Listen to Akon, Snoop Dogg and DJ Drama take a break from reality on a new track, "Day Dreaming."

Law enforcement officials in Panamá have extradited a Colombian man who is allegedly the organizer of a large pyramid scheme that robbed hundreds of Colombians of nearly $200 million.

Franco "El Gorila" and Reggaetón Boyz turn a jail into a dance club in a new video, "Bailame." (via Blog Reggaetón)

The World of Warcraft expansion pack Wrath of the Lich King has become the fastest-selling PC game in history after moving 2.8 million copies in 24 hours.

Faced with a gloomy holiday shopping season, Internet stores are cutting prices so low they're losing money with each sale.

Hip hop band The Roots were involved in a bus accident while on tour in Paris. Drummer Questlove wrote that the group is "happy to be alive."

Zion and Nova y Jory get their grind on in the club in a new video, "Malvada." (Blog Reggaetón)

Chinese President Hu Jintao traveled to Cuba to sign multiple trade deals with the island nation, including an agreement to send food aid.

Watch Martha Stewart show Snoop Dogg her shank before she and The Doggfather make cognac mashed potatoes together. (via Kottke)

In a move to curb rampant corruption, Mexican federal officials replaced 500 police officers in Tijuana. Meanwhile, one of Mexico's top drug officials was arrested for providing information to drug cartels.

Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle has agreed to become President-elect Barack Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services while Eric Holder, a former Deputy Attorney General during the Clinton administration, has been nominated to become United States Attorney General. If approved, Holder will become the first African-American Attorney General in U.S. history.

Young Jeezy tries to makes sense of things in a new video, "Crazy World." (via XXL)

Listen to streaming audio of Sky High, the official Kanye West remix project.

A Colombian teacher tells the BBC how she and "90 percent of people" in her town were scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars: "People want a better life. It wasn't just the poor who did this, some very rich people put money in too." Colombia declared a state of "social emergency" on Monday.

General Motors, Ford and Daimler Chrysler, the auto industry's "big three," asked Congress for a $25 billion "lifeline" to save them from collapsing.

Last month was the second warmest October in history since records of monthly temperatures began in 1880.

Former Roc-A-Fella records CEO Damon "Dame" Dash says Kanye West "hates Jay-Z" because Jigga refused to welcome 'Yeezy to his crew with a diamond-encrusted Roc-A-Fella chain in 2003. A spokesperson for West called the claim "totally false."

Mexican pop singer Belinda is denying reports that she is romantically involved with 19-year-old Mexican fútbol star Giovani Dos Santos.

In an effort to speed up the payroll process for bilingual teachers, the Dallas public school system gave 26 foreign citizens fake social security numbers. Debbie Ratcliffe of the Texas Education Agency: "We think it’s certainly wrong. Whether it’s illegal, I’m not sure.”

Guitar Hero lets you become a rock god. Guitar Praise lets Christians rock with God. (via Kotaku)

Over 11 people, including a teenage girl, were killed in drug-related violence this past weekend in Tijuana, México.

Listen to Ludacris team up with Nas and Jay-Z on a new track, “Do It For Hip-Hop.” (via Real Talk NY)

Hugo Chávez's ex-wife, Marisabel Rodriguez, is running for mayor in Barquisimeto, the fourth largest city in Venezuela. Since their divorce in 2002, Rodriguez has embarrassed Chávez with a "soap opera" of constant criticism. (via Foreign Policy)

The Alchemist, Snoop Dogg, Pusha T and Jadakiss dabble in horrorcore in a new animated video, "Lose Your Life."

Check out Lil' Wayne and DJ Drama's new mix-tape, The Dedication 3 (Gangsta Grillz).

Chilean health officials are being criticized for failing to notify 2,000 patients that they are HIV positive.

The most wonderful time of the year will become "Fierce" when Beyonce lights NYC's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree on December 3rd.

A veteran crime and narcotrafficking reporter for Mexican newspaper El Diario was gunned down in his car with his daughter.

Watch a new trailer for the highly-anticipated superhero movie Watchmen, based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore.

A California winery has launched a line of wines featuring the images of 22 dogs rescued from the home of Michael Vick.

