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+ Justin Timberlake's grandmother, Sadie Bomar, confirms that he and Jessica Biel are engaged. "He called me on Christmas Day and told me he's engaged," she revealed. Congrats, and thanks for spilling the beans, Nana! (MTV News)

+ As we mentioned, Jason Derulo fractured his neck while rehearsing for his upcoming European tour. The injury led him to cancel those dates. "I'm praying for a speedy recovery in order to perform for you in the near future," he said in a statement. (E!)

+ Rick Ross' "Rich Forever" mixtape drops today, apparently at 3:05 p.m. It features collabs with Drake, Nas, Kelly Rowland, Diddy, Pharrell Williams, John Legend and more. Peep the official track list. (Rap-Up)

+ Jack White has paired with wide-ranging folks from Insane Clown Posse to Stephen Colbert. Next up for his Third Man Records 7-inch singles series is the 71-year-old icon Tom Jones. (Rolling Stone)

+ The Weeknd's mixtape trilogy -– "House of Balloons," "Thursday," "Echoes of Silence" -- were remixed, chopped and screwed by Slim K. Get 'em here. (Pitchfork)

+ East Coast, West Coast, no matter. From Notorious B.I.G. to Dr. Dre, when it comes to rappers they're unified in their love of spelling in songs, their names to be specific. Watch this "Rapper Spelling Bee" video for a rapper's ABCs refresher course. (Idolator)

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+ Florence + The Machine's "No Light, No Light" gets the remix treatment from TV on The Radio's Dave Sitek. We approve. (Pitchfork)

+ Nicki Minaj may be part of the Super Bowl halftime show, at least that's what song "Super Hoe" hints at with her lyric "You a super hoe/2012, I'm at the Super Bowl." With she and M.I.A. working on a Madonna collabo, here's hoping for a trifecta diva halftime takeover. (MTV News)

+ Check out Nelly working on a remix of Drake's "The Motto." It's slated for release on his O.E.MO mixtape, which drops Dec. 24. (Rap-Up)

+ Justin Bieber loves to rap, in case you didn't know. Here he is freestyling on Notorious B.I.G.'s "Who Shot Ya?" during a radio show. (Rap-Fix)

+ The poster for Nick Jonas' upcoming Broadway appearance in "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" has finally been released. Um, adorable much? (Just Jared)

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+ Peep Rihanna giving the scoop on location about her role in the film "Battleship." "I got to shoot some really serious, powerful weapons, which is really, really fun," she said. She also talks about what a badass her character is. Sounds like the role was made for her. (ET)

+ You the man! No, you the man! Drake gave big ups to Rick Ross on his forthcoming God Forgives I Don't, dropping comparisons to Notorious B.I.G. and Snoop Dogg classics. In turn Ross gave props to Drake's Take Care, which hits in October. (MTV News)

+ We mentioned the Jack White/Insane Clown Posse pairing, ICP's Violent J explained why White picked them: "I asked him: 'Why us?' And he said he finds himself on the internet, time and time again, looking at our stuff, and some of it he thinks is genius; other stuff he doesn't understand, but it always draws him back." Mmm 'K then. (MTV News)

+ OK, remember that hottttt dude that Britney Spears macks with in her "Toxic" video? Well, apparently he has a name (model Matt Felker), and he's linked with actress (and sometimes singer) Minnie Driver. (E!)

+ Madonna was swarmed by press and paparazzi, which is nothing new, but it was during her first time at the Venice Film Festival to tout W.E., the second film she's directed. Where'd you get that awesome dress, Madge? Call me. (Billboard)

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Eighteen years after rivaling the naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind as The Most Famous Baby On An Album Cover, Keithroy Yearwood, the diapered and Afroed baby on the cover of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready To Die album, has come out of hiding, giving the New York Daily News a fascinating interview about what it was like being Baby Biggie.

Well, he was never "hiding" exactly, but the New Jersey resident is answering the question a lot of people have been asking for a very long time: Who is that baby? Some assumed it was one of Biggie's kids, but it turns out that Yearwood was just chosen in a casting call for babies who resembled the slain rapper, who was tragically killed 14 years ago.

The baby Biggie gig earned him only $150 (and job offers to play a baby girl), but it's got to be pretty cool being the face of one of the most epic albums in all of rap history. In fact, Yearwood was 8 when he discovered that his face was plastered in the middle of the billboards in Times Square.

Note to Mr. and Mrs. Yearwood: Never throw away that photo album!

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As we have learned from Tupac, Biggie and Kurt Cobain, just because our biggest, most legendary musicians pass away, it doesn't mean their music stops. Which brings us to "Breaking News," the first single off of Michael Jackson's first posthumous album, Michael, due out Dec. 14.

Anything off of a posthumous album is going to have a somewhat eerie quality, just by nature. But "Breaking News," certainly ups the ante, due to its content. It's about the ferocious way Michael Jackson was hounded and covered by the media in the final years of his life.

It's a fast-paced and aggressive song, with squelching and squiggling keyboard lines zig-zagging across the frantic rhythm. It certainly sounds like Michael Jackson. Or does it?

There's been plenty of debate as to whether "Breaking News" is an authentic Michael Jackson performance or not. According to the U.K. newspaper, The Guardian, the Jackson family is claiming that Sony Records was given some false tracks for Michael. Sony claims that Michael Jackson recorded "Breaking News" in 2007 and that the song was recently completed.

What do you think? Is this the Michael Jackson on "Breaking News"? Take a listen below and let us know in the comments!

+ Listen to Michael Jackson's "Breaking News."

