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West Coast readers may recognize DJ Felli Fel as the main DJ at Power 106 in Los Angeles, but the So So Def artist is currently prepping a recording career of his own with the upcoming release of his debut album, Go DJ! We've got the exclusive video premiere of Felli Fel's new single, "Boomerang," featuring Akon, Pitbull and So So Def head Jermaine Dupri.

In the video, the Heavy Hitters DJ and friends get green-screened over images of outer space and celestial objects while the requisite "professional video dancers" gyrate approvingly. The squelchy electro-hop track was clearly made for the club, with Pitbull dropping lines like "Mommy got a boom bang bom bam bim bang, no digga dee, no doubt, Imma hit that" that sound better than they read. We were sorta hoping there'd be more of a literal boomerang theme beyond the refrain of "bring that beat back." But we understand that real boomerangs are hard to come by and ever harder to master, so the lyrical metaphor will do.

This is far from the first collaboration between Felli Fel and his rapper peers. He's previously released "Get Buck in Here" with Diddy, Akon, Lil Jon and Ludacris; "Feel It" with Sean Paul, Pitbull, Flo Rida and T-Pain; and "Finer Things" with Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Fabolous and Ne-Yo.

+ Watch DJ Felli Fel's Boomerang' video, featuring Akon, Pitbull and Jermaine Dupri.

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Tags Akon, DJ Felli Fel, Jermaine Dupri, Pitbull, video

Hey, I just got back from my weekly meeting where me and a bunch of people re-enact the part in 300 where we all holler, "SPARTA!" But instead of hollering "SPARTA" we scream "WEEZER," because, Spartans, Raditude is coming.

Weezer's 7th platter is due on November 3rd and will apparently feature a Lil Wayne/Jermain Dupri collabo called "Can't Stop Partying." Your mind...it is blown.

Before all that we get this: the first video, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To." And before we really get to that, we get a teaser vid. Looks some more retro hotness; this time the boys are doing the darkside of the 50's (as opposed to the happy-go-Happy-Days of "Buddy Holly"). Stay tuned for the full video, coming soon.

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Tags Jermaine Dupri, Lil Wayne, video, Weezer

+ Demi Lovato has a one-word summer hair tip for you that will end all bad hair days: scrunchie. (Tiger Beat Bop)

+ In other Demi news, if she's cutting again (and the pictures don't lie), this is not good. (Star Magazine)

+ Kind of happy about this one: Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri have FINALLY broken up. GOD. That man was sucking the life out of her! (US Magazine)

+ What the hell was Twisted Sister doing on Regis & Kelly yesterday. (The Rad Report)

+ Great to see Katy Perry playing nice with the designer Katie Perry from the other side of the sandbox, withdrawing her copyright infringement lawsuit just minutes before it was to go to trial. (Socialite Life)

+ Who's laughing now? For all the Miley Cyrus haters, lick this up: Hannah Montana was just nominated for an Emmy. (Ryan Seacrest)

+ And just for Friday S's and G's, here's Cloris Leachman in a one-piece swimsuit at 83 years young. HOLLA! (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)

Tags Cloris Leachman, Demi Lovato, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Twisted Sister

Remember when Biggie did "One More Chance?" Back in '95 it was the monster jam with Mary J. Blige and Biggie's wife-to-be Faith Evans on the hook. To match its monster-jamness, Biggie enlisted the man, Hype Williams, to direct the video, and called on a whole posse of talent to star. By the time the project wrapped, it included appearances by Heavy D, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Queen Latifah, Tyson Beckford, Aaliyah, Diddy and TONS of others. The all-starred-ness of "One More Chance" was then pretty much unprecedented (unless you're a HUGE Chevy Chase fan).

Is it obvious yet what all this jibba jabba is leading up to? Let's just say it: Jamie Foxx went and made a video so fly, so celebbed out, that even Biggie, on his golden hip-hop throne up thur in the sky, can't touch it.

