VACATION.....

I will be on vacation till labor day Sept 7th 2009. Stay tuned to the latest news by visiting my sister site thehiphopchronicle UK. Above are the music moguls from Rich Kiddz Entertainment.

SEE DIDDY EXPLOITING BIGGIE'S SON AND HIS SON. SAYS THEY ARE COMING OUT WITH A MIXTAPE.

TREY SONGZ TALKS ABOUT GETTING CRABS (STD) WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

ROCK AND POP LINKORAMA.............

• Canadian rock band's concert shut down in L.A
• Paula Abdul may be judging Dancing with the Stars
• Victoria Beckham too nice for American Idol?
• Check out Miley Cyrus at the Teen Choice awards
• Britney's HOT at the Teen Choice awards

MJ DAILY ON HIPHOSSIP.

Jermaine tells Larry King MJ's kids are doing fine now
Jackson memorial song and merchandise OK'd by Judge for sale

URBAN LINKORAMA

• Wu Tan Clan beats up Joe Budden
• Mariah Carey about to release 3 disc set
• Jazmine Sullivan really busted someone's car window
• Check out Kelis and baby and the new hairdo
• Jermaine tells Larry King MJ's kids are doing fine now
• Jackson memorial song and merchandise OK'd by Judge for sale
• Brain samples returned, now Jackson will be buried

DRAKE'S INJURY DAYS AGO. WILL MISS TOUR TONITE WITH L'IL WAYNE AND SOULJABOY IN TORONTO.

Just days after an unfortunate collapse on stage, Drake says he will continue to push forward no matter what.

"I embarked on this tour with a torn ACL, MCL, and LCL and due to the events that happened the other night lord only knows what other damage I have done. On the bright side I will begin the reflecting and soul searching that its going to take to make this album and my outfit on the night I fell was crack," Drake on his blog October's Very Own.

"I will forever push myself beyond the limits despite advice and recommendations given because even with this new found success I am still the kid who wanted this more than anything in the world. Its funny when I read comments from previous fans who have lost interest because of the radio play and exposure I have. I just want to assure anyone reading that nothing has changed on my end. I refuse to get comfortable, I refuse to fall in line and follow anyone else’s formulas."

As previously reported on Singersroom, Drake and Lil Wayne were performing “Best I Ever Had” when Drake was moving across the stage and did a spin move…he must have turned his already-injured knee while spinning, because Drake suddenly collapsed on the stage. “He put his head down because he was in so much pain,” and then 4 guys ran out on the stage and had to carry him off.

Lil Wayne was left onstage in a state of confusion. Sources say that Weezy then said to the stunned crowd, “Damn, I knew that n—a’s knee was bad, but I didn’t know it was that bad! I thought he was just in a wheelchair on T.V.”

Word is that Drake has been forced to leave the tour and Chris Brown may be replacing him like the other day in Virginia. Also who is the person tweeting about Drake's knee? They set up the account as the "knee" tweeting!

AKON REMEMBERS HIS GENTLE FRIEND MICHAEL JACKSON.

Akon has recorded tracks with some of the biggest and brightest stars in music. But there's one star who was bigger and brighter than all the rest: Michael Jackson. In 2007, Akon spent time in a Las Vegas studio with the King of Pop, writing and recording songs for what Jackson intended to be his comeback album. Nearly three years later, only two of those songs have surfaced: a remix of Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" that appeared on the 25th anniversary edition of MJ's Thriller album and "Hold My Hand," a track featuring both artists (but written by Claude Kelly), that made the file-sharing rounds last year. Hear the interview from MTV.

Nick Cannon Responds To Eminem's 'Warning' With Biblical Tweets.

This Shyt is getting worse by the second! The ongoing back-and-forth pitting Eminem against Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon — which began with Em's "Bagpipes From Baghdad" and continued with Carey's "Obsessed" and then Em's "The Warning" — took an unusual turn over the weekend, as Cannon produced a series of quotes, original statements and Biblical tweets (concluding with one actually from the Bible) that, while not naming Eminem or "The Warning" directly, did seem to address the MC's latest attack on his wife. More here....

MJ DAILY ON HIPHOSSIP.

• Andy Warhol's MJ silkscreen goes to auction
• Katherine Jackson withdraws bid for Michael's estate
• Jackson's mother sparks health fears
• Search warrants seek evidence of drug addiction
• Jacko dermatologist tries to stop custody award to Katherine Jackson
• Watch MJ's Chef describe the last day in Jacko's home
• Reports say aide killed Michael Jackson not knowing he was on Diprivan: gave Demerol
• Jacko gets 2 day royal funeral in Ivory Coast, West Africa

CHRIS BROWN FILLING IN FOR DRAKE AFTER KNEE INJURY.

JACKO'S MOM GETS KIDS: AP VIDEO.

REPORTS: CHRIS BROWN TO SIT DOWN FOR FIRST TV INTERVIEW WITH LARRY KING LIVE THIS WED AUGUST 5TH 2009.

Chris Brown is said to be set for his first televised interview since he assaulted Rihanna and the subsequent guilty plea that followed.

According to RadarOnline, Chris Brown will sit down with Larry King Live after his official sentencing Wednesday, August 5.

Said to be the preferred choice, sources believe Larry King Live will be the best place Brown can get across his apology without facing brutal questioning.

As previously reported, Brown is set to serve 180 days of labor oriented service, attend a domestic violence counseling class and remain on probation for five years.

Larry King Live! airs Monday - Sunday 9pm ET/6pm PT.

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KATHERINE JACKSON GETS CUSTODY OF MJ'S KIDS.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Monday approved an agreement granting Katherine Jackson permanent custody of her son Michael Jackson's children.

A hearing is scheduled for October to look at some remaining issues.

An agreement between Katherine Jackson, 79, and Debbie Rowe, mother of Jackson's two eldest children, cleared the way for an uncontested custody hearing.

Rowe, who was briefly married to Michael Jackson, agreed not to fight for custody in exchange for visits with the children.

Katherine Jackson was in the courtroom along with her daughters LaToya and Rebbie and a son, Randy.

Rowe did not attend Monday's hearing, but her attorney, Eric George, spoke briefly outside the courthouse.

"She's faced difficulties and pressures none of us know, and today's agreement shows that she responded with heart, integrity and selflessness," George said of Rowe. He also praised Katherine Jackson's attorneys for their part in bringing about the agreement.

Michael Jackson's two oldest children -- Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., 12, and Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson, 11 -- signed consents to the agreement.

He also has a 7-year-old son, Michael Joseph Jackson II, known as Blanket, with an unidentified surrogate.

The custody agreement does not involve any financial payments to Rowe "apart from the continuation of spousal support payments" that Michael Jackson personally agreed to make to Rowe after the divorce, their lawyers said in a joint statement.

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CELEBRATING CARIBANA: THE KID REPORTER AND I ATTENDED.

Caribana is a festival of Caribbean culture and traditions held each summer in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Annually Caribana draws hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the globe to Toronto's lakeshore. Caribana is a Caribbean Carnival event, that has been billed as North America's largest street festival, frequented by over 1.3 million visitors each year for the festival's final parade. Those shirts are from Toronto rapper The Kid Famous. Get your's here.