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Nicki Minaj can definitely afford to buy her own gifts now with as many hits as she's appeared now. Leave it up to Cash Money's own Baby to shower Nicki Minaj with a surprise gift. How very nice of him! ---------------- Now playing: Nicki Minaj receives a gift from Birdman at Jay Sean "2012" shoot via FoxyTunes

It is somewhat odd for Birdman to be speaking on this now since it was many years ago when R. Kelly and Birdman planned a collaboration album. Of course it fell through due to R. Kelly hooking up with Jay-Z; no pun intended. Anyway though some stars don't reveal things like this to years down the road. And it always makes for an interesting story. Read below for more info on that as well as Mariah Carey's latest deal with Target(the store) and Shyne's new label deal. Producer and part-time rapper Brian " Birdman " Williams is known for making hits for Lil Wayne and other members of his Cash Money arsenal but the New Orleans native sites working with singer R. Kelly as his biggest musical mistake. In an interview with Ozone Magazine, Birdman didn't mince words when it came to a failed collaborative effort with the R&B crooner "Probably the worst investment I did was f----- with R. Kelly," he said. "That was a waste of my time. I could...

Now that the fourth quarter of music releases is under way, you can expect a major shake up in release dates. Everyone is trying to get a piece of the holiday sales that come along with Black Friday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and afterwards. 'Super Tuesday' is a phrase used to describe a huge number of releases for that given Tuesday specifically for albums. In the next month or two you will see plenty of 'Super Tuesday[s]' and December 15(which is on a Tuesday) is good enough to write about hence the post title. Check out the the releases and some slight info below! Alicia Keys, The Element Of Freedom First single, "Doesn't Mean Anything" isn't exactly setting the charts on fire like a typical Alicia Keys release. There seems to be a bit of backlash from the whole Swizz Beats/Mashonda incident and "Doesn't Mean Anything" sounding too much like "No One". I don't care much for Alicia Keys but I do like a handful of her son...

Ryan Leslie, the producer behind songs for Usher and Danity Kane to name a few unleashes new artist, Bluey Robinson. His debut single/video, "I Know" can be viewed below. I don't have much info on him right now but I will find out more as it becomes available. Music Biz: Brandy Dropped From Record Label? Perez Hilton is reporting that Brandy has been dropped by her record label and management in the same week. The gossip blogger said both Roc Nation and Epic Records terminated their contracts with the singer, whose career had been stopped cold in the wake of a 2006 car crash, which claimed the life of a fellow motorist and led to her pulling out of a judging role on the hit TV show "America's Got Talent." Her comeback album, "Human," did not do as well as expected. Brandy has already denied these rumors. I do, however feel like there is always some truth to a rumor. I mean it wouldn't look good for Brandy to be dropped. The last few years...

There is no rapper hotter right now than Lil' Wayne, at least on a mainstream level. While his hotness factor can be debated in the streets, he will likely rank top 5 among the majority of hip-hop heads! Once you become famous sometimes your personal life overshadows your music. Lil' Wayne is certainly no stranger to that. In recent years we have seen his star rise, and there has been an increasing amount of stories regarding his love life. I take a look at some of Lil' Wayne's most talked about relationships in the music industry. Check it out! Nivea - Before Nivea married The-Dream, she was down with Lil' Wayne. After her divorce she was rumored to be seeing the rapper again. Teairra Mari - The "Make Her Girl Feel Good" singer was rumored to be dating Lil' Wayne after being dropped from Def Jam. Trina - This is perhaps one of Wayne's most high profile relationships to date. The pair dated for a number of years. Rumors of infidelity dogged this...