[VIDEO] Janelle Monae Talks 'The Electric Lady,' Prince, Love & More With The Breakfast Club

While out on a promo tour for her new (INCREDIBLE!) album The Electric Lady, Janelle Monae stopped by the always candid Breakfast Club. Watch below as Charlemagne fawns over her while she discussed her relationship with Prince, the premise behind Cindi Mayweather, her business partnership with Diddy, as well as her upbringing.



Congrats to Janelle and the rest of Wondaland on yet another inspiring work of art!

Previously: Janelle Monae ft. Miguel - "Primetime"

[Music Video] Solange Knowles - "Lovers In The Parking Lot"

Never in my 24 years did I think I'll ever see Bun B doing choreography with Solange. That alone (plus Mannie Fresh's cameo) is enough to make you press play, but the fact that "Lovers In The Parking Lot" is a great song with a fun and extremely random visual is the real kicker. Laundromats, semi-abandoned malls, beauty supply stores... what's next, Solange?

The True EP is in stores now!



Previously: Solange Knowles ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Looks Good With Trouble" (Remix)

[Music Video] J. Cole - "Crooked Smile"

The video for "Power Trip" set the tone for J. Cole to take an abstract approach with each of the visuals from Born Sinner, and "Crooked Smile" is no exception. Dedicated to Aiyana Stanley-Jones, the 7 year old who was killed in a Detroit drug raid in 2010, Cole urges the country to reconsider its war on drugs.


A Short Film by Sheldon Candis

Previously: Nas - "#MadeNasProud" (J. Cole Response)

Jhené Aiko ft. Childish Gambino - "Bed Peace"

While we wait for Jhené Aiko's debut album Souled Out to hit stores next year, we will be treated with Sail Out on October 29 November 11, a project that "bridges the gap" between the album and her acclaimed mixtape Sailing Soul(s).

Check out the chilled out first single, "Bed Peace" featuring Childish Gambino, below, and hit the jump to learn more about the Sail Out EP!

Drake - 'Nothing Was The Same'

After a season of ups and downs--beginning with more than impressive opening sales for J. Cole (297k), Kanye (327k), Jay-Z (Platinum), and Wale (152k) and ending with very lackluster openings for 2 Chainz (55-65k projected), Big Sean (72k), and Juicy J (64k)-- summer is officially coming to an end.
While things have been looking surprisingly dreary lately, the new season brings a new hope that Hip Hop will hit another high. With Drake's Nothing Was The Same is set for release on September 24th, odds are pretty great that hip hop will dominate Billboard yet again.

Boasting hit singles "Hold On We're Going Home" and "Started From The Bottom," along with highly  controversial "Wu Tang Forever,"  Nothing Was The Same seems to have the makings of another polarizing yet Grammy award winning project.

Update: Now that the album's in stores, hit the comments with your thoughts on NWTS!

Sales figures & Projections via HNHH

Previously: Drake Drops 4 New Tracks & Reveals 'Nothing Was The Same' Release Date

Kanye West Announces 'Yeezus' Tour With Kendrick Lamar

Kanye's album Yeezus has had quite the polarizing response, but there's a common consensus on one thing: the man puts on a hell of a show.

To make things even more exciting, Ye is hitting the road with the self-proclaimed "King of New York" and my personal favorite emcee, Kendrick Lamar  Check out the dates below, and be sure to stay tuned to GUE or KanyeWest.com to find out when tickets go on sale. Who's coming with me to the ATL show?!

# = Kendrick Lamar 

^ = special guest to be announced

Previously:

• [Music Video] Kanye West - "Black Skinhead"
• Big Sean ft. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica - "Control"

[Music Video] Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake - "Holy Grail"

Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake have collaborated quite a bit this year--from "Suit & Tie," the Legends Of The Summer tour, a soon to be released track on Justin's The 20/20 Experience: Part 2 Of 2, to Jay-Z's MCHG opener "Holy Grail."

While the song itself is big, the visuals by Anthony Mandler take record to another level. Magna Carta... Holy Grail is in stores now!



Previously:

• [Video] Jay Z Talks Commercialization, Competion & More With Elliott Wilson
• [Music Video] Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"

Janelle Monae ft. Miguel - "Primetime"

After revealing the upbeat yet socially aware singles "Q.U.E.E.N." and "Dance Apocalyptic," Janelle Monae reveals a smoother side of her forthcoming album The Electric Lady with the Miguel duet "Primetime."  As two artists who are highly influenced and in awe of Prince, I'm almost sure this is a track he'd be proud of.

Stream "PrimeTime" below, and hit the jump to view The Electric Lady's official album cover and track list!

[Music Video] Big Sean ft. Jhené Aiko & Lil Wayne - "Beware"

After Kendrick Lamar stole the show on Big Sean's "Control," it's good to see that Sean is returning the the focus back to promoting his singles that will land on August 27's Hall Of Fame. Check out the trippy visuals to the Lil Wayne and Jhené Aiko featured "Beware" below, and hit the jump to catch Sean and Jhené's recent performance of the track on Jimmy Kimmel live.

[Free Album Stream] Earl Sweatshirt - 'Doris'

I'm not one to vocally deem myself an avid fan of Odd Future, but my CD collection from the past year begs to differ. After streaming Earl Sweatshirt's new album, I'm positive that my physical copies of Frank Ocean's Channel Orange and Tyler, The Creator's Wolf will soon be joined by Doris.

Now that the "Where's Earl?" phenomenon has ended and the shock value surrounding Odd Future has calmed down a bit, it's time to see if the nineteen-year old emcee is really the prodigy he's been proclaimed to be. Stream Doris courtesy of Odd Future's Souncloud HERE, and check out the visuals to the Tyler, The Creator featured "Whoa" below. Be sure to cop on August 20th if you like what you hear!



Previously: Earl Sweatshirt ft. Frank Ocean - "Sunday"