Drake Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Rick Ross – “I’m On One” Video Spoof

on 6/30/2011

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RICK ROSS IN THE LAB WITH DJ TOOMP

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Ricky Rozay is easily recognized as one of the industry's hardest working men, in a recent vlog post the boss documents his studio time as he lays down some tracks for his upcoming LP God Forgives, I Don't.

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LETOYA LUCKETT DISCUSSES NEW ALBUM + REACTION TO BEYONCÉ’S BILLBOARD SPEECH

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Letoya Luckett may not be reaching the pinnacle of pop-superstardom that her former DC fam have acquired, but she has plenty to talk about. After playing the lead role in the independent film, Preacher's Kid with co-star, R&B singer, Tank, in early 2010, Letoya is hard at work with a recurring role in the hit HBO series, Treme, and a new album on the way. Check out the red carpet interview at this years ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards courtesy of Rap-Up.com.

LIL WAYNE AT CURREN$Y'S JET LIFE TOUR IN MIAMI

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Curren$y's latest project, Weekend At Burnie's, is already hitting stores, heres some tour footage.

KERI HILSON ON CEE-LO'S TALKING TO STRANGERS

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Cee-Lo Green has always made a name for himself in more ways than one. You can find the eclectic soulstar everywhere from his regular stint on the hit NBC show, The Voice, to tearing up the stage for a Patti Labelle tribute.

With the announcement that he's set to give us some more Gnarl's Barkley with partner-in-crime Danger Mouse, His latest venture is Cee-Lo Green *Talking To Strangers, which airs on Fuse TV, where the Atlanta native sits down with some of the industry's best and brightest.

Check out the segment with Keri Hilson after the jump.

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BEYONCE TO DEBUT AT #1 IN 14 COUNTRIES

on 6/29/2011

According to Billboard, Beyonce’s album 4 will debut in as many as 14 countries, including the U.S when final sales numbers are released next week.

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NEW MUSIC: T.I. Ft. B.O.B. "We Don't Get Down Like Ya'll"

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The King is Back!!!!!!!

ON SET: WALE & J.COLE “BAD GIRL'S CLUB”

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Out in Cali yesterday, Wale shot the visual to his collabo with J. Cole which is off his upcoming MMG album. So far the word is that YN at RapRadar has heard the new joint and quoted it as being "spectacular." tune in for updates on this one.

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KELLY ROWLAND RELEASES TRACKLISTING FOR "HERE I AM"

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Kelly Rowland got some major national attention with her notable performance of "Motivation (Remix)" at the 2011 BET Awards with Trey Songz. Who couldn't forget the diva in all black killin it with sexy dance moves and a voice that could give King B a run for her money I'm jus sayin. It comes with no surprise seeing that Ms. Rowland is a fixture in international pop stardom with airplay that includes the Europe and Australia markets, since BET, the U.S. is just now taking notice.

Here I am hits stores July 24th.

Standard Edition

1. I’m Dat Chick
2. Work It Man feat. Lil Playy
3. Motivation feat. Lil Wayne
4. Lay It On Me feat. Big Sean
5. Feelin’ Me Right Now
6. Turn It Up
7. All of the Night feat. Rico Love
8. Keep It Between Us
9. Commander
10. Down for Whatever

Deluxe Edition

11. Heaven & Earth
12. Each Other
13. Motivation (Rebel Rock Remix) feat. Lil Wayne
14. Commander (Urban Remix) feat. Nelly

Big Boi "Shutterbug" Glastonbury

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General Patton premiered a new dance move and had the crowd groovin for his "Shutterbugg" performance at Glastonbury. Check out his performance.

LLOYD'S 'ALTER EGO' PHOTOSHOOT WITH DEREK BLANKS

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Lloyd goes from "Long Hair, Don't Care" to the "King of Hearts" in a recent photoshoot with Derek Blanks, King of Hearts comes out July 5th.

