Over on the Wondaland blog, they have come up with 18 reasons to buy Janelle Monae's "The ArchAndroid." I'm sure they'll resonate with fans of Monae.

When "The Ghost of Christopher Wallace" by Jay Electronica was released, I noted how the .mp3 file was tagged as "BAD BOY RECORDS," feeling that this might lead to speculation that the rapper may have signed to Bad Boy, in one form or another. Vibe asked him about this speculation.

"Puff is my man," he said. "Puff is going to be involved. I've been knowing him a while before people know who I was. I sought him out in 2004. At the moment I'm not contractually tied to anything right now. He's not a manager. My manager is Angela Yee."

Via Rosario Harper.

You may have seen the television commercials that M&M'S parent Mars has been running, encouraging you to vote for your favorite color M&M'S candy.

Well, they've taken it up a notch and have brought in Diddy to host a party in New York City. Diddy is known for his annual White Party, but on Twitter, he said that there would not be one this year and, instead, the party's color would be selected by America through the M&M'S vote. The available colors are red, green, yellow, orange and blue.

They have also launched a "Party Like Diddy" sweepstakes, giving you a chance to win travel and accommodations for you and 20 of your friends, along with the opportunity to meet Diddy and help plan the party. You can enter on their website through noon on July 6.

"This year, I'm touring North America and Europe to promote my new album, 'Last Train to Paris,' so unfortunately I can't throw my annual White Party," Diddy said, via press release. "But I wanted to make sure there was at least one colorful affair on the calendar this summer, so I'll be producing the M&M'S Color Party, in honor of America's favorite M&M'S character. It's the first time people can pick the color of one of my parties."

On Wednesday, we reported that a new track from The-Dream had appeared online - "Champagne" featuring Diddy.

On Twitter, The-Dream revealed that the record is not on his upcoming "Love King" album and "never was."

He also the partial tweet we reported on, saying that "Champagne" was part of an FBI investigation which led them to three people that he says have been hacking him for the last two years.

Steve Smith of Time Out New York has an interview with Janelle Monae.

Parade's Jeanne Wolf has an interview with Diddy, along with an accompanying photo spread. They talk about love, happiness and evolving as an artist.

Here it is: the brand new music video for Dirty Money's "Hello Good Morning," directed by Hype Williams. The Rick Ross-featured remix to the track has become the video version as the Boss leads off clip off. Beyond Ross and T.I., the video also features cameos from Swizz Beatz and Rico Love, as we reported back in mid-April.


Overall, a very cool video. I really enjoyed it. After you've watched, let me know what you think in the comments.

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

Singles

The Billboard Hot 100

87. "Hello Good Morning" by Dirty Money (down from 82).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

37. "Hello Good Morning" by Dirty Money (a new high, up from 38).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

37. "Hello Good Morning" by Dirty Money (a new high, up from 38).

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Black Rob's Twitter account has provided a free download link for a new track titled "Ventilation."

According to a tracklisting on the game's official website, "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. will be one of the more than 40 tracks included in "Def Jam Rapstar," an upcoming video game in the vein of "Guitar Hero," except for rap. The game is expected to be released later this year.

Via Nintendo Power.