For the last 12 years, the name Ludacris has become synonymous with Rap royalty by way of an ever-flowing fountain of hot material and a heavily underrated chart run that now sees his combined US sales total at 13,953,000 units moved since October 2000.

Gearing up for the release of 8th studio album ‘Ludaversal’ (which is preceded by singles ‘Representin” and ‘Rest Of My Life’), the Hip-Hop veteran spoke to That Grape Juice in London town, where he is currently shooting the action flick ‘Fast & Furious 6′.

Our tell all conversation above…

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Barbz? The C-Squad? 

At this point, we’re going to need the above to get all kinds of excited!

For, three days before the release of Nicki Minaj‘s brand spanking new release ‘The Re-Up’, her duet with ‘Got Me Good’ singer Ciara has unearthed…named ‘I’m Legit‘.

Your favorite artist’s annihilation below…

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Alicia Keys is truly on fire!  Already hitting the award show and late night circuit (with indeed more stops to come) in promotion of her 5th studio album ‘Girl On Fire’ (November 27th), the songstress can now be found gracing the December & January covers of ‘Complex’ and ‘Jet’ magazines.

As expected, Keys was quizzed on claims of ‘homewrecking’ – as her relationship with husband Swizz Beatz came with much backlash after his separation from wife/singer Mashonda.

See what Miss Beatz has to say about this and peep more photos from her ‘Complex’ shoot below (via SheisDiva):

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Fans can trust and believe that R&B beauty Keyshia Cole is hot on the promo trail in support of her forthcoming effort ‘Woman To Woman’.

Set to go head-to-head with pop megastars Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, Cole is undoubtedly cooking up a major promo campaign to fend off the competition.

Set to unveil appearances on top shows next week, fans can first find the ‘Love’ singer afront ‘Rolling Out’ magazine.  There, she dishes on her relationship with husband Daniel ‘Boobie’ Gibson, her thoughts on Brandy & Beyonce, and – of course – the commercial mishap that was 2010’s ‘Calling All Hearts’.

See excerpts and more photos below:

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Rihanna really wants that #1 album doesn’t she?

Of course, though Roc Nation‘s bid to ensure she secures the top spot on the ‘200’ has been faultless thus far, efforts by One Direction, Keyshia Cole & Taylor Swift continue to make that chart feat look all the more unlikely.

However, that hasn’t stopped the Pop pretender from keeping hope alive. For, on November 24th, she will hit newsstands across the us via the above cover of ‘Billboard‘.

The latest bid to push sales of her ‘Unapologetic’ LP, here’s hoping her spread in the mag is just as telling as her stint in ‘Vogue’ earlier this year.

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…and they say Hip Hop is dead.

In a day where many performers struggle to live up to commercial expectations, it’s safe to say that Young Money’s Drake is one of a few exceptions.

Second only to mentor Lil Wayne with regards to pulling in Hip Hop numbers, the Rapper has now seen his star power secure fellow MC 2Chainz his first single to move over 1 million copies, digitally.

Details below…

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There are clearly many stops on Ne-Yo‘s ‘R.E.D’ promotional train. Indeed, the R&B maestro has adopted a no-show-untouched approach to the push for his fifth LP, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 this week.

The stage blazer’s latest stop was E!’s Chelsea Lately last night. Watch below as the ‘Let Me Love You’ singer dishes on the album, fatherhood, and a whole lot more with ever-hilarious host Chelsea Handler.

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Who could forget how inseparable Omarion and Bow Wow were once upon a time? Indeed, wherever one went the other was close behind. The friends even released a rap-sung album in the form of ‘Face Off’ in 2007.

However, as the hits dried up, so too it seems did their friendship. Publicly, at least.

This year, though, has seen the former teen stars re-embrace one another; first performing at Bow’s ‘Underrated Tour’ in June, and yesterday standing side-by-side as they reminisced about the good ol’ days on BET’s 106 & Park.

Watch Maybach O and Mr 106’s emotional reunion below…

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Upon its explosive debut in the UK, Rita Ora’s debut album ‘ORA’ received an impressive promo boost in Paris last night, when the singer arrived in the city to perform at the ‘VIP Room’.

Meeting many a Parisian ‘Bot’, Ora’s set consisted of the project’s stand out numbers, armed with a live band and arrangements that shine an even better light on both her voice and her material itself.

Enjoy below…

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With a cool 1 million copies sold worldwide, Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ is- as far as her fans are concerned- one of the year’s strongest releases.

However, by way of ‘niche’ cuts like ‘Beez In The Trap’, the project has undoubtedly failed to the grip to the casual listener in the way her debut, ‘Pink Friday’, did back in 2010.

Now, the Rapper hopes to right this wrong with the release of ‘The Re-Up’ this Monday, packing 8 new numbers in addition to the original numbers on ‘Reloaded’. 8 new numbers, that include the brand spanking new number ‘High School’, featuring Lil Wayne.

Rap genius below…

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Girls Aloud blazed back onto the Brit-Pop scene last month with fierce new single ‘Something New’.

Released as the lead offering from their retrospective LP ‘Ten’ (due November 26th), the track has garnered praise aplenty for its accompanying video – which finds each member in fine form; arguably the finest they’ve been as a collective yet.

Now, on the eve, of the track’s release, the group have offered a behind the scenes look at the making of the Ray Kay directed clip.

Check it out below…

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Ke$ha keeps her ‘Warrior’ themed party amped with new song ‘C’Mon’.

“Unlocked” by the singer herself today, the track features on her sophomore LP, which roars into stores next month (December 4th).

Preceded by lead single ‘Die Young’, it appears the album is set to be Dr Luke-flavoured – juding by this latest musical slice.

Take a listen below…

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