpture in the lobby of Madrid’s Atocha Train Station? An awake baby head was on the other side.)

Still out in Spain….getting more used to the time zone (6 hours ahead of NYC) and pace (late mornings, afternoon naps, 10pm dinners)…but had a bad run-in with a shiesty gypsy who somehow managed to bump me so slightly and slip my blackberry out of my purse in about 3 seconds. The crazy thing is that I’m almost positive I know exactly which gypsies did it, they were parked on the same corner by the Reina Sofia Museum the next day too. This time, I gave them the ice grill and they left us alone…but obviously, my blackberry is long gone : (

On the plus side…not having my BB has been really liberating. For one, it’s forced me to look at the sights around me, without constantly relaying them to an audience back home. (And, being unreachable also means that I couldn’t keep checking for emails or calls that weren’t coming. Which was the emotional break I definitely needed on a personal level.)

Today we took the bullet train** from Madrid to Toledo, the old capitol city of Spain. Toledo was home to Christians, Moors (Muslim) and Jews, and you definitely see the influences of all 3 in the architecture, etc.

(Me and Jules in Toledo, in matching Barbour jackets…rockin’ our James Herriott “All Creatures Great and Small” steez, lol.)

More from Toledo, and then foodie-heaven with crispy baby pig at Botin….after the jump

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Well, well, well….this is nice way to kick off the new year…boo-ed up. (If only that euphoria lasted, but that’s another topic) Just a few weeks ago, Rihanna was spotted (see below) shopping at Saks with Shemar Moore Johnta Austin LA Dodger baseball player Matt Kemp, and then over the holiday break, it seems that the couple flew to Abu Dhabi for Rihanna’s NYE performance, then back to LA, then off to a cozy romp in Me-hi-co. Looks like Mayakoba. Good for them!

(Matt and Rihanna shopping a few weeks ago, spotted at SandraRose)

(Matt and Rihanna in Mexico, via Young, Black & Fabolous, more photos at JustJared)

(Ciara on the red carpet at 50’s Pure party. hmm…double shoulderpads? spotted at UltimateCiara)

1) Ciara and 50 Cent:

While Rihanna was performed  for New Year’s in Abu Dhabi with DJ Green Lantern, and her new man Matt Kemp in attendance…Ciara apparently turned down that NYE gig in Kazakhstan and opted instead to ring in 2010 with 50 Cent (at a safe distance *wink, wink*) at Pure in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Fif earned his keep by getting on the mic with Yayo, Banks and Floyd Mayweather, but Ciara held court in VIP…you can see her and her flawless doobie and lace bustier up by the back wall, semi-hidden by a curtain. (Thanks to Man3000 for the tip)

(Ciara sitting at top of the photo, left of center curtain)

(black lace bustier, more sheer around torso, 12-o’clock, behind the curtain. Photos from Pure Nightclub)

2) Chris Brown and Rhea:

Chris Brown spent New Years tearing up Miami, with that annoying twerp Bowwow. But was also seen (above) with the homie Rhea, who is the newest member of N.E.R.D. (or….they could just be pals who were on the way to lunch or something. I mean, I do that all the time. So this one is 50/50. I’ll find out…but by that time, this kid will probably be spotted with someone else.)

3) Swizz and Alicia: Swizz Beats and Alicia Keys are reportedly househunting, and eying a townhouse on the Upper East Side (near the Mayor, near Lyor Cohen, and alot of other really rich upper-crusty white people. Hello, Brunch at the Carlyle!) (via PageSix)

4) Tahiry: Budden’s ex, Tahiry responds to rumors of her and Trey Songz: after the jump…

5) Hayden Panettiere and Wladimir Klitschko in Miami: after the jump…

6) Tila Tequila’s supposed fiancee passes away, Tila reacts: after the jump…

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(Plaza Santa Ana: this is around midnight. On the right corner, a group of men are drinking open bottles of wine and smoking. On the left there is a playground, that was packed with kids and parents. All around the perimeter…tapas bars.)

Info: I was telling Mikey n Legend about how I’m exploring the tapas x bar scene is here in Madrid. And Mikey (always thinking) said I should post some pics to break up the monotony of rappity rapping, and rapper talkity talking.

(lots of people eating, beautiful old-world decoration….dinnertime starts at 9pm, and people are in the streets ’til 4-5am. Maybe that’s why Madridians take a break in the middle of the day. Stores shut down from around 2pm-5pm.)

(In life, where goes ham, I follow: inside and on that bar is a leg of Iberian ham. Jamon Iberico. The bartender is slicing it like tissue. I will eat alot of that this week.)