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Drake & Weezy "The Motto"

While he liked the track overall, drizzy admitted he initially thought Beiber would let the profanity-laced rhymes remain on the track.

"I wish he would've left all the cuss words in it. I feel like that would've been so G, if he would've done all the swearing," Drake told MTV News from Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV release party on Sunday. "I was excited when I heard he remixed it, because there was like a gang of swearing in that song. I was like, 'Oh, we're about to hear the transformation of Bieber."

Peep the full interview tomorrow to hear Drake speak on the remake.

Lil Wayne proved that he is more popular than cookies Wednesday by setting the Guinness World Record for most Facebook "Likes" on a post in 24 hours right after Oreo etched their name in the record books.

Oreo's post went out urging fans to help them set the record for most likes in one day.

Five hours later, Wayne reached out to his 20 million fans on the social network and they responded.

Oreo ended up with 114,619 likes giving them the record and a ceremony in their honor.

When the Young Money general's time was up, he buried the cookie company with 588,243 likes.

There is no word if Wayne had to register with Guinness before the actual feat took place, and a Kraft rep declined to comment.

Mazy Kazerooni, Lil Wayne's digital manager, says that the idea was to show Wayne's social media influence, “I want people to think ‘Bieber, Gaga and Lil Wayne.' The traffic we do is ridiculous and no one really knows.”

They know now.

Maybe a collaboration with Oreo might be on the way.

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A number of fans watching last night's Grammy's were shocked to see Drake, Justin Beiber, Florence and the Machine and Mumford & Son beat out for the night's Best New Artist category by jazz singer Esperanza Spalding.

The 26-year-old bassist stole the show and had the Internet in a frenzy to find out more info on the songstress, including fans of pop sensation Justin Beiber.

Obviously upset by his loss, Beiber fanatics took to the starlet's Wikipedia page and changed her middle name to “Justin" and "Quesadilla" while a user added that she won a Grammy even though “No one has ever heard of her.”

Other Beiber influenced comments were added including “Beiber For Life” before the Wikipedia page was changed.

Spalding has released several albums including Junjo in 2006, Esperanza in 2008 and Chamber Music Society in 2010.

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According to a statement issued by District Attorney of Nassau County, Braun was charged with one count of reckless endangerment in the second degree and one count of criminal nuisance in the second degree; for his role in a possible riot at an autograph session.

“Mr. Braun put his own selfish desire for publicity above public safety and endangered the very fans that came to see his client,” D.A. Kathleen Rice said in a statement. “[In addition to fans, he also imperiled] innocent bystanders who were at the mall that day.”

The charges stem from an incident at Roosevelt Field Mall in Long Island, where thousands of fans were lined up to see Justin Beiber.  According to authorities, Braun is being accused of not following authority's warnings, after the number of attendees nearly became hazardous.

Police state that they asked Braun to send out a Twitter message on Bieber's account saying the signing had been canceled due to the large, dangerous turnout, but Braun allegedly never sent out the requested message until an hour and half after being notified, putting many young lives at risk according to police.

“By refusing to send out the cancellation Tweet and preventing others from doing so, he blatantly ignored police directives and put thousands of innocent people in harm's way.” Rice continued.  “It was only through the fast and efficient work of the police department that a horrible disaster was averted.”

Braun will be arraigned on the charges today in the First District Court in Hempstead, Long Island, and faces up to one year in jail if convicted.

Originally produced by Quincy Jones and co-written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, the song made $30 million for African humanitarian programs 25 years ago.

Now in light of the devastation in Haiti, Richie and Jones have put together an all-star lineup of artists to remake the song to help the embattled country.

Helping to produce the song is Wyclef Jean who'll be joined by producer RedOne and producer-musical director Ricky Minor.

Lending vocals to the song will be Drake, Lil Wayne, Miley Cyrus, T-Pain, Kanye West,  Jay-Z, Adam Levine, Jason Mraz, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Kid Cudi, Usher, LL Cool J, Bizzy Bone, Snoop Dogg, Anthony Hamilton, Gladys Knight and Trey Songz as well as a number of others.

The list of “We Are The World” contributors given to the media so far is below.

Carlos Santana, Orianthi, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, Sugarland, Adam Levine, Jason Mraz, Earth Wind & Fire, Natalie Cole, The Jonas Brothers, T-Pain, Jay-Z, Eminem, Brian Wilson, Justin Bieber, Nicole Scherzinger, India.Arie, Julianne Hough, Mary Mary, Melanie Fiona, BeBe Winans, Mya, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Hamilton, Raphael Saadiq, Gladys Knight, Keri Hilson, Joel and Benji Madden, Heart, Brandy, Pink, Musiq Soulchild, Miley Cyrus, Akon, Jordin Sparks, Celine Dion, Rob Thomas, Katharine McPhee, Jeff Bridges, Randy Jackson, Patti Austin, Kid CuDi, Usher, Will.i.am, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Issac Slade (of The Fray), Snoop Dogg, Nicole Richie, Trey Songz, Ethan Bortnick, Taryll Jackson, Taj Jackson, TJ Jackson, Vince Vaughn, Drake, Freda Payne, Faith Evans, Robin Thicke, Rashida Jones, Barbra Streisand, Jimmy Jean Louis, Enrique Iglesias, Zac Brown, Lil Wayne, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Sean Garrett, Harry Connick Jr., Al Jardine, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Bizzy Bone) and A.R.Rahman

Hailing from Baltimore Maryland is DJ Tay James, the man who's the official DJ for the nation's biggest teen sensation in years, Justin Bieber. Before trekking across the globe with this pop star, he studied under the likes of DJ Alizay and the late K-Swift who undoubtedly helped shape his skills and style. Although currently on the road, this Rockstar DJ took time out to tell HipHopWired about  his D.C. takeover,  how he landed the gig of a lifetime and how he did it without the help of the school that introduced him to the masses, Hampton University.

