• Since he can't make a statement with the title, Nas decided to make a statement with his album's cover art. [NB]

• Clearly, black celebrities and "celebrities" are quite attracted to two Viacom channels. BET is not one of them. [EUR]

• Yesterday, a forensic video analyst testified during R. Kelly's pornography trial that "it would take someone 44 years — working nonstop, 24/7, 365 days a year — to be able to fake the sex tape" at the center of the trial. He also found the mole on the back of the man in the video that matches Kelly's, even though Kelly's main defense is that the mole isn't present in the video. [Bossip]

• Thirteen-year-old Nyjah Huston is killin' the skateboarding game. [BV]

• Many colleges are dropping the SAT and ACT as requirements for admission. [CNN]