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“Roc” serves as The-Dream’s first single off his forthcoming album, The Love IV: Diary of a Madman.

Producer/emcee, grammy nominated, first signee of Jay’s Roc Nation, gold-selling debut album, 2 million accumulated followers Jermaine Cole.. has grown up fast! Loving this, produced by Canei Finch with a David Ruffin sample Cole brings back the soul. Take a listen.
Download: J. Cole – Grew Up Fast

Ms. Fiona is gearing up to release her sophomore album, The MF Life, on March 20 (my birfday) with features such as John Legend, Nas and J. Cole. Take a listen to the cheerful radio friendly single featuring Bobby Ray.

I love Earl. I purchased his book years ago and after reading it really had a new understanding for him. Some people have the hardest childhood and still prevail. DMX stops by the Breakfast Club this morning to talk the past, Def Jam, driving, his thoughts on Drake, and more. Tonight he will be lighting the city up performing at the legendary SOBs, so so sad to miss it. I requested an autograph though lol.. ARF!

Carolina Cole is hittin’ the road, coming to a college campus near you! The Roc Nation rapper will headline the “Campus Consciousness Spring 2012 / The Sideline Story Tour” beginning in April. The 17-date U.S. trek kicks off April 11 in Kensington, Rhode Island, with special guest Big K.R.I.T. Cole has partnered with REVERB, which aims to educate and mobilize students to take positive action for the planet. Via Rap-Up check out the tour dates below.
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There’s just no wrong way to do this song.. Every time. Rihanna performed this evening for the the BRIT Awards 2012 in London. Hey! I’m heading to London tomorrow!!! +++

This is pure Santigold.. Downtown, hip, new wave, dub, punk, electronic, original Santigold that first emerged in 2008 with her debut, ‘Santogold’. She’s back prepping to release her sophomore album Master of My Make-Believe this year giving us the first offering ‘Disparate Youth’ and i’m excited about it. “We know now we want more/A life worth fighting for.”

FADER takes 2 hip-hop subjects to grace the 78th issue, studying the reserved Kendrick Lamar and the aggressive Danny Brown.

Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown are very different rappers. Lamar is quiet, mostly modest, nobly contemplative. Brown is brash and gross, mesmerized equally by his own penis and the destruction of a mind through drug abuse. But where they’re the same is that they are both immeasurably talented rappers with unique gifts for language.

XXL breaks the news that the Colombian songstress has joined Jay-Z’s Roc Nation for new management. Let’s see how this goes *wiggles hips*

With the signing to Roc Nation for management, Shakira joins the likes of Rihanna, Wale, Santigold and Melanie Fiona, who are all signed under Roc Nation’s management umbrella. Managed producers under Roc Nation include Jahlil Beats, No I.D. and S1.

Signed Roc Nation artists of course include the company’s founder, Jay-Z, J. Cole, Jay Electronica, Rita Ora and Willow Smith, the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.