(AllHipHop News) George W. Bush has accepted an apology from rap star Kanye West, who called the former President of the United States a “racist” during a telethon in 2005, for his slow reaction to Hurricane Katrina. President Bush labeled Kanye’s comments that he “didn’t care about black people” as the lowest point in his presidency in his new memoirs, Decision Points. Kanye West apologized to the former U.S. President in several recent interviews and Bush has accepted the apology. President Bush told the AP  he appreciated Kanye’s apology. “I’m not a hater. I don’t hate Kanye West,” President Bush said.

(AllHipHop News) T.I.’s options for travel will be extremely limited after the chart-topping rapper finishes an 11 month sentence for violating the terms of his probation when he was arrested with drugs in September. T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., is serving time in an Forrest City, Arkansas prison, after he and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were caught with ecstasy on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. According the terms of his probation, T.I. is barred from leaving the United States and must remain within the limits of the Northern District of Georgia, which includes Atlanta, Rome, Newnan and Gainesville. According to TMZ, the rapper is also banned from leaving the state for more than seven consecutive days and he also cannot leave the state for more than seven days in any given month, unless its work related. The rapper is also banned from driving, cannot test positive for drugs, cannot own or possess any firearms, and he must also take a mandatory drug/alcohol treatment program.T.I.’s latest offering No Mercy will drop as the rapper sits behind bars. No Mercy is due in stores on December 7th.

(AllHipHop News) The author of a book on Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti has filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against the producers of the Broadway Play Fela!. Carlos Moore, author of the 1982  Fela: This B#### of a Life, filed the lawsuit in the United District Court in Manhattan yesterday (November 8th).Moore claims that in 2007, he was offered $4,000 for the rights to the biography about Fela, but rejected the sum because it was insufficient. According to the lawsuit, director Jim Lewis and director Bill T. Jones went on to create the Broadway musical Fela! without his knowledge or consent.“Entire portions were simply copied from Moore’s book and inserted into the script of the musical,” the complaint reads. One of Fela!’s producers told the New York Times that he was perplexed by the lawsuit, because Moore had participated in public events promoting Fela! which began a run on Broadway at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in October of 2009.“Carlos has been incredibly supportive of the show. Several years ago, he saw the Off Broadway show. He was willing to sit and be interviewed by our people, to talk about Fela and Fela’s legacy, and that interview has been on YouTube for a long time, and at his request we have been selling his book in the theater since we opened and at our Web site,” said producer Stephen Handel. “We’re disappointed and somewhat perplexed, and hope at some point we can get this resolved.”In addition to seeking the $5 million, Moore is attempting to halt all future performances of the Tony Award winning play, which is slated to conclude on Jan 2, 2011.Fela!’s producers include Jay-Z, Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Ruth & Stephen Hendel and others.

(AllHipHop News) Saint Louis Hip-Hop star Nelly has been tapped to open the highly anticipated boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito this weekend in Dallas, Texas. Nelly has been tapped to perform his new single “Just A Dream” for the first time live, prior to the ring entrances of Pacquiao and Margarito. “In the great tradition of major sporting events blending with superstar musical talent, this megafight is the perfect stage for a big live music performance that will result in a truly memorable event,” said HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet. “We are thrilled to have the live television premiere of Nelly’s ‘Just A Dream’ as part of the Pacquiao-Margarito PPV telecast.”The fight, which airs live on HBO PPV on November 13th, also features a 10-yard undercard welterweight fight between Philly fighter Mike Jones and Jesus Soto-Karass. Jones recently sat down with AllHipHop.com and discussed the upcoming bout with Soto-Karass.  “I’m looking to box a little bit more. Karass is pretty much a bruiser; he likes to come straight in at you and throw a lot of punches,” Mike Jones told AllHipHop.com. “I’m going to give him angles and a good jab. We’ll see how he handles that.”Nelly’s track “Just A Dream” is taken from his upcoming album, 5.0, which is due in stores November 15th.