Origin: Baltimore, Maryland

Current Location: Various Locations (On The Road)

Top Ten Playlist:

Justin Bieber- One Time

Gucci Mane- Photo Shoot

Lil Wayne- Single

Duke/ Mark Jackson- A Million Girls

Jo Stunnah- Trap Star

Young Money- Bedrock

Blake Kelly- I'd Be Damned

Travis Porter- All The Way Turnt Up

Yung L.A.- White Boy Swag

Clipse- Popular Demand

HipHopWired: Tell me about how you got started DJing. How old were you?

DJ Tay James: I started when I was 12. I got my first DJ set when I was 12. I was watching MTV and I saw DJ Scribble DJing . So my brother really taught me how to do it. It was easy to get into DJing because of him.

HipHopWired: So tell me about your affiliation with DTLR. Do you still work through them?

DJ Tay James:  Yeah. Well Unruly Productions had every DJ, K-Swift till she passed, Alizay…that's like my mentor, .J. Claxton, Quicksilver, I was signed with all them.  As far as DTLR goes, I was an  intern for this company and I worked for free…did all types of stuff. Basically what they would do is if a label had a new artist I would DJ all their new stuff, like at a club. DTLR, that got more serious when I started school at Hampton, I got signed to Unruly, started doing DTLR in-stores. So if an artist had a tour to different stores I'd go and DJ for them.

HipHopWired: Okay, so you said Alizay's your mentor. Tell me about how you met him.

DJ Tay James: I met him at Unruly, I knew about him. He was like a young DJ, I remember I used to listen to him when he was 19. He was like one of the only DJs to DJ on Friday and Saturday at two different clubs. He had both clubs at 19 and 20 and he was killing it.

HipHopWired: Let's talk more about you DJing at Hampton. You were like the “go-to guy” at every event we had. How'd you get started working with the school?

DJ Tay James: The school really messed me up. I got banned from campus…..

HipHopWired: Wait, what?!….you got banned from campus?

DJ Tay James: Alright let me tell you what happened. I'm really not messing with any administration at Hampton. They straight threw me under the bus….but, I came for open house and in Baltimore I was doing a lot of DJing, so I had a mixtape at that time. So they didn't know who I was but I decided to promote myself. So I let people know who I was, I did a couple parties…“You Got Served”, then I did like a legion. I did a bunch of mixtapes, over 2,000 passed out and over 200,000 downloads.

HipHopWired: So after we graduated, you moved on and now your Justin Bieber's DJ. So how did you go from DJing at Hampton to being Justin Bieber's DJ?

DJ Tay James: We didn't even talk about D.C. I took over D.C. on the low. *laughs*

HipHopWired: *laughs* You took over D.C. on the low?

DJ Tay James: What?! D.C. was poppin, I had Love….

HipHopWired: I know, I know, you were DJing at Love….so you went from Hampton, to D.C., to Bieber.

DJ Tay James: Before Bieber I was in D.C. doing parties…I was not playing. Then I got a call. I think my friend DJ Boogie called me, he and I did a lot DJing at Hampton. So he moved to Atlanta and he told me this artist is looking for a DJ, so someone called him and referred me. So I just got a call and I was cool. I dropped everything I was doing. I found out on a Thursday, I left that Saturday. So I've been with him ever since.

HipHopWired: So were you worried though that people would, I don't wanna say play you…but talk about you going from Hip-Hop to moving on to be a DJ for a pop artist?

DJ Tay James: They didn't play me because he's signed by Usher, he's talented! They only play me because they're not me. That's why I feel like I'm not getting played, I expect that. I'm chilling, I think I'm in a good position.

HipHopWired: What's your tour schedule like? Are you constantly on the road, or do you get breaks?

DJ Tay James: After London I went home for Thanksgiving  for a couple days. We had a break for Christmas and News Years, and then now we're in rehearsals. The tour is starting in February, maybe March.

HipHopWired: Okay. So besides Justin do you promote any other artists on the side?

DJ Tay James: On the side I do run a couple of other things. I have a blogspot page,  Gradeacertified.net, I'm starting my own personal one where it's a basic day-to-day website that keeps people updated on what I'm doing and if I have any new mixtapes or anything,  my schedule. I promote my man Blake Kelly, he's doing very well as far as blogs go. His mixtape got over 5,000 plus downloads, it's been on Global Grind, The Smoking Section, so that's basically what I'm doing as far as that. There's other people too, Mark Jackson, my frat brother Yazid.  As far as rappers, it's Blake Kelly and Jo Stunnah. Those are two I'm really pushing for.

HipHopWired: Right. And then you're still doing your mixtapes….

DJ Tay James: Yeah.

HipHopWired: Do you have one you're working on now?

DJ Tay James: I actually just wrapped one up, it's called the Breakup Mixtape and it's hosted by Jeremih.  It's just a collection of all breakup songs.

HipHopWired: Okay. Well after you get done touring with Justin, then what's next for you? Are you gonna try and get back into radio? Or back in the clubs?

DJ Tay James: I'm actually gonna try and get back in the clubs but DJing on the road looks like it's gonna be around for a minute. *laughs* So I'm just trying to do my thing.

HipHopWired: Okay, so do you have any last words? Any shoutouts?

DJ Tay James: Shoutouts to the Rockstars, shoutout to Unruly, shoutout to Soundwave, shoutout to everybody, Alex, Michelle, everybody.

HipHopWired: Okay cool and for everybody out there that's looking to get in contact with you….

DJ Tay James: DJTayJames@gmail.com, or my twitter page @djtayjames.