Taylor Swift reportedly is not happy when learning that Kanye West keeps bringing up the MTV Video Music Awards incident which saw her standing in embarrassment while he rudely threw drunken rants on stage. She allegedly accused the rapper of using her name to promote his new music.
“Taylor is furious that Kanye keeps discussing the VMAs incident,” a source said. “She’s fed up of hearing about it and is disgusted that he has the cheek to use her name to promote his new album! Taylor has moved on from the incident and is hoping Kanye will – eventually – do the same.”
Kanye West previously admitted to public that he was wrong for attacking Taylor Swift in front of live audience. “With new found humility … who am I to run on stage? I would never ever again in a million years do that. Sorry to let you down,” he wrote on Twitter.
Blaming the media for “getting between” him and Taylor, he insists he’s actually not a bad person. He explained, “That moment I was only trying to do good but people don’t always need my help. Beyonce [Knowles] didn’t need that. MTV didn’t need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn’t want or need that.”

Twitter thumb thuggin strikes again, and this time it’s Yayo-face Soulja Boy “going in” on Fabolous for saying “Pretty Boy Swag, Never Coke My Nose Though” in a Hot 97 Freestyle last week.

Let the drama unfold…

Last week, there was much talk about Ricky Rozay’s track “King Boss” which was apparently a diss song aimed at Slim Thugga. When he recently reached out to Rozay for clarity on the track, he received no response from the Bawse. So instead of going at Ricky on wax, he took to his Twitter to vent and also take a few jabs at Triple C’s. Hit the jump for the tweets.

Get your New York Yankees hats here — with a Jay-Z logo. The hip-hop mogul is teaming up with his favorite baseball squad on co-branded clothes that will be sold exclusively at Yankee Stadium beginning next week. All the items, from baseball caps to T-shirts and hooded sweat shirts, will feature Yankees and Jay-Z logos. The new merchandise will be available at Yankee Stadium from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14.

French Montana is currently in talks with several major labels that are interested in signing the Bronx, New York native, who was formerly signed with Akon’s Konvict Music.

“As far as the label I didn’t really decide who I am going with yet. I’m working with Mizay Entertainment, but yea it’s in the air right now. I’m gonna try and figure it out before I start talking about it,” French Montana told AllHipHop.com.

Montana has been focused on several mixtape projects as the summer comes to an end, including a DVD that will be released in September.

“I got a project coming out with Three 6 Mafia that’s called Cocaine Mafia, I got a mixtape dropping this week called Coke Boyz Mixtape. I got a Cocaine City DVD coming out in September called Excuse My French. That’s mostly what we got going on now,” French Montana revealed.

In related news, French Montana spoke out about recent issues surrounding his beef with Jim Jones and a recent incident that took place at Funk Master Flex’s Birthday party.

Jim Jones and associates were allegedly seen “throwing ice” (some reported bottles) at French while he was performing, after fellow Bronx native Fat Joe introduced him to the stage.

“I mean it’s not really a problem. I don’t really have a problem with nobody,” French Montana told AllHipHop.com. “Me and Cam’ron speak, me and Cam’ron got a good relationship, me and Juelz got a good relationship, me and Jim got some kind of miscommunication or whatever it is. Everything is good. It’s like in hip-hop its competition. Sometimes there might be a brawl or whatever it is, but its all for the fans…I guess.”

When asked if this beef with Jim Jones was a ploy for record sales, French Montana denied any rumors of this current situation being made up or for sales.

“Na, there’s nothing made up about it. This is a real situation. Cause it’s like he had problems with my partner Max B and it escalated to me and it’s like it doesn’t have anything to do with me though.”

French discussed the origins of the miscommunication between him and Jim Jones and stated that much of the confusion was a product of the Max B and Jim Jones fallout.

“I think its like, with Max and Jim, because they were friends and he [Max B] was signed to his label and after that broke up it was just real crazy,” French Montana told AllHipHop.com. “Whatever happened between them was around when I started making music with Max… You know how they say guilty with affiliation?”

