(AllHipHop News) Black Eyed Peas’ frontman will.I.am has launched a new business aimed at helping people who are losing their homes or are facing foreclosure due to the sagging American economy. The superstar rapper/producer told The Sun that he has launched the i.am.home Mortgage Relief Program, which also helps to find jobs for those in unemployed. “I rescue families who are losing their homes because they have no jobs and they can’t pay the mortgage and the banks are foreclosing on their homes,” said will.I.am, who has sold over 28 million records worldwide, with The Black Eyed Peas. “All the people we help are debt free, they don’t have to pay me back, but we’ve had some hiccups,” will.I.am continued. “There was one lady whose home we rescued and we found her a job at a hospital. Then she didn’t show up to work on her first day and got fired.”In related news, the Hip-Hop star has linked up with Irish rock band U2, to produce the legendary group’s next album. “Just being around Bono and the guys is inspiring. It’s like how a government should be. Bono for president of the world, I say…” will.I.am said. “There’s only one type of music and that’s good music, no matter what genre it is. Bono is one of those guys who sees it that way and there’s no right or wrong. There are no rules once you lift the veil off.”According to will.I.am, Bono’s celebrity friends were impressed with the tracks they have created in the studio thus far.”I went to Bono’s house for lunch and George Clooney and Cindy Crawford were there,” will.I.am revealed. “I played some of the songs we’d been working on together and everyone was blown away. They all left the finger food to come and hear.”

(AllHipHop News) Kim Kardashian has shot down reports that she is pregnant with the baby of superstar rapper, Kanye West. Reports surfaced earlier today that Kardashian and West had a passionate relationship that was consummated earlier this Summer. The rumors started after Kanye West was featured in a promotional clip for the Kardashian’s latest related show, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, which is slated to premiere next month. “The rumors are absolutely not true,” Kardashian told People magazine. “I’m not pregnant.” Sean “Diddy” Combs has denied claims that he walked off with the proceeds from a breast cancer charity event last October in Westbury, New York. According to the New York Post, Combs served as host of a “Pink Party” at Glo Nightclub on October 14th. A dispute broke out between two charities at the event. “Nothing was written down, but we were told we would get part of the take,” said Carolyn Spector, director of the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group Foundation. According to Spector, The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition was also supposed to receive a donation. Combs said the dispute had nothing to do with him. “I didn’t know what the [club] owner promised — that had nothing to do with me,” Diddy told The Post. “I had no information about the charity. When the event was booked, it was just for an appearance. I agreed to let him add the charity because I thought it was a good idea.”Rapper Ludacris will be featured on the second season of Brandy and Ray J Norwood’s reality show Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business. On the new season, the pair will “face new challenges” as they expand their business and music careers. On this season, they pair go out on their own without their mother/manager Sonja. Both Brandy and Ray J juggle creating their albums with other family demands during the new season.  Brandy and Ray J Norwood executive produce the series while Ray J also serves co-creator. Season 2 of  Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business premiered last night (December 5) on VH1.

(AllHipHop News) A variety of independent producers and songwriters are taking part BeatKing.com’s new service aimed at providing a variety of production/songwriting services to the music community. Producers like Stat Quo, !LLMIND, Domingo Padilla, Soul Diggaz and others are part of BeatKings.com’s new Digital Producer Marketplace that is being rolled out, where music compositions can be licensed from a variety of aritsts, writers and producers in the music industry. The website has agreements with a variety of clients, who have written or produced hits for acts like Eminem, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Lil Wayne, Beyonce, T.I., Justin Bieber, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson and others. “We have developed the most in-depth and functional music production web application in the industry,” said Abe Batshon, chief executive officer of BeatKings.com.  “Whether it be a hip hop beat from a Grammy Award winning producer or beats equipped with professional vocals by some of the best singers and songwriters in the game, BeatKings makes music licensing simple, affordable and hassle free.”According to Batson, BeatKings’ aim is to help aspiring and established recording artists looking for the easiest way to craft an album in today’s competitive marketplace.For more information visit www.beatkings.com.

(AllHipHop News) Masta Killa of Wu Tang clan has teamed with Akomplice clothing to release a limited edition line of T-shirts to emphasize the power of words. The rapper’s collaboration with the company is titled “The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword.” The line features a handgun transforming into a pen, to underscore the importance of the written word. “Masta Killa has traveled the globe and made a living demonstrating the strength of the written word,” Akomplice’s owner Patrick Liberty told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “The collaboration includes both a t-shirt and a pen, and will be a limited one-time release, available worldwide at many fine Akomplice retailers.”In addition to the new clothing line, Masta Killer is putting the final touches on his upcoming new album Loyalty is Royalty, which is slated to hit stores in early 2011. The first single from Masta Killa’s upcoming album is titled “Things Just Aint the Same” and is currently in stores. Masta Killer’s exclusive line of shirts costs $35, while the limited edition pen will cost $18.For more information click here.

(AllHipHop News) Fellow marijuana smoker Snoop Dogg has come to the defense of world famous country singing – pot smoker Willie Nelson, who was recently busted in Sierra Blanca, Texas with six ounces of marijuana. Snoop, who has a license to smoke cannabis legally in California, lashed out at the officer who arrested Willie Nelson, who many regard as an American icon. “They better leave willie the f**k alone why are the f**king with willie nelson,” Snoop Dogg told TMZ. “Sometimes y’all need to back up off certain people and have a certain amount of respect for your elders. he’s somebody who lived through many decades of the music business, and hard times. give him that respect. Nelson’s ordeal began on November 27th, when Hudspeth County officers noticed the smell of marijuana emanating from his tour bus at a “routine” checkpoint. A search of the bus uncovered the drugs, which the 77-year-old musician claimed as his. “Who’s the motherf**ker that arrested him? Who is the police officer that said ‘you are under arrest and have the right to remain silent,’ you dumb motherf**ker you, you stupid motherf**ker you!” Snoop Dogg snapped. “What you think you are going to gain by arresting Willie Nelson? He got out and he’s back smoking right now.”According to Hudspeth County Sheriff, Nelson paid a $2000 bond and was released. If convicted, Willie Nelson could spend up to 180 days in jail. “He could get 180 days in county jail, which if he does, I’m going to make him cook and clean. He can wear the stripy uniforms just like the other ones do,”  said Sheriff Arvin West, who seemed to look forward to Nelson’s incarceration. “If you got a problem with Willie Nelson, you got a problem with me,” Snoop said. “I got a weed license so you can’t take me to jail for smoking weed. Matter of fact, I got some on me right now,” Snoop said, before lighting up.