Kid Cudi, Chip the Ripper, and TMZ!

I am so proud of Kid Cudi for carrying the city on his back and giving Cleveland the shine we deserve. On the other hand, I'm getting tired of all the bad press he seems to keep getting. First he cussed out a Reebok rep after she asked him not to perform in Nikes at an event they booked him to perform. Next he showed his a$$ at a hotel by flipping out on his female friend in the lobby. He just punched a audience member in the face. Now TMZ has video of Cudi getting arrested by LAPD. He was quickly released which leads me to believe that they were just messing with him for DWB (driving while black). Chip tha Ripper and some others were with him and had a few words to say to the TMZ cameras.
Chip is in LA with Cudi doing promo and performances. He said that Cudi introduced him to Kanye and was excited about going with Cudi to The Tonight Show and Universal Studios. He's been tweeting about the trip since last nite. Here a a few flicks that he posted via TweetPhoto:

"Wit cudder doin soundcheck @ "The Tonight Show"."



" HERE WE ARE. UNREAL!!! "



"Universal Studios pt.2 "

Kanye West To Rap It Out With 'Family Guy' Pal Cleveland

The CEO of G.O.O.D Music, Mr. Kanye West recently was added to make an appearance on the upcoming "Family Guy" spin off "The Cleveland Show." Scheduled to air in 2010, Kanye West voices "Kenny West," an aspiring rapper on the upcoming Fox sitcom. Mike Henry, the voice of Cleveland and the executive producer of the show told People.com, "It was surprising to us that he came to the table (read) and wonderfully surprising how cool he was, how funny he was and how unassuming he was."

Of course "Kenny West" wouldn't be complete unless Kanye was allowed to add his own little spice to the character. Richard Appel, another executive producer for the show, added, "Before we came to the table... there was only one line he didn't love and he came up with another idea in a completely modest, nice way said, "Would you mind if I changed just one line? And our feeling was, how many raps have we written? One? And how many has he written? Be our guest!"

Kanye West previously posted on his blog that he was fan of "Family Guy" and that he was excited about Cleveland's spin-off. In the past, he also had the show's creator Seth MacFarlane over to his house. Taraji P. Henson and Sanaa Lathan will also be guest voices in West's scheduled episode