4mm Games and Terminal Reality, which developed Def Jam Rapstar published by Konami in the UK are co-defendants in the lawsuit brought by EMI over the use of tunes performed by Kanye West, DMX, Lil Wayne, and others. Hollywood Reporter... reports that, "The producers of Def Jam Rapstar, a video game that allows players to pretend they've hit it big as an MC, allegedly failed to complete all the work necessary. The companies behind the game are now being sued for failing to obtain the requisite musical rights on songs featured in the game. "The various subsidiaries of EMI, the music giant that is selling its business to Sony and UMG, filed the lawsuit in New York federal court last week and is alleging substantial damages from the theft of songs performed by Kanye West, DMX, Lil Wayne, and others." Source: Hollywood Reporter Companies: Konami Terminal Reality 4mm Games: Def Jam Rapstar

SOHH Whatcha Think: Birdman Talks Lil Wayne Retirement + Joe Budden Arrested In NYC?!? Friday, Mar 30, 2012 9:04AM Written by Jeezis Peace aka MartyrHouse Pay your tickets, people. You think in this crumbling economy, one-time won't haul your a** to jail over some overdue traffic violations? Well think again, because no one, not even rappers are safe from the long arm of the law. [Editor's Note: The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH] Ask Slaughterhouse spitter Joe Budden , who was arrested before a show in NYC last night. According to reports, Joey was busted for a past due ticket dating back to 2007. When a full house greeted Slaughterhouse at New York City's Best Buy Theater on Thursday (March 29) night, they couldn't help but notice that one of the quartet's members, Joe Budden, was missing. After the group performed the songs "The Illest" and "Sound Off," the group announced that Budden had been arrest

News: Drake Gives His Best Lil Wayne Impersonation, "That's My Idol, So I Know Everything" [Video] Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 9:19AM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Young Money star Drake showed off his wide range of acting skills recently by turning into hip-hop mentor Lil Wayne , admitting he has a knack for impersonations. Talking to radio host Tim Westwood , Drizzy lost himself for a moment as Weezy. During his trip to the U.K. for the "Club Paradise" tour, Drake showed off another one of his many talents by impersonating Lil Wayne while visiting BBC Radio 1Xtra host Tim Westwood. "Impersonations are my thing amongst my friends," said Drizzy, while getting into character as his Young Money boss. "You always have to get how he goes from happy to serious within like .5 seconds." Drake discussed Wayne's clothing line Trukfit and sports in the mock interview. "That's my brother. I do it all in good fun," he said. "That's

Drake has showed he hasn't forgotten all of his acting talents, pulling off a perfect impression of Young Money boss Lil Wayne . The Take Care star brought out his impressive party trick in a recent interview with Tim Westwood , getting Weezy's mannerisms and accent down pat. "I spend enough time around him. Impersonations are my thing around my friends, not in public, but I'm decent at mimicking," Drizzy explained. The 25-year-old is currently in the UK as part of the European leg of his Club Paradise tour, having hit London on Monday to perform to a packed crowd at the O2 Arena. Watch Drake 's Lil Wayne spoof below... Rihanna Parties With Drake At Post-Grammy Party In Stripper-Style Boots Urban Gossip & Lifestyle VIDEO: Drake Does Hilarious Impression Of Lil Wayne VIDEO: Furious Rihanna Ducks 'Disappointing' Ashton Kutcher Questions At Battleship Q&A

Kevin Winter, Getty Images Visiting London during the U.K. leg of his Club Paradise tour , Drake showcased a surprising talent for mimicry in an interview with radio BBC radio personality Tim Westwood , imitating his Young Money boss Lil Wayne . While sitting down with Westwood, the Toronto MC revealed his unexpected gift (though we knew he had a penchant for acting), explaining that he is known for his impressions, amongst his circle of friends. "Impersonations are my thing amongst my friends," Drizzy explained. "I'm a good mimic. You wanna interview Wayne? Go 'head." Sliding easily into Lil Wayne's signature drawl and cackle, Drake continued to answer questions about skateboarding and Weezy's new Trukfit clothing line , as well as his favorite sports teams (the Packers and Lakers), before gleefully breaking character, as he described his signature move. "You always have to get how he goes from happy to serious within like .5 seconds, so he&

Who knew Drake was good at impressions?! Check out this recent interview he did with Tim Westwood. In the short clip, if you close your eyes tight enough you'd swear you were hearing Lil Wayne discuss sports and his clothing line Trukfit. It's pretty impressive too. We wonder if Drizzy can do Nicki too! Keenan Higgins VIBE.COM

Hip-hop producer Bangladesh has settled a legal dispute with Lil Wayne over allegations of unpaid royalties. The beatmaker, real name Shondrae Crawford, filed a $500,000 (312,500) lawsuit against the rapper and his bosses at Cash Money Records in 2010, accusing them of failing to adequately compensate him for his work on 2007 track A Milli. Wayne's mentor and label co-founder Bryan 'Baby' Williams dismissed Crawford's claims, blaming him for causing the label more headaches after they were sued for copyright infringement stemming from a track the producer used on A Milli. That legal action has since been resolved and now Bangladesh reveals he has put his differences with Wayne and Williams behind him and is working with Cash Money Records once again. He tells Mtv, "We just did some nice business together. They just bought a whole bunch of tracks... "Everybody respects each other, real recognises real. At the end of the day, the work is solid so everybody wants

