You heard about the frenzy in Brooklyn. You may have even peaked at the story in O. Now, we finally have the episode from Oprah. As part of an unprecedented press campaign HHB can’t remember in hip hop, Shawn Carter finally sits with Harpo to talk about us about everything, from the BK to Beyonce to Chris Breezy. All in sick. Quiet the kids. Put your phone on vibrate. Get something to drink. Enjoy…

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Oddly, with all of his successes, T-Pain’s face is going to show up on a primetime television show before it does a major music publication cover. Mr. Auto-tune will make a guest appearance on the new Fox comedy Brothers on October 9.

Haven’t heard of Brothers? Aiight, the show tells the story of Mike (former New York Giants lineman Michael Strahan), a former pro ball player who comes back home ‘cuz he’s broke to live with his sibling (Daryl “Chill” Mitchell), overpowering mom (CCH Pounder) and odd pop (Carl Weathers).

T-Pain plays a low-rent version of himself that meets the family at their restaurant.

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Love him or hate him, the guy is pretty darn funny. And no, we’re not talking about David Letterman. We’re specifically speaking about Monday night’s guest, President Barack Obama.

The guy got on the popular late-night talk show and dropped bits about his daughter’s summer plans, his intense work schedule and his thoughts on former President Jimmy Carter’s remarks about fellow politicians being racist.

Skip to about the 2:35 mark to hear the Prez’s smooth punchline…

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Fresh off its warmly-received Jay-Z concert, the Fuse network has announced that it’s keeping its hip hop momentum going with a new show, Hip Hop Shop.

The new program will be hosted by Rolling Stone contributing editor and former BET host Toure, and it premieres on September 23. Fame and Notorious star Naturi Naughton will be the show’s first guest.

Hip Hop Shop is one of four new music-oriented shows coming to Fuse. The other three will center around pop, alternative and rock music.

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If you notice Jay lookin’ a lil’ tired in this clip from David Letterman’s Late Show, it’s for good reason. Dude’s been EVERYWHERE promoting his new album. (Peep our review in the Weekly Column section, by the way.)

If you notice Jay appearin’ rather cheerful in this clip, it’s for good reason too. Early word has come out that BP3 will dominate the charts next week with sales over 300,000.

Now, if you notice Jay comin’ off a lil’ sarcastic, we can’t really call that one. Letterman seemed to be asking decent questions about the Brooklyn homie’s name origin and post-marriage life.

Take a peak…

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If you’re Terrell Owens, there’s good news and bad news. First, the bad: His Buffalo Bills open the season Monday on national television against the heavy favorite New England Patriots.

Now, the good news: VH1 has picked up his reality series, The T.O.Show, for another season. The show has quietly been a mild hit for the network, scoring about 1.5 million viewers per episode.

Season two will begin as his one-year deal with the Bills expires. Beyond the usual uncertainties about where he’ll play the next season, cameras will also track his business opportunities and his dealings with women.

“Terrell has been a great asset to the VH1 team and we’re thrilled to have him back for another season,” stated Jeff Olde, EVP Original Programming and Production, VH1. “He is a compelling figure to watch both on and off the field and we hope to continue to watch his life evolve beyond football for many seasons to come.”

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Kid Cudi is a busy chap. Not only is the Ohio-bred MC preparing to drop his debut, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, in a short while, but he’s also touring cross-country with Asher Roth. Now comes word that the rapper has scored the leading role in HBO’s new series How To Make It in America.

Directed by Julian Farino, one of the visionaries behind the channel’s other hits like Entourage and The Sopranos, and produced by Mark Wahlberg, America is a comedy about three 20-somethings just trying to live the American dream. Cudi plays a cat named Domingo Dean.

And if you’re reading this thinking, “Oh, here goes another rapper playing another rapper in front of a camera,” try another thought.

“It has no reference to my music,” Cudi told the Arizona Republic. “It was important to me early on to branch away from music” the rapper explained. “When we were developing my character with the writers, I was telling them, ‘Man, I don’t want to be anything that has to do with music,’ just because that’s not really acting.”

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Diddy is special. With certain people, when the cameras recording and eyes are locked, they turn electric. Diddy’s one of those people. Last night, in front of David Letterman’s wide-reaching camera, the rap mogul was in tip-top shape, chatting about everything from his new album, Last Train to Paris, to Michael Jackson trying to holler at Beyonce.

In addition Paris, Diddy made the public appearance to hype up his new MTV show Making His Band, which premieres next week.

Roll the tape…

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As everyone on the streets not named The Game impatiently awaits Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3, Hove keeps anticipation high with this latest track, “Run This Town,” featuring Rihanna’s trademark tremor and ‘Ye’s always-official lyrical contribution.

Peep for self…

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