"Thong Song" singer Sisqó is shooting the video for his next single, the title track of his Unleash the Dragon, in Los Angeles from Saturday through Monday (July 1–3). He'll also appear in rapper DMX's video for "What Y'all Want." ...

Rapper Mos Def contributes vocals to a Gang Starr remix of the Macy Gray song "I've Committed Murder," according to a publicist for Gray. The song is from Gray's debut album, On How Life Is, which is at #26 on the Billboard 200 albums chart nearly a year after its release. ...

R&B singer R. Kelly has set an Oct. 24 release date for his fifth album, TP-2.COM. Kelly will release the first single from the album, "I Wish," on Aug. 14. ...

Singer Whitney Houston's The Greatest Hits collection has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The two-disc set, released May 16, includes the single "Same Script, Different Cast," a duet with Deborah Cox. ...

Former Jodeci members K-Ci & JoJo, who are joining Gerald Levert and Kevon Edmonds on the bill for the SoulFest 2000 tour, which began Saturday (July 1) in Memphis, Tenn., are working on their third album, which they hope to have out by the end of the year. ...

An attorney for four producers and songwriters who sued acclaimed singer/rapper Lauryn Hill confirmed that the Fugees member will testify via deposition this week. Drum programmer Vada Nobles, guitarist Johari Newton, pianist Tejumold Newton and vocalist Rasheem Pugh sued Hill in 1998, alleging they were denied co-songwriting and co-production credits for the Grammy-Award winning The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. ...

Singer Kenny Lattimore is working on the follow-up to his 1997 self-titled debut album, which featured the singles "For You" and "Never too Busy." He's recording the album at Bob Marley Recording Studio in Jamaica. ...

R&B singer Pink will allow viewers to choose between two versions of her "Most Girls" video in a promotion on The Box Music Network called "Final Cut." Both videos now are being shown on The Box, and by Wednesday (July 5) a final version will be determined from online and telephone voting. (MTV Interactive owns The Box and sonicnet.com.) ...

The songs from R&B singer Jennifer Walker's debut album, Jennifer, recently were posted on the music Web site PlayJ.com. "Y U Callin' Me" and "To My Home Girls" are the first two singles from the album, which was released March 23. ...

Former Jodeci singer Dalvin DeGrate has been dropped by Maverick Records, according to a publicist at the label. DeGrate released his solo debut, Met.A.Mor.Phic., on April 18, and he had released one single, "Why Can't We," when the move was made. Maverick had given no reason at press time. ...

Soul singer Erykah Badu is planning to release her new album, tentatively titled The New Du, on Sept. 19, according to a publicist from Kedar Entertainment. Badu has recorded for the Roots and OutKast since her 1997 debut, Baduizm. ...

— sonicnet.com staff report