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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The week’s been full of leaks from The Game. And tonight, here’s an unfinished track which reportedly has room for a verse from Shyne. When did we start bouncing? The R.E.D. Album is coming soon? dhh1

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

Sounds like Maino’s got a split personality on this one. Who knew fame could come at such a heavy price. nr

This morning, Waka made the cut as the eighth Hottest MC In The Game. A little while ago, he phoned in with MTV, and was surprised he made the list. We weren’t. “I just looked at it right now in the airport on Twitter, I swear to God. I was like, got-damn! Oh, shit, I made it! Hell yeah, I was [surprised]. Come on, man, I never thought I’d be on something like that. Not yet. It’s so soon.”

We felt this coming in the air. According to AP, Rihanna has severed ties with manager Marc Jordan and has joined Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Management. In a statement she said, “[I’m] so excited to take this next step in my career.” The singer also plans to launch her own company, Rihanna Entertainment that will “merge all of her businesses, including music, film, fragrance, fashion and book ventures.” Yep, everything all under one umbrella.

Dawuan Parker (not to be confused with Denaun Porter) is a new artist signed to Aftermath. He’s been with the label as a producer since 50’s debut. Anyway, here’s his first single of his EP The Decision co-produced by Dr.Dre.

[vodpod id=Video.4720583&w=425&h=350&fv=] Yea, these videos are still coming and we are now up to number seven. Here Khaled hits the studio and appears in a few video shoots along the way. We The Best I guarantee it! os Previously: Ep. 6