Home-grown (and now International) star Estelle’s video for new single ‘Pretty Please’ premiered today. Serving as the 4th release from her awesome sophomore effort ‘Shine’, the single’s accompanying clip features appearances by Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day, Taraji Henson, Jackie Long and Malik Yoba.

Having gone to see Estelle live for the first time at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire back in June, this was one of the many songs I came away humming. Great song for the summer. The vid is pretty good too.

Your thoughts?

Ne-Yo recently posted a sneak peek of his brand new video ‘Miss Independent’ on his official blog – Year Of The Gentleman (which we are proudly affiliated with lol). The clip, which features cameos from Keri Hilson, Lauren London and Gabrielle Union, premieres on BET Access Granted on August 21st. Good stuff.

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Undeterred by the latest pushback of her debut LP ‘In A Perfect World’ (now due October 7th), Keri Hilson recently performed at San Diego radio station Channel 933’s AJ’s Playhouse gig. Hilson performed a new cut from the album called ‘Do It’ – which from the sounds of it, samples LL Cool J’s classic ‘Doin’ It’.

Though the crowd were deader than dead (why go to the show in the first place?), Keri done her thing. Is it me or did anyone else not think she was the choreography type? Nonetheless, good performance.

What do you think of the performance?

Rapper 50 Cent has topped Forbes magazine’s 2008 list of Top 20 Earners In Hip-Hop, with a whopping fortune estimated at $150 Million. Check out the full list below:

1. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: $150 million
2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter: $82 million
3. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $35 million
4. Kanye West: $30 million
5. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley: $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams: $20 million
7. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean: $17 million
8. Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus: $16 million
9. André “Dr. Dre” Young: $15 million
10. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges: $14 million
11. Clifford “T.I.” Harris: $13 million (tie)
11. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter: $13 million (tie)
12. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers: $12 million (tie)
12. Lonnie “Common” Lynn Jr.: $12 million (tie)
12. Aliaune “Akon” Thiam: $12 million (tie)
13. Jermaine Dupri: $11 million (tie)
13. Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith: $11 million (tie)
14. OutKast: $10 million (tie)
14. Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki: $10 million (tie)
14. Jayceon “The Game” Taylor: $10 million (tie)

Interesting. The top part of the list was pretty much a cert; however, who knew Chamillionaire had it like that…Lil’ Jon for that matter too.

Peep Soulja Boy’s latest Youtube video blog, in which he takes aim at his ‘haters’. Though his 15th minute was over a while ago, I couldn’t help but find this funny. He’s managing to stretch it for all it’s worth, so more power to him lol.

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Watching this back really has me itching for Michael to own the stage (and the charts) like he once did. Bring on the new album already!

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Freak Like Me

Red Dress

Push The Button

About You Now

Great performances! One of the ladies’ main appeal is their roughness around the edges. Far from a typically ‘polished’ act, the Keisha, Heidi and Amelle have managed to successfully appeal to the masses with their all-encompassing sound and, of course, their undeniable talent.

{Wondering who the hell they are lol? I will hit you up with a mega post highlighting some of the best acts the UK has on offer in the coming week}

What do you think of the performances?

The video for Solange’s brand new single ‘Sandcastle Disco’ premiered on MTV’s great new show FN’MTV a few hours ago. Directed by Ms. Knowles herself, the clip, put simply, is awesome! Great song, even better video. For those in doubt of the legitimacy of Solange’s sound/image this go round, this should silence them. Good stuff.

What do you think of the video?