Aubrey’s a playa too. And with a verse of his own on deck, OVO joins Jeezy, Hov, and 3 Stacks’ players’ anthem. UPDATE: Dirty version. UPDATE #2: Darn. Old Verse via LowKey

Wiz Khalifa keeps Bing in arm’s reach for the search engine’s latest promo. Pretty nice shot there Wiz. Just be easy on the Thai food though.

Jermaine’s next video will be for his Missy-featured track, “Nobody’s Perfect”. During last night’s shoot, the pair posed for the camera. Expect the video (and another platinum plaque) coming soon. Cole World in stores now. hhnm via 57

For the upcoming Spring issue of Paper magazine, Nicki goes green for the front cover. In the excerpt from her story below, Ms. Minaj weighs on the sound of her next album. So emotional. “The album is like a collage of all my emotions. I am not sticking to any particular style. I am doing what I feel without restrictions. So it’s very free and very me.” uhtn

Photo: Yvette Davilla Hot 97 kept their Black Fist Fridays guest DJ slot open with The Roots drummer on the turntables today. In honor of the late J. Dilla, he played an hour set of nothing but Dilla classics. Download here. Stream below. miss info Last Friday: Pete Rock Mix

We take a trip back to the trap as Da Snowman and his Gangsta Gibbs bring forth their latest collabo off the upcoming project, It’s The World . Sounds like it’s still CTE or nothin’. fsd

Speech! Karmaloop Music & Rocksmith has partnered with Free for an upcoming Freedom of Speech project and here’s the first offering produced by Mike Jerz. Video directed by Mike Tom Larkin after the jump.

Never play with a fella’s money. Tyga’s got more videos in his stash. Most recently, the Rack City rapper shot his next one with YG and Kurupt. Careless World drops February 21.

After a few snippets, Puff’s main squeeze finally releases her first single off her upcoming sophomore set. The video for the electro-dance tune, produced by J2 will be released on V-Day. Sounds like a hit.

Melanie Fiona is caught in a daze on her sophomore album’s front display, which she revealed on Twitter as well as the release date of March 27. Pre-order it now. UPDATE: Tracklist below 1. This Time Ft. J. Cole 2. 4 AM 3. Break Down These Walls 4. I Been That Girl 5. Wrong Side Of A Love Song 6. Running Ft.. Nas 7. Change The Record Ft.B.o.B 8. Gone AndNever Coming Back 9. Bones 10. Watch Me Work 11. […]