After first performing together at the CMA this past summer, rapper Ludacris and country music sensation Jason Aldean teamed up once again last night (Tue. Nov 30) at the 2012 Grammy Nominations concert in L.A. to perform their country-rap collab “Dirt Road Anthem.”

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The official nominees for the upcoming 2012 Grammy Awards were announced with a special concert in Los Angeles last night.

Rapper LL Cool J hosted the event with a little help from Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry. Other celebs who appeared and/or performing at the Grammy Nominations Concert were Usher, Ludacris, Bruno Mars, Common, Grandmaster Flash, Jason Aldean and more.

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Atlanta’s music royalty packed into the city’s historic Cascade Skating Rink and donated their time and money Wednesday night to help the homeless and less fortunate at DeVyne Stephens’ Roll Over Hunger Celebrity Charity and Skate Jam Wednesday night.

The guest list for the charity event included Ludacris, T.I., Young Jeezy, Big Boi, Toya, Polow Da Don, Ciara (who showed up in a wheelchair and wearing braces on both legs) and many others.

Through this star-studded event, DeVyne Stephens and his DeVyne Intervention foundation were able to raise thousands of dollars to help feed Atlanta’s homeless.

All of the proceeds went straight to he Hosea Feed the Hungry Foundation Holiday Dinner Program, which provides four major meal service events for Atlanta’s homeless, serving over 200,000 hot meals every year.

No word just yet on why Ciara rolled up to the event (literally) in a wheelchair, though it looks like she (and everyone else) had a ball!

Check out 20+ pics below:

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Enrique Iglesias got a little assistance from rapper Ludacris and the Crenshaw High Elite Choir during his performance medley of his singles “I Like How It Feels” and “Tonight I’m Loving You” at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night (Nov 20).

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Big Sean has responded to Ludacris‘ “Badaboom” diss track, in which the Atlanta rapper goes in on Drake and Big Sean for taking subliminal shots at his lyrics and his use of a particular flow style in various interviews.

In an interview with All Hip Hop this past summer, when Drake was asked about the “Supa Dupa” rhyming style that rappers (and even R&B singers now) use in their lyrics, he used lines from a Ludacris song to illustrate what he considered bad usage of the popular style of flow:

“Well, that flow has been killed by so many rappers. And, I never want to use that flow again in life. [Laughs] To be honest, that flow, you can trace it back to like…I trace it back to Big Sean. That’s the first guy I heard utilize that flow throughout the duration of a verse. I’ll give him that credit. I think Kanye got it from him.

“Me and Wayne found a dope way to do it. I don’t want to sound cocky, but the best way its been used was on ‘Forever.’ Those lines just all individually make so much sense. They’re all punchlines. Then a bunch of rappers started doing it and using the most terrible references in the world. I don’t want to offend somebody…I hate that rappers picked that flow up. I wish they had left that for people that know how to use it. [They go like] ‘It’s a parade! MACY’S!’”

Big Sean even gave his two cents on the subject in another interview with MTV:

Don’t get it wrong I’m not trying to dis Ludacris or nothing, He’s a great MC. But even though that style got so overused, there was a lot of people who did it great and there was a lot of people who didn’t do it so great. People always ask me was you mad that people took that style from you. I’m like, ‘Nah, that went and shows me how far I can go as an artist.’ I feel like I changed hip-hop. I haven’t even dropped an album yet. So that goes to show me how powerful my mind is.

Luda obviously didn’t take Drake and Big Sean’s comments too kindly, so in response, he released a diss track called “Badaboom!” and took several shots at both rappers:

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I’m the truth in this booth and you n**gas all hoes, Counterfeit rappers say I’m stealing they flows

But I can’t steal what you never made up bitch, Y’all some duplicate rap cloning n**gas, I manufacture you h*es, put on your makeup bitch

Let me explain, nothing’s been new since Big Daddy Kane, Flows’ll get recycled, passed around to different names

11 years and still counting, Y’all get a couple hit records, make some noise and have the nerve to start shouting? Who’s gassing ‘em?

