Aasim has added an opening verse to an unofficial remix of Frank Ocean's "Novacane." You can listen and download below.

Fabolous recently performed a Red Cafe-less version of "Y'All Don't Hear Me Tho" on the Brooklyn Bridge for VEVO's "Go Shows." The original was featured on Fabolous' "The S.O.U.L. Tape mixtape (free download).

A new version of the live performance has been released. Titled "Fab's Cut," this one features a mix of the Brooklyn Bridge performance with a new performance with Red Cafe at the Vinnie Styles boutique, according to Nate Santos of The Source. Watch below.

Janelle Monae's website has a new design, featuring a quick visual set to her song, "Faster." Check it out.

Last week, Monica premiered "Anything (to Find You)," a Missy Elliott produced record featuring vocals from Elliott, Rick Ross and Lil' Kim.

On the song, Elliott mimics Diddy's vocals from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Who Shot Ya and the "Who Shot Ya" beat, itself sampled from David Porter's "I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over," is also featured.

When the song debuted on the Billboard charts, however, the version listed did not feature Lil' Kim. Billboard's Erika Ramirez and Alex Chapman reported that Lil' Kim had been removed due to unspecified contractual issues.

On Twitter, Monica revealed that Lil' Kim had been removed because Voletta Wallace refused to clear the sample with the rapper on the record. Biggie's estate is led by Ms. Wallace and Biggie's widow, singer Faith Evans. In recent years, Lil' Kim has aimed pointed remarks at both and it would be naive to think that such things come without consequence.

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Diddy told BBC's Newsbeat that, for the immediate future, he wants to take a step back from being an artist and, instead, focus on production.

Specifically, he says that "it's about supporting Dawn and Kaleena on their solo projects and the rest of the Bad Boy projects."

This sort of thing has happened before as Diddy has divided his attention over the years between music (both as an artist and a producer), acting, fashion and various business endeavors.

Bad Boy released just two albums in 2010 - Janelle Monae's "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" and Dirty Money's "Last Train to Paris." The label has not yet released an album in 2011 and no forthcoming albums have been given an official release date. If Bad Boy fails to release an album in 2011, that will be the first calendar year where that has happened since the inception of the label.

Via PopCrush.

Back in November, two men were shot outside of Justin's, an Atlanta restaurant owned by Diddy.

According to the Associated Press, one of those men, Tony Austin, has filed a lawsuit against Diddy and the establishment, alleging that restaurant management knew the outside of the facility was unsafe and did not provide adequate security.

Via AllHipHop.com.

In an interview with Sky News, Diddy discussed his respect for U.K. audiences and how working as a kid wasn't cool. Watch on their site.

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

Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

62. "Last Train to Paris" by Dirty Money (down from 55).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

21. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).

Singles

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

70. "Your Love" by Dirty Money (down from 59).

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Soul Train has an interview with Bad Boy producer Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson. They talk, at length, about production and the various roles that Thompson works in.

On Twitter, Diddy offered a free download of the trailer for "Make You a Believer," a new song from Cassie that features rapper Jadakiss of The Lox. Download now.