(AllHipHop News) The worlds of Hip-Hop and Rock will collide during the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which take place this weekend in Los Angeles.

Singer/comedian Jamie Foxx and T-Pain will hit the stage with Hip-Hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh and legendary Guns-N-Roses guitarist, Slash.

Newcomer Drake will hit the stage with previous Grammy winners Eminem and Lil Wayne and they will be backed by Travis Barker.

T-Pain is up for four nominations this year in the Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group for his hit single “Blame It,” which features Jamie Foxx. The track is also up for Best R&B Song.

The song “I’m On A Boat” (with The Lonely Island) is up for best Rap/Sung Collaboration, while T-Pain’s album Thr33 Ringz is up for Best Contemporary R&B Album.

Foxx and Eminem landed three nods each.

Foxx landed two for “Blame It” and will face off against T-Pain in the Best R&B Contemporary Album category for his release Intuition, while Eminem is up for Best Rap Solo Performance for “Beautiful,” Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for “Crack A Bottle” (with Dr. Dre & 50 Cent), and Best Rap Album for Relapse.

Other performers during the evening include The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Maxwell, Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Lady Gaga and Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli, who will duet during a benefit portion for Haiti.

Presenters include LL Cool J., Ke$ha, John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Jennifer Lopez, Seal and Lionel Richie.

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards take place live on Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will air on CBS from 8:00PM – 11:30PM.

(AllHipHop News) Funeral arrangements for a rapper of Apache have been released.

The Flavor Unit rapper will be laid to rest this Friday (January 29th) at Christian Pentecostal Church, in Irvington New Jersey.

Apache born Anthony Teaks, died on January 22nd, after a undisclosed illness.

A wake for the rapper will take place on January 28th at 6:00 PM, while the funeral will follow Friday morning (January 29th) at 11 AM.

In addition to being a founding member of Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit, Apache, also rose to fame in 1992. with his hit single “Gangsta B**ch.”

Christian Pentecostal Church is located at 971 Clinton Ave in Irvington, New Jersey.

A new track by rapper DMX has been released to the Internet. The song, titled “Put Em Up,” is taken from a self-titled album that will hit stores on February 23, 2010. The latest release from DMX features guest appearances from Mobb Deep, JR Writer, Loon, AZ and others. A *tracklisting for the entire album is listed at the bottom of the article.

A Hip-Hop club in Philadelphia is under fire for allegedly filing false returns and underreporting profits. Palmer Social Club, a “private” club and after-hours hangout is popular in rap circles in the region. Palmer’s principal owner Michael Weiss, 46, is accused of underreporting profits by more than $1.6 million dollars and registering the club as a non-profit. Weiss allegedly gave the night spot’s accountant bogus paper work, which he knew would be used for tax returns. An attorney for Weiss has denied all charges and stated that the government’s calculations of the clubs profits are wrong. Unless the matter is resolved, it will go trial.

X-Clan will give their first show since announcing plans to reunite to celebrate their 20th anniversary as a group. The X-Clan will perform at The August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, as part of a fundraising promotions to support the relief effort in Haiti. Groups like Formula412, National Slam Bush champion Vanessa German, International Songwriting Competition winner JAHI, award-winning poet, playwright and performing artist Dr. Goddess, award-winning actor and spoken word artist Ezra, revolutionary lyricist Sha-King, MC Living Proofe, Idasa Tariq and DJ Shade Cobain will perform during the evening. Tickets are $10 or a $5 donation, along with other non-perishables that will be sent to Haiti via Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Foundation. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

*Tracklisting for DMX’s self titled album that hits stores on February 23, 2010:

1. Prayer 2. Put Em Up 3. I’ve Seen ft. J.R. Writer 4. Solid ft. Rampage 5. Baby I’m Going to Win 6. Boy Back Up ft. Mobb Deep 7. You Aint S**t ft. Loon and G-Dep 8. This is That ft. Hell Rell 9. F**k That B**ch 10. No Where to Hide ft. AZ 11. Lil Room 12. Silent Prayer 13. Have You Ever

(AllHipHop News) Pimpin’ Ken has taken less than 48 hours to respond to a viral diss from rival and American Pimp co-star Payroll the Pimp (Lorence Hammond).

In the previous clip, Payroll derided Ken’s merits in the street and music industry, and continued taunting famous rapper Ice-T for his marriage to model Coco.

