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Rebellious Soul: The Musical - VH1 showed the trailer for K. Michelle: Rebellious Soul – The Musical, premiering Tuesday August, 19. The Idris Elba-directed musical will feature songs from Rebellious Soul, including "Can’t Raise a Man," "V.S.O.P.," "Damn" "Hate on Her," "I Don’t Like Me," "Ride Out," "My Life," and "When I Get a Man." The trailer opens up with K. Michelle stripping and moves forward to life’s trials and tribulations. Stay tuned for more!(Photo: Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)

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Stalley Puts on for His City - The Ohio native puts on for his city in his new track, "Ball," produced by Rashad. Inspired by the arrivals of Lebron James and Johnny Manziel to Cleveland's athletic lineup, Stalley proves he is a force to be reckoned with in the rap game just like the athletic duo. The rapper will continue to ball later on this year with the release of his album.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Mack's First Tour  - When it comes to performing, Mack Wilds brings the energy. He sat down with HotNewHipHop to discuss his career, starting from childhood plays to major tours, like the one he's on now. Wiz Khalifa's Under the Influence tour is Mack’s first tour and he's rockin’ with Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, IAmSu! and Jeezy.(Photo: Rahav Segev/Getty Images for BET)

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Angel Haze Previews a Song - Angel Haze took to Instagram to preview an assumed track off her upcoming album. Previously, we learned that the young lyricist is ditching rap for her next project and going back to her first love, singing. The snippet is filled with amazing hard-hitting drums and a powerful electric guitar. (Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

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Vic Makes the Crowd Loco for Lolla - Lollapalooza is the major music festival in Chicago, so it's only right that the #SaveMoneyArmy would come through and slay the stage. Vic Mensa put up a video of his performance that will make you regret not buying a ticket. With Vic’s amazing songs mixed with his high level energy and an appearance from Chance the Rapper, he had everyone feelin' that. "F--k Chiraq," he declared. "Chicago is the best city in the world!”   (Photo: Mark Sullivan/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Statik Released Ab-Soul's Max B-Inspired Track - While on the 2013 Smokers Club Tour Statik Selektah and Ab-Soul recorded a track dedicated to Max B. When Soulo stopped by Showoff Radio, Statik surprisingly debuted "To the Max." Soulo flows smoothly over Statik's classic NY boom-ba and even includes some ad-libs from Max B via prison pay phone. This radio exclusive won't be released on any project, but you can listen to it here. #FreeMaxB(Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

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Save Money Worldwide, LLC - Chicago's Save Money crew is well known for its members Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper, Joey Purp, Austin Vesley, Thelonious Martin, and others. It's full of diverse artists from rappers to singers to instrumentalists to directors to producers. In a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune, Vic revealed recently coined "Save Money Worldwide, LLC" and wants to build it into a label on his own terms.(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Firefly Music Festival)

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Not m.A.A.d at K. Dot - Two years after the release of Kendrick Lamar's instant classic, good kid m.A.A.d city, he announced the release of a 14-minute short film, m.A.A.d, directed by Kahlil Joseph. The short will premier at Sundance NEXT Fest in Los Angeles on August 9. Kendrick's sophomore studio album is set for a fourth quarter release, we can only imagine what's in store for it visually.(Photo: Chris Schwegler/Retna Ltd./Corbis)

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Drake Influenced J. Cole's The Warm Up - The careers of J. Cole and Drake have long been connected, at least since they collaborated for "In the Morning," which Cole dropped in 2010, but it goes even deeper than that. In an interview with Noisey, Cole explained how Drake's So Far Gone motivated him to change up before delivering The Warm Up. "When Drake put out So Far Gone for free and took over the mainstream sound, then I had to compete against that wave that just happened," he explained.(Photos from left: Johnny Nunez/WireImage, AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

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Chance the Rapper and Elle Varner Collab - Chance the Rapper shook the culture when he dropped Acid Rap, and became a leader in innovation. On his latest release "Wonderful Everyday: Arthur," he picked up Elle Varner, Wyclef Jean and Jessie Ware to assist him on this Social Experiment-produced track. It is a cover of the Arthur theme song, which incorporates uplifting messages and an infectious reggae-influenced beat.(Photos: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Big K.R.I.T. Working on Nipsey's Victory Lap - L.A. rapper Nipsey Hussle shared a photo on Facebook of him hitting the studio with Mississippi rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. The photo included the hashtag #VictoryLap, hinting that they are working on something for Nipsey’s highly anticipated debut album by the same name. Whether K.R.I.T. is lending his production talents or rapping skills (or both) is still unknown, but after hearing their previous joint track, "One Take 3," off of Nipsey’s Marathon mixtape, the wait will be worthwhile.(Photos from left: John Ricard / BET, Tiffany Rose/WireImage/Getty Images)

