Fabolous and Pusha T’s “The Life Is So Exciting” tour rolled through L.A.’s Club Nokia on Friday night with some special guests. Following Pusha’s set, Loso brought out Cassie and Trey Songz for the remix to “Diced Pineapples,” which appears on his mixtape Soul Tape 2. He was later joined onstage by The-Dream for “Throw It in the Bag” and the remix.

He explained the true meaning of the song. “‘Throw It in the Bag’ wasn’t about trickin’ on no hos. Fuck them hos,” said the Brooklyn MC. “It was about making sure you take care of your lady. If that’s your lady, make sure you take care of her ’cause I promise you if you won’t, somebody else will.”

Watch Loso and friends light up L.A.

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Ahead of his performance on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” season finale, Kanye West took the stage at the Adult Swim Upfront Party at Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Wednesday. The G.O.O.D. Music chief stood in front of a giant pyramid and flashing lights while performing his hits and new material off his upcoming album.

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Chris Brown invaded the Bay Area during his appearance at WiLD 94.9′s WiLDJAM at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on Thursday. The blond singer, who shared the bill with Trey Songz and Macklemore, performed a full set of hits including his new X single “Fine China,” which he sang for the first time live.

He thanked Team Breezy for their support. “Sold out show tonight! I appreciate my fans. Hope y’all had the time of y’all life becuz I did!” he tweeted.

Chris will also play other radio station-sponsored shows this summer including Hot 97′s Summer Jam and Power 106′s PowerHouse.

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Who said female rappers can’t get along? Angel Haze brought out Iggy Azalea during her show at Scala in London on Tuesday night. The crowd went wild when the ladies teamed up to perform Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Otis.”

They spread their message of unity. “No more pitting your favorite female rappers against each other,” said Angel, while Iggy added, “Angel’s always going to have a friend in me. I support her. … She’s a fucking star. She’s the future.”

They posed for photos with fans before Iggy headed to the airport, but continued the love fest on Twitter.

“Thanks for inviting me out @AngelHaze so happy we did this! We’re just getting started!” Iggy told her new friend, who replied, “Thank you so much @IGGYAZALEA. You are the best bitch ever.”

Watch the bad girls hit the stage.

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Kendrick Lamar performed double duty last night. After providing the entertainment at the VEVO Digital Content NewFronts earlier in the day, the Compton rapper headlined a concert for Footaction at Galapagos Art Space in New York City.

He served up his good kid, m.A.A.d city crowd pleasers including “Poetic Justice” and “Backstreet Freestyle” before bringing Emeli Sandé on stage for his latest single “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” The British sensation debuted a soulful new intro to the song before joining K-Dot on the chorus. Here’s hoping a full remix is in the works.

In the meantime, Kendrick can be heard on the remix to Emeli’s hit single “Next to Me.”

Watch them own the stage below.

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Lil’ Kim was queen of the night when she returned to her old stomping grounds to perform a one-night-only show at Gramercy Theatre in New York City on Friday. The hip-hop icon busted out in a tight red bodysuit with long black hair, working the stage with her raunchy hits including “Magic Stick” and “How Many Licks.”

She had the crowd singing along to ’90s classics such as “It’s All About the Benjamins” and “Get Money,” and current material including her remix to Rihanna’s “Man Down.”

While her protégée Tiffany Foxx was unable to make it, she sent in a video message and Kim performed their collaboration “Twisted.”

“This for all ya’ll motherfu**ers who gon’ be fu**ed up after this, don’t know where your car at, don’t know where your keys or your phone at,” said Kimmy as she performed the party anthem.

Watch footage from the Queen Bee’s invasion below.

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When Beyoncé kicked off “The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” last week, some fans were disappointed that she didn’t perform any new material. But she surprised her Paris fans by debuting “Grown Woman” live for the first time on Wednesday. Wearing a colorful Kenzo dress, Queen Bey performed the song in its entirety toward the end of her sold-out show at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.

“I’m a grown woman, I do whatever I want,” she sings while debuting some all-new choreography with her dancers and Les Twins during the tribal-themed set.

A snippet of the song, which was produced by Timbaland and penned by The-Dream, can be heard in her Pepsi “Mirrors” commercial.

G.O.O.D. Music’s Teyana Taylor was in the audience and tweeted, “Queen Bey. Carried. Snatched. Slayyyeeedddd.”

A new B song called “Standing on the Sun” can also be heard in her upcoming H&M commercial, which is set to debut on May 5.

Watch the first live performance of “Grown Woman” below.

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There has been plenty of fan-filmed footage posted on YouTube since Beyoncé launched her world tour. But now B has released an official teaser for “The Mrs. Carter Show” featuring professional-filmed highlights from the first week of the trek, which kicked off in Belgrade, Serbia.

In the 90-second clip, she opens with her anthem “Run the World (Girls),” flies over the audience in a Swarovski-studded bodysuit, rolls on top of a piano, and connects with her adoring fans during “Halo.”

Following the European leg, she will touch down in the U.S. on June 28.

See just some of what Mrs. Carter has in store.

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