lil wayne by Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) March 27, 2012, 10:05am The latest signee in a laundry list of Young Money artists, PJ Morton, is getting ready to drop his debut EP under YM entitled Following My First Mind. On this record, his new boss lends him a verse on his new single, "Lover." MORE ON HIP-HOP WIRED! Nike LeBron 9 P.S. Elite South Beach' [PHOTOS] LeBron James, Amar'e Stoudemire & More Rock Hoodies For Trayvon Martin [PHOTOS] It Was All Good: 10 Artists That Were Buzzing Last Year, Not So Much Now Stop The Madness: 10 Tragic Killings Eerily Similar To Trayvon Martin's Just Because: 10 Hilarious Rick Ross GIFs [PHOTOS] Women's History Month: The 13 Greatest Female MCs Of All Time Hip-Ho p Wired Presents: A Tribute To Radio Rants Behind The Scenes Of Drake's Club Paradise Tour [PHOTOS] Hip-Hop Wired Presents: A Tribute To BET Uncut Bangin' Candy: Tyga's Girlfriend Blac Chyna [PHOTOS] -- Photo: Tumblr Follow Us On Twitte

Hip-hop producer Bangladesh has settled a legal dispute with Lil Wayne over allegations of unpaid royalties. The beatmaker, real name Shondrae Crawford, filed a $500,000 (312,500) lawsuit against the rapper and his bosses at Cash Money Records in 2010, accusing them of failing to adequately compensate him for his work on 2007 track A Milli. Wayne's mentor and label co-founder Bryan 'Baby' Williams dismissed Crawford's claims, blaming him for causing the label more headaches after they were sued for copyright infringement stemming from a track the producer used on A Milli. That legal action has since been resolved and now Bangladesh reveals he has put his differences with Wayne and Williams behind him and is working with Cash Money Records once again. He tells Mtv, "We just did some nice business together. They just bought a whole bunch of tracks... "Everybody respects each other, real recognises real. At the end of the day, the work is solid so everybody wants

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Tracks.by ,a new Facebook app for musicians, helps them get more Facebook fans. Tracks.by co-founders Matt Schlicht (who's 23) and Mazy Kazerooni (he's only 21) were early employees at Ustream , where they worked with Lil Wayne on his digital strategy. For the past two and a half years, the two founders helped Lil Wayne grow from 1 million fans to 36 million. "We needed a way to send certain content to the true fans. There wasn't any way for us to do this, so we decided to build it," Schlicht said. Enter Tracks.by. While the five-person team startedin June 2011, the platform opened to any artist last week. Schlicht said they were working with 100 artists in an exclusive private beta, and so far those artists have 200 million fans combined just on Facebook. The trick is to force fans who to "like" artists on Facebook in order to play their music. Tracks.by also lets fans sign up to get an email when the artist comes out with a new song, Schlicht sa

Odd Future 's rise to stardom has not slowed down as members from the West Coast crew have discussed just how Hollywood they have become since exploding onto the mainstream last year. According to group members Tyler, the Creator and Taco , conversations with hip-hop elite ranging from Lil Wayne to Pharrell Williams are nothing out of the ordinary these days. In the past year, Tyler has formed a bond with musical idol Pharrell Williams, Lil Wayne and Kanye West and even interviewed Nas for an XXL magazine cover story. "It's cool. That sh-- is cool. Awkward, but it's tight. They actually f--- with us," Tyler said of all his new friends. "Lil Wayne is actually a fan, Kanye is actually like a fan. I actually talk to those dudes all the time." Taco said he and Wayne usually talk about skating, and Earl began to recall a phone conversation between him and Weezy before he was made fun of by the rest of the Wolf Gang . "The moment is gone now, but I

Bangladesh has already clocked a few hits with Cash Money Records. Now, the maestro behind Lil Wayne 's "A Milli" and "6 Foot, 7 Foot," as well as Nicki Minaj's "Did It on 'Em," may want to consider naming his next YMCMB contribution "No More Drama." Bang cried foul after he wasn't properly compensated for producing "A Milli" in 2008 and then again last year after he produced "6 Foot, 7 Foot." "It's just hard to keep working for free," the producer told MTV News in an April 2011 interview, before admitting that he waived his upfront fee for "6 Foot, 7 Foot" and worked out another form of payment with the company. The powerhouse record label and Bangladesh have since straightened out their business, the producer revealed to MTV News on Tuesday. "We just did some nice business together. They just bought a whole bunch of tracks, that's about it," Bang said. "They gave me

Odd Future 's rise to stardom has not slowed down as members from the West Coast crew have discussed just how Hollywood they have become since exploding onto the mainstream last year. According to group members Tyler, the Creator and Taco , conversations with hip-hop elite ranging from Lil Wayne to Pharrell Williams are nothing out of the ordinary these days. In the past year, Tyler has formed a bond with musical idol Pharrell Williams, Lil Wayne and Kanye West and even interviewed Nas for an XXL magazine cover story. "It's cool. That sh-- is cool. Awkward, but it's tight. They actually f--- with us," Tyler said of all his new friends. "Lil Wayne is actually a fan, Kanye is actually like a fan. I actually talk to those dudes all the time." Taco said he and Wayne usually talk about skating, and Earl began to recall a phone conversation between him and Weezy before he was made fun of by the rest of the Wolf Gang . "The moment is gone now, but I