Lights

YONAS comes through with a remix to Ellie Goulding's track 
Lights and once again he kills it. Don't believe me? Listen to the 
track below for yourself!

Let Us Move On

Wow I was not expecting this at all. Dido makes her return to music
with the 1st single off her new album dropping March of 2013. The
song is called Let Us Move On and Dido grabs Kendrick Lamar to 
spit a verse on the Dido, Rollo Armstrong & Jeff Bhasker produced
track. Listen to it below!

Bridget Kelly 'Special Delivery' Official Music Video

Above is the official video for Bridget Kelly's song Special Delivery.
Last year the Roc Nation singer released her EP 'Every Girl' and 
now she is busy working on her debut album, which is due out in
2013. Love the song and think the video is pretty good as well. I 
know I will be checking for her debut when it drops!

Game gives his fans some new music that was originally supposed
to be on his album 'Jesus Piece'. The track is called Murder and features
Kendrick Lamar and Scarface. Hopefully we hear some more Kendrick
and Game collabos because these two definitely have chemistry.
Listen to Murder below and make sure you support Game by picking
up 'Jesus Piece', which is in stores now!

Hello

'Trouble Man' drops in a week and here is one more track that 
will appear on the album. The song is called Hello and features
Cee-Lo Green on the hook and Pharrell handles production
duties. I definitely like the track and can't wait to hear the rest of the 
album! Listen to Hello below and make sure you pick up 'Trouble
Man' next Tuesday!

As a part of his Trouble Man Tuesdays T.I. releases one of the 
most anticipated tracks that will appear on his upcoming album
'Trouble Man'. The track is called Sorry and features a verse from
Andre 3000 and is produced by Jazze Pha. 'Trouble Man' is shaping 
up to be a pretty decent album so far from what I've heard. Listen to
Sorry below and make sure you pick up 'Trouble Man' on December 18th!

The Bluff

Wiz Khalifa drops a new track that will appear on his upcoming
album 'O.N.I.F.C.'. For year Wiz has wanted to do a track with
Cam'ron and now he has finally got his wish with his song The Bluff.
This is probably the best song I have heard from the album so far,
give it a listen below and make sure you pick up 'O.N.I.F.C.' when
it hits stores December 4th!

Hallelujah

Game drops a new track off his album 'Jesus Piece', which is due out
December 11th. The track is called Hallelujah and features Jamie Foxx
on the hook. IMO the track is OK, but I have heard much better from
Game. Give Hallelujah a listen below and let me know what you think.

LL Cool J 'Authentic Hip-Hop' Album Cover + Tracklisting

LL Cool J promises his new album 'Authentic Hip-Hop' is dedicated
to his loyal fans. Above is the official artwork for the album and below
you will see the tracklisting as well. Hopefully Take It is a hit for
LL because I think it is a lot better than a lot of stuff out now. Click
'Read More' for the track listing.

C'Mon

With her 1st single Die Young sitting at #3 on the Billboard charts
Ke$sha releases a new track off her album 'Warrior'. C'Mon is 
produced by Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco & Max Martin. Not sure
if this is her next single but I could definitely see it getting the 
single treatment. Listen to C'Mon below and pick up 'Warrior'
December 4th!

Woman To Woman

Keyshia Cole releases the title track off her upcoming album 'Woman
To Woman', which features Ashanti. Man, this is easily my favorite 
track I have heard off the album so far. Give Woman To Woman
a listen below and make sure you support Keyshia Cole on November
19th!

We Get By

After recently announcing that she will be dropping a new mix tape
called 'Agape', JoJo gives us the 1st taste from tape. The track is 
called We Get By and was recorded by her and a group of friends
called The Backpackkids. I'm digging the track, make sure you
give it a listen below and look out for 'Agape' when it drops on
December 20th!

B.o.B 'F**k Em We Ball' Mixtape

B.o.B drops his new mixtape called 'Fuck Em We Ball', which features
guests such as T.I., Mac Miller, Snoop Lion, Juicy J & more. Gave 
the tape a listen real quick and there are definitely a few nice joints
on there. Listen/download the mixtape below!

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Trap Back Jumpin

Well this seemed to come out of no where. T.I. drops a new track
called Trap Back Jumpin, which is produced by long-time collaborator
DJ Toomp. T.I.'s flow on this track definitely reminds me of his 
'Trap Muzik' days, which is a great thing. Listen to it below and
make sure you pick up 'Trouble Man' when it hits stores December
18th!

