KiD CuDi Ends His Dream After 2 Years

G.O.O.D. musics own KiD CuDi has decided to move forward without his "Dream On" record label, only two years later. Taking to his twitter account, the rapper explained it all.

"Pat and Emile are doing their own thing, i wish them well. I have a diff vision, for music, for the world. im just doing the right thing, i come from a different place. people lose sight of the mission. cant expect everyone to be built like me. when people have different visions, you gotta go your own way. Dream on is over, new label announcement soon. always f---n with yeezy, for life. period. a true friend. GOOD music affiliate for life." (Kid Cudi's Twitter)

Birrdman Talks Jay-Z Diss & Biggest Check

Cash Money's headhonch Birdman recently spoke about Jay-Z's subliminal diss on his recent "H.A.M." track along with the biggest check he ever got.

YMCMB's head honcho appeared on Big Boy's Neighborhood while out west last week for All-Star Weekend and answered questions on his spending habits. When asked what the biggest check he had ever received was,Birdman answered, "$100 million." He then went on to boast about how many whips he's pushing, upcoming ventures for Cash Money and cleared up any rumors of having beef with Jay-Z over his sneak diss on 'H.A.M'. "We ain't trippin', we spending Baby Money." Looks like Stunna's using the Baby Money thing as his new motto.

Juvenile Arrested On Multiple Charges

According to TMZ.com, rapper Juvenile was recently arrested in Lousiana yesterday on multiple charges including drugs.

Juvenile -- birth name Terius Gray -- was arrested in Louisiana yesterday for possession of marijuana and driving on a suspended license ... TMZ has learned.
Sterlington PD says Juvenile was busted on a simple possession charge and released on $750 bond. (TMZ)

Waka Flocka Strips Down For PETA Campaign

Southern rapper Waka Flocka Flame continued his new PETA campaign by letting everyone know the motivation he has to do it. Waka says that he has tons of love for his own animals.

"I don't want anybody to beat my dog, scare my dog or whip my dog," he tells RumorFix exclusively, adding that he thought PETA was the perfect group to work with after spending sometime researching them. Our staff was the only media outlet allowed to shoot behind-the-scenes video of Waka's photo shoot. The rapper, known for the hit song "No Hands," stripped down naked for the PETA cameras, but our cameras were only allowed to capture the G-rated version of the shoot. Waka was wearing little more than his famous "Waka" gold necklace and other chains that were the target of a botched armed robbery attempt on February 16 in Charlotte, North Carolina. When asked what he thought about people wearing fur, he joked, "It's nasty. We don't do that! Ink not mink!"

Rihanna Responds To Donald Trump (Statement)

Rihanna is now responding to Donald Trump, who said the singer cancelling a performance he set up "insulting." Trump said he hired Rihanna to perform at a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute fundraiser in Florida but she canceled claiming that she was ill. After seeing her perform at the NBA All-Star game a day later, Trump said “I thought that (Rihanna bailing) was insulting to everyone."

Now Rihanna, through her representative, has responded saying that she was sick and her doctor advised her not to get on a plane and go perform.

“Rihanna was recovering [from] bronchitis and her doctor advised her not to get on a plane as she would risk losing her voice and damaging her vocal chords."
“She feels terribly she couldn’t attend but was so grateful Jennifer Hudson graciously stepped in."

Kanye West's New Protege, Justin Bieber

Kanye West recently let fans know that he will most likely, once again, be working with teen-pop-star Justin Bieber. Posting a new picture of himself and Justin Bieber in a studio, Kanyewrote "my new beat protege."

Late Tuesday night, West took to his Twitter account to post a photo of him and the Beebs -- whom he called "my new beat protégé" -- working together on a track. Bieber, new hair and all, is wearing sunglasses and a white denim jacket, and can be seen working on a MacBook, while West (also in sunglasses) is tapping away on a keyboard. There's no word on just what the dynamic duo were actually working on. Recently, Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, told fans that JB was working on new music, and that "He's been talking to Drake ... [he] and Kanye had a call today about a song they're trying to work on together; Kanye wants to produce a bunch of new songs for the album."

Soulja Boy Describes Plan To Become An Actor

Soulja Boy Tell Em recently spoke about his new interest, acting in Hollywood movies. Despite saying that his first and true love is music, Soulja Boy describes his plan for the acting industry.

