Rick Ross says this year's MTV Video Music Awards are going to be...the best. "This is gonna be the dopest MTV VMAs ever," the Bawse predicted. "I'm letting you know. Not only because I'm a part of it, but when I walked into the auditorium where the VMAs are being held, I felt like I stepped off a ship on Pandora. If you ever saw the movie 'Avatar,' that's the feeling. Everything feels big, everything feels futuristic. It feels space-age. We got the dopest female in late night hosting the show, Chelsea Handler. She's on fire right now. She's sizzling. She's sexy as ever....Expect the game to be stepped up 2,000 percent.....It's the best of music, it's the best of performances, it's the best host and the dopest set I've ever seen ever. This is Pandora." Yeah, but Ricky you like everything. [MTV]

Though Quincy Jones recently revealed that he's no fan of Lady Gaga's, the man sure loves Amy Winehouse. Describe their first meeting, the legendary producer said "We hugged and I said, 'Why you got to mess up your life like this?' She said, 'I'm gonna be OK. My husband's getting out of jail soon.' I said, 'Wow! That's a big positive!' She's like Naomi [Campbell], my other little naughty sister." Naughty, huh. That's ill. [TheGuardian]

Trademark Da Skydiver caught some buzz back in June when he released his second Jets International mixtape 'Super Villain Issue #2,' featuring Curren$y, Smoke DZA among others. The New Orleans emcee returns this week with the video for the second track off that tape, 'Dead Fool.'

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Trademark already has plans for the next volume in the collection. The rapper plans to unleash 'Super Villain Issue #3' on Nov. 23 via iHipHop Distribution, Shameless and FrankRadio, the same grassroots distribution that propelled Wiz Khalifa's 'Deal or No Deal.' The two previous albums in the 'Super Villain Series' will also see legitimate reissue prior to that, with 'Issue #1' dropping Oct. 5 and 'Issue #2' on Oct. 12.

Trademark will join Curren$y, Smoke DZA, and Big K.R.I.T. on the Smokers Club tour, beginning Oct. 1 in Toronto, Ont.

There's nothing like the beginning of the school year. If you are a student starting out at NYU, the beginning of classes is even more special because every year the school puts on a concert with a mystery guest to get students excited for the upcoming semester. This year's surprise guest was none other than Big Boi.

Joined by Dr. Dog and The Knocks, Daddy Fat Sax headlined the Sept. 8 event at NYU's Skirball Center and ran through multiple Outkast hits as well as 2010 bangers from his recent 'Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty' record. The crowd seemed especially excited to hear some of the Outkast hits that defined their early teen years -- 'Ms. Jackson,' 'Player's Ball' and 'Rosa Parks.'

Kanye West's 'Rosewood Movement' -- the one in which he wears suits and encourages others to fancy it up -- fits in more with the fashion community than with music fans. That said, it's no surprise that Ye has already made a splash during New York City's Fashion Week festivities, sitting front row at fashion shows and holding a secret performance at The Standard hotel's Boom Boom Room last night.

The Boom Boom Room is one of the absolute most exclusive venues in New York City. It's small, has a rather serious no-photo policy and the door is harder to get into than a bank vault. Even with all the security, a series of fashion writers and fans were able to sneak a couple photos and tweets out.

In this week's round-up of The Top Five Tweets of the Week, Chris Brown's mom drops a bomb on Michael Jackson fans then apologizes, Nelly realizes why women hate football, Kanye West says Lloyd Banks is a top notch MC, Ja Rule pats himself on the back for starting the raping and singing trend, and Erykah Badu talks about being a dud on the party scene.

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1.@mombreezy (Joyce Hawkins): MICHEAL JACKSON DIED SO THAT CHRIS BROWN COULD LIVE!!!...I'm so sorry that tweet I sent yesterday was misunderstood. What I meant to say is that Chris has always been inspired by Michael Jackson's music and his career.

2.@Nelly_Mo (Nelly): I finally( know) why women don't really care for football!! Cuzz for 6 months the focus is not on them!" LOL I apologize for all men this season!!

N.E.R.D. are joining the Gorillaz entourage. Pharrell and co. will open for the Damon Albarn-fronted band on their Escape to Plastic Beach North American tour. The tour already promises guest appearances from 'Plastic Beach' contributors De La Soul, Little Dragon and Bobby Womack. The Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon are also touring as part of the Gorillaz Plastic Beach band.

N.E.R.D. join the tour two gigs in, at Boston's Agganis Arena on Oct. 6 and will continue to kick things off on the remaining 17 stops. The band will likely sample new tunes from their upcoming album, 'Nothing,' which has been pushed back and refurbished a handful of times already.

N.E.R.D. will warm up for the road at this weekend's MTV Video Music Awards, where they will perform with Ciara.

Kanye West is set to return for his second season on 'The Cleveland Show' with a guest appearance on the cartoon comedy's premiere episode later this month. His character "Kenny West" will be taken under the wing of the show's star, Cleveland, who decides to mentor the struggling rapper for his own benefit.

With Cleveland's help, West will record a hit song that burns up the music charts and finally adds some momentum to his fizzling rap career, while Cleveland gets left behind. The new track, titled 'Be-Cleve in Yourself,' was reportedly penned and recorded by West especially for the show. West first appeared on 'The Cleveland Show's' inaugural season as a single-father, and struggling rapper, who went head-to-head with Cleveland Jr. over the same love interest.