::DTP’s Strength in Numbers cover art

>>TIME magazine on why hip-hop needs a new product. Apparently they never heard of Curtis, or Yayo for that matter. [TIME]

>>Dre finally musters up enough courage to sue broke-ass Suge for the rights to The Chronic. It’s not like Suge can afford to hire a professional slugger to punch Dre in the face again anyway. [Rolling Stone]

>>Michael Vick cops a plea deal in dogfighting case. America goes back to regularly scheduled programming. [NPR]

>>Obamability: Why Hip-Hop loves Obama. [HRS]

>>Kanye’s song of praise for Jay-Z. [Post Chronicle]

>>And in case you haven’t seen the September XXL cover, get your late pass from Eskay. Looks like someone ran out of southern rappers to recycle. [NahRight]