Nearly a month out of prison and UGK rapper Pimp C is back in the studio prepping the launch of a magazine and the release of his debut solo album.

According to Rolling Stone Magazine, C cut three tracks the first week out of jail. He remade UGK’s 1994 song “Front, Back and Side to Side” with T.I. , a song with Webbie and a remix of Bun B’s “Get Throwed.”

“I did all that last night,” revealed Pimp C. “I’ll knock three more out tonight and three more tomorrow. I’m trying to average three a day. I’m trying to get it all out.”

Besides concentrating on the studio, the rapper is also focusing on the launch of Laca Magazine, a publication based on Houston Hip-Hop.

C’s project is expected to drop later this year. He has plenty of songs for his project since he’s been writing since he was incarcerated in 2001.

Pimp revealed, “I put together over 2,500 songs in jail. I did them all on loose-leaf paper. When I’d get ten songs, I’d mail them home so that they wouldn’t get lost in the sauce. They’re still all in the envelopes/ I got a shopping bag full of rhymes.”

Memphis radio DJ ‘Lil’ Larry’ Armstrong believes he may have been the intended target of a recent shooting, due to threats he received from Three 6 Mafia’s Crunchy Black.

On January 24 gunshots were fired at the Flinn Broadcasting sales office, home of Memphis radio station HOT 107. At least 15 bullets hit the walls of the office, leaving some serious damage to the station with no one injured.

According to a police report Armstrong stated that he’d received death threats from Black after a nightclub concert by rapper Project Pat last weekend. Armstrong said Black accused him of disrupting the event. He says he also received threatening cell phone calls from Black. Armstrong was in an adjoining studio when the shots were fired.

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Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is doing it big for the Super Bowl this weekend in Detroit.

He’s planning to renovate Detroit’s Captain’s Bar & Grill into “Diddy’s House” for the weekend of February 3-5. he will re-design the venue so that it’s capable to hold 2,500 VIP Super Bowl fans.

The weekend will kick-off on Friday (Feb. 3) with Young Jeezy hosting “A Black Affair” with performances by Bun B.

Following on Saturday (Feb. 4), Diddy’s throwing his 5th Annual Players Ball. Finally the weekend will come to an end on Sunday (Feb. 5) with Atlanta Falcons’ player Michael Vick hosting Diddy’s Diamonds & Furs party. One woman and man will walk away with a mink coat.

Some of the proceeds from the three day fun-filled weekend will be donated to both Detroit’s St. John’s Hospital and the Coalition of Temporary Shelter (COTS).

Ticket prices for the three events range between $150 and $28,000. The Elite VIP packages include a $2,500 bar tab, 10 VIP tickets, a personal chef and waitress with a personal menu selection.

Tickets for all of these events can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.

Slim Shady is partying with his fans during Super Bowl weekend.

Eminem’s “Shady Bowl Super Party” tickets went on sale for the public on Friday (Jan. 27), price ranging from $30- $100. According to the Detroit Free Press, it was unclear if the bowling party would be open to the public or not.

The bowling party is scheduled to go down on Saturday (Feb. 4) at the State Theatre. Featured Shady artists participating in the bowling party include Stat Quo, Obie Trice, Bobby Clearwater and Biz Markie will be spinning on the 1’2 and 2’s.

Organizers haven’t revealed if whether Em will perform or not.

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Nick Cannon has finally left Jive Records and established his own imprint, Can I Ball, via Motown Records. The first project as part of the deal will be his sophomore album, Stages, due this spring. The set boasts production by Kanye West and collaborations with Talib Kweli, Anthony Hamilton and 112.

Also featured on the album is Cannon’s first CIB signing, an artist named Izzy. The album is executive-produced by Cannon and his new music manager, Michael “Blue” Williams, president/CEO of Family Tree Entertainment.

Stages will be the follow-up to the actor/rapper’s self-titled debut, which has sold 200,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Aside from the K. West track, Cannon wrote and produced all of the songs on the new album. The first single is titled “Dimepiece.” For those who remember his previous song “Jigalo,” the production on “Dimepiece” is very similar.

Following his breakthrough role on the Nickelodeon series “All That,” at age 18, Cannon began his foray into music and movies, including 2002’s “Drumline” and 2003’s “Love Don’t Cost A Thing” opposite Christina Milian.

