Here's what made the news today, Monday Feb. 27, 2012:

Fresh from the controversy of his seduction "tricks" for teenage boys, Too $hort says he wants to retire after recording an album "with no cursing and no sex."

Following on the hype of "212," Harlem's Azealia Banks will release a "polished" debut album in September.

 

Jim Jones was arrested for brawling with police on Friday night, after performing a concert at a Connecticut casino.

Diddy won an Oscar as executive producer for the high-school football documentary Undefeated.

Juvenile is allegedly wanted for more than $150,000 in unpaid child support, a claim he described as "a bunch of bullshit."

It seems that Petey Pablo is already almost two months into his three-year prison sentence, stemming from an airport gun charge.

16-year-old Toronto singer Tyler Medeiros has been signed by Flo Rida, who plans to take him on tour with Pitbull.

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posted by Sean Michaels on Feb 27, 2012