Thursday Dish

Dexter Isaac, currently serving a life sentence in prison, has confessed to the 1994 shooting of the late Tupac Shakur. In a letter sent to Allhiphop.com, Isaac stated that he was paid $2,500 by mogul Jimmy "Henchmen" Roseman, plus given jewelry. He even went so far as to  name check Sean "Diddy" Combs as well. Fans will recall that Shakur was shot five times in the lobby of a New York recording studio. The attack ignited the East Coast/West Coast rap war and started the beef between Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Shakur always blamed Big and mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs for the attack. Tupac Shakur would have turned 40 today. Kanye West wants to sue whomever is responsible for leaking his unreleased track "Mama's Boy". Def Jam Records claims that someone took West's vocals and added music to them. There's been no word on a possible lawsuit. Congratulations to actress Nia Long are in order. The actress is expecting her second child. Rumor has it the father is a NBA star she's been seeing for about a year. The actress has a son from a previous relationship. Rapper 50 Cent reportedly has a new look. The rapper has changed his hair in preparation for a new movie. There's been no word on a title or release date. In more 50 Cent news, the rapper has delayed the release of his next album saying that he and his record label Interscope are not on the same page.The rapper went on a Twitter tirade discussing the problems with his label. Hopefully, they will be able to work something out. Speaking of acting, Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi stated in an interview that he wanted to improve his performance on the hit HBO series "How To Make It In America". He says he watched six episodes he appeared in, then hired an acting coach. The show will begin airing this summer, but no specific date has been announced. The 2011 BET Awards has announced that Rick Ross, DJ Khaled and Ace Hood will take the stage at the cable network's annual awards show. Beyonce, Drake, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott and Chris Brown will also perform. The BET Awards will air live on June 26 at 8 p.m. This season of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" has turned out to be the most exciting in some time. The contestants are strong and have a great deal of personality. The film "Green Lantern" is set to hit theaters and is sure to be a thrill ride for comic film fans. On the tube: "So You Think You Can Dance" on Fox, "The Big Bang Theory " on CBS, "Wipeout" on ABC and "Community" on NBC. Happy Thursday!