According to HiphopDX, Fat Trel is apart of a partnership with Sony Red Cinematic Music Group to release his debut album.  The deal includes Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, Joey Bada$$, Fat Trel, Cashius Green and Pro Era . Congrats to Fat Trel.
Ant & Dec (@antanddec) Wants Tim Westwood (@TimWestwood) For ‘I’m a Celebrity’
Apparently, they are also hoping to get Grace Jones. Anyways, from Digital Spy:
The ITV presenters revealed that the BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ, who is said to have previously turned down offers of £100,000 to star in the reality show, is their dream participant.
“Tim would be amazing. He’s top of our list,” Ant McPartlin said, reports the Daily Star.
“I know the producers have asked him a couple of times before and he has said no, but the thing is, eventually they all say yes. We just wear them down.
“There are so many people who don’t know about Tim and this would bring him to a new audience.”
Read the full article over at Digital Spy.
Usain Bolt (@UsainBolt) Enlists Manchester’s Rio Ferdinand (@RioFerdy5) To Help Revive Reggae Music
From Metro:
Bolt wants to team up with Ferdinand and use their worldwide fame to promote the sprint king’s beloved music.
The eccentric star, often seen bopping along to reggae beats ahead of his races, is on a mission to get Jamaican artists out of his native country and onto the world stage.
The 26-year-old believes the artists are just as good at producing music as he is at running, but needs the help of Ferdinand and his contacts to make them global superstars.
‘If we do this together we could take it to a new level,’ said Bolt.
‘Not since Bob Marley have we had a musician famous all over the world — and believe me it’s nothing to do with lack of talent – our musicians are as good as our sprinters.
‘It just needs people with global fame like me and Rio to move things.
‘We could have aside part of the business that organised music videos for artists in Jamaica.’
You can read the full article here.
Dean Atta (@DeanAtta) Signs Publishing Deal With The Westbourne Press
Congrats are certainly in order. From SoulCulture:
Atta successfully negotiated a publishing deal with Saqi Books imprint The Westbourne Press for his collection I am Nobody’s Nigger, due to be released on 1st March 2013.
Publisher Lynn Gaspard shared a few words on the upcoming release and author, saying, “The collection will include hard-hitting poems about life in London and more intimate poems about love and sexuality. Dean is a brave writer and I am very proud to be his publisher.â€
Read the full article over at SoulCulture.
Alanis Morisette (@Morissette) Interested in American Idol's Judge Spot
Alanis Morissette is a contender to join the judges’ table on American Idol, CNN reports. Although she
declined to discuss details at her Hollywood Rockwalk induction ceremony, Morissette said she is intrigued by the possibility of being a judge.
“I live to mentor, so my heart is much more open to the idea of that than even 10 years ago when I, perhaps, wasn’t in a position to be able to offer much advice, solicited or otherwise,” Morissette said. “[B]ut I love watching people and just getting really curious about what they want and what they need and what their goals are, and then I can support them. I would do it formally, for sure.”
If she lands in a judge’s chair, Morissette would sit alongside Mariah Carey and maybe Nicki Minaj, who is said to be “100 percent confirmed” in regards to joining the panel this year, following the departures of departures of Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
There’s also been talk that original judge Randy Jackson will move to a “mentoring” role, leaving one more spot open for a possible male figure. Rumors continue to swirl about who might take that spot, with name’s like Nick
Jonas and Kanye West getting thrown into the ring.
Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) Reveals Girl On Fire Album Cover
Source: Alicia Keys Facebook
Alicia will drop her first single “Girl On Fire” on September 4th. She will also perform live at the MTV VMA’s on September 6th.
Lil Wayne (@LilTunechi) Dedication 4 Release Date
D4 aug-30
— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) August 23, 2012
After a little pushback, Lil Wayne and DJ Drama are finally ready to release their fourth installment of their Dedication series next Thursday.
Lupe Fiasco (@Lupefiasco)– Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1 (Album Cover)
Lupe decides to goes all black on the cover of his 4th studio album. Pretty dark and creative. Food & Liquor 2 drops September 25, but you can pre-order it now right here .
Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) Reveals ’18 Months’ Project
My new album is called 18 Months + features Kelis Rihanna Example Nicky Romero Ellie Goulding Tinie Tempah Florence Dizzee Rascal Neyo +Ayah
— Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) August 22, 2012
+ Dillon Francis
— Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) August 22, 2012
So Scotland’s own Calvin Harris is looking to have one hell of a super-project…..the album is called ’18 Months’ and will apparently feature everyone you see above. I don’t know about you but I certainly can’t wait to listen to it when it drops (29th October).
@OfficialTulisa Speaks On @CherLloyd’s (Piss) Bottle Throwing Incident At V Festival
From the Daily Mail:
The X Factor judge condemned the actions of the individuals who threw bottles at Cher Lloyd as she performed at V Festival, last weekend.
The 24-year-old dropped by Capital FM, on Tuesday morning, and gave her verdict on the ‘ridiculous’ behaviour that temporarily forced Cher off stage.
Tulisa said: ‘I just call it adult bullying, it’s ridiculous. You think when you get older people get over that sort of stuff and people forget how young she is and vulnerable.’
Tulisa admitted that she was able to empathise with Cher because she had faced a similar attack in the past during one of her performances.
She told the radio station: ‘I get bottles thrown at me all the time, but I’m so used to it that I’m just ducking and diving and carry on singing
‘You know me, I’ll have a go at the person who does it anyway so it doesn’t really bother me as much.’
She added: ‘But for someone like her, I just think, she’s only young. It’s out of order.’
Read the full article over at the Daily Mail.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony LP Release Date
A few days after reuniting at Rock The Bells,  the group announce their Art Of War III will drop on November 27 featuring all five members. Krayzie included. Their single “Bring It Back†coming soon.
