Showbiz at their Best

New Slaughterhouse’s Album Championed By Tony Yayo

Plus: Serani steps from behind the boards to in front of the microphone, in Mixtape Daily. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Shaheem Reid Slaughterhouse Photo: MTV News Behind the Beats: Serani Serani may be best known for his breakout hit "No Games," but the emerging Jamaican artist first made a name for himself crafting songs for some of his homeland's biggest stars

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Young Jeezy Rides Recession To The #7 Spot On Hottest MCs In The Game!

'My President' brings Jeezy a major hip-hop moment during Obama's election. By Shaheem Reid Young Jeezy Photo: USDA/MTV News The 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game rollout is on! As in 2007 and 2008, the list, determined by the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust, is based on an MC's achievements right now, rather than an entire career. The criteria is based on a combination of rhyme skill, flow and how those things are implemented musically as the main factors

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T-Pain Apologizes To Jay-Z In New Song, ‘More Careful’

Pain concludes song by saying, 'My bad,' over recent flap with Hov.

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Michael Jackson Slams Madonna, Discusses Father’s Abuse In Tapes

In Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's interviews, singer says he wanted to 'disappear' before he got old. By Gil Kaufman Michael Jackson and Madonna in the mid 1990s Photo: Barry King/ WireImage It's a rare window into the extremely guarded life of Michael Jackson : 30 hours of recorded conversations in which the reclusive pop star spilled his thoughts on life, love and the turmoil of his childhood.

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Whitney Port, Olivia Palermo Still Not ‘Super Best Friends’ On ‘The City’

Now that they don't work together, the frienemies just 'cross paths,' Port says. By Jocelyn Vena Whitney Port and Olivia Palermo Photo: Duffy-Marie Arnoult/ Getty Images Whitney Port and Olivia Palermo have certainly had their fair share of issues with one another.

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Fabolous Is The #8 Hottest MC In The Game!

Loso's Way brings multifaceted MC to a new career peak. By Shaheem Reid Fabolous Photo: MTV News/The Source The 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game rollout is on! As in 2007 and 2008, the list, determined by the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust, is based on an MC's achievements right now, rather than an entire career.

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