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It’s time again for another GIVE-A-WAY! Str8NYC is giving THREE lucky readers a pair of tickets to see J. Cole perform live in NYC on Wednesday, June 16th.

Born in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, J. Cole is the first artist signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label. J. Cole released his debut mixtape, “The Come Up” in 2007 which was followed by 2009’s “The Warm Up”. He is set to release his debut album later this year, and has created quite a buzz for himself covering both The Source and Beyond Race magazines, as well as being featured as one of XXL’s 2010 Freshmen. Cole appeared on Jay-Z’s “A Star is Born” off of the “Blueprint 3″ album, and is also featured on labelmate Wale’s debut album, “Attention Deficit”.

HERE’S HOW TO WIN:

Follow @Str8NYC on Twitter and retweet this message as many times as possible.The follower with the most retweets will win 2 tickets to J. Cole’s secret show. Must be 21 and over to enter.

Deadline for giveaway is Tuesday, June 15th at 12 pm EST. Winner will be announced and contacted on Wednesday, June 16th!

Be sure to cop J. Cole’s debut single “Who Dat” on iTunes!

J.Cole has definitely been MIA as of late, and I chalked it up to him grinding hard in the lab to release some fire for the summer. Well, it looks like I was right! J. Cole just dropped a new track titled “Higher”–where the Roc Nation MC undoubtedly takes us “higher”.

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!

Rolling Stone Magazine has crowned Jay-Z the “King of America” as he graces the cover of the publication’s June 2010 issue set to hit newsstands June 24th. In the issue, Jay-Z talks wifey Beyonce, his buddy Lebron James, his biggest challenges while he was the president of Def Jam and what Hip-hop is lacking.  Check out this excerpt…

“I love the energy coming out indie rock right now,” he says, name-checking Grizzly Bear. “It has this rebellion thing that hip-hop is missing now, the thing that made hip-hop hip-hop.”

For those of you who really wanted the Queen Bee aka Lil Kim to send Barbie Nicki Minaj’s silicone injected a$$ back to Malibu, unfortunately we’ve got some bad news. A few weeks ago, the net went crazy with news that Jay-Z scooped Lil Kim and signed her to Roc Nation and that we could expect an official announcement to come–which we’re still waiting for.

Well, folks something just doesn’t seem right. When was the last time Lil Kim was spotted with Jay-Z?! *crickets*

Exactly! This is obviously just a rumor and according to our snitches it’s all smoking mirrors. So don’t hold your breath for an official announcement.

“Who Dat, Who Dat”? It’s Roc Nation’s J. Cole in the latest issue of Complex magazine that’s who! Complex snagged the rising star for its June/July 2010 issue which hits newsstands June 8th. I think it’s fresh and it looks really dope. Not to mention, the boy takes some good pics too! But, there a few shots that I’m not feeling. Anywhoo, aside from that; J. Cole is definitely a better version of Drizzy Drake– in that he speaks to a different audience and about relevant sh*t. Do you think J. Cole and Drake are a battle of the classes?! I think so…

Peep the pics from J. Cole’s fashion spread…

Looks like we’re going to get a chance to literally hear Drake’s entire album before it drops June 15th if his tracks keep leaking. Last week, his “Unforgettable” collaboration with Young Jeezy leaked onto the net and yesterday two tracks were leaked as well–“Fireworks” featuring Alicia Keys and “Light Up” featuring Jay-Z.

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!

Yesterday, rude gyal Rihanna sang her heart out…at least it looks like she did at Day two of Radio 1’s “Big Weekend” in the UK. The pop star showed off her Caribbean pride by rockin’ a leather ensemble decked out with Rastafarian colors.

Sidebar: RiRi looks all burnt out, but why?! Her a$$ barely did anything on stage!

While Rihanna worked up a sweat, rappers Fabolous and Wale shut Miami down on Saturday with the help of Heneiken.

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The net has been buzzing with talk that the Queen Bee aka Lil Kim is gearing up to make a major comeback with the help of long time homie Jay-Z. According to reports, Jay-Z has officially signed the pint-sized rapstress to Roc Nation and will be executive producing her upcoming album. Although the official announcement has yet to be made, best believe you can expect one shortly from Jigga man himself. Great to see the female emcees are coming in full throttle but…we can’t help and wonder…can Jay-Z really revive what’s left of Lil Kim’s career?! Sure, the game needs her right now…sh*t I’m missing her right now, but does she still have it? I mean if Diddy’s comparing Nicki to the Tiger Woods of Hip-hop as far as female rappers go…can Lil’ Kim compete? Sure the Jay-Z co-sign holds weight in shutting the game down but will fans jump on board? Should Nicki Minaj be worried? And what about Jay’s ex-protege and Lil Kim’s arch rival, Don Diva and BK’s Finest Foxy Brown? A while back, Foxy admitted that she felt her former mentor left her high and dry when she was locked up, I can only imagine how she feels now. *patiently awaits diss record*

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