In an interview with Jon Chattman, published at the Huffington Post, Dawn Richard talks about Diddy's work ethic, her hunger for success, the work she's doing on her solo album and her love of food (and Paula Deen).

Alvin Blanco of MTV News reports that Kalenna of Dirty Money will be appearing on Ja Rule's upcoming album, "P.ain I.s L.ove 2," which is set for a June 7 release. The song is called "To the Top."

A new, alleged 50 Cent/David Guetta collaboration appeared online recently, titled "Bulls*** & Party." For the track's chorus, 50 interpolates a portion of "Party & Bulls***" by The Notorious B.I.G.

"All we do is bullshit, then party, then bullshit some more," he says on the track. "All we do is bullshit, then party, around the globe on world tour. That's that bullshit, let's party."

As part of her campaign with Carol's Daughter, in the video below, Cassie talks about the subject of "good hair" with Solange, Selita Ebanks and Lisa Price, who is the person behind the brand.


Via the.LIFE Files.

Red Cafe revealed to YRB that he's got a collaboration with Lady Gaga in the vault, saved for his debut album which he hopes to release this summer.

Lady Gaga is signed, in part, to Akon, just as Red Cafe is. Due to this, the two were working in the same studio and Red Cafe says that he was around while she was recording her entire debut album.

The write-up indicates that his album will include production from Ryan Leslie, Kane Beatz, Boi-1da and Reefa.

Last week, I mentioned that Dawn Richard and Kalenna of Dirty Money had sung the national anthem before the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff game between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks.

You can watch the performance in the clip below, followed by some footage from the "Coming Home Tour" stop in New York City immediately after.

Reports surfaced at the start of this month, indicating that Diddy had expressed interest in signing Odd Future to Bad Boy.

According to Rap Radar, the group has made their decision: they will sign a distribution deal with Red Distribution/Sony and form their own company, Odd Future Records.

Via Consequence of Sound.

The New York Post reported that, after his show in New York City on Friday, Diddy received a police escort out of the city, in order to arrive on time at his after party.

Originally, the plan was to take a helicopter, but the FAA did not approve the flight. Talking to the Post, John Mahdessian, owner of high end couture cleaner Madame Paulette, confirmed that he organized the escort, calling on his contacts.

But, now Mayor Michael Bloomberg is investigating the escort, saying that Diddy it is unclear why Diddy received one as they are only given for security purposes.

Earlier this month, Red Cafe talked with The Source about his "Above the Cloudz" mixtape (free download).

Follow it's premiere on MTV Jams, the music video for Gorilla Zoe's "Twisted" has been released online. You can watch it below. It was directed by Parris.