Reports have surfaced that Houston rapper Big Moe suffered a massive heart attack this past Sunday (October 7) and is currently in coma struggling to stay alive.

Big Moe launched his career as a member of the infamous Screwed Up Click and gained national attention in 2002 via his hit “Purple Stuff”.

DRINK TO THAT

Loud Records founder Steve Rifkind , who is credited with jumpstarting the careers of the Wu-Tang Clan and Xzibit , has launched his own energy drink company called Loud Beverage Corp.

The company currently has two flavor available, Classic Mix and Sitrus Stunner .Two more flavors, Grapple Sauce and  Pomberry Zero are currently in the works.

Rifkind will be promoting the drinks via The Loud Energy 2008 Tour which will start in January and run for six months.

The drinks are currently available in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, New Mexico, Texas, Atlanta, Memphis, New York City and suburbs, with Virginia, Maryland, DC, Pennsylvania and New Jersey added to the list within the ne xt month.

GANGSTA ANNIVERSARY

Capitol/Priority Records will release an expanded 20th Anniversary Edition of N.W.A’s ground breaking album Straight Outta Compton on December 4th.

The commemorative release  will also include five bonus tracks which are N.W.A covers by Snoop Dogg , C-Murder, WC  and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony .

Following is the set’s tracklising:

1.  Straight Outta Compton
2.  F*ck Tha Police
3.  Gangsta Gangsta
4.  If It Ain't Ruff
5.  Parental Discretion Iz Advised
6.  8 Ball (remix)
7.  Something Like That
 8.  Express Yourself
9. Compton's N The House (remix)
10. I Ain't Tha 1
11. Dopeman (remix)
12. Quiet On Tha Set
13. Something 2 Dance 2

Bonus Tracks:

F*ck Tha Police (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
Gangsta Gangsta (Snoop Dogg/C-Murder)
Dopeman (Mack 10)
If It Ain't Ruff (WC)
Compton's N The House (live) (Dr. Dre/M.C. Ren)

FOR THE CAUSE

Ludacris and his  charitable foundation, The  Ludacris Foundation, will be honored with the National Runaway Switchboard's 'Spirit of Youth' award on Thursday (November 1) in Chicago.

Ludacris and the National Runaway Switchboard joined forces after the rapper released his single "Runaway Love" featuring Mary J. Blige.  The song and the rapper's association with the NRS  has helped increase the awareness of runaway youths.

The NRS have experienced a 50%  percent increase in calls to their hotline and the number of visitors to our Web site has increased more than 60 %.

"I am extremely happy my association with the National Runaway Switchboard has had a positive impact on reaching out to runaways and potential runaways," Ludacris said in a statement. "When I wrote the song, I wanted young people to know running away from their problems is not the answer and that they did not have to face every problem alone."