May not like the way I used it, but you know you ain’t invent it, boy, Do your research before you make a claim so bogus that’s disrespecting pioneers in the game

After listening to the track, Big Sean clarified his statements on Luda’s use of the “Supa Dupa” rhyming flow in an interview with Seattle’s KUBE 93FM, and said that he has no problems with the veteran rapper.

“I ain’t got no problems with Luda, I never did,” he said. “I think he’s referring to an interview I did over a year ago. Literally over a year ago,. But in the interview I said he’s a legend. I respect people who is ahead of me. I respect OG’s and the G’s in general. The only thing I said, [the interviewers] was telling me about the “Supa Dupa’ flow. They call it the ‘Supa Dupa’ flow because on ‘Big Sean’ my second mixtape I had a flow on there where I was using one word to describe another word in a punchline form.”

He continued, “I feel like Drake made it more popular on that song ‘Forever.’ A lot of people thought Drake made this up and it was new and Drake said ‘I can trace that back to Big Sean on his mixtape.’ That’s where I first heard it and I think that’s where a lot of Mcee’s got it from,” that’s what Drake said. So people were saying ‘Yo, this is your flow that you came up with’ and I was like okay.”

“I don’t have any issue with Luda,” Big Sean said. “I didn’t even know he cared that much for a year to be still thinking about what I said in an interview. It’s not like I was like, “Luda is weak.” I think Luda is a legend and one of the best. I’m not going to front.”

When asked if he thought Ludacris released the song as a means to maintain his ow relevancy, Big Sean responded, “Yo, I couldn’t even tell you why another man would do that. I think people just want to see some beef … Luda is Luda. I don’t really know Luda like that so I can’t say anything but I don’t have anything against him. I’m surprised he cared so much. Somebody that’s been in the game that long, I didn’t think that they would be hanging on to what people say so much.”

Listen to the entire interview below:

The 2011 MTV Europe Awards were held Sunday night (Nov 6) in Belfast, North Ireland.

The show, which was hosted by singer/actress Selena Gomez, is held annually to highlight European music, and also draws A-List stars from the United States. This year’s show featured appearances and performances from Gomez’s boyfriend Justin Bieber, Taio Cruz, David Guetta, Bruno Mars, Ludacris, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and more.

As far as the actual awards were concerned, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga picked up the most trophies, including best male and best female act. Gaga also won awards for best song and best video for her hit single “Born This Way,” while Bieber picked up the award for best Pop act.

Other awards went to Bruno Mars, Eminem, Katy Perry and British rock band Queen, who received the “Global Icon” lifetime achievement award.

25+ photos from the red carpet, the show and the press room of the 2011 MTV Europe Awards are below:

Ludacris has come to the rescue to defend Justin Bieber‘s rapping skills.

Earlier in the week, DJ Premier revealed that the Biebs was not allowed to participate in this year’s BET Hip Hop Awards rap cypher because he wanted Ludacris to write his verse.

Well, Luda is stating otherwise and sent out the following tweet to set the record straight.

DJ Premier has also all of a sudden gotten his facts together:

We thought something wasn’t right about this … the Biebs has never had any problems with kicking a few bars of his own in the past!

Young Jeezy kicked off BET Hip-Hop Awards weekend and celebrated his birthday all at the same time with a very intimate event — only 50 people were invited — at radio personality Frank Ski‘s new restaurant and night lounge last night in Atlanta.

The rapper, who turned 33 years old Wednesday night (Sep 28), partied it up with the likes of Ne-Yo, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and more.

Jeezy even showed up to the soiree, sponsored by Ciroc and Red Bull, with a new armpiece, model Jasmine Sanders (who dated Chris Brown in the past). And our homie FreddyO was on hand to capture all of the action!

Check out the pics below:

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Ludacris faced off with Justin Bieber on the court this past weekend during the LudaDay Weekend Celebrity Basketball Game at Morehouse Gym at Forbes Arena in Atlanta Sunday (Sep. 4).