"I really wanna break into Hollywood," Soulja told BET.com. "I really wanna do the correct first film and make an impression on a lot of people so they can come holla at me and wanna put me in their movies. Doing music [is] my first love, but I always had a passion for acting 'cause I feel like I come out natural on the camera. In the future I got a couple plans. I've been talking to Nick Cannon, who is directing this upcoming film I'm supposed to be starring in, and I think that'll be a good look, but I just gotta pick the right film and kill the part."

Ciara Confirms Problems With Her Label

Hit R&B singer Ciara recently confirmed that a letter to Jive Records describing her frustrations with the label, asking to get released from her deal, is in fact authentic. Although she didn't give many details, Ciara did say that letter also served as an eye-opener for her fans.

"You know what, I think the best thing for me to say is that that letter was from, you know, my heart, it comes from a real place and it was really about me talking to my fans and letting them know where I am and, you know, being real and honest," CiCi explained in an interview. "That was my reason for writing it and I guess it's better for me to take the letter for what it is and I don't want to say too much more right now but it really, again, was from a real place and I just wanted to say what I felt. And God-willing, I believe everything is going to work itself out. And fall into place the way it's supposed to. So right now I'm just enjoying myself, still working hard, it never changes. And I'll just be patient and let the chips fall into place the way they're supposed to."

Lil Kim Explains Not Signing With Roc Nation

Brooklyn's own Lil Kim recently came forward to explain why she decided to turn down Jay-Zand his offer to sign with his new Roc Nation label. Despite turning down Jigga's offer, Lil Kimsays they are still close friends and she is not ruling out a collaboration with him in the future.

"I did get offers from representatives from Roc Nation and I did get phone calls from representatives from Roc Nation. A couple representatives from Def Jam had also reached out to me. I think they're both amazing companies and I think it would've been brilliant for me and Jay to collaborate and team up together. However it just didn't pan out like that. Not to say that something with me and Jay can't happen in the future, but I doubt if Jay-Z or Roc Nation will be a part of my upcoming album. He and I are really good friends. We both were excited about the idea of us collaborating and maybe me signing with Roc Nation. I think Jay-Z is letting me be Kim at this moment. I think he feels that I deserve to be Kim and also to have everything that... It's hard for record companies to sign females these days and give them exactly what they want and need. I understand that. It's a different world out there."

Another Kanye West Copy Accusation

A day after Kanye West was accused of ripping off a French film fror his new "All Of The Lights" music video, a previous accusation has once again come to light. AraabMuziki, a Dipsetproducer who has worked with artists like Busta Rhymes and 50 Cent, is widely known for performances using his MPC (music production center) but the MPC performance came to light when Kanye West did it live on the MTV Video Music Awards.. but AraabMuzik says Kanye ripped him off.

A week before Kanye West's performance at the VMAs, araabmuzik says that he was in the studio with some associates of Kanyes' who he says video taped him playing/performing with the MPC... that's where AraabMuzik says he got the idea.

“Kanye’s never in his life brought a machine out and done that,” AraabMuzik said. “Everyone knows he’s biting me.” (NewYork Times)

Jay-Z Wins Battle Over Roc-A-Fella Rights

Jay-Z recently took on a British restaurant, and won. Terry Miller, chef and winner of the British television show "Hells Kitches," opened a restaurant named Rockafella back in 2006 with money he won on the show. Years later, Jay-Z (with the help of London-based legal team Forrester Ketley & Co) issued a writ against Miller for using the trademarked name Roc-A-Fella.

After a five-year battle, Jay Z and company won. "I've had a enough with this whole naming thing now," said Miller. "It's been a headache all along and has been rumbling for years." Despite the restaurant closing close to two years ago, Miller did h ave a catering service open with the same name, which has now also been ordered to close. Mr Miller is now considering the appeal ruling with his legal representatives.

Young Jeezy Teams Up With Justin Bieber?

Young Jeezy's future has been up in the air lately as his "Thug Motivation 103" album has been delayed multiple times, so what will the southern rapper do next? According to multiple sources, Young Jeezy was recently photographed in an Los Angeles studio with pop star,Justin Bieber.

