Official visuals for Big Boi’s collab with Yelawolf off his Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty which is available online & in stores now.

I’m not sure if Demi Moore was drunk or just really feeling the moment, but she was more than enjoying herself recently during a Snoop Dogg performance in Las Vegas. Whoever said the old adage “whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” obviously didn’t take into account technology would advance so much that phones would be able to document each sinful act and project them to the entire world with the click of a button.

It wasn’t anything bad or sinful, but Mrs. Moore-Kutcher was in the moment and decided to show her cougar-esque moves. These may not be the greatest moves ever,  but I still remember seeing Striptease as a teenager back during the ’90s. And I’ll leave it at that.

For a better view, of course TMZ has it.

Any time an artist attempts to drop two albums in one year, comparisons to a 1998 DMX (and a 2003 50 Cent) are only sure to follow. That’s exactly what happened when this MTV clip of Mack Maine surfaced earlier today. Mack, who is one of the biggest players in the YMCMB movement, said that he recently spoke to Drake and that the wheels are in motion for another album very soon. As in before next summer, soon. Sooner or later, Drake will let go of the R&B tape he’s been speaking about for weeks, but according to Mack, the intro for the new album is already done.

Really, I don’t feel one way or the other about it. They know what’s going on in those offices more than I do. You want to give the fans what they want, but you also don’t want to oversaturate yourself to a point where people don’t want to hear from you. It’s a thin line but one that has to be balanced perfectly in order to achieve the success they have (Cash Money) throughout the years. At this point, however, Young Money could be looking at a line up of Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne again and Drake all before next spring hits.

MTV News OG Shaheem Reid, spoke with  Ms. Lauryn Hill about her Rock The Bells experience when she brought out a who’s who of industry collegues.

On a side note, Rock The Bells came to Columbia, Maryland, this past weekend. A few of my friends attended the concert and happened to be vocal before, during and after. Before, the excitement level for Lauryn was extremely high. During, they began to get more and more pissed as it too over an hour for her to even hit the stage. After, damn near all of them left with the feeling Lauryn’s prime had long since passed her by and that feelings of yesteryear did not match the results of the present. Crazy stuff. Upsetting even.

I was out last night when this came on, but due to the world’s greatest VCR/TiVo – Twitter – it’s like I saw the entire thing. Weeks away from the release of his (still) untitled debut album, the house that Bob Johnson built caught up with J. Cole as he gives a glimpse into what life is like for a budding superstar on “Rising Icons.”

During the near 20 minute clip, Cole runs through two of his more well known records “Who Dat” and “Lights Please” as well as the newer (and a favorite of mine) “It Won’t Be Long.” In between those performances, Cole gives the 4-1-1 behind the inspiration of his rhyme scheme, his relationship with Jay-Z and how his mother and their bi-racial background influenced his love of music and even showcases his on-the-court basketball skills.

He’s not too bad either.

I keep hearing Lauryn Hill’s performance at Rock The Bells yesterday did not live up to the hype. Part of me kind of expected such seeing as how she’s been away for over a decade and that’s not something you can just exactly pick back up in a matter of weeks. Then again, part of me was being illogical thinking her vocals, the band and the set would flow perfectly.

That being said, even an alleged half assed Lauryn Hill performance will still bring the stars out. Ms. Hill had special guests who graced the stage with her: Chris Rock, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and John Legend.

A drunk mind speaks a sober thought. It also causes you to say stuff you normally wouldn’t in public.

Take Keith Murray for example. He’s always been a decent guy in my book. I was never his biggest fan but somewhere around my apartment is Enigma. He has also always been a guy to speak his mind and that’s exactly what he did recently. I’m not saying Keith wouldn’t have exposed this info had he not be under the influence, but dude was obviously past drunk and heading to the “wasted” stage of intoxication. Outside of B.B. Kings, K.M. found a camera and poured his drunken soul out.

He spoke on how he “squared up” with Tupac Shakur at the House of Blues in Los Angeles way back when. (Keep reading…)

Yep, another J. Cole post.

Slowly but surely, light skin Jermaine is carving his name into minds of the mainstream. He’s still a ways to go, but progress has always been a slow process and success is always better when it’s earned. Keeping his grassroots campaign going, Cole stopped through BMX prodigy Nigel Sylvester’s 23rd birthday party.

Perched above those in attendance, the Roc Nation draft pick performed his single “Who Dat.” With the iconic DJ Clark Kent on the boards, the event was guaranteed a success. Nigel’s party was sponsored by Vibe Magazine, Nike 6.0 LTD+, Corona and Hennessy Black and hosted by Hawaii Mike Salmon and Emeka Obi.

J. Cole is relatable. Not sure if it’s the way he carries himself, or the hunger you can feel through his music. It might be a combination of both. Whatever it is, when I met him earlier this year, his humility radiated beyond my expectations. I think that’s what sets him apart from the rest of his class. He’s the everyday guy that you see grinding hard, supporting his own dreams, and bringing his entire hood along with him.

Jermaine talked with SoulCulture before his recent performance at the London Wireless Festival, and shared his thoughts on making the struggle look beautiful, as well as what he hopes his fans will feel when they hear the work on his yet to be titled album on October 26th, via  RocNation and Columbia.

I’m not sure how the Mary J. Blige/Howard University ultimately culminated, but that doesn’t mean the R&B icon isn’t promoting it the meantime.  Mary J. and her foundation Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) have teamed up with NASA to promote the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to young women.

FFAWN will work together with NASA’s Summer Of Innovation project; part of the President’s Educate to Innovate Campaign which started this year to keep middle school students engaged in stimulating STEM-related activities during their school breaks.

“The partnership plans to train FFAWN high school participants to teach science to younger middle school students this summer at the New York City Housing Authority Van Dyke Community Center and the Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academy. The NASA Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy project at York College of the City University of New York is also working on the project,” reports Space.com.