(AllHipHop News) The posh Hollywood home of rapper Kanye West came off the market last week, just days after the multi-million dollar residence was listed for sale. The 4,214-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bath home was up for sale for $3.995 million dollars. According to real estate reports, West originally purchased the property for $1.75 million shortly after the release of his blockbuster album, College Dropout. The property was de-listed on May 13th and while it is not known why it was taken off the market, the house has not been sold, according to sources. Kanye West is currently recording new material for his upcoming album Good Ass Job, which according to reports, will land in stores some time this September. Over the weekend, West made a rare appearance at the CV Lounge in the SoHo district of Manhattan, where he debuted four tracks from the upcoming album. West also previewed some of the tracks to popular UK radio personality DJ Semtex and producer Pharell, who both said the new album would “shock everyone” with its sound.

(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper/producer Lil Jon is returning to the scene with a new album, along with a high profile collaboration with pop star Miley Cyrus. Lil Jon teamed with Miley Circus to remix her new single “Can’t Be Tamed.” According to reports, they recorded the song at Rock Mafia recording studio in Santa Monica, California. Miley Cyrus told her fans the remix was “rockin,” while Lil Jon told E! Online: “It’s crazy, it’s crazy. I think everybody’s gonna really enjoy the song.” “Can’t Be Tamed” is Miley Cyrus’ first single from the album of the same title, which is due in stores in the United States on June 22. In addition to the collaboration with Miley Cyrus, Lil Jon is preparing to release his long-delayed album Crunk Rock, which is due in stores on June 8th. His musical ventures are not the only thing the producer/rapper relies on to earn the $11 million dollars he grosses annually. In addition to rapping and producing, Lil Jon owns the Crunk! Energy drink, a wine distributor and a line of sunglasses. “I want to have something to fall back on, so that’s a reason you create these different business ventures, I don’t want to rap forever,” Lil Jon told Daily Finance. “The products start to really take off when I have an album out because I’m on TV more. Definitely [the non-music revenues] will come up a little more in this album cycle. Who knows, maybe it will get to 50-50.”

The Roots are set to drop their 11th album, How I Got Over, but group member Black Thought and Questlove said they also have a number of projecting comes as well.

“He [Black Thought] has a project that I’m in called the Money Making Jam Boys. The support team of this album is the Money Making Jam Boys with Sugar Tongue Slim, Truck North, Dice Raw, [P### and Black Thought],” Questlove told AllHipHop.com.

“Ill Street Blues,” a remake of the Kool G Rap classic, can be found on the Sugar Tongue Slim debut mixtape and it features the Money Making Jam Boys.

As The Roots prepare to drop their new album, Black Thought and Questlove said the group is preparing a slew of new projects, including one with John Legend.

“We’re still involved in the John Legend record. That just basically became a John Legend and Roots Album. Initially all the albums were supposed to come out at the same time. But he’s pushing his back [John Legend] because his album is tied to a movie called, “Waiting for Superman.” This is a movie about how the education system has failed America.,” Questlove said.

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, who also directed Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” hems the “Waiting for Superman” film, which follows several intelligent kids through the education system to see the detrimental affects on them. His findings are startling and questions the system that seemingly stunts academic growth.

Questlove said the soundtrack with John Legend will present aggressive music from the singer and the Philadelphia-bred band.

“We created basically a soundtrack that is basically John’s most grittiest, roughest album,” he said.

Questlove also revealed that the group would be working with the legendary Booker T of the famed R&B band Booker T. & The MG’s.

“Come October, we also had the pleasure of creating an album with Booker T. The same with him (as with John Legend, we pretty much make an album. We had Gabe of the Dap Pinks engineer it. This will probably be the ‘Rafeal Sadiq’ record of this year. It sounds like it was made in 1964…it sounds like super raw and gritty…”

Black Thought also said that he was working on a project with acclaimed producer Danger Mouse called Dangerous Thoughts. Finally, Black Thought revealed that he was still looking to release a highly delayed, but anticipated solo project.

“Its still in the works, but at the moment I’m just trying to find a home for it,” Black Thought said of his solo album.

How I Got Over comes out on June 22.

Rapper Lil Kim has joined Jay-Z’s management company, Roc Nation, and Kim’s fellow Brooklynite will executive produce the album as well.

A number of sources have reported the news, including gossip blogger Perez Hilton. No formal announcement has been made even though one is expected shortly.

“Although she’s seen better days, Lil Kim is ready to make a musical comeback! The rapper officially signed a record deal with Roc Nation. Jay-Z is even expected to produce her next album. Interesting,” said Perez Hilton.

More on the signing as news develops.

