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A new Alicia Keys album is always welcome news. The 31-year old beauty recently announced the title of her of her fifth studio album would be Girl On Fire. Today she relealed the official cover for it and a November 27th release date.

 

Keys also sat down with EW for their Fall Music Preview to talk about the album, her son Egypt, touring and more. Check out an excerpt from the interview below.

 

EW: Let’s start with your album title, Girl on Fire. I know that you wrote that you wanted to make a change in your life and represent a new journey and a fresh start, but is the title also influenced by The Hunger Games?

Alicia Keys: You know, the funny thing is that it’s actually not. It was such a shock when I heard about The Hunger Games — I wasn’t aware of the book at that point. And I didn’t realize that, I guess, that’s what they call the one girl. So we tried very hard to make it all work and put the song in — and to put parts of what I was developing in with the movie. Anyway, obviously it came out way too early, so the timing wasn’t right. But, no, it has nothing to do with The Hunger Games. That powerful feeling is what it’s all about.

 

You found success at a relatively young age, and you’re only 31 now. Why did you feel the need for a fresh start?

It came more from a personal place. And when I talk about changing, I think I mean maybe more evolution. There was just a moment in my life where I was just realizing all of these things, and they just became really clear. All of a sudden, I realized that things that I had dealt with before, or things that I thought that I wanted in my life before, or things that I thought were acceptable to me before just started to be different. I didn’t feel that same way anymore.

 

I think that was simply evolution and becoming more conscious and aware of who I am and what kind of life I want to have. You don’t just have to take the s— they dish out to you; you don’t have to take it. You can actually make a conscious choice to say, “You know, that’s cool, but I’m going to leave that one behind.” And there’s something very empowering about that — acknowledging how far you’ve come because of it and then being strong enough and brave enough to leave it behind. Which is not nearly as easy as I’m making it sound because it wasn’t that easy for me either.

 

Obviously, that takes a lot of time; that takes a courage that, I think, sometimes we doubt we have inside of ourselves. And so just all those discoveries made me realize that this overall claiming of what type of life I want to have is what made me change for the better.

 

Did any of this have to do with giving birth to your son, Egypt?

Definitely. It’s like you go through an immediate — you get an immediate perspective shift. There’s just nothing like it. And, all of a sudden, it’s like you’re a full-on f—ing grown up. It’s obviously because you’re a mom and you’re caring for another life. But it’s more than that: It’s like you have a sense of what feels right and what doesn’t feel right.

 

It’s so interesting how before I would literally debate and debate and debate, like, “Hmmm, should I or shouldn’t I?” Or If I had a particular choice to make, it would be like “Maybe I should…” And it’s like the debate is gone now. I know pretty instantly what it is. If I just listen to myself…you know, “Well this cuts in too much to that, and this takes away too much of that. And I just don’t feel comfortable with that, so I’m just going to let that go.” It’s just easier. There’s definitely that growing up and more consciousness of what important to me at this time and why I’ll do anything to make sure that that stay’s true.

 

So this will be your first grown-up record, would you say?

Yeah. It’s interesting, even as I think about it, my last record — which I’m so proud of and I loved the way we were able to do so many progressive musical things and kind of push the envelope forward for me as an artist. As an artist that’s part of what gives me excitement — pushing myself forward to a new place. So for The Element of Freedom to have done that for me, to have been able to do that with my last record, I’m so proud of it. But as I look back on it, I’m like, “Interesting, Alicia, that you chose to call this an element of freedom because, in actuality, at that point, there was only an element of it.” Now, there is far more to it. It’s kind of incredible; it’s great.

 

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So were all these songs written after Egypt? Or were some of them from before?

I have to say pretty much all of them were written after Egypt. You know, I have a lot of songs, and many of them won’t make the record—but that’s just the nature of things. I do feel like the majority of them were written after, so that’s cool.

 

Where did you record the album? You said you traveled the world recording it…

The majority of where I recorded was in New York.That’s my hometown, so I love being here and there’s something really powerful about this city that resonates in me. I was definitely here for the majority of the time, and then there were a couple of other places as well. I recorded in London and in Jamaica, which was the first time I ever did that. And that was really cool because it was a gathering of these very interesting collaborators that would never be in one space together…ever! And it just created such an igniting, crazy creation of music and just like explosive situation.  That was really cool. I told myself, “I’m never doing an album without doing something like that.”

 

To read the reast of the interview head over to EW.com

 

 

 

 

 

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Rita Ora has taken her time getting her Roc Nation debut Ora ready for it's August 27th release date. It's been a lot of hard work, but Rita wouldn't change a thing.

 

In her September feature for GQ, the London singer talks about the three years it's taken to produce her new project.

