Janet Jackson is rumored to be fuming over Beyonce's controversial 'like the Jacksons comment' a few weeks ago. Click Here For More...

Beyonce told reporters: "I grew up upper-class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We’re African-American, and we work together as a family, so people assume we’re like the Jacksons."

While the first part of Beyonce's statement was accepted, the "I Am ...Sasha Fierce" singer's final statement ".. I didn’t have parents using me to get out of a bad situation" raised eyebrows and backlash.

According to sources close to Jackson, Janet is furious over the comment and is ready to set Beyonce straight.

"Janet wanted to know why Beyonce had to mention her family," the insider said.

"They're not friends and barely know each other. She feels Beyonce went out of her way to tell the world she's from the upper class and the Jacksons were like a bunch of dirty gutter rats."

"Not only is Janet telling everyone who will listen that Beyonce has a lot of growing up to do and that she needs to stop trying to impress everyone, she's planning to confront Beyonce herself and read her the riot act."





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Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is desperate for New Yorkers to enjoy their New Year's Eve celebrations - he's offered to pay cab fares to ensure drunken revelers get home safely. Click Here For More...


Diddy is teaming up with New York's Taxi & Limousine Commission to give away thousands of free cab rides. Street teams will hand out $15 debit cards in Times Square and Chelsea from 11 p.m. on Wednesday night through to 3 a.m. the following day or until the supply runs out.

Diddy tells the New York Daily News, "New York is the world's most iconic New Year's Eve city, so let's lead by example and show everyone that a sophisticated holiday celebration doesn't just end when the ball drops, but when everyone gets home safely."

It seems Diddy has set his sights on re-invigorating the Big Apple's New Year - last week, the star vowed to give $1 million to charity in exchange for the chance to redesign New York City's famed New Year's Eve ball.

West Coast rap star E-40 is speaking out regarding his role in a recent shooting, following a sold-out performance at a Denver, Colorado nightclub.

According to his manager, Chaz Hayes, “E-40 and his camp were uninvolved in the unfortunate incident at Club Vinyl in Denver on Dec. 27, 2008.” Click Here For More...


“Neither E40 nor anyone traveling with him was in the venue at the time. In fact, E-40 had concluded his performance and been back in the hotel room,” Hayes told AllHipHop.com via a statement as he noted the reception the rapper received from his visit.

“During his time at the venue, and in fact during the trip to Denver as a whole, he encountered nothing but love and gave nothing but love back. E-40 had a crowd pleasing and peaceful show," Hayes said.

E-40’s statement is the latest development following Saturday’s shooting, which occurred at 1:45 a.m. in front of Club Vinyl, as concertgoers were leaving the venue.

One person is currently in critical condition following the shooting, while four other people were released from the hospital after being treated for minor wounds at the Denver Health Medical Center.

At this time, police are continuing to investigate the shooting.

The Denver Post reports that no new information was made available to the public regarding a motive or suspects in the shootings.

Although E-40 “certainly regrets that this incident took place,” Hayes stated that his client and his camp are “unable to control the poor and tragic choices that other adults choose to make.”

News of the shooting comes as another mark against Club Vinyl. The club, located at 1082 Broadway in downtown Denver, has been the site of various incidents over the years.

Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed in a drive-by shooting after an altercation two years ago on New Years Eve that took place across the street from Vinyl.

Denver city records reveal that 14 criminal incidents have taken place at Vinyl’s location from January to November, with three of those cases happening around closing time.







Source: Allhiphop.com

After a little more than a month on the air, MTV has canceled 50 Cent’s reality show, “50 Cent: The Money And The Power” due to low ratings, as predicted by Donald Trump. We previously reported that the billionaire said 50’s show would fail and it was a rip off of his “Apprentice” show. 50 Cent recently pushed the release of his new album “Before I Self Destruct” back to early next year. In related news, MTV plans to debut sixteen new reality shows soon. Recently the network put out “Daddy’s Girls” a spin off of their hit reality show “Runs House.” This marks the latest move by the network from the once “music television” into more reality show format.

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The development of a New York hotel rapper Jay-Z invested in is on hold because the star and his partners cannot pull in further financing for the project.

Jay-Z poured money into J Hotels, which acquired a $66 million plot to build a high-end hotel in the Big Apple. But due to the ailing economy, partners have failed to pull in investors - and there is now a $370 million shortfall in funds, as even the banks won't back the property development.

Charles Blaichman, one of Jay-Z's partners, tells The New York Times, "A year ago it would have seemed a reasonable amount. Not now. Even the banks who want to give us money can't."

It looks like Soulja Boy is having sophomore jinx with his new album. Soulja Boy’s new album “iSouljaBoyTellEm” is estimated to only sell around 35,000 copies in it’s first week. The Crank Dat rapper’s first album “SouljaBoyTellEm.com” sold nearly 3.5x the amount, racking in around 117,262 in it’s first week. Soulja Boy tried to replicate the sucess of his single “Crank Dat” by creating another dance track called “Balk” but the single hasn’t got much radio play or views online comparatively. Topping Soulja Boy will be Plies with his new album “Da Realist” as it’s set to sell more than 90,000 copies in it’s first week. In related news, Soulja Boy was featured in a new video feature from MTV on Mixtapes. Soulja Boy appears along with Rick Ross, G-Unit and other top artists to talk about the mitape game.