R&B singer Major Harris passed away Friday at his home in Richmond, VA from congestive heart and lung failure. He was 65. As a solo artist, Major Harris is well known for his hit “Love Won’t Let Me Wait”. The Delfonics have been frequently sampled in Hip-Hop by many artists, most famously by, Ghostface Killah and The Fugees. His last performance was in 2011 when he reunited with the group. R.I.P. Major. billboard Previously: Breaks Tribute

While Nas takes Radio City, Coldplay announced that they will be playing alongside Jay-Z at the Barclays Center on December 31st and the night before. Tickets go on sale November 17 on Live Nation. This marks the second time the tandem performed on New Year’s Eve. In 2010, they headlined the grand opening of The Cosmopolitan in Vegas with guests Kanye, Beyoncè and John Mayer.

Luda and company clears the runway and takes off with their motivational visual. The dance tune is the latest single off Ludacris’ eighth LP, Ludaversal, scheduled to land early next year.

Before today’s kick-off, Dwayne interviewed 49ers receiver Randy Moss on ESPN’s NFL Countdown. They discussed trash talking, coming out of retirement and advice from former player, Cris Carter.

More plaques on plaques for Jay and Ye. Last month, their single “Otis” from their platinum album, Watch The Throne, was certified 1 million units in sales. Otis scream to that. mr.carter.org

Pharrell continued his promo run for his Places & Spaces I’ve Been overseas. Above is his most recent stop at the Colette boutique in Paris and US Rap News has the highlights. Cop the book here.

UGK’s debut, Too Hard To Swallow turned 20 yesterday. In recognition of the anniversary, here’s a short-film by Sama’an Ashrawi highlighting the group’s influence in the past two decades. dgb

It’s takeover time! While visiting The Angie Martinez Show on Thursday, Swizz took over the 1s and 2s for DJ Enuff‘s Rush Hour mix. If you missed it, listen below. Swizzy got hits.

Damn you Curtis Jackson and your money making ways! With the holiday season right around the corner, 50 was back on QVC yesterday to sling his SMS Audio Headphones. According to his tweet, he pocketed nearly 200 racks in under 10 minutes. So much for the money team.

With her album Unapologetic set to arrive in stores November 19, Rih Rih returned to Saturday Night Live and gave a live debut of its new track. Prior to that, she performed her single, “Diamonds” below.