Willie Taylor of Day26 has taken his verse from the Bertell led remix of Trey Songz's "Bottoms Up" with Brian Angel and placed it into the original track with Songz and rapper Nicki Minaj. Listen below.

I'm late to the party on this, but yesterday Willie Taylor of Day26 tweeted a link to an article on I'm Not Jaded, reporting that Taylor's wife, Niyana, had given birth to a baby girl named Layla Marie on July 14. Congratulations to the Taylor family.

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.

According to the Wondaland Twitter page, Janelle Monae has launched a new webstore with a new women's shirt.

Singer Bertell has put his own spin on Trey Songz's "Bottoms Up" featuring Willie Taylor and Brian Angel of Day26. In the video's description on YouTube, a free download link is provided.

Here's the new movie trailer for the Diddy-featured "I'm Still Here: The Lost Year Of Joaquin Phoenix," which will take a look at the actor's foray into rap music. It is set for a
September 10 release. At the 0:37 mark, Diddy is seen.


Via David James.

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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Gorilla Zoe has announced that his upcoming third album, "King Kong" is set for an October 26 release. This news comes via a promotional flier posted online, the legitimacy of which I have confirmed with Russell "Block" Spencer.

The flier details some of the upcoming promotional push behind the release, mentioning that a music video for "Get Off Me," the "set up single" has been shot and will be served to the major video networks. On top of that, they plan to release several street videos. It includes a tentative track listing, as well. Check it out below.

1. "Get Off Me"
2. "Day Dreamer"
3. "Beat It"
4. "Mile High Club"
5. "Baddest Chick"
6. "Woop There It Is"
7. "F*** Wit Me"
8. "Cool"
9. "Fall Black"
10. "F*** U"
11. "Vampire"

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Dawn Richard's "Bottles" featuring Trina, and produced by Rob Holladay, is now available on iTunes.

Forbes has released their annual list of the top earners in hip-hop and Diddy came in at second with an estimated $30 million. Jay-Z, with $68 million, is on top of the list. Following Diddy are Akon ($21 million), Lil' Wayne ($20 million) and Dr. Dre ($17 million).

Forbes only wrote one paragraph about Diddy, but they still managed to make a couple of odd or inaccurate statements. First, they indicated that the upcoming Dirty Money album "Last Train to Paris" had already been released, where it is really set for an October release.

Secondly, there was a bit of a stylistic inconsistency in how they referred to Diddy's entrepreneurial efforts, as compared to others on the list. Jay-Z "invested" in the 40/40 nightclub chain, Akon "has a range of business ventures," Dr. Dre has a "partnership" to create Beats by Dr. Dre, but Diddy "still shills Sean John clothing, Bad Boy Records, and more." Investment, venture, partnership... and shill.

In 2007, Diddy ranked third with $28 million. A year later, he maintained that placement, earning $35 million. Last year, he moved up to second place on the list, with an estimated $30 million.

Via RapRadar.