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In the November issue of XXL Magazine (50 Cent & Soulja Boy on cover), R. Kelly spoke on his relationship with Tupac & his original plans for the Best Of Both Worlds LP.

Well, “I Wish” was basically about Tupac about first. I met Tupac in L.A.- the [Hotel Nikko] and he was rolling by in his drop-top-whatever hot car. I seen him, and yelled out, “Pac! Pac” He was driving by, rolling by himself. I’m like, his nigga got a lot of balls to be rolling by himself! So he made a U-Turn, jumped out the car. “What up, my nigga?” So we kicked it for a minute. I said, “Dude, we need to do an album.” See, The Best Of Both Worlds was for me and Tupac first. “I Wish” was gonna be the first song that we were gonna do.

A totally trashed  Wizard Kid Cudi can be viewed being carried/dragged/schlopped back to his car, where he is inserted in the back seat and then neatly folded in half.

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Election day is literally right around the corner (tomorrow) so the Rosenthal boys decided poke some fun at John McCain’s gang. If you happen to be a Republican, don’t click the link. If not, click play.

Regardless, be sure to go out and vote tomorrow in the midterm elections.

Here is the full interview of my recent sit down with entrepreneur extraordinaire Terry Kennedy. Last week, TK cleared the air and gave his stance on his falling out with Curren$y and breakup with Angela Simmons. He also shed light on:

- His reaction on how his show Being Terry Kennedy is being received

- A scene which didn’t make the show he wishes did

- The biggest change of companies embracing skater culture over the years

- The harder endeavor: fashion or music

- The chances he gets his own video game a la Shaun White and Tony Hawk

- If his nickname Bam Magera gave him still sticks (“Compton Ass Terry“)

Be sure to catch Terry Kennedy airing Tuesdays on BET at 10 p.m. Also make sure you follow TK on Twitter and Facebook.

DeAndre Way sat down with Lee Hawkins of Wall Street Journal to document his rise to fame as apart of their “WSJ Weekend Conversations.” Soulja details how important embracing social media was for him and how he continues to make sure it plays an integral part in his career.

The two also spoke about his future career moves, who he turns to for advice and working with G.O.O.D. Music’s Kanye West and KiD CuDi. At the conclusion of the interview, Soulja performed his new single “Speakers Going Hammer.”

Seen: Rap-Up

Nicki Minaj returned home this weekend – as in Trinidad. The YM superstar had her very first show there  and while in the country, she sat down with Trinidad And Tobago’s Newsday for an in-depth interview. One of the more peculiar topics she touched on was her “Minaj” moniker.

“I was always called Nicki at home so I was known as Nicki Maraj but my first producer [Fendi] did not like Maraj and thought Minaj sounded better. I still hate the name and I was going to go back to Maraj on the album but people told me no because my fans like it.”

Fans “liking” that name is an understatement. After the jump, take a glance at the tracklist for Pink Friday.

Credit: Flex