The 2nd Annual Ozone Awards Show is going down tonight right here in Miami and all weekend long I’ve been at conference after conference walking past artists, DJs, producers, and random fools trying to convince me to take their CD that I end up throwing away anyway. With all the industry mayhem swirling around it’s rather easy to catch on to some gossip. Now remember label-heads, I did not start these. I just heard them! Don’t go pointing fingers.

First of all, I heard from more than one person that both Diamond and Princess of Crime Mob fame sniff cocaine and have been doing so for quite some time. I kind of find that hard to believe, only because I know basers and these ladies aren’t that damn off. This is probably a rumor made by haters, but it could be the truth. And I hear that Webbie is also on coke. Rappers need to stick to ganja.

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A couple of people from Slip-N-Slide were upset with the lack of Plies representation going on in the streets of Downtown Miami. That is understandable, I mean, the man’s album just dropped and he is from Florida. So, in the fashion of promotional competition, I heard that folks were tearing down every other artist’s poster out of anger. Actually, I saw that with my own eyes. Don’t fuck with Slip-N-Slide, I guess.

Did you all know that the reason Fabo from D4L yells like that all the time is because he hates hearing the same type of music everyday? He said, “when I turn the radio on, it sound like I got in the same CD”. So, that’s the explanation for the screaming. “I get tired of hearing that shit”, he claims. Damn, I didn’t know it was supposed to be deep. Ha!

That’s all I’m going to say for now. I’m sure I’ll find a lot more to talk about after tonight’s show.

Well damn! Were the folks at Def Jam rolling up enchiladas for a 3-month long fiesta or something? This song is pretty damn old and I don’t think I’ve even heard it on the radio, but all of a sudden a video pops up for it. Plain disrespect is what it is. In any case, the record is decent and the video is just a bite taken from the Hewlett-Packard ads you see on TV. Nothing special, sorry Fam-Lay.

Lil’ Wayne fans can finally let out the breath they have been holding and feel a sense of assurance. Weezy has annonuced that his upcoming LP, Tha Carter III, will be in stores for the holidays. While onstage during a Minnesota concert Wayne proudly stated, “Carter 3 comin’ a week before Christmas”. December 18th is the projected release date. Yay!

Let’s all go out for pickled egg sandwiches and celebrate. Oh, and you can view the briefing for yourself right here.

This is the new Armani ad for the latest fragrance, Diamonds, featuring Harpy Beyonce. I don’t really care for “fragrances”, especially not perfume, but the video is… well, nice. Plus, Be’ got through the whole thing without busting her ass. Kudos to her.

When the paparazzi follow you around and take candid photos of you eating a sandwich in NYC, is that a sign that you’ve made it? I’m not sure, but that maneater Rihanna doesn’t seem to mind the camera sharks one bit. Even while she is leaving this restaurant looking like she sells weed and hot Tootsie Pops out of her purse.

This funky little cartoon square popped into my inbox last night and is reportedly the cover for the new Kanye West album, Graduation. I really fancy it, I must say. Although, I still don’t understand what this bear has to do with anything or why he is on every cover. Maybe that’s part of the reason Beanie Sigel is convinced that Kanye is homosexual and not “gangsta”. Well, I think teddy bears are gangsta in their own right, so there.

FRIENDS are concerned about party-loving singer Amy Winehouse after she was hauled into a London hospital suffering from a drug overdose.

The stick-thin star needed an adrenaline shot - and had to have her stomach pumped, Britain’s The Sun newspaper reported today.

Her record company claimed she was suffering from “severe exhaustion”.

Winehouse, 23 - who ironically counts Rehab among her hits - has already told of using marijuana and cocaine. [ source ]

It sucks when you have to live with the fact that one of your favorite artists is a junkie. Amy needs a hug and taste of the Holy Spirit (and probably a bag of Doritos). Hopefully all will go well and maybe she will realize that drugs and alcohol can destroy her. I’m still a fan and will continue to have her albums in heavy rotation, but to hell with seeing her perform live. After I heard she was getting high onstage and spitting on people in the audience I declared a decent “Fuck that!”.

Remember that chrome-colored Lamborghini that 50 Cent was pulled over in when he was very publicly arrested late last year? It seems that the sports car is bringing back bad memories because it is currently taking bids on Ebay. No confirmation on why Five Dimes wants to sell his ride, but if you want to take it off his hands you can name your price here. Oh, and if any of you get the car make sure to check it for bullet holes and nude photos of Tony Yayo. You don’t want any of that mess.

My friends, I am a tad confused. Did Tyra Banks not say that she was “retiring” from the modeling world? Well, if one was constantly doing photoshoots even now, wouldn’t that be considered modeling? Just a question in my head.

So, Tyra and her good friend Heidi Klum did a shoot together in which they looked like complete lesbians (I don’t mind) , and the pictures came out great. The forehead was back in full effect, as well.

More pics after the jump…

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