Both dropped their sophomore LPs this past June, now Roc Nation's J. Cole and MMG's Wale are teaming up to embark on a joint fall tour.

To the tune of Nas' "2nd Childhood," Redman, one of hip-hop's funny men and certified smoke kings, creates an ode to ganked/misplaced lighters everywhere with "My 2 nd Lighter", which begs the public service question "It's smoke time...Do you know where your

As a question mark still hangs over the release date for Fabolous' sequel LP, Loso's Way II: Rise To Power , he and feature-king 2-Chainz shoot the video for "When I Feel Like It," Fab's next single.

Nicki Minaj links up with renowned beauty company Elizabeth Arden again for her second fragrance called Minajesty.

Something HAD to be fishy about that proposal ! Turns out it was a publicity stunt to shed light on his new single "I Wanna Be With You" ft.

Big Sean hooked up with Samsung to drop another joint, "Fire," from his upcoming album, Hall Of Fame (Aug. 27), the track's lushness supplied by a live choir for the backdrop as he talks about making it from D-Town.

They sure are busy over there at the Maybach Music Group headquarters! Not only is Wale's The Gifted still performing well on the charts, they're also prepping the compilation, Self Made Vol.

Jay Z continues his "New Rules" saga with the upcoming premiere of his "Picasso Baby" music video.

After taking out a spot on MTV to propose to Nicki Minaj , DJ Khaled went to LA's Power 106 to talk about offering his hand in marriage to the "Starships" rapstress so publically, and if it was real or not.

Bow Wow may have a new gig as host of 106 and Park, but he's still letting fans know he hasn't left his first love of flowing.

Lil Kim is the latest artist to trvel back to her glory days for musical inspiration. Queen B will be launching the new mixtape, Hard Core: Back 2 Da Streetz, a title which influenced by her1996 debut, Hard Core .

Detroit's Big Sean reveals the album cover of both the standard and deluxe versions of his sophomore album, Hall Of Fame, coming on August 27.