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When it comes to rap videos, they don't really make 'em like the used to. Before the late '90s Bad Boy/Diddy/Notorious B.I.G. era, hip-hop videos were largely made up of rugged dudes hanging out in rugged locales with their rugged friends. No glossy cinematography, magnums of champagne or shiny suits.

So call Sykzoo and !LLMiND's "Speakers On Blast" a throwback. Heck, that's what the Brooklyn-born Skyzoo calls himself! "Now they wanna bring the 90's back/That's okay, 'cause that's where they designed me at," he raps from a Brooklyn rooftop.

This is Brooklyn jeep music, the kind of Wu-Tang Clan-, Mobb Deep- and Nas-inspired East Coast hip-hop that will make the heart flutter for anyone who grew up on the golden age of hip-hop.

"Speakers On Blast" is a collaboration between Skyzoo and acclaimed producer !LLMiND, who laces the song with a cracking throwback beat.

Watch Skyzoo and !LLMiND's "Speakers On Blast" video below. The track is taken from the duo's Live From The Tape Deck, which is out now.

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Directed by the incredibly talented Rik Cordero, who was also at the helm of The Clipse's "Popular Demand (Popeyes)," Consquence's "Childish Games" is an audio and visual throwback to the days of hip-hop yore.

Featuring a Notorious B.I.G. sample and dizzy jazz-funk loop, "Childish Games" finds Kanye West protege Consequence rapping in a playground about the trials and tribulations of the streets, drawing parallels between thug life and the games kids play. Later in the track, Asher Roth joins in the proceedings and adds a verse about the wicked ways of the music industry.

The near-sepia tones of the video match the retro sound of the song, but make no mistake -- "Childish Games," which is taken from Cons' Movies On Demand, is a very contemporary song about some very shady dealings.

Movies On Demand is currently available. Check out the video for "Childish Games" below.

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+ Actor Corey Haim, star of iconic '80s teen flicks such as Lost Boys and Lucas, was found dead this morning of an apparent overdose. Haim had battled substance abuse problems for some time. He was 38. (EW)

+ We've been monitoring Joe Jonas' acting career for a minute. We raised our eyebrows when we heard he was going to appear on Brothers And Sisters, and we applauded when he played a sore-loser tennis player in Vampire Weekend's "Giving Up The Gun." But we feel like the role of Captain America might be one he's better off not getting. Why? Because his brother Kevin is also, reportedly, up for the role. That could make for some awkward tour bus chats, no? Lucky for them, it appears The Office's John Krasinski is in pole position to play the comic book icon. (Limelife)

+ Justin Bieber is many things: troubadour, poet, lover, dare-taker. But perhaps more than all those things, he is a sneaker junkie. Check out a wide-ranging, colorful gallery of Bieber in various kicks. (Idolator)

+ Last night, Brooklyn saw a celebration of the life and music of the Notorious B.I.G., when Diddy, Rick Ross and Fabolous helped Biggie's DJ, Mister Cee, pay tribute to the late BK legend. The crowd rapped along to classics like "Dead Wrong," Ross did his verse from Diddy-Dirty Money's "Angels," Fab incited chants of "Brooooklyn" and, from the stage, Diddy yelled, "We wanna thank you, Brooklyn, because Brooklyn made the greatest rapper of all time." (MTV News)

+ Lily Allen's retirement from the studio and stage may be imminent, but her love of attention shows no signs of dissipating any time soon. The Brit singer, who has often complained about the invasive and hurtful nature of U.K. gossip culture, has decided to become the subject of an upcoming reality show, with an eye toward "promoting her new ventures." (PopEater)

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Today marks the 13th anniversary of the death of Notorious B.I.G. To honor the memory of this innovative rapper, we thought we'd share with you a dazzling collection of classic, iconic, and barely seen photos.

This gallery of press photos, video outtakes, live shots and award-show arrival snaps celebrate all the different phases of the Brooklyn legend's life, from young upstart in Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy camp to global icon, suffering from "Mo Money, Mo Problems."

Pour out some beer from your 40 oz. in honor of our fallen homie and let's take a photographic walk down memory lane. Plus, if you're in the mood, please check out Biggie's videos at his MTV page and the tributes on Twitter via the #RIPBIG trending topic.

+ Check out the entire gallery of Notorious B.I.G. photos here

Notorious B.I.G. performing at Meadowlands, New Jersey, on June 29, 1995.

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With Sean Combs

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Live, 1996

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Press Image from the 1990's

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The late, great Notorious B.I.G. once asked, "What's beef?" He then answered his own question: "Beef is when you need two guns to sleep." But were Biggie still with us, he might amend that line to add, "Beef is also when you barf in Paris Hilton's closet.

According to a new piece of journalism published in Life & Style, just such a beef-starting occurrence went down between Hilton and current It Girl, Ke$ha.

In the story, the "Tik Tok" singer recalls the time when Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie brought their traveling socialite road show to Nashville and stayed at Ke$ha's pad during an episode of The Simple Life.

Years after this initial meeting, as Ke$ha was making her way up the ladder of fame and stardom, she found herself at Hilton's Hollywood abode and, after a night of Animal-istic behavior no doubt, "ralphed" in Hilton's closet.

One might think we have a battle of the blonds on our hands, as Hilton seems like the type to take note of such a trespass and file it away under: Girls I Now Loathe. But no! Hilton tells L&S she has no recollection of said wardrobe puking, "The only person who's probably mad is the housekeeper who found it."

We're all in the same gang, y'all. Let's hope, in the future, Ke$ha treats other people's property better than she treats the place in her "Tik Tok" video, no?

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