Unfortunately the media rarely reports on the positive work within the Hip-Hop Community. Labels like Bad Boy records have made a significant effort to take the lead and become more socially responsible. We have been working with them for over a year in schools and communities across the country to enlighten our youths about issues they are confronted with daily and the dangers of "Art Imitating Life." We will be working with executives and artists like Yung Joc, Diddy, B5, Cassie, Fat Joe, Jim Jones, Kevin Liles, Lyor Cohen, Russell Simmons, Chris Lighty, Daymond John (FUBU) and others to give young people a better prospective of what the other side of Hip-Hop is about-the social, political, economic, educational and spiritual empowerment of a people no matter what race, color creed, religious or ethnic background.

AllHipHop.com Alternatives: So what was the situation with 112 and Bad Boy?

Slim: Well, for a good five or six years we were pretty much in a production deal that wasn�t really good. We didn�t want to leave Bad Boy but we were stuck in this production agreement and in order to get out of the production agreement we had to leave Bad Boy. Unfortunately, that�s pretty much what happened.

AHHA: How�s the relationship now?

Slim: We�re still real cool with [Diddy]. As a matter of fact, I have a song with his artist that�s about to come out, and y�all about to hear it. It�s me, 8-Ball and MJG who�s signed to Bad Boy records, and I�m on it with Three Six Mafia.

Relatives of slain rapper Christopher Wallace, also known as Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie Smalls, filed another wrongful death suit against the city and two Los Angeles police officers at the center of the Rampart corruption probe.

The lawsuit was filed by Wallace's widow, mother and two children in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. They want unspecified general, compensatory and punitive monetary damages.

WordofSouth.com: What�s the deal with Yung Joc�s new project?

Block: Joc in the studio right now doing �Hustlenomics� and the reason we named the album �Hustlenomics� is because everyone running around saying that Hip-Hop is dead and etc�so we went out and hustled up everybody man. We went and got Game and Jim Jones on a song together, Jazze Pha and Trick Daddy on a song together; he got 8Ball & MJG, Twista, Boyz N Da Hood, Mary J Blige, Monica, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross all on the album. He�s actually hustling with the whole game of Hip-Hop man and that albums crazy.

After making a visit home for Easter, Knight returned to New York to continue in the competition. A group will be picked to live in a house from April to August and will be given challenges to weed out the final few that will comprise the members of the band. ...

Family and friends will have to wait until the show airs to see if Eric Knight made the final cut and earned a spot in the New York City house. He is not allowed to share his progress with anyone until after the season premiere of "Making the Band 4" airs June 18 on MTV.

He's already got songs with Bobby Brown, Boyz N Da Hood, Big Boi from Outkast," Block added. "His album is well-rounded."

... Block says he has a movie in the works for which he's hoping to bring together MCs to make a posse joint.

"We got a deal with Paramount Pictures and Ice Cube too," he said. "Me and Ice Cube going to shoot a movie. It's called 'Down by Law.' It used to be a gang in Atlanta called Down by Law. Basically, it's gonna be like a 'Boyz N the Hood.' "

Block says he wants T.I., Rick Ross, Yung Joc and Young Jeezy to sign on as the film leads, and Trick Daddy to play one of the antagonists.