According to her official site, Janelle Monae will be featured in the October issue of Vogue. Check out a preview.

Andrew Longstreth of The American Lawyer reports on the lawsuit filed by the bankruptcy estate of Trans Continental (previously run by Lou Pearlman, the former music manager now in jail for organizing a Ponzi scheme) against MTV, Viacom and Bad Boy (both the recording and film production units).

In short, the estate alleges that MTV, Viacom and Bad Boy worked together to strip Trans Continental of its rights in the "Making the Band" television series, which originally featured Pearlman at the helm, similar to the manner in which Diddy would lead the series from "Making the Band 2" and on.

They claim that they have rights and a financial interest in not only "Making the Band," but also "Making the Band 2," "3" and "4," as well as "Making His Band" (which found Diddy building a live band for his tour). In addition, they insist upon rights to "There & Back" (an MTV reality show featuring former O-Town member Ashley Parker Angel), "Taquita & Kaui" (the very short-lived reality show featuring a pair of "Making the Band 3" contestants) and even the untitled reality show said to feature Dawn Richard and Qwanell "Que" Mosley, as supposed spin-offs of the main series.

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Spin Magazine has named the of Montreal/Janelle Monae tour one of the best that this fall has to offer, saying that it will "be total sensory overload in the best way possible."

On Twitter, Jeremy Greene announced that he would be shooting a music video for "Miss America" on Tuesday. He urged fans to make signs and banners to bring to the shoot, and said the location would be announced soon.

Aasim has released his own mix of Drake's "Fancy," calling it "Flashy." You can download it for free, care of his Twitter.

Flash back time. Back on June 3 of last year, I reported that an upcoming remix of Cassie's "Must Be Love" would feature Aasim and Ness. Three days later, a remix backed by the beat from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Gimme the Loot" was released. But, the remix with Aasim and Ness was never seen.

Until now. On Twitter, Aasim offered a free download of the record, which features rap verses from Aasim and Ness and the "Gimme the Loot" beat, as well as some new ad-libs from Diddy to match them. It's a legit remix.

Thanks Theo for the tip.

All the way back in March of 2007, Diddy released a remix to "I Am" from his album "Press Play" featuring Lil' Wayne. This was followed by an extended cut that featured Aasim.

I have always wanted to find a legitimate download link for both of these records. Well, today is the day for one of them, at least. David Harraway, who represents Aasim in some capacity, posted a free download link for the version that features Aasim. Download now.

Yesterday, I mentioned that Mickey Da Kid had released "Coco Loso," a record referencing the Ciroc-based drink mix.

In the video below, the rapper discusses the making of the track as well as the reception he's received thus far.

Red Cafe's "Money, Money, Money" was released digitally today and can be purchased on Amazon.com (clean version/dirty version) and iTunes (clean version/dirty version). The record features Diddy and Fabolous and was produced by Jahlil Beats.

Check out the clean and dirty single covers below.

On Friday, Moreno's "Brooklyn Riders" was released on iTunes (buy now). The song features Red Cafe and Joell Ortiz.

The record was posted online earlier this year. Listen to it below.