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Footaction recently held their "Own the Night" contest which gave fans the opportunity to design a one of a kind shirt for J. Cole. Four lucky winners were awarded round trip airfare and accommodations to Los Angeles for the event, $500 cash, and a meet-and-greet with Cole.

The grand prize winner took home $5,000 and had the pleasure of seeing Cole rock their shirt at a private concert at the W Hotel in Hollywood to celebrate the event last night.

Here's some footage of Cole performing "Can't Get Enough," "In the Morning," "Nobody's Perfect"  plus never before heard verses.

"In the Morning"

"Can't Get Enough"

"Can't Get Enough"

Cole performs never heard before verses

Source: Brandi Garcia

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YMCMB/Militia artist Cory Gunz appeared at SOB's in New York City last night. The Bronx MC, backed by a live band performed many of his including "Stacks on Deck", "A Millie", "YMCMBMMG", "6 Foot 7 Foot"and more.

Cory announced that his new mixtape That's WTF I'm Talkin' Boutwill be released in December.

Fred The Godson was also in the building last night. He performed his hit "Monique's Room" along with Remo The Hitmaker.

Filmed by The Elite Money Empire (@EMETakeover)

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Young Money rapper Tyga teams up with fellow California MC Dom Kennedy for "Crenshaw @ Midnight." The track is a leftover off of Tyga's Well Done 3 mixtape.

Spotted at HNHH

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Looks like American Idol executives might already be regretting pairing Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey together as judges on the show.

The two divas got into an argument over a contestant's performance and it led to Nicki cursing out Mariah.

"I told them, I'm not f*ckin' putting up with her f*ckin' highness over there," Nicki yells in the footage obtained by TMZ.

According to TMZ's report, Nicki later threatened to "knock out" Mariah.

After the argument producers halted auditions for the day hoping the two ladies would calm down.

This is definitely not a good look for the show.

Nicki vs. Mariah (short version)

Nicki vs. Mariah (Full version)

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Day 1 of the Rock The Bells Festival in Mountain View, California was held on Saturday, August 25th. The show featured a lot of A-list hip hip stars like Ice Cube, Dipset, Method Man, Redman, Yelawolf and a lot more.

Check out the performance footage below of Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, J. Cole, Mac Miller, Tyga, Kid Cudi and 2 Chainz.

Kendrick Lamar "Swimming Pools (Drank)"

A$AP Rocky "Pretty Flacko"

J. Cole "Can't Get Enough"

Schoolboy Q & ASAP Rocky - "Hands on the Wheel"

Mac Miller "Best Day Ever"

Tyga "Make It Nasty"

Kid Cudi "Soundtrack 2 My Life"

2 Chainz "No Lie"

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This is pure comedy. Meek Mill and Kevin Hart crack jokes on each other backstage at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on a Dreams and Nightmares tour stop.

What starts out as a battle between Meek and Kevin quickly involves Meek's whole team as Kevin goes in on everybody.

@Meekmill debut album Dreams & Nightmares coming October 30th

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Kendrick Lamar was one of the featured performers on the final day of the 2012 Pitchfork Festival Sunday at Union Park in Chicago. He performed his new single "Swimming Pools (Drank)" for the first time live. Lady Gaga, who has been giving K Dot lots of support recently watched the show and greeted the rapper when he exited the stage.

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Jenny Boom Boom caught up with Miguel at the 2012 BET Awards. They talked about his 3 nominations, his new single "Adorn," Usher's influence on his career and how her radio station Connecticut's Hot 93.7played a big part in jump starting his career.

The BET Awards air July 1, 8P/7C.

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Busta Rhymes and "friends" brought down the house at The 2012 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Busta's set was epic as he brought out Lil Fame, Slick Rick, Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun, Reek Da Villian, Phife Dawg, Q Tip and reunited with Leaders of the New School.

Check out highlights from the show below.

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It was a star studded event Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Californa as Snoop Dogg, Young Jeezy and T.I. brought out special guests.

The Doggfather welcomed YG and Nipsey Hussle for "The Motto (remix)." T.I. and Iggy Azalea conducted some "Murder Bizness," while Young Jeezy and Ne-Yo performed "Leave You Alone."

