(AllHipHop News) Popular Los Angeles personality DJ Skee has been named as the Hip-Hop Ambassador to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s charity, After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles (ASAS-LA). The non-profit features a number of after school activities aimed at improving the health, fitness and nutritional habits of students, in addition to fostering youth leadership and community service. ASAS-LA also uses cutting edge programs to reduce drug use, crime and violence among middle and high school students. “Being involved with the kids in the After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles programs brings things full circle,” DJ Skee told AllHipHop.com in a statement today (March 25).  “Hip-hop originates from the communities that these students come from.  Hip-hop is a big part of their culture…and to teach them the positive aspects of the industry; that actual careers exist within the industry; that lead industry figures are devoted to giving back to the community…it gives them the type of exposure needed to take the hip-hop culture on a positive path.  These kids are the future of hip-hop.”ASAS-LA serves over 10,000 children throughout the Los Angeles area. DJ Skee will work in tandem with Kobe Bryant, the organization’s national spokesman. The non-profit also houses All-Star Records, a free music program that teaches the fundamentals of Hip-Hop, aimed at 10-18 year-olds, to ultimately provide a safer learning environment. DJ Skee is an internationally known DJ with a show on Los Angeles’ KIIS-FM, the most listen to station radio station in the country. He is also syndicated on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio through Europe, Asia and Australia and runs SkeeTv.com.

(AllHipHop News) A group of vodka makers assembled in Times Square, where they protested Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, over comments made regarding rival vodka makers.

Combs owns 50% of the Ciroc brand of vodka, which is imported into the United States from France via a deal with his partner in the venture, Diageo PLC.

At a party last week at a New York club, Combs claimed that “if you’re not drinking Ciroc vodka, then you’re drinking pee pee.”A group of protesters led by Georgi Argent owner Martin Silver protested the statements made by Combs today (March 25) near Combs’ oversized Times Square billboard promoting his Sean John clothing line.

According to reports, Silver and the protestors attempted to deliver a large toilet bowl to Combs offices at Bad Boy Worldwide’s headquarters in Manhattan.Sources told AllHipHop.com that the protesters were rebuffed by the Combs’  security team.

(AllHipHop News) Kentucky Hip-Hop group The Nappy Roots are preparing to release their sixth studio album The Pursuit of Nappyness this June. The group, which celebrated 12 years together this year, debuted their latest single “Ride” earlier this week. According to group members, The Pursuit of Nappyness is their most honest work to date. “Ride [is] a sample of what’s to come from The Pursuit of Nappyness,” Skinny Deville told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “The new album features a lot of natural elements like we did on Watermelon, Chicken & Grits. It’s acoustic and has that live and organic instrumentation feel to it.” The official album was produced by J and DJ KO of Phivestarr Productions and will be released on June 11th via NREG /AVJ Records/ Fontana. Next month, The Nappy Roots will offer fans a mixtape with Atlanta’s DJ Greg Street, which will feature “Ride” and the track “Fishbowl.”The Nappy Roots are currently finalizing tour details in support of The Pursuit of Nappyness.