Miss America

It is finally here. J. Cole releases the 1st single off his sophomore 
album 'Born Sinner'. The track is called Miss America and man does
he go hard. I won't be surprised if this doesn't get a lot of radio play, 
but I don't think Cole needs it now. Either way listen to the track 
below and look out for 'Born Sinner' dropping January 28th of next
year!

Lines

Big Boi drops a new track called Lines off his upcoming sophomore
album 'Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'. The track features 
A$AP Rocky & the chorus is done by Phantogram. Definitely 
feeling the beat and both A$AP and Big Boi deliver. Listen to the
track below and pick up 'Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'
when it hits stores December 11th!

Lifehouse 'Between The Raindrops' Official Music Video

Above is the official video for Lifehouse's new single Between
The Raindrops, which features Natasha Bedingfield. I love the song
and the video I think fits perfectly with it. Check out the video and 
make sure you look out for Lifehouse's new album coming soon!

Brand New Me

Alicia Keys releases the 2nd single off her upcoming album, 'Girl
On Fire', which is due November 27th. The new track is called
Brand New Me and was co-written by Emeli Sande. I definitely
like this a lot more than Girl On Fire. Listen to the track below for
youself and make you support Alicia November 27th!

Keyshia Cole 'Trust And Believe' Official Music Video

Keyshia Cole releases the visuals for single Trust And Believe, which
is off her album 'Woman to Woman'. Check out the Benny Boom
directed video above and make sure you support Keyshia on 
November 19th!

Rihanna 'Diamonds' Official Music Video

Today is just full of new music videos. Above is the official video
for Diamonds, the 1st single off Rihanna's upcoming album
'Unapologetic'. The video was directed by Anthony Mandler.
Check out the video and make sure you pick up 'Unapologetic' 
when it hits stores November 19th!

Ke$ha 'Die Young' Official Music Video

Above is the official premiere of Die Young, the 1st single off Ke$ha's
upcoming album 'Warrior'. The video is filled with Satanic images 
and Illuminati references. Check out the video above and pick up
Ke$ha's album 'Warrior' when it hits stores December 4th!

Thought I Told Ya'll

It's always good to hear some new music from YONAS. Below is
a new track called Thought I Told Ya'll, which serves as the 1st single 
off his upcoming EP 'Bright Lights, Big City. Listen and download the
 track below and look out for 'Bright Lights, Big City' coming soon!

Holy Water

Game drops the second release from his 'Sunday Service' series 
leading up to the release of his new album 'Jesus Piece' on December 11th.
This week's track is called Holy Water and will not appear on
the upcoming album. Listen to the track below and make sure
you pick up Jesus Piece December 11th.

Interview With Author Crissy Calhoun

Recently I got the chance to interview author Crissy Calhoun
who has written the 'Vampire Diaries: Love You to Death 
Companion' series as well as many other books. Click 'read more' to
read the interview and make sure if you're 
a fan of the show you pick up her latest installment for season 3,
which you can purchase here http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Death-Unofficial-Companion/dp/1770411194

Freedom

Nicki releases a new track called Freedom, which will appear on 
the upcoming re-release of her album 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
The Re-Up'. The track sees Ms. Minaj reflecting on her success and 
fame over the past few years. Freedom is one of 7 new tracks that
will appear on the release dropping November 19th.

Take It

LL takes us back to the early 00s with his latest track Take It Back. 
The R&B-influenced track features Joe and sees a return to the sound
that was popular in the early 00s. The song is so much better than LL's
previous single Ratchet and I honestly think the radio is missing songs
like these. Listen to the track below and be on the look out for LL's
new album 'Authentic Hip-Hop', which is dropping in 2013!

Better Be Good

Even though Ne-Yo is gearing up to release his new album 'R.E.D.'
in just a few days that he still has time to help promote the new single
from RaVaughn, who is signed to his Compound Entertainment label.
RaVaughn gets a few verses from Wale on her single Better Be Good.
Loving the track and I definitely can't wait to hear more from her! Until
then listen to Better Be Good below.

Ice Cube 'Everythang's Corrupt' Official Music Video

Ice Cube releases the video for his new track Everythang's Corrupt
just in time for the elections. The track will appear on Cube's upcoming
tenth studio album which is coming soon.

