On Twitter, Aasim revealed that he'll be releasing a single featuring Dawn Richard. According to David Harraway, the record was produced by Aasim, but Tony Dofat was brought in to mix it and he "he added his skills to the beat."

Yesterday, Power 105.1's DJ Envy premiered a new single from Red Cafe, titled "Money, Money, Money." On Twitter, Envy referred to it as the "1st single." The record features rap verses from Diddy and Fabolous.

Thanks Theo for the tip.

Back in May, we learned that The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy" would be featured in the "Def Jam Rapstar" video game. Over on NetworkWorld.com, Dave Rudden of GamePro writes about the latest confirmed tracks, and more Bad Boy or Bad Boy-influenced material has been added.

The big one is Diddy's "It's All About the Benjamins (Remix)." But, Nas' "Hate Me Now" featuring Diddy and Yung Joc's "It's Goin' Down" have both been added, as has the Diddy-produced Mary J. Blige cut, "You’re All I Need/I’ll Be There For You."

The game is due out in October and can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.

Back in February, I reported that Janelle Monae had begun shooting the music video for "Cold War." That video has now been released. The cut, which features a tight shot of an emotional Janelle Monae's face, can be watched below.

Back in July, I reported on the upcoming release of "Bottles" by Dawn Richard featuring Trina. At that time, a snippet of the record had been released.

Dawn Richard has now released the full record available as a free download via press release. It was produced by Rob Holladay and written by Richard and Da Internz.

It is the lead single from the upcoming (and long delayed) Danity Kane Comics soundtrack.

Thanks DawnnQtakeover for the tip, via Sound-Savvy.com.

In the series of clips below, DJ Scream interviews Russell "Block" Spencer of Block Entertainment. The most interesting part is in the second clip, where he talks about Yung Joc's departure from Bad Boy and gives his side of the matter.

This is Spencer's account of the events, and his side only (we have covered Joc's side in detail previously): Joc wanted to dissolve his relationship with his long time manager Rico Brooks. But, Spencer told Joc that that wasn't fair, given Brooks' investment in him as an artist, instead suggesting he bring another person in as Brooks would be open to sharing the duties and, he says, the money.

Allegedly, Joc was not satisfied with that proposal and, in return, Block pushed Joc's album back and released Gorilla Zoe's album in his spot. Joc went directly to Diddy (Block referred to this as going "behind his back"). When Diddy declined to get involved, Joc went to Lyor Cohen, who also declined.

Block also spoke on his relationship with Diddy and confirmed that Gorilla Zoe was still signed to Bad Boy through Atlantic.

» Read More

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

Albums

The Billboard 200

175. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 151).

Top Current Albums

150. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 138).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

31. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 27).

» Read More

Janelle Monae recently had a sit down interview and in-person performance with The Recording Academy (the people behind The GRAMMY Awards). Check out the clips below. In the first two, she performs "Sincerely, Jane" and "Smile." In the last three, she speaks about being nominated for a GRAMMY, her debut album and musical theatre.

» Read More

In the video below, Russell "Block" Spencer announced that he's doing a six mixtape series - the first of which is "Braggin' Rights," which we mentioned in July.

According to Diddy on Twitter, the "Hello Good Morning (Grime Mix)" by Dirty Money featuring Skepta will be released on iTunes in the U.K. next week. No word on when it will be available to those of us in the United States, but I'll report back when I find out.