First he told his haters he would hurt them, then he asked for his money before taking it to the clubs and touchin, now the man ready to give the music industry the Big Bang is back with his fourth single, “ I love my B*%#h.” Aftermath artist Busta Rhymes has been promoting The Big Bang for over a year and with it not coming out for a few more months, there will be no slowing his efforts for promotion.

His latest offering comes courtesy of the production prowess of Will.I.Am. As with most Will.I.Am joints, this one is a bouncy, up-tempo party cut. Unlike “Touch It”’s fluctuating tempo, this has a consistent bounce from start to finish. On the lyrical side, Busta approaches the track with a far less menacing and more playful. This is a fun track that is less club oriented and more of a break from the other harder tracks that appear on the album. With every single offering a distinct flavor and style, Busta is making sure that The Big Bang attacks the industry from all possible angles without compromising his creativity.

Rev. Run’s new book Rev. Run’s Words of Wisdom has arrived in stores. Published by Harpers Collins, the book was inspired by the motivational message the Run-DMC member offers friends and viewers of his hit MTV show Run’s House.

The first 5,000 people to purchase the book will be added to Rev. Run’s personal e-mail list. “More people wanted the words of wisdom because of the television show. So I said ‘I can’t reach everyone,’ so I put out a book,” the minister/rapper said. And show up these 5,000 fans did as stores were flooded in all 5-boroughs of New York. Walden Books in Green Acres Mall, Long Island, NY, has reportedly sold out of the book already.

Rev. Run first entered the literary world with It’s Like That: A Spiritual Memoir. He hopes readers will gather “hope, strength, courage and a deeper prayer life” from reading the new book. Run also revealed that Words of Wisdom is an extension of his ministry, stating, “It’s really what I use. What I’m doing when I’m writing these words of wisdom, is you guys are hearing me think out loud. So whatever I’m going through, that night, that morning, all around those moments and however I get though it, again, I just give it out. So yes, it’s my ministry. It’s me preaching to you. And you get a word. For some people this is the only church they’ll ever get.”

In addition to promoting his new book, Rev. Run is currently filming the second season of Run’s House. “The new season will be similar to last season,” said Rev. Run, who added the show will feature “situations going on in my home, with a point” as well as showing him as a father, rapper and priest. “I think the show is sort of a self-help show. Like you buy self-help books, this is a self-help show,” he said. “It shows a man raising his family. I mean, it’s funny. It’s going to be funny of course but Run-DMC always snuck a message to you. There was always a message, but you still get the street feeling. That’s my job, to get you a message but then at the same time, not throw a sermon down your throat.”

Musically speaking, the remix for Run’s current single “I Used to Think I was Run” will hit airwaves in the coming weeks. The Jermaine Dupri-produced track features Dupri and Da Brat.

Rev. Run’s Words of Wisdom is in stores now. The second season of Run’s House premieres in June on MTV.

Snoop Dogg was scheduled to headline a recent private party at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas which was held by Molson Coors Brewing. However his performance was stopped after Harrah’s Entertainment, the hotel’s parent company, asked Coors to cancel the show due to pressure from local law-enforcement authorities and Nevada’s Gaming Control Board.

Sheriff Bill Young of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department recently sent a letter to state gambling regulators urging them to discourage casinos from booking rappers.

After this came from Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board which expressed particular concern about “gangster rap.”

The letters came following the deaths of four local rappers last June and the recent death of a police officer who was murdered by an aspiring Las Vegas rapper.

Less than two weeks after Harrah’s received the letter, the company asked Coors executives to remove Snoop from the show, he would have been paid about $150,000 for the performance.

Snoop declined to comment.

“Free Yayo” is an intiative set up by G-Unit to create a support group for the imprisoned Tony Yayo. There are items of clothing, jewerly, song lyrics, and even messages in videos sporting the Free Yayo emblem. Tony Yayo was born March 31, 1978.

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After releasing his highly anticipated reunion with 9th Wonder on March 21st, Murs is set to take his revenge on the road. The Living Legend/Little Brother connection is back and better than ever on Murray’s Revenge, and they will be hitting the road to support their effort in some of the biggest cities( Atlanta, New York, Chicago, San Francisco) and one of the biggest festivals of the year, Coachella.

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Here are the dates for Murs’ Murray’s Revenge tour:

March 30: Orlando (Back Booth)

April 1: Atlanta (Drunken Unicorn)

April 2: Asheville, NC (Orange Peel)

April 3: Carboro, NC (Cat’s Cradle)

April 4: Roanoke, VA (Awful Arthur’s)

April 5: Baltimore (Ottobar)

April 6: Philadelphia (First Unitarian Church)

April 7: Hamden, CT (Hamden United Plains Church)

April 8: New York (Knitting Factory)

April 9: Cambridge, MA (Middle East Downstairs)

April 12: New York (Sound Lab)

April 13: Lansing, MI (Temple Club)

April 14: Carbondale, IL (Hangar 9)

April 15: Milwaukee (Onopa Brewing Company)

April 16: Chicago (Abbey Pub)

April 17: Minneapolis (7th Street Entry)

April 18: Omaha, NE (Sokol Hall/Underground)

April 19: Lawrence, KS (Granada)

April 20: Denver (Larimer Lounge)

April 21: Fort Collins, CO (Aggie Theater)

April 22: Salt Lake City (Urban Lounge)

April 23: Boise, ID (The Bouquet)

April 25 Seattle (Chop Suey)

April 26: Portland (Berbati’s Pan)

April 27: San Jose, CA (Agenda Lounge)

April 28: San Francisco (Mighty)

April 29: Sacramento, CA (Stoney Inn)

April 30: Indo, CA (Coachella Music Festival)

May 1: Tempe, AZ (Clubhouse)

May 2: Tucson, AZ (Club Congress)

May 5: Austin, TX (Emo’s)

May 7: Albuquerque, NM (Sunshine Theater)

Three 6 Mafia will be hitting the studio to work with Paris Hilton for her debut album. The collaboration sprang from a recent meeting between Hilton and the Oscar-winners.

