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“Dude should come clean and tell the truth” … That’s what Jump Smokers say in effort to make moolah from the Brown/Rihanna hoopla in their latest song “My Flow So Tight (Anti-Breezy).” According to the Jump Smokers’ official Web site, part of the proceeds of the unflattering Breezy track will be going to “various organizations for battered women.” Mmkay, if that’s what you say.

On the other side of the respectable spectrum … New York hip hop legends Run DMC, along with Metallica and Jeff Beck, are the latest to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Only the second hip hop act to received the achievement (Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five were first), Run DMC was honored by a speech from contemporary rapper Eminem, stating the rappers “grabbed hold of my ears and changed my life.”

FOB join another scene, the political one … Scenester band Fall Out Boy pulled another in-crowd during the launch of the “Believers Never Die, Part Deux” tour in Mesa, Arizona Friday night. Dressed in suits, Donald Trump wigs, and black eyes, the band made a decent attempt to put corporate America on blast for their recent bust for wrongdoings. Needless to say, the getup didn’t last long, as they followed the rest of the night in their typical skinny jeans and guyliner. Gag.

Guess who’s back … Lauryn…Lauryn Hill, is that you? It is! Ms. Hill will be one out of 1,000 artists performing at Europe’s prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in the Swiss Stravinski Auditorium. She will be joining Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, and Angelique Kidjo for an all-out tribute to soulful jazz legend Nina Simone. The festival, which stretches from July 3-18, will also feature artists like BB King, Black Eyed Peas, and Herbie Hancock.

Doubt no longer … After weeks of rumors and hints, Gwen Stefani and the dudes from No Doubt have officially announced that they are reuniting with a summer tour, with Paramore as their “Special Guests,” if they can call them that. While most fans think of the pop-punkers as noobs to the scene, some No Doubt diehards aren’t afraid to say that the kids will probably garner more sales than Gwen and company. Tickets to be on sale soon.

I’ll give you something ridiculous to ponder over … Katy Perry and celibacy? Well, at least that what she says. After a surprisingly short-lived relationship with Gym Class Heroes’ frontman Travis McCoy, the pseudo girl-kisser says that the only lip-locking this year will be with her cat, Kitty Purry (clever one). When MTV asked about her breakup with Travie, she took the opportunity to talk about her tour instead. Looks like homeboy got the short end of the stick this time around.

50 beefs it up … 50 Cent is giving Weezy and West a verbal run for their money, hitting them with disses on interviews and live performances. While promoting his new album Before I Self Destruct, 50 called into a radio station, dissing Lil’ Wayne as a “junkie” and calling Kanye’s latest an “R&B album.” Cough, publicity feud, cough.

Let’s talk about a real rapper … Actor Joaquin Phoenix is “embarking on a new path as a rapper,” as part of a documentary whipped up by Casey Affleck. The film will be focused on Phoenix’s new career, along with another actor and friend who, too, have decided to drop their day jobs for a more…street credible one? The album, according to Billboard, will be produced by Sean Combs.

No, really, where’s the real music? … In other, more substantial music news, Metallica, Run-DMC, and Jeff Beck are a few musicians who will be inducted into the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Other notable artists include Fifties R&B vocal group Little Anthony and Sixties soul singer Bobby Womack. Run-DMC will be performing at the April 4th ceremony for the first time since Jam Master Jay’s death seven years ago.