Maybe Plies isn't bad for the kids after all. At least not the ones that sneak into his concerts. Plies was in the middle of a show when he spotted a preteen girl in the crowd. "I just realized there's a little girl in here that looks like she's 12 years-old," Plies said. He motioned to his hype men to bring the kid onstage. He then did what any responsible adult would do: He apologized and sent her home.

Now, here's where it gets interesting. Before dismissing the girl Plies gave her a parting present of $1,000. Yes, he had exactly $1,000 lying around in his pocket. Hey, I'm just saying. While I commend Plies for taking a stance against having kids at his show, I'm puzzled by his decision to pay her $1,000. Watch the video below.

• Video - Plies Pays Pre-teen $1,000 to Leave Concert

By now you've probably heard of the rift between Jay-Z and former Roc-A-Fella associate Beanie Sigel. Sigel released a track titled "Average Cat" last week to address the issue. "Average Cat" is not so much a diss as it is Beanie's melodramatic take on the discord. Jay has only responded briefly during a press conference in Montreal.

"Beanie Sigel, at the time, was driving two Bentleys," Jay said in his response. "Beanie Sigel had a record deal, a record label, and a clothing line, and never went platinum...ever. I don't know in the history of rap has anyone done so much with so little. I don't know what more you could do for a person at that time."

As the saying goes, there are three sides to every story: your side, the other person's side, and the truth. So, what do you have to say about that, Sigel?

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Hip-hop veteran Wyclef Jean takes a break from humanitarian efforts to cook up some new music for his fans. His latest project, From The Hut, To The Projects, To The Mansion is due out November 10.

You can stream the disc in its entirety right now by visiting Clef's MySpace page.

If you're going to call on Jay-Z to judge your freestyle contest, it might be a good idea to pick people that won't pee all over their pants upon seeing him. The contestants in this MuchMusic freestyle battle (I used that term loosely) were laughable. Jay complimented the chick on her "all black everything" outfit. She then proceeded to make a fool of herself. The guy obviously came loaded with a stash of pre-written rhymes. Jay called him out on it and requested a 2nd round. He was probably thinking, "been there, done that." It wasn't even close. At least, the guy had decent flow.

• Watch for yourself: Jay-Z Judges Freestyle Contest