"Blame It," also directed by Hype Williams, includes performances by Ron Howard, Jake Gyllenhaal, T-Pain, Forest Whitaker, Samuel Jackson, Quincy Jones, Morris Chestnut, Tatyana Ali, Cedric The Entertainer, and more, making it officially the biggest video you ever even heard of. Sorry, Jared Leto. Sorry, Kanye. Thi$ i$ it.

Tags 30 Seconds To Mars, Aaliyah, Da Brat, Diddy, Faith Evans, Heavy D, Jamie Foxx, Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Paul Simon, Queen-Latifah, Quincy Jones, T-Pain, Tatyana Ali

T.I. may've offered to prove his love via a hardcore boutique binge in "Whatever You Like," but Bow Wow's taking his commitment to you step beyond that. And if Bow Wow's told you once, he's told you a THOUSAND times before -- he loves your mind AND your body! He EVEN SAYS SO in "You Can Get It All."

You still sending me crazy emails
Like i know it's just sex you want
I can't lie the sex is truly incredible
And every part of your body is so edible
I get tears from just thinking bout it

Awww! What a sweetie!

Check out Bow Wow's "You Can Get It All" video, directed by Hype Williams. The single was produced by Jermaine Dupri, BTW, and that familiar sample? It's TLC's "Baby-Baby-Baby." Fun fact -- Jermaine Dupri also makes a cameo in TLC's "Baby-Baby-Baby" video! (Watch it after the jump.) Also, does anyone wanna let that girl know that her butt is showing?

PS: You've only got one day left to ask Bow Wow a question!

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Tags Bow Wow, Hype Williams, Jermaine Dupri, T.I., TLC

Los Angeles bros Sky Blu and Redfoo, aka LMFAO, are on a mission to wash away the seriousness of the world with Party Rock. What is Party Rock? It's music, clothing, and a way of thinking. It's a vibe. And these two are so wrapped up in their mission, that you'd think they were one superhuman. No, seriously, like we couldn't tell which one was talking when. So when you picture this interview in your mind, picture two bodies, a head and one gigantic afro. Deal?

Buzzworthy: How did you get to be best friends?

LMFAO: You know how you play that game? With the guy and the face? You make the mustache on his face? That's how we came together. The magnets attract. I'll tell you what really brought us together. Simply the music. And we both like sports. But we'd freestyle! We'd battle each other! We'd tape it and play it for people and see who got the most applause. But when we really became besties was the first trip to Miami. Every day, same motel. Same bed sometimes.

BUZZWORTHY: Are you famous yet?
LMFAO: Um, I'd have to say... HELL yeah we're famous! There's levels of fame. We're not at the Paris Hilton level. Or the Barack Obama level. Or the Jesus level (although that's the level we're shooting for). You know, one time we went into a place and one person recognized us. We said wow, I can't wait until two people recognize us. Now every day we could have at least one person recognize us. You know. From somewhere. Whether it be someone down the street or a sister or my mom.

Buzzworthy: What has been the most surprising part of getting there?
LMFAO: In art school, what if I turned in a blank canvas? Would that win the art competition? Maybe the surprise is that there are no surprises.

Buzzworthy: When you remix a song, is it because it's not good enough?
LMFAO: Ooh, that sounds like a trap! Next question? Yes. We don't think it's good enough. FOR the club. I'm not gonna remix "Billie Jean." I'm not gonna remix "PYT." There's no reason to. You're already dancing. We take songs that weren't necessarily dance-able -- not one booty clap -- you know, you're not gonna get a booty clap at 60 beats per minute.

Buzzworthy: Pitbull and Jermaine Dupri, among others, have remixed "I'm In Miami Trick." What's that like?

LMFAO: We love it. We take it as a compliment. It's very interesting, coming as a new artist, when you hear an already established artist that is very famous and very popular, imitating your style and your flow and your rhyme scheme. It's like, wow, you know? That is very flattering. But we're careful about how the songs come out. We let people jump on it AFTER the song's been branded to us. One time Paris Hilton told us she went to Atlanta and Jermaine Dupri was spinning. The song came on and Jermaine was like, "Yo baby girl this is my song, this is my song!" And she was like, "No it's not. Those are my boys LMFAO. What are you talking about?" Made us feel like we did it right. But yeah. We love it. It makes your song more popular.

