(AllHipHop News) Rap star/producer Wyclef was recently hospitalized with chest pains.According to sources, the rapper went to the hospital over the weekend. Jean, 37, became exhausted after the past three months, as he worked on his career and a bid for the president of Haiti.”I’m doing fine, just over worked. I Thank every one for their outreach and prayers,” Wyclef Jean told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive statement.A representative for Wyclef Jean said that the rapper suffered from stress due to lack of sleep, from a hectic travel schedule.”Wyclef is currently suffering the effects of lack of sleep and stress, global travel, even the endless public eye, and has asked that his fans and supporters bear with him for the next several days as he regains his physical health and stamina,” a rep said in a statement.Doctors ordered Wyclef to get more rest and released him from the hospital.When he is fully recovered, Wyclef Jean plans to return to Haiti to help the rebuilding process, after the nation was rocked by a 7.0 earthquake in January.

Incarcerated Rapper Lil’ Wayne has turned 28 today (September 27th).   In honor of his birthday, which he spends on Rikers Island, the Cash Money/Young Money rapper is releasing his new album “I Am Not a Human Being” digitally.While serving an eight-month sentence for weapons charges, the rapper expects to be released November 4th, at which point fans can expect to hear more about his highly anticipated fourth installment of the Carter series, The Carter IV.

I Am Not A Human Being is the rapper’s eighth album and will become available in stores in the coming weeks (October 12th).At first only an EP, but now an album with 12 tracks, many critics are regarding this release as one of his best ever and “classic Wayne”.Nicki Minaj, Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, Tyga, Jay Sean, T-Streets, Lil’ Twist, Travis Barker round out the cast on the album.  Below is a track listing:

 “I’m Not a Human Being” Track Listing:

1. Gonorrhea feat. Drake

2. Hold Up feat. T-Streets

3. With You feat. Drake

4. I Am Not a Human Being

5. I’m Single feat. Drake

6. What’s Wrong With Them feat. Nicki Minaj

7. Right Above It feat. Drake

8. Popular feat. Lil Twist

9. That Ain’t Me feat. Jay Sean

10. Bill Gates

11. YM Banger feat. Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, and Tyga

12. YM Salute feat. Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, and Nicki Minaj

(AllHipHop News) Cleveland, Ohio rapper/actor Kid Cudi has pleaded guilty to drug possession charges, after he was busted with liquid cocaine in X. According to TMZ.com, Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi pled guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, on Friday (September 24th) in court. The rapper was sentenced to two days of community service and must avoid any trouble for the next six months. Kid Cudi, who is signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music, was busted in June after an altercation with a woman in New York. Police responded to calls after Kid Cudi allegedly destroyed the woman’s phone during the incident and kicked down her door. Arriving officers searched the rapper and found him to be in possession of liquid cocaine.”I had a newfound respect for T.I. and Wayne,” Kid Cudi told Spin in a recent interview. “I only spent 15 hours in there! I was scared straight, going through the shakes, having no food, being held captive. It didn’t matter who I was in the world.”

Rapper Lloyd Banks has commented on his recent gold plaque for his hit single “Beamer, Benz or Bentley.”

Lloyd Banks revealed that the hit single was recorded on a shoestring budget.

“Climate wise, as far as the economy goes, it’s a beautiful thing man,”

Banks said in a statement. “When you are coming from an independent

standpoint, an independent gold record is really a platinum record and a

platinum record is a double platinum record. This record was recorded

in my home, mixed and mastered out the pocket. G-Unit as a record label

worked it, and here we are: 500,000 copies sold a few months later.”

Lloyd Banks is preparing to release H.F.M. 2., his first full-length album since 2006’s Rotten Apple.

H.F.M. 2. features guest appearances by G-Unit members 50 Cent and Tony Yayo.

Former rival Styles P also checks in, along with Pusha T, Jeremih, Ryan Leslie, and Akon.

H.F.M.2 is slated to land in stores November 23rd on 50 Cent’s G-Unit imprint.

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Lil Wayne has been tapped to appear in a nationwide advertising campaign for the upcoming video game, Def Jam Rapstar. The New York Post reports that Lil Wayne will appear on billboard ads wearing handcuffs on one wrist to promote the game, which is slated to land in stores on October 5th. The game features classic and popular Hip-Hop songs that the users interactively performs along with. The karaoke rap video game can be played in three speeds: solo (one player), duet (two players playing together), and battle (two players against each other for points). Artists like The Notorious B.I.G. (“Juicy”), A Tribe Called Quest (“Scenario”), Big Pun (“Still Not A Player), 50 Cent (“I Get Money”) and Lil Wayne (“A Milli”) are featured on the game. Def Jam Rapstar sells for between $49.99-$69.99.