 

The thing about Rita Ora is she can actually sing. No, like, really sing. At our photo shoot, she blew out brains with a cast-off couplet from "R.I.P."—her Drake-penned UK hit—while blithely examining her scorched platinum curls. Her first hit in the U.S., "How We Do (Party)," is very Rih-Gaga— all ear-wormy, clubby, and girl-power anthemic—but surely There Will Be Ballads. (Check her tender acoustic take on OutKast's "Hey Ya!") "It's fun to show off your abilities," she says, spearing a tiny Danish with a bejeweled talon and popping it in her mouth. "Your vocal range, your tone." Jay-Z signed the Kosovo-born Brit to his label, Roc Nation, in 2009. Then he did the unthinkable: He gave her three years to finish her new debut album, Ora. For most starlets, that's a lotta bankable time wasted; for Rita, it was three years to evolve into a singer who will have a—gasp!—career. "The public's not stupid," she says. "You can tell an honest artist from one who's just been given all their songs."


 

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Mr. X to the Z is preparing to release his seventh studio album titled Napalm. To get the promotional blitz started X just released the 1st of a 4 part vlog series introducing the project.

 

Filmed in Iraq by Matt Alonzo.

 

Napalm drops October 9th.

 

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Live Preview Of 1st Single "State of Hip-Hop Vs Xzibit" [Produced By Beat Butcha]

 

 

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Lil Wayne angered a lot of people in the Big Apple when he told MTV that he flat out doesn't like the city. Weezy is still heated over his 2010 incarceration in Rikers Island on gun charges, but that didn't stop him from recently performing in the city.

 

Sen. Malcolm A. Smith, who represents Queens, New York thinks the rapper should apologize or stay out of the city.

 

"I come from Hollis Queens which is the home of hip hop. And quite frankly my response to Lil Wayne, which is on behalf of the 50 million tourists who come here and make New York City their home two weeks out of the year. The 8 million people that live here and work hard to raise their family here. If he doesn't like New York, perhaps he shouldn't come here," Smith told TMZ.

 

Smith also added that New York shouldn't support Wayne if that's the way he feels.

 

"Perhaps we in New York shouldn't support the products that he has," Smith continued. "I mean he's insulting people like Jay-Z who has done so many endearing songs about New York. Frank Sinatra just to get historical. And I would hope that Nicki Minaj who lives in Queens, the are I represent. I hope that she would whisper to Lil Wayne that perhaps maybe he should think a little more about what he says. And maybe he should be a little more thoughtful about what he says."

 

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The Senator said that if Wayne apologized he would be willing to listen.

 

"I'm calling on an apology," Smith said. "I'm hoping that he apologizes. I would be more than happy to sit down and listen to his apology. New Yorkers are people that have forgiving hearts. But quite frankly we're not gonna let someone come here and make a living off all the New Yorkers and tourists here and then basically say 'I don't like New York.'"

Hot 97 radio personality Peter Rosenberg also spoke out about Wayne's comments.

 

"Listen, this is a great lesson to the kids," Rosenberg said. "Do not get high and go skateboarding. Because you may fall off your skateboard and say something crazy. I would never publicly diss and entire city no matter how bad your personal experience was. Let alone the city that birthed hip hop."

 

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Rosenberg went on to say that hip hop heads in New York feel disrespected by what Wayne said.

 


 

 

 

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There was once a time when Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel couldn't have been in the same building together, much less sitting next to each other talking like gentlemen, but those days are long gone.

 

The two MC's put their beef to bed years ago. Yesterday they were able to talk about it on MTV's RapFix.

 

Beans said at the time he felt he had to step up to the plate because he felt there were subliminal shots being thrown at other artists on the Roc-A-Fella label, so he took the challenge even though he was fairly new to the game.

 

"I aint gonna lie I think that was one of the best things to happen to me and my career because it separated me from being just a Roc-A-Fella artist. It gave me my own name," Beans said.

 

Jadakiss said that when the beef started it came as a shock to him. He even recalled one line Beanie spit that made him get rid of one of his cars.

 

"My first car was a 430 AMG Benz and on his first single he said 'You got the 430, small wheels,'" 'Kiss remembered of the lyric from Beanie's "Mack Bitch," "He probably didn't mean it for me, but I was like, 'I gotta get rid of this little car, jump into something bigger.'"

 

They both agreed the beef probably ended in a draw,

 

"I think it was therapeutic for hip-hop," 'Kiss said.

 

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Lupe Fiasco decides to keep it simple an goes with an all black theme for the cover art to his fourth studio album Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1.

 

The cover is reminiscent of Prince's 1994 project titled The Black Album, which was released as a reaction to critics who said he had gone too-pop. It was his attempt to regain his African American audience.

 

Lupe's previous album, Lasers, received criticism in some corners that he too had gone pop. With the release of his new "Bitch Bad" music video, Lupe shows that he is still very much in touch with his roots.

 

Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1 will be released on September 25th.

 

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Lupe Fiasco is gearing up for the release of his fourth studio album Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1, which is due out on September 25th. The Chicago MC drops a new video for the single "B*tch Bad."

 

Director: Gil Green

 

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Jay-Z and Alicia Keys can add another feat to their long list of achievements. The duo's song "Empire State of Mind" has gone 5x platinum, making it the best seller for both artists.

 

Hova's second best seller is Rihanna's "Umbrella." on which he was featured. It has sold 4,089,000 copies.  Key's second best seller is "No One," which has sold 3,705,000 copies.

