In Monday's Daily Rap the Grammy Awards will not be picketed by the striking writers, Pimp C's cause of death still unclear, albums by Nelly and Ashanti pushed back and Suge banned from Compton.

Grammy update
The Writers Guild of America have decided not to picket the 50th Grammy Awards this year which will mean the February 10th show at the Staples center in Los Angeles will go ahead.Expected to perform at this years show are Aretha Franklin, Mary J Blige, Beyonce and Rihanna. It is still not known if Amy Winehouse will be in attendance after video footage surfaced last week of the Back to Black singer allegedly smoking crack cocaine. A visa to perform at the event has yet to be awarded to Winehouse who is currently in rehab.
Rapper's cause of death still unclear.

The cause of death of rapper Pimp C who was found dead in a hotel room on December 4th is still unknown. The LA coroners office did say in late December that there was no foul play involved, yet the cause of death of Pimp C born Chad Butler has yet to be determined. One test result is expected back within days and once that is determined, the office will finally make an announcement as to what killed one half of Houston's UGK.

Nelly and Ashanti pushed back

Rapper Nelly and his long time girlfriend Ashanti, both of whom share the same label home Universal Motown have both had their current albums pushed back.

Ashanti's Declaration is set to hit shelves on June 3rd and Nelly's Brass Knuckles will be in stores on June 24th. The reason for the push back is speculated as being to do with the lack of actual albums being bought by fans, many opting to download illegally.

Suge to be banned from Compton?

Former CEO of Death Row Records, Suge Knight has been listed along with 200 more alleged gang members by Los Angeles city officials as individuals who should be banned from Compton. Southern California are cracking down on gang violence in areas such as Compton and believe that not allowing entry to speculated gang members is going to help solve the problems the state has faced for over thirty years.

Knight whose label boasted a roster of Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg in the mid nineties claims that the whole idea is nothing more than a 'publicity stunt.'

Melanie Cornish