On November 2, P. Diddy will run in the New York City Marathon. He made the official announcement at a press conference at Niketown. Diddy said “This is something that’s a personal goal for myself. Aside from the personal goal of competing, I’ve set aside this event as a backdrop to use to raise money and awareness for three charities dedicated to improving the lives of New York City children. We have the goal of raising $1 million to be divided between the Children’s Hope Foundation, Daddy’s House social programs and the public schools of New York City.”

Puff has also enlisted the help of Nike, McDonald’s, Sean John, Foot locker, Hot 97, MTV and has his friends, including, NY Yankee Derek Jeter, Jay-Z, Magic Johnson and Russell Simmons reaching out to other people and organizations trying to raise additional pledges. If you wish to contribute to the fund call 877-Run-Diddy or go to www.diddyrunsthecity.com. You can also go to Niketown or local Foot Lockers to make a contribution in person.

Congratulations to 50 Cent on becoming a homeowner (and what a home it is). He is in the final stages of buying a home that once belonged to Mike Tyson. The Connecticut mansion sits on 17 acres of land, has 61 rooms which include 18 bedrooms, 25 full bathrooms, 14 half bathrooms, a 1,500 square ft. gym, a large movie theater, an indoor pool, four whirlpools, a waterfall, a boathouse, tennis courts, a 3,500 square ft. nightclub and seven kitchens (whoa!). Once valued at $25 million, 50 made a killing and purchased the home for a measly $4.1 million. He bought it from Tyson’s ex-wife Monica Turner.

Missy Elliot’s new album ----Sad news for Master P. and his family, his brother Corey Miller aka C-Murder was been found guilty of the murder (second-degree) of 16 year old Steve Thomas on September 30. This crime carries a mandatory life sentence. His father, Percy Miller, Sr. spoke with the Associated Press and said “the family will appeal the verdict”.

Mr. Smith went to Washington and took Chuck D with him. Unfortunately, they were on opposite sides of a Senate Hearing. LL Cool J and Chuck D went to D.C. to debate the pros and cons of file sharing services. The hearing was called to determine if the RIAA’s (Recording Industry Association of America) mission of suing music downloaders was too harsh. Chuck was quoted as saying “P2P to me means power to the people. I trust the consumer more than I trust the people at the helm of these [record] companies.” LL countered with “if a contractor builds a building, should people be allowed to move into it for free, just because he's successful?" Should they be able to live in this building for free? That's how I feel when I create an album or when I make a film and it's shooting around the planet for free.” Since technology seems to advance almost daily, one wonders if this situation will ever be resolved.

Access 1 and Inner City Broadcasting have joined forces in a joint venture to syndicate “The Wendy Williams Experience”. Starting in January 2004 the show will go national. She will continue to broadcast from New York radio station 107.5WBLS in her 2-6 time slot. For those unfamiliar (or living under a rock), Wendy’s show combines hip hop, R&B, celebrity interviews and gossip gossip gossip.