T.I. and Iggy Azalea "Murder Bizness"

Young Jeezy and Ne-Yo "Leave You Alone"

Snoop Dogg, YG and Nipsey Hussle "The Motto (remix)"

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BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend in East London is in full swing. The festival welcomed many American acts on it's first day Saturday June 23rd. Stars such as Nicki Minaj, will.i.am, Flo Rida and Trey Songzmade the trek across the pond to perform. T.I.'s newest artist Chip also performed

Watch them rap/sing some of their biggest hits

Nicki Minaj "Starships"

Trey Songz "Heart Attack"

Chip "Champion"

Flo Rida "Good Feeling"

will.i.am "This is Love"

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Jay-Z made his appearance at BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend a memorable. During his set at Hackney Marshes in East London Hov brought out Kanye West to perform "N*ggas in Paris" and Rihanna for "Run This Town."

Check out the performances below.

"N*ggas in Paris"

"Run This Town"

"Medley"

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Lil Kim kicked off her "Return of the Queen" tour in style last night in the Bronx at Paradise Theater. Kim brought out Pepa, Missy Elliot, Eve, Fred The Godson, Juelz Santana and more.

Check out the footage and pics below.















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A very enthusiastic crowd turned up Thursday night at SOB's in New York City to see Iggy Azalea. The Grand Hustle femcee performed "My World" and "Murder Bizness" while fans rapped along to every word.

Check out the show below courtesy of BLOWHIPHOPTV and Pow-TV

Part 1

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Young Jeezy hit up the House Of Blues in West Hollywood Thursday [March 22] while on his Hustlerz Ambtion tour.

The Snowman was performing "All We Do" when a fight broke out in the crowd. Jeezy didn't let that faze him and finished the song without a problem.

Peep the footage below.

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While announcing a joint tour with Motley Crue on Tuesday [March 22] veteran rocker Gene Simmons decided to take a shot at one of the current queens of pop music, Rihanna.

"We're sick and tired of girls getting up there with dancers and karaoke tapes in back of them," he said according to Billboard. "The guys you see on stage are playing their instruments. No fake bullsh*t. Leave that to the Rihanna, Shmianna and anyone who ends their name with an 'A.'"

Simmons is apparently upset at the decline in popularity of rock and roll, and his opinion was backed up by Tommy Lee of Motley Crue and Eric Singer of KISS.

"No disrespect to Rihanna, she's a great singer, but we're in a slump for some sh*t that has some personality and appeal beyond a bunch of pop stuff that's floating around out there," Lee told Billboard.com. "I'm glad he said that actually because I don't think i can bear watching another f*cking award show that is just a little bit better than 'American Idol.' It's f*cking pathetic to watch people go out and f*cking karaoke with a bunch of lights and video. It's all completely watered down."

"He's right, anyone can buy a light show, anyone can buy pyro," KISS' Eric Singer added. "You can't keep reinserting a different he or she in there. you have to be able to get up there and play and sing."

There are a lot of singers lip-syncing during live performances these days. Who else do you think they were referring to? Do they have a valid point?

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Action Bronson and Riff Raff performed "Bird On A Wire" together live at the FADER FORT during SXSW.

Check out their performance below.

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We've all seen nip slips, but vagina slips are some next level sh*t.

Adrienne Bailon, former member of Disney group The Cheetah Girls wore a see-through dress to Escape To Total Rewards in New York the other night. While posing for pictures on the red carpet her lady parts were on full display. That probably shouldn't be a surprise given the fact that the dress was see-through and she didn't wear any panties, but according to Bailon it wasn't a publicity stunt.

She was contacted the next day by Russell Simmons, who said the singer was in tears. You can read her statement below, as well as check out the pics in question.

The wind blew and despite what other girls may do, this is really a terrible accident to me. I’m really upset, but I’m even more upset about what my parents might think. I want to be known for my talent. I love the idea of being sexy, but I’ve never been in this business to sell sex, I’ve been in this business to sell my talent. The truth is, when you look at the pictures, you don’t realize that the wind really did blow my dress, and I don’t really know what else to say about it.

View NSFW pic HERE

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Lil Wayne was part of an all-star concert event last night [March 1] for Caesars Total Rewards. The Young Money CEO performed at H&H Courtyard in Hollywood, Californina.

Check out his full show below

"I'm Going In" x "We Be Steady Mobbin."

"Blunt Blowin"

"How to Love"

"6'7"

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Nicki Minaj opened the NBA All-Star Game up tonight [February 26] by performing during the player introductions. The Harajuku Barbie sang/rapped "Moment 4 Life," "Turn Me On," "Starships" and "Super Bass."

Nicki Minaj Performs "Moment 4 Life" x "Turn Me On"

Nicki Minaj Performs "Starships" x "Super Bass"

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