Big Boi 'Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors' Official Album Cover

Above is the official artwork for Big Boi's upcoming album 'Vicious
Lies And Dangerous Rumors'. Originally the album was scheduled
to hit stores November 13th but has been pushed back to December 11th.

Young Girls

Below is the latest release off Bruno Mar's upcoming album 'Unorthodox
Jukebox'. The track is called Young Girls and was premiered earlier
in October on SNL. Listen to the track below and look out for
'Unorthodox Jukebox' when it hits stores December 11th!

Ludacris 'Representin' Official Music Video

Ludacris drops the official video for his single Representin' featuring
Kelly Rowland and wow does Kelly look great! Check out the video
for yourself above and look out for 'Ludaversal' hitting stores next 
year.

The Jig Is Up (Dump'n)

K. Dot drops another heater called The Jig Is Up (Dump'n) for all
the fans out there. The track is produced by J. Cole & Canel Finch.
Man, if this is a preview of Cole & Kendrick's collab album then we
are in for a real treat! Listen to the track below! 

Stop Rapping

Now this is dope. Buckshot teams up 9th Wonder for Stop Rapping,
which is a track that will appear on their upcoming collaborative album
'The Solution'. Glad to hear there is still quite a bit of good Hip-Hop
out there. Listen to the track below and make sure you support these
guys on November 13th!

Ciara 'Got Me Good' Official Music Video

Now this is the Ciara I love! CiCi drops the visuals to her 2nd single
Got Me Good off her upcoming album 'One Woman Army'. The
track is produced by Darkchild and it sees Ciara return to her roots.
Watch the video below and make sure you support Ciara when her
album drops this winter!

Guap

After appearing on the G.O.O.D. Music compilation and dropping
his mixtape 'Detroit' Big Sean is gearing up to release his sophomore
album 'Hall of Fame: Memoirs of A Detroit Player' on December 18th.
Below is the 1st single called Guap, which is produced by Key Wane.
Solid track in my opinion, I liked Sean's first album so hopefully he
delivers again.

The Heart Pt. 3 (Will You Let It Die?)

With his debut album hitting stores yesterday Kendrick drops some
new music for his fans called The Heart Pt. 3 (Will You Let It Die?),
which features Ab-Soul and Jay Rock. Man Kendrick is killing it
right now and this track is just further proof of that. Make sure you 
support real Hip-Hop by picking up 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' now!

T.I. Featuring Lil' Wayne 'Ball' Official Music Video

Below is the official video for T.I.'s latest single off his upcoming
album 'Trouble Man'. Ball features Lil Wayne and is produced by
Rico Love and Earl & E. Check out the video below and pick up 
'Trouble Man' December 18th!

'good kid, m.A.A.d city' projected to sell 200,000 copes first week, receives XXL rating

Wow, Kendrick Lamar is on fire right now. Not only is his major-
label debut expected to sell over 200,000 copies its first week according
to Hits Daily Double, but the album has also received a XXL rating
from hip-hop magazine XXL. The magazine calls the album 'a future
classic...' and I definitely agree. Congratulations to Kendrick on his 
success.

Game 'Jesus Piece' Album Cover

Well, this is definitely an interesting choice for an album cover. Above
is the official artwork for Game's upcoming fifth album 'Jesus Piece'.
I wouldn't be surprised if Game has to make some alternations to 
this cover in order for it to be released to stores but we shall see! 
'Jesus Piece' coming soon...

Bruno Mars 'Locked Out Of Heaven' Official Music Video

Above is the official video for Locked Out Of Heaven, which is the
1st single off Bruno Mars' album 'Unorthodox Jukebox'. Check out
the 70s inspired video and make sure you support Bruno on December
11th.

Backseat Freestyle

Here is some new Kendrick for your ears. The track is called 
Backseat Freestyle and will appear on Kendrick's upcoming
album 'good kid, m.A.A.d city'. Listen to the track below and
make sure you pick up the album to support Mr. Lamar!

Catch My Breath

Kelly Clarkson returns with the 1st single off her upcoming album
'Greatest Hits: Chapter 1'. The song is called Catch My Breath and
was produced by Jason Halbert and Eric Olson. Listen to the song 
below and download it on iTunes to support Kelly!

Ask About Me

Man this is dope. C.L. Smooth releases a new joint called Ask About
Me off his upcoming album 'The Emancipation of Corey Penn'. 
Hopefully one day we will see a new album from Smooth and Pete
Rock. Listen to the track below and make sure you support real 
Hip-Hop when his new album hits stores!

