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Just yesterday, T.I.'s Grand Hustle record label was the victim of a bomb scare. As previously reported, police were called to the scene after two Molotov cocktails were found near the label's office.  Now the CEO of the company Jason Geter is speaking out in his co-founder's absence about the incident. Geter spoke with reps for

We all know that KRS-One is “The Teacher,” but what you may not know is that he is also known as “The Giver.”  KRS, who was homeless at one point of his life, is giving back to the city and the people by having a mission feed 3,000 of the city's homeless on Thanksgiving Day in New York.  The rapper will appear at the mission that he once stayed at himself from 8:00 a.m to

While Gucci Mane remains incarcerated in a Fulton County jail, plans to get his album on store shelves are still proceeding.

As previously reported, Gucci's The State V.S. Radric Davis album will be released in December despite his upcoming 1 year stint in jail for violating his probation and testing positive for cocaine and marijuana. Now as the date approaches,

Police are investigating Fabolous and his entourage for a car stolen in early January of this year at an upscale Atlanta hotel. According to Channel 2 Action News, Atlanta police claim that Fabolous's crew stole a 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. The rare vehicle was only 1 of the 2 brought into the United States last year.

Surveillance footage shows two members of Fabo's crew approaching the bellman and receiving keys to the Lambo. They then hop in it and drive away as if it was their car and it was just a daily

"G Unit as a group is me, Tony and Banks. On the label we got Young Buck and Game. They (Interscope) give me a million dollars for every album not put my logo on Game's album. So I'm waiting on that check or I'll put my logo on his forehead."

Well Buck, I hope he can make a song that can make him relevant and he can make some money. I'll put the record out but I'm $250 (thousand) in the hole on him. Like personally, he can give me back my $250 (thousand) before we even get to the other stuff...like parting ways."

The G-Unit General checked in with New York radio station Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex yesterday and addressed a few issues in regards to the low album sales of Before I Self Destruct to his situations with Game, Young Buck and Kanye West. Fif also weighed in on Fat Joe's disgruntlements with

Death Row Records made headlines yesterday for a court battle headlined by the company's new CEO, Lara Lavi. The date in court is now over and details of the proceedings are coming to light.

Death Row Records CEO, President Lara Lavi has just been granted a temporary restraining order against the Canadian financial group, New Solutions Financial Corp and its CEO Ron Ovenden

Slip N Slide's Diamond Princess is gearing up to re-stake her claim as the baddest b*tch. Hip-Hop's resident voluptuous vixen, has a new album, reality show and clothing line in the works to help reintroduce the masses to the Trina they've come to know and love.

HipHopWired spoke exclusively with the Diamond Princess about her new album, and she revealed to us that the finished project will be a testament to its title.

According to Trina, the album will be diverse and incorporate the sexy club bangers she readily provides along with

Lil Wayne and his Young Money camp are becoming the latest victims in the trend of album push backs.
As previously reported, Wayne officially confirmed in an interview that Young Money's debut album, We Are Young Money, would be released as a double disc with his Rebirth rock project.

Now unfortunately for stans eager to hear Young Mula's first major production, they'll have to wait a little while longer. Label reps for

2009 has been a tumultuous year for Gucci Mane, but not nearly as difficult as the economic woes that have crippled families throughout the nation.  In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the rapper's family and friends have decided to hold their first annual “Turkey Dinner Giveaway” to feed deserving families in Gucci's hometown.

According to representatives for Gucci, the event has long been in planning, and despite Gucci's legal woes, he is intent in his efforts to enhance the holiday season for members of his community.  Gucci stated,

“I've had the ability to influence lives through my music.  Now I want to do that through my

T.I.'s Grand Hustle studios are currently being investigated after explosives were found in front of the building.

Atlanta police and a SWAT team were called to the scene after two Molotov cocktails were discovered.

Eminem's track record for the year has been extensive with him winning EMA and VMA awards along with leading Hip-Hop in AMA nominations. Now as the year winds down to a close, he's leaving his devotees with one last taste of his music until a new year begins.

Em's Relapse album sold over 1 million copies worldwide and now he's hoping to

"You look at someone like Tupac who was born on the East Coast and started to revolt against the East Coast. How would the blogs and the Internet received that. With everybody today bent on exposing somebody, how would they have done that? How would The Smoking Guns of the world have perceived that?

Would that have let Pac be able to have built his empire? Somebody as outspoken as Pac, his Twitter could have been off the hook. It's a discussion… I personally think he would have responded."

Peep the clip as Wale goes in on a “What If Pac Was Alive” discussion and makes an interesting comment about Pac “writing some

Death Row's financial issues once thought to be a long thing of the past are coming to light once again. Death Row's new CEO Lara Lavi has filed a lawsuit against company affiliates in a New York County Court.
Lavi, the former head of WIDEawake Entertainment, bought Death Row in bankruptcy court for $18 million and formed WIDEawake-Deathrow Entertainment.

Now the company is seeing its financial business on display once again as the new CEO

As the Holiday season gears into full swing various artists are donating their time to help those less fortunate. DJ Drama recently made headlines for his charitable endeavors with Atlanta's Hosea Williams Feed The Hungry program while Cash Money CEOs Birdman and Slim will be hosting their 13^th annual turkey giveaway for the occasion.

Following in Hip-Hop's philanthropic footsteps is none other than UGK's Bun B who is