 

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Empire State of Mind appears on Jay-Z's 11th studio album The Blueprint 3.

 

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Wiz Khalifa sits down with Karen Civil for part 2 of their interview. The two discuss Amber Rose's appearance on his upcoming album, his worst experience flying first class, Snoop Dogg's name change, production and features on O.N.I.F.C.and more.

 

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It was all good just a few months ago. We all saw the photos of Shyne and Diddy together during Paris Fashion Week back in March. The reunion seemed to to put an end to a long running beef that started when Shyne was convicted of charges related to a 1999 Manhattan nightclub shooting, but that has all changed.

 

Shyne had held a grudge against Diddy for not doing enough to help him win his case. Shyne served 9 years of a 10 year sentence for attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment.

 

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Diddy, real name, Sean Combs, was also indicted on weapons possession and bribery charges related to the shooting, but he was acquitted.

 

During Shyne's incarceration he became an Orthodox Jew and changed his birth name of Jamal Michael Barrow to Moses Michael Levi. Upon his 2009 release he was sent back to his native country of Belize.

 

Miss Info is reporting that Shyne has renewed his beef with his former Bad Boy boss because Diddy reneged on his promise to help him obtain a US-Visa.

 

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Homeboy did me dirty, he knows that, he apologized," Shyne told Miss Info. "He’s said he’s gonna spend the rest of his life helping me get my life back…so how you don’t help your man come back to America?!

 

Shyne is also reportedly heated at Diddy because he hasn't done enough to help the mother of his former bodyguard Anthony "Wolf" Jones. Jones was killed in 2003.

 

Don’t give me any money, I don’t need it. But take care of Ms. Jones," Shyne said. "[Diddy] gave her $10k when I started talking to him, but that was it. But while we were in Paris, he spent half a million on his chick, Cassie…If it weren’t for Wolf, if it weren’t for me, things would be very different. There would be no Ciroc deal, he wouldn’t be worth close to a billion."

 

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In a January 2011 interview with Rolling Stone, Lil Wayne vowed to never play another concert in New York City.

 

"They'd have to give me U2 money," he said at the time.

 

Since then his stance has softened. He even took part in Nicki Minaj's concert last week at the Roseland Ballroom, but his disdain for the city remains.

 

Wayne's 2007 gun arrest after a NYC show led to him spending 242 days in Rikers Island in 2010. It's a stint he remembers well. In a new interview with MTV at the Magic Convention in Las Vegas where he was introducing his new SUPRA sneaker line, Wayne talked about his recent show in NYC.

 

"Flat out I don't like New York," Wayne said. "But the whole Summer Jam/Nicki thing, I can't really remember the situation, but I know it was my call. As far as last week['s concert], last week was awesome. I think everything happens for a reason, and I think when people say that, you're not supposed to leave it at, 'Everything happens for a reason.' I believe everything happens for a reason and then you make the most of that reason. I think we made the most of it last week."

 

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A$AP Rocky was the musical guest yesterday on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Harlem rapper performed the Hit-Boy produced single "Goldie" with some help from The Roots band.

 

A$AP's debut album LongLiveA$APis expected to drop later this year.

 

You can pick up the single "Goldie" now from iTunes.

 

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If you're a burglar it would be a good idea to avoid LL Cool J's crib because he isn't having it.

 

TMZ reports that a would be thief entered LL's Los Angeles home around 2 A.M. this morning. The only problem for him was that LL was home and heard noises leading him to go downstairs to investigate.

 

The "NCIS Los Angeles" star found the intruder who had tripped his alarm system and confronted him, eventually detaining him until the police arrived.

 

The Queens-bred rapper/actor came out of the scuffle just fine, but the intruder reportedly suffered a few bruises.

 

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Mike Knox - On My Own [Official Music Video]

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Mike Knox has been in full grind mode lately dropping videos and mixtapes. "On My Own" is the new single off of the Philadelphia rapper's latest mixtape By Any Means Necessary.

 

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Pick up a free copy of the tape now from Datpiff.

 

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50 Cent has been on the road promoting his new film Freelancers. The Boombox caught up with the G-Unit boss to ask him questions about the movie, his life and his acting career.

 

50 answered questions about his favorite scene from Freelancers, his favorite actor he's worked with, what was it like being back in New York playing a cap, would he have become a police officer when he was younger to stay out of trouble, is 50 Cent a good guy and more.

 

Order Freelancers on Blu-ray today on Amazon and all retail outlets.

 

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American Idol is apparently swinging for the fences in an effort to try and solidify their panel of judges for next season. Mariah Carey is already locked in. Nicki Minaj is heavily rumored to also be on board. And now TMZ is reporting that Fox has reached out to Kanye West.

 

West is not on board yet, but he has expressed interest.

 

"He's on the fence," says a source. He's not sure yet if Idol is his type of gig.

 

If Yeezy accepts the offer he would have to at least be paid what Mariah is making. Which is reported to be $18 million for a season.

 

Fox executives are interested in possibly going with four judges this season. A combination of two men and two women have been discussed.

 

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Others in the running include Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Enrique Iglesias.

 

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New Release On Amazon - It Is What It Is

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