(AllHipHop News) Social gaming giant Zynga Inc. has announced its first ever musical partnership with producer Dr. Dre, to promote his highly anticipated album, Detox. Starting today, Zynga will start promoting Dr. Dre’s album Detox to their 200 million plus users, through the popular social networking game Mafia Wars. Mafia Wars will feature Dr. Dre inspired game experience with music content and limited edition virtual goods within a portion of the game titled “Hustlin’ wit Dre.”Fans can collect Dr. Dre themed cars, headphones an weapons. Additionally Dr. Dre will deliver messages only available within the Mafia Wars game. “We felt it was a perfect fit for Dre to be the first musical experience for the millions of Mafia Wars players to enjoy while gaming,” Interscope’s CEO Jimmy Iovine told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “We’re always looking for innovative and interesting ways for fans to discover great music and with an artist of Dre’s cultural significance we really wanted something special that’s never been done before,” said Jimmy Iovine, Chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M Records. “We felt it was a perfect fit for Dre to be the first musical experience for the millions of Mafia Wars players to enjoy while gaming.”The official partnership with Dr. Dre comes on the heels of a promotion with one of Dre’s discoveries, superstar rapper Snoop Dogg. In August, Snoop Dogg and Zynga blew up a 4-ton armored truck, to mark Mafia Wars reaching 10 million visitors in two weeks. “Dre is a cultural icon that has inspired generations of music lovers,” said Mark Pincus, CEO and founder of Zynga. “We’re huge music fans at Zynga and we know the players within Mafia Wars will love the chance to discover incredible music content while playing with their friends.”

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z has scrapped plans for a Manhattan hotel. The rapper had plans to open the J Hotel, after the group bought a space at Tenth Avenue and West 21st street in December of 2007 for $66 million. According to reports, Jay-Z turned the mortgage back to the lenders for $52 million. The project also ran into troubles when Jay-Z filed a $3.7 million lawsuit against Highland Capital Management. Jay-Z claimed that he attempted to return the mortgage to Highland when the value of the property began to fall, and that the company’s unresponsiveness cost him millions of dollars.Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa has struck gold with his latest single “Black & Yellow.” The track, which hit #1 on iTunes’ Hip-Hop chart, has sold over 500,000 copies since its release in September. Last night, Wiz debuted the official remix to “Black & Yellow” featuring Snoop Dogg, Juicy J and T-Pain. The news caps off a productive year for Wiz Khalifa, who recently finished his nationwide “Waken Baken Tour.” Wiz is currently in the studio putting the final touches on his upcoming debut for Atlantic Records, which is slated to drop in Spring of 2011. Rapper Lil Kim isn’t finished with Nicki Minaj just yet, as the Brooklyn emcee is preparing to drop a video for her diss track “Clap Clap/Black Friday.” The video, which began shooting on location in Brooklyn early this morning (December 16th), is slated to be released in the coming weeks, according to sources close to the shoot.

(AllHipHop News) Atlanta-based producer Bangladesh has reunited with rap star Lil Wayne for the release of Weezy’s latest track “6’7,” the first single from the upcoming album Tha Carter IV. The track, which is the first release from Lil Wayne’s highly anticipated album Tha Carter IV, features Young Money label mate Corey Gunz. The pair’s relationship became strained when Bangladesh accused Lil Wayne and Cash Money Records for failing to pay over $500,000 in royalties for the hit single “A Milli.” Bangladesh, born Shondrae Crawford, called Lil Wayne and cash Money “devils” in May of 2010, shortly after the lawsuit was filed.”I wasn’t getting paid royalties, that was the issue. But recently it’s been cleared up and everything that’s owed will be paid out and everything in the future will be handled properly,” Bangladesh told AllHipHop.com. “It wasn’t me who made this decision, Lil Wayne wanted these beats, because I didn’t know what the relationship was.”Bangladesh has produced tracks for Nicki Minaj, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Fabolous and even Beyonce Knowles (“Diva”).Now that the contractual issues are cleared up, Lil Wayne and Bangladesh have resumed their working relationship.Their latest collaboration “6’7,” incorporates Harry Belafonte’s#### song “Banana Boat Song,” was actually delivered to Lil Wayne through Atlantic Records’ executive, Gee Roberson.Roberson also heads up influential management company Hip-Hop Since 1978, which also works with artists like Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Nicki Minaj, Drake and others. “It was similar to a Milli. It was so hot, I didn’t send it out to anyone because I didn’t know who was worthy of this,” Bangladesh told AllHipHop.com. “I remember when he was in he was calling me and asking me what the beat was saying, so I was just assume he was writing in jail and they were giving him the information so he could really build off it,” Bangladesh told AllHipHop.com.”Lil Wayne’s album Tha Carter IV is due in stores in February.

(AllHipHop News) Police raided the Georgia home of Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame this morning, in search of drugs, and reports of prostitution. Waka’s mother, Debra Antney, told TMZ.com that a number of Henry County, police officers raided the rapper’s house and handcuffed Gucci Mane, who heads up the 1017 Bricksquad imprint. Antney said police were looking for evidence of gangs, drugs and have found marijuana and weapons. According to TMZ.com, Waka Flocka was not in the house at the time of the raid, but police will file an arrest warrant in a matter of hours if the rapper does not return to his home to submit to questioning. Gucci Mane was freed, but two men in the house were charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Police reportedly also confiscated a Kel-Tec .223 sub-machine gun and a .40 Caliber semi-automatic.

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star DMX will end 2010 with a year-long prison term, as the rapper’s probation was officially revoked in Arizona today (December 16th). The Maricopa County Superior Court revoked the rap star’s probation from 2009, stemming from a conviction on fraud charges, identity theft, assault and a variety of other misdemeanor charges. DMX, born Earl Simmons, will be sent back to prison for a full year, after he was arrested on November 18th by officers who arrested the rapper for failing to check in with probation officers and abusing prescription drugs without a prescription. The rapper DMX tested positive for cocaine and oxycontin  and admitted to using drinking alcohol, another violating of the terms of his probation. DMX will spend his time in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s infamous Tent City jail, where inmates are forced to wear pink, stripped jail suits.His dislike for the jail is well documented. In February of 2009, the rapper lost his cool in the prison and threw a tray of food at a prison guard, resulting in an added assault charge against the officer.”They talk to you any kind of way,” DMX said of his  At the end of the day, I am still a man,” DMX told Phoenix’s Fox News 10.The rapper has been arrested six times in Maricopa County, Arizona, alone and at least once every year, since 1999. 

(AllHipHop News) Rap star 50 Cent is expanding his business portfolio with an investment in a new company that creates “digital performance eyewear.” According to FastCompany.com, 50’s latest business deal involves an optical company named Gunnar Optiks. The company specializes creating that are optimized for a sharper digital experience, in addition to reducing headaches, tired and/or dried eyes from viewing LCD screen for extended amounts of time. Additionally, the company develops fashionable, stylish 3D eyewear, which will retail between $70-$200, like the rest of the entire collection.  50 Cent became involved with Gunnar after turning down an endorsement deal, in favor of a stake in the company. FastCompany revealed that 50 Cent also has a say in the business direction of Gunnar Optiks as well. The rapper’s investment in Gunnar Optiks comes as manufacturers attempt to boost sales of 3D television, which currently has a slow adoption rate.