Cannon also serves as producer, director and host of the MTV show “Nick Cannon Presents Wild’N Out.” Season 2 of “Wild’N Out” premieres on MTV Thursday, February 2nd at 10pm. Guest stars on the upcoming season include Kelly Rowland, Tyra Banks, Cedric “The Entertainer”, Wayne Brady and more.

West coast rapper Warren G released a new album, The Mid-Nite Hour and has a new video for his first single “I Need a Light” featuring Nate Dogg.

The video was premiered worldwide on MySpace.com last Tuesday (Jan. 24) and already received over 28,000 plays. It shows the rapper’s hometown Long Beach, California when Warren G was a child with Snoop and Nate Dogg.

Warren G revealed, “’I Need a Light’ is a song to sit back and listen to if you are stressin’ over something. Listen to the hook and it makes you feel good. I’m talking about growing up in Ling Beach, some of the s**t I went through, everything from what I saw as a kid up until now.”

Video director Paul Hunter added, “The overall tone of the video shows the classic side of Warren – how he built his empire from the streets of Long Beach and expanded it to the world. He is showing everyone that we can have a good time, look good and dress well. It’s really about the classy style of Hip-Hop.”

The Mid-Nite Hour is Warren G’s fifth album released.

Legendary MC Rakim will be having two rare shows at BB Kings in Times Square, New York. The first show, which takes place on Jan. 30, sold out in a matter of minutes.

Joining the legendary lyricist on stage will be M-1 of Dead Prez and Ryan Perfect. The second show, scheduled for Feb. 27, will go on sale this Saturday at 12 pm. Bringing the legendary MC back to the stage is Lyricist Lounge and Current TV. With the fan reaction being overwhelming, hopefully more shows and an eventual album will be in the future for R.

For more information about the show or to purchase tickets visit bbkingblues.com or ticketmaster.com .

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A group of producers that helped build and brand Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment into a hit production house are commencing a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, due to non-payment of publishing royalties.

Some of the producers seeking money include Clark Kent, Lord Finesse, Easy Moe Bee and more. Some beatsmiths have even claimed that they haven’t received any royalty statements or payment within 10 years.

The Hitmen, Buckwild, Carlos Broady, Loon, Angela Winbush and Craig Mack are among others who are seeking unpaid royalty fees from Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment.

Lord Finesse explained, “This is not personal against Puff [Combs]. This is just a royalty and publishing situation. A lot of people didn’t get paid.”

Some of the songs produced and written by these producers include “Sky’s the Limit,” “One More Chance,” “Warning,” “I Need a Girl,” “Whoa!,” “Flava In Ya Ear” and many more.

Known for retaliating through rhyme, Eminem fired back at The Source Magazine with his Untitled freestyle on the Green Lantern mixtape The Invasion Part Three: Countdown to Armageddon, reports CMT.com on January 27, 2004. Other retaliation on records by Eminem and his crew have been geared at Benzino and Ja Rule.

Marc Ecko and Atari recently announced that their upcoming video game, Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure , which has already officially shipped gold sending over 500,000 copies to stores.

In the game a graffiti artist named “Trane” (voiced by Talib Kweli) sets out to gain credibility as an artist and expose a corrupt mayor suppressing freedom of expression.

World-renowned graffiti artists, actors and singers have all lent a hand to make the game a hot item. “Getting Up” features the vocal talents of Sean “Diddy” Combs, Rosario Dawson, Charlie Murphy and The RZA, as well as art from 65 notable graffiti artists.

The soundtrack for the game boasts an exclusive version of Notorious B.I.G.’s “Who Shot Ya,” remixed by Serj from The Band System of a Down; “Clik, Clak, and Spray” from Pack FM; “Book of Judges” from Pharoahe Monch; and “Getting Up Anthem: Part 1,” performed by legendary Hip-Hop artist Rakim and Talib Kweli.

MTV Films purchased the rights to the game and is set to turn it into a feature film.

“Getting Up” won the Viewer’s Choice Award for “Best Wireless Game” at the 2005 Spike Video Game Awards and was also nominated in various other categories.

The game is set to hit shelves on February 14 in North America and on February 17 in Europe.