(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vodka company Ciroc will ring in the New Year with five different celebrations being held across the country to ring in 2011. Diddy will host a party in Las Vegas, Kourtney Kardashian will host in Miami, Pete Wentz will hold down Chicago, Taryn Manning will host in Vail, Colorado, while a surprise celebrity guest will preside over a party in New York. “New Year’s Eve isn’t just another celebratory night, it sets the standard for an entire year to come,” said Combs, who entered into a strategic marketing alliance with the spirits brand three years ago. “As the ‘Official Vodka of New Year’s Eve,’ it’s important to me that we not only give our loyal consumers an unforgettable experience that they can only get from me and CIROC, but we also want to ensure that we remind everyone who plans to ring in the new year to do so responsibly.”Diddy has partnered with E! Entertainment to launch the “Ciroc the New Year” contest, which will allow five lucky grand prize winners to ring in the New Years at one of the five parties Diddy is hosting with Ciroc. Each winner will receive VIP accommodations, round-trip airfare to the city nearest to the winners home, spending money, and the official Ciroc/E! Entertainment New Year’s Eve Correspondent. Six first-place winners will receive the “Ultimate Ciroc At Home New Year’s Eve Celebration Kit,” which comes complete with a personal consultation from an event planner and money towards a “Ciroc” New Year’s Eve party. To enter the contest, adults must submit a video that incorporates the phrase “Ciroc the New Year” and explains why he/she should the official New Year’s Eve correspondent for Ciroc/E! Entertainment. Sean “Diddy” Combs owns 50% of Ciroc, along with partner/spirits maker Diageo Inc. http://www.eonline.com/ciroc http://www.facebook.com/ciroc and http://www.ciroc.com/eonline.

(AllHipHop News) Faith Evans, former wife of the late Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, recently spoke on the death of her world famous ex-husband, who was gunned down in Los Angeles in March of 1997. B.I.G. was involved in an ongoing feud with Tupac Shakur, who had been gunned down six months earlier in November, on the main strip in Las Vegas. While both murders have been the subject of intense debate and investigation, no one has ever been charged in either of the high profile deaths. According to Faith, the family of B.I.G. has an idea of what happened to her husband, although she doubts it will ever be solved in the United States court system. “The family – we have an idea what happened. We don’t know who pulled the trigger but we have an idea what went on,” Faith Evans told UK newspaper The Voice. “It’s not something I would speak on because it’s still a pending case, so that wouldn’t be smart at all. But we have an idea, though we don’t know if it will ever be solved in the judicial system.”Faith’s new album Something About Faith is in stores now.

(AllHipHop News) Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley will return to the United Kingdom this Spring. According to reports, Nas and Damian Marley will perform dates in London, Glasgow and Manchester in the Spring of 2011. The pair will perform songs from their lengthy back catalog, as well as selections from their hit collaborative album, Distant Relatives. The dates mark Nas and Damian Marley’s first joint concert in the UK since July, when they performed three sold-out dates in the United Kingdom. Tickets can be purchased via ticketshere.Rapper Rick Ross has addressed his controversial actions during the 2010 Soul Train Awards. Rick Ross skipped his performance of “Aston Martin Music” with Chrisette Michele, outraging the R&B singer, who blasted the rapper in her blog. Rick Ross was upset that his hit single “B.M.F.” lost to Eminem and Rihanna’s single “Love The Way You Lie” and promptly exited The Soul Train Awards. “What exactly happened was I came the day before and they gave me a mic just to do rehearsals and I had no input on the performance,” Ross explained to the BBC’s Tim Westwood. “We done worked a long time to get in this position, just not to be thrown on stage…it wasn’t nothing personal to no one. It was no beefs.”Washington, DC rapper Wale will give back to his hometown community this Thanksgiving, by hand delivering food to those in need in the D.C./Maryland/Virginia region. Wale will also be joined by Washington Wizards ball player John Wall during a food drive to help the less fortunate. It’s important to touch the community, all of these other things are irrelevant without the people. The line between poverty and wealth is real thin. The rich live across the street from the poor. You have to be able to look these people in the eyes. When I make music, I’m trying to tell their story as well, so you gotta be able to look them in the eye, talk to the people, touch them, that’s what it’s about.” Wale will be giving away food at Bar 7 in Washington DC from 10:00am-2:00PM.

(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Common has inked a deal with Atria Books to release his first ever memoir, which will hit stores in 2011. The name of Common’s memoirs will be One Day It’ll Make Sense. According to Atria, the book will detail the 38-year-old emcee’s rise to fame from the South Side of Chicago, his exploits in the Hip-Hop industry with rappers like Kanye West, and his crossover into the world of acting in movies like Terminator: Salvation, American Gangster and Just Wright with Queen Latifah. “One Day It’ll Make Sense,” which was also the title of Common’s debut album, is being co-authored with Adam Bradley, who has written books like Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop, The Anthology of Rap and a book on Ralph Ellison titled In Progress.Common’s memoir One Day It’ll Make Sense are due in stores this June.

(AllHipHop News) Queens, New York Hip-Hop group Onyx is planning a new phase of the career, with a management deal between the group and the Uncle Louie Management. The group, known for their hit singles “Throw Ya Guns” and “Slam” from the classic 1993 album Bacdafucup are hard at work on new material for 2011. “Onyx is a brand with international credibility and their image and energy will serve to land main stream endorsement deals. One thing is for sure, “Slam” is a universally recognized word!,” “Uncle” Louis “Louie” Gregory told AllHipHop.com. Onyx was originally introduced to the Hip-Hop game by Run-DMC legend and fellow Queens native, Jam Master Jay. The group, which consisted of Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr, Big DS and Sonny Seez, released seven albums, although death stopped the growth of Onyx after Big DS lost a battle to cancer in 2003. Both Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz have successfully pursued careers as actors. Between them, the rappers have starred in The Wire, Moesha, Save The Last Dance, Clockers, Law and Order, Burn Notice and others. In addition to Onyx, Uncle Louie now handles the careers of Eric B., The Fat Boys, Das EFX, JJ Fad, Kurtis Blow, Special Ed, MMA fighter Frank Trigg and wrestler Bill Goldberg. Onyx will take advantage of a variety of deals already in place between Uncle Louie and various companies, including Urban Outfitter, Hot Topic, Footlocker, Spencer’s Gifts and others. Onyx is currently on a 20-show tour of the Ukraine.