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Eric Bellinger and Kid Ink Collab - Singer/songwriter/producer Eric Bellinger dropped visuals for his track "Kiss Goodnight" featuring Kid Ink. The simplistic visuals show the two artists around numerous women who seem to be their dream girls. Bellinger has blown up quickly and we can’t wait to see what he does next.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Stalley Gives the Summer Some - MMG artist Stalley released "One for the $," delivering a smooth flow over a crazy dope beat by Block Beattaz, who sampled Weezy for the track. It will be featured on Whit and DJ Base's joint mixtape Give the Summer Some.(Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for CBS Local Sports)

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Rappers Ball Up - Rucker Park is coming to Brooklyn! The EBC America Celebrity Basketball Challenge will occur on Sunday (July 27) at Barclays Center. Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, Fabolous, Wale and French Montana will create their own city-based teams including three to five professional ballers and seven street ballers. The event will also feature performances from the team leaders and more.(Photos from left: Noel Vasquez/WireImage, Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for VEVO)

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Hip Hop's Young Kings - J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and Drake arguably share the crown as hip hop's young kings. So it's no surprise that Cole brought Kendrick and Drake out to close his annual 'Dollar and a Dream' tour this week in Los Angeles. In the first show, Drizzy performed "0-100," "Trophies" and some of his older material, followed by Kendrick in the second show performing his famous "Backseat Freestyle."  (Photos from LEft:  Rob Kim/Getty Images, Mike Coppola/Getty Images, Paul Morigi/WireImage)

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Steady Mobbin' - Mack Wilds has become a hot commodity in the music industry, so much so that the Grammy-nominated artist teamed up with Mobb Deep on the track "Low," from The Infamous Mobb Deep LP. The visuals premiered on MTV.  (Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for BET)

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Compliments From the Prez - President Barack Obama is a huge fan of vocalist Janelle Monáe. But beyond being a fan, he is a friend of the Electric Lady. "Michelle and I love Janelle. We love her energy. We love her talent. But we most of all love her character. And anybody who gets a chance to talk to her, this is just a remarkable, strong, smart young lady." Most of us can only imagine what it feels like to be praised by the president of the United States. Go Janelle! (Photos from Left: Skip Bolen/Getty Images for COVERGIRL, Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

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ScHoolboy Q's "Man of the Year" Campaign - Sneaker retailer Footaction is collaborating with TDE rapper ScHoolboy Q to remake the video of his hit single "Man of the Year." The Own the Summer Campaign allows fans to upload videos or photos to Vine or Instagram hashtagging #OwnTheSummer for a chance to be featured in the final mix. Q will be selecting the submissions himself. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)

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10 Summers - This summer, DJ Mustard has taken over the radio waves with a plethora of hits that keep the clubs poppin'. His debut album, 10 Summers, is set to release August 26 with features from Big Sean, Dom Kennedy, Eric Bellinger and more. Props to DJ Mustard for grabbing three Music Matters artists for the album!   (Photos from left: Judy Eddy/WENN.com, Tiffany Rose/WireImage,Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Lecrae's New Single, "Fear" - In preparation for his upcoming album, Anomaly, Lecrae has released his second single, "Fear." The new track revolves around him expressing his fears candidly. Until the album drops, his first two singles, "Nuthin" and "Fear," are availble on iTunes with a pre-order purchase of the album.(Photo: Cooper Neill/Getty Images for BET)

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Big K.R.I.T.'s The Underground Edition - Big K.R.I.T. announced The Underground Edition, which is a compilation of his acclaimed mixtapes, K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, Return of 4eva, 4eva N a Day and King Remembered in Time. The limited-edition set is going to be shipped in October via Nature Sounds through CD, cassette tape and vinyl.(Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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K. Michelle: My Life - Well known for her role in Love & Hip Hop, K. Michelle's back with her own reality show, K. Michelle: My Life. According to VH1, it "will follow K. as she learns to balance life, relationships, and bona fide super-stardom with the help of a dynamic group of friends." The show is executive produced by reality TV maven and mogul Mona Scott Young and Stephanie Gayle.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Billboard's Big Mistake - If you are a fan of Vic Mensa you'll be disappointed to learn that the Street Lights EP previously announced to drop on July 27 by Billboard is not happening. Vic Mensa's camp, which confirmed to XXL, said, "The information is incorrect. Billboard's report is not true. Down on My Luck is coming out on iTunes in the U.K. on July 27. Nothing else." Where Billboard got the incorrect information is still unknown.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Estelle Releases Visuals for Conqueror - Last Tuesday, U.K. artist Estelle dropped her new single, "Conqueror." Now she is following it up with some very artsy visuals that blend classically trained Black male contemporary dancers and some gorgeous close ups of herself. This is all part of her promotion for her upcoming studio album, True Romance, set to release on November 4.(Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Pandora)

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J. Cole Surprises Fans With Trey Songz - This past Friday, J. Cole brought his Dollar and a Dream tour to Grand Central in Miami. After performing the first verse of "Can't Get Enough," the NC rapper surprised fans with a guest appearance from Trey Songz, who joined Cole on stage to sing the chorus to the 2011 hit. The tour continues tonight in Chicago and will wrap this Wednesday (July 23) in L.A. (Photos from Left: Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for BET, Maury Phillips/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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B.o.B Releases Three New Videos - B.o.B is definitely building the buzz around his latest mixtape, No Genre 2. Bobby Ray dropped videos for his songs "The Nation," "Get Right" and "So What." We can't wait to see what B.o.B has planned next because, from the looks of it, he might just release a video for each and every song on the mixtape. (Photo: TitoMedia.com.au / Splash News)

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Angel Haze Nominated for VMA - Angel Haze has had a great year thus far, and it just got a little bit better with her 2014 VMA nomination. The femcee's visual for "Battle Cry" grabbed a nod for Best Video With a Social Message. The chilling video touches on her past struggles with religion, child molestation, and depression. It's even more inspiring to see a young artist come out and spread awareness for these private issues in a public space. Props to Angel!  (Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

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TDE Shuts Down Pitchfork Festival - This past weekend, some of the TDE fam took over the Pitchfork Festival Stage, all delivering amazing performances. While Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q ran the stage, the crew's newcomers SZA and Isaiah Rashad really shined performing songs from their latest projects, Z and Cilivia Demo, respectively. Although they are the youngest of the bunch, these rookies proved that they have the right to stand alongside Black Hippy.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)