Earlier today, Nicki landed at BBC 1Xtra Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend in London and performed her summer jam in front of thousands. Get it, summer jam? Sidebar: Trey Songz

Expect more of these coming soon. And to get things rolling, Shawty Lo rounds up his own most valuable players for his latest cut, produced by Zaytoven.

Is this the face of a killer? After being convicted weeks ago on drug charges, James “Henchmen” Rosemond was indicted yesterday for orchestrating a 2009 murder.

Just like his fellow TDE comrade, Kendrick, ScHoolboy Q hit The Backroom yesterday during his first appearance on

Smelling like a remix, Maino and Paypa both add a little dab of their own verses to Emilio’s standout track from

Freddie and Madlib’s collaborative EP, Shame is available for pre-sale now and here’s the title track featuring BJ The Chicago Kid. Sounds like Madgibbs is still one perfect combo.

It’s less than a month until Frank Ocean’s debut hits shelves, and today he releases the official cover and tracklist. Pretty bland artwork. Hopefully, the music isn’t. Channel Orange arrives July 17th.

How this for some reality TV? Lil Scrappy puts the drama of his troubled relationship in his new music video off his Merlo Jonez EP. Had enough of it indeed.

During his interview with Tim Westwood, Nas spoke on Nicki’s absence from Summer Jam, his daughter, Life Is Good cover, Azealia Banks, his Amy Winehouse collabo, fallout with Kelis and more.