“Gangsta” rap pioneer Ice-T will speak to dozens of foster youth on May 29th at the Texas Foster Youth Conference, taking place at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. Ice-T will speak to the kids about his life experiences on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles, how he dealt with various trials & tribulations in the music industry and the work it took to become one of Hip-Hop’s most successful crossover actors. Ice-T was left an orphan at an early age, when both of his parents died of heart attacks. “He was an orphan early on and he knows the issues our foster youth face,” Nancy Bonilla told the San Antonio-Express News. “Because of his celebrity status, he brings recognition to the issues, and a big part of the conference is to bring awareness to the issues.”Rapper/actor Romeo has quit the USC basketball team, after a disappointing season due to a should injury. During the two seasons he played with The Trojans, Romeo played point guard in a total of nine games, earning a total of five points. Romeo, who starred in the hit series “Romeo!” on Nick, originally graduated from Beverley Hills High School, where he started all four seasons. Rappers Spice One, Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, Bronx Style Bob, producer Domino and others have teamed to pay tribute to Dr. Dre on a new album. The release, titled The Chronic 2011: A Millennium Tribute to the Songs of Dr. Dre, features a variety of rappers remaking songs from Dr. Dre’s entire production catalog. Spice 1 remakes “We Want Eazy,” while Felicia “Snoop” Pearson remakes Snoop Dogg’s “Gin & Juice.” The album is slated to be released this fall on CD and vinyl. Additionally, two slots are being left open for a new rapper or Hip-Hop group to remake a track to be included on the album. MySpace.com links can be emailed to [email protected].

(AllHipHop News) The man accused of shooting and killing rising rapper Dolla was acquitted of murder charges yesterday (May 22) in a Los Angeles courtroom. A jury acquitted Aubrey Berry, 24, of the charges after less than two days of deliberating and nine days of testimony, which saw Berry take the stand in his own defense. Berry claimed that he was involved in an altercation with Dolla in a club in Atlanta a week prior to the shooting, which took place last May, near a valet section at the Beverly Center.He testified that he researched the rapper online and read his violent lyrics. He also found clips of Dolla and other gang members bragging about assaulting another man. Berry, who had a permit to carry his gun in other states,  testified he traveled to Los Angeles often and was always armed, although he didn’t realize his permit was not valid in California. Berry said Dolla threatened to kill him during the chance encounter at the Beverly Center. Dolla, 21, was an artist signed to Akon’s Konvict Muzik. He was shot three times in the back, as he attempted to flee Berry’s gunfire. “Obviously, what happened on May 18, 2009, was a horrible tragedy for everyone,” Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor told the lawyers in court. “The jurors have spoken.”Jurors may have been influenced by Dolla’s own rap lyrics, said Deputy District Attorney Bobby Grace. “You’d hate to think that was the tipping point,” Grace told The Los Angeles Times out front of court. Dolla’s mother was taken from the courtroom due to her emotional reaction to the verdict.

(AllHipHop News) Marion “Suge” Knight’s lawyer has denied reports that the 45-year-old mogul pointed a gun at a man during an argument Wednesday (May 19th) in Los Angeles. Knight was arrested in Gardena by a group of LAPD officers from the Homicide & Robbery Division just after 12:00 AM Thursday morning. The former head of Death Row Records allegedly pointed a gun at him in Los Angeles during the altercation. Knight was on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and driving with a suspended license. He was released after posting $60,000 in bail. “He’s innocent, 100 percent,” Marc Brumer told CNN. “Suge Knight is a businessman. He is not a person who would carry a gun or flash a gun at anybody. That’s not Suge Knight.”Brumer noted that police never found the alleged weapon when they arrested Knight, who cooperated with authorities. “There are a lot of people that hate (Knight) and are jealous of what he has obtained in his life,” Brumer said of a motive for the latest accusations levied at Knight. According to Brumer, Knight is looking to return to the music industry as the head of his own record label. “He’s working with new artists, starting a record label, looking into sports management companies,” Brumer said. “He’s really an icon in the music industry, and really looked up to in the African-American community. “He’s a bright man. He wouldn’t carry a gun on him. That’s not him.”

(AllHipHop News) AllHipHop.com has teamed with Nas and Damian Marley to create the latest episode of the series “The Next 48 Hours.” The webisodes give fans a behind-the-scenes look, as the Nas and Damian Marley promote their new album, Distant Relatives. The concept album features guest appearances by artists like Lil Wayne, K’Naan, Stephen Marley and others. Both Nas and Damian Marley expressed the importance of chronicling them as they tour the country to promote Distant Relatives. “To make it even more historical, [it] kinda reminds me of how I watched footage of my father,” Marley told AllHipHop.com about his involvement in the series. “You get to see the whole you weren’t a part of. AllHipHop.com is a credible place for people to experience this thing and that adds credibility to our project.” Nas agreed. “Someone told me we should always be filming, but of course we can’t do that,” Nas said. “We got AllHipHop with us, so we are already home.”“The Next 48 Hours” webisode series is produced by AllHipHop.com, Tantrum Consulting and JumpOff.Tv. Previous artists featured in the series include Fabolous, Raekwon, Rick Ross, Method Man & Redman, Jadakiss and others. Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives is in stores now.