Janelle Monáe made her network debut on The Late Show with David Letterman and performed her lead single off The ArchAndroid, which is in stores now. Thats some fancy footwork.
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Kamaal gave a brief interview with NBC at the premiere of his new movie Holy Rollers. The film hits selected theaters manana. NR
Wiz shot this clip while out in Tinsletown. The track can be located on his mixtape, Kush & Orange Juice. Didn’t download it yet? Do it right here.
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Have you ID’s ready. Apparently, flicks of nude models were too much for the youth. So to thwart any parental groups, Yeezy threw up this disclaimer on his blog. I wonder if Tipper Gore had a hand in this. heads up: atb
Refelction Eternal’s new album, Revolutions Per Minute hit retail yesterday and in support of it, the Tek and Kweli performed their latest single at Fat Beats Records in sunny Cal-I-Forn-IA. Great track. AH
The Last Call With Carson Daly was the latest stop on Bobby Ray’s promo run last night. Above, the chart-topper with Bruno Mars rocks the audience and down bottom, a one-on-one with Carson. Yardie
During the remainder of Fabolous’ sitdown with Tim Westwood, he says at the 3:00 mark, that he’s aiming for Loso’s Way 2 to drop Thanksgiving. Fab says that he’s recruiting new producers for the project too. HHNM
50 and the Unit recently traveled to Central America last week and performed at the Figali Convention Center. Jet-setting ain’t easy, but it sure is fun. thisis50
Jae Millz was arrested yesterday in The Bronx for an alleged domestic dispute. But before making is way to the holding cell, he announced that he was getting booked. Below are the rapper’s updates from his run-in with the law. ahh
Seeing Alicia Keys on Japanese television was such a treat! The performance had amazing energy and a unique vibe you don’t often catch outside Japan. I streamed it smoothly using my ip tv fire stick, which made the whole experience effortless. Definitely worth watching again.