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BJ the Chicago Kid Is TDE's Go-to Guy - BJ the Chicago Kid is TDE's go-to person for a jazzy hook or smooth harmonization. Punch, the president of TDE, picked up BJ for his latest track, "A Project Mind," also featuring Jay Rock. The beat gives off old-school vibes making his appearance completely appropriate. With BJ consistently delivering dope features, the excitement is building for the release of his next album. (Photo: Candice Lawler/BET)

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Janelle Monáe Goes Greek for 'Electric Lady' Video - The beautiful Janelle Monáe delivers a HBCU Greek-inspired video for "Electric Lady." The sorority of Electric Phi Beta throws a huge party with other Electric Greek Frats and Sororities in the visuals. Surprise cameos include Esperanza Spalding, Monica, T-Boz, T.I. and others. Plus, Janelle nails some Greek choreo.(Photo: Marc Baptiste/Atlantic Records)

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Luke James Hints at Tour With SZA - Luke James took to social media to hint at a tour with SZA. "What would happen if @SZA and I decided to do a show together in your city? Would you come thru or nah?" Most, if not all, of the comments screamed, "Yes!"(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Emeli Sandé to Write Song for Jaguar - Jaguar picked up singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé to pen "Feel XE," a song to promote the launch of their new car, the XE sports saloon. The accompanying hashtag campaign, #FeelXE, is all about getting music and car lovers to share what exhilarates them. Sandé also will be working alongside actor Idris Elba and designer Stella McCartney to push the XE launch.(Photo: Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)

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Jessie J Teams Up With Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande - Finally, U.K. singer Jessie J delivered her highly anticipated single "Bang Bang," featuring Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande. The three young queens kill the track and give us "Lady Marmalade" circa 2001 flashbacks. This single is from Jessie's upcoming album, My Everything. Can't wait to see what's next! (Photos from Left: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Joey Bada$ Spills on Producers and Features - The debut album of Joey Bada$, B4.Da.$, is expected to drop in the fall. At the EBC America Celebrity Basketball Challenge, Bada$ spilled on some production credits, revealing that Chuck Stangers, DJ Premier and Hit-Boy have all been involved with his album. According to XXL, we shouldn't anticipate a bunch of vocal features on the album. But this is definitely going to be a power play for BK. (Photos from Left: John Ricard / BET, John Sciulli/Getty Images for PacSun)

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Wake Up to Statik's "Alarm Clock" - NYC-based producer Statik Selektah is set to release his latest project, What Goes Around, on August 19. In preparation for the album, Statik dropped "Alarm Clock," which features some of hip hop's finest, including Ab-Soul, Jon Connor and Logic while vocalist Francesca delivers a smooth hook. Soulo starts it off with a strong verse and Jon Connor and Logic follow up with lyrical heat.  (Photos from Left:  James W. Lemke/Getty Images for BET, Vincent Sandoval/WireImage, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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J. Cole and Chance the Rapper Collab - In an interview with BBC Radio Chance the Rapper spoke out about his recent collaborations saying, "I've been working with Wyclef and did a little work with J. Cole." The assumed collab he is speaking of is the viral song he premiered on Toca Tuesdays radio show a few months back, the fan-named "Thotty." The teaser cut off right before Cole was going to spit his verse, so we are patiently waiting for the rest of the track and to hear how hard both emcees went in the paint.(Photos from Left: Larry Marano/Getty Images, Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)

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Big K.R.I.T. New Song, "Pay Attention" - Big K.R.I.T. delivered something very different from what we've heard from him before when he dropped his new single, "Pay Attention," featuring Rico Love. The Jim Jonsin-produced track gives smooth R&B vibes, but still goes hard. (Photo: Rick Kern/WireImage)

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Joey Bada$ Overseas Freestyle - Brooklyn MC Joey Bada$ stops by Tim Westwood's infamous Crib Sessions to freestyle while he was in London. Bada$ took it to his Jamaican roots with his freestyle over the "Grinding My Whole Life" instrumental. He also delivered dope bars over "No Flex Zone" and "0-100."(Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for BET)

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Common and Big Sean Release "Diamonds" Visuals - Common released the video for his single "Diamonds" featuring Big Sean. The visuals are as breathtaking as the musical collab of Chicago and Detroit. This one is one of the standout tracks off Common's new album, Nobody's Smiling.(Photos from Left:  Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for VEVO)