Weezy was spotted sitting the sidelines of the Miami vs. Atlanta playoff game yesterday.  Now that he’s a sports blogger over at ESPN he has to see the action first hand.

Rap star Eminem has paid tribute to peers TI and Lil Wayne for restoring “substance” to hip-hop. The Without Me star’s new album Relapse is released in May and in an upcoming confessional interview with genre magazine XXL, the rapper reveals the extent of his addiction to anti-depressants and his grief over the death of friend and D12 member Proof.

And after the release of his new single We Made You, Eminem has revealed that despite taking a break from music he remained connected with hip-hop and felt the genre was “going downhill” during his absence. “It seemed like kinda fast,” he explained. “You know, in them three years, it was like everybody just cares about the hook and the beat; nobody really cares about substance.

“But with this new TI album, with this new Lil Wayne album of recent, it seems like things are looking a lot better now.” He added: “You can appreciate Lil Wayne using different words to rhyme and actually rhyming words that you know.

“Or TI, where you hear s**t and you’re like Whoa, ah, I wish I would have thought of that! You know what I mean? “Or you hear all the compound-syllable rhyming and all that. It just seems like now the craft is getting cared about more.”

After the runaway success of his single “Day N Nite” on radio, rapper Kid Cudi announced this week that he has signed a deal with Universal Motown.

“Kid Cudi is at the vanguard of a game-changing new generation of artists,” said Sylvia Rhone, label president. “He crosses musical boundaries with an appeal that goes beyond genre, format, race, language, and culture. Cudi lives easily in the hip-hop, indie rock, pop, and R&B worlds — a diversity that shows in his innovative music and his all-embracing persona.

“He is a born storyteller who brings a positive, life-affirming message to his brilliant lyrical flow and compelling music. There are no clichés in what Cudi does,” he continued.

Cudi is a native to Cleveland, Ohio who now resides in Brooklyn, New York. He released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in July 2008 as a free download, leading to an introduction and signing to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint, in turn resulting in Cudi co-writing four tracks on the West’s latest album 808s & Heartbreak — including “Heartless”.

“Cudi is a combination of constant inspiration, struggle, reality and dreams put to melody!” declared Kanye West.

With the new deal in place, the rapper is finishing his debut album, Man on the Moon: The Guardian, slated for late summer.

In addition to signing the deal, Cudi is also launching his own label, Dream On, along with partners Emile and Plain Pat, in a joint venture with Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint.

While guests and producers are still unconfirmed, Cudi admitted in a blog entry on his website that he’s been working with the likes of Will.i.am, Travis Barker, Wyclef Jean and Snoop Dogg, as well as Kanye.

Kanye West worked with photographer Steve Shaw on a campaign for his Louis Vuitton Sneaker Collection. The shots came out really nice, showcasing the footwear in a very casual setting. Amber Rose also makes an appearance.