According to Payroll, he boasted that he had $10,000 which would be used to steal away Coco from her husband.

Ken first defended his friend Ice-T, questioning why a pimp would proudly proclaim his intentions to spend excess money on a woman.

“I’ve been in pimp game 35 years; I can tell if a n***a has a pimp bone in his body. The n***a saying Ice-T ain’t got a pimp bone, is the same n***a telling Ice-T he got $10,000 to trick with,” said an incredulous Ken in an interview with Hood Box Office.

Since his appearance in the Hughes Brother’s documentary American Pimp, Pimpin’ Ken has become a fixture in the Hip-Hop community.

In the last decade, Ken has appeared on tracks with 50 Cent, Too $hort, Pastor Troy, Mack 10, Lil Jon, and the late Pimp C, in addition to writing Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game with author Karen Hunter.

For Ken, the new “pimp game” is the music industry and online media, which he praised Ice-T for thriving in independently.

“Ice-T is a good n***a. We all want to get to the point where we can pimp on another level, were we can pimp these folks for hundreds of millions of dollars,” Ken detailed. “If a m########### can get someone on his album and help him sell 100,000 albums at $10, that’s a million dollars…the man, whatever he’s doing, as long as he’s breaking something, is pimping in my eyes.”

Ken also clarified his definition of pimping by issuing a strong warning to those considering an actual career in pimping, which is completely illegal.

“That archaic old style of pimping, talking about having a b***h on the track…jail…that’s where you’re gonna be, these folks ain’t playing.”

At press time, Ice-T has not commented on either video clip.

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(AllHipHop News) Lawyers for controversial reggae star Buju Banton claim that the government set the Jamaican artist up, by using a paid informant.

According to court documents filed on Tuesday (January 26), Banton’s high powered defense attorneys David Markus Marc and David Seitles claimed that the government entrapped the singer, because the informant pressured Buju to purchase the cocaine.

Markus is pushing to have the informants identity revealed, because his credibility or lack thereof, could send Buju Banton for the rest of his life.

The singer allegedly met the informant on a flight from Madrid, Spain to Miami, Florid, in July of 2009.

The informant allegedly spent the next three months trying to purchase the cocaine.

“In addition to refusing to disclose the identity, the government has refused to identify the prior cases in which he has been involved, the outcomes of those cases, the amount of money he has earned making cases for the government, or even the amount he has been paid (or expects to be paid) in this case,” the court papers read.

Buju Banton, born Mark Myrie, was arrested on December 10 and charged with conspiring to buy more than five kilograms of cocaine from an undercover law enforcement officer, and possession of a firearm during the course of illegal activity.

Although he was not present in the warehouse that was used in the sting operation when the others were arrested, the DEA claims they have audio and videotaped evidence of Buju Banton testing a package of cocaine.

Buju Banton has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is being held in Pinellas County Jail  in Tampa, Florida, without bail.

His trial begins in March.

(AllHipHop News) Philadelphia rapper Cassidy has revealed plans to release his first album since 2007’s release B.A.R.S. (The Barry Adrian Reese Story).

The new album is titled C.A.S.H., which stands for “Cass Always Stays Hard” or “Cass Always a Straight Hustler.”

Cassidy told MTV.com’s Mixtape Daily that the first single will feature a big name artist, but before that single drops, he will release a street record titled “Face to Face,” and a new mixtape titled Apply Pressure 2.

“They say it’s a recession. I call my album C.A.S.H. because everybody needs money,” Cassidy told MTV’s Mixtape Daily. “I feel as though everybody that’s a fan of hip-hop or a fan of music period, they need to come and support artists like me, because you gonna see hip-hop fall off the map, like other forms of music, if you don’t.”

Although he’s no longer signed to producer Swizz Beatz, Full Surface imprint, the pair still have a cordial relationship.

As the first artist signed to the label, Cassidy and Swizz produced hits and club anthems like “Hotel” featuring R.Kelly, “I’m a Hustla” and “My Drink N My Two Step” while dropping albums like Split Personality (2004), I’m a Hustla (2005) and his most recent, B.A.R.S. (2007).

Cassidy’s C.A.S.H. album will be released through his own imprint Larsiny Entertainment, with distribution through E1.

In November of 2008, Cassidy inked a deal with NBA star Carmelo Anthony’s Krossover Entertainment, which is backing the Philly rapper’s latest album.