At the height of his slow-cooking 50 Cent beef, Officer Ricky Rick Ross -- the new authority on high-end timepieces (NSFW) -- drops a white-suited wallop of a video with John Legend singing the money-dripping hook.

The Gil Green (Lil Wayne's "Lollipop," Akon's "Lonely," DJ Khaled's "So Hood")-directed video for "Magnificent" may not include any overt attacks on 50, but it certainly does support claims that Ross's life has only gotten better since the beef began.

For one thing, "Magnificent" looks like it cost about $100 million to make. It could definitely replace Scarface as the video in heavy rotation on all the Cribs flatscreens. Sounds like $100 million, too! The Deeper Than Rap single was produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, frequent Jeezy (and once Young Buck!) co-conspirators. Finally, John Legend really drives the message home when he croons that hook through clenched teeth.

Swimmin' in women/ Champagne sippin'/ Gold Emblem with 2 Ms in it/ This living is so magnificent/ Stop dreaming it/ I'm living it!

Here it is. Rick Ross The Boss's latest look at the good life. Bet on "Magnificent."

[Photo Credit: Gregg Delman]

The-Dream's got friends in high places. His "Rockin That Thang" remix just dropped and it's stacked with names -- Rick Ross, Ludacris, Fabolous, Juelz Santana and DJ Khaled -- pretty much a who's who of hip-hop right now. You could call it The- Dream Team and be right in more than one way.

If the cover-shoot-based layout of the Parris (Ludacris, Swizz Beats, Busta Rhymes) -directed video looks familiar, it's probably because a) you've read a magazine before, and b) it's more or less what Kanye and Jamie Foxx did on "Gold Digger." I guess there's also an outside chance that c) one of those many fly girls is your sister or best friend or tutor.

Anyway, when you got an all-star list of collaborators, hopefully you come out with some showstopper rhymes. Here are a few stand-outs:

Fabolous: "Can I call you Nana 'cause you got that rockin' chair?"

Juelz Santana: "Treat you like the first lady, I'll put my Barack in ya!"

Ludacris: "I'm ready to take the Milky Way to your Hershey's Kiss."

Dirty! I'm sure they mean all that literally, and wholesomely. Wholesome like Buzzworthy. Watch that video now.

You saw our "Best Female Video" nominee rundown. Now check out some of our favorite of the many videos vying for a "Best Male Video" VMA nom. Then hurry up and vote for the video you think should be nominated! You've only got until 11am ET tomorrow to vote, so get crackalackin'! And watch FNMTV this Friday to see who the final nominees are.

+ Snoop Dogg, "Sensual Seduction" -- '80s cable access, ladies dressed like Apollonia, and Snoop in his pimpinest gear yet! We're still working on a way to work "I'm not gonna rush the stroke" into our daily vernacular.

+ Chris Brown, "Forever" -- It's like he's just showing off at this point, but we're still watching what he can do with his feet.

+ Jesse McCartney, "Leavin'" -- Lil J's all growed up and sounds so sexy singing about G5 that we don't even care about the massive carbon footprint that thing's "leavin'" behind.

+ T-Pain, "Bartender" -- The reason T kept getting all those buy-backs.

+ Albert Hammond Jr., "GFC" -- You're hot, I'm dizzy.

+ Kanye West, "The Good Life," -- Sigh. Kanye back before he was Angry Kanye.

+ Lupe Fiasco, "Superstar" -- That Matthew Santos hook still haunts.

+ Common, "Drivin' Me Wild" -- The sleeper hit of the pack. And Common in a white tux = extra eye-candy appeal.

+ Mika, "Love Today" -- Freddie Mercury lives!

+ Guru, "State of Clarity" -- Hip-hop and cartoon cats! This totally makes up for MC Skat Cat.

+ DJ Khaled, "I'm So Hood (Remix)" -- DJ Khaled yells at us... and we sorta like it.

+ O'Neal McKnight, "Check Your Coat" -- To the DeLorean!

+ Mark Ronson featuring Lily Allen, "Oh My God" -- The obsession continues.

+ Lil Wayne, "A Milli (Live)" -- Ultimate stuntin' = Weezy pulls out this be-all-end-all FNMTV performance the same day he passes the mil mark on the charts. Genius!

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