In the 'Heat of The Moment' Drake drops three new tracks in time for "cuffing season".


In celebration of his 28th birthday, and in time for "cuffing season", Drake treats his fans to some new music by dropping not one, but three new tracks.

Up first is the beautifully 40-produced 'Heat of the Moment' where Drake gets his R&B on, big time! Definitely one for the ladies, I've played it ten times over already!

Then we've got the cruddy Boi-1da and Syk Sense produced '6 God'. This one will Definately be on every guy's whip playlist by the week is out!

Last but not least, the balance of the pack is the one everyone will relate to, 'How Bout Now', featuring Boi-1da and Jordan Evans. Not as sexy as 'Heat of the Moment', but it samples Jodeci's 1993 track 'My Heart Belongs to U' which almost knocks it of the top of my ranking order!

The rapper is currently gearing up to release his fourth album, Views From the 6 next year. While you wait, possible as eagerly and impatiently as me, listen to and fall in love with Drake's spanking new cuts below.

The Annual MOBO Awards returns to London, October 22!


It's back, as am I. The annual MOBO Awards return with a spanking new list of nominees. Leading the way are South London rap duo Krept & Konan, who have only released independent mixtapes, with 4 nods. They'll be up against UK rap chart toppers such as Tinie Tempah and Professor Green and favourite Sam Smith, who also has 4 nominations.

The event which started in 1996, founded by Kanya King, will also be returning to London after spending 5 years up North. Truly out with the old and in with the new, the ceremony will be broadcast on ITV for the first time, having just signed a three-year deal to broadcast on ITV2. It was previously aired on BBC Three, coverage will continue on BBC Radio.

King said of this year's event:

We are thrilled to have the Awards returning home this year, and excited to announce it will be the iconic SSE Arena, Wembley that will play host.

The show promises to be absolutely spectacular and not to be missed whilst at the same time carrying the potential to inspire a lot of young talent.

Also new to the event is the 'Inspiration Award', the first of which was handed to British Hollywood star Idris Elba, at this morning's nomination event.

The 2014 ceremony will take place at Wembley Arena on October 22. Good luck to everyone nominated!

Check out the list of nominations below.

The mysterious Jr.Hi returns with Childish Gambino assisted track, 'Trillion Girls'.



A new year means new artists surface, usually with a bunch of details about where they're from and what inspired them to create music. Not this artist. Though he or she isn't entirely new, after emerging with their debut single 'Secrets' featuring The Weeknd, last year, they're still new as a face or background still hasn't been revealed.

The one thing we think we're sure of is the artist's name - Jr.Hi. Five days ago - Valentine's Day to be precise - the mysterious musician dropped a brand new track on their SoundCloud account after five months of silence.

Up and coming rapper Cartie teams up with R&B crooner Kevin McCall for 'That's My'.


Eight days into the new year, and I've finally found my song of the month! Entitled 'That's My' (edited from the song’s dirty version, 'That’s My B***h') and featuring the sexy smooth vocals of R&B crooner Kevin McCall, the track comes from South Central, L.A. hailing Cartie.

Common announces a new album with No I.D and drops brand new track, 'War'.



Set to release his tenth studio album later this year, veteran MC Common kicks off the brand new year with some real socially conscious music.

Entitled 'War' the all-round star paints a very realistic picture of the violence in his hometown Chicago on the No I.D. production.

'War' takes on a call-to-action concept and theme set to be featured on his forthcoming album with long-time friend No. ID, Nobody Smiling.

Drake finally liberates his hotly anticipated Hit-Boy produced track 'Trophies'.



Following the release of his 'We Made It' remix a few days ago, Drake drops the full edition of his hotly anticipated track, 'Trophies'. Produced by Hit-Boy, the track was first previewed back in October at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was also supposed to be featured on his very successfully third studio album, Nothing Was The Same, but it unfortunately didn't make the cut!

Drake drops his remix of Soulja Boy's "The King" track 'We Made It'.



Following his "New Years Eve Anthems on deck" Tweet earlier today, Drake is sure set on ending his 2013 with a bang. To celebrate the end of the year the rapper is set to shower his fans with some new records before the year is out. Up first is his remix of Soulja Boy's track 'We Made It'.

