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B.o.B. teased fans with a sample of this track last week, now here's the full version of "Strange Clouds" featuring Lil Wayne. The song is the first single off B.o.B.'s sophomore album.

You can download this song from iTunes on October 3rd.

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Mac Miller serves up the 2nd single off of his debut album, Blue Slide Park.

Peep the Ian Wolfson directed clip below.

Styles P is about to drop his fourth studio album on October 4, and the the D-Block veteran has pulled in some impressive guests.

Master of Ceremonies will feature Lloyd Banks, Pharrell, Busta Rhymes and Pharoahe Monch. Of course the the album wouldn't be complete without appearances from Pinero's rhyme partners from The Lox, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, who appear on separate tracks.

Master of Ceremonies Tracklist:

1. How We Fly Ft. Avery Storm
2. We Don’t Play Ft. Lloyd Banks
3. I’m A Gee Ft. Rell
4. Ryde On Da Regular
5. Keep The Faith Ft. Aja
6. Children Ft. Pharoahe Monch
7. Street Shit Ft. Sheek Louch
8. Feelings Gone
9. Harsh Ft. Officer Ricky & Busta Rhymes
10. It’s Ok Ft. Jadakiss
11. Don’t Turn Away Ft. Pharrell
12. Uh-Ohh Ft. Sheek Louch

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Two days before his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story hits stores, J. Cole drops visuals for "Daddy's Little Girl."

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Check out Detroit's own Stretch Money and Crane Novacane performing the new single "Talkin Bout Fresh"

Directed by Chris "Broadway" Romero.

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It's really good to hear some new DMX.

Dark Man X is trying to regain a foothold in the music business and this song is a great start towards that goal.

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If you thought American Idol had all of the horrible singers and trolls to themselves, think again. The American version of X-Factor made its debut this week, and the clowns came out of the woodwork.

Judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid and Paula Abdul try to sift through the garbage to find some talented individuals, but they won't come from the group below.

Check out the best of some of the worst auditions so far.

Dylan Lawson raps Lil Wayne's "Swag Surfin'"

Ashley Sansone [makes L.A. Reid want to slit his wrists]

Siameze Floyd

Geo Godly - "I'm A Stud" [drops his pants]

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Since the release of her last album The Element Of Freedom, Alicia Keys has gotten married to producer Swizz Beatz and had a baby.

As she prepares to make her return to the music scene, the 30-year old singer unveiled a brand new song, "A Place Of My Own" at the iHeartReadio Music Festival on Friday (September 23).

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T.I. is currently in an Atlanta halfway house wrapping up an 11-month sentence for violating his probation.

The rapper is allowed to work however, and has been knocking out tunes with Pharell Williams and Big K.R.I.T.

DJ Drama says the Grand Hustle CEO is working at a rapid pace.

"I was in there the other day, by the second day that I went in I had already heard like 13, 14 songs; new songs," Drama told XXL. "Pharrell came the other day when I was in there. He dropped off a couple new joints. He already sent something the day before. That was done.”

Tip is expected to drop a new song next week featuring Big K.R.I.T.

T.I.'s incarceration may have actually benefited one of his business ventures. A rep for his AKOO clothing line told TMZ that sales increased 25% while the rapper was away.

In addition to all the other things he's involved in, T.I. will be releasing a new fictional book titled Power & Beauty October 18. Check out the cover for it below.

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Max-B is currently a 75-year sentence in New Jersey State Penitentiary in Trenton, for his alleged role in a 2005 robbery turned murder in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

It's not easy to keep your name in the streets when you're doing time, but Max has been working hard to do just that. The Boss Don released his Vigilante Season album earlier this year, has dropped several jailhouse freestyles and has started a new webisode titled "Mentally Wavey."

In the first episode Max talks to Mikey T about being influenced by 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z.

He also speaks on the legacy he wants to leave behind.

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With a net worth of around $550 million, Diddy has been picked by Forbes as the front runner to become hip-hop's first billionaire.

However, the Bad Boy CEO does have competition. Jay-Z ($450 million), Dr. Dre ($250 million), Birdman ($110 million) and 50 Cent ($100 million) are all in the running.

Birdman thinks he will beat Diddy to the Forbes 400 list.

“I think Young Money Cash Money would be the first billion-dollar brand in hip-hop,” said Birdman in an email message to Forbes. “We strong and growing every day as a brand and fast. Within the next few years we will be billionaires.”

Meanwhile 50 Cent sees Hov as his main competition. He told Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg, that he and Jay-Z use each other for motivation.

"We use each other," 50 explained. "If you're in a category, you have to find someone you respect enough to consider a competitor. And then you use each other in positive ways. They make a good move, you make a good move. If there's nobody for that, then there's no inspiration."

50 did concede that Jigga has an unfair advantage.

"He cheated," 50 said, grinning. "See, he hired this girl ..."

Who do you think will get to a billion first?

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Drake unveils the cover art for his sophomore album Take Care.

The disc is due out on Drizzy's 25th birthday, October 24 and according to Young Money President Mack Maine, it's shaping up to be a classic.

