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Queen Latifah is planning to return to the microphone,because she finds that the songs in hip-hop are ‘too superficial’. Latifah told Billboard.com:

Rich Boy, Lupe Fiasco, Saigon, Young Dro, Papoose, Crooked I, Joel Ortiz, Gorilla Zoe, Lil Boosie, and Plies are all featured on the cover of XXL magazine November Issue.

Hurricane Chris has debuted this week a video for his second single ‘The Hand Clap’. His debut album,”51/50 Ratchet”, is scheduled for a October 23rd release .

Sean Kingston has premiered a music video for his song ’Me Love’,today on Yahoo! Music. The track is the second single from his “Sean Kingston” album in stores now.The piece was produced by JR Rotem.The video is after the jump.

Kanye West has beaten 50 Cent and claimed the UK’s best-selling album spot. West’s single ‘Stronger’ also ahead of 50 Cent’s song ‘Ayo Technology’. 50 Cent had vowed that he would retire if West sold more. West’s “Graduation” is also expected to beat 50 Cent’s Curtis to the top spot in the US when the [...]

50 Cent has “temporarily postponed” his European tour. Kanye West topped the UK charts on Sunday. A spokeswoman for 50 Cent refused to comment on his retirement plans, saying: “unforeseen circumstances” had led to the temporary postponement of his tour. 50 was also due to perform at this week’s Mobo Awards and Vodafone Live Music [...]

Nas is firing back at Bill O’Reilly for saying that he was a poor choice to perform at Virginia Tech a couple of weeks ago. The rapper had a lot on his mind and this is what he said:

Kanye West took the stage at Justin Timberlake’s concert last night in Los Angeles. Apparently it was one of the best parts in the show.

Twista’s new album “Adrenaline Rush 2007″ hits stores on September 18. The two first singles released from the LP are ‘Give It Up’, featuring Pharrell and ‘Creep Fast’ with T-Pain. A standout track from the CD is the R.Kelly assisted ‘Love Rehab’. The song is definitely single material.Listen to it after the jump.

BET has announced the nominees for the annual BET Hip Hop Awards 2007. T.I. leads leads the pack with with nine nominations. Trailing is Lil’ Wayne with seven nods. Kanye West drew six, Common earned five, Jay-Z grabbed four, and Ludacris and 50 Cent got three each. The Second Annual BET Hip-Hop Awards will take [...]