Lil Wayne is aptly declaring his independence on Independence Day.

The rapper, who has been in a legal wrangle with Cash Money label head Birdman in recent months, has taken to Jay Z‘s TIDAL to release what he’s christened his most prolific effort yet – the ‘Free Weezy Album.’

Interestingly rolled out as a stream (rather than a purchasable LP), the project looks to be the fruit of the “deal” Weezy announced he made with Jigga last month.

And while there’s no one yet on the long-awaited arrival of ‘The Carter V,’ Wayne’s newest collection of songs is already generating bountiful buzz.

Take a listen below…

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Rita Ora is playing no games with the push for her new music.

It had been widely speculated (and heavily hinted) that the 360 entity had teamed up with Chris Brown for her next single and now said rumors have been confirmed.

Currently in Los Angeles, the 24-year-old shot the video for the hotly anticipated track this week with Brown and director Colin Tilley.

During our recent interview with the Roc Nation priori, she revealed that the follow-up to UK single ‘Poison’ would dub as the first song to be receive the single treatment Stateside.

As previously relayed, Ora’s new LP will serve as her sophomore effort on home soil, but her American debut.

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After a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star returns this week with British outfit Brick City, who tackle Janet Jackson‘s seductive comeback cut ‘No Sleeep’

How did they fare? Hit ‘PLAY’ below to find out [cover commences at 0.48 mark]

While it was telling at points that the group had – per their own admission – just learnt the track, they still turned in a commendable rendition.

Their harmony driven delivery served up a fresh take on the simply sung song and actually has us salivating at the prospect of Janet garnishing with similar sounding adlibs when performing it live.

Kudos!

For more on Brick City, check out their YouTube channel here.

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Power 105. 1’s Angie Martinez caught up with R&B singer August Alsina recently.

The pair met up on the former’s radio platform to chop it up before the release of the latter’s second studio album and his new ‘Hip Hop‘ sound.

What they discussed?

New music, the absence of love in his life and the battle he faced to save his vision when he diagnosed with a life changing illness.

An honest conversation below…

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Big Sean & DeJ Loaf team up for their hometown of Detroit this year, joining forces to build the bop that is ‘Back Up.’

The song finds its way to the net with a mission to keep Loaf’s name above water on a popularity front before she joins Nicki Minaj on the U.S. leg of her latest world tour.

Listen below…

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‘Southpaw‘s soundtrack has welcomed Gwen Stefani to its party.

Unfamiliar with the movie? Click here to learn more about it.

If you are familiar with the project you’ll know that it features performances by Rita Ora and 50 Cent and features original music by the rapper Eminem.

Now, the latter has unlocked a new son called ‘Kings Never Die’ which features his Interscope sister.

Listen below…

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Ciara‘s ‘Dance Like We’re Making Love’ is off to a positive start on U.S. radio!

Find out how below…

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It’s a good time to Nicki Minaj right now.

As her ‘PinkPrint’ release has passed the Gold mark in the U.S. and etches closer to platinum, the rapper/singer/songwriter is also set to shine on the big screen via the third installment of the Ice Cube-led ‘Barbershop’ franchise.

Now, as if that isn’t enough to celebrate, all eyes are now on her as she has notched her 65th Hot 100 hit with the Meek Mill & Chris Brown-helmed ‘All Eyes On You.’  The chart triumph sees the rapstress slide in just a few steps closer to leading the pack of “most Hot 100 entries” by any female…of any genre (only Taylor Swift & Aretha Franklin have more as we reported here).

Elsewhere, charts reveal Swift isn’t the only country diva at risk of seeing her Hot 100 record threatened. For, in addition to setting a new chart record this week, Bruno Mars‘ monster hit ‘Uptown Funk’ is just two weeks away from upstaging Leann Rimes‘ ‘How Do I Live’ in a big way.

Wondering how?  Get the scoop and full chart check below:

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While the world gets ready for the 2015 ESPY Awards and the courage celebration of famed athlete turned reality star Caitlyn Jenner, there’s one person she shouldn’t expect to get a standing O from on July 15th – ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Lil Scrappy.

The ‘No Problem’ hitmaker has quite the problem on his hands after a recent interview with our buds at VladTV saw him go all the way in on the transgender community – namely Jenner – when he proclaimed:

 ”For the world of young kids, for the world of young little boys, stick to what you were made to be. If you got a penis, be a penis,” he said.

Citing racism as part of the reason Caitlyn has been so accepted, Scrappy continued:

”No Black man can stand up and say, ‘You know, my whole life I felt like a woman, but I was just holding it down for my kids and my b-tch.’ We say that sh-t, n—gga, we’d get assassinated– by us [other black people]. We [black people] don’t play that sh-t.”

See the interview below that has the LGBTQ community and supporters in an uproar:

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NeNe Leakes broke the internet earlier this week after announcing that she would no longer be returning as full-time Housewife for season 8 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

For many, the news was most shocking as the 47-year-old had long been touted as the last of the show’s original cast.

As such, as she gears up to venture into pastures new, we take a look back at our Top 5 Favorite NeNe Leakes Moments on RHOA!

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After dominating the dance-floor with hits such as ‘2 On’ and ‘All Hands On Deck,’ Tinashe has emerged as one of music’s hottest new commodities.

And though still working the promo trail for debut album ‘Aquarius,’ the 22-year-old is already hard at work on its follow-up with the likes of Dr. Luke and Max Martin.

That Grape Juice caught up with the name on everyone’s lips at the 2015 BET Awards, where she confirmed plans to release new music this year.

She also opened up about her spot on Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pinkprint Tour,’ as well as her desire to collaborate with the lady she honored on-stage Sunday night – Janet Jackson.

Check out our EXCLUSIVE chat with Tinashe above; an acapella also features.

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TIDAL treated their subscribers to an epic hours ago when they invited a number of Rihanna fans to watch her brand new video…with the singer herself.

The clip dropped earlier this morning but was enjoyed by a group of fortunate fans who were blindfolded and taken to a secret location where it was waiting for them.

What happened next?

Find out after the jump….

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