The name’s Bag, Douche Bag.

Michael Jordan stans will get their panties bunched up when they find out that their idol is a certified asshole. It’s one thing to turn down a photo op (”Naw man, I ain’t taking no pictures with no niggas!”), but demanding $15,000 from a fan who just bid $7,000 on your jersey for said photo op is ridiculous. Since Iverson crossed you over, should he charge $30,000 for photo ops?

Anyway, pop the lid to see why Chamillionaire nearly punched MJ at his own party.
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If you were like me, you probably perceived the Balloon Boy saga as a hoax from the jump. Well, we now have official word that it was indeed a shameless attempt by the family to better position themselves for a reality show.

“It has been determined that this is a hoax, that it was a publicity stunt and we believe we have evidence at this point to indicate that this was a publicity stunt in hopes to better market themselves for a reality show,” Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters at a press conference. [CNN]

Here’s the Sheriff’s statement on the incident:

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Now for those of you who don’t know who Andrew Schweizer is, he’s the very successful, very disease free gentleman standing by the mini-bar who happens to do a little bit of writing for your favorite neighborhood rap blog. And that being said Andrew’s come up with quite the late September notion: he wants to go as the late DJ AM for Halloween. Now before the sabre rattling begins we here at The Rap Up wanted to ask our readers what they thought about his idea – and considering that Andrew’s agreed to respect the wishes of our loyal Trubians your input will determine whether or not he goes as DJ AM to his Halloween party this year. Hit the jump for larger photos. Read the rest of this entry »

Believe it or not, Kanye’s outburst wasn’t the only WTF moment at this year’s VMAs. Here are some of the most outrageous moments from the 2009 Video Music Awards.

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Don’t get it twisted, T-Pain and his chain are here for the money.

I watched this before coffee, so I thought I was still asleep and having weird dreams for some reason. These guys are insane in the membrane.

Remember Maia Campbell from In the House with LL Cool J and Poetic Justice with ‘Pac? She used to be hot, cool, and sexy. A rumored meth and crack addiction seem to have changed all that. And what’s this I hear about Maia slangin’ her honeypot for cheddar? She was putting on a real reality show in this candid video, but it’s not the one I wanted to see. I hope her “pimp” isn’t stupid enough to Chris Brown her after announcing his intentions on camera.

Here’s what Maia looked like in the good ol’ days

According to an article in the Canberra times,  only non-Muslim citizens will be allowed into the Black Eyed Peas concert which is taking place near Kuala Lampur on September 25. Since the event is being put on by Guinness, an Irish Brewing company,  the government saw fit to invite the religious group to stay home, since they view alcohol consumption as a sin.

A spokesperson for the 10% of Malaysia that is part of a religion other than Islam said that the rest of the country finds BEP’s music to be generally distasteful but will attend the concert as a show of support for Will.I.am in his ongoing battle with Perez Hilton.