This came out nearly a couple of weeks ago, but for whatever reason, it didn't pass across my proverbial desk. AllHipHop.com has a remix to Plies' "Plenty Money" that features Yung Joc.

Yung Joc's Swagg Team Entertainment label has a YouTube channel named SWAGGINSWAGGOUT. Pretty much all of the videos posted so far feature Joc, so it's definitely a required channel for Joc fans.

Billboard's Monica Herrera reports that Yung Joc plans to sue both Block Entertainment and Bad Boy Records. This follows the rapper's interview with AllHipHop.com, where he said that he planned to sue Harve Pierre and Block Entertainment.

For their part, Bad Boy has reaffirmed their earlier statement, which is:

"Yung Joc's dispute is with his production company Block Entertainment, not Bad Boy Records. Bad Boy has worked with counsel for both Joc and Block in an effort to mediate their dispute, but it appears that these parties are still unable to resolve their differences. Bad Boy values its lengthy association with both Block Entertainment and Joc, and remains hopeful that these parties will resolve their internal dispute and get back to the business of making great music."

It's been a rough 10 days or so for Bad Boy. First, Day26 calls out labelmate Donnie Klang, then nude pictures of Cassie leak online.

Now, in an interview with Tai Saint Louis of AllHipHop.com, Yung Joc announces that he's filed suit against Russell "Block" Spencer, Block Entertainment and Harve Pierre, alledging "contractual discrepancies" and unpaid royalties.

It's a lengthy interview that you should read if you want to hear the entirety of Joc's side of the story, but here are some key points:

Joc says that he was never signed to Block, he was signed to Chino Dolla's Mastermind. But, even so, when Spencer brought Yung Joc to Bad Boy, they gave Spencer a label deal and a deal as if Joc was signed to him. According to the rapper, Spencer then used Joc's budget however he wanted. He infers that funds were misappropriated.

He admits to not putting his all in, when it came to promoting "Hustenomics," because of what was going on at the time. When it came time to do a third album, he felt shortchanged, suggesting that Block tried to offer him an advance, at $25,000, that was the same as he got for his first album and, as such, not in line with what he felt he deserved. "I ain't f***** with Block since December of '07," he says. "So, why would Bad Boy give him my full budget if they know I wasn't recording with him."

Meanwhile, the label (either Bad Boy, Atlantic or both) insists that he's signed through Block and, as such, rebuffed attempts by him to circumvent Spencer.

Louis asks something that was on my mind, as well, which was how the "Diddy Bop" collaboration came about with all of this going on.

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Yung Joc is featured on a new song from singer Lee Carr. It's called "Patron." Listen to it on his MySpace.

Via Theo.

Producer Drumma Boy has remixed Gucci Mane's "Never Too Much" money for his mixtape, "Welcome 2 The City." The remix features Yung Joc, as well as Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat and OJ Da Juiceman.

Thanks Theo for the tip.

Yung Joc is now on Twitter as IAMYUNGJOC. This was confirmed with a source at the label.

Digital Video & Imagery Distribution System has a nice story on Yung Joc. During a performance on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, Joc delivered the oat of enlistment to Petty Office 2nd Class Lafatimah Okere, who was re-enlisting in the U.S. Navy for four additional years.

Okere had told her Commanding Office, Petty Office 1st Class Michelle San Nicolas, that she would probably re-enlist if she could be on stage with Yung Joc. She was joking, apparently, but Nicolas made it happen, telling Okere that not only would she be on stage with Joc - but he would be the one to give her the oath.

The article quotes Yung Joc, as well. "It was an amazing thing to do," Joc said. "The way everyone responded when I said attention to oath and the reaction from the fans, it was truly a blessing and an honor for me to do." Good on Joc.

Yung Joc is featured on a new single from single Verse, called "Buy You a Round." You can listen to it on the Verse MySpace. They have shot a music video for it and you can check out some behind the scenes clips below.


Check out some additional clips (featuring less of Joc): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Check out Myko's MySpace to listen to the remix to his song, "Give it to You," which features Yung Joc.