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A few days ago we were treated to an exclusive preview of Waka Flocka's newest video for Get Low and now here is the new video in full.

Keyshia Cole and husband Daniel "Boobie" Gibson sit down for an exclusive interview with the infamous The Breakfast Club radio show.

Big Boi will release his new album Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors on November 13. 

Dedication 4 will not be released on September 3.

Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar will release his debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city on October 22. The album was originally scheduled to be released on October 2.  So far the rapper has released the singles The Recipe featuring Dr. Dre and the more recent Swimming Pool(Drank) . A collaboration with Lady Gaga is said to appear on the album as well. 

Face Down appears on Meek Mill's mixtape Dreamchasers 2 .

Big Sean will release a new mixtape Detroit (an ode to his hometown) on September 5. Big Sean recently premiered the single How It Feel . Juicy J and J. Cole are among the guests on the upcoming mixtape.  Game has revealed that his new album will be titled Jesus Piece after collaborating with Kanye West. The album is being eyed for a Fall release. Frequent collaborators Cool & Dre are among the producers on the new album.  Game will star in an untitled reality show in which he and his wife to be get married. No word on when the show is set to premiere. 

Waka Flocka Flame takes viewers behind the scenes as he shoots the video for his newest single Get Low . The song appears on his most recent album Triple F Life in stores and online now.  The video for Get Low is said to premiere this Friday on 106 & Park .

X Factor alum Marcus Canty wowed us with his debut single Won't Make A Fool Out Of You . Now he is back with his Wale assisted video and single In & Out .  Marcus Canty's Epic Records debut is due soon. 

Dawn Richard will release her debut album Goldenheart on October 16. 

Congratulations are in order for Trey Songz who scores his first #1 with Chapter V . The album sold 135,000 copies in its first week.  The album features the hit singles Heart Attack , 2 Reasons F/T.I. and the newest single Hail Mary F/Lil' Wayne & Young Jeezy. 

T.I. & Tiny and the rest of the gang are back for season 2 of the hit VH1 reality show T.I. & Tiny The Family Hustle .  Check out the Supertrailer of the show that premieres September 3.

Rasheeda releases the video to her latest single Legs To The Moon featuring Kandi. The video features a Rasheeda's real life husband and manager Kirk Frost.  Legs To The Moon appears on Rasheeda's album Boss Chick Music which is currently available on iTunes.  You can check Rasheeda out on Part 2 of the Love & Hip Hop Reunion on September 3. 

Avant feat. Keke Wyatt - You & I Avant returns with his new single You & I featuring frequent duet partner Keke Wyatt(who can currently be seen on TVOne's R&B Divas ). You & I is said to impact Urban AC(Adult Contemporary) radio on September 10. As for Avant's upcoming album Face The Music you will have to wait until February 5 to cop it! 

Though it was announced a few days ago I'm just getting wind of Trina announcing the release of a new mixtape. Titled Back 2 Business the mixtape will be released on September 28. The mixtape will feature 12-14 original tracks. Rick Ross is expected to make an appearance among others.  Rumor is that Trina is signed to Maybach Music Group/Warner Bros. Records but no formal announcement has been made of yet. 

Ne-Yo has pushed back the release date of his upcoming album R.E.D.(Realizing Every Dream) to November 6. The album contains the singles Lazy Love and Let Me Love You .

I just read that the release of Keyshia Cole's upcoming album Woman To Woman has been moved to November. The original date was an unspecified date in October. Word is the singer has reunited with producer Rodney Jerkins.  While we await the new Keyshia Cole album her BET reality show Keyshia & Daniel: Family First will be airing in October.  One of Keyshia Cole's collaborators for Woman To Woman is Ashanti(who guests on the title track). Ashanti is putting the finishing touches on her own oft-delayed album Braveheart . While the release date is still unknown the singer recently revealed photos of herself in the studio. The singer reunited with producer L.T. Hutton(produced The Way That I Love You ) for a song titled Make It Better . There is no word yet if the recently recorded song is Ashanti's new single.  Ashanti has been busy recording a new TV show for the FUSE network. The singer has interviewed some high profile celebrities including Rick Ross, Justin B...

Fat Joe finally unveils the video to his newest single Pride N Joy . The video was directed by none other than Hype Williams.

According to buddy and frequent collaborator Timbaland Missy Elliott will release two new singles Labor Day weekend. Titled 9th Inning and Triple Threat both songs are said to be included on Missy Elliott's upcoming album Block Party .

