When he’s not busy pwning Mark Spitz and winning over 9000 gold medals, Michael Phelps is seemingly always rocking some shit on his iPod. Since for at least this week he’s bigger than Miley Cyrus, Yahoo! Sports lurked into what’s on Phelps’ iPod, and guess what? It’s mostly shit, shit and more shit:

While his pre-race tracklist varies, Phelps has said that “I’m Me” by Lil’ Wayne has been on his playlist in Beijing. Other artists that populate Phelps’ iPod include: Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Eminem and Outkast. (What, no ‘Pac?) Occasionally, he’ll throw some techno into the mix, but usually keeps things rap-centric. Phelps doesn’t speak much about the specific songs he’s listening to, but he did tell NBC in 2004 that Eminem’s “‘Til I Collapse” was on his most-played list at Athens. In 2005, he created a playlist for the website Rhapsody that included the songs “Roses” by Outkast, “Burn” by Usher, “Overnight Celebrity” by Twista and  “Smile” by G-Unit.

The Baby is full of win today. The rapper decided to one-up Lil Jon’s winery, which I told you about awhile back, and now he’s at the top of my favorites with a new champagne: Halo Champagne. In case you haven’t heard, Ms. Nickels is somewhat of a champagne connoisseur [I even spelled that without looking it up]. I know the difference between brut and extra dry, so bring it Weezy Baby, make it rain champagne!!!! From AllHipHop.com:

Lil Wayne has partnered with Milestone Brands and French grower Voirin-Jumeh, to create his own brand of champagne.
Halo Champagne, which Wayne introduced to the world in the video for his chart topping hit “Lollipop,” is set to launch later this year.
“I’m excited about this venture with Milestone Brands,” Lil Wayne told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Champagne is for celebrating. There are so many different business opportunities…I want to take advantage of it all. I’m ready to put my foot in a new door.”
Halo Champagne consists of four distinctive sub-brands, each with its own flavor.
Halo Brut, contains various flavors and a citrus finish, with hints of lemon cream and roasted hazelnut.
Halo Brut Vintage features a classic, creamy consistency and a stronger mix of lemon blossoms and almonds.
Halo Rose, a combination of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, offers an aroma of pomegranate, crushed raspberries, and mint.
Finally, Halo Pinnacle is a fruity Chardonnay blend, capped off by hints of lime-tree flower and roasted hazelnuts.
Wayne’s French partner, Voirin-Jumeh is recognized as one of the finest makers of Chardonnay-based champagne.
The company, based in the Grand Cru Village of Cramant in Northeast France, has been known traditionally for artisanal champagne making.

I can’t wait! <3333

Proving there’s no such thing as bad press and that face and neck tattoos make for a killer mug shot, rapper Lil’ Wayne (born Dwayne Michael Carter) was arrested by border patrol at a US Border checkpoint on Interstate 8 in Dateland, AZ, on Tuesday night around 11:30 PM. Drug-sniffing dogs alerted officers that something might be afoot and Wayne’s bus, which was transporting 11 other people, was pulled aside for a consensual search.

Officers found:

Carter faces local possession charges (the feds passed on this one), and two other passengers are looking at narcotics charges. Wayne was released on bail, but has a court date set for Friday morning. In other news, his new album, The Carter III is due out in February.

This is what Corey woulda blogged about…

“Aight aight, enough with this Britney Spears BS. I’m over BWG’s sucking at popstar life… CHAMILLIONAIRE’S NEW ALBUM COMES OUT TODAY! Ultimate Victory is Cham’s second solo album and has all of the hip hop ears perked. He boasts a clean album. WTF? NO CUSSING?! Is he getting all Will Smith on us?”
I was Google-Talking (”green dotting”) to my boy and fellow Hip Hop aficionado, LuderChris, in Houston, and here’s what he says ’bout Chamillionaire…

chris: it should be good
one of the last Houston rappers that actually writes stories, not just club hooks, and thinks outside the box
great flow
great voice
complicated cadence in his rhymes

There you have it. Guests on the album include UGK, Krayzie Bone, Lil’ Wayne, Slick Rick, Tony Henry, Famous, and Devin The Dude.

Ah, MTV’s 2007 Music Video Awards. Can you say RAPTURE?

September 9th, 2007: Hundreds of thousands will turn in to MTV’s Video Music Awards, which for one night only, will out-glitz the gaudy umbrage that occurs every day in the Las Vegas Palms Casino Resort.

MTV + Las Vegas = A match vomited in heaven.

Actually, it looks like a pretty noteworthy lineup this year:
Lil Wayne. Nelly Furtado. Common. Gym Class Heroes. T-Pain. Cee-Lo (Gnarles Barkley). Daniel Merriweather. Kanye West. Timbaland. Fall Out Boy. Amy Winehouse. Chris Brown. The Foo Fighters. Rihanna.

All the same, if I’m watching TV on September 9th, I’m watching the season premier of Curb Your Enthusiasm: The most uncomfortable and hilarious half-hour on television. Period.

1. Outdated Memes

2. Shameless Linkz

3. YouTube

4. Late Breaking News