Tuesday Tales

Rolling Stone magazine has compiled it's list of top hip hop artist, and Eminem is number one as the king of hip hop. He's followed closely by Jay Z, Lil Wayne and Drake. The magazine made it's determination by record sales, You Tube hits and social networking sites and as well. Speaking of Lil Wayne, according to Birdman, Lil Wayne and Drake will be taking a page from Jay Z and Kanye West's book and will work on  a collaboration album together. There's been no announcement on when the album will hit stores. Kanye West made a special guest appearance during a Prince concert where he rocked the mic while Prince played guitar to "If I Was Your Girlfriend". No doubt, the appearance was a hit with fans of both artists. Nicki Minaj has reportedly dumped her abusive boyfriend and her man and her manager. Fans will recall the two got into a scuffle at a Dallas hotel room. It ended with Minaj being hit in the bottom lip with a suitcase. Minaj had the man escorted out be security. The problem is, the gentleman has returned to the couple's condo and refuses to leave. Christopher "Kid" Reid, the high top fade wearing half of 80's-90's rap duo Kid-N-Play, is currently in the custody of New York Police after missing a court date for a 2010 DUI arrest.  Authorities arrived at the rapper/actor's home to make the arrest, and the star was cooperative. There's been no word on when his sentence will be completed. The life of rapper/actor Tupac Shakur will finally get the small screen treatment. Producer Quincy Jones ///, son of legendary producer Quincy Jones Jr, is developing a six part miniseries on slain rapper/actor. There's no word on when the miniseries will be completed or when it will air. MTV has revealed it's list of presenters at this years MTV Video Music Awards, and it's a star studded one. Miami rapper Rick Ross, along with Odd Future, Kim Kardashian, Jonah Hill, Selena Gomez and Seth Rogen will present awards during the telecast. Confirmed performers include Adele, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. The MTV Video Music Awards will air on August 28 from Los Angeles Nokia Theater. On DVD: "The Big Lebowski" and "Priest". On the tube: "MasterChef" on Fox, "NCIS" on CBS, "Wipeout" on ABC and "It's Worth What?" on NBC. Happy Tuesday!