Reports Rap Radar:

Surprise, surprise. The most coveted free agent now has a home. Today, 2 Chainz confirms with XXL that he has departed from DTP and signed a solo deal with Def Jam. Later today, he will also make the announcement on MTV’s RapFix Live at 4pm.

“It’s the Real University, Two Gun Gang, Street Executives. It’s not DTP no more. I’m actually behind [Ludacris], he’s still my homie. I just took another route as far as running my own company and bossing up. But on the other hand, I’m still working with him. He has an album coming out this year, as well. Matter of fact, we are label mates, now, which is crazy. So, yeah, that’ll be cool. I’m looking forward to that.”

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you everything comes to those who hustle while they wait. Congrats.

PROFILE: 2 Chainz from dee vazquez on Vimeo.

Bonus: Get to know 2 Chainz a little bit better.

And now…Jennifer Williams explains why she thinks Jennifer is mad.

“Let me tell you what she’s mad over ‘cause this always comes up. She hates the fact that I’m really good friends with NeNe [Leakes], and she hates the fact that me and Mashonda are good friends. I feel like it’s all coming from a place of hurt, and she’s turning it into anger. Why do you care who I’m friends with? Like, that’s ridiculous.

I live in New York. You live in Miami. I don’t care who you hang out with. I’m kinda over it because I just feel like I’m at a point at my life where I’m trying to get rid of negative energy,” she said. “To me, I feel like it’s something so minuscule. It’s not like I slept with Chad. It’s not something irreparable. It’s something stupid that you’re mad over. If you really are mad because I have other friends, I think that’s completely ridiculous.”

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you ‘ol girl knows where her bread is buttered.

Reports Karen Civil:

If you recall about a month ago, a die hard Drake fan tatted the rapper’s name on her forehead. “So he knew it was real.” Once Drizzy found out the tattoo was real and words were exchanged between Drake and the tattoo artist Kevin Campbell. But yesterday, Drake stopped by the shop to squash the issue with the tattoo artist. Kevin took to twitter to confirm the beef was squashed.

And now…the tattoo artist confirms the beef squash.

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you now that’s sweet. Pardon the pun.

Bonus: Someone tattooed the “DRAKE” Forehead Tattoo…on their arm.

And now..the video.

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you Ray keeps it real if you didn’t hear me the first time.

And now…the video.

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you Tony Robbins wasted my time too.

Says Chris in a recent interview:

“I’ve been talking to Chappelle a lot. Been trying to get Chappelle to go on tour,” Chris told Vulture. “You know I’m not the hard one. But I’m trying to make that happen. After seeing Kanye and Jay-Z, I was like, ‘Me and Dave should do this.’”

I see said the blind man. And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling Chris that he and Dave are without equal…unfortunately Dave’s like the Lauryn Hill of comedy. Womp womp.

And now…the video.

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling Bill most people want money in their mouth.

Real Talk NY

And now…the video.

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you I’m teaching myself the #KobeSystem.

Vapors NYC

And now…#KobeSystem.

Welcome To #KobeSystem.

About #KobeSystem.

Why You Need #KobeSystem.

#KobeSystem: Level 1 – Success.

#KobeSystem: Level 2 – Adaptation.

Serena Williams On #KobeSystem.

Landon Donovan On #KobeSystem.

Jerry Rice On #KobeSystem.

Aziz Ansari On #KobeSystem.

P. Rod On #KobeSystem.

Richard Branson On #KobeSystem.

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you I even got the Making Of #KobeSystem:

You’re welcome. PS, #KobeSystem doesn’t work for marriages.

Reports TMZ:

Multiple sources close to the production tell us, producers are putting together “an extremely lucrative pitch for Vanessa” … for her to become a recurring character.

As one source put it, “Vanessa has more than enough storyline and would bring the show to another level.”

As for the timing — we’re told producers never dreamed of approaching Vanessa while she was married to Kobe … and our sources say Vanessa would NOT have been receptive.

Budget constraints were also an issue when the show was in its infant stages — because producers knew Vanessa would be very expensive — but now that BW’s one of the highest rated shows on the network, producers have lots more to spend on talent.

If Vanessa accepts, we’re told producers would instantly make her a LEAD on the LA edition of the show.

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you even the blind man could see this coming.

And now…the video.

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you I couldn’t really tell if that was Vanessa or not.

Real Talk NY

Reports Tech Eater:

This comes after a storm of protests and defection of a number of supporters, making doubtful that the bill would get enough votes to go to the floor.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made the announcement that the bill would be postponed and issued a statement on behalf of the work made on the bill.

