Dr. Dre covers the December/January 2011 issue of XXL. In the story, Dr. Dre also reveals what’s been delaying him from releasing  Detox and that the album might be the last time fans will hear him rap.

“The only part that has been pushing me back is just the fact that I’m getting older, and certain things to talk about… But I can incorporate other artists, new artists with this record, to say some of the things I won’t say. It’s been a little tussle in that area also, just because of age and being able to identify with the younger audience.”

“I don’t ever see myself retiring totally from music, because I have a genuine love and passion for it,” he said. “But as far as me going into the mic booth, that shit is over. I’m always going to talent scout and try to find new artists to work with. But, yeah, that’s it. I don’t see myself doing it the way I’m doing it now. I’m in the studio at least five or six days a week for 16, 18 hours. I think I’m going to back off a little bit and spend some time with the family.”

A recent single that might be featured on Detox leaked yesterday to take a listen to Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg & Akon – Kush click HERE

As was announced a couple days back, Lil Jon will take on resident DJ duties at the Surrender Night Club in Vegas’ Wynn Hotel. In this vid, Lil Jon drops gives a bit more about why he chose to take the gig and what party-goers can expect from him.

The first single off of Snoop’s upcoming album Doggumentary Music: 0020.

When Diddy first signed on to be Ciroc’s Chief Marketing Officer back in 2007 there were many doubters who stated this would be another failed attempt at a mainstream company trying to go hip-hop. But as a wise man once said, “Men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t.” To that point, AdAge reports that the Ciroc brand has grown an astounding 552% in sales since Diddy took over marketing duties in 2007 until now. On top of that, Ciroc has replaced Belvedere as the #2 vodka in the “ultra-premium” category.

“In the African-American community, he has a lot of influence,” said Megan Metcalf, editor of Wine & Spirits Daily. “He did a good job of reaching out to them, and from there it sounds like they had more Anglos in other markets jumping on board.”

The results continue to roll in as Ciroc has also seen sales jump by 41% to $6.8 million in the year ended Oct. 3, according to SymphonyIRI, which excludes Walmart, club and liquor stores, and bars and restaurants. So WoooHa would like to salute Diddy in this very successful venture. Sure we make fun of him, sure his music is pretty bad these days…but there is no denying Diddy is a business…man.

You saw the :30 ad with T-Pain hawking Toshiba laptops….now get twice the annoyance with even more T-Pain talking with his mouth full in this 1 min extended version ad.

Trick Daddy releases his autobiography “Magic City: Trials of a Native Son” in book stores this Tuesday through MTV x Simon & Schuster. Official book cover above with the synopsis as follows:

Trick Daddy was born a thug—just a stone’s throw from downtown Miami, yet a world away from its dazzling beauty and sparkling wealth. Where grinding poverty, deadly crime, and devastating racial tension taught kids to live by the ‘hood rules. Remarkably, Trick came from nothing and made it big just when his chances had run out. Magic City is the extraordinary tale of a boy whose father was a pimp, who learned to hustle to survive, and whose only role model was his brother, the drug dealer he watched plying his trade on the block.

Order it on Amazon now.

Sorry folks…this is a one-of-one. Jay-Z and luxury company Gucci have teamed up for this exclusive “Decoded” jacket which is all part of the marketing campaign for Jay-Z’s book. The jacket is all part of the “Decoded” scavenger hunt with Bing.com. According to WWD, Gucci revealed two of the pages in the windows of its Fifth Avenue flagship, printed on the lining of a one-of-kind leather bomber jacket. The display will remain up until this Tuesday which is when the book goes on sale.

Who said Auto-Tune doesn’t pay? T-Pain continues to show off his lavish purchases….this time a custom $400K Rolls Royce complete with 24″ rims and an all-Titanium hood. Via: HighbridNation