Uh Nicki, there’s a camera in your face. Ha! Minaj briefly discusses her upcoming tour and globetrotting during her photo shoot with Nylon magazine. See the results after the jump. hhnm

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Earlier today, rumors surfaced that Hov’s ol’ lady was pregnant for the millionth time. Well, in this preview clip of Tina Knowles’ interview on Ellen, she denies that her eldest daughter is expecting. Mama knows best. tmz

Jada’s The Champ Is Here 3 may arguably be one of the year’s best mixtapes. While you huddle on that, here’s the project’s latest visual featuring his D-Block squadron.

Crooked I’s been holding down his music series by himself for the last three months, but this week, he gets assistance from the Free Agent over Waka’s beat. Last Week: “Boardwalk Empire/Hello”

Karen Civil‘s on it and got a hold of some new music from Fayetteville’s finest. No word as to where this is from, but maybe it’ll end up on his upcoming mixtape. That is, if it ever comes out.

When Lil Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being was released digitally on September 27th, it debuted at number two on the Charts and a week later, dropped to number 16. But since its retail release last Tuesday, Weezy grabs Billboard’s spot this week after moving 125K copies. Even in Rikers, Dwayne’s out of this world. ew

Sometimes if you want something done right, you got to do it yourself. CyHi tells Rap-Up how he sneaked his way to lay his verse down for “So Appalled”. G.O.O.D. move. “I wasn’t supposed to be on ‘So Appalled’. People don’t know that. I kinda cheated. [Kanye] said, ‘Can you think of something to write on the hook?’ I peeped he was kinda sleepy at the time. So he went to sleep, went to the room or something. I stayed in the […]

What a title. In a matter of dayz, Daz Dillinger will be releasing his next solo set. Well, November, actually. But Dub CNN comes through with the first single and Nav provides the tracklist after the jump.

Last night, Duck Down Records’ latest recruit joined his new label at the Le Poisson Rouge for Duck Down’s CMJ Showcase. Above B.R. performs his classic, “Whoa!” More footage from the show after the jump. e2p