“We ran into her at a William Morris Agency party and she said she liked our song ‘Stay Fly’ and asked could we work with her,” Jordan ‘Juicy J’ Houston said. “We let her listen to a dance track and she really liked it and plans to record it.”

Overall, the trio looks forward to working with Hilton.

“We’re just getting in the studio and putting together some more tracks for her.” “From there, we’ll see, but it will be a blast working with Paris Hilton. I mean she is Paris Hilton.”

The group has been on a role since winning the Oscar for Best Original Song for “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from the movie Hustle & Flow. They will be honored in Memphis Saturday (April 1) as a part of the city’s Three 6 Mafia Day.

“Things are big for us right now and this day only makes it bigger,” said Houston.

Three 6 Mafia will receive the key to the city during the event, which will be sponsored by the City of Memphis, Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission, Memphis Music Foundation, Memphis and Shelby County Film Commission and Memphis Grammy Chapter.

“Three 6 Mafia has chosen to remain a part of the Memphis music community for the past 15 years,” said Rey Flemings, president of the Memphis Music Foundation. “They thanked Memphis when they accepted their Oscar and now it is Memphis’ turn to thank them.”

Three 6 Mafia Day takes place Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at the Memphis Rock ‘N’ Soul.

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On Monday, March 27, a number of tastemakers, artists and label executives gathered at The Bombay Sapphire Lounge at Tribeca Cinemas in New York City for the red carpet premiere of T.I.’s debut film ATL.

The Chris Robinson-directed film tells the story of four teenage friends growing up on Atlanta’s south side while going through various trials and tribulations. “To me the film is about dreams and that anything is possible,” Chris Robinson told the press. “You can stray from your path or you can not want to know what you gonna do but as long as you stay focused anything is possible.”

“It was a great script. The script came to me— it had a lot of heart and soul in it,” Robinson continued. “It just crushed me in that way where I felt like I went through this experience and I wanted to make people feel something. I wanted to tell a story and create characters that really touched people.” The film also shows the versatility and growth that the self-proclaimed King of the South has experienced.

Queen Latifah, Usher, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, DJ Drama, T.I.’s group the P$C, Avery Storm, Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin were among the attendees at the premiere.

“I appreciate all of the love and support; I appreciate the warm welcome into the film industry. I appreciate the opportunity to be involved with such a film of this magnitude,” T.I. told the press. “This really helps my movement and if anybody follows my career they know how important it is for me to lead than to follow. Warner Bros., Chris Robinson and the cast made this possible for me and I really appreciate it. I done did everything, now I just got to sit back and let it go.”

ATL hits theaters nationwide on Friday (March 31).

In related news, T.I. released his fourth solo effort, King, on Tuesday. The album features cameos by Young Jeezy, Jamie Foxx, UGK, BG, Young Dro and more, as well as production from Just Blaze, DJ Toomp, Neptunes and others. His single, “What You Know” is currently No. 4 on this weeks Billboard Hot Rap Tracks. King is also one of the top contenders to be the No. 1 album on next weeks Billboard Charts.

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This June 24th, Brooklyn will be holding its second annual Hip-Hop festival that will be headlined by none other than Big Daddy Kane.

As one of the first MCs that helped pave the way for Jay-Z, Biggie, Talib Kweli, and variety of other mic technicians, it is only fair that Big Daddy be the Grand daddy at the upcoming festival. As a founding member of Marley Marl’s Juice Crew, he wrote from everyone from Roxanne Shante to Biz Markie. Some of the classics he has penned include “Set It Off”, “Ain’t No Half-Steppin” and “Smooth Operator”.

Recently, Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Borough President, had this to say about the upcoming festival: “Brooklyn is “home to so many Hip-Hop legends and devoted fans - not to mention more shout-outs than any city in America - I am proud that the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is entering its second year. By highlighting messages of empowerment and unity, the Festival proves that we not only know our Hip-Hop roots, but that in Brooklyn those roots run deep. And with Big Daddy Kane in the house, we know Brooklyn won’t be half-steppin’!”

For more information about the event as well as to get tickets for the show, visit www.brooklynbodega.com

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After a quiet search for designers and manufacturers, Fabolous is about to launch his Rich Yung Society clothing line.

Reports say the line is will be meshing the styles of Japanese streetwear and urban boutiques. Though it has yet to hit a large number of stores, it has already generated heavy demand and has been sported by Fab and his former labelmate T.I.

Many items in the Rich Yung Society collection run well over $200, which is more pricey than the average urban wear. To date, Rakuten in Japan and Brooklyn, NY’s Vinnie’s Styles have acquired the brand and are now selling it for retail. Early items include hoodies, t-shirts and a New Era fitted cap featuring creative designs.

Several stores have sold out of the brand and now have waiting lists for incoming Rich Yung Society items.

Fab’s Rich Yung Society clothing line is also available on richyungsociety.com.

Wednesday, April 8, 1964 a human beatbox was born. Biz Markie is best known for his hit “Just a Friend.”

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