Back in July of 2009, "1,000 Stacks" by Nelly featuring Diddy and The Notorious B.I.G. appeared online. In December of 2009, we heard that Diddy would serve as a producer on Nelly's then untitled new album. And in June of this year, it was reported that Diddy would be featured on the album, now titled "Nelly 5.0."

Billboard's Muriel Concepcion confirms that "1,000 Stacks" will be featured on the release, which is simply titled "5.0" and set to hit stores on November 16.

In August, I confirmed that Gorilla Zoe had signed to E1 Music, adding a new label to the mix alongside Block Entertainment, Bad Boy and Atlantic Records. At the time, it was unclear if the deal was part of something larger with Block.

According to Russell "Block" Spencer, Block Entertainment, Atlantic and E1 have "formed a big deal." He didn't go into further details. He says this in the video below at the 2:06 mark. He mentions Koch, but Koch is actually E1.

I mention this here because it may have some effect on Boyz N Da Hood, the only remaining Bad Boy/Block Entertainment artist, besides Gorilla Zoe, who is already with E1. Zoe mentioned back in February that a third Boyz N Da Hood album would be released around the time of his third album, "King Kong." Now that "King Kong" is set for an October 26 release, it is unclear if that is still the plan.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. "Hurt (Loving You No More)" by Dirty Money achieves it's first chart mention.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

32. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 30).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

24. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 25).

Singles

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

41. "Hello Good Morning" by Dirty Money (down from 34).
99. "Money, Money, Money" by Red Cafe (unchanged).

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TMZ reports that former Bad Boy publishing division chief Francesca Spero has sued Diddy and Bad Boy (including the publishing and management divisions) for $12 million, claiming that she was fired due to age discrimination.

According to the report, Spero says in the complaint that she had been addicted to prescription medication and alcohol and subsequently "suffered a relapse." She claims that Diddy was "unsympathetic to her condition" and began to distance himself from her, leading to her being fired in March of 2010.

Further, Spero, 51, says that she was replaced by a woman who was 10-15 years younger who did not match her qualifications.

TMZ has a statement issued by a spokesperson for Diddy. "This is a grab for money by someone who concedes in her complaint to having had a drug relapse while on the job and an employer who was not satisfied with her work," he said. "There are many reasons why Ms. Spero is no longer employed by Bad Boy, but age discrimination is not one of them."

On Thursday, Thisis50 released an interview with Black Rob where Rob was very, very critical of Diddy. He indicated that he should have known better than to sign with Diddy, who mislead him about the release date of his album and used him.

He claimed that Diddy took G. Dep away from him (as an artist) and that their time together must have meant nothing to Diddy, because he didn't visit Rob while he was incarcerated.

Furthermore, he said that Diddy wasn't working with him on records. "He was just the last word. 'Good record. I like that. I want to get on that. That's a good record.' He's not in the studio 20 hours, 15 hours with me. Never. There wasn't no love over there. Dude's was just trying to use me."

You can watch the interview below. Pretty strong words.

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Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today.

Albums

The Billboard 200

183. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 122).

Top Current Albums

159. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 114).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

30. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 23).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

25. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).

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On Sunday, Diddy/Dirty Money headlined Power 105.1's Power Live concert at the beach at Governor's Island in Manhattan, New York. Rick Ross was also on the bill and they brought out Red Cafe, too. Check out a clip below, care of Cavi Worldwide. It features partial performances of "Victory," "Love Come Down," "Angels (Remix)," "Money, Money, Money" and "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)." The Power 105.1 website has photos.


Via Rap Radar via HipHop-N-More.

Following the previously released photos, Vibe Magazine has released some behind the scenes footage from the shoot for their August/September cover featuring Diddy, Dirty Money, Cassie, Janelle Monae and Red Cafe. Watch below.


Via MANDOM Magazine.

Check out the clip below for the music video for Rick Ross' "White Sand II." It features a big cameo from Diddy and a smaller one from Red Cafe. Diddy provides a drop for director Spiff TV at the end.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. After last week's impressive move up, Janelle Monae's "The ArchAndroid" holds firm.

Albums

The Billboard 200

122. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 120).

Top Current Albums

114. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (unchanged).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

23. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (up from 25).

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