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Drake "Marvin's Room" Video

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Drake get's pissy-faced for the official video to his latest single, "Marvin's Room."

Bow Wow "Sell My Soul" Video

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Bow Wow stays grinding under the YMCMB imprint, and to show for it he takes a dark turn with this new video.

Lloyd Ft. R. Kelly, Keri Hilson & K'Naan "World Cry" Stream

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Lloyd collabs with R. Kelly, Keri Hilson and K'Naan for this call to world peace. Check the audio

BEYONCE “4” REVIEW

on 6/28/2011

After a highly anticipated release and popular promo tour for I Am…Sasha Fierce in 2008, Beyonce took a necessary break from the madness that is pop star life, only to find herself, in 2009, writing new material for what would be a ,respectively titled, 4th solo project.

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Jae Millz "U Could Get It“

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New music from Jae Millz via his twitter page. YMCMB stays on it.

DJ Khaled Ft. Mary J. Blige, Fabolous & Jadakiss “It Ain’t Over Til’ It’s Over”

on 6/27/2011

Mary J. Blige had an amazing performance at this  years BET Awards, starting her set off with a medley of unforgettable classics, followed by a duet with idol, Anita Baker, and then a world premiere of this track off of DJ Khaled's upcoming, We The Best Forever LP. Take a listen.

Janelle Monáe - 'Cold War/Tightrope/Come Alive' Live at Glastonbury 2011

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It's safe to say that the Glastonbury Festival blew up with Beyonce and her more than stellar peformance via satellite for the BET Awards this past weekend. But we can't forget about Janelle Monáe as she literally rocked the stage in her usual tux. Just recently Ms. Monae made some major progress on Amazon.com with a crazy 4928% increase in sales of her latest LP, Archandroid. Check the performance.

PLANKING EPIDEMIC............UHM-HMMM

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I think I just found myself a new hobby...............

ABSOLUT RELEASES DOCUMENTARY FOR "CEE-LO DISTILLED"

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Absolut Vodka debuts the documentary on Cee-lo Green, which will give fans a glimpse of a day in the life with the Atlien. The first half, entitled "Cee-Lo Distilled" will cover his creative process as well as his thoughts on “what it means to be truly exceptional in today's music world.” Check the visual.

BET AWARDS 2011 WINNERS

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Check out the winners of this years awards with C. Breezy taking the lead.

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Rick Ross Ft. Lil Wayne "9 Piece" Video (Director's Cut)

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releases the official video for "" which is a track that originally debuted on his Ashes To Ashes Mixtape and featured T.I. The new track with Weezy will be on Rozay's fifth LP God Forgives, I Don't.

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Da Brat Ft. Twista "Dumb Stupid Crazy"

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Fresh off her bid, Da Brat-tat-tat-tat comes harder than ever for this DOPE track, check the audio

DJ KHALED RELEASES TRACKLIST FOR "WE THE BEST FOREVOR"

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We The Best Forever hits stores July 19th, are you going to cop it?

1. I’m On One Ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
2. Welcome To My Hood Ft. Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain
3. Money Ft. Jeezy & Ludacris
4. I’m Thuggin’ Ft. Waka Flocka & Ace Hood
5. It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over Ft. Mary J. Blige, Fabolous & Jadakiss
6. Legendary Ft. Chris Brown, Keisha Cole & Ne-Yo
7. Sleep When I’m Gone Ft. Busta Rhymes, Cee-Lo & Game
8. Can’t Stop Ft. Birdman & T-Pain
9. Future Ft. Ace Hood, Meek Mill, Wale, Vado & Big Sean
10. My Life Ft. Akon & B.o.B.
11. A Million Lights Ft. Tyga, Cory Gunz, Mack Maine, Jae Millz & Kevin Rudolf
12. Welcome To My Hood (Remix) Ft. Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Twista, Mavado, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game & Waka Flocka


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DJ Khaled Ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne “I’m On One” VIDEO

on 6/26/2011

While on the 2011 BET Awards Green Carpet, DJ Khaled premiered the video to what sounds like the official jam of the summer. We The Best Forever comes out July 19th.