Vulture has previously pointed out how Young Jeezy -- whose next album, Thug Motivation 103, is in a state of perma-delay -- had his position of reigning gruff-but-charismatic-drug-dealer-rapper usurped by Rick Ross. What can Jeezy do to remedy the situation? Either drop 103 to universal critical and commercial acclaim -- or do a song with the possibly omnipotent Justin Bieber. Looks like he's going the latter route: In a grand coup for his career, Da Snowman was photographed in an L.A. studio with a pre-haircut JB over the weekend, presumably while working on a track. Okay, Jeezy's back, everyone; go about your business.

KiD CuDi & Public Enemy Invade Nashville

After a successful performance at last year's Bonnaroo festival, rapper KiD CuDi will return to the state of Tennessee...this time to perform at the Vanderbilt 2011 Rits of Spring Festival. Taking place in America's country miusic capital (Nashville, TN), the Vanderbilt festival will go down on April 15th and 16th.

With previous headliners like Q-Tip, T.I. and Drake, it's no surprize that Public Enemy will joinCuDi at the show. With a goal to “increase the amount of contact the school has with the Nashville community,” the festival will also include Rock, pop and alternative acts.

Pusha T Talks GOOD Music Solo Album

Pusha T, one half of the hip hop group The Clipse, recently spoke about his upcoming solo album. Signed to and being put out by Kanye West's G.O.O.D. music, Pusha-T explains the motivation behind the project.

"The way I want to put out my solo album, those ideas are definitely taking form right now," Pusha told SOHH. "It's just that I want the world to understand that in The Clipse, well, I look at it like this. A lot of people understand the dichotomy with Pusha being more brash, the more wordplay-type one. And then you have my brother, Malice, being the more introspective and more conscious-driven. And it's not that I don't think like that, it's just the fact that we play roles in our group. And we're d*mn good at that. And I'm d*mn good at this. And it's not that I don't have those views, I think I just want the world to get a full 360-degree perspective of myself, my opinions and my mind." (SOHH)

Update: Waka Flocka's Mom Talks Bus Shooting

After multiple reports broke late yesterday that rapper Waka Flocka Flame had his tour bus shot at, and fire returned by his securty, details on the even continue to leak out. As we reported yesterday, the bus was hit five times, at least one of the shooting cars was hit and one man was injured. Now Waka Flocka's mother, Debra Antney, has came forward to speak on the event herself.

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Rapper Waka Flocka Flame was reportedly on his tour bus outside a stereo store when two cars pulled along side and started shooting. According to reports, Waka Flocka wasn't shot but an eyewitness, and now his publicist, says that his security returned fire and hit at least one of the vehicles. One persone was hit in the shoulder while the bus was hit by five bullets.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Shots were fired at rapper Waka Flocka's tour bus in east Charlotte. Police say Waka Flocka was getting a stereo installed into his tour bus at the Stereo Warehouse on E. Independence Boulevard when shots rang out.

Someone fired numerous shots at the bus and the store. Police say one person was shot in the shoulder but it was not Waka Flocka. The rapper has been detained. No arrests have been made at this time. Check back for updated information. (Fox Charlotte)

Update: 50 Cent Issues With Dr Dre NOT Done?

According to gossip-website-king TMZ.com, Dr Dre had some words for 50 Cent when he was caught by the paparazzi cameras last night in Los Angeles. Yesterday, 50 Cent posted that he had resolved his issues with Jimmy Iovine, even posting a picture of the two together, but theG-Unit general still needed to talk to the DOC. Check out the video of Dr Dre below.... was it a diss or not? you tell us! One thing is clear, Dr Dre had the issue on his mind.

Dr. Dre totally DISSED his former protege 50 Cent in Los Angeles the other night ... maybe ... possibly ... OK, we're really not sure -- but it's all on tape!!!!
Here's the back story -- 50 went on a Twitter tirade this week, claiming Dre HATES him because he's launching a line of headphones to compete with Dre's "Beats" line.
But when we asked Dre about the beef out in front of Boa Steakhouse in Hollywood Tuesday night ... Dre simply replied, "I never heard of his headphones." (TMZ)

It looks less than a day after saying that Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine were upset with him over his competing headphone line, 50 Cent has fixed his issues with at least one of them. 50 took to his twitter account to let everyone know things were better.

