R&B songwriter turned singer Keri Hilson performed on stage Tuesday night (Oct 27) during Power 105.1’s Powerhouse concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ.

Fellow singer Mario, who was later joined on the stage by rapper Jim Jones, also performed some of his hits at the live concert, which also saw performances from Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Fabolous, The Dream and Day 26.

Continue reading to check out more photos of Keri and Mario performing!

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In an effort to motivate New York’s youth to stay in school, big names like Russell Simmons, Keri Hilson and Jim Jones participated in the 4th annual “Stay in School” pep rally & concert Tuesday night (Oct 27) in New York City.

Russell Simmons’ nephew JoJo Simmons and Bad Boy recording artist Donnie Klang were also in the building for the event, sponsored by Verizon Wireless and NYC’s premiere hip-hop station Hot 97. Continue reading for a few more pictures.

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The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards went down in Atlanta, GA Saturday (Oct 10). We hear Jay-Z and Young Jeezy opened the show in a big way with a surprise performance! Other tidbits from the show include the late DJ AM being the recipient of the “DJ of the Year” award, Kid & Play popping up during New Boyz‘ performance and Gucci Mane performing like 3 or 4 times. The show also featured performances from Soulja Boy, Ludacris, Jim Jones, Snoop Dogg and more.

The show, hosted by comedian Mike Epps, airs on BET on Tuesday, October 27th at 8/7c and we hear it was actually the best out of the few that have gone on over the past few years.

In the meantime, check out all of the photos/happenings from the events surrounding the show by hitting up our BET Hip-Hop Awards ‘09 section and continue reading below for more pics from inside the show!

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The biggest names in hip-hop entertainment hit up the 2009 BET Hip-Hop awards, held in Atlanta, GA this past weekend. Folks like Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Monica, Tiny & Toya, Pretty Ricky, Shawty Lo, Plies, Rick Ross and more all walked the red carpet before making their way into the building to enjoy the show, which will air on BET Tuesday, October 27th at 8/7c.

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Jim Jones and Dame Dash showed off their newfound bromance at the 10th New York International Latino Film Festival screening of “Red Apples Falling” Thursday night (Jul 30) at the SVA Theater in New York City.

When did these two get so tight? Maybe they’re both filling in the void their former best friends left behind. Jim fell out with Cam’ron, and Dame and Jay-Z aren’t cool anymore either. Birds of a feather flock together, huh?

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According to recent reports, rappers Bow Wow and Jim Jones have both been dropped from their recording label, Columbia Records. It’s no secret that Bow Wow has been feuding with his label, having taken to Twitter to complain about lack of promotion and attention, in addition to making note that artists like Beyonce received more support.

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Rihanna and the guys of the Black Eyed Peas (Will.i.am, Taboo and Apl.de.ap) posed for a pic at the Black Eyed Peas’ album release party, hosted by Target, at The Griffin Wednesday (Jun 10) in New York City. Other celebs in attendance were Kanye West, Wilmer Valderama, VH1 reality star Daisy de la Hoya, DJ Cassidy, and … Jim Jones? Yeah, a pretty random line-up of celebrities to say the least (lol). Continue reading to peep the rest of the pics.

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Singer/songwriter Terius Nash, best known for his stage name The Dream, was one of many hip-hop and r&b acts to perform Sunday (Jun 7) during the 2009 Hot 97 Summer Jam at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Other performers included Lil Kim, T-Pain, Mary J. Blige, Maino and others. Continue reading for much more!

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Jim Jones used the increasingly popular micro-blogging service known as Twitter to keep his followers & fans updated on his ordeal with 5-0. No, not wack ass 50 Cent either. 5-0 as in the cops. The Dipset Capo was arrested Monday morning on an oustanding warrant for a traffic violation in Teaneck, NJ. He was initially stopped for an equipment violation, reports AP, but after searching through his records, police discovered he had an oustanding warrant from the nearby town of Paterson. That’s when they took him into custody, where he let his fans know what was up via his Twitter account:

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While Keri Hilson was over at the Wet Seal, Jim Jones was getting his album promo on at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square on Tuesday, where he met with fans and signed autographs to celebrate the release of his new album, Pray IV Reign.

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