Content: Elle Varner Info + New Video "Only Wanna Give It To You"

Varner, born to two published songwriters and an NYU graduate, was meant to be in the business! She signed to J Records and was one of BET's original "Music Maters" artists last year.

Her first single "Only Wanna Give It To You" features old friend J. Cole.

From BET.com:

"We actually met in college," said Elle. "He went to St. John's and we had a mutual friend at my school and like two years later I saw him in the Sony building when I had just got signed and I bumped into him I was like 'Yo what's up what are you doing here.' and he's like 'Yo I just singed with Roc Nation' and I"m like 'Yo I just signed with J. Records… When it came time to do the lead single for my album he was the first person I thought of."

Her debut album Perfectly Imperfect is due in stores by the end of 2011. She'll be on a college tour (going to Howard Homecoming!) to promote the album.

Heard this song first on 360!

Content: New Beyonce Video "Countdown"

Get More: Beyoncé, Music, More Music Videos

One of B's many hits from her most recent album 4. She goes a little retro on this one... all while hiding and showing off the baby bump quite nicely!

Debuted last night (Thursday October 6th) on MTV.

Content: New Drake Video "Headlines"

Drake's second album Take Care drops October 24th.

Content: New Bei Maejor Video "Trouble"

Featuring J. Cole.

We played this song a lotttttt over the summer (before other people hopped on).

Content: New Monica Video "Anything (To Find You)"

Monica's seventh studio album New Life is scheduled to be released November 8.

Content: New Wale Video "That Way"

Wale's second album Ambition is scheduled to be released on November 1st.

Content: New Big Sean Video "Marvin & Chardonnay"

"Marvin & Chardonnay" is Big Sean's second single from his debut album Finally Famous.

Content: Robin Thicke's Next Album To Be Released Late 2011/Early 2012

Ready for some new tracks from Robin? Well, the wait is almost over. He says his fifth studio album I'm An Animal will be released late 2011/early 2012. Plus, there will possibly be some collaboration(s) with Pharrell!

Thicke is also scheduled to appear in a 2011 feature film. Ooh wee.

In the mean time, feel free to continue clutching Sex Therapy to help tie you over and enjoy some classic Robin like this right here.

Content: Wale Releases New Mixtape 'The Eleven One Eleven Theory'

Released yesterday (Wednesday).

Precursor to Wale's second studio album Ambition, which is scheduled to be released November 1, 2011 (hence the name of the mixtape!). This'll be his first solo album after joining Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group.

Content: New J. Cole Video "Work Out"

Cole World: The Sideline Story drops in September. In the mean time, J. Cole's releasing different tracks & such every Sunday ("Any Given Sunday" is what he's calling it).

Content: Puerto Rican Cultural Festival/Parade, Sunday August 21st, 12-7p

Takes place at the Temple of Music at Roger Williams Park. 12-7 PM. Food, fun, games, dances, etc.

Visit puertoricanri.com for more info.

Content: Beyonce's New Album "4" Goes Platinum!

Woohoo, go Beyonce, go!

Content: Dominican Festival, Sunday August 14th, 12-7pm

18th Dominican Festival of Rhode Island this Sunday August 14th.

Starts with a parade (10am to 12noon) that leaves from Broad Street and Thurbers Avenue in Providence and ends at Roger Williams Park, Temple to Music. The festival (12noon to 7pm) will take place there with traditional music, dance, & food + children’s activities and vendors.

For information, call Quisqueya in Action, (401) 941-2749.

Content: New Jay-Z/Kanye Video "Otis"

Video directed by Spike Jonze. Includes a cameo from Aziz Ansari (supposedly he and Kanye became friends when he asked Kanye if he could use the name "Glow in the Dark" tour... sweet) & Jay and Kanye having a good ol' time driving around with some models.

You should watch it though, it's much better than I just described, I promise.

Watch The Throne dropped on Monday.

Content: Otis Redding's Daughter Calls Jay-Z and Kanye "Young Legends"

'I just think the collaboration was certainly a tribute to him, and it's really great,' Karla Redding-Andrews says, speaking of Jay-Z and Kanye's new single "Otis."

"It really means a lot to me, particularly to a whole new generation of young legends, because that's what Jay-Z and Kanye are," Redding-Andrews said. "I just think it's wonderful to tie an old legendary artist whose music history will never die to something [that] they have come up with. I just think the collaboration was certainly a tribute to him, and it's really great."

Ultimately, "Otis" is exposing a new generation to Redding's music in a very hip and cool way. "With what we do with our foundation — pairing music with education, always involved with young people — how can I not be a fan of Kanye West and Jay-Z?" Redding-Andrews said.

(From MTV News)

Content: Wale & Common Get Release Dates From Warner Bros.

Common recently got a deal with Warner Bros. & Wale is signed to them through Rick Ross's Maybach Musig Group. Both will release albums in November.

November 1st: Wale's (Ambition) will be his second studio album. "Bad Girls Club" (with J. Cole) is the lead single.

November 22nd: Common's (The Dreamer, The Believer) will be his ninth studio album. "Ghetto Dreams" (with Nas) is the lead single.

Content: J. Cole Cancels Mixtape / Filming Video for "Work Out"

He had announced that he would release a mixtape before his first album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. But he decided to cancel that and release a track each week (a nice trend we've been seeing a lot of) before then.

He was also recently filming is video for "Work Out"!! Woohoo!

Content: New Miguel Video "Quickie"

Content: New Kanye/Jay Song "Otis" + Game's Jay-Z Diss "Uncle Otis"

Kanye & Jay-Z released their second single from the upcoming joint album Watch the Throne ("H.A.M." was the first), which is scheduled for an August 1st release date.

Game got the beat remade/recreated & rapped over it on "Uncle Otis," which disses Jay-Z, Big Sean, and more.

From HipHop DX:

In making "Uncle Otis," Game recognizes that he's falling back on his word to stop dropping verbal barbs at Marcy Projects' native son. "I contemplated, 'Damn, I went at Jay; I said I was off of that.' Fuck it. I'm me. I'm Game. I do what I do." He continued, "I just had fun, man. Anybody that want a problem, or wants to say somethin' on a record, you know it's gonna get a response, so watch yaself."

... Well alrighty then.

Content: RIP Amy Winehouse

27 year old singer Amy Winehouse was found dead today in her apartment in London. RIP to an amazing artist.