Jimmys not mad at me any more we kicked it. I just have to talk to DRE now. [Picture Below] (50 Cent Twitter)

Lil Kim Releases Black Friday Miinaj Diss Video

Lil Kim will not give up on her mission to completely go after everything dealing with fellow New York female rapper, Nicki Minaj. Putting out the visual for her "Black Friday" track, a direct diss towards the Young Money star. Check out the new music video along with the album cover and sales claims for it, which Nicki Minaj laughed at.

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After a direct shot was taken at her by fellow female rapper Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj has responded to claims from Lil Kim that she recently sold a 100,000 copies of her new "Black Friday" mixtape. Taking to twitter, Nicki Minaj laughed at the claims...

The Harajuku Barbie, who is pictured decapitated on the mixtape's cover, isn't buying it. "Bwaahhhhahhahaha!!!!!!!! *lifeless* *leaves on stretcher* *cant go on*," commented Nicki, later retweeting someone who wrote, "The devil is a liar." Kimmy Blanco, who spent a good portion of Tuesday night as a trending topic on Twitter, already fired back at her nemesis, tweeting, "#twitterbeef This is not beef. Real beef is when someone gets shot 5 minutes later. CHILD PLEASE!!! #toomanytwittergangstas #teamlilkim LEGO." (Rap-Up)

Previoulsy, Lil Kim announced the success of her Valentine's Day mixtape release.
"Thanks to you guys!! #lilkimblackfridaymixtape sold 113,000 copies in 28 hours which made me the #1 seller on paypal ever =) !!! THANK U! RT," she tweeted February 15th. "Sorry 4 the link issue too many hits shut the paypal system DOWN! LOL. We BACK #LilKimBlackFridayMixtape Buy Now! ---> http://bit.ly/gLIYa6" (Lil Kim's Twitter)

Waka Flocka Flame's Tour Bus Shot Up

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame was reportedly on his tour bus outside a stereo store when two cars pulled along side and started shooting. According to reports, Waka Flocka wasn't shot but an eyewitness, and now his publicist, says that his security returned fire and hit at least one of the vehicles. One persone was hit in the shoulder while the bus was hit by five bullets.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Shots were fired at rapper Waka Flocka's tour bus in east Charlotte. Police say Waka Flocka was getting a stereo installed into his tour bus at the Stereo Warehouse on E. Independence Boulevard when shots rang out.

Someone fired numerous shots at the bus and the store. Police say one person was shot in the shoulder but it was not Waka Flocka. The rapper has been detained. No arrests have been made at this time. Check back for updated information.

Wiz Khalifa Finishes Up Debut Album

New up-and-coming rapper Wiz Khalifa recently announced that his long-awaited debut album, "Rolling Papers," is basically done and should be turned into his record label soon. Wiz Khalifaeven hinted about a few touches he is putting on the album.

"The album is totally finished," Wiz revealed in an interview. "We're putting, like, the last little bit of touches on it, and we're turning it in [this] week...We got a couple of surprises along the way to keep people interested. But really, other than that, the album is done. We're really excited. Everyone is excited. [Warner Music Group executive] Lyor [Cohen] came through to a session. I got so much support from the single and going into the album. So when we do drop it, I think we'll get that response that everyone was expecting."

Kim Kardashian Sets Deadline For 1st Single

Reality television star Kim Kardashian, turned want-to-be music star, has set a three-week deadline to release her upcoming "Turn It Up" first single. During Sunday's Grammy awards she spoke about her first record.

"[It's coming out] in about three weeks," she told Sway Calloway and special MTV correspondent Snooki. "I'm so excited...You know it was something that I was really uncomfortable and nervous about, and [The-Dream] really just wanted me to step outside of my box and try something I've never done before -- So I was really honest. I'm like, 'You're not gonna get Beyonce here, you're not gonna get Celine Dion,' and he really pulled something out of me ... I was just so nervous."

Birdman's Super Bowl Winnings Car

according to Birdman he recently bet and won a million dollars on the Super Bowl. Now details on what he spent the money on are now becoming available. As he tells XXL magazine, he purchased a new car with the winnings.

