::Trailer for the Hip-Hop Project, produced by Bruce Willis & King Latifah.

-How to stream your music to any PC. [Idolator]

-Lil Mama revamps Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” [Different Kitchen]

-Pusha T: “I don’t like hip-hop no more.” [Guardian]

-T-Pain (pka Testicular Pain) arrested in Miami. [HHC]

-50 Cent clarifies that Curtis and Before I Self Destruct are two different projects. [DefSounds]

[Ed: You're welcome to criticize, condemn, or commend the new banner. Thanks to Hurricane Ivan for hooking it up.]

Syke!

It’s the video before the video.

-Rap-A-Lot’s J Prince slapped with a restraining order. [HR ]

-Talib Kweli mans up about being slapped by a female. [HHC]

-Top 5 West Coast Producers, according to DJ Quik [SC ]

-The Hip-Hop Project successfully appeals R-rating. [About ]

-Beyonce confuses herself with Shakira. Well, Bey, just look for the one without a badonkadonk. [Starpulse ]

-Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson questioned by DEA [?uesto's Blog]

-Faux News sinks to a new low, reports parody news as actual news. [TP]

-In case you missed it, here’s a transcript of last night’s presidential debate. [NYT]

-That Microsoft Zune is still up for grabs if you want it. [TRU/HHTV ]

Jay manages to bolster this single without necessarily stealing Rih-Rih’s sunshine in the clip.

Now, I wonder if Jennifer Hudson would be kind enough to let Rihanna borrow her McDonald’s pass for 3 months, because she could definitely use a few hamburgers.

Download the video for free at ThisIsRihanna.com

-Eve crashes a Maserati, goes in for DUI, gets jail-house visit from Sean Penn, and posts bail…all in one sleep-wake cycle. [ TMZ ]

-The Fader reminds us that “free” is still the best word in the dictionary. Download their new issue via iTunes. [ Fader ]

-Breaking News: Yayo denies attack allegations. [ Starpulse]

-Cam’ron apologizes for “60 Minutes” interview. I expect M-1 to follow suit. [ Vibe ]

-Can’t blame hip-hop on this one. [ Poplicks ]

Rush went on O’Reilly Factor and apologized to the sourpuss for saying (in a previous interview) that he doesn’t care about poor black kids. He also defending his spineless statement that calls for the broadcast industry to bleep out three words, and somehow managed to win O’Reilly’s adulation. Let me find out Rush is a closeted Republican.

(Major shoutout to SmashTube for keeping up with all these clips.)

Clyde has more info on the book. I hear it’s supposed to help you get over your fear of whitening strips or something.

-Grafh says he’ll wait for TIs to “fight over each other till they kill themselves” before deciding what label he’ll sign to. [ Format Mag ]

-‘Dear Paul’: Letter to rapper for awful album. Why didn’t I think of this? [ Badger Herald ]

-Chingy to kiss and make up with DTP. [ HHNLive ]

-Shawnna officially leaves DTP. [ Hip-Hop Crunch ]

-”Stop Snitching” video rap-up. Ghetto rival never looked so stunning.
[ Str8 Shots ]

-The Best Southern Rappers Ever [ Street Census ]

Rob G ft. Fat Pat, Lil Keke, & A3 - Road to Success
Houston Hip-Hop 101 is now in session.

Most of you are familiar with DJ Screw, Big Hawk, and Fat Pat for obvious reasons (the last breed of ‘big’-name southern hip-hoppers before the prevalence of ‘lil’-name rappers…I suppose), but if you’re still unaquainted with Lil Keke, please recognize.

Taken from Rob G’s yet-to-be-titled debut album.

(Shoutout to OGPR)

More photos at Oh-Rihanna.com