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Behold the sight that is Rap Queen, Lil Kim.

Sporting a ‘unique’ look during a night out in New York city, the trendsetter was snapped looking a far cry from the MC the world met on ‘Hardcore’ debut in 1996- thanks to what is clearly a case of cosmetic surgery taken too far.

Pictured as she continues work on her long awaited new album, the Grammy winning lyricist was spotted days after continuing her efforts to push Rap’s latest offerring, Tiffany Foxx.

More importantly, her sighting comes after she took to ‘Rap Fix’ to dish on her aforementioned new LP, which she has enlisted ‘Did It On ‘Em’ producer Bangladesh to oversee.

Watch below…

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Congratulations are most certainly in order for Bruno Mars. The soulful Pop crooner saw his sophomore album ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ rocket to the top of the Billboard 200 this week, becoming his first chart topper on the coveted tally.

Yet, given that the album has been on sale for three months and Mars is presently preparing for a tour in support of it, many are scratching their heads as to what caused the sales spike.

Wonder no more, as the answer awaits after the jump…

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Get excited!

This morning, Rap’s latest newbie Tiffany Foxx released the sizzling new video for the single ‘Twisted’, featuring her mentor Lil Kim.

We’ve fallen in love with it and can’t wait to see the girls take it on live…

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Drake brings the heat on a scorching new cut, ‘5AM In Toronto’- set to ruffle many a Hip Hop feather by way of its fiery (but accurate) lyric.

Released to whip up momentum for his forthcoming album ‘Nothing Was The Same‘, there’s no denying that the piece sees the Grammy winner at his very best.

Tuck in below…

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‘Try’ rebel Pink and ‘Va Va Voom’ Rapper Nicki Minaj have reportedly signed on to perform at Roberto Medina‘s ‘Rock In Rio’ event this year!

Want all the details?

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Well, it looks like Destiny’s Children are truly ready for their individual takeover.  For, just days after DC3 alum Michelle Williams announced her forthcoming reality show, original group member Latavia Roberson announces plans to bring her ‘reality‘ to television screens.

Set to be produced by hit TV producer Carlos King (‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’, ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey), our friends at TheYBF report the show will see its debut as early as later this year.

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‘Something New’ co-stars Blair Underwood and Sanaa Lathan are indeed preparing something new for moviegoers in the form of a revamped spin of Shakesperean classic ‘Macbeth’.

Titled ‘MacBett’, the film, also starring and co-produced by Academy Award-nominee Terrence Howard, is said to begin production and September with director Aleta Chappelle at the helm.

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‘Party Up (Up In Here)’ rapper DMX is believed to be on the path toward getting his life back on the up-and-up after a lengthy jail stint followed by a reported drug addiction.  Such reports seem substantiated by interesting comments and erratic behavior from the once top-selling rapper – as evidenced by his visit to OWN’s ‘Iyanla:  Fix My Life‘.

See the trailer to the channel’s ‘fix-a-celebrity’ show which is set to premiere its second season April 13th.

Fantasia certainly seems to be onto a winner with the visual to her latest single ‘Lose To Win’ – the first from her fourth album ‘Side Effects of You’.  And, with fans flocking to the follow-up tune ‘If I Was A Bird’, it appears buzz for the project is bubbling.

In an attempt to bring that bubble to a boil, the ‘When I See You’ songstress was seen on the promo trail recently – bringing a rousing live rendition of ‘Lose’ to the ‘Centric Happy Hour Tour’.

See Fanny in action below:

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As far as Urban music goes, very few newbies can say they shine as bright as Ne-Yo‘s artist, B.Smyth.

Dominating Urban airwaves with his debut single ‘Leggo’, this year has seen him fast become one of his genre’s fastest rising stars, after being picked by 106 & Park’s video rotation.

Now, as to showcase the voice that spearheaded his label rise, he has taken on Rihanna‘s ballad, ‘Stay’.

Peep the hearth throb in action below…

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Look who’s naked again!!

Giving us no choice to believe she’s developed an allergy to modest attire, Pop bleater Rihanna posed for yet another nude pic on ‘Instagram’ last night, flaunting her…well…her cakes.

Perhaps hoping generate attention for her recently launched ‘River Island’ clothing line, her interesting sighting comes after her unemployed gal pal Melissa Forde launched a strange attack on Grammy winning Pop beauty, Ciara– as explained here.

More from the aforementioned ladies below…

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Peep these snaps of ‘Only U’ singer Ashanti out and about in New York City yesterday.

Snapped walking a trio of furry friends, the former ‘Murder INC‘ first lady hit the city in glamorous fashion, two years after the release of her single ‘The Woman You Love’, pulled from her long awaited album, ‘Braveheart‘.

Of course, while some fans doubt this album will ever see the light of today, we sure will represent the majority when we say we can’t wait to hear whatever Ms.Douglas releases this year.

More snaps after the jump…

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