Mikey: Dame Dash recently sat down with MixtapeMonster and gave more details about what  he felt went wrong with the Rocafella empire. He explains how he “spoiled” his artists, and his disappointment with the brand today, also breaking down his relationships and views on everyone from Kanye, Beans, Jay, Jimmy, and Cam. Obviously, there was alot of editing here, but Dame seems surprisingly honest about his true feelings and past dealings with his former/current peers. (props to MixtapeMonster via RR)

“I’m very dissapointed in where Rocafella went… the brand is compromised I never that that could ever happen where the brand is just not relevelant… Lyor is a funny dude… he’s a mastermind, brilliant and not scared… but I think his influence broke up Rocafella.”

Mikey: Clef and Cyndi Lauper take the stage on the Letterman show to perform his new single “Slumdog Millionaire” from his latest album, From The Hut To The Projects To The Mansion. Drama waddup! (via Yardie)

Mikey: Chris brown debuted his latest music video for “Crawl” this past Friday on the Wendy Williams show, and took a seat on the couch for a quick pow wow with the talk show host. Wendy took it easy on the kid, and the vibes was light allowing Chris to express his remoarse but also show his desire to move with his life. After the jump catch the interview plus CB’s interview with Rocsi on 106 & Park where he addresseed Rihanna’s statements to Diane Sawyer and more.

(Yes, that’s Cassie)

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Mikey: Fif and Jam Master Jay’s nephew Phonz were in ATL promoting “2 Turntables and a Microphone” which is a Jam Master Jay documentary that will be packaged with Fiddy’s upcoming BISD album. (via Thisis50)

(More interview clips from 50’s ATL run after the jump)

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Mikey: AHH just premiered the Dr.Dre produced “Catalina” from Rae’s OB4CL2. I really miss Rap City all of a sudden…

Mikey: Sway’s interview with Chris Brown and Diane Sawyer’s interview with Rihanna both aired last night in their entirety. Chris Brown’s interview aired first on MTV and again he remoarsefully apologized for his actions, but also expressed his desire to move on from the sitauation. In all, Chris seemed sincere in owning up to what he did, and realizing the severity of his mistake.

While he wouldn’t give any more details about what really happened that night, when Rihanna’s interview aired later on ABC, the singer let out all the details of why and how the attack happened. Chris Brown reacted to Rihanna’s interview and sent this message to MTV News, “While I respect Rihanna’s right to discuss the specific events of February 8, I maintain my position that all of the details should remain a private matter between us,” he said in the statement. “I do appreciate her support and wish her the best. I am extremely sorry for what I did, and I accept accountability for my actions. At this point, I am taking the proper steps to learn about me and grow from my mistakes. I only hope that others in similar situations can learn from our experience as well. Abuse of any kind is always wrong. The rest I leave it to God.”

(Part 2 of Rihanna’s interview with Diane Sawyer after the jump via Yardie)

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And the slew of music goodies dropping this week continues! Elliott/RapRadar got the scoop on this Gucci Mane “Wasted” Remix featuring the expected (Wayne, which is the same as his “Wasted” freestyle from the No Ceilings mixtape, and Baby) and the unexpected (Jada)….Who aced this? Opinions?

New Music: Gucci Mane featuring Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, and Birdman “Wasted (Remix”

Mikey: The Thornton bros meet the Rosenthal bros, “We would like to tell you about an epidemic that is ruining and poisoning our community, RAPPER FRAUD! – Malice

… And just becuase you make me laugh it doesn’t make you Jim Carey… LIAR LIAR!   *dead * – Pusha T

Miss Info: I’m gonna be honest with everyone and just say…I’m not sure I totally understand what happened in this video. Don’t do dupe? I’ll just smile and nod because they’re wearing such nice plaid flannels. But…its like I’m listening to Eric and Jeff but with different accents and lower voices.

(props ItsTheReal)

Mikey: In the mix of CMJ Week Peter Rosenberg hosted another Noisemakers event, this time spotlighting Talib Kweli. In the clip Talib recalls some of the crazy arguements he would have with Ye’ while on the road. Speaking of, peep The Dream feat. Juelz “Hit It On The Road” (remix). (thanks to Splash)

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And right on cue, my boy QD3 is starting to release clips of “The Carter Doc” which he got rave reviews for at Sundance…this clip is waay too short to even show anything of substance, but I’m definitely looking forward to me.