Interesting stories circulating in the American media as to whether or not
the US police are running special hip hop bureaus to monitor naughty rappers
and their even naughtier entourages.

While not confirming the existence of such files or training, the police have denied that any such operations would essentially amount to racial profiling. Miami Beach Assistant Police Chief Charles Press told the paper that, with the city such a popular destination for the hip hop community, it was important his department kept up to speed on any rivalries in the hip hop world: "We have to keep an eye on these rivalries. The last thing we need in this city is violence."

This from CMU and as well this interesting piece on 50 Cent's caring and sharing attitude towards homosexuals.

Well, don't expect to see 50 Cent on the cover of Attitude next month. Fiddy
has pissed off some in the American gay community by telling Playboy magazine: "I ain't into faggots. I don't like gay people around me, because I'm not comfortable with what their thoughts are. I'm not prejudiced. I just don't go with gay people and kick it - we don't have that much in common. I'd rather hang out with a straight dude." Just for the record - Lesbians are fine in Fiddy's book - "Women who like women, that's cool," he added.

Later on in the same interview he justified his use of words like 'faggot' by saying he is simply being honest: "It's OK to write that I'm prejudiced. This is as honest as I could possibly be with you. When people become celebrities they change the way they speak. But my conversation with you is exactly the way I would have a conversation on the street. We refer to gay people as faggots, as homos. It could be disrespectful, but that's the facts."