Love him or hate him, it’s hard to deny that 50 Cent is ringmaster of the rap circus right now, thanks to all of the lunacy swirling around him.

For instance, only a "complex" MC like Fiddy could release album artwork that’s as somber as this, yet simultaneously make the sophomorically sexual "Amusement Park" the album’s first video (watch). Don’t want to watch? Just envision "Cherry Pie" with beats.

His "art" aside, 50 the showman recently put the beef smackdown on a boxer-wearing Cam’ron. Curtis responded to Cam’s recent desperate poolside salvo by saying the Dipset dandy was "delusional" and "shouldn’t be in front of no camera with Daisy Dukes on."

So does 50’s posturing work? Well, a panicky MIMS recently denied saying that 50 should be jealous of him (HIMS?), and went out of his way to kiss Fiddy’s butt from overseas. "I respect (50 Cent’s) work and his ambition and also his business methods," the Zune-peddling MC told SOHH.

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Did 50 Cent jack a beat from a member of Cam’ron’s crew? Is Jim Jones even a part of Cam’s crew? And who’s 50 dating these days?

So many questions about Curtis. And we haven’t even touched upon his upcoming album.

50’s new single, "Amusement Park" leaked yesterday, and astute listeners called him out for biting heavily off of Jim Jones’ "Your Majesty." You can listen to both here, but it seems pretty obvious that the producer simply reused Jones’ original. (Somwhere, Cam’ron is rubbing his hands together and cackling maniacally, even if he and Jones are no longer buds.)

50 is also rumored to be dating soap-opera star Victoria Rowell. The kicker? Rowell is 46, while 50 is just 31. And the soap that Rowell used to star on? The Young and the Restless. You can’t make this stuff up.

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After his infamous anti-snitching interview on 60 Minutes, the world knows how ridiculously much loyalty means to Cam’ron. But do his closest friends even have the Dipset head honcho’s back?

Apparently not.

In an interview with Hot 97’s Miss Info, Dipset rapper Jim Jones (left) said that he hasn’t spoken with Cam’ron in a year and considers their friendship to be more of a burden than a blessing. "I’m through (with) being in hot water because of (Cam’ron)," Jones is quoted as saying on Miss Info’s blog. "I kept quiet out of loyalty … But now I can’t be next to you."

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Problem No. 100
Report: Despite denials, Jay-Z is father of Shenelle Scott’s four-year-old son (BallerStatus)

Ballet Ya!
Outkast’s Big Boi to work with Atlanta Ballet (RapBasement)

‘Rise Up’
Listen to R. Kelly’s tribute to victims of the Virginia Tech shooting (R-Kelly)

A Tribe Called Quit
Phife Dog on A Tribe Called Quest’s breakup: ‘We should have kept going’ (XXL)

Buy Curtis’ Crib
50 Cent is putting his Connecticut mansion up for sale (AllHipHop)

Fightin’ Words
Ed Lover says Tru Life slugged Cam’ron, but Cam’s camp denies it (SOHH)

Alter Ego-Trippin’
T.I./T.I.P. talks about working with/arguing with Eminem/Slim Shady (HipHopDX)

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Phony Jones Bones
Mike Jones has denied appearing in an online sex tape. The proof? Dude on the tape’s got no tats, snitches! (SOHH)

It Takes a Nation to Hold Snoop Back
Making like England, Australia has banned Snoop Dogg. “He doesn’t seem the sort of bloke we want in this country,” said an official rep. (AllHipHop)

Knight Protects Lady Britney
Suge Knight went after a K-Fed lookalike to defend the honor of … Britney Spears??? (TMZ)

Cam Apologizes!
Cam’ron offered up an apology for his killer interview on 60 Minutes (SOHH)

Cam Attacks!
Cam’ron calls Jay-Z and Nas old men and says they need to go back to the nursing home. Seriously, does this guy get along with anybody? (Prefix)


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Don’t expect hip-hop star Cam’ron to win any good neighbor awards anytime soon.

Last night, in a 60 Minutes feature on snitching, Cam talked about his extreme aversion to cooperating with police. When asked if he would tell the cops if he knew a serial killer lived next door, the rapper said: "I wouldn’t call and tell anybody on [the killer] — but I’d probably move. But I’m not going to call and be like, ‘The serial killer’s in 4E.’" (Watch the interview.)

While his hard-line stance is laughable, Cam deserves some (not much, but some) credit for honesty. When asked if he would soften his anti-snitching stance if his record label asked him to, the rapper said he wouldn’t have to, because a label "knows what makes money … so [they] would never be that stupid."

Revealing inside info about your label for your own interests … Doesn’t that make Cam a snitch?

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It Ain’t Me, Snitches!
Cam’ron tells 60 Minutes he never talks to cops, even if he lived next door to a serial killer (XXL)

The Aftermath of the Don
Hot 97 cracks down on degrading lyrics thanks to Imus (About Rap)

Shootout Shot at Shoot
Watch: Gunfire breaks out during filming of Spider Loc video (YouTube)

This Is Why You Got Axed
MIMS weighs in on Imus and the proper use of the word "ho" (Rolling Stone)

"We are innocent people"
Tony Yayo’s mother’s house shot; family reacts (New York Daily News)

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