When he isn’t lambasting the “New West” for not paying their dues, Ice Cube is negotiating deals to star in films destined to breakthrough to blockbuster status in 2011.

Rampart is centered around the notoriously corrupt Los Angeles Police Department in the 1990s and its story line emphasizes activity among and around the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) unit.

Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster will accompany Cube in the film and all three play LAPD officers that find themselves in the midst of a scandal that won’t quit.

Cube’s character is said to investigate the crooked dealings of his dirty colleague (Harrelson), who is inevitably tied to the murders of 2pac and Notorious B.I.G. (continue reading…)

In this, the second part of VIBE.com’s so called “Lost interview” (guess they just stumbled upon it on the 13th year anniversary of his death right? fuck outta here), 2pac speaks on the shooting that made his and the Biggie’s beef, well, notorious.

He basically refers to Biggie as his little brother and asks any intelligent student of hip hop to study the game and the culture within.

He then challenges us (them) to determine why he reacted the way he did to the vicious shooting where he was damn near left him for dead.

Ironically, whenever I’ve explained my position as to why Pac was angry about being shot five times, Biggie fans insist he was paranoid or whatever. My retort has always been that one, he wasn’t and two, as a BOSS, Biggie had no answers. Neither did Puff or anybody else in the building. Bosses know.

Pac puts those thoughts in his own words, with the violent eloquence he’s known for and accentuates his point by insisting he’d pulled off similar feats for others, including Wu Tang Clan members.

This interview is pretty consistent with any other one he did during that era… Not so sure what makes it so special because someone lost it for thirteen years.

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After being accused by her son’s former lover and labelmate, Voletta Wallace has decided to turn the other cheek and in fact, would like to address Lil Kim’s allegations behind closed doors. She recently admitted not knowing just how ‘Notorious’ Biggie Smalls was and allowed that a meeting of the minds with Kim would help her sort things out further.

“I saw a side of my son that I heard of but I haven’t accepted. I’m angered by certain things, disappointed and shocked,” Ms. Wallace explained. ” I would love to speak to Lil’ Kim, because I need to ask more about this love relationship because I really didn’t like the way he treated her and I’m praying that that’s not it. Only she can answer th ose questions. She’s a sweet girl and I didn’t think she deserved to be treated the way he treated her, if that’s the case.”

In related news, Kim recently bashed Naturi Naughton, claiming she was among the worst casted to play her character and offered that an Asian girl would have suited her better.

NOTORIOUS will be released nationwide on January 16th.