UPDATE: HOT97’s official statement below: “Due to some personal circumstances that have become public, after 20 years of service, Mr Cee has chosen to resign. We feel that this is in the best interest of both HOT 97 and Cee’s personal well-being. While we do not endorse the alleged activities, he is clearly facing a personal dilemma that is for him and only him to comment on. We are saddened by his departure; his contributions here at HOT 97 were great and we know him as a friend, a caring individual and significant hip hop advocate.

When it came to deciding what type of bachelortte party to plan, I hit a wall. The bride-to-be Kimberly is an educated, well-rounded, successful career gal with expensive taste. She’s been my partner in crime for a decade, and like me, it takes a lot to impress her. We are not fans of male strippers; the last thing that makes me happy is some greased up bodybuilder picking me up and getting oil all over my Diane Von Furstenburg leggings.

It’s been a proverbial roller coaster ride for veteran Detroit MC Obie Trice. Since the release of his 2003 debut, Cheers, the brazen lyricist has enjoyed platinum success as an acclaimed protégé of global hip-hop superstar Eminem; survived a 2005 gunshot to the head; parted ways with his label home Shady-Interscope and mourned the summer 2011 loss of his beloved mother from cancer. Which is why Trice’s upcoming release Bottom’s Up (due out January 17) exudes such an unabashed personal and at times emotional tone.

Papoose is taking it upon himself to join in the fight to keep rap lyrics from being criminalized and used as evidence at trial. On Tuesday (May 7), the Brooklyn native made the trek to Albany, NY, to plead the case for the AB127 bill, which limits the “admissibility of evidence of a defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding.” During his visit, Papoose spoke with state legislatures about the bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, which he described as “a very important issue” not only to Hip-Hop, but the state’s economy.

Not many women can say that they’re competing in the Olympics, especially while pregnant. According to BBC News, Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi, a shooter from Malaysia, will compete at the Royal Artillery Barracks while eight months pregnant. Though three women have performed in the Games while pregnant before, Suryani will be the heaviest one to compete. “Since I started shooting in 1997, I’ve been dreaming of going to the Olympics,” she said.