Check the visual courtesy of Rap Radar.

TAPE ADDICT FRIDAYS TOP 10 :: WEEK 3

on 6/24/2011

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THA DAILY EXCLUSIVE : KILLER MIKE LIVE AT THE APPLE STORE IN ATLANTA

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To the devoted followers of Southern Dope and Tha Daily Pursuit, we  got a chance to make it to the last of the Black Music Month performances at the Apple Store in Atlanta, GA. With digital cameras on hand we checked-in to the 8pm performance of Grand Hustle artist, Killer Mike, as he went through some of the latest material fresh off his new LP, Pl3dge, as well as some of the classics. Pl3dge is Out Now so go out and get it (It's SDP Certified).

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Pill "RIDIN ON DAT POLE" VIDEO UNCUT

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Sex sells, and its evident in this new r-rated flick from MMG standout, Pill.



check the visual (If you're 18+) after the jump.

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Estelle Ft. Rick Ross "DON'T BREAK MY HEART"

on 6/23/2011

Hot new video for "Don't Break My Heart" starring UK songstress, Estelle and Ricky Rozay. (That whip look nice!!!!!)

Wale "BAIT"

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Wale is following suit with the rest of his MMG family and pushin out his fair share of new music to the masses. Heres a new track featuring the Total Control Band.

MJB & NICKI MINAJ TRACK WAS "UNOFFICIAL"

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If you havent heard already a track titled “Feel Inside” was posted allover the blogosphere (including SDP) as a MJB and Nicki Minaj collabo. A source from Mary’s camp confirmed with Billboard that the track is unofficial and that the vocals and Wu-Tang “Triumph”-sampling track were mashed up from two separate sources.
In related news, Mary J. is currently prepping her forthcoming LP, My Life 2: The Journey Continue, no word on an expected release date.

Oh well, as DOPE as the track was it wasn't My Life "2" material, (Ya Feel Me?!?!?).

Keri Hilson "ALL THE BOYS" & "PRETTY GIRL ROCK" LIVE ACOUSTIC

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Keri Hilson gives us an Up-Close-&-Personal live acoustic performance of some of the songs off of her latest No Boys Allowed release. This will be the first performance for the Brand New online TV Network TheGrapeJuice, with their 'The Splash' segment. Check out the video.

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Travis Porter "BIRTHDAY GIRL" & "YOU DON'T KNOW"

on 6/22/2011

Travis Porter doesnt hav 1, but 2 dope tracks. Something for the streets and another for the "Birthday Girls". Check the audio.

"Birhday Girl"



"You Don't Know"

FONZWORTH BENTLEY GIVE TIPS ON HOW TO MAINTAIN BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

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If you want to know how to maintain the right connections with the right people, Fonzworth Bentley's got ya covered. Sit back and take notes!!!



A while back Fonzworth released his C.O.L.O.U.R.S. mixtape, check it out after the jump.

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NEW MUSIC: Mary J. Blige Ft. Nicki Minaj "Feel Inside"

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Queen Mary enlisted the help of Nicki Minaj for this new track off of her upcoming My Life 2 album.



UPDATE: "Feel Inside" will not be on Mary J. Blige's upcoming My Life 2 album.

T-Pain Ft. Joey Galaxy "BOOTY WORK"

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Aint nuthin sexier than a chick rockin' a baggy outfit, New video from T-Pain with that dude from the E-bay Commercial.

THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

on 6/21/2011

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Kid Ink Ft. Dorrough "END OF THE NIGHT"

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New Music from L.A. native, Kid Ink featuring Dorrough.

Check the audio

Young Jeezy "THE REAL IS BACK" VIDEO

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Shot on tour,“The Real Is Back” is the title track off of Jeezy's latest mixtape, The Real Is Back, hosted by DJ Drama, and is a precurser to his highly anticipated TM103 album. Check out the new video.