Just released yesterday is the video to Nicki Minaj's newest Urban single I Am Your Leader . The song features Rick Ross & Cam'ron.  Nicki Minaj's most recent album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded is said to be reissued on November 21. 

Diamond Feat. Verse Simmonds - American Woman by diamondatlcom Diamond releases the first single from her upcoming album The Young Life available on August 28. 

Dive is the newest single and video from Usher's recently released album Looking 4 Myself.

Alicia Keys will premiere her new single Girl On Fire (also the title of her new album)on this year's VMAS(Video Music Awards)on MTV Thursday, September 6.  The accompanying album will be released on November 27.  For the new album Alicia Keys worked with husband Swizz Beats and Babyface among others.  Alicia Keys can currently be heard on the single New Day alongside 50 Cent & Dr. Dre.

Lil' Wayne has announced that his upcoming mixtape Dedication 4 will be released on August 30.

B.O.B. releases his newest video from his album Strange Clouds which was released this May. 

The last few months have been pretty successful for a crop of Hip Hop and R&B artists such as Chris Brown, Usher, 2 Chainz, Nas, Rick Ross; and now Trey Songz. Released Tuesday August 21; Trey Songz new album Chapter V is poised to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts next week. The album will mark Trey's first #1 album. Sales are estimated at 110,000-130,000 units in the first week.  The album has been trending on Twitter for the last two days and Trey has supported the album with a bevy of singles including Heart Attack , 2 Reasons F/T.I., Hail Mary F/Lil' Wayne & Young Jeezy.  Catch Trey Songz on the big screen later this year(October) in a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie. 

Trey Songz new album Chapter V is in stores and online now!

Wildest Dreams Wildest Dreams produced by Sean Garrett and Tha Bizness(worked with Young Money) serves as the second single from Brandy's new album Two Eleven . The album is due in stores October 16.  Brandy recently held a listening party for Two Eleven where she previewed a handful of tracks. 

Mariah Carey plans to release a new album in March 2013.

Trey Songz new album Chapter V is in stores and online today.

Vivian Green is back with the new video for her single Anything Out There . It will appear on her upcoming album The Green Room in stores and online September 25.

Nas previews the video to his new single Bye Baby from his #1 album Life Is Good in stores and online now.

Ciara has released the cover art to her new single Sorry which is said to leak later today. It is the first single to her upcoming album One Woman Army due in October.  In other Ciara news word is she is dating NBA star Dwight Howard.

Eve recently reunited with her Ruff Ryders counterpart DMX and now the rap diva dishes on the newest batch of female rappers. Check it out!  Eve plans to release her own long awaited album Lip Lock later this year. 

Tyga; famous for his hit singles Rack City and Faded featuring Lil' Wayne has revealed that his new album will be titled Hotel California . There is no word on when the new album will be released.  Meanwhile Tyga will hold fans over with his newest mixtape Well Done 3 when its released at midnight.  Speaking of new albums Azealia Banks will release her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste on February 12, 2013. The album was originally slated to be released this Fall.  Currently Azealia Banks can be seen on the new covers of VIBE magazine and SPIN magazine. 

Trey Songz gives an exclusive preview to his upcoming video for the single Hail Mary featuring Lil' Wayne & Young Jeezy and a special appearance by Kevin Hart.  The full video will premiere on Monday followed by Trey's new album Chapter V in stores and online August 21. The album features the singles 2 Reasons featuring T.I. & Heart Attack . 

Miguel will release his new album Kaleidoscope Dream on October 2. The album features the first single Adorn. Production comes in the form of Jerry Wonda(worked with Ashanti), Salaam Remi(worked with Amy Winehouse), and Pop & Oak(worked with Nicki Minaj). I do remember seeing pictures of Miguel in the studio with Pharrell as well but we will wait and see if those tracks make the album.  The tracklisting for the album has been released as well and it features 11 songs. You can check out the tracklisting below: Kaleidoscope Dream Tracklisting 1. “Adorn” 2. “Don’t Look Back” 3. “Use Me” 4. “Do You…” 5. “Kaleidoscope Dream” 6. “The Thrill” 7. “How Many Drinks?” 8. “Where’s the Fun in Forever?” 9. “Arch & Point” 10. “Pussy Is Mine” 11. “Candle in the Sun” After performing in concert that brought out such special guests as Foxy Brown, Cam'ron, Lil' Wayne, and Drake; word is that Nicki Minaj plans to re release her current album; Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded...

Make It Look Easy by Ghost06-1 Taken from his free album Year Of The Dragon which will available on Google Play on August 21. 