Buzzworthy: Who would be your ultimate choice to remix one of your songs?
LMFAO: Justice.

You know, I have to go somewhere else. The bloody ones... The Bloody Beetroots. Maybe they could do something together... Bloody Justice?

Buzzworthy: Is "I'm In Miami Trick" based on actual events?
LMFAO: Actually, we're like fortune cookies. Because we said this is what we want to happen and then it did. It's a self-fulfilling prophesy. We never played naked Twister before the song. After the song, we have naked Twister every week, five o'clock on Sunday.

Buzzworthy: What are your Spring Break plans?
LMFAO: A whole week in Cancun with MTV! I plan on being naked. We're scheduled for one day, but we wanna spend a whole week because we have a lot to offer to Cancun. We have the boom boom.

Buzzworthy: How did your clothing line come to be? Is it more or less important to you than music?
LMFAO: That's like asking is your foot more important than your hand. Party Rock is a vibe. Music, clothing, a way of thinking... It's all one in the big scheme of things. Why is it all one? Because generally speaking, you're clothed when you're making music. So if you're wearing a suit and you're making party music, you're faking it. You have to wear the clothes of the type of music you're making. If i was making gospel, you might see me in a nice flowing robe and some sandals, with a Jesus piece and a glass of wine. I would eat a wafer with some hot sauce. I always brought salsa to church just for that. He'd offer the wafer and I'd say, "Not yet. Put it in my Picante."

Buzzworthy: How would you describe your style (fashion-wise)?
LMFAO: Party rock. Stuff that you'd rock at a party. Simple.

Buzzworthy: What do you feel very serious about?
LMFAO: To tell the truth, I feel very serious about not being serious. Because, if you're too serious, you're delirious, like ga-ga-GAH-GaHH-ERRRGGGGHHHH! I'm very serious about my party. You know? Where are the chips? Where are the f---ing chips? We're throwing a party here. Where's the punch? What the F--- is wrong with you?

I say this to the serious people in the world: Go to a club, meet a fine beautiful lady, take her out the next day, get your Cool Water cologne, your Old Spice, go take her to the best restaurant in town, make sure it's very quiet, you have a candle lit, order the veal. Then fart at the table. Then walk away. You will get laid.

+ Watch LMFAO's "I'm In Miami Trick" Video.

Tags Jermaine Dupri, Justice, LMFAO, Michael Jackson, Pitbull, The Bloody Beetroots

It's not every day that you get to see Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri cruisin' around town in a classic Chevy convertible, rapping about rollin' doobs, Barack Obama and being true friendzies. Which is a shame, because, given the opportunity, we could listen to Bow Wow's rhymes (and stare at JD's thick-framed Urkel specs) all day, EVERY day.

Check out the new video from the child rapper-turned-adult rapper Bow Wow, give it up for Janet Jackson's fiance hubby whatever, and don't get too distracted by the side-tilted, Fresh Prince-style hats to miss those amazing Beyonce-ish hooks from Keyshia Cole.

Tags Bow Wow, Jermaine Dupri, Keyshia Cole

+ Looks like Madonna won't be needing that Christmas gift subscription to Match.com after all. We thought Madge and A Rod were TLF, but perhaps the Material Girl prefers the variety pack approach to her lurve life: meet her (maybe?) newest conquest, hottie hott male model Jesus Luz. (DListed)

+ John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston made kissyface in New York this weekend. After seeing how fab Ms. Aniston looks in her berfday suit on the cover of GQ this month, it really kinda puts a whole new spin on that "Your Body Is a Wonderland" song. (Pink Is the New Blog)

