HHC’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson

They Reminisce Over Jacko: Live in London, Pete Rock & CL Smooth offered a unique tribute to MJ, with Corey unleashing some distinctly British expletives on a fan unwilling to observe five seconds’ silence for The King of Pop. Afterwards, the Caramel King reflected that, while he enjoyed his latest trip to England, there were definitely a few “wankers in the nation”.

Pete and CL weren’t the only ones reminiscing this week, as 88 Keys recalled his first meeting with his idol Q-Tip and Method Man and Ghostface confirmed the old hip-hop adage about never mixing beef stroganoff, log cabin-effect hotel rooms, 90s girl groups, fire extinguishers and Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Dante Ross also had Osiris on his mind, remembering classic Dirt Dog antics against the backdrop of − where else? − the Brooklyn Zoo.

Following in Meth’s footsteps, Flava Flav found himself in tax-dodging trouble, while Lil Kim got slapped with a $20K lawsuit after allegedly ducking out of six UK gigs with a nosebleed. In other nasal news involving a female hell-raiser, Slum Village dropped the line “You know we blowin’ like the nose on Lindsay Lohan” on the latest leaked offering from their imminent new album.

Lil Wayne promised to put steroids in sports, cocaine in cola and more prostitutes on the streets if he ever becomes President, but his governmental dreams were surely of little solace to Gucci Mane, who, stung by a devious technicality in the small-print of his probation terms (apparently, he was supposed to avoid cocaine and marijuana), found himself facing a return trip to the Big House. Also looking at time inside, Lil Boosie called upon Jesse Jackson to help him, possibly undermining his plea by boasting that prison would boost his record sales and give him ample opportunity to catch up on his masturbating.