Go Get It is the latest video and single from T.I. It will appear on his upcoming album Trouble Man . The album was scheduled to be released on September 4 but the album has been pushed back to an unspecified date.  Meanwhile you can look forward to T.I. on his reality show T.I. & Tiny on VH1 airing on September 3. 

Avant is back! He will be releasing a new single with KeKe Wyatt titled You & I . It is the first single from his upcoming album Face The Music in stores and online February 5, 2013.  Keyshia Cole has announced the guests to appear on her upcoming album Woman To Woman (rumored to be released on October 16). Making guest appearances are Robin Thicke, Meek Mill, and Ashanti(who appears on the title track).  The album's first single Enough Of No Love featuring Lil' Wayne currently sits at #14 on the R&B charts and debuted at #94 on the Hot 100 charts. Go Keysh! 

Another one bites the dust. Brandy sees her album Two Eleven pushed back yet again this time to October 16. The album was previously being released on October 2. There is no word on the push back but the album has faced plenty of push backs in the last few months. Let's hope this date sticks!  Nas will release Reach Out featuring Mary J. Blige as the newest single from his #1 album Life Is Good .  Nas and Mary J. Blige have a history of working together over the years. Nas has appeared on numerous remixes of Mary J.'s songs and most recently appeared on her song Feel Inside from her My Life II: The Journey Continues album.   

Brandy premiered her video for Put It Down featuring Chris Brown yesterday on 106 & Park .  It is the first single and video from her upcoming album Two Eleven in stores and online October 2. For the album Brandy worked with Ester Dean, Sean Garrett, and Frank Ocean among others. 

Azealia Banks releases her latest video Van Vogue . The song appears on her recently released EP; 1991 .  Banks is set to release her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste later this year. 

Ciara has revealed possible lyrics in a letter written to fans. The song titled Sorry is said to be released on August 20. It is newest single from her upcoming album One Woman Army in stores this October.  Speaking of new albums; Alicia Keys has revealed the new title of her album; Girl On Fire . I would say that's a pretty interesting title coming from someone such as Alicia Keys. I could see someone like Pink naming her album something like that but whatever.  For the new album Alicia enlisted Pop Wansel(worked with Nicki Minaj), Babyface, Swizz Beats, and Sevyn(who wrote the song New Day ).  Look for Alicia to premiere a new song on the VMAs airing on September 6. 

Toni Braxton appears on the newest issue of JET magazine on newsstands now.  You can check Toni Braxton out this Thursday on the new season of her hit reality show; Braxton Family Values which airs on WE.  Toni is currently working on a duet album with Babyface titled Love Marriage Divorce as well as a Lifetime movie; A Narrow Bridge .

Azealia Banks is the cover girl for the new issue of SPIN magazine. I'm assuming this is the American version of SPIN and not the UK one. I'm not sure because Azealia is starting to garner a lot of magazine covers here in the States and beyond the sea.  The rapper recently graced the cover of VIBE magazine and UK magazine Dazed & Confused; which has been banned in seven countries. Why? Because on the cover(which hasn't leaked yet) features Azealia with a pink condom in her mouth.

Tell Her Again is the first single from Sterling Simms upcoming RCA debut album; Time Capsule .  Sterling Simms was formerly signed to Def Jam Records where he issued the album Yours, Mines, and The Truth in 2008. Sterling Simms is an accomplished songwriter in his own right as well having wrote songs for Marsha Ambrosius, Mario, and Tyrese.  

Terry Ellis of En Vogue went solo in 1995 and released the single What Did I Do 2 You? ; which was the second single from her album Southern Gal .  Terry Ellis and her En Vogue band mates were in the midst of working on new music. Somewhere along the way the ladies have had another one of their infamous falling outs. Now the group have split into two and are recruiting new members for the perspective groups. If you recall some years back Dawn Robinson left En Vogue for a short time for a solo career that went nowhere. Thereafter she joined the ill fated group Lucy Pearl and scored a hit with the song Dance Tonight . 

The video for Go Get It will premiere this Thursday. It's the newest single from T.I.'s upcoming album Trouble Man . The album is due this September.  We can also see T.I. return to the small screen in his VH1 show T.I. & Tiny premiering in September.

Nicki Minaj joins 2 Chainz in the video for his single I Luv Dem Strippers . It's from his new album Based On A T.R.U. Story in stores August 14.

