The Nicki Minaj and Mariah Beef Is Over

Nicki Minaj is genuinely tired of talking about her feud with Mariah Carey. The two "American Idol" hosts had a heated back-and-forth months ago during auditions in North Carolina, and the spat made international headlines. But Nicki says that its more or less water under the bridge. She shouted out how much she loves all of her fellow "Idol" judges (including Carey) and when MTV asked Minaj if things were okay between the two, she became obviously annoyed at having to once again revisit the argument. "We've been fine," Minaj said exasperatedly. I wonder is these one of those feuds that they do just for the fun of it. I feel like they just want to get higher ratings. And I still wonder why the hell Nicki is a judge in the first place.

Big Boi & Andre 3000 Make The Media Rounds

Together, OutKast has been relatively quiet on the media front since they released their 2006 album Idlewild. But this week, the stars aligned, with both Andre 3000 and Big Boi talking to media outlets about various projects. Three Stacks spoke on his campaign with Gillette, stating that he isn't sure when he will release a solo album, that the video for Rick Ross' "Sixteen" will never arrive and that he's "proud" of Big Boi's solo career. Sir Lucious Leftfoot didn't have as kind things to say about his group member, noting that he wasn't upset about 3K's verse on T.I.'s "Sorry" but that he was too busy doing "Gillette shit" to contribute to his album. He finally conceded, stating that he will no longer talk about OutKast reunion rumors. It look like there is no more OutKast. Oh Well we still have the memories to hold on to.

Chief Keef Reportedly Misses His Own Video Shoot With 50 Cent & Wiz Khalifa

Chief Keef may have nabbed 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa for his new single "Hate Being Sober," but he reportedly wasn't able to hang with the guys on the set of his own video. Last night, Fif took to Twitter to state that the young rapper didn't show up to the shoot. "I never saw anything like this on the first song," he wrote. "Its not funny @chiefkeef didn't sell any records yet,they will pull the plug on him." Khalifa and 50 held it down without Keef, later hitting the stage for a joint performance in Las Vegas, Nevada. Where O Where Could Chief Keef be Where O Where could he be?

Shyne Alleges 50 Cent Cooperated With Authorities To Bring Down Irv Gotti

Shyne recalled meeting Fif while ghostwriting for Diddy's 1999 LP Forever, saying that Fiddy was running scared from his foes Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. after a scuffle with the crew in 2000. He said that 50 actually hired police security to protect him from Gotti and company, and even gave police information on Gotti's supposed business dealings with notorious drug dealer Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. “When I met [50 Cent] he was writing raps for Diddy on Forever. This was after Gotti and them poked him up in the Hit Factory and he ran to the cops and got a order of protection. He was walking around with a group of police, NYPD was holding him down. I swear to God he was in Daddy’s House in the lounge and he had security. He hadn’t sold one record. He hadn’t even put an album out...50 Cent was nobody, nobody knew who he was. He was hiding from Iv Gotti and Murder Inc. He’s the reason that Irv got indicted. He’s the reason that Kenneth Supreme McGriff is in prison for the rest of his life.”

Tyga & His Girlfriend Expecting A Child

Tyga and his girlfriend, King of Diamonds dancer Blac Chyna, are reportedly expecting their first little bundle o' joy together. The two have been linked for several months--posing on magazine covers and hitting red carpets--and it looks like they are likely to be linked, in some way or another, for at least the next 18 years. Tyga was seen in San Antonio, Texas this past weekend with his girl--and she is very pregnant. No word yet on how far along the pregnancy is or what the couple's future plans are--but congratulations to the soon-to-be parents!

50 Cent Taunts Oscar De La Hoya

50 Cent tossed his hat into the boxing promotions game this week with the launch of his TMT Promotions company, and many speculate that his longtime friend Floyd Mayweather would be joining 50's company and severing ties with former boxer-turned-promoter Oscar De La Hoya. It appears that 50 believes the same, as the hip hop star began taunting De La Hoya on Twitter yesterday (July 25th.) "@oscardelahoya I don't gamble floyd do,but I bet you won't be promoting Floyd mayweather no more. TMT PROMOTIONS" he tweeted. "@oscardelahoya sweet heart I'm surprised you would respond to me and Floyd starting the company the wayyou did." "Baby girl, @oscardelahoya, baby girl you here me, stop hating STOP IT RIGH NOW." he added. De La Hoya responded with, "@50cent your a boxing promoter? good luck maybe we can work someday. #success #nextgeneration #GBB #TMT" 50 continued to mock Oscar, first replying simply with "Classic," before adding, "Great back pedal,can you swim backwards like that to girl?lol I except that as a apology.#GBB #TMT more success a head."

Kanye Is Pushing Pusha T?

Kanye West is getting the best out of Pusha T. At least, that's how the G.O.O.D. Music rapper views Kanye's guidance. In a recent interview, Pusha admitted that Kanye continues to force him to revise his verses and sharpen his craft--despite his status as one of the more established artists on G.O.O.D.'s roster. “As far as revisions go and revising your verse when you're dealing with G.O.O.D. Music, it happens to all of us," Pusha T admitted. "I have never rewritten more verses in my life than right now,” he said. “Being signed to G.O.O.D. it just comes with the territory, man. These guys are perfectionists. I write verses and already think they're perfect. At the end of the day, ‘Ye will come through and be like, ‘Ah, no. We can do better or we can edit that out.’ He's really taught me in a sense of what he's looking for now, so now I sort of got it down to a science so I don't got to revisit it so much. But it's not beyond any of us. We revise stuff all the time.” “It's not humbling because you have to look at who's telling you to revise your verse," he added. "I never look at revision or any type of criticism as humbling when it’s coming from a 90-time Grammy winner. You've got to listen to somebody. Music is still a learning experience for me. I came into the game under super producers; I deal with super producers a lot, whether it be Pharrell, whether it be Kanye, whether it be The-Dream. You have to listen to somebody. Me specifically, I have to. I'm a rapper.”