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.@LLCoolJ is headed to Roseland Ballroom on Thursday June 20th! Get tickets to the show here:

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Kelly Rowland is giving YOU the top 3 reasons you should cop her album! Check out the video here: Ladies, fellas support R & B music!

Listen & Vote for your favorite track on Yeezus! Let us know what you think.

J. Cole Freestyles On The Funkmaster Flex Show + tells Funkmaster Flex to stop letting people spit trash when they visit...crazy! Watch it here: What do you think about the freestyle and Cole's suggestion?

Hours before the release of Born Sinner, J.Cole Freestyles on the Funk Flex Show! Check it out and let us know what you think. [VIDEO]

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We wanted to share this really cool shot of Raekwon at Summer Jam XX. Check out more of Karl Ferguson's Summer Jam portraits here:

Miss out on tickets to see Lil B at Village Voice's 4Knots Fest afterparty? No worries - you can still enter to win tickets to the show, plus VIP treatment during the fest:

HOT 97 Presents the In Studio Series with Wale, hosted by Angie Martinez! Wale's 3rd studio album "The Gifted" is set to drop on June 25th but he's giving HOT 97 listeners a sneak peek they day before! Watch, listen and discuss on June 24th at 6pm on

Check the line-up and pre-sale for On Da Reggae Tip 2013! Get tickets here:using exclusive PRE-SALE CODE "reggae". See Beenie Man, Mavado, Gyptian, I-Octane, Damian and Stephen Marley, Konshens and Baby Cham on August 30th at Hammerstein Ballroom!

Last night Jay-Z announced his 12th studio album titled Magna Carta Holy Grail which will drop on the 4th of July! Jigga Man teamed up with Samsung for the announcement. Check the video here: By the way, the first million Samsung users to download HOV's new app on 6/24 will get the album for FREE...

Happy Birthday to Kendrick Lamar! The Compton rapper turns 26 today! Drop you b-day wishes below!