::Jay Smooth - iPhones and Churches. See Part 1 at illdoctrine.com

-Hip-Hop Karaoke is going down at the Knitting Factory this Saturday. Get with the program if you’re in the Rotten Apple. [HHK]

-Whose numbers does Boo Boo need to beat? Clyde highlights some of the best selling hip-hop albums of the past year or so. [Prohiphop]

-Wu-Tang Clan URB feature: Widdling down infinity. [URB]

-Throw your ROCs in the air: Jay-Z to settle copyright infringement lawsuit brought by wrestler Diamond Dallas Page. [Bossip]

Earlier in the day TMZ.com reported that a pissed fan tossed a cup at T.I., prompting the 60-pound trapper to leap off the stage and strike the cup thrower with his mic. This video, obtained by Mochacity.com, captures Tip’s reaction. Looks like he’s trying to milk this split personality shtick dry for what it’s worth.

I had a brief sit down with Mike Jones at a recent photo shoot, and thought I’d share some of that conversation with you. Now, before you proceed, purge your heart of whatever grudges you may hold against Mr. Jones and his music.. Reserve that for the comment section.

Rizoh: You’ve set up an email account (askmikejones@gmail.com) as a way to connect with your fans. How’s that going?
Mike Jones: They just saying ‘what’s up,’ [Pulls out a blackberry] This actually how it goes.

Rizoh: You carry that around?
Mike Jones: It’s always on me.

Rizoh: What are people asking you?
Mike Jones: Someone just asked me, “Can you help me, Mike Jones? Maybe by me asking help from you gave me goodluck. I’ve never asked anyone for help in my life.” They talk to me and I talk back to ‘em. It’s good feeling man. I had to erase all of them. Just in a day, I get over 8900.

Rizoh: What’s the most interesting thing anyone ever asked?
Mike Jones: Just me being able to uplift their day.

Rizoh: How’s this American Dream different from your first album?
Mike Jones: Just the fact that I had more cards to play with. Snoop’s on the album, Bun B’s on the album, Pimp C, LeToya Lucket, Lil Mo, Trae Songz, Devin the Dude, T-Pain,

Rizoh: What’s the common thread between the west coast and the dirty south?
Mike Jones: We all got style, you know. We letting everybody know that we’re coming up to unify fronts.

Rizoh: You know you get hated on a lot. Of all the things people complain about Mike Jones, which one bothers you the most?
Mike Jones: People not knowing my mission. Just taking me for granted. People think that I’m just out here just flashing and showing off, when I’m really just trying to help other people and use my money for good. I be flashing to people who don’t believe in Mike Jones. But to the true fans, I hold it down for them.

Rizoh: Snoop mentioned tacos in your video. Do you still eat at Taco Bell?
Mike Jones: Ah, you seen the one with Money Stack$? Uh-uh, I ain’t never ate there in my life. [Rizoh stands by his statement that Mike used to frequent the Taco Bell at Missouri City]

Rizoh: What’s your American Dream?
Mike Jones: My American Dream is being able to help other people live their American Dream, you know what I’m sayin’. It feels good that I’m able to help out other people who’re going through stress.

Rizoh: Who was the most fun to work with on this album?
Mike Jones:I have to say it was good working with Trae Songz. It was fun to work with LeToya Luckett. Everyone had a personal relationship with me to where all of them was fun.

Rizoh: My friends go to Club Ice Age sometimes. How’s that doing by the way?
Mike Jones:Oh for real. It’s doing good. We finna have the one-year anniversary coming up in July.

Rizoh: Anything you want to say to your fans?
Mike Jones: Hit me up on askmikejones@gmail.com, it’ll come straight to my phone.

Now that Farnsworth Bentley has found a new job somewhere in Kanye’s New York apartment, Diddy is looking for a new personal assistant via GooTube. If you decide to apply, be sure to scrutinize the paperwork so you don’t end up paying him royalties 10 years down the line. Who knows, you could make like Mr. Bentley and graduate from wielding umbrellas to grabbing behinds.

A rare moment of glory in Jeezy’s catalog. The video’s vintage vibe is a plus too.

-Miss Jones (left) takes a page from Superhead (right) and pens her own tell-all. Have You Met Miss Jones supposedly includes details of affairs with Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z.

-Hip-hop anti-war activist targeted by U.S. Military. [T.L.Army]

-T.I. makes good on his promise to repeat his 2006 feat. [About]

-Looks like we’ll finally get some good R&B music out this year. [Billboard]

-Can’t make this stuff up. [KomoTV.com]

-Sincere condolences go out to KRS-One and his family.

Can you smell what The Chef is cooking?

Fact: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 (The first installment is one of my favorite albums of all time and obviously inspired the most prominent feature on this site) is now up there with Detox and The Growth as potentially-awesome albums that’ll never come alive on the shelf. So, Rae figured he’d get his gwap elsewhere.

Peep game:

Under the tutelage of Wu-Tang Clan’s resident chef Raekwon, the four-man crew of Polite, Stomach, P.C. (Paulie Caskets) and D.C. (Donnie Cash) marks Staten Island’s return to prominence as a hotbed for fresh, credible talent. Die hard fans may remember Ice Water from their appearances on several tracks on Raekwon’s last album, 2002’s “The Lex Diamond Story,” as well as their opening stints for the Chef on his subsequent 30+ state tour. As Raekwon confirms, “We knew these cats had potential way back, but the timing wasn’t right. I always kept a radar on dudes, and when I felt they was ready mentally and lyrically, I helped ‘em get on.” Raekwon compares his protracted development of the group to raising pitbulls: “I’m training these pits. I’ve got them on the treadmill, and I’m beating ‘em, feedin’ ‘em hot sauce and steaks, so they’re ready for this industry.”

Honed and focused, Ice Water’s debut, Raekwon presents…Ice Water: ”Polluted Water,” will finally be released on August 28th on Babygrande Records…The album features Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Three Six Mafia, Remy Ma, Jagged Edge & more.

I know what you’re thinking, “Great, more B-list Wu-Tang clowns to worry about.” Well before you make that call, peep their buzz single below:

• IceWater ft. Raekwon - Hip-Hop Tribute

Chamillionaire - Can’t Tell Me Nothing
Cham jacks the freshly-Toomped Can’t Tell Me Nothing and adds his melody-laden flow to it. This is taken from Mixtape Messiah III. King Koopa’s new album, Ultimate Victory, is slated for September 18th.

One question for Koopa: How the hell do you think a thought?