“As an artist, he’s polished up,” Mack told XXL. “The singing has definitely gotten better. He took lessons and kept working on his craft. He’s gotten better. He traveled the world. When you travel the world, you have that much more to talk about. His song making ability is crazy. Before, it might have been a hit, now it’s a super hit. Like ‘Marvin’s Room,’ that’s a song that people are gonna relate to when we’re dead and gone. [That type of situation has] happened before we came, it happens while we’re here. It’s gonna happen while we’re gone. He’s actually making timeless music.”

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Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has been telling anyone who will listen that it's his destiny to get his light heavyweight title back. In order to do that he will have to defeat current champion Jon "Bones" Jones tonight at UFC 135.

"The belt that I lost to Forrest Griffin, even though I should have got the decision after knocking his ass down in that fight? The belt Forrest lost to Rashad Evans? The one Rashad lost to Lyoto Machida? The one Machida lost when Maurico “Shogun” Rua beat him? The one Jon Jones took from the injured “Shogun” who couldn’t even train? That one? That belt? That belt is the unified PRIDE and UFC world title, and that belt exists because of me beating Chuck Liddell and Dan Henderson in two straight fights to win the UFC and then PRIDE titles," Rampage told mixedmartialarts.com. "Nothing felt better than becoming the first unified champ in MMA history. I plan on getting my belt back at UFC 135. That’s why I want my belt back so bad. It’s my belt."


The 24-year old Jones comes into the fight as the favorite to win. He's basically destroyed everyone in his path on the way to to a 13-1 record. The lone loss the result of being disqualified for using illegal elbows.

Rampage is looking to reclaim the belt he lost to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86. At 32-8, the 33-year old is coming off of two victories over Lyota Machida and Matt Hamill. He's been through wars in Pride and the UFC. So the question is does he still have enough gas left in the tank to beat a young, hungry fighter like Jones? He believe that he does.

"Jon Jones can think whatever he wants to think. He can talk all he wants. He hasn't fought anybody," Rampage said at a press conference this week. "Shogun is the toughest guy he fought and he was rusty. Let Jon do all his talking, I'll do my talking in the Octagon. We'll see how the old man goes down. He's never been in the championship rounds and I have."

Jones told ESPN that he will he will "vacate" his belt and "walk into the Octagon at UFC 135 not as a champion, but as a warrior attempting to fulfil his destiny."

"There is no champion in this fight," he said. "It's two guys fighting for a belt that nobody has won before. I'm destined to bring that belt home."

Who are you picking?

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West Coast rapper Jayo Felony had a run in with an L.A. camera crew earlier this week after being accused of squatting in a Hollywood Hills, California home.

Jayo didn't take the accusation of being called a bum lightly and goes off on the reporter with more than a few obscenities.

Deputy City Attorney Maureen Rodriguez says squatting has become a huge problem.

"They look on the foreclosure list, with the internet that's very simple to do. They find out which homes are being foreclosed on, and usually right before the sale they will move in," she said.

Jayo's girlfriend insisted that they paid $5000 down to rent the home. After some fact checking by MYFoxLA.com, it looks like the person they are renting from could be pulling some kind of scam

Watch the crazy confrontation below.

Jayo Felony Confrontation With Reporters

Jayo Felony ft Method Man & DMX - Watcha Gonna Do

Following From Pieces to Weight and The 50th Law, Curtis Jackson III is set to release another book titled Playground on November 1st. Playground is a semi-autobiographical novel on bullying with the story centering around a 13-year-old boy who finds redemption.

“This book would have been very helpful for me growing up and now that I have a teenage son, it is my goal that this will have a positive influence on all teenagers.”

- 50 Cent

Check out the official cover above. Pre-order on Amazon now.

Source: Hip Hop N More

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DJ Drama is set to drop his third studio album, Third Power on Octber 11. He recently talked to DJ Clue on Power 105.1 FM about that, upcoming mixtapes and more.

Drama also revealed that his good friend T.I. has been in the studio and will be dropping new music next week.

"Tip just came home. I was in the studio with him," Drama said. "He's actually about to drop a new song next week. He's in a halfway house but when you're in a halfway house you can still get to work. So he's been in the studio during work time and he's banging out. Actually [his time in the halfway house] ends next week. So he'll be in the streets by the [B.E.T.] Hip Hop Awards."

Check out the audio from the interview, as well as the cover art and tracklist for DJ Drama's album Third Power  below.

Tracklist:

01 Oh My Ft. Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa & Roscoe Dash

02 Rough Ft. Freddie Gibbs & Young Jeezy

03 Hand Of God Ft. Maino

04 Oh Baby Ft. Cam’Ron, Vado & Jaz

05 Never See You Again Ft. Wale & Talia Coles

06 Lay Low Ft. Meek Mill, Young Chris & Freeway

07 Ain’t No Way Around It Ft. Future

08 Undercover Ft. J. Cole & Chris Brown

09 Everything That Glitters Ft. Pusha T & French Montana

10 Me And My Money Ft. Gucci Mane

11 So Paid Ft. Red Cafe & 2 Chainz

12 Take My City Ft. B.o.B. & Crooked I

13 Lockdown Ft. Ya Boy & Akon

14 Oh My (Remix) Ft. Trey Songz, 2 Chainz & Big Sean

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