White Dress

Wow I was not expecting this at all! Kanye drops a new track called
White Dress that will appear on RZA's soundtrack for his upcoming 
movie 'The Man With The Iron Fists'. This reminds me of the Kanye
who's music I fell in love with. Give it a listen below and hopefully
we hear more of this on his new album!

Jungle

Freeway drops the 1st single off his new album 'Diamond In The Ruff'.
The track is called Jungle and it's definitely a solid track. Listen to
the track below and pick up 'Diamond In The Ruff' when it hits stores
November 27th!

Keyshia Cole 'Woman To Woman' Official Album Cover

Another one of the music industries leading ladies has revealed 
the official artwork for her upcoming fifth album 'Woman To Woman'.
Keyshia Cole grabbed Lil Wayne, Ashanti, Meek Mill, Boi-1da
and many more for the album that hits stores November 19th!

Get Right

Young Jeezy is back with a new single called Get Back. After releasing
his album 'Thug Motivation 103' just last December it looks like
The Snowman might be gearing up to release a new album soon.
IMO this is way better than anything on TM103. Listen to the track 
below for yourself.

Rihanna 'Unapologetic' Official Album Cover

Above is the official artwork for Rihanna's 7th album in 7 years.
'Unapologetic' is lead by the 1st single Diamonds, which you 
can listen to a few pages back.

She Don't Put It Down

It's always good to hear some new Budden. Joey drops the 1st single
off his upcoming album 'No Love Lost'. The track is called She Don't 
Put It Down and features Lil Wayne and Tank. Listen to the track below!

Run Rudolph Run Official Music Video

I hope you're ready for the holidays because Cee-Lo Green drops
the visuals for his new song Run Rudolph Run. This track will appear
on Cee-Lo's upcoming holiday album 'Cee-Lo's Magic Moment'.
Watch the video below and make sure you look out for the album
hitting stores October 30th!

Ne-Yo 'R.E.D.' Album Cover + Tracklisting

Above is the official artwork for Ne-Yo's upcoming album 'R.E.D.'.
Also, below the album cover is the tracklisting for the deluxe edition
of the album. 

Relafriendship

Saigon unleashes the 1st single off his follow up to 'The Greatest
Story Never Told'. The track is called Relafriendship and features
G. Martin on the vocals. Saigon's debut was pretty dope so I can't wait
to hear 'The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread & Circuses'
when it hits stores November 6th. Listen to the track below.

Miguel 'Do You...' Official Music Video

Above is the official video for Do You... which is off Miguel's album
'Kaleidoscope Dream' that is in stores now. Pretty dope video IMO, 
Miguel is definitely doing his thing right now.

Trust And Believe

Keyshia Cole let's her man know what's up on the 2nd single off
her upcoming album 'Woman To Woman'. The track is called Trust
And Believe and is produced by Benny Boom. Man, lately there has
been a lot of good R&B music lately but I'm not complaining at all!
Listen to the track below and support Keyshia on November 19th!

King Wizard

After releasing Just What I Am not too long ago CuDi is back with
a new track called King Wizard off his upcoming album 'INDICUD'.
Man, both of these tracks sound SO much better than pretty much 
everything off MOTMII. Also both of these tracks were also produced
by CuDi himself. Listen to King Wizard below and be on the lookout
for 'INDICUD'!

No Such Thing As Too Late

Brandy does it again with the latest release off her upcoming album
'Two Eleven'. The track called No Such Thing As Too Late is produced
by Rico Love and Jim Jonsin. All I have to say is wow her album looks
like it is going to be great! Listen to the track below and make sure
you support real R&B October 16th! 

Don't Make 'Em Like You

Ne-Yo drops a new track called Don't Make 'Em Like You for all 
the classy ladies out there. The track features Wiz Khalifa dropping
a verse and will appear on the R&B star's upcoming album 'R.E.D.'
I'm definitely feeling this joint and can't wait to hear the rest of the 
album when it hits stores November 6th. Until then listen to the track
below!

Compton

Wow this is dope. Kendrick Lamar releases a new track
called Compton, which features the Doctor. Compton will
appear on Kendrick's upcoming debut album good kid m.A.A.d. city,
which hits stores October 22nd. Listen to the track below and make
sure you pick up the album when it hits stores...I know I will be!