“I already spent that money [on] a Landaulet Maybach,” Birdman revealed to XXL. (SEE BELOW)

Baby says he picked the Green Bay Packers to win after his "son" Lil Wayne suggested it to him.

“My son [Weezy] is a Green Bay fan,” Baby said. “I’m a diehard Saints fan, but he’s a die-hard Green Bay fan. So I just went hard. And I believed Green Bay was going to win, they pulled it off. My son knows a lot of about sports, so I was just like whatever he’s going to rock with I’m going to rock with hard.” (XXL)

Birdman says that he's set to continue his betting, this time on boxing.

“I’m a fan of him [Mayweather],” says Birdman. “Whoever he fights I think he’s gonna beat, so when he fights Pacquiao I’m going to bet 5 million.”

Nicki Minaj Teams Up For Valentines Day

Young Money's first lady Nicki Minaj recently announced a new partnership with flower company 1-800-flowers for an upcoming Valentines Day special. Taking to her twitter account,Nicki let fans know a new promotion in which they can get a free digital download.

"Send your Valentine flowers from my Pink Collection and get a free digital download!," she tweeted Wednesday (February 9).
"Yes! I've teamed up with 1-800-FLOWERS to ensure all my dudes get some a** this Valentine's Day!" (Nicki Minaj's Twitter)

In related news, other rappers have taken to their twitters to discuss the upcoming love holiday.50 Cent says he's looking for a mate while Diddy announced a new mixtape...

"Look valentines day is coming up and I don't have a valentine. What am I suppose to do ?," 50 tweeted yesterday. (50 Cent's Twitter)
"LoveLOVE vs HateLOVE !!!!! The dirty money valentines day mix tape coming Feb 14th !!!!!! Rt rt rt !," Diddy tweeted Wednesday (February 9) night.
"LoveLOVE vs HateLOVE !!!!! The dirty money valentines day mix tape coming Feb 14th !!!!!! Rt rt rt !!!" (Diddy's Twitter)

Birdman Responds To Jay-Z's "H.A.M." Lyrics

Cash Money Records CEO, slash recent Super Bowl Million-Dollar Winner, Birdman recently responded to Jay-Z's lyrics on the new "H.A.M." single in which he references Baby and his cash flow with the words, "Baby Money." Birdman took to his twitter account to respond...

We first heard the phrase "Baby Money" on Kanye West and Jay-Z's talked about "H•A•M" single and immediately figured it was a shot at Lil Wayne and Birdman from the oh-so-sneaky Jigga. Well, it looks like Stunna has finally acknowledged Jay's tap at the Cash Money Billionaires. "we gonna keep spending 'baby money' ...billionaire minds stay tuned." After betting $1 million on the Green Bay Packers in this past Sunday's Super Bowl, YMCMB's own won the seven-figure bet as the Packers took home the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Great! Baby's a million dollars richer! Maybe Forbes can tell us what that puts his net worth at now. Oh wait..

Nude Pictures Of Diddy & Cassie Leak

Just a day after naked photographs of model (slash ex-girlfriend of Kanye West) Amber Rose hit the internet, nude pictures of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and singer Cassiehave now been made available. The pictures show the two artists being intimate with eachother.

Media Takeout got these kinda blurry, real watermarked photos of naked Cassie getting smooched by towel-draped Diddy and we are hoping that somehow this will snowball the release of her much delayed album Electro Love. "Official Girl" came out in 2008! Diddy seems like a fair dude, doesn't want to make the Bad Boy people speed up the boss' girl's project ahead of other more pertinent moneymakers, so he has always been just a little coy about their relationship. But hopefully now there is someone at the label with the right combination of executive pull and extreme sycophancy to upstream the priority. We want this record for the summer, please make it happen.

Fat Joe Says 50 Cent Is Wrong

Rapper Fat Joe recently spoke about his long-time rival 50 Cent's claims in the past that suggest his career has ended. Fat Joe says that the G-Unit general is simply wrong when it comes to his rap-time being done.