It has been revealed that Keyshia Cole's second single is titled Trust & Believe . In addition to prepping her second single; Keyshia Cole is setting up a new shoe line with Steve Madden.  Her upcoming reality show; Keyshia & Daniel: Family First will air on October 10. As for the release of her new album Woman To Woman ; the release date remains in the air. I did read October 22 then I was reading something about November. Personally I think the album should be released late September and the album will have a comfortable shelf life when the reality show premieres.  Speaking of new albums Mariah Carey's new album won't be released until March 2013. That has stopped her from releasing her newest single Triumphant(Get Em) featuring Rick Ross & Meek Mill. The song debuted at the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart this week at #97.  March 2013 is awhile from now and it had been revealed that Mariah is still working on this album so that explains the date....

The wait is almost over. The premiere of Brandy's new video for Put It Down featuring Chris Brown will debut on August 14 on VEVO.  Brandy will also premiere the video on 106 &amp ; Park on the same day as well as co-host the show. A few days ago a video preview of Put It Down was released.   Usher plans to release two more singles off his recently released album Looking 4 Myself ; which is currently getting a lot of play on my iPod. The next two singles are Numb for the Pop crowd and Dive for the Urban crowd.  To date Looking 4 Myself has sold 316,000 copies. Usher's 2004 album; Confessions just crossed the 10,000,000 million copies mark awhile back.  If you've been inquiring about Ciara's upcoming album One Woman Army; label honcho L.A. Reid spoke out via BRAVO's Watch! What Happens Live! The album is slated for a Thanksgiving release.  A few months ago Ciara leaked out the song Sweat featuring 2 Chainz after it was quickly pulled from...

In stunning news, some very reliable sources close to the situation have confirmed that Young Jeezy is now the Senior Vice President of Artists & Repertoire for Atlantic Records. The label plays home to such big-time rap and Hip-Hop acts such as T.I., Wiz Khalifa, Trey Songz, Lupe Fiasco and much more will hold the Snowman responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of its artists. The news broke by way of V-103 in Atlanta's own DJ Greg Street and was confirmed by Young Jeezy's production coordinator, DJ Folk. "Snow is about to have three different situations across three different labels," Folk said last night. Jeezy, who is still very much signed to Island Def Jam as an artist, signed Freddie Gibbs and Tone Trump to his own imprint, Corporate Thugz Entertainment.    http://hiphopwired.com/2012/08/09/young-jeezy-named-svp-of-ar-at-atlantic-records/

Nicki Minaj will release I Am Your Leader featuring Rick Ross & Cam'ron as the next Urban single from her gold album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded .  Previously Champion had been chosen as the next Urban single but obviously things changed. I think I Am Your Leader is a much better song anyway and its one of my favorites from Roman Reloaded .  To date Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded has sold close to 600,000 copies.   Speaking of Rick Ross; his new album God Forgives I Don't is the #1 album this week selling 218,000 copies. This gives Ross his 4th #1 album.  The album features the hit singles Touch'N You featuring Usher, So Sophisticated , and more.   I'm not the biggest Rick Ross fan but congratulations to him!

Just when we all thought music was an afterthought to Justin Timberlake; the singer/actor is back in the studio working on a new album; his third as a solo artist. Justin will be reuniting with his frequent collaborator Timbaland. Producer Jim Beanz(worked with Ashanti) will also be on board for the upcoming album. While there is no release date available yet; we can likely look forward to the new album sometime next year.  Melanie Fiona has chosen Wrong Side Of A Love Song as her 4th single from her album The MF Life . Melanie performed the song on the BET Awards this year and drew a lot of positive feedback. 

Outta Control Feat. Gucci Mane Jeremih releases a new song from his new mixtape Late Nights which will be available tomorrow.

Brandy previews her new Hype Williams directed video for her new single Put It Down . The video features Chris Brown. The song is currently at #21 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. Put It Down is the first single from Brandy's upcoming album Two Eleven in stores and online October 2. 

Toni Braxton released the single Just Be A Man About It in 2000. It was the second single from her 2x Platinum album The Heat . The video features appearances from Dr. Dre(who guests on the track) and Q-Tip.  Toni Braxton is currently working on a long overdue duet album with Babyface titled Love Marriage Divorce . You can also see her on a new season of Braxton Family Values airing August 16 on WE.

You can catch a quick 30 second preview of the new Fat Joe video for Pride & Joy . The song features Kanye West, DJ Khaled, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Roscoe Dash, Miguel, and an appearance from Ashanti.  Hype Williams directed. 

