Ciara, 50 Cent team for "Dope Boys"

As she finished recording the track "Dope Boys" for her upcoming sophomore album, Ciara: The Evolution, Ciara knew it needed some extra flavor. Make that Fiddy flavor. The R&B diva landed 50 Cent for a guest verse on the Rodney Jerkins-produced track, telling MTV News that "the way he laid his verses is crazy." The collabo inspired Ciara to seek out another last-minute guest for the album, although she's keeping that one to herself for now.

The album hits stores December 5. Ciara shot the video for the set's first single, "Promise," last week with director Diane Martel. "I just wanted to make a record that felt good, and I think this is one of those records that truly is a sing-along, and that was the goal," Ciara said. "I want you to be able to go back to the old days and put your hands up and rock from side to side and just feel good. We have this special thing I can't wait for you all to see. But it's really just about the performance in this video more than anything, and the way [Martel] is lighting it. We didn't really want to do the typical R&B video."

Streisand takes on Bush, heckler at NYC show

As she's made plenty clear in the past, Barbra Streisand is no fan of President George W. Bush. Last night at her first performance at New York's Madison Square Garden in 12 years, she also made clear that she does not appreciate her anti-Bush performance skits interrupted by hecklers, according to the Associated Press. "Shut the f*** up!" Streisand bellowed at a heckler during her skit with an onstage Bush impersonator acting like a bumbling idiot. "Shut up if you can't take a joke!" The heckler was sufficiently admonished, apparently, and the show proceeded. Later in the evening, one fan shouted out, "Marry me, and I'm gay!" to which Streisand, a gay icon, replied: "There are gay people here?"

DMX: Not a strong driver

It seems like a week can't go by without DMX (aka Earl Simmons) getting into some sort of trouble with the law. Last week it was assault; this week it's another moving violation, the fourth driving-related incident for Simmons this year. Westchester's Journal News reports that police stopped the barking rapper around 1 p.m. going north on the Saw Mill River Parkway when they saw his 2001 Chevy Suburban didn't have the requisite inspection stickers. Besides citing him for the inspection violation, they also chalked him up for a suspended registration and driving without a license. Lt. Henry Cetina, who was at the scene, said Simmons was "fully cooperative." The police impounded the SUV. DMX's court date is set for December 18.

Cassidy still in critical condition

Philly rapper Cassidy is still in critical condition at Jersey City Medical Center six days after the car accident that nearly claimed his life, according to the Newark Star Ledger. Cassidy suffered severe head trauma in the crash last Wednesday night--including a fractured skull and broken bones in his face--while on his way through Jersey City to New York, where he was at work on his third album. Theola Borden, publicist for J Records, told the paper that although Cassidy's condition remains critical, he should pull through.

"We don't know whether he is in an induced coma or heavily sedated," Borden said. "The results of a CAT scan were OK." Jersey City Medical Center officials refrained from commenting, and Jersey City police claim to have no record of the accident. "Other rappers, such as Remy Ma, have called and asked to visit, but I think they're just allowing close family members and friends to visit," Borden said.

Original Sebadoh lineup to tour in '07

Sebadoh's classic lineup--bassist Lou Barlow, drummer Eric Gaffney, and guitarist Jason Loewenstein--plan to reunite and tour in the spring of 2007, according to a post on Barlow's Web site. The site doesn't include any specific dates yet, saying only that the tour will start February 25 and end April 7. Barlow also posted that his work on a new album from his original band, Dinosaur Jr., is almost complete.