Never wonder where you have to go when you have to go.

Watch Jowell y Randy poke fun at rival reggaetonero Arcángel during a live performance. (via Blog Reggaetón)

Gamers all over the world waited in long lines to buy Wrath of the Lich King, a new expansion pack for the popular computer game World of Warcraft. There are 11 million players worldwide on WoW, more than the combined populations of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Beyonce says she wasn't going to marry Jay-Z until she was at least 25 years old: "I really don't believe that you will love the same thing when you're 20 as you do at 30." Jay-Z began dating Beyonce when she was 19 years old.

For the first time in history, the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke is under 20 percent, according to the CDC. Nearly half a million people die each year due to the effects of smoking.

Kanye West claims his place in music history has already been cemented: "I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade."

Thousands of people in Colombia rioted in the streets after discovering phony companies had robbed them of their savings with pyramid schemes.

A U.S. web hosting company allegedly responsible for 75 percent of junk e-mail around the world has been shut down by a Washington Post blogger. (via Slashdot)

The arteries of obese kids are more "typical of a 45-year-old than of someone their own age," according to researchers for the American Heart Association.

South Korea has created the first boot camp and rehab center designed to help Internet addicts kick their habit. An estimated 90 percent of homes in South Korea are connected to the Web.

Gay Latino men and women are finding it increasingly difficult to gain political asylum in the U.S. as more Latin American countries recognize gay rights.

Big Boi has announced he and partner Andre 3000 are each set to release solo albums along with an OutKast album by the end of next year.

Scientists at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) say they have discovered a method to make synthetic diamonds out of tequila. They're too small for jewelry but they taste great with salt and lime.

Law enforcement officials in Brazil are searching for a gang that broke into a police station, stole confiscated drugs, money and weapons before blowing the building up with dynamite.

This holiday season, you've got a better chance of getting into an Ivy League college than getting a job.

Seven New York teens, including one Latino, are facing charges of first-degree "gang assault" for killing an Ecuadorian immigrant. The suspects allegedly wanted "to beat up some Mexicans."

Kanye West is milking the very last drops from Auto-Tune on two leaked tracks, Tell Everybody You Know featuring Lil Wayne and Amazing featuring Young Jeezy, from his forthcoming album, 808s and Heartbreak.

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has promised to intensify his country's collaboration with Mexico to fight drug cartels: "When you live in a country like Colombia that has already faced that intense fight against crime, one is very happy to see efforts like those of President Calderón."

Check out a trailer for the video game Street Fighter II HD Remix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, complete with music from the Karate Kid soundtrack.

Two people have died and six others have been injured in Nicaragua after violent protests of the country's municipal elections. The left-wing Sandinista party, which is leading most of the races, is denying accusations of voter fraud.

China will try to prevent its economy from breaking down by investing $586 billion on new housing, infrastructure and tax cuts. In relative terms, that's three times more than the U.S. has spent on its own rescue plan.

Spend a day at the circus with Jking & Maximan in a new video, "Dejame Tocarte." (via Blog Reggaetón)

The chief of staff for President-elect Barack Obama wants to provide financial aid to America's ailing auto industry. General Motors, once one of America's strongest companies, could be bankrupt within the year.

The world's largest piñata was recently unveiled in Philadelphia. Standing 60 feet high, the 94-foot long party favor was filled with 8,000 pounds of candy and opened with a wrecking ball. (via Neatorama)

Young people and people with lower incomes will be the hardest hit by the recession, according to labor experts.

Photos of strangers on the street, touching each other for the first time. (via Metafilter)

Kanye West gets animated in his new video, "Heartless."

U.S. employers cut 240,000 jobs last month. Over one million Americans have lost their jobs this year.

Plan Colombia, the $5 billion anti-drug package sent to Colombia failed to curb drug production but managed to "improve security" against rebels, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

The latest inductee to the National Toy Hall of Fame can be found in your own backyard and was once used to punish children: the stick.

Michigan has become the thirteenth state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use.

Brain scans show that bullies enjoy making others suffer.

Universal Pictures has acquired the film rights to the Tony award-winning play In The Heights.