Rap group BLESTeNATION is set to release their highly anticipated new mixtape titled BLESTeNATION presents: MBC Digital this monday at MBC Digital and their myspace at myspace.com/BLESTeNATION

Some say three’s a crowd, but this trio knows there’s enough room for everyone. A shared talent for bustin’ rhymes gave MCs Various and Werdplay a reason to conspire. “I walked up to Various at a house party, started talking, and a week later, we had this whole shit set up,” says the emotive lyricist Werdplay. The duo met Fafu in 2000 and added him to the lineup as their resident DJ and beatmaker. With a sonic mixture of gritty appeal (“Requiem for a Dream”) and comic relief (“Is Anybody in Here?”) on rock-rapinspired beats, BLESTeNATION hopes for some major play. “It’s the combination of what we do together and our outlook on life,” says Fafu of the group’s best qualities. From touring with Scarface and Erik Sermon to collaborating with Method Man, Blestenation puts in more work than a crack ho before Christmas.

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BLESTENATION RELEASES "JUICE" FEATURING MIC GERONIMO (PRODUCED BY FAFU)

Mbugout City, NY (Rap Newswier) Blestenation linked up with Mic Geronimo to bring you "Juice" off the upcoming mixtape "Blestenation Presents: MBC Digital Volume 1" featuring Mic Geronimo, Various and Werdplay - Produced by Fafu. "Juice" features new material from Mic Geronimo and some insight into Werdplay's opinion of Asher Roth and Mickey Avalon…among other things.

Blestenation is freshly released from their Geffen/Interscope deal and has started a new label called MBC Digital. Look out for new releases from MBC Digital real soon.

"Blestenation Presents: MBC Digital Volume 1" features The Cool Kids, Mic Geronimo, Ladytron, Puscifer, Werdplay, Various, Whatzisface, MCEO, Lonnnie and Faneesha; with production by Fafu, Chuck Inglish (The Cool Kids), Blended Babies, Harry Fraud, Werdplay, Various and Whatzisface.

Also be on the look out for Werdplay's solo debut "Ryantology" featuring production by Fafu, Chuck Inglish and Blended Babies coming soon on MBC Digital.

Check out Blestenation at www.myspace.com/blestenation and the rest of the MBC Digital roster coming soon on www.mbcdigitalmusic.com

“Juice” w/ Mic Geronimo [download]

In all seriousness, huge props to Ryan for picking up the part of the Green Lantern in the upcoming film which is in works over at Warner Bros. On the other hand, this will be his third major comic book role, the first being in Blade: Trinity and second as Deadpool in the X-Men prequel Wolverine.

I think this is a good casting decision and it just goes to show that an avid comic book reader can someday become their hero, at least on screen. Will it be a comedy? How will this movie turn out? Let us know what you think in the comments.

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Twitter has reportedly ramped up its legal team by hiring away a key Google lawyer to become its general counsel. The site has nabbed Alexander Macgillivray, the former Senior Product and Intellectual Property Counsel at Google, reports the NYTimes.

Macgillivray’s resume is extensive: he steered the Google Books settlement with publishers, which if approved by a federal judge could pave the way for Google to scan and index millions of books. He also handled Google’s conflict with the Associated Press and defended YouTube against Viacom’s lawsuit.
Few Legal Issues

And yet Twitter’s legal issues have not been extensive: with the exception of recently-dropped La Russa case, in which the baseball manager was angered by someone impersonating him on the site, Twitter hasn’t found itself in legal trouble. That issue has already been tackled with Verified Accounts, and while a few disputes could still occur over Twitter name-squatting (as big brands hop onto the site and find their trademarks taken), it’s hard to see a major legal challenge on the horizon.

By allowing third parties like Twitpic to host images for the site, meanwhile, Twitter avoids most of the issues associated with pornography, copyright infringement and censorship. Compared to YouTube and Google, it would seem that Twitter is a much less obvious legal target.
[Via Mashable | Photos via Twitter and Harvard]