+ Is Britney Spears' baby daddy Kevin Federline trying to ditch his "Womanizer"-ly antics and settle down again? Based on his drinkin'/ dancin'/ carousin' with sexy beach volleyball player Victoria Prince in Vegas this weekend, I think we can safely say that the answer to that query is: Kevin Federline LOVES to party. (The Superficial)

+ What are your resolutions for 2009? For Kanye West, NOT beating the living crap out of any paparazzi (and also, we're guessing, not going to prison) is tops on his list. (Starpulse)

+ In answer to that age old question: Do blondes really have more fun? New mama Ashlee Simpson says: Ay mami! (Jezebel)

+ Christina Aguilera celebrated her 28th birthday last week with A Clockwork Orange-themed party. Wow. I guess it's a good thing Mr. Blackwell passed away earlier this year and never had a chance to see these pics, because this might have really done him in. (Defamer)

+ Whether or not Diddy can "save 30 Rock" remains to be seen, but in the meantime, he's using his guest appearance on CSI: Miami as an opportunity to remind us all how awesome he is (and to make bizarre references to baseball). (Remote Control)

+ Perhaps the stork is not gonna pay Janet Jackson a visit after all -- Jermaine Dupri took to his blog to swear (yet again!) that Ms. Jackson is definitely not preggers. (Rap-Up)

+ It's Monday ... and that sucks. But watch a few mins of Charley the differently-abled (but still totally cool) cat, and I promise you he'll turn that frown upside down. (Videogum)

Tags Ashlee Simpson, Christina Aguilera, Diddy, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Aniston, Jermaine Dupri, John Mayer, Kanye West, Kevin Federline, Madonna

+ Know this: Kanye West claims he's NOT a member of the Twitterverse (guess he's too busy blogging). So it looks like someone's nabbed Ye's identity (zoinks!) and is sending out faux Tweets (Feets?). And now Kanye's fake Twitter is down, and maybe he isn't *actually* fighting with Stephen Colbert, but he still really does want to be a fashion design intern, and this is all getting so Web 2.0 my head is gonna explode. (Stereogum)

+ Suge Knight's free and clear after allegedly beating the beejeebus out of a woman in a Las Vegas parking lot. He was also allegedly brandishing a knife and maybe/possibly/probably carrying some ecstasy and hydrocodone too, but all charges were dismissed without prejudice. We're guessing OJ Simpson is all "Seriously, WTF?" right about now. (Evil Beet)

+ Uhh, DMX might want to think about hiring Suge's lawyer, as his legal probs just got a whole lot worse. After failing to appear in an Arizona court to answer charges of animal cruelty and drug possession, a judge issued a warrant for the rapper's arrest (and we're really trying to resist making a "Jailhouse Rock" joke here. REEEALLY. TRYING. HARD.) (MTV News)

+ Looks like Britney Spears might get her birthday wish after all: Circus is selling like woah, and figures indicate that Brit's gonna debut at #1 on the Billboard chart this week. She's so hot, even Opes (Winfrey if you're nasty) -- wants to chat her up. The comeback is SO on, people (Perez Hilton).

+ T.I. performed "Whatever You Like" as this week's musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Next week Kanye West performs. Expect ranting. (Rap-Up)

+ Grammy-nominated M.I.A. has R.S.V.P'd "no can do" to the February 8th awards. Apparently her baby's due date the same night! M.I.A., can we has your ticket? Also, please do not name your baby Grammy. Or anything pertaining to "Bird Flu." (Perez Hilton)

+ Speaking of babies, rumors are flying that Janet Jackson is pregnant. Janet missed a number of tour dates in October, and now peeps are wondering if it was all because she's preggo. However, Jermaine Dupri is not ashamed... to tell the world she's not expecting. Hmmm... (Contact Music)

Tags Britney Spears, DMX, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, M.I.A., Suge Knight, T.I.

We can't believe the 2008 VMAs are (finally) over. And as much as we enjoyed watching Tokio Hotel win Best New Artist -- and seeing the Jo Bros get mobbed by a bunch of (fake) New Yorkers -- we're ready for our favorite post-awards show pastime: deconstructing the latest fashions. Check out our red carpet roundup (and the Official VMAs Photo Flipbook) and let us know which trends you loved, and which ones should go straight to the back of the closet.

