I just received my copy of the MVI version of "Hustlenomics". It features 2 CDs - the CD for the album and then the MVI CD. Let's talk about what's on the MVI disc.

You are able to listen to all of the songs on the album and export them in a digital format. It includes a section for lyrics for all of the songs. Interestingly, the lyrics it provides for "Hell Yeah" are different than what is actually on the song. They include an intro from Diddy. Here it is:


And then the chorus starts. The lyrics also place Diddy's verse in the middle of the song as the 2nd verse, rather than at the end as the 3rd verse, as is the case in the song. He also introduces them differently as they have him saying:


I like the song OK now and all, but if the intro, etc. had been included, I definitely would have liked it more. Yeah, I know, just an intro. But, that's me.

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The advertisement insert for "Hustlenomics" features an advertisement for Sean John Eyewear Collection (featuring Diddy) on one side and, on the other side, a few different things:

1. Mentions (with dates) of the forthcoming albums of B5, Gorilla Zoe, Elephant Man and Boyz N Da Hood.
2. "Coming Soon: Mario Winans, We Invented the Remix II, Jordan McCoy, Cassie, Cheri Dennis".
3. An introduction of Yung Joc mobile trading cards.

Check out their site for more.

Via Ish in the forums.

Yung Joc came on toward the end of the show and performed a different rendition of "Coffee Shop" then he has been performing. It was a live band version and it sounded a little difference. Joc's last verse was very different as they switched up the music and he changed his flow. To be honest, I didn't like it. But, hey, it's different. Zoe was not there.

They played "Bottle Poppin" to end the show. It was given a similar treatment. This one, I liked, though. The performance will be viewable on the Jimmy Kimmel Live site. It's not up, yet, though.

Edit: It's 12:05 PM ET, not 11:05 PM ET. Sorry for the confusion.

According to the Bad Boy MySpace, Yung Joc will be performing "Coffee Shop" and "Bottle Poppin" on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight. The show starts at 12:05 PM ET on ABC.

It looks like "Block Boy" by Yung Joc featuring Block is an iTunes exclusive track. I spoke with someone that has both the Best Buy and Circuit City editions and neither one has "Block Boy". The fact that it's on iTunes and not on those would most likely have to mean that it is an iTunes exclusive bonus track. So, if you want it, be sure to buy the album on iTunes.

Newsday has a review of "Hustlenomics".

Yung Joc was on TRL today. They talked about pranks on Screamfest. When they first did the tour, T.I. told Joc that he was gonna be the prankster, so watch out. They caught T.I. sleeping in his dressing room, put shaving cream on his hand and put something on his head, making him slap himself, getting shaving cream on his face.

Joc and T-Pain got Ciara by putting mustard packs in her shoes. Ciara was doing an in store and some little girl told her she had yellow stuff coming out of her shoe, according to Joc. He said that he needs to get T-Pain and Lloyd back, though, because his security let them in his hotel room (he said he'll after to fire his security) and he woke up with a toothpaste hairline.

They talked about the MSG show. Joc called it a "phenomenal moment for hip hop". After watching Chamillionaire's "Hip Hop Police" video, they asked him what he thought of it and he said it looked like Chamillionaire took some tips from the "Coffee Shop" video (as far as playing different characters).

They talked about what hustling is (and the difference between a hustler and a player), the album and the "Coffee Shop" video. A funny moment was when Aly (Aly & A.J. were hosting) was saying how you could buy the "Coffee Shop" ring tone and she said the wrong number and Joc said "thank you" and "have to get them checks right" and A.J. was dying. No performance for Joc on today's show, but some good face time, anyway.

DJBooth.net has a review of "Hustlenomics".

Joc's performance of "Coffee Shop" opened the show at the #10 spot on the countdown. Gorilla Zoe performed his verse and they did the whole song. It went well. During the interview portion, Joc mentioned that he's headed to Japan, the U.K. and Germany after Screamfest ends. He also said that with his next video, technology is taking over. It'll be a concept that when people see it, they'll wonder why they didn't think of it.