"Well I've been arguing with him for how long, five, six years," Joe said in an interview referring to 50 Cent. "I still got concerts, 60,000 people, all that sh*t. I said like this, you know, last album didn't do as well as we wanted to, but it was really because of the promotions and he was like, 'Yo, Joe's dead.' So I said, if this album, I come with the first single with Young Jeezy, the hottest n*gga in the hood, and then I come with my second single with Trey Songz, the hottest R&B n*gga in the game. D*mn, what's gonna happen when I'm alive? I'm supposed to be dead. So you know, I don't really pay attention to that. I got my own fans, I got people who support me, I do very well and I'm blessed. By killing my career? No one could ever kill my career because what I do is make great music. So, it is what it is."

Drake Puts Mixtape On Hold For 2nd Album

It looks like Drake has decided to put his upcoming new mixtape "Its Never Enough" on hold so he can work on his sophomore album, "Take Care." Drake recently explained it via a statement to his fans...

I am truly enjoying my life right now. Its been so long since I have wrote anything on here because I feel like for a while I was trying to digest it all and save it for the music. But its finally set in that I am living my dreams and doing with all my closest friends from Toronto. I wake up and never know what to expect from any given day but good or bad I always learn something from it. I have decided that I am going to push “It’s Never Enough” and focus completely on delivering Take Care to you all. I feel like my mind is truly ready to make this next album NOW and I don’t want that feeling to escape me.OVO gang is all smiles and 40 is making some of the best music I have heard in my entire career. I am in the airport right now headed to LA to meet up with Boi 1da tonight. Its all feeling right. (Drake)

Snoop Dogg's Doggumentary Cover

The artwork for the cover of Snoop Dogg's upcoming "Doggumentary" album has leaked on the internet. The new project will be Snoop Dogg's 11th studio album when it hits stores on March 29th.

Kanye West Cover VMan Magazine

Kanye West will cover the upcoming issue of VMAN magazine with a photo shot by world-famous, Karl Lagerfeld.

In Kanye’s only magazine cover shoot of the season, he shows that he’s finally done talking and wants his art to speak for itself. He has literally put his money where his mouth is, and in tandem, VMAN has issued a promotion where one in ten covers contain REAL dollar bills. It’s the ‘thrill of the game’ – and who better to illustrate this than one of the most controversial music and fashion icons of our generation. (VMAN)

Freeway Rick Ross Still After The Boss

Alleged former drug kingpin Ricky "Freeway" Ross has came forward once again to say his goal of taking down Def Jam rapper Rick Ross for using his name, is not over. Although his lawsuit was recently dismissed, Freeway says he isn't done.

"I'm in state and federal. Because, the federal judge, he made some mistakes inside the case. And, he really sanctioned my case when he said what he said, because he said I had state issues. And the federal law says if there is any possibility that there's a claim then he must resolve the claim. He can't leave issues on the table. [The issue being] that he used my name, he used my copyright without my permission...Once you use the name in public, in a certain format, that automatically copies it. And then another person is not allowed to come in and portray that they're something that they're not."

Amber Rose Talks End Of Model Contract

Video vixen Amber Rose, Kanye West's ex-girlfriend, recently came forward to clear up reports that suggested she was released from her contract with Ford Models. Taking to her twitter account, Amber Rose said her contract just ended.

"I did NOT get dropped from FORD Models my contract was up now I'm with CAA @Shelterok don't believe everything u read babe :-)," Rose tweeted Monday (February 7). (Amber Rose's Twitter)

Previously, details of her split with the model agency hit the internet.

Amber Rose is undoubtedly best-known for having dated Kanye West. During their relationship, her "modeling career" was managed by Ford Models, one of the top agencies in the industry. But it seems now that her relationship with Kanye has run its course, so has her partnership with Ford. The agency told the NY Post they no longer represent Amber. It's unknown who her new agency is, or if she even has one, but someone is definitely negotiating deals for her.

Waka Flocka Teams Up With PETA

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame has become the latest artist to team up with animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). According to multiple reports,Waka Flocka's involvement with PETA will start later this month.

Launching on February 22, Waka will be joining PETA's "Ink Not Mink" campaign in Los Angeles, CA alongside Lady Gaga, Pink, and Mariah Carey, Flame's publicist, Kali Bowyer said. When commenting on his involvement with PETA, the 1017 Brick Squad rep told XXL, "Animals should be treated the same as you would a kid. Would you want someone just to walk up and skin your kid? H*ll no!"