Time for the body slam:
- RJD2 wins ASCAP award for theme to “Mad Men” television show (myspace.com)
- Lil Wayne, Drake, various craptastic rappers on Young Money tour (billboard.com)
- Timbaland gets sued for biting again (allhiphop.com)
- Fonzworth Bentley signs with E1 Music, finally frees C.O.L.O.U.R.S. (allhiphop.com)
- Nas major investor in Guerilla Union?! (missinfo.tv)
- RIAA wins against Minnesota woman in retrial of landmark file-sharing case (mtv.com)
- Common continues career decline with Jonas Brothers appearance (mtv.com)
- Top ten Billboard debut for Mos Def’s The Ecstatic (mtv.com)
- DMC participates in President Obama’s Father’s Day activities (allhiphop.com)
- RIP Iz the Wiz from Style Wars (unkut.com)
- Hip hop site Oh Word is back! (ohword.com)
I’m only sleeping: The Red Giants, Chain Reaction EP (theredgiants.bandcamp.com), Sage Francis’ Sick of Waiting (urb.com), Wale & 9th Wonder’s Back to the Feature (2dopeboyz.com)