In todays Rap and Hip Hop round-up catch up with Tony Yayo's court case find out about Eminem's 8 mile bid and what Russell Simmons thinks should be struck from the Hip Hip dictionary and finally Chris Browns new album

Tony Yayo in court
Queens rapper Tony Yayo makes his first appearance in court today after being charged with assaulting the 14 year old son of Jimmy Rosemond of Czar Entertainment. The G Unit artist allegedly attacked Rosemonds son on a street in Manhattan, New York in March.A rally will be held outside the court room in NYC where Yayo is answering to charges of misdemeanor assault and endangering the welfare of a minor. The rally will include local councilors and the Mother of the 14 year old victim, Cynthia Reed.
Eminem and manager buy concert hall
The Detroit rapper Eminem and his manager/lawyer/business partner Paul Roseberg are looking into buying the concert hall which was featured in the artists 2002 movie 8 Mile.St. Andrews Hall is currently owned by Live Nation which was formerly Clear Channel Entertainment.The venue has played host to many rock acts and Hip-Hop acts over the last three decades including Nirvana and Janes Addiction and is a recognized breeding ground for up and coming talent.

Watch your Language
Russell Simmons and his Hip-Hop Action Summit Network are looking for music industry execs and labels to watch the content of Hip-Hop lyrics after the recent Don Imus scandal.

Putting into effect the Coalition on Broadcast Standards, the HSAN hopes to eradicate the usage of misogynistic words such as 'B**ch, ni**a and h*e'.

The Coalition will be made up of various top execs from all forms of media. Russell Simmons and Chairman of the HSAN Dr. Benjamin Chavis said in their joint statement: "Hip-Hop is a worldwide cultural phenomena that transcends race and doesn't engage in racial slurs. Don Imus' racially-motivated diatribe toward the Rutger's women's basketball team was in no way connected to Hip-Hop culture. As Chairman and President of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), respectively, we are concerned by the false comparisons some in the media are making between Don Imus and Hip-Hop. We want to clarify what we feel very strongly is an obvious difference between the two."

The three aforementioned words are to be regarded as extreme obscenities and labels are expected to encourage the removal of such words from their artists music.

Chris Brown Round 2
Teen heart-throb Chris Brown who shot to fame last year with his 'Yo Excuse me miss' is prepping his sophomore release which is expected to hit shelves in September. The album titled Exclusive being released on Jive Records sees the soon to be 18 year old team up with some of the industries most sought after producers, including will.i.am and Scott Storch and calling on a few people that assisted with his debut album including song writer Sean Garrett and Bryan Michael-Cox.

His first album went platinum and he hopes to show some growth and maturity with this album reaching an even wider audience.

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