A new definition of "reunion"

After more than 10 long years, the prayers of rap fans every have finally been answered. We are not talking about the release of a new Fugees album or even Detox. We are speaking, of course, of the long-awaited Harlem World reunion. Since Ma$e presented The Movement in 1999, listeners have been aching for more music from the group (everyone forgot about their appearance on “From Scratch” from Ma$e’s second album, Double Up, almost as quickly as they forgot Ma$e had a second album). Thankfully, the time has come, and Ma$e, Loon, Blinky Blink, Baby Stace, Huddy Combs, Cardan, and Meeno are coming together once again, but there is a catch: Ma$e, Loon, Blinky Blink, Baby Stace, and Huddy Combs will be not be participating in any way. In other news, Marlon Jackson had a Jackson 5 reunion in the shower this morning.

BTDubb: Kanye may or may not be self-absorbed...

Just in case those who subscribe to the "Kanye West is a self-centered douche bag" school of thought were running low on fuel for their hate, Kanye has taken it upon himself to refill their tanks once again.

Today is World AIDS Day, and in observance, several big-time celebrities including Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, and Justin Timberlake and even some shitty ones have "sacrificed their digital life" to raise money to fight AIDS, vowing not to post any new tweets until $1 million has been raised for Alicia Keys' AIDS charity. Coincidentally, today is also the day that Kanye West, after over two tweetless weeks (except for a couple on Thanksgiving), decided to START tweeting again. Its probably just a coincidence, though.

Suuuure, it's the labels fault you suck...

While it has been well established by industry rule number 4,080 that record company people are, in fact, shady, that doesn’t mean they are to blame for everything. Let's face it, a record company's top priority is to make money, and they base most of the decisions they make upon that fact. So while artists may have a legitimate beef with their label for giving them pennies on the dollar for sales, or for withholding publishing rights, or for countless other money-grabbing tactics, it is pretty bold to claim that a major record company is responsible for actually preventing sales. If there is some money to be made, why wouldn't they try to make it? Former pop sensation Nelly, however, is certain that the greedy folks at his record label (Universal Motown) are simply not interested in making money from his latest release, 5.0.