The Weekly Rundown (May 4-11th)

Welcome to the weekly rundown where we (soulsupreme and marty) provide you with our top ten headlines for the week that was.

1. Nude pictures of Cassie and Rihanna surface over the internet. Who said hackers were bad? Christmas comes early this year!
2. The Smoking Gun reveals a story confirming Alfamega was a snitch for the DEA. What happened to stop snitching? Rappers seem to be indirectly petitioning for the ‘start snitching’ campaign…lol
3. Vibe Rap Bracket. Joe Budden gives us his commentary on the rankings after being ranked #32.  Joe Budden vs. Method Man…lol
4. Nick Cannon versus Eminem. But Nick Cannon is hilarious, fuck Nick Cannon! © Dave Chappelle.
5. Marco Polo & Torae release their first single off Double Barrell – “Party Crashers”. Slap the shit out of a n*gga and call him Young Berg © Torae
6. Skyzoo Signs to Duck Down Records, Debut Album in August. After releasing numerous mixtapes, The Salvation finally has a tentative release date for August 11th, with production from 9th Wonder , DJ Premier, and Illmind.
7. Mos Def releases a new joint “Casa Bey” off The Ecstatic. It’s not bad, but it’s the first leaked track that hasn’t wowed us.
8. NBA playoffs update. Lebron is looking unstoppable. Yao Ming is done for the playoffs. Kobe still gets all the calls in Staples Centre.
9. R.I.P. Chuck Daly. The Hall of Fame coach for the Detroit Pistons ‘Bad Boys’ of the late 80′s and The first Dream Team passed away this week. He lost his bout with pancreatic cancer. We send our condolences out to his family.
10. Album releases next Tuesday: Tanya Morgan – Brooklynati,  Cam’Ron - Crime Pays. Okayplayer favourites are dropping their latest album which is drawing rave reviews. Harlem representative Killa Cam returns after a long hiatus-hi haters!