It may be Christmastime, but clearly The Grinch has it out for Madonna.

Jus days after the Pop queen put a unique spin on earlier leaks from her new album ‘Rebel Heart’ (by releasing six finished songs on iTunes), another leak scandal has rocked the project.

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Congratulations are in order for Hip Hop superstar Nicki Minaj and her new LP ‘The Pinkprint.’

For, after learning the project had exceeded expectations by shifting 201,000 units in its release week, this evening has seen more fuel added to her commercial fire.

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Last week, fans of the prolific Nicki Minaj were upset to learn that her new album ‘The Pinkprint’ was unlikely to open with sales any higher than the 180,000 units mark.

What this projection didn’t take into account was an error made by a number of major retailers who failed to stock the release on its due date, forcing fans to pick up the album after said error and projection had been made.

The result? Egg on the faces of those who mocked the rapper’s numbers prematurely.

Confused?

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Months before the release of her new studio album, Lady GaGa has questioned the intentions of performers who don’t pen their own material this year, questioning the motivation behind their decision to pursue a career in music.

Want to know what she had to say about Pop’s current batch of “karaoke” singers?

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“He’s getting a tattoo, yeah he’s getting ink done”

These may be the words to a once popular Offspring song, but they’ve also become a routine reality for rapper Lil Wayne.

This month was supposed to see the Hip-Hop titan release his long awaited LP ‘Tha Carter V’. However, amidst public label drama, the Young Money / Cash Money star has instead released pics of his latest ink job.

Like many, we’re surprised the heavily tatted MC actually had any more space for more work. Yet nonetheless, here are the newest.

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Ciara may be cooking up her own new album, but the R&B chanteuse clearly has no qualms showing love to her fellow Urban songbirds.

For, this week on Instagram the stage dominator shared a clip of herself singing Kelly Rowland and Nelly’s 2002 smash ‘Dilemma’.

And for those wondering “why”, it was performed as a lullaby of sorts to her six month old son Future Jr.

Check out the adorable moment below…

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Iggy Azalea has had enough!

From nemesis Azealia Banks to J. Cole and more, everyone and their dogs have taken to Twitter over the past few months to lend their opinion on the Aussie hitmaker.  Now, via short rant, Azalea finally claps back at detractors who have slammed her for having a lack of understanding of hip hop culture and “stealing from Black culture.”

Did you miss it?  She what the ‘Bounce’ beauty had to say after you bounce below the jump:

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As Tweeters keep their eyes and ears open for Twitter group “Anonymous” to make good on their threats directed to rapstress Iggy Azalea, the onslaught of negative attention aimed at the rap diva sees no signs of slowing.

After her mentor T.I. took to the social media outlet to defend her from comments lent by rapper Q-Tip, followers lit into him via the trending topic #WhenTipTweets.  Fueled by a collection of memes implying the rapper is an “Uncle Tom” (amongst other names we’d rather not repeat), the hashtag has only gained momentum as the day has gone on.

Adding her own brand of fuel to the fire, fellow vanilla femcee Kreayshawn weighed in on the hot topic to lend Azalea some advice on “racism”.  See that below as well as ‘Scream & Shout’ hitmaker Will.I.Am, best known for his work with Black Eyed Peas-frontwoman/rapstress Fergie, shouts out his appreciation of Iggy’s contributions.

It’s all just one big ball of confusion and it awaits after the jump:

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Kim Kardashian sent her fans into a frenzy this morning when she took to Twitter to unveil the dazzling new shots of she and hubby Kanye West starring as the faces of fashion royalty Balmain’s spring/summer 2015 menswear campaign. 

Titled  ‘Army of Lovers,’ the announcement comes just weeks after her sister, Kendall Jenner, was surprisingly removed from the 2015 campaign despite having a very public friendship with the brand’s creative director Oliver Rousteing.

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Some of rap history’s biggest sellers, from Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross to Nelly, Pitbull, and Flo Rida have all had their rap (and street) credibility questioned at one point in their careers.  None listed, however, were rebuked with the intensity of criticism like that aimed at Iggy Azalea.

From barely a buzz to a bulls-eye, she went from obscurity to enemy #1 in just a year.

Besides the unique position of being a white female emcee from Australia who rapped with a southern U.S. accent, not much else surrounded the newcomer’s name initially. In fact, this time last year she seemed poised to take rank with the many other unsung female rappers trying to find a place in the male-dominated game.

Despite backing from one of the genre’s frontrunners (T.I.) and a number of well-prepared videos to boot, success would not knock on the rapstress’s door until the unveiling of the pop-cloaked number ‘Fancy’ and its ‘Clueless’-themed music video. In conjunction with a timely “assistant role” on rising pop starlet Ariana Grande‘s hit ‘Problem,’ Iggy, seemingly out of nowhere, was thrust to the top of mainstream music consciousness.

Undoubtedly a dream come true for any female rapper, especially a Caucasian one traipsing a path so many before her had failed (see:  Sarai, Kreayshawn), that dream would prove itself a nightmare as all but the very genre she pursued would openly embrace her.

Has “winning” caused Iggy to lose hip hop’s respect?
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Janet Jackson and Aaliyah may serve as references for many of today’s R&B hopefuls, but one would struggle to find any who honour the ladies quite as naturally as rising star Teyana Taylor does, undoubtedly a fan of both.

Currently on a mission to turn her ‘Instagram’ water into credible musical wine, the star released her debut studio album ‘VII‘ in the November of this year, seeing it open with an unfortunate 16,000 units.

However, we’d say it’s only a matter of time before the ‘Maybe‘ beauty kisses sales like “that” goodbye, set to soar to higher ground with live performances that showcase the talent she’s allowed many to sleep on far too long.

Peep her performance of the cut ‘Do Not Disturb‘ live at Ohio’s ‘Nati Christmas’ to find out what we mean, after the jump.

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19 years after the release of 1996’s ‘Get On Up‘, 2015 will mark the release of a brand new Jodeci album, led by their brand new single ‘Nobody Wins.’

Today, the group unleashes the bop’s brand lyric video after enlisting the rapper B.o.B to appear on the cut.

Is the visual strong enough to reignite interest in the R&B group?

You tell us, below…

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