Def Jam Hip Hop recording artist Rick Ross will come clean about his former career as a Corrections Officer in the May issue of XXL Magazine. Here are some snippets from the article below:

On Denying Being A Correctional Officer

“Me not answering or addressing that situation has nothing to do with my career. I’ve accomplished enough, and I’ve made enough money for me to be good… Yes, it was me in those pictures. But I’ma tell you this. Me taking that job, I was doing my job. You understand what I mean?”

On His Street Credibility

New York rapper Leonard Grant, artistically known as Uncle Murda, has been convicted of attempting to use a fraudulent California identification card at Los Angeles International Airport, the L.A. city attorney’s office said today.“It was a legitimate ID. But it was the ID of another individual,” said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the city attorney’s office. “He was trying to pass it off as his own. His motivation for doing so is unknown.”Grant, 27, pleaded “no contest” to one count of possession of a counterfeit ID, according to a statement from City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo’s office. “Commissioner Mark Zuckman sentenced Grant to 18 months probation and ordered him to perform 50 hours of community service,” the statement said.

The Barack Obama Campaign is hold a series of large voter registration drives to encourage young adults in battleground states to be heard in the democratic process. Today there is FREE Jay-Z concert in Detroit at Cobo Arena. Tomorrow, Sunday October 5, 2008, on the eve of the voter registration deadline. The Obama for America campaign announced today the Grammy Award-winning musician Wyclef Jean will Jay-Z Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay-Z to headline a FREE concert and voter registration drive at Miami's Bayfront Park Amphitheater.

Once he was an adored member of the mainstream rap music community but today rap artist Q-Tip of legendary Hip Hop group a Tribe Called Quest is "Different". Q-Tip has a new album coming out and his new single is called "Gettin' Up" but he can't get his song added to BET's 106&Park's voting list so fans can vote his song on to the count down.

So now, according to XXLMag.com, Q-Tip is asking his fans for help stating on his myspace blog

“[BET] kinda played me,” the rapper wrote.

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