They Spinnin’! Hip-Hop Headlines
R. Kelly’s Wife Talks About ‘The Tape’
R. Kelly’s wife (yes, he’s married) talks about how she met her husband, their struggling marriage and ‘The Tape’ (Essence)
Marsalis Latest Hip-Hop Hater
Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis goes after 50 Cent, Ludacris for debasing African-Americans (XXL)
Nas: ‘They Treated Us Like Terrorists’
Nas says ‘racist’ San Diego club staff ‘came at us like we was Osama Bin Laden’ (HipHopDX)
Ludacris Move
Ebony steers clear of controversy, pulls Ludacris from June cover of magazine (Crunk + Disorderly)
‘Same Girl,’ Different Kings
Superstars R. Kelly, Usher join forces, perform duet about getting played by same girl (VH1)
Later, Moms
Reports abound that Usher is firing mom as manager, replacing her with fiance (EURweb)
Battle Mics, Not Iraq
Rapper/blogger Twista calls President Bush ‘bogus,’ wants soldiers out of Iraq (SOHH)
Wu-Wide Release
New Wu-Tang Clan album The 8 Diagrams to be released in Europe (HipHopDX)