Converse has announced its new Fall 2010 brand campaign entitled, “The

Procession”, featuring product with the iconic Converse “Star Chevron”

logo, including the new Star Player Evo shoe.

Developed to pay homage to legends of Converse’s past, present and

future and to celebrate basketball along with the breadth of Converse

product.

The ads for the campaign shine a light on the iconic “Star Chevron” mark

and give nods to Converse’s connection to the worlds of sport, music

and culture.

The ads, which were directed by Award-Winning Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua,

feature basketball icon Julius “Dr. J” Erving, rapper Jim Jones,

legendary ball-handler God Shammgod, Harlem streetball player Adrian

“A-Butta” Walton, Hip-Hop icon Doug E Fresh, skaters Kenny Anderson,

Sammy Baca, Rune Glifberg, Eli Reed and others.

“[Basketball]…it’s like a ritual. The basketball being the thing that

brings everybody [together]. The rhythm and the beat,” said director

Antoine Fuqua. “Converse is taking it to the streets. The streets are

the heart beat.”

During the ad, each of its cultural, torch-bearer stars symbolically pass the torch and give nod to each other.

Dr J. and Doug E Fresh represent Converse’s heritage and the brand’s deep connection to sport, music and culture.

Simultaneously, Carlos Arroyo, Jim Jones, the Converse skate team, and

the others all forge the strong connection of how Converse connects

today and for the future.

In addition to the ad, each of the stars are featured in a series of

online vignettes taken from outtakes that illuminate their mutual

admiration for each other and that blur the lines of sport, music and

lifestyle.

The national television spot will launch tonight (September 26th), during FOX Television’s The Family Guy.

(AllHipHop News) Veteran rapper/actor Christopher “Kid” Reid of the Hip-Hop duo Kid-N-Play made a high profile appearance on Bill Maher’s HBO series, Real Time With Bill Maher. The rapper was featured during a spoof of Delaware’s Tea Party Republican candidate Christine O’Donnell, who is attempting to win former Senator Joe Biden’s vacant seat. Kid was dressed in classic 90’s gear, along with his signature high-top box fade, which he popularized in movies like Class Act and the House Party franchise of movies. O’Donnell appeared on Maher’s show multiple times, 22 episodes in all, in which the candidate for Senate express her opinions on a variety of subjects, including the controversial October, 1999 comments in which she admitted to “dabbling in witchcraft.”In addition to Kid, Last night’s spoof featured Edie McClurg and Kato Kaelin, along with the O’Donnell impersonator, who admitted that she “killed a Mexican” during a game of truth or dare. At the end of the skit, Maher also cracked a joke on Philadelphia rapper/actor Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff. “Tomorrow night, I tell ya, we have a young man who I predict is going to be a break out star. From DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, DJ Jazzy Jeff is gonna be here! Thank you and have a good night!”Later in the show, Maher played a real clip from 1998, in which Christine O’Donnell called the theory of evolution a “myth.”Kid’s appearance on Bill Maher is not as far fetched as it may seem. The rapper wrote the theme song for Real Time with Bill Maher.

(AllHipHop News) Rap star T.I. has been forced to cancel another high profile concert, since being arrested in Los Angeles for drug possession at the beginning of the this month. T.I. was slated to play at Virgin Mobile’s FreeFest in Columbia, Maryland. All last week, organizers of the Virgin Mobile FreeFest were unsure if the rapper would be able to make the date. Organizers confirmed that fellow Atlanta rapper Ludacris will take take T.I.’s spot during the festival today (September 25th), which takes place at the popular Merriweather Post Pavilion. Other acts on today’s bill include M.I.A., Thievery Corporation, Jimmy Eat World, LCD Soundsystem and Pavement. Thousands of free tickets to attend the Virgin Mobile FreeFest have been given away, while “Good Karma” tickets are available for $30 and all proceeds will benefit charity. This is the second high profile gig T.I. has been forced to cancel in the past two weeks, since the rapper and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were busted in Los Angeles in possession of ecstasy on late in the evening, on September 1st. Last week, the rapper was forced to cancel a show at Penn State, which was supposed to have taken place last night (September 25th). T.I. and his Tiny face charges for possession of a controlled substance and both face a year in state prison on the ecstasy possession charges. T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., could be sent back to prison for up to three years, if a judge decides that he violated his probation, just six months after serving a year in a low-security prison, for attempting to purchase machine guns in October of 2007.The Virgin Mobile FreeFest takes place from 11:00am – 10:00PM.