After coming under intense criticism for a lyric spewed in the Drake driven jam ‘Jodeci’, J.Cole has issued a heartfelt and truly genuine apology to any he may have offended.

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After beginning a three month prison sentence for tax evasion this month, ‘Zion’ performer Lauryn Hill has penned a letter from the establishment she’s currently being held at, detailing her experience thus far and thanking those who have supported her through her recent trials.

A minimum security facility, Hill’s time at Danbury’s Federal Correctional Institution sees her housed in a barracks type setting, and not the typical prison living arrangement many had feared she’d be forced to endure.

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With ‘one hit wonder’ talk of his cause well and truly dead, ‘Fake ID’ Rapper Macklemore made his way to Ebro Darden‘s ‘Hot 97‘ for an interview many are calling a must see.

Packed with a freestyle and nothing but honesty from ‘Thrift Shop’ purveyor, his time with station saw him speak openly on his stance on homophobia in Hip Hop, and how his new single ‘Same Love‘ seeks to push the equality he thinks the field is missing.

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As an integral member of Urban Pop quartet B2K, Raz B stood tall as one his genre’s strongest contributors.

Upon the group’s demise, the years that followed saw his brand scarred by a number of horrific revelations to unearth from his childhood and those closest to him. Now, after relocating to China, the ‘Bump Bump Bump’ vocalist is plotting a return to the music industry….and has called on his remaining fans to help him do just that.

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Before her new single ‘Live It Up‘ matches and betters feats scored by 2011’s ‘On The Floor’, Jennifer Lopez has been announced the co-founder and creative director of ‘Viva Movil’– the new mobile phone brand in association with Lowell McAdam’s Verizon Communications.

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Beyonce‘s new tour ‘The Mrs. Carter Show’ is earning praise aplenty for being a musical must-see.

Now, the global jaunt has become even more enticing; for it has today been announced that vocal powerhouse Luke James has been tapped to open the European leg of the trek.

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‘Take your medication Kimmy…a short vacation Kimmy…you’ll be OK!‘.

Lil Kim may be one of Rap’s greatest offerings, but it’s safe to say recent years have seen the one time pin-up become a shadow of herself, helped in part by her so so business dealings and undeniably unfortunate cosmetic surgery.

Now, after she was snapped looking a little worse for wear in NYC last week, she has taken aim at media mogul Wendy Williams and a member of her fan base, for weighing in on her ‘new look’ on Twitter.

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‘Locked Out of Heaven’ hitmaker Bruno Mars took to ‘Ellen’ last week to announce plans to hit the road for his ‘Moonshine Jungle’ world tour. Set to hit every corner of the globe, the trek will support Mars’ recent top-selling album ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ (in stores now) and see him on the road until the year’s end.

Beginning June 22 in Washington D.C., click below to see if ol’ Bruno will be bringing his brand of pop/funk to a stage near you:

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The snap above could not be more fitting for the succeeding story as the last month has seen New York-bred beauty Azealia Banks serve (and be served) a seemingly neverending platter of beef.

From newcomer Angel Haze to Perez Hilton and other highly documented showdowns, the ‘Van Vogue’ vixen has definitely dished a dollop of PR disasters that seem to grow in number weekly.

Now, after the backlash received from last week’s renewed tweet beef with Hilton, a recent interview saw Banks come to her own defense in a tirade aimed at gays rights organizations and sensitive readers.  Read the rapstress’s rant below:

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We’ve said it many a time, but Beyonce is clearly playing no games with her comeback.

Having already headlined the Super Bowl, announced a sell-out world tour, and nabbed her 17th Grammy Award, the 31 year old has today been confirmed as the headliner for the 19th annual ESSENCE Festival.

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At just 23 years old, it’s safe to say Chris Brown‘s life has given him no shortage of game changing experiences.

However, following allegations that he and his friends threatened to shoot ‘Voodoo’ singer Frank Ocean  in LA last week, he has come under fresh fire this week.

This, after it emerged that investigators could not find credible proof that he completed the community labor sentence he was obliged to undertake after assaulting ‘No Love Allowed’ singer Rihanna back in 2009.

In short, he is accused of intentionally providing false information to the court, and may be forced to ‘repeat’ his assigned labor hours in LA if he is indeed found to be lying.

Now, after being dealt this shocking blow, he has taken to Instagram to share his feelings with his fans, ‘Team Breezy’.

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…and the claws are out!

Indeed, it is an industry-wide known fact that Mama Osbourne does not play when it comes to the members of her outspoken family.

For, as previously reported, daughter Kelly Osbourne recently unveiled news of attacks from the ever-faithful fanbase of pop superstar Lady Gaga.  Gaga, in turn, penned an open letter to Kelly and offered an “apology” of sorts and a few other kind words.

Well, those words seem to have not been taken so kindly as today saw ‘The Talk” hostess pen her own letter to Gaga criticizing the singer for her use of animal fur as well as fanbase’s attacks on Adele, Rihanna, Madonna, and, of course, her daughter Kelly.  Needless to say, the censors were not on hand for this one:

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