De La Soul's Maseo said that De La Soul's third installment of the Artificial Intelligence series will be released independently, through his Bear Mountain Entertainment label. After splitting with Tommy Boy, it was reported that the group had signed a four album deal with Elektra." The group is not signed to Elektra," Bear Mountain president Jason Alexander told AllHipHop.com. "The album will come out independently. We are still negotiating a distribution situation." "It was great to wear the Tommy Boy jersey, but now we're playing for our own," he continued. "From the business perspective, we get to see more of a return on our music.''

50 cent has been dominating the Rap billboards for the last few weeks. He has sold 3 million copies in seven weeks. On April 15th, he will release "The New Breed" DVD. This DVD features concert footage and behind the scene interviews. It also features 4 videos to 50’s new songs.

Snoop Dogg is being sued by a man only known as John Doe. Doe says that snoop left a message on his answering machine, taped it, and released it on his latest album, I Paid the Cost to be the Boss. The taping was unauthorized. “Unfortunately, it is so real that the Plaintiff now fears for his life and that of his elderly mother because it appears that he, as a Compton resident (where a rival of Broadus [Snoop], Suge Knight, apparently has a lot of pull and is feared) is supporting Broadus in the turf war. The case doesn’t show exactly how much Doe is suing for.

DMX denied entrance to canada for a second time. He has been forced to cancel his show in SaskPlace, Canada. "Due to the intensified security crackdown in the United States, current travel restrictions due to the war in Iraq, and unwillingness of Canada's government to allow DMX into the country at this time, DMX will not be performing in Canada," DMX's management said in a statement.

Rapper Fabolous was arrested for a third time this year, on March 24th. John Jackson, aka Fabolous, was to perform at the New York Club Webster Hall. During a routine frisking, club security found a loaded handgun on Fabolous’s bodyguard. The bodyguard went and put the gun in his car. Police were later called and a 9 mm handgun was found in Fabolous’s car. The handgun charge was dropped, but Fabolous was ticketed for driving with a suspended license.

Snoop Dogg, being the great man he is, has decided to fulfill the dream of one of his terminally ill fans. Branson Walker, of Ohio, was visited by Snoop Dogg courtesy of the Special Wish Foundation. Snoop flew Branson and his family to the taping of Snoop’s new show, "Doggy Fizzle Televizzle." Following the show Snoop gave Branson the diamond necklace he was wearing. “I did this because all it is me meeting one of my biggest fans," Snoop told AllHipHop.com. "Time is what I have, which is something he doesn't have as much of."

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It looks like Method Man's third solo album might finally be released this spring. Tical 0: The Prequel is set for a tentative March release, and the album currently has his undivided attention. "The majority of our audience can't afford Versace and all the name brands and these big expensive cars," Meth told Rolling Stone. "A lot of them just like to party. That's the common denominator among every class. We all just like to party so that's what the album is based on." Joining in the festivities will be Redman, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, RZA and despite the 'prequel' label, Ludacris. "I ain't trying to go back to my youth or nothing like that," Meth told MTV. "I'm basically trying to have fun again. Let's make it fun while we do it." I know that everyone has been waiting as long as I have for method man to release another album. Unfortunately Def Jam does a horrible job of updating there website so it is hard to tell when the album will actually be released. You can sign up to get information on Method Man Here.

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Inspectah Deck a.k.a. The Rebel INS is set to release his next album "The Movement" on Koch Entertainment scheduled for May 22nd. Inspectah Deck's debut album "Uncontrolled Substance" pushed over 400,000 copies. Of course you can expect guest appearances from his Wu-tang family among others

Hip-Hop crew, Jurassic 5 has been touring non-stop since the release of their critically acclaimed album, Power in Numbers. The group has been given the honor to join the Lollapalooza tour this summer along side acts such as Audioslave, Incubus, Queens of The Stone Age, The Donnas and Jane's Addiction. Check the schedule here

Def Poetry Jam was a success in its first two seasons. Luckily Russell Simmons and HBO have agreed to air the show for a third season. The show airs at different times in different states, check the schedule here. Also check out Def Poetry Jam Online and enter in a Haiku Contest or Poetry Contest.

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