The Beastie Boys made Hip Hop history before the Eminem’s Dr. Dre’s, Lil Wayne’s and Jay Z’s were in the picture. In case you don’t know here is a trip down memory lane. Beastie Boys music mix.

Beastie Boys Member Dies, After Receiving Rock & Roll Hall Induction [VIDEO]

Black Thought, Kid Rock, ?uestlove Tribute The Beastie Boys At Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony [VIDEO] Hip Hop takes over the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame!!!

Take a look at this video from Indianapolis / Bloomington artist Zacaria James. [Video was directed by Jace].

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New music video from Indianapolis / Kokomo / Bloomington artist Dee Greene. This video was directed by Indianapolis based music video director Jace. It’s crazy hot! Take a look!

Last week, Charli Baltimore who is working her way back into the spotlight, tried to put Lil Kim on blast by saying she don’t write her own lyrics.

Fast Forward to this week, Lil Kim’s alleged ghostwriter is saying that Charli’s claims are indeed, true.

Antonio Walker (who is supposedly Kim’s Ghostwriter) is putting the Queen Bee on blast. He posted these pictures on Twitter of the a contract.

According to his Twitter account, it was due to Lil Kim not paying him for being the reason he is “exposing” her.

As of yet, no word from Lil Kim or her camp. I’m sure Nicki Minaj’s fans are just eating this up, especially if this is true. If this is false, I hope Mr. Walker has a great lawyer.

After collaborating with Chris Brown on the beach-themed video for his single ‘Another Round,’ diminishing rapper Fat Joe has weighed in on the the controversial crooner, whom he referred to as “the guy Beyonce.”

“You know, that guy, he’s like the ‘guy Beyonce’,” Joe joked, in an interview with MTVlast week.

While Joe has shed almost a third of his body weight over the past six months, according to the Terror Squad MC, it’s still Breezy that’s the “sex symbol,” inspiring women to “bug out.”

“When Beyonce takes it off and she’s dancing in the corn field, all the guys is tuned in like ‘Yo yo yo yo, she took it off,’ right?’” Joe continued, laughing. “This guy takes his shirt off — I played it for a couple of chicks before we released it and they just start goin’ crazy and buggin’ out like, ‘Oh my God, yo!’ You know, he’s a sex symbol.”

Joe is currently working on the follow-up to 2010′s ‘The Darkside Vol. 1.‘ His latest mixtape, ‘The Darkside Vol. II,’ had supporting visuals for ‘Welcome to the Darkside’featuring French Montana.

Attempts to settle the legal discrepancy were shot down by Mase, who they accuse of “evading service.” The company alleges that he has been dodging them for months, even having his staff turn representatives from the jewelry store away from his house. As a result, Aydin and Company has been forced to hire a process server to file an affidavit in the case.

The company seeks full payment of the tab, plus 1.5 percent monthly interest added for each month that the bill went unpaid as well as coverage of attorney fees.

Mase has been battling it out with the company since summer 2011, and responded by filing his own legal paperwork, moving that the suit be dismissed on grounds of bad service. He also maintains to have never actually signed an “alleged contract at issue in case.”

As a rapper on Diddy’s Bad Boy label imprint, Mase hit the music scene with his ‘Harlem World’ debut in 1997, but left the industry to follow his religious calling. After a five year hiatus, he returned to the game by way of 2004′s ‘Welcome Back,’ and attempted to sign to 50 Cent’s G-Unit records, but the deal was stalled by Diddy’s refusal to let the 36-year-old out of his Bad Boy contract.

In October 2009, Diddy officially released Mase from the contract, signing the paperwork live on-air during an interview at Atlanta’s V-103 radio station.

In a BlackBerry Messenger broadcast on Wednesday morning (Dec. 28), the government announced the cancellation, citing “reasons unknown” for his unexpected no-show, and claiming the ‘Hustlin” rapper “cancelled his performance at Calabar Festival after accepting a full performance fee.”

“The rapper, Rick Ross, has issued a statement cancelling his performance at the Calabar Festival, scheduled for December 28, 2011, for reasons not related to his recent surgery and seizures,” the statement explains. “The performer’s cancellation is unexpected and the reasons are unknown to Cross River State since he has confirmed receipt of his entire performance fee many weeks ago. Currently, Cross River State and its agents have retained counsel in the United States to pursue their legal and monetary remedies against the artist.”

AllHipHop reports that a representative for the rapper “was forced to cancel” his appearance, just days before.

“Rick was very excited to attend this event as it is the biggest festival in Nigeria and he is quite disappointed that he will not be performing,” his rep explained.

The rhymer, who just shot a music video with Drake, French Montana, Meek Mill andDJ Khaled for his ‘Rich Forever’ mixtape, has yet to address the potential lawsuit. His fifth album, ‘God Forgives, I Don’t,’ will be in stores in 2012.

Today is a Hood Holiday as their super-hero, Young Jeezy, OFFICIALLY releases his long-awaited album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. Like most albums (outside of Watch The Throne), TM:103 has sprung a leak, and The Snowman isn’t happy.

“I’m looking for the n*gga who leaked my sh*t.”

Speaking with Global Grind, Jeezy admits that album was 2 years in the making.

When I thought about it, I wanted to put the album out the top of the year, 2012. That was my plan. That’s why I do my albums with my own money, so I can control it. Labels wanna do things on their own time to meet their quotas. I get it. But sometimes when you’re making music for a culture, you gotta do it when the time is right. It becomes microwaved shit, put it in 15 minutes and you move to the next.”

Check out the list of the top 10 hip-hop songs of the year, and vote for your favorite in our poll below.

See Who’s Nominated For Grammys!

10. Big Sean “Marvin & Chardonnay”

9. Waka Flocka Flame Feat. Roscoe Dash & Wale “No Hands”

8. Rick Ross Feat. Drake & Chrisette Michele “Aston Martin Music”

7. Kanye West Feat. Rihanna “All Of The Lights”

6. Lil Wayne “How To Love”

5. Lil Wayne Feat. Cory Gunz “6 Foot 7 Foot”

4. Big Sean Feat. Chris Brown “My Last”

3. Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake “Moment 4 Life”

2. DJ Khaled Feat. Drake & Rick Ross “I’m On One”

1. Chris Brown Feat. Feat. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne “Look At Me Now”

According to MTV Hive, DMX had a relatively “normal” fall season. The rapper reportedly mopped up a Greensville, S.C., Waffle House at 4AM in November and went on a similar cleaning spree at a nightclub a week later. (Weapon of choice: vacuum.) Since then, DMX debuted his newest single, ‘Keep Your Head Up,’ on — of all places — ‘Dr. Drew’s Life Changers.’

So what could be next for the troubled hip-hopper? How about basketball with the troops? The apparently reformed rhymer recently balled with a few disabled veterans after being asked to do so by a fan at X’s most recent San Antonio show. DMX showed up the next day for a game of wheelchair pickup, and he even managed to score a few baskets.

“It made my day as much as it did their day,” DMX told TMZ. “One told me that I gave him the best early Christmas gift he ever got and that has me still smiling.”