Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger twerks on the beach in LA!



Since Miley Cyrus' so-called twerking video - the unicorn one - celebrities have been taking on ye old dance move and creating their own videos. The most recent person to be added to the fast growing list twerking celebs is former Pussycat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger!

Hip-Hop supergroup The LOX return with a brand new joint and video 'Summer's Too Hot'.



I'm sure any real Hip-Hop fanatic will be jumping for joy right now with the news that The LOX have reunited, and put a new track out. Yep, you've read right! Hip-Hop veterans Louch, Styles P, and Jadakiss have teamed up again for a brand new anthem that will heat up the streets called 'Summer's Too Hot'.

Kanye West & Kris Jenner show the first photo of baby North West on TV and Twitter.


Finally, the photo we've all been waiting for has been revealed! It's been over two months since Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's first-born, North West, was welcomed into the world. Since then, parody photos and morph-a-babies have been made while the world has waited with much anticipation.

The rapper recently sat down to have an exclusive chin-wag with his sort of mother-in-law, Kris Jenner, in the series finale of her FOX show.

Kendrick Lemar leads the way with 14 nominations for this year's BET Hip Hop Awards.



That time has come again! With October almost upon us, BET have released the nominations for their 2013 Hip Hop Awards. This year the show will be hosted by the one and only Snoop Dogg - or whatever he calls himself these days - and will be filmed at the Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia on September 28. It will then air in the US October 15, which means we'll be getting it in the UK a couple of days later on October 18.

Speaking on his job as host Snoop stated:

I'm excited to be hosting this year's 'BET Hip Hop Awards 2013'. We're going to have fun this year and I will make it a show to remember, ya dig?! I'll be giving a ton of surprises, showcasing my exclusive GGN News clips and bringing all my nieces and nephews to the stage for an exciting night of hip-hop.

The good kid and the self-professed 'King of New York', Kendrick Lamar, leads the way with 14 nominations - basically every category he could possibly be nominated for! While Drake follows with 13 nods and J. Cole close behind with 10.

Kay Doggz drops the video for his “Serious Times” EP track 'My Girl', featuring Shuqi.



Following his last video, ‘They Know', featuring Vamp,  upcoming UK rapper Kay Doggz unleashes a another video from the vaults of his most recent EP, Serious Times.

Featuring Shuqi, the video for the rap duet is directed and shot by the guys at UrbanFlash, and shows a phone conversation between the two.

Drake pushes back "Nothing Was The Same" and reveals its official artwork.



Drake's third studio album, is definitely one of the most anticipated Hip-Hop albums of the year. With his growing success why wouldn't it be? Taking to his website OVOSound.com, the rapper has finally unveiled the cover art for his forthcoming LP, Nothing Was The Same.

Janelle Monáe teams up with Miguel for her latest collaboration, 'PrimeTime'.



After unveiling the tracklisting for her sophomore album last week, Janelle Monáe continues to release new music. Following 'Q.U.E.E.N' - her smash collaboration with the one and only Erykah Badu, the energetic songstress unleashes her collaboration with contemporary R&B superstar Miguel.

Estelle teams up with Jeremih on brand new track 'Be In Love’, taken from her upcoming EP.



Following her up-beat track, 'Call These Boys'; taken from Love Jones EP - one of her three instalments of her Love & Happiness EP series - home-grown songstress Estelle returns with some more new music.

Entitled 'Be In Love' the track features R&B crooner Jeremih and is taken from her upcoming Waiting To Exhale EP.

Omarion drops his new single, 'Know You Better', featuring Pusha T and Fabolous.



R&B crooner Omarion teams up with his Maybach family member Pusha T and Fabolous for his new single 'Know You Better'.

Straight in with a verse from Pusha, the track is the of the days gone by when Omarion dropped his debut solo album. Loso wraps the track up with a slick verse full of questions;

Are you single? Are you dating? Is it kinda complicated?/ Did you hear that time is money, are you being compensated?/ Did you f**k first night and spend the next day contemplating?

The version dropped below is considered to be 'dirty' but I like it! No crude or drug related lyrics are involved, just cool sensual vibes - the kind that we used to get pre-2004.