Trend: Glitter-Glam
When we said the stars would shine on the VMAs red carpet tonight, we meant it. Britney Spears sparkled in silver (the perfect color to match her three new Moonmen!) while The Hills' Audrina Patridge and country gal Taylor Swift glittered in gold. Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus bedazzled in a black 20's-inspired frock and Katy Perry glimmered from head to toe in an precious metals mini. The overall effect? Reflective radiance. Or just really, really expensive tin foil. Fortunately, we happen to dig the whole couture-meets-Reynold's-Wrap mashup.

Trend: Wearing White After Labor Day
Forgot those uptight snobs who blanch at the thought of wearing white after the unofficial end of summer. White is the new black, dammit! And if you don't believe us, then maybe you'll take Lauren Conrad's word for it. (Or, for that matter, LL Cool J, Ashley Tisdale, Cee-Lo or Chris Brown's.) Personally, we're feeling a bit overwhelmed. On the one hand, there's a sense of liberation. (No more hue-related stigmas, huzzah!) On the other hand? White's not exactly the most slimming of colors. Also, whenever we wear it, we invariably spill piping hot coffee all over ourselves. Speaking of which, anyone got a Tide pen?

Trend: Hot Strapless Gowns
Sure, formfitting strapless numbers have always been in style. But this year, we're seeing way more variety in terms of color, shape and size. Some went with long gowns (as in Pink's candy-striped number and Christina Aguilera's cobwebby fishtail) while others chose to go short and sweet (a la Stephanie Pratt's black getup and Paris' two-toned taffeta). And despite the onslaught of decolletage, there wasn't a single wardrobe malfunction to be found. Which means our strapless stylistas remembered the three magic words: double-stick tape.

Trend: Black And White (And Red All Under)
In the old days, wearing plain old black-and-white was so funereal. Done incorrectly, you either looked like Morticia Adams, or else a cross between Pirates of the Caribbean and the soloist from your high school chorus. But celebs these days seem to understand there's a pretty big gray area between chic and geek. Tonight's polychromatic standouts include the Jonas Brothers, Tila Tequila, Lindsay Lohan, Lil Wayne and Tokio Hotel's Bill Kaulitz, who gets double-props for making sure his hair totes matched his outfit.

Trend: Mad Hatters
Another big 2008 VMAs trend? Men in pimped-out headgear. From Shwayze's sideways baseball cap (very Fresh Prince of Bel-Air!) to Slash's trademark top hat to Kid Rock and Lil Wayne's fedoras, rims were most definitely this evening. Which still doesn't even begin to explain the fire engine red, Cat in the Hat-style chapeau sitting (three feet) atop T-Pain's head.

Trend: Vest to Impress
And last but not least, another menswear trend sweeping the carpet this evening: the vest. TH's Bill Kaulitz sported the leather (or was it pleather??) variety while Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy favored the preppy-punk grayscale look. Jermaine Dupri and Lupe Fiasco refused to follow the Pussycat Dolls' advice and loosen up their buttons, babe, while Ryan Sheckler kept his vest wide open, presumably to show off his shiny chest bling.

+ Did we miss anything? Check out what everyone was wearing in the VMAs 2008 Red Carpet Flipbook. Then, tell us your favorite red carpet must-haves and let us know who you think deserves to win best/worst-dressed.

Tags Ashley Tisdale, Audrina Patridge, Bill Kaulitz, Britney Spears, Cee Lo, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Fashion, Gym Class Heroes, Jermaine Dupri, Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, Kid Rock, Lauren Conrad, Lil Wayne, Lindsay Lohan, LL Cool J, Lupe Fiasco, Miley Cyrus, Pink, Pussycat Dolls, Ryan Sheckler, Shwayze, Slash, Stephanie Pratt, T-Pain, Taylor Swift, Tila-Tequila, Tokio Hotel, Travis McCoy