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J. COLE REVEALS RELEASE DATE & ALBUM TITLE

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Finally, after twitter being the devil to his latest track "Work Out" (One I refuse to post to SDP), J. Cole reveals the name and release date of his debut album via twitter. Cole World: The Sideline Story will hit stores September 27th.

2 Chainz "FEELING YOU" VIDEO

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I guess Tity Boi is sticking to the 2Chainz moniker!?!?, Check out the new video for “Feeling You.”

NEW MUSIC: Drake "Trust Issues"

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New music courtesy of October's Very Own, check the audio:



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Lil Niqo Ft. DJ Khaled "OK THEN"

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This video has literally been out for 2 months, but who cares when you got this swag.



Ya Boi got staying power, True Story!!!! Shout out to NiqueHeard for the heads up.

THA DAILY EXCLUSIVE : JOSE GUAPO INTERVIEW

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With less than a day until his livemixtapes release, Jose's World, Jose Guapo is hard at work getting his name our while keeping it "1-Thou-Wow" check the content:



Shout out to Smiley for the hookup.

CEE LO GREEN ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW GNARLS BARKLEY ALBUM

on 6/20/2011

Cee-Lo Green is mastering the art of multi-tasking with his position as one of 4 judges on NBC's "The Voice", in addition to his upcoming debut as a talk show host and being on tour, in recent news he announces his plans to team up with Danger Mouse and do another Gnarl's Barkley album.

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Tyga "FIRST TIME" VIDEO

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New video from Tyga directed by Alex Nazari.

Freddie Gibbs "COLD DAY IN HELL" TRAILER

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LRG put together a trailer for Freddie Gibbs’ forthcoming set which will feature Young Jeezy, Bun B, Freeway and more. It’s gonna be a Cold Day In Hell this July.

Lloyd "NAKED"

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Nudity is not a requirement to listen to this smooth joint from Lloyd, which is the 5th track off of King Of Hearts coming July 5th.

ANDRE 3000 - “I'VE ALWAYS FELT BEYONCE WAS ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMERS OF OUR TIME"

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Industry veterans have nothing but good things to say about Beyonce and her consistent work ethic, especially with her latest offering 4, coming June 28th.

Check the article

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Pill Ft. Trae Tha Truth "SEND ONE DOWN"

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New track from Pill featuring Trae Tha Truth, No word on a release date for The Diagnosis.

Young Jeezy Ft. Lil Wayne "BALLIN" VIDEO

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Official video for "Ballin" off of Jeezy's highly anticipated album, TM103. No word on a release date.



Now let's hope hell don't freeze over before he release the album!!!

NEW MUSIC: Jill Scott Ft. Paul Wall "So Gone (What My Mind Says)"

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Jill Scott gives us something to groove to with this new joint featuring Paul Wall:

Gorilla Zoe "I DO IT" VIDEO

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It was all a dream for Gorilla Zoe in his latest video, "I Do It."

Boo Rossini Ft. Yo Gotti & Tity Boi "100"

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Boo Rossini, Yo Gotti and 2Chainz keep it 100, on this track off of Bigga Rankin and the Cool Running DJ’s upcoming album Everybody Eats. Check the audio:

TAPE ADDICT FRIDAYS TOP 10 : WEEK 2

on 6/17/2011

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ON SET OF YOUNG JEEZY FT. LIL WAYNE "BALLIN"

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The Real Is Back, Jeezy's latest mixtape offering, is hyping up a much needed buzz for his long-awaited (and to some, long-overdue) TM103 album. One of the latest tracks to hold his devoted fans over is "Ballin'" featuring Lil Wayne. Heres the Behind the scenes footage for the video, shot on location in Miami and directed by Colin Tilley.