Meek Mill's debut album Dreams & Nightmares has been pushed back to "Late October". The album was originally set to be released on August 28.  When the rapper appeared on 106 & Park awhile back he hinted at the possibility of an album pushback. Nowadays its not totally surprising but its very annoying when albums get pushed back; especially ones that we are anticipating.  In other Meek Mill news he is featured alongside Rick Ross on Mariah Carey's new single Triumphant (Get 'Em) which was leaked out yesterday.  Someone who is releasing an album this month is Elle Varner. Her J Records debut album Perfectly Imperfect will be released on August 7. The album features the hit singles Only Wanna Give It To You featuring J. Cole & Refill . Elle recently released I Don't Care as the album's third single.  Click here to get a preview of the album! 

Kendrick Lamar will release his new album good kid m.A.A.d city on October 2.

Charli Baltimore will release her new album True Lies on September 25. The album features the single All Lies featuring Maino.  True Lies (if released) will mark Charli Baltimore's first album release to be released physically in the United States. Charli hasn't had the best of luck in the past with her label and album situations. Her debut album Cold As Ice was released internationally but was shelved here in the States. Her album The Diary under The Inc/Def Jam label was shelved. Her brief signing to Game's BlackWallstreet ended quicker than it started. Now an independent artist Charli is more likely to release this album just from the fact that she's an independent artist.  I gotta say I love the album cover by the way and I love the title of the album. Here's hoping that the music on the album is high quality. I'm not a fan of the All Lies single with Maino. 

Anita Baker is returning with a new album titled Only Forever on October 23. The album's first single is Lately which is a remake of Tyrese's hit song. Tyrese also duets with Anita on the song. The song will be released on August 7.  It was announced awhile back that Anita Baker collaborated with Snoop Dogg or should I say Snoop Lion for the album.   Good news for you Mystikal fans! The rapper was recently let out of jail. He was sent back to jail after violating his probation. Now that he is out he can resume working on his upcoming album Original . The upcoming album features Busta Rhymes & Rick Ross among others.  I read that Mystikal is 41! I would of never guessed that. I don't know how old I thought he was but I wouldn't of guessed 41. Then again when Mystikal was really popular I was in high school and that was 10 years ago so I guess it makes sense. 

Wiz Khalifa has pushed back the release date of his new album O.N.I.F.C. (Only Niggas In First Class) to September. The album's previous release date was later this month. A Taylor Gang compilation is said to follow in October spearheaded by Wiz. Kreayshawn's new album Somethin' 'Bout Kreay has been pushed back to September 18. The album was previously being released on August 14. The album contains the hit single Gucci Gucci and the recently released songs(and videos); Breakfast featuring 2 Chainz and Go Hard .  The album features appearances from Kid Cudi and V-Nasty part of Kreay's White Girl Mob.  Are you checking for Kreayshawn's album? I admit Gucci Gucci is nice and makes for a very catchy song. After that she kinda lost me.  What I do like about Kreayshawn though is she doesn't take herself too seriously and she's having fun with it.  

911 appears on Rick Ross' new album God Forgives I Don't which is in stores and online now. The album is set to debut at #1 next week. 

Vivian Green - Anything Out There Vivian Green is back with a new single from her upcoming album The Green Room due September 25.  Vivian Green is now on eOne Records which features a roster that includes such artists as Faith Evans, Ashanti, Pleasure P, and more. 

Paramount Pictures is releasing Paranormal Activity 4 on October 19; just in time for Halloween. What do you think about the trailer? Will you being seeing Paranormal Activity 4 when it hits theaters?  I saw Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 3 in theater. I fell asleep on Paranormal Activity ; not to say it wasn't good. I guess I was just tired. My friend and I had went to a very late showing.  As for Paranormal Activity 3 ; I went with a group of friends and their kids and we all felt like we wasted our money. 

Finally the video for Keyshia Cole's debut video Enough Of No Love is here. It's from her upcoming album Woman To Woman . Keyshia Cole is expected to debut the video today on 106 & Park . What do you think of the video?

When Alicia Keys takes the stage at this year's MTV VMAs the singer will premiere a new "crazy" song according to the singer. A few years back she debuted her hit single No One. Alicia Keys appears on the new 50 Cent single New Day . There is also a solo version of the song by Alicia Keys. Rick Ross' newly released album God Forgives I Don't featuring the hit single Touch'N You featuring Usher is poised to debut at #1 next week. The album is estimated to sell 200,00-225,000 units in the first week.  Rick Ross appeared on 106 & Park yesterday to promote the new album and debut many of the album's tracks.