For many of us, Labor Day weekend will be the last decent break we'll get to enjoy until the "legit" holidays roll around to mark the end of 2008.

As you may have heard, metro Atlanta is going be a certified hotspot this weekend...with party after party [and plenty of after-parties] Ludacris and his foundation are kicking it off in a major way - and I got all the information for you below!

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Since Daddy Yankee publicy announced his support for Republican Presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, many in the hip-hop and raggaeton community have responded in shock and confusion.

More specifically, one Latin-American rapper is totally refusing to hold back his disapproval - and then some!

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As we previously reported here on ATLPICS.NET, Solange Knowles recently lost her professional "cool" during a televised interview.

Since airing, video of the incident has been posted on numerous sites around the internet; causing the songstress to publicly address the matter - from her perspective!

Atlanta-based members of the radio/music industry are all buzzing about a few unexpected surprises in store for listeners at one of ATL's most popular stations!

While this information still has yet to be confirmed, the whispered rumor going around town is that popular radio personalities Maria Moore, Rashan Ali, Emperor Searcy, Griff, Akini and E4Real are all possibly out of a job!

For years [Beyonce’s younger sister] Solange has been viewed as the "rowdy" one of the Knowles' family.

That notion couldn’t have been more evident than earlier today, when the budding songstress verbally accosted an unsuspecting television reporter!

DMX is proving to the world that he's truly a "gangsta"...yesterday, the embattled rapper made yet another ordered appearance in a Miami-Dade courthouse.

Suddenly, when the judge ordered the rap star to remain behind bars for another 30 days, what happened next was probably one of the funniest - and shocking - moments of my adult life!

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Publishing tyrant Benzino is making the news over reports of a sudden family member's pending foreclosure.

The Hip-Hop Weekly magazine owner's mother is apparently about to lose her home as Streetcred.com is reporting that her house is definitely on the auction block!

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As another summer draws to a close, it's time to rank who had the hottest Summer Jam of 2008!

Did Rihanna have you partying hard?

Or did Usher have you "making love" in the club?

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The queen of daytime television is throwing around her ratings muscle to pull together a truly amazing and historically significant episode of her long-running talk show.

According to recently published reports, Oprah is working hard to get get every U.S. gold medalist on board to tape a single show; airing on/or about September 11th, 2008.

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Not everyone is a fan of Diddy and all his high-octane antics.

On a recent visit to LA, the entertainment mogul was pulled over by police - and that's when it all hit the fan!

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Has beens K-Ci and Jo Jo from 90's R&B group Jodeci have officially ended their careers; and have just been added to celebrity tradedy list!

While on a tour in Australia this past weekend, the once hugely popular duo apparently let their oft-rumored substance abuse issues get the best of them.

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The idea of Robert Downey, Jr. playing a black man seems to still entice moviegoers to spend big bucks as "Tropic Thunder" claimed the top spot for a second week!

In at second, "The House Bunny" debut did well...and further down the weekend list came Ice Cube's new family flick "The Longshots" at a disappointing number eight; still raking in a respectable $4 million dollars.

In a time where more talented artists are regularly overlooked for fast-track pop stars, Rock City is attempting to prove to the entire world that performers still can be innovative, talented, and have a lot of flavor!

The songwriting duo (who also happen to be biological brothers) is about to set the course for true showmanship; as they are finally putting the finishing touches on their new project.

R&B crooner D'Angelo had a very public rise; and has gained equally publicized noteriety for his current arrest-riddled fall, since a few years back.

Meanwhile, constant rumors maintained that a "comeback" was on the horizon...yet nothing ever seemed to materialize.

Now, after an almost 8 year hiatus, it's being rumored that a new deal with J Recor ...

Just days after it was announced that music mogul Jermaine Dupri was closing the doors at his Buckhead eatery Cafe Dupri...now comes word that he might possibly be out of a job at Def Jam!

Check out the details below:

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After years of keeping silent, Kim Osorio, the former Editor-in-Chief of The Source magazine, is finally breaking that silence. 

In a new book, Kim is now sharing her brutal - and some would say horrific - journey working for two of the most notorious indiviuals in publishing: Benzino and Dave Mays.

Will Mrs. Osorio really give up all the goods in her new book titled "Straight from the Source: An Expose from the Former ...

DefJam's EVP of Urban Music, Jermaine Dupri is involved in a new controversy over his abruptly closed Buckhead restaurant Cafe Dupri.

Did the "unofficial mayor" of Atlanta really intend to stiff his former employees?

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Am I the only one who didn't know that there were rumors going around about LL Cool J and his nameless wife having problems?

Well, OK Magazine is on top of it...but the world's most muscled/oldest rapper is insisting that everything is all good on his home front.

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Robert Downey Jr. is kicking some ass this summer season as he claims yet another victory at the Hollywood box office.

Check out the full listing below:

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Yung Joc is in the news again and it's got nothing to do with his music...!

Apparently, there's an issue regarding some unpaid child support - and his baby's momma is throwing him under the bus.

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