T.I. orchestrated a party at the Madison Square Garden Screamfest stop, according to MTV. Hov, Fif, Kanyeezy, T.I., and Diddy were all onstage at the same time. You can tell from the tone of the article that it must’ve been an exciting moment for everyone present:

But there were no incidents and no signs of rivalries — as Kanye rapped, 50 ran around the stage like he was doing a victory lap, stopping along the way to bump shoulders and say what’s up to Tip, ‘Ye and Jay. Then, out of nowhere, Diddy ran up and got onstage with them.

Although the audience was rocking to West, the spectacle of seeing everybody together onstage — especially the two guys who have been hyping their September 11 in-store showdown—on one stage at the same time took precedence They were all smiling and dancing and genuinely enjoying the camaraderie.

Maybe they were celebrating the fact that they all made Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list.

Soulja Boy is bringing white tees back

Meet Soulja Boy, the latest product from Interscope’s Build-a-Ringtone-Rapper workshop. Take a good look at that album cover because you won’t remember this guy in six months. (Just ask Mims.)

Give Soulja Boy credit, though, for being the first second rapper to title his album with a url. Souljaboytellem.com hits stores on October 2nd. (Shout out to Eskay and Ian for exposing my lack of knowledge in the comment section.)

I can’t place my hand on that interview right now but I remember Boo Boo saying that Ja Rule is stupid for scheduling his album around the release of Curtis. Well, it looks like Ja’s camp is taking that threat seriously. His new album, The Mirror, has been moved from September 25th to November 13th. Poor Jeffrey, he only has Trisha Yearwood to worry about on 11/13.

Kanye West’s VMA promo shot. [via: Hip-Hop Crunch

>>Kanye says "Justin Timberlake is my biggest inspiration and my biggest competition" He's all about a dollar, what the f**k is 50 cents? [MSNBC]

>>Strong Arm Steady’s Deep Hearted trailer. [GooTube]

>>Aesop Rock thinks you’re so eager to get a sneak peek at his new video for “None Shall Pass.” [ImTryingToHelp]

>>Forget legal mixtapes, DJ Envy is bringing them straight to your cell phones. [Cell Fish]

>>50 Cent to launch his own brand of dietary supplements. Is he trying to tell Fat Joe something? [HHC]

>>Bill O’Wildy vs. Gangster Rapper Nas…Pt. 2 [GooTube]

Four months ago, Cameron Giles went on 360 and told Andersoon Cooper that he would never snitch on a criminal even if it was a serial killer that lived next door. (Let’s not get into why mainstream media always picks smart rappers like Cam to represent the hip-hop community on these issues.) After the Smoking Gun uncovered evidence of Cam’s own snitching history, Killa Cam did a 180 on his earlier stance on snitching and apologized for his ignorance.

Below, Killer Mike–one rapper who’s both talented and intelligent–weighs in on the issue of snitching. Do you agree with him?

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::DTP’s Strength in Numbers cover art

>>TIME magazine on why hip-hop needs a new product. Apparently they never heard of Curtis, or Yayo for that matter. [TIME]

>>Dre finally musters up enough courage to sue broke-ass Suge for the rights to The Chronic. It’s not like Suge can afford to hire a professional slugger to punch Dre in the face again anyway. [Rolling Stone]

>>Michael Vick cops a plea deal in dogfighting case. America goes back to regularly scheduled programming. [NPR]

>>Obamability: Why Hip-Hop loves Obama. [HRS]

>>Kanye’s song of praise for Jay-Z. [Post Chronicle]

>>And in case you haven’t seen the September XXL cover, get your late pass from Eskay. Looks like someone ran out of southern rappers to recycle. [NahRight]

Kanye held it down on UK’s Friday Night Project, playing guest host and performing a slew of hits from his catalog. Boo Boo couldn’t afford this type of publicity even if he gave up half of his Vitamin water paycheck.

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“Nsync. Making The Band. Milli Vanilli have just broken up.”

Cham debuted a portion of this banger along with the “Hip-Hop Police” video. Alas, the full version is even more interesting.

Ultimate Victory is still slated for September 18th. Chamillionaire vs. Havoc. It’s on!

::Fresh off his VIBE cover, Obama does GQ. Is he the hip-hop candidate?

>>Smoking Sessions with Swizz Beatz. [The Smoking Section]

>>Scientists claim hip-hop improves sex life…in sharks! [Practical Fishkeeping]

>>I’m surprised to find Yung Joc on Forbes‘ Hip-Hop Cash Kings of 2006 list. [Forbes]

>>Suspended NFL player Pacman has a new side gig. It’s called hip-hop. [NY Daily News]

>>Kanye’s “Good Life” snippet. [zshare, via BGDB]

>>The Britney Spears of rap is back with a new buzz track, where he likens himself to George Bush. [Nah Right]

>>Are you a fan of good hip-hop? Wanna help victims of the Minneapoliz I-35 bridge collapse but can only afford to give up $1 for that? If you answered yes to both questions, kindly head over to Atmosphere’s website right now and help yourself to a concert ticket. [Atmosphere's Ticketing site]

I’m kidding, of course.

Faux News media manipulator Bill O’Reilly is strongly opposed to Nas’ inclusion in the September VA Tech memorial concert, because he’s a “violent gangsta rapper.” To drive his point home, O’Wildy singled out a couple of early Nas songs that contained the slightest hint of violent material, all this while ignoring the bottomless pile of socio-conscious records by the same artist.

O’Wildy has also placed a message on his blog instructing his brainwashed disciples to express their “outrage at the inclusion of a violent “gangsta” rapper in a memorial concert at Virginia Tech.”

It’s worth noting that hip-hop scholar Bakari Kitwana kept his composure but still held it down all the way.