Nick Cannon has tapped “Hood State of The Union” hosts Lil Duval and Charlemagne Tha God, for their own MTV show appropriately called “Hatin.” “It’s like Wild ‘N Out meets Best Week Ever,” Charlemagne, a former radio personality for Philadelphia’s 100.3 The Beat told VIBE. “Hatin” is a spin-off of the comical webisode “Hood State of The Union,” which features Charlemagne and comedian Lil Duval bluntly commentating on urban entertainment.

Lil Wayne is closing in on an expected one-year sentence due to weapons possession charges. On Monday, the Grammy-winning rapper played what is being dubbed the first of several farewell shows in his hometown of New Orleans. Reportedly performing a number of his hits, including "Lollipop," the rapper bid farewell to the city where his career began. As previously reported, Lil Wayne struck a plea deal in a Manhattan courtroom that calls for a one-year sentence, set to begin in February.

The controversy surrounding a possible mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao continues. Although Pac-Man has rejected Mayweather's request for Olympic-style drug testing, citing superstition, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has now announced that they're ordering both fighters to take immediate out-of-competition urine tests to be completed by Wednesday (December 30).

Rapper Lupe Fiasco recently expressed his outrage in regards to a song being released to the public without his permission. The track "I'm Beaming" was leaked on Christmas Eve night by a unknown party. The rapper says that he has planned to pursue legal action to find out who leaked the track and to press charges against the individual(s) responsible, as the rapper has claimed the track to be stolen property.