Curtis called into Hot 97’s “Miss Jones Morning Show” to publicly sever ties with the Cashville rapper.”You can take this as official notice right here,” 50 Cent told Miss Jones. “Pretty much you can say Young Buck is no longer in the group G-unit but signed to G-unit as a solo artist.”Digging deeper into this muddled situation, radio personality Miss Info reported that there doesn’t seem to be any chance of reconciliation between the two parties. She also offered some clarity to the financial dispute over Buck’s alleged unpaid royalties. Apparently 50 bailed Buck out of severe tax problems with Uncle Sam and under the terms of their agreement, he was recouping his loan through Buck’s royalty checks.Seemingly unfazed by his dishonorable discharge from the squad, Young Buck was quick to respond via the subtle diss record “I’m Not Ok”. Though it’s not clear if he’s talking to Fif, the timing and message are rather appropriate for the moment. It was also reported that Buck has signed up for a E bay account and is auctioning off all his G unit gear to try to get some money in his empty pockets. Young Buck could definately rap but he definately was one of the dumbest in the group. Bucks last solo album tanked and his future doesnt look to bright. He started cashville records lable but he has a bunch of no talent artists signed to it. And who is going to pay them if there boss is broke. hmmmmm

Island Def Jam Music Group and Procter & Gamble announced today the creation of TAG Records, a new hip hop label to be helmed by Jermaine Dupri, President.For those that have missed out, TAG is the body spray for sweaty young men with fantasies of getting some. Sounds like a stupid combination deodorant and a record label. And Jermaine Dupri the out of touch never discovered anyone So So def remix producer/trash rapper as the head. I mean how dumb can they be.The distinguishing point for TAG Records, other than the close corporate tie to P&G’s TAG body sprays, is the pledge to support signees with a “multi-million dollar marketing effort that is unprecedented for any new artist, including television, print, radio, digital and event marketing.”And that is the strength of such a tie cause the multi-million part is really about promoting TAG body spray since nobody in their right mind would otherwise spend “ten times the typical marketing support” on a new artist.On the one hand, this is a great opportunity for an up-and-comer to receive an outsized marketing effort on their debut.On the other, this is an opportunity to be branded by TAG at a key moment in one’s career, a branding that may well stick with one long after the fact. When most lables are folding and laying off all there employee’s these fools think they can start a new lable. They might make someone a star with massive advertising but as a label they will go down in flames with the rest of them.