"Yeah, it was good getting back with her," Diddy said Wednesday. "We got everything on point [with our friendship] right before she went to jail. When she got out, I was right on the phone with her and we were talking about doing something. We got history together, and it was only right that the first song she's done since she's been out was a joint I produced. She's on a big hit record. She's sounding good and strong. I'm a witness. I was in the studio with her. She ain't miss a beat. She wasn't rusty or nothing. She stepped it up and was even doing some singing too. Her bounce is classic and it's necessary. She definitely is the queen of the game."

"That's definitely true," Diddy confirmed. "Me and Steve have been friends for a long time, and me and Mase have stayed in touch. I think his whole vibe would be a good look for the industry. I think it would be great to see if he could go to Steve Rifkin, especially with the success of what he's done with Akon."

G-Unit’s Ma$e?
Nah, its SRC’s Ma$e now. We are doing a production and distribution deal with him. We don’t have a date for the album yet, but it will be [out] by the end of the year. [It’s] all brand new material.

If G-Unit was having problems getting him off Bad Boy, how did this happen?
Well, he’s taking care of it. Him and Puff are working it out themselves.

Unfortunately the media rarely reports on the positive work within the Hip-Hop Community. Labels like Bad Boy records have made a significant effort to take the lead and become more socially responsible. We have been working with them for over a year in schools and communities across the country to enlighten our youths about issues they are confronted with daily and the dangers of "Art Imitating Life." We will be working with executives and artists like Yung Joc, Diddy, B5, Cassie, Fat Joe, Jim Jones, Kevin Liles, Lyor Cohen, Russell Simmons, Chris Lighty, Daymond John (FUBU) and others to give young people a better prospective of what the other side of Hip-Hop is about-the social, political, economic, educational and spiritual empowerment of a people no matter what race, color creed, religious or ethnic background.

AllHipHop.com Alternatives: So what was the situation with 112 and Bad Boy?

Slim: Well, for a good five or six years we were pretty much in a production deal that wasn’t really good. We didn’t want to leave Bad Boy but we were stuck in this production agreement and in order to get out of the production agreement we had to leave Bad Boy. Unfortunately, that’s pretty much what happened.

AHHA: How’s the relationship now?

Slim: We’re still real cool with [Diddy]. As a matter of fact, I have a song with his artist that’s about to come out, and y’all about to hear it. It’s me, 8-Ball and MJG who’s signed to Bad Boy records, and I’m on it with Three Six Mafia.

WordofSouth.com: What’s the deal with Yung Joc’s new project?

Block: Joc in the studio right now doing “Hustlenomics” and the reason we named the album “Hustlenomics” is because everyone running around saying that Hip-Hop is dead and etc…so we went out and hustled up everybody man. We went and got Game and Jim Jones on a song together, Jazze Pha and Trick Daddy on a song together; he got 8Ball & MJG, Twista, Boyz N Da Hood, Mary J Blige, Monica, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross all on the album. He’s actually hustling with the whole game of Hip-Hop man and that albums crazy.