My favorite industry girl Amanda slide thru while I was in class yesterday emailing these photos. I’m late as ususal I’ll be posting these GQ PHOTOS! T.I. did one hell of a job not to mention they gave his ass a layout 8 pages worth!

Ryan Leslie mixtape is amazing a great job done. It has alot of cool beats and it’s a really hot experience. The mixtape was actually released overseas! The mixtape has guest features from B5, James Brown, New Edition, Beyonce and more! Ryan is real cool for allowing us to get 80+ mins of free music. I think you all will enjoy it just as much as I did. Download your HQ hot MIXTAPE from NEXT SELECTION NOW!!!!

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Marques Houston shaved his head bald. This photo above isn’t on his myspace and it’s rather semi-nude. He is basically naked nothing you haven’t seen though since his previous video. He is currently working on a new album which is due around late NOV. MQ’s single is titled “Favorite Girl” which you can hear on his myspace also if you doubt the photo above is him check out - myspace MQ. Look in the photo section!

Lupe Fiasco’s upcoming debut, ‘Food and Liquor‘, will be different from most hip-hop debuts, light on guest appearances. “The only people that are talking on the album are Jill Scott and Jay-Z,” the rapper told AOL Music. “Everybody I work with, either I respect their music or I respect them as a person. And I respect Jill Scott as a person, past her music.” Read more.

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Jay-Z has officially ended his rap retirement by revealing he’s planning to release a new album later this year. After weeks of speculation about a rumored return to the charts, the Def Jam Records boss admits his has been “the worst retirement in history. But the rapper insists his retirement wasn’t a publicity stunt: “I believed it for two years (but) something, when you love it, is always tugging at you and itching, and I was putting it off and putting it off. I started fumbling around to see if it felt good.” Jay-Z revealed he was thinking about coming out of retirement in an interview this summer, while he was secretly recording new tracks with producers Kanye West, Timbaland and Pharrell Williams. THE NAME OF THE ALBUM PEOPLE? KINGDOM COME! I think it’s kind of bogus he probably was looking at Nas next effort “HIP HOP IS DEAD” and was instantly ready to get back in the studio. SOURCE

I’m really into cover art and I love Diddy’s cover. If you click the photo above you’ll get a full view of the cover! Diddy’s cover is a face shot with the Play button logo light blue lights. I must say after viewing his tracklisting for his album I’m rather eager to hear Diddy’s album. The line up is impressive but when your Diddy everything has to be perfect and beyond impressive. You all can take a look at the track listening:

1. Testimonial (Intro)
2. We Gon’ Make It featuring Jack Knight
3. I Am (Interlude)
4. The Future
5. Come To Me featuring Nicole Scherzinger
6. Tell Me featuring Christina Aguilera
7. Wanna Move featuring Big Boi, Ciara and Scar
8. Diddy Rock featuring Timbaland, Twista and Shawnna
9. Claim My Place (Interlude)
10. Everything I Love featuring Nas and Cee-Lo
11. Special Feeling featuring Mika Lett
12. Crazy Thang (Interlude)
13. After Love featuring Keri
14. Through The Pain (She Told Me) featuring Mario Winans
15. Thought You Said featuring Brandy
16. Last Night featuring Keyshia Cole
17. Makin’ It Hard featuring Mary J. Blige
18. Partners For Life featuring Jamie Foxx

Foxy Brown recently stopped by Angie Martinez show and gave a hell of a interview. Foxy Brown went into full detail regarding her hearing, trial, and all these rumors about her stealing items. Foxy Brown is the most intelligent out of all the female rappers. If you didn’t know she graduated highschool early and she enjoys reading books. Foxy Brown plans on releasing her very own book titled “Broken Silence”. If you listen to the complete interview you’ll hear Foxy Brown mention Jayz, Rihanna, and Beyonce.

Wonder what she said? The interview will be continued on Tuesday the 19th due to Angie not having enough time left on her show.

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Enjoy!

Beyonce was at Much Music Studios in Toronto, celebrating her birthday again for Canadian fans. Here we got photos from her recent apperance:

Beyonce at Much Music

And Ciara was one of the celebrity acts of 10th year anniversary celebration of Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem yesterday in New York City.

Kelis loves Nas cause she recently threw a suprise birthday party for him. Check out the hot flicks below.

Kelis throws a suprise B-day party for Nas

Kelis throws a suprise B-day party for Nas