Attached to his tweet the Soulja featuring track's title couldn't be more suited for the reflective season. Without a shadow of a doubt Drizzy has definitely had a successful 2013 and has "made it" a great one musically for us!

Rick Ross drops the audio for his new single 'The Devil Is A Lie' featuring Jay-Z.



Earlier today, Rick Ross dropped the artwork for his new single featuring Jay-Z's along with a hint that he'd be dropping the track, and that he did. Acting as the second single off Rozay's forthcoming LP, Mastermind, 'The Devil is a Lie', is the pair's sixth collaboration.

After announcing the collaboration back in October, the anticipation for track has been hot. With the delay of the album, which was originally due on December 17, and Jigga being extra hot after the unveiling of his wife's 'Drunk In Love' video, the timing couldn't be better.

Rick Ross releases the official cover art for his Jay-Z featuring single, 'The Devil Is A Lie'.



Earlier this year, Rick Ross featured on Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail single 'F*ckwithmeyouknowigotit', and now Jigga has repaid the favor with a feature on Rozay's upcoming single 'The Devil is a Lie'.

Artwork for the single has been bouncing around since the revelation of the collaboration, but just under an hour ago, the MMG star dropped the official artwork for the single.

Drake's team unleash Beyoncés 'Mine' video, but not in top quality!



If you haven't yet seen the visuals from Beyoncés new album, you must be living in a cave. To promote the track he features on Drake's blogging team unleashed the full video for those who haven't yet seen the contrasting clip.

Directed by Pierre Debusschere, Bey channels her inner Virgin Mary until Drizzy appears and the Noah “40″ Shebib production becomes more upbeat and contemporary with desert sands, flames, darkness and floating. The video isn't the best quality, as it seems like it's been ripped from the album, but at least its up all the same!

Eminem drops the long-awaited video for his Rihanna featuring track, 'The Monster'.



While Beyoncé mania increases with the unveiling of the first official full length video from her self-titled album, Eminem sneaks up and drops the long-awaited video for his new Rihanna featuring single, 'The Monster'. featuring Rihanna.

Directed by Rich Lee, the video features a few throwbacks (8 Mile and 2006 Grammy performance with Elton John) and is reminiscent of The Marshall Mathers LP single 'The Real Slim Shady' video that parodied a number of Pop Culture references and saw the rapper in a psychiatric ward. When Riri isn't with Dr. Dre analysing Eminem, we see the pop star singing her heart and boobs out in a dark room suitable for hiding monsters!

Beyoncé realeases the first official single, 'Drunk In Love' featuring Jay-Z in visual form.



Just a few days after being heard by the masses for the first time - without warning - Beyoncé's 'Drunk In Love' featuring husband Jay-Z official and full video has been released. Taken from the newly released self-titled album it is the only track on the album that didn't come with an accompanying video.

Wale goes "Kanye" on Complex magazine, after not making their '50 Best Albums of 2013 list'.



The end of the year is nigh, and that means the blogsphere are currently compiling and posting their 'Best' lists. Complex magazine, renowned for their yearly hip-hop album lists somehow left rapper Wale of their '50 Best Albums of 2013 list' and boy oh boy it didn't go down well.

After publishing the list earlier this week, the team got a very angry phone call from the rapper who had taken the exclusion of his 2013 album, The Gifted, from the list extremely personally.

Speaking, or more like shouting down the phone to Complex's associate editor Insanul Ahmed, the rapper cursed and blinded about being left out or placed low on all their lists and about the editor liking Juicy J's album better than his. The poor guy could hardly get a word in edge-ways!

Believe this phone call is hilarious. Listen to Wale demanding respect below!

Taken from his upcoming EP, Richard Osborne returns with 'Motive' featuring Ca$his & Mistah F.A.B.



After delivering his Torch assisted R&B ballad 'Wherever I Fall' last month, Richard Osborne returns with another big collaboration. The Ipswich hailing singer-songwriter links up with Bay Area repping rapper Mistah F.A.B., as prmoised last month, and Shady Records artist Ca$his for a soulful up-tempo record entitled 'Motive'.

