TIME Magazine recently dubbed Lil Wayne “The Best Rapper Alive.”

According to TIME:

His wordplay can be thrilling (”My picture should be in the dictionary next to the definition of definition”), and no other rapper finds as much joy in rhyming; “in the way,” “everyday,” “what we say,” “cliché,” “Andre 3K,” “sensei” is a typical string from Dr. Carter, his prescription for what ails rap. But the impact owes more to his delivery than to his wit. Wayne isn’t afraid to sound bizarre.

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Things continue to be confusing in the supposed secretive relationship between Sean “Diddy” Combs and his protege Cassie.

While they have consistently denied the affair, photos taken of them snuggling in Central Park last May looked like there was more than a business relationship.

While leaving a party in New York last week, Cassie was asked to confirm reports that she and Diddy were no longer a couple. Her response? “I will confirm that rumor.”

But to keep matters confusing, a party goer told Us Weekly that Cassie and Diddy were later seen leaving the party together.

TMZ reports that Yung Joc has been accused by an Atlanta company of taking off with almost $25,000 of stereo gear.

He is due in court in Fulton County today to fight it out with the owners of Stereotypes, a high-end stereo outfit, who say that they installed $25,000 worth of stereo equipment last year, but got stiffed out of their fee.

Last year, Yung Joc was arrested in Cleveland for carrying a concealed weapon.

The much anticipated Faith Evans tell all book, Keep The Faith: A Memoir, is now set for release on August 29th.

The book is said to chronicle the much talked about relationship between Evans and The Notorious B.I.G.

The following is a brief excerpt from the book:

“It’s been over ten years since Big was killed. I grieved for him for a very long time. And then, as time passed, the icy wall of grief surrounding my heart began to thaw and I began to heal. I remarried, had more children, and continued to record and release more music. I continued to live my life. And while I can never discount the time I spent with Big, I’ve never felt the need to live in the past.

But sometimes, I still find myself thinking about Big being rushed the hospital, and I break down in tears.

It’s not just because we hung up on each other during what would be our last telephone conversation. And it’s not because I am raising our son, a young man who has never known his father.

It’s partly all of those things. But mainly it’s because he wasn’t ready to go. His debut album was called Ready to Die. But in the end, he wasn’t. Big never got a chance to tell his story. It’s been left to others to tell it for him. In making the decision to tell my own story, it means that I’ve become one of those who can give insight to who Big really was. But I can only speak on what he meant to me.

Yet I also want people to understand that although he was a large part of my life, my story doesn’t actually begin or end with Big’s death. My journey has been complicated on many levels. And since I am always linked to Big, there are a lot of misconceptions about who I really am.

I hope that in reading my words, there is inspiration to be found. Perhaps you can duplicate my success or achieve where I have failed. Maybe you can skip over the mistakes I’ve made. Use my life as an example-of what to do and in some cases, what not to do.

It’s not easy putting your life out there for the masses. But I’ve decided I’ll tell my own story. For Big. For my children. And for myself.”

Tomorrow night, MTV and executive producer Jamie Foxx will debut the new reality series From G’s To Gents.

From G’s to Gents is a reality competition in which 14 guys from the streets try to become the perfect gentleman under the tutelage of Fonzworth Bentley, the man servant known for being Diddy’s eclectic, former personal assistant. The last man standing will be awarded a $100,000 cash prize.

For the second year in a row, Miss USA has taken a spill at the Miss Universe pageant.

During the televised ceremony, reaching a billion television viewers, Crystle Stewart, a 26-year-old model, athlete and motivational speaker from Texas, tripped on the train of her sparkling dress during the evening grown section of the contes.

In the same section of last year’s event, Rachel Smith, the reigning Miss USA, landed squarely on her tailbone but managed to compose herself enough to tip a wink to the television cameras afterwards.

Jay-Z spent $20,000 on food when he took his entire entourage for a slap-up meal in Paris, France, earlier this week.The ‘99 Problems’ hitmaker reportedly took his crew — consisting of around 30 people — to dinner at the exclusive L’Avenue eatery near the Champs-Elysees to thank them for helping him make his Glastonbury gig last month so ‘historic’.

A source reveals, “Jay said he thought the set at Glastonbury was immense, ridiculously good in fact.

“So he treated the band, management and crew to an elaborate dinner at L’Avenue.

“He reckons his current tour has been very historic and rewarded everyone accordingly.

“The bill was very pricey as you can imagine! In the region of $10,000-20,000. But with Jay-Z you’d expect nothing else.”

The Enquirer has reported that Queen Latifah, real name Dana Owens, was injured in a motorcycle accident while vacationing in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Queen Latifah is known to be an avid motorcycle fan, but this mishap occured on a rented scooter which went out of control and she went flying.

A source told the tabloid, “She’s lucky she wasn’t killed. Fortunately, there weren’t any cars or other scooters behind her when the accident occurred.”

T.I. was supposed to perform in an Atlanta nightclub Tuesday night, but when a fight broke out, his security and court appointed monitor got him out of there.

T.I.’s defense attorney, Steve Sadow told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution his client had nothing to do with the incident but could not provide any details on exactly what happened.

T.I. struck a deal earlier this year in his federal weapons case allowing him freedom for a year while he serves at least 1,000 hours of community service, pays a $100,000 fee and adheres to a strict curfew before heading to jail for a year and a day.