Perpetual NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently introduced Jay-Z at the Yankees parade, "His song has become one of the newest anthems of the Yankees. Please welcome a great Yankee fan and a great New Yorker: Jay-Z." Meanwhile, 50 Cent can't even get permission to film a video in the entire city. Jay keeps winning. [RapUp]
First Trey Songz "Invented Sex." Then he made a video for it. "It's a groove record," Songz said. "It's got that knock at the same time. It's sexy at the same time. Conceptually, it's mind-blowing to tell a woman, 'You gonna think we invented sex when we're done.' That's where I am. Even with records like 'Say Aah,' conceptually I wanna think outside the box." Kids these days. [MTV]

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys are reportedly recording a sequel to their blockbuster single 'Empire State of Mind.' The long overdue collaboration originally appeared on Jay's 'Blueprint 3' album and resulted in a song so big it received more press during the World Series than the first game, and prompted an uninvited Lil Mama to hop onstage during their duet performance at the VMA's.
The divine power of the track doesn't stop there. Jay and Keys recently tapped famed music video director Hype Williams for the track's video. It debuted Friday to much critical acclaim, with Keys herself deeming it a masterpiece. "The way it's put together, it is so New York," the singer said. "You totally get it and understand it. It's artistic. It's hard. It's beautiful. It's, like, everything. And definitely getting to be in the middle of Times Square on my piano [with] Jay, representing our home city, is a triumph. It was unbelievable." View the video here.

Who: Shakira and Beyonce
What: The divas were spotted chatting in the Glamour Pit at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards at the O2 Arena in Berlin.
Where: Berlin, Germany
When: Nov. 5, 2009

Eighties hip-hop trio The Fat Boys are making a comeback. The group, perhaps known best thanks to Jay-Z's lament over their break-up on 'The Blueprint' track 'Blueprint Complication,' is coming correct with a new clothing line to be distributed by Urban Outfitters and Hot Topic -- two stores that are surely known for cutting edge hip-hop fashion.

"With our clothing line hitting Hot Topics [haha, sic] and Urban Outfitters just in time for the holidays, we're real excited to be back and of course, this merchandise line is old school sexy," said group member Prince Markie Dee, now a popular Florida DJ. The Fat Boys have also created a website via RateMyMerch.com that allows fans to vote on potential designs. Participants can win an assortment of prizes for choosing their favorite shirt, including iPods and Virgin Mobile phones.

On Wednesday night, Phillies second baseman Shane Victorino hit a futile ground ball to Robinson Cano to end the World Series and clinch the New York Yankees' 27th championship. Today came the party. Millions of fans lined the famed Canyon of Heroes on lower Broadway to cheer the team through a parade of truly epic proportions. In the midst of raining paper and celebration, the crowd looked up to see a not-so-surprising sight: Jay-Z was boarding a float with Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez.

Hov has always been an outspoken fan on the Bronx Bombers, but really took his support to wild levels during this year's postseason. He performed his NYC anthem 'Empire State of Mind' before Game 2 and was seen cheering in the stands throughout the series. Today, he waved to crowds standing side-by-side with Rodriguez -- a player that finally came through in the clutch and has earned the respect of the town. At one point, Jay got everyone on the float to throw up a classic Roc sign. People went wild.

Rihanna has finally revealed what everyone wanted to know: What happened the night Chris Brown beat her? In part one of her interview about the altercation airing on 'Good Morning America' early Friday (Nov. 6), the 21-year-old gave riveting details of how it all went down. "He was definitely my first big love," she said. "We were best friends so we fell in love with each other. To fall in love with your best friend it's ... scary. The more in love we became the more dangerous we became for each other -- equally as dangerous because it was a bit of an obsession."

The singer goes on to divulge the details that night after leaving a pre-Grammy party and driving home with Brown. "We had a blast that night." According to Rihanna the couple started arguing after she found a text message from another woman on his phone. "I caught him in a lie and he wouldn't tell the truth. I wouldn't drop it. I couldn't take that he kept lying to me and he couldn't take that I wouldn't drop it. So it escalated into him being violent towards me."

Quitters never win! It appears as though DMX has already given up on being a boxing champ and will not go toe-to-toe with New Mexico based fighter Eric Martinez. The rapper was scheduled to get in the ring with Martinez in Alabama on Dec. 12, but sources close to the matter reportedly told Allhiphop.com that the fight has been canceled.

Sources claim X pulled out because he wanted the event's sponsor Thunder Promotions to "fix" the fight. It has also been reported that Thunder Promotions may take legal action against X. However, there appears to be a silver lining for the promotion company as other rappers have been contacted to take his place. Stay tuned for the replacement announcement next week.