Hip Hop Round Up: Diddy, Jay-Z, The Game, Rick Ross and Luda!

Posted by | Ray Cornelius

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Hip Hop mogul Diddy is the world’s wealthiest rapper.  According to BET.com, the founder of Bad Boy Records comes in at #1 with a net worth of $500 Million followed by Jay-Z at #2 with a net worth of $475 Million.  The list, compiled by Celebrity Net Worth, includes 18 other rappers/artists.

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Jay-Z has been tapped to executive produce NBA2K13, the latest entry in the video game hoops franchise.

According to TheGrio.com, the trailer features Jigga man’s song “Public Service Announcement” along with NBA Legend Michael Jordon doing the voiceover and in-game models of today’s hottest players.

Click here to see the trailer.

The Game and his fiancée Tiffney Cambridge are back on…again!  The rapper and his long time girlfriend are scheduled to get married sometime in August. Just last week the couple’s wedding was called off and the rapper tweeted that it was his entire fault when in actuality; Cambridge was the one that called off the ceremony. According to TMZ, the couple has patched things up and is moving forward with the wedding and the reality show chronicling their nuptials.

Rick Ross has released yet another single,“Diced Pineapples.” The song featuring Drake and Wale was inspired by his hospital visit after suffering a seizure last year. According to The Urban Daily, Ross was told by the doctor to increase more water and fruit in his diet. So, he decided to eat diced pineapples every morning for the next three weeks.  This daily regimen provided the subject matter for the single.  Click here to listen!

Ludacris has released a video for the first single off of his anticipated album, Ludaversal. The song, “Jingalin” pays homage to LL Cool J’s classic “Jingling Baby” in more ways than one and features guest appearances by Ne-Yo and the producers of the track, Da Internz…proceed with caution because this video is off da hook!