Kanye West protege Kid Cudi from Cleveland recently got himself into some trouble. He tore a door of its hinges during a domestic dispute. Scary shit–yea, we know. The cops came and he was arrested for criminal mischief. When they found some liquid cocaine in his pocket they slapped on a drug possession charge.

Kid Cudi is a well-known stoner, but speaking in Brooklyn at a recent appearance he made a point to say he was not headed the way of The 27s:

“I know you guys were hearing some sh*t about me in the news. I was wilding out and sh*t, but I’m good now. I just smoke weed. I know n*ggas die when they 27. I’m 26 now, but I promise I’ll live till I’m old as sh*t.”

The release of Kid Cudi’s second album, “G.O.O.D. Music Day” (featuring Kanye West, Consequence, and Big Sean) has now been pushed back till September 30, 2010.

Here’s an interesting interview with clips from the upcoming disc. Kid Cudi has some brains, so hopefully he won’t continue to waste ‘em.

While shooting the video for his first single, titled “Yung Hott Killin ‘Em,” Griffin, Georgia, rapper Yung Hott (his real name was Jerode Paige) was shot and killed. He was 27 years old and is thus the latest member of the fabled 27 Club.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports this morning that the police has arrested four men suspected of the murder. The AJC writes, “Bahir Howard, 22, Corderra Walker, 21, Terry James Fuller, 31, and Terrance Jones, 23 — are being held without bond in the Spalding County Jail on charges of murder, aggravated battery, child cruelty and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.”

A little girl playing nearby with her toy car was shot in the foot and injured during the shooting, which took place around 6pm Saturday night. According to reports, 150 people were present during the shooting either working on the video shoot or there to see it take place. Several witnesses got a good look at the assassins. “I saw them,” witness Virginia Berry told Channel 2‘s Tony Thomas. “They just shot him like this; pump, pump, shoot, pump, shoot, pump.” At least twenty rounds were fired, according to the police.

Eerily, the cover of Yung Hott’s single looked like the crime scene, complete with a Griffin police cruiser, cordons, and a body. At this point the motive for the killing is not known.

Yung Hott has a previous record of drug-related offenses, but was in the process of refashioning his life as a full-time rapper. His single was receiving some airplay in the Atlanta rap scene at the time of his murder.

You can watch Channel 2′s coverage of the incident here.

Check back for more about this later.