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Wale "I'M ON ONE" FREESTYLE

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Wale takes his turn on DJ Khaled's hot new track "I'm On One"



Awhile back we posted another freestyle by MMG signee and Atlanta native Pill.

DRAKE HONORED AT SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME

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It's safe to say that Drizzy is a force to be reckoned with, (we've heard our fair share of dope tracks here on the site), at the 42nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in NY, Drake was honored for his songwriting skills and presented with the Hal David Starlight Award.

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Rocko Ft. Rick Ross "JUST IN CASE"

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New video from Rocko featuring Ricky Rozay,

ROYAL FLUSH 2 RELEASE PARTY

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If you were one of the many to get your free download of Cyhi The Prynce's new tape. Royal Flush 2, heres some footage that details the 24 hour period leading up to it's release. (take note, you are watching greatness)

Trae Tha Truth Ft. Jadakiss & Ransom "KISS MY ASS" REMIX

on 6/16/2011

Check Trae Tha Truth’s remix for “Kiss My Ass” with Ransom and Jadakiss:

BIG K.R.I.T. HOPING TO WORK WITH ANDRE 3000 & COLDPLAY

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According to Billboard.com's "The Juice", Mississippi native, Big K.R.I.T. had plenty to say in regards to his current projects and his wishlist of dream collaborations, which include the likes of alternaative rock band, Coldplay, as well as Andre 3000.

Check the article below:

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Meek Mill Ft. Rick Ross "TUPAC BACK"

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Heres the official video for the hood anthem "Tupac Back" check it out:

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Curren$y "THIS IS THE LIFE"

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Curren$y's upcoming project, Weekend At Burnie's won't drop until June 28th. In the mean time, heres another new joint off the album:

KELLY ROWLAND, TREY SONGZ & MARY J. BLIGE TO PERFORM AT THE BET AWARDS

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R&B is gonna be in full force at the BET Awards this year, with a little over a week left until the annual ceremony airs live on June 26th. With everyone marking their calenders, it has been announced that Kelly Rowland, Trey Songz and Mary J. Blige are set to hit the stage.

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Gorilla Zoe "WHAT'S GOING ON" VIDEO

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New Video for "What's Going On"

The Game Ft. DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous & Rick Ross "BOTTLES & ROCKIN J'S"

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The Game is set to go off with "Red Nation" already hittin the airwaves and now this second single "Bottles & Rockin J's" off of his  R.E.D. Album coming August 23rd, check the audio:

Frank Ocean "NOVACANE" VIDEO

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For the devoted followers of New Orleans native Frank Ocean, heres the official video for his popular hit "Novacane" off of the nastalgia.ultra mixtape, hosted by NoDJ. (I'm Hyped!!!!!! - The D.A.)

JUDGE THROWS OUT $20M LAWSUIT AGAINST TIMBALAND & NELLY FURTADO

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Back in 2009, Finnish label Kernal Records Oy filed a lawsuit against producer Timbaland and Nelly Furtado claiming that they stole elements from their artist’s song for the tune “Do It.” Earlier this week, Miami, Florida federal magistrate Judge Edwin Torres tossed the suit, which sought $10 million to $20 million in damages.



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NAPPY ROOTS "RETURN OF THE COUTRY BOYZ" SHORT FILM

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mHeres the premier for the Nappy Root's short film, "Return Of The Country Boyz", Which documents the hip-hop groups work on tour as well as their preparation for a new album this year.



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Wale "LACEFRONTIN"

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Obviously Wale never left his DC roots when he signed to Maybach Music, heres a new track he released today:



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BEYONCE "4" PROMO PICS

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Beyonce is ready to show out on her 4th studio album entitled 4, the promo pics are even on point (as they should be)

Check out the promo pics:

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JANELLE MONAE ROLLING OUT COVERSHOOT

on 6/15/2011

This month, Jonelle Monae covers Rolling Out Magazine where we posted the article here

Check out the covershoot photos:

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