Fridays Rap sheet Diddy, 50 Cent, Nas, Ludacris, Mary J Blige, Danity Kane, The Game, plus Jay Z's new approved Champers...

Diddy works on free concert
After the UK leg of his tour with Snoop Dogg was canceled due to the UK authorities denying the West Coast rapper, Snoop entry into the UK, Sean Combs AKA Diddy is hoping to put together a free concert here in the UK for those fans who didn't get to see the mogul perform.London radio station Choice Fm will be assisting the CEO, famed for launching the careers of Biggie Smalls,
Mary J Blige and Danity Kane, in organizing the concert. No dates have been specified as yet as to when the concert will happen.
50 Cent disappointed in G Unit
A recent interview on a radio show in New York City had 50 Cent, voicing his disapproval when it comes to some of his G Unit roster. Having officially dropped Olivia from his imprint, he also discussed his distaste at Tennessee rapper Young Buck who recently tried to repair ties with Compton rapper The Game.
The Game and 50 Cent born Curtis Jackson have been publicly voicing their dislike for each other over the last two in every way possible after The Game was dropped from G Unit which is a subsidiary label of Interscope."In a prior interview on the Angie Martinez show Buck made references to being his own man and his decisions to try and make friends with people who I have issues with and I hold him in the same space that I hold Game in," 50 Cent explained to the radio host Miss Jones. "If I got issues with somebody and we down with each other, you got issues with them. Since then, The Game has released a record and dissed him again. That just shows you."Violator Management who represent both 50 Cent and Young Buck say that Young Buck is still very much part of the G Unit camp. Young Bucks sophomore album Buck the World which was released last week debuted on the Billboard chart selling 140,300 copies.

Nas and Ludacris also visiting the UK
Nasir Jones, AKA Nas who ignited passion in many people when he titled his latest album Hip-Hop is Dead will be performing a few dates in the UK in May. The rapper last toured in the UK on his Street Disciple promotional tour in 2005. The tour suffered a minor set back when a gun was fired at a show in the Brixton Academy, which resulted in one of the dates being canceled. .
The dates are:
May 18 Birmingham Works,
May 21 Manchester Apollo
May 22 Hammersmith Apollo, London

Also Atlanta born rapper Ludacris will be paying England a visit in order to allow his UK fans to get to know him better. Famed for tracks like Money Maker and Move, the rapper born Christopher Bridges will be be appearing at The Zenn nightclub in Stoke on Trent where fans will be allowed to take part in an exclusive 'meet and greet' with the rapper after his performance.

New Hip-Hop Bubbly
Rapper Jay Z who literally had the Hip-Hop community snub the Cristal brand of champagne after the managing director of Louis Roderer who make Cristal, Frederic Rouzaud, considered the Hip-Hop patronage of the brand as 'unwelcome attention'; has just signed his name to another champagne.

The 'now' brand of bubbly which the rapper famed for hits like Change Clothes and Hardknock Life is endorsing the Ace of Spade brand of champagne made by Armand de Brignac. The company's president/CEO Brett Berish is obviously extremely positive in having a rapper of Jay Z's magnitude help brand his product with the Hip-Hop community "Jay-Z has always demonstrated the highest standards and finest taste,"

Berish said.Sales of the product have already increased since Jay Z featured the champagne in his Show Me What You Got video later last year.

Melanie J Cornish