Now, we've been plugging Richard since last year and this track is the bomb! 'Motive' shows a new side to Richard, it is lighter than his previous records - where he has poured his heart and soul out into ballads - it has a fresh bouncy vibe and is definitely one for radio and clubs.

Introducing fast rising Detroit hailing rapper Kid Vishis and his new track 'Heaven'.



Hailing from Detroit, Michigan Kid Vishis is a fast rising rapper On his way to releasing his debut album next year, he is no novice to the hip-hop scene, having started out in the city's open mic circuit over 10 years ago, and first dropped some verses on the M.I.C. Vol 1 mixtape in 2003. He is also the younger brother of Royce da 5'9" - of the Hip-Hop super-group Slaughterhouse (Crooked I, Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz).

Over the past 10 years, he has toured the States, Canada and Europe with D12, Slaughterhouse and performed at shows with Hip-Hop legends Slick Rick, Ghostface, Talib Kweli, Rakim and Slum Village.

Honing his craft live to international audiences and releasing multiple mixtapes including the Sick 'Em series, as well as appearing on his big brother's albums Street Hop and Success is Certain, Kid Vishis has become one of the most respected lyricists of the next generation, and the album one of the most eagerly anticipated for many years.

Kanye West is 'Bound 2' fiancé Kim Kardashian in new video!



Kanye West has unveiled his hotly anticipated video for 'Bound 2'. Starring his fiancé Kim Kardashian, the clip was premiered only a few hours ago on Ellen DeGenres' chat show.

Co-directed by Nick Knight (whom West has worked with before), the video starts off "clean" but then turns pretty sexual - not sleezy slutty sexual, but artsy sexy - as we see a topless Kim riding on a motorbike with Kanye through one of the Seven Wonders of the World - Arizona's Grand Canyon!

Watch the viral clip below.

Richard Osborne returns with brand new single 'Wherever I Fall' featuring MMG rapper Torch.

Just over a year ago, I introduced you to 23-year-old singer-songwriter Richard Osborne, on my Endz2Endz blog. An EP and couple videos down the line the rising star has returned with a new single and another heavyweight feature.

Entitled 'Wherever I Fall', the Ipswich hailing R&B singer has teamed up with Maybach Music Group recording artist Torch. If you're not familiar with the Bronx, New York residing rapper, he is on fourth of hip-hop group Triple C (formed by and of which includes Rick Ross). Now tell me that isn't major for an unsigned artist?!

Drake's third studio "Nothing Was The Same" goes platinum just under two months of its release.



It hasn't even been two months since the release of Drake's third studio album Nothing Was The Same and it's already sold a million copies and become platinum certified. Now that's super fast! According to Hits Daily Double, the LP sold approximately 38,274 copies this week, pushing it over the 1 million bench mark. The album which is his fastest selling effort yet joins its predecessors, Take Care and Thank Me Later in their platinum glory.

Drizzy is currently in the midst of the US stretch of his 'Would You Like A Tour?', which is set to hit the UK and Europe in February 2014. On air, the radios are currently spinning his latest single 'The Language' which follows his Jay-Z featuring track 'Pound Cake'.

UK artist Joel Compass teams up with Pusha T for his latest single 'Run'.



Upcoming UK singer/songwriter, Joel Compass, returns with a brand new track. Entitled 'Run' the fast rising star teams up with G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T for something pretty dope!

Only 20 years of age, the Londoner has so far toured with Hackney hailing four-piece Rudimental and put out a four-track EP titled Astronaut via Black Butter Records.

His first official single 'Run' is reminiscent of the sounds heard from the likes of Miguel, The Weeknd and Jhené Aiko and Frank Ocean - soft vocals, soulful sounds and futuristic in production. Featuring Pusha's Hip-Hop vibes this song puts him up there with the aforementioned and on the "ones to watch" list in 2014.

Los Angeles crooner Jarell Perry teams up with The Cool Kids' Chuck Inglish to unleash new track 'Eleven'.



Jarell Perry is back and he's has teamed with The Cool Kids' Chuck Inglish to unleash 'Eleven', another of Perry's now patented slow burning head nodders.

The debut single from the Los Angeles native's upcoming White EP — available December 10 — 'Eleven' personifies the addictive and equally as toxic one-upmanship of urban pop culture.

All I need is more /bring it to eleven