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1.10.11

Krept & Konan Fast Life

Smashing YouTube numbers, banging out remixes solo plus still getting together in the studio. Here's the latest from Krept and Konan GLIDING OR SLIDING?

Game To Respond To 50 Cent Diss

Do we really have to go through this all over again?! Game is set to diss 50 Cent once again after the Street King recently took shots at the Compton rapper on a recent freestyle.

Can't Lil Wayne jump on the diss just to make it a little more interesting? Check out the video above for 50's original diss directed at Game and Wayne.

Britain's Cure For Economic Slow Down

In the UK, our Government is a bit backwards when it comes to helping the economy, helping the pound sterling or battling knife crime, but this perhaps the stupidest one yet.

"Now it is time to put Britain back in the fast lane of global economies and look again at the motorway speed limit which is nearly 50 years old, and out of date thanks to huge advances in safety and motoring technology," Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said.

The speed limit on Britain's motorways is 70 miles per hour (120 kph), lower than in many countries in continental Europe.

"Increasing the motorway speed limit to 80 mph would generate economic benefits of hundreds of millions of pounds through shorter journey times. So we will consult later this year on raising the limit to get Britain moving," Hammond said.

The government is seeking ways to boost a faltering economy without breaking with its austerity plans.

Its "drive faster" plan was condemned by environmentalists who said it would lead to increased oil consumption and carbon emissions. Hammond said he was confident higher speeds would have only a marginal effect on road safety.

T-Pain Adds Voice Effect To New 'T-Pain Mic'

Rapper/Singer T-Pain is widely recognised for his extensive use of the vocoder effect named ‘Auto-Tune’ yet since T-Pain burst on the scene with his debut single ‘Im Sprung’, the musician has built the auto-tune effect into a franchise, even releasing a number 1 ‘Most Downloaded’ iPhone app named ‘I Am T-Pain.

But T-Pain will not stop there as it has been recently announced that Pain will release his ‘T-Pain Mic’ in Kid’s stores ‘Toys R Us’ and ‘K-Mart’ across the US. Speaking exclusively to Reuters, Teddy Pain said "A lot of kids don't have cell phones, (so) in order to reach everyone, I'm taking it to where it can be a toy," said the Grammy-winning artist and producer. "They sell out every week. This was far beyond my expectations."

The singer has fallen under a lot of heat by using auto-tune yet this does not seem to bother the artist who states the effect re-constructs the tone of your voice but cannot buy you a singing career. Those are very true words!

The rapper is by no means the only one selling a microphone using voice modification technology. The makers of Bratz dolls have one, too, but T-Pain says he is not bothered by the competition.

"I don't care," said the rapper, who turns 26 years-old on Friday. "People will figure out which is better. I'm pretty sure there's no grown-ups buying Bratz toys to get that mic. I have no problem."

Will Smith Drops $19.5M On Real Estate

Hollywood actor and rapper Will Smith's New York City rental apartment during the filming of 'Men in Black III' has reportedly hit the 19.5 million dollars mark in the NoHo real estate market. According to Zillow, The 25 Bond Street, NYC apartment covers 7,300-square feet and has five bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms (who has half a bathroom?).

The 'Wild Wild West' star rented the apartment along with his wife and kids at the end of 2010 while he was filming the third sequel of the Men In Black franchise, the New York Daily news reported.

There are four working fireplaces, a kitchen with "2 of everything" and wall space for even a very large art piece.

With all this money Will Smith’s spending as of late, ‘Men In Black III’ better be the best movie I’ve ever seen.

Side Note: I had a picture of the apartment but its too big to fit on the post comfortably but it’s a big mutha-shut-it-like-Shaft.

Fifa Cheif Gives 2-Cents On Tevez

When will these footballers learn that acting like a jackass will only get you in trouble?! Manchester City striker, Carlos Tevez is the latest player to be at war in football, this time with the biggest people in the game; Fifa.

Fifa President, Jim Boyce believes Tevez should be banned for his behavior in Manchester City’s 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich last night (Tuesday 27^th September).

Tevez refused to come on as a substitute to the disgust and confusion of City Manager; Roberto Manchini and City fans alike. The striker had issued a statement this morning claiming he had not refused to play for the club.

When approached with the direct question by Sky Sports as to what should be done with Tevez and termination of his contract, Boyce simply responded; "Without a shadow of doubt. I don't think you can have someone at a club who has refused to go on the field of play, no matter who they are.

A Gamblers Worst Nightmare - Legend Opossum Dies

Germany’s cross-eyed opossum, Heidi has died this afternoon at the age of 3 and half years old.

The creature that made its first public appearance on American TV this June predicting Oscar winners sadly died of old age. The star of Leipzig Zoo became a national treasure in December of last year after her photo was published worldwide in Bild newspaper.

"We did everything possible to find the cause of her immobility," Leipzig Zoo Director Joerg Junhold said in the statement.

Heidi is the third celebrity animal to pass away in Germany this year, Knut the polar bear, who became internationally famous as a cub when Berlin zoo hand-reared him, dired after an epileptic fit in March this year.

Last October, Paul the octopus died at the age of two. He made headlines in 2010 after correctly predicting the results of each of Germany's World Cup football matches and accurately tipping Spain to beat the Netherlands in the final.

It’s a gambler’s worst nightmare for big events like the World Cup and the Oscars and here’s hoping the German Wild Life will produce another predicting animal that will surely have the bookies panicking.