“We are very excited by BTH’s new music, which brings them back to their roots and their great success with DJ U-Neek and Kenny McLeod on ‘Art of War.’ The boys are back in town!†said Seven Arts Music’s CEO, David Michery.
Jay-Z (_S_C) & Alicia Keys (@AliciaKeys) Hit 5x Platinum
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s record “Empire State Of Mind†has just hit the 5 million mark. For Alicia Keys & Jay-z, the song is the biggest in their careers surpassing “Umbrella†and “No One†respectively.
NY Senator Wants Lil Wayne (@LilTunechi) Apology
From his 2007 arrest to Lil Wayne canceling YMCMB Summer Jam appearance, it safe to say New York is Lil Wayne’s least favorite place. After telling that MTV that he didn’t like the city, New York Senator Malcolm Smith responded to Wayne’s comments and insisted on an apology.
New York City is the birthplace of the Hip Hop music movement. Millions of New Yorkers listen to his music every day. His comments has outraged his local fans and residents. The group today will be demanding an apology of the hip hop star. Lil Wayne has had misfortune in New York with recent gun charges and a jail sentence.
LL Cool J (@LLcoolJ) Fights Off Burglar
Earlier this morning, there was an attempted robbery at LL Cool J’s L.A home. LL confronted the thief and detained him before he was taken into custody by feds.
Lil Wayne (@Liltunechi) Unveils SUPRA Shoe In Vegas
Lil Wayne made a stop at the annual Magic Convention Monday to showcase his TRUKFIT clothing and introduced his SUPRA shoe line. He Spoke to MTV on how the sneaker deal came about.
“I was just rocking ‘em when I was skating and stuff and when I got real cool with the homey Stevie Williams, it was like a plug from him. It was just a mutual respect on each end so it was just bound to happen.â€
I look at the reality and the facts of it, like I been rocking this shoe before I even knew what it was. So for me to start skating and for these shoe lines to start coming at me like, ‘Hey, we wanna give you your own skate shoe,’ it was only right for me to mess with the people I been messing with even before they were a skate shoe.â€
Photo:Â DJJuanyto
Kanye (@KanyeWest) & Nicki (@NickiMinaj) Judging American Idol ?
It appears that American Idol is interested in  Kanye & Nicki.  TMZ reports that Kanye is also now included in the list (Diddy, Pharrell) of potential judges and that he “expressed interest†in joining.
A few days ago, it was rumored that Nicki Minaj will soon close out her deal to join the panel. If so, she will join with Mariah Carey, who signed on last month.
Meek Mill (@MeekMill)Signs Deal With Puma
Meek Mill has been named Puma’s lifestyle ambassador. As part of the deal, Meek will launch his “Be The Next Dreamchaser†initiative, hold a concert, and participate in meet-and-greets.
@LethalBizzle & @SithTrim Go At It On Twitter
So, our latest Twitter scruggle is due to a line on Trim’s latest track that seems to be a bit of a send to Lethal B. Check out the tweets below.
2 Chainz (@2Chainz) – Based On T.R.U. Story Top Charts
2 Chainz’s Based On A T.R.U. Story will debut at the top of the charts tomorrow. According to HDD, the project has sold an estimated 145,809 copies.
@ClementMarfo & The Frontline’s ‘Us Against The World’ To Be Featured On ‘FIFA 13’
Despite issues Clement Marfo may be having with the label, good things are still going for the group….their track ‘Us Against The World’ will be featured on the above video game. You can check out the song below.
@IAmFazer Tapped To Work With @Rihanna For Upcoming Album
From Digital Spy:
The N-Dubz star has worked on tracks for the singer’s next album, but is yet to hear if they’ve made the cut.
“A few weeks ago I got approached to do a session to produce some records for Rihanna and we made some great songs,” Fazer told The Sun.
“Now it’s just a waiting game to see if any of them are going to be used. But if they’re not, I’ve got a great saying – ‘One man’s miss is another man’s hit’. Because we did make some amazing records.”
He added: “Rihanna’s normal, man. Everyone assumes she’s an alien because she’s at such a massive global level.
“People need to understand she’s a person living a normal life when she’s not doing music. She’s just a normal girl trying to live a normal life.”
Read the full article at Digital Spy.
Nicki Minaj Reveals Her Perfume Bottle For Upcoming Fragrance
Nicki Minaj revealed the perfume bottle for upcoming fragrance due late September. This bottle will have her Barbz running to to the stores. The bottle is decked out with a gold face, pink hair and a bustier, Nicki tweets it smells “Like angels playing”.
Juvenile Arrested & Released In Miami
Following his reunion with Lil Wayne last night at LIV nightclub in Miami, Juve was booked for disorderly conduct for a brawl outside of a hotel. Don’t worries kids, Juve is now release
Wu-Block Album Release Date
Ghost and Sheek have reveal the Wu-Block album a release date of October 9 via eOne Music. Guests include Method Man, Raekwon, GZA, Masta Killah, Jadakiss and Styles P. You can catch them currently on tour. According to the press release:
Ghostface says, This is a unique street album combination like carnation milk with oatmeal. And a dash of cinammon. We got killing on lock. It’s like assisination day – nothing but darts being thrown. It’s like Batman and Robin shit. It’s real street sh*t for the fans. They’ve been thirstin’ for this.â€
Sheek adds, “Other people trying to sell albums together. Those are radio albums. This shit is for the street. Wu-Block†mixes the rap style, lyrics, beats, imagery and ideology of the 9 member Wu-Tang clan with the flow, underground star power, hard hitting bars, street story telling and bass rattling sounds of D-Block.