Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins of TLC and Brian McKnight will join the all-star cast of the second season of Donald Trump’s hit reality show “The Celebrity Apprentice,” according to TMZ.com.

They join celebrities such as Dennis Rodman, Tom Green, Herschel Walker, Joan Rivers, and Claudia Jordan, all competing to win the title and grand prize of $250,000 to be donated to a charity of each candidate’s choice.

T.I. celebrated the release of his new album Paper Trail with a star-studded concert at New York’s Highline Ballroom on Tuesday. He brought out special guests Lupe Fiasco for “Superstar,” Swizz Beatz for “Bring ‘Em Out” and “Swing Ya Rag,” and Jay-Z for “Swagga Like Us.”

Watch Hov and Swizzy above and Lupe below courtesy of MissInfo.tv.

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Jazmine Sullivan delivered a strong performance of her single “Need U Bad” on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Tuesday. The song is currently No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while her debut album Fearless entered the Billboard 200 at No. 6 with 65,539 copies.

Catch Jazmine on tour with Maxwell beginning October 8th in Boston. Click here for tour dates.

Robin Thicke celebrated the release of his third album Something Else at the Rainbow Room in New York on Tuesday night. Jay-Z, Diddy, Jadakiss, and Thicke’s wife Paula Patton partied with the R&B crooner as DJ Cassidy worked the turntables.

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Ludacris got his origami on with Martha Stewart on her daily program “The Martha Stewart Show.” He was joined by Chris Yeo, the chef from his Straits Atlanta restaurant.

This is not the first time the Domestic Diva has been seen in the company of rappers. She presented with Busta Rhymes at the 1997 MTV VMAs.

Sean Garrett is already a star behind-the-scenes, but he’s looking to break out into the foreground with his first album Turbo 919. His latest single and video for “6 in the Morning (Remix)” features Rick Ross. Watch it below.

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T.I. and Trey Songz partied at Patron’s Music in Motion Tour at Marquee in New York on Monday night. T.I. also performed some songs off his new album Paper Trail.

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Riding high on the success of his third album Year of the Gentleman, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, Ne-Yo is about to expand his foray into Hollywood with a semi-autobiographical film that he likens to Eminem’s 8 Mile. Ne-Yo breaks the news exclusively to Rap-Up.com’s Jessica Washington.

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Last Friday, T-Pain shot a video for “Freeze” with Syndrome, the direction team behind his first two videos for “Can’t Believe It” with Lil Wayne and “Chopped N Skrewed” featuring Ludacris.

“Freeze” co-stars Chris Brown and was filmed at Hayvenhurst Studios in Van Nuys, CA. It’s the third single from the rapper-turned-singer’s forthcoming album Thr33 Ringz (Nov. 11).

T.I.’s sixth studio album Paper Trail arrives in stores and online today. Find out what the critics are saying…

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