Solange Knowles performs her single “I Decided” on London’s GMTV Thursday, July 31.

Jay-Z covers the 15th Anniversary Juice Edition of VIBE Magazine. The hip-hop is featured on double covers of the mag, which will arrive on newsstands next week.

Nelly “Brass Knuckles” Album Cover

Here’s the cover art for LL Cool J’s upcoming album Exit 13, which will likely be the MC’s final release on his career-long label home Def Jam.

Solange Knowles has been announced as the new ambassador for Armani Jeans, the label announced Thursday. The Solo Star vocalist will appear in the fashion house’s Fall ad campaign, Vogue reports.

“Armani Jeans expresses my vision of a young, independent, casual lifestyle with a strong and cool, fashion sensibility. Solange epitomises this style perfectly and brings to it that swing so evident in her new single, I Decided,” Giorgio Armani explained in a statement.

Cedric The Entertainer is rumored to be joining the upcoming Broadway revival of the 1976 play American Buffalo.

According to the New York Post, the comedian may sign on as one of four men conspiring to steal a coin collection from a wealthy man.

Barack Obama is distancing himself from Ludacris after the rapper recorded a profanity-laced Obama support track in slamming the senator’s adversaries. Read the rest of this entry »

Mary J. Blige joins Big Boi in the new video for the rapper’s single “Sumthin’ Gotta Give.”

Angela Simmons debuted a video for her single “Center of Attention” Wednesday. What do you think?

Laurie-Ann Gibson returns when the third season of Making The Band 4 premieres August 13 on MTV.