“I admire the work that Chairman Leahy has put into this bill. I encourage him to continue engaging with all stakeholders to forge a balance between protecting Americans’ intellectual property, and maintaining openness and innovation on the internet. We made good progress through the discussions we’ve held in recent days, and I am optimistic that we can reach a compromise in the coming weeks.”

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), one of the cheif critics of the legislation in the House, proposed an alternative legislation that would allow content owners to file complaints with the International Trade Commission to take steps to choke off support of sites that traffic in infringing content.

It seems that Leahy was ultimately let down, as he was the most visible champion of the legislation in Congress, who hoped that despite the online protest this week the Senate could have a vigorous floor debate on Tuesday.

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…wondering if this the sound of a bullet being dodged?

Reports Fox News:

It was recently revealed the family was in talks with the publisher — home to Shape, Star, National Enquirer and Radar Online — to create a magazine entirely dedicated to the family’s antics.

But sources told the New York Post the deal turned sour after Jenner demanded she have editorial approval over every AMI publication to ensure wall-to-wall positive coverage of the overexposed reality robots.

A source said AMI “balked” at the demand, even though megalomaniac mom Jenner offered to “dish” all of the family “scoop” to the fanzine. AMI execs argued they did not want to just swallow saccharine “Kardashian krap,” noting that while they have a television deal with E!, which broadcasts the Kardashians’ numerous reality TV shows, other outlets often get better scoops on the family.

AMI dealt the deal a mortal blow when Star last week claimed Jenner’s late ex-husband, Robert Kardashian, was not the biological father of Khloe Kardashian. Furious Jenner denied it, and realized that AMI would never bow to her demands.

And now…

This is Ebengregory.com…telling you the slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. i’m just saying.

Reports Drew Reports:

Everything the reality family touches turns absolutely toxic — with party promoters, magazine editors and television execs all scrambling to blacklist them, insiders told The Post. Ratings for the family’s reality show have plummeted, sales of magazines with Kim Kardashian’s mug go unsold, and her products are unmarketable, insiders say.

Promoters were doling out thousands of dollars so Kim and sisters Kourtney and Khloe would hit their hot spots. And Kim was once paid $600,000 to spend New Year’s Eve at Tao Las Vegas.

Now it’s the total opposite.“I’d pay her $600,000 personally not to go to Red Egg,” said Travis Bass, referring to the Chinatown hot spot he co-owns. “Kim Kardashian would be crushing to us. We’d have a meeting Monday and talk about how that happened.” The wheels came off Kardashian’s caboose in October, when she filed for divorce from Nets forward Kris Humphries after 72 days of a sham marriage.

E!’s Kardashian TV franchise — “Keeping up with the Kardashians” — suffered a 14 percent dip in Nielsen ratings, from 3.5 million viewers per episode last season to 3 million this season. Circulation at Us Weekly, In Touch, Life & Style and OK! dropped about 18 percent when a Kardashian was on the cover in December, publishers said. Even shoe maker Skechers ditched Kim as the face of the company in 2011 — they’ve replaced her with a French bulldog. “I’m bored with them,” said Manhattan publicist R. Couri Hay, who organized paid Kardashian visits to clubs in 2008 and 2010.

Now, he said, he wouldn’t dream of promoting “Kim Kardashian and her little clunky sisters.”Meanwhile yesterday, it was revealed that father Robert Kardashian admitted Khloe was his biological daughter in divorce-court papers — dispelling rumors she was adopted.

And now…

This is EbenGretgory.com…telling the Kardashians don’t worry when you’re not recognized, just strive to be worthy of recognition. but they don’t hear me doe.

Reports HipHopDx:

“I’ma holla at Waka Flocka,” said Snoop on Big Boy’s Neighborhood radio show. “That’s where big Uncle Snoop come in at, ’cause we ain’t about that negativity and none of that beef. We too old for that.”

Wiz responds to Waka Flocka diss by rikkimaa

“I’ma snatch him up by the collar and say, ‘Look here, partna. You got somethin’ to say to Wiz, get at him personally.’ We peaceful. We on nothing but peace right now.”

“This is my guy right here,” added Snoop. “I love Wiz ’cause he got the right spirit that Hip Hop needs. Too much negativity in the industry that always overwhelms his kind of spirit, and I’m here to let people know that this is the right kind of spirit [.]”

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

And now…the video.

And now…

This is EbenGregory.com…telling you I co-sign Tabi Bonney.