With respect to his contact with Max B, French said “I go see him like every two weeks. He’s actually doing pretty good. That guy has a spirit that’s one of a kind. His spirit is one of a kind”

Getting back to his roots, French spoke about his contribution to his borough, and what it means to him to be a part of the Bronx’s legacy in Hip-Hop.

“I’m from the Bronx, I kind of lived everywhere in the Bronx, but every couple years I moved,” French Montana said. “They are happy to have someone like me come out of there, I’ll tell you that much.  Since Pun, since Joe, there ain’t been much pouring, people connected to the streets, people that make good music. Its just all in one.”

In the mean time French is steadily getting booked for shows across the country.

“I’m doing shows, I always get booked for shows. Basically the whole Tri-State area, I done ran through that. Virginia, Miami. Just all around. I got like a strong underground following and I’ve been getting shows in Connecticut, Boston, Buffalo, Philly, Pittsburgh, PA, North Carolina, Miami and just really all around. There’s bread in that though.”

Wyclef has led the Haitian people as an ambassador, musician and philanthropist. But for now that’s as far as his leadership will extend.

According to Reuters, ‘Clef’s bid to run as president of his native Haiti has been denied by officials due to lack of residency.

A nine-person electorial council decided that the founding Fugees member—who was born in Port-au-Prince and raised from age 9 in New York and New Jersey—was not eligible to run for Haiti’s highest office.

Wyclef was instrumental in providing support in the devastating 7.0-magnitude January earthquakes that shook the impoverished country to its core. He stepped down as founder and chairman of the Yéle Haiti Foundation to run for office.

Wyclef’s disqualification culminates a short and bumpy campaign trail. The rapper/producer’s PR team quit earlier this week, just days after fellow Fugee member Pras publically endorsed ‘Clef’s opponent, Michel Martell. Earlier this week, Jean received death threats.

Foxy Brown’s legal problems involving her neighbor, Arlene Raymond, are not over. In fact, they’ve only just begun. The Brooklyn rapstress was indicted last Friday (August 13) for violating an order of protection that Raymond filed against her.

According to the Associated Press, Fox Boogie was charged with criminal contempt in the second degree and could face up to one year in jail if convicted of the crime.

As previously reported, the former Def Jam MC was cuffed on July 21, after getting into a verbal dispute and allegedly exposing her buttocks at Raymond. She was quickly released after posting bond.

Raymond was granted a restraining order against Foxy in 2008, following the rapper’s guilty plea in a 2007 assault case against her.

Neither Foxy nor her lawyer have yet to comment on the indictment. —Elan Mancini

XXL posted a Jeezy cover story excerpt from their September 2010 / 13th Anniversary issue, on newsstands August 10th.

Thug Motivation 103 has been long delayed. It’s evident that people are becoming very cynical about its release. How do you calm the skeptics and respond to those who say you’ve lost it and you’re not in a good space right now?

You think it wasn’t like that for B.I.G.? You think it wasn’t like that for Jay? ’Pac? Shit, that’s all Jay talks about. Like, “Nigga, y’all gon’ count me out? Okay, watch this. Boom. I do this better.” That’s what it’s about. But, at the end of the day, that’s what keeps me goin’… Nobody’s not gon’ sit here and tell me, “We done with you, ’cause we’re done.” Nigga, that’s y’all. I’m not done with shit. And they gon’ sit up here and tell me, “Aw, well, you ain’t…” I’m doin’ what any nigga would do on his fourth album. I’m gettin’ it together. I’m not just gon’ give you anything, to be hot and relevant. That don’t make sense. That’s like telling a muthafucka anything just to get it done. I’ma be straight up with you, so when you walk away, even if you ain’t satisfied, I kept it real. I kept it 100. And that’s the way I feel. I wouldn’t even call it the top of my game. I’m just really figuring out the music shit. Once I put that old-school blueprint outline together that I used, with this shit that I’ve done now, it’s a wrap on ’em, homie. C’mon, I’m on my fourth album. Think about niggas’ 10-year plans. I done did more in four albums than a lot of niggas gon’ do for the rest of they life.

Good*Fella Media sat down with Styles P and touched on his status in the game today. Claims to be good in the position he’s been in since 1995. “INVINCIBLE” The Book & Full-length Soundtrack by Styles P available on StylesP.net