Nelly links up with Nicki Minaj on his brand new single “Get Like Me,” produced by Pharrell. The drum-patterned track, reminiscent of a classic Neptunes production, is set to appear on Nelly’s upcoming album M.O. Listen below!

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With Yeezus in stores now and a new Jay-Z album on the way, Eminem is also plotting his return. Slim Shady is expected to release a new album later this year. In the meantime, he contributes a new song called “Symphony in H” to DJ Tony Touch’s upcoming album Piecemaker 3: The Return of the 50 MCs, due July 9.

The song premiered on Shade 45 moments ago. Listen to the premiere below.

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Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj will reunite at the BET Awards. The former “American Idol” judges are both set to perform at this month’s show.

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Kelly Rowland celebrated the release of her fourth solo album Talk a Good Game with a full day of promo. She kicked off her day with a visit to Hot 97 followed by an appearance on “106 & Park.”

Later in the evening, she attended an album signing at Best Buy in New York. Fans of all ages lined up to get a chance to meet the Destiny’s Child singer and have her autograph their CD.

“I would like to send a HUGE thank you to all of my #RowlandStones that came to the #TalkAGoodGame album signing at @BestBuy in NYC today!” tweeted Kelly.

J. Cole, whose album Born Sinner also dropped today, coincidentally showed up to the store and ran into Kelly. “Accidentally walked into kelly rowland album signing to cop Born Sinner. Support her album!” he tweeted.

See more pics from Kelly’s big day below.

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Kanye West may be earning rave reviews for Yeezus, but don’t count out J. Cole. Jay-Z’s protégé is back for another round with his sophomore album Born Sinner. Cole enlists TLC, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Jhené Aiko on the follow-up to his 2011 debut, while handling the bulk of production himself.

Did he win over the critics with his beats and rhymes? The reviews are in.

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Yeezy season is officially upon us. Kim Kardashian gave birth to the couple’s daughter over the weekend, and now Kanye West delivers his highly-anticipated sixth album Yeezus.

The new father crafts his most dark, audacious, and brash album yet. The 10 tracks feature production from Rick Rubin, Daft Punk, and Hudson Mohawke, with appearances by Chief Keef, Frank Ocean, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson, and even God.

The music mastermind has complained that despite his 21 Grammys, he has never won Album of the Year. Will Yeezus be the album to change that?

Find out what the critics are saying.

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Iggy Azalea has been making the media rounds with T.I. this week. She stopped by “Sway in the Morning” on Tuesday, where she revealed that her debut The New Classic is due in September.

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Lil Wayne is facing more heat from critics. While shooting a video for his new single “God Bless Amerika” in his hometown of New Orleans, the Young Money rapper was seen walking on the American flag.

TMZ claimed he was “trampling” it, but Wayne says it wasn’t done on purpose. In a statement released via Facebook, he explains that the scene was set up for a camera trick. The flag dropped to the floor to reveal faces from his Hollygrove neighborhood as he continued performing with the flag under his feet.

“It was never my intention to desecrate the flag of the United States of America,” said Weezy. “In the final edit of the video you will see the flag fall to reveal what is behind it but will never see it on the ground.”

Read his full statement below.

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