(AllHipHop News) The beef between Ja Rule and 50 Cent has heated up again, on the social networking site Twitter. The verbal jousting began today (December 12th), shortly after it was announced that Ja Rule will have to serve two years in prison for attempted criminal possession of a weapon, stemming from a traffic stop in 2007. 50 Cent took to his Twitter page and cracked some jokes, which irked his Queen’s, New York rap counterpart.”Damn da homie jah rule gotta do 2 years,” 50 Cent tweeted. “Tell him I said don’t worry I got him when he come home. Lol…Yo word to my mother if anybody knock jah out and f**k him in jail its gonna be on. Lol…Jah came out the court room yelling who the f**k cancelled christmas. Lol…Come on its only 721 days stop crying. Its only 104 weeks. Wipe ya nose sucka. Be a man!!!!! Lol”The comments did not sit well with Ja Rule, who immediately fired insults back to 50 Cent. “N**ga u P**SY shut up before I smack u in yo mouth again lol!!” Ja Rule shot back. “The nerve of some ni**as!!! Yo boo boo chill out before I tell twitter nation your Lil secret lmfao #dildofif!!!…Why don’t u tell your 3 mil followers how I whoop dat ass TWICE so they can follow a real ni**a… lmao!!!”50 Cent and his G-Unit collective have been at adds with Ja Rule and Murder Inc. for over a decade and a variety of men from both camps have been shot and or jailed during the course of the feud.Their altercations became so frequent, that Minister Louis Farrakhan attempted to negotiate a truce in 2003, but 50 Cent backed out when he realized the event could be taped for MTV and labeled it a promotional stunt.

(AllHipHop News) Former child soldier-turned-rapper Emmanuel Jal has snagged a variety of high profiled politicians, activists and celebrities for his new video “We Want Peace.” Emmanuel Jal is a former child soldier who was born into the life of a child soldier. He lost his mother during Sudan’s first civil war, which ravaged the country from 1983-2005 and resulted in the deaths of more than 2 million people. Activist/actor George Clooney, Virgin mogul Richard Branson, Alicia Keys, UN Secretary General/Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter are featured in Emmanuel Jal’s new “We Want Peace” video. Jal is raising his profile as Sudan heads for another civil war, as the oil rich Southern half of the country is attempting to succeed from the Northern half, where valuable oil pipelines run.On January 9th, the people of Southern Sudan, who are mostly Christian, will vote to split from the Northern part of the country, which is mostly Muslim, creating two new countries. Many activists and experts feel a second genocidal war is on the brink of breaking out in 2011. Emmanuel Jal is the international spokesperson for Refugees United, Amnesty International and Oxfam. His music has been featured in three ER episodes, the feature film Blood Diamonds and on a variety of releases and projects since his debut in 2004. “I didn’t have a life as a child. In five years as a fighting boy, what was in my heart was to kill as many Muslims as possible,” Emmanuel Jal has said of his renounced past in previous interviews. To download the track click hereTo peep a snippet of the video, click here.

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will be one of several rap heavy weights attending a black-tie benefit in Philadelphia this weekend to raise funds and toys for the homeless and financially challenged this holiday season. The rap star will be joined by comedian Jamie Foxx, Vivica A. Fox, Lance Gross, Jermaine Dupri and others, as part of the first annual Joy to the World Festival taking place from December 16th-19th. Combs will attend the Joy to the World black-tie gala at the swanky Ritz-Carlton as part of the weekend, which also includes a toy drive, fundraisers and a celebrity bowling event featuring Fabolous, Eagles’ star DeSean Jackson, Melyssa Ford and others. The weekend was founded by Tyrone L. Gilliams Jr., a UPenn graduate and ordained minister. “From a social standpoint, the needs are greater now than they have been in my lifetime,” said Gilliams, who grew up between Camden, New Jersey and the North Philadelphia. “I’ve done things, helped people, all my life. But I was moved to take it to the masses. Giving is not a week-to-week or season-to-season thing. It’s a lifestyle,” he said. “What we’re trying to establish, through this event and others that will soon come, is a giving mentality. Then the idea becomes a movement. And a movement is what we need right now.”Combs will be joined by State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams and Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael N#####, who will speak at the Joy to the World fundraiser, along with Gilliams.For more information visit: http://www.joytotheworldfest.com.

Attorneys for Funk legend George Clinton has filed a multi-million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit over a remix group’s 2003 hit song “Shut Up.” Lawyers for Clinton filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, on December 10th. The lawsuit accuses BEP stole portions of Clinton’s classic #1 funk single “(Not Just) Knee Deep” and incorporated into the “Shut Up” remix without permission. Clinton, who currently resides in Florida, owns the copyrights to the song in question, which is taken from his 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You by Funkadelic. The lawsuit claims BEP cashed in on his hard work, by releasing the remixes on vinyl, in digital formats and on DVD’s (Live From Sydney to Vegas). Additionally, “Shut Up” was released on the group’s#### album Elephunk, which has sold over 8.5 million copies worldwide, according to the complaint. To make matters worse, in 2009, producers associated with BEP contacted Clinton about licensing a sample of “(Not Just) Knee Deep,” before Clinton was aware the group had already sampled the song. In the ensuing battle to clear the sample, someone is accused of actually forging George Clinton’s signature. The funk legend maintains he did not sign any contracts, nor did he agree to any terms or receive compensation. Additionally, the group went ahead and released the remix on the deluxe version of The E.N.D. without the R&B pioneer’s consent. “(Not Just) Knee Deep” has been legally sampled by a variety of Hip-Hop artists throughout the years. Group’s like De La Soul, ABove The Law, MC Hammer, Snoop Dogg, Tupac and The Geto Boys have incorporated the song into their tracks.

Rapper Lil Wayne cannot do any drugs or liquor as part of the terms of his three-year probation for drug and gun possession in Arizona, but that has not deterred drug dealers from naming deadly narcotics after him.The superstar rapper’s name was associated with a $250 million drug bust that yielded 500 bricks of heroin. Newark Police offers found the bricks of the drug hidden in a side panel of an SUV with the bricks and the packets of the drug packaged for sale under the name “Lil Wayne.” A police dog was called in to search the SUV and the dog helped find a sophisticated special compartment shut by a latch with a special motor, custom designed to deal the drugs. “The driver had no driver’s license. We at that point we decided to call for a narcotics dog. conducted a sniff test and sure enough right away, on the exterior of the vehicle, he had a positive reaction. This might pose a danger to the distributor himself, depending on the level he’s on. Whether he’s a mid level or lower level or he’s actually the main guy, somebody’s losing money right now.”

(AllHipHop News) Ja Rule’s pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon over a July 2007 gun possession charge in Manhattan, New York and will serve two years in prison when he is sentenced in February.  The rapper reached the plea deal today (December 13th) in Manhattan State Supreme Court, over a July 23rd, 2007 incident, after police stopped his $250,000 Maybach for speeding after a concert at the Beacon Theater. Police also found that the registration on the pricey vehicle was suspended and had no insurance.According to the Associated Press, the smell of marijuana gave police a reason to search the vehicle. Ja Rule was arrested when a.40 caliber semiautomatic handgun in the rear driver’s side door was found. Ja Rule faced up to four years in prison under New York’s tough anti-gun laws, which have sidelined other stars, like Lil Wayne, rapper Prodigy and NFL star Plaxico Burress. Lil Wayne was recently released from Rikers Island after serving 8 months in prison for being arrested for gun possession on the exact same night as Ja Rule. NFL star Plaxico Burress received two years for sneaking a gun into a nightclub which accidentally went off and wounded him in the leg in 2009.