Team Bieber (blue), made up of Shawty Lo, Sean Garrett, Lance Gross, Wale beat Team Luda (red), which was comprised of Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Teyana Taylor, with a final score of 134 to 132, ending Luda’s 6-year winning streak. And at the end of the game, a $10,000 check was donated to charity.

Other celebs, including Tyrese, Lala Vazquez, CyHi the Prynce, Angela Simmons and more, were also spotted at the charity game.

Check out a ton of pics (courtesy of FreddyO) below:

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Ludacris is “Rich & Flexin” in his newest music release featuring fellow ATL rapper Waka Flocka Flame.

Take a listen below:

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DJ Khaled has dropped another banger! This one features Young Jeezy and Ludacris, and it’s called “Money.”

Take a listen!

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Ludacris says he loves his girlfriend Eudoxie … but neither one of them are ready to marry just yet. But when they do decide to exchange “I do’s,” the world will know.

Sandra Rose bumped into the couple recently at Phipps Plaza in Atlanta, where the trio had a lengthy conversation regarding a number of topics, including recent rumors of them “secretly” getting married and more.

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The bottom line is, Luda and Fab are not ready to marry just yet — and when they do get married, everyone will know. They simply refuse to allow outside forces to influence their decisions. Luda stressed to me that he LOVES Eudoxie very much, and he would do anything for her.

I was happy to meet Eudoxie for the first time. She cleared up a few things, such as her name: she goes by “Fab” because her middle name is Fabiola; and the fake Facebook page that everyone, including me, thought was her. She said “Agnan” is not her last name, and she has no idea who created the fake page.

Fab’s real Facebook page is in French, and it is private. She only has about 200 Facebook friends who are friends and family.

She was so sweet! She took out her cell phone to show me pictures of her childhood. Fab proudly showed me pics of her mom, Jermaine, holding her as a toddler in Gabon, in Africa! I asked her if she would send it to me, and I was surprised when she agreed.

Fab also showed me pics of herself when she was a toddler posing with her cousins in Africa. She said she knew she was “different” from a very young age, and because of that, she moved away to live with her uncle. Fab is still a medical student, but she has taken a break from her studies. Ludacris and Fab have been together for four years now.

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Ludacris isn’t trying to make “Love Faces” anymore … he’d rather exchange “Sex Faces.”

Check out his new track featuring Trey Songz and Lil Wayne below:

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Justin Bieber scored his first ever country music award earlier this week!

At the 2011 CMT Music Awards in Nashville Wednesday (Jun 8), the 17-year-old Pop sensation won the award for “Collaborative Video of the Year” for “That Should Be,” his collaboration with country group Rascal Flatts that also appeared on his Never Say Never: The Remixes album.

Other winners during the ceremony were Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and more. Click Here full the full list, and look below for pics of Justin at the CMT Music Awards!

Over the past couple of days the rumor mill has been a buzz about a possible celebrity wedding that took place and we’re here to set the record straight.

Popular rapper Ludacris is blowing off a report that he and his stunning longtime girlfriend Eudoxie secretly got hitched a few months ago. The rumor was started by the always “reliable” Media Take Out, who used the following as evidence the rapper had jumped the broom:

In a Tweet yesterday, [Luda's cousin] Monica called Eudoxie (who goes by the name “Fab” to her friends) her “cousin.” The only way that the two of them could be cousins is by marriage.

CONGRATS GUYS!!!

Well after Luda caught wind of the report, he took to Twitter to properly address the story.

“I’ve learned so much about myself these past two years through rumors. Can you please make up some more because I can’t wait to see what happens to me next!”

Umm yeah…..pretty sure it’s safe to say that your boy didn’t get married. Sorry Media FAKE Out, better luck next time!

DJ Khaled has dropped the visuals for the official remix to “Welcome To My Hood.” The track features Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game and Waka Flocka. (Now that’s a lot of damn people!)

Check it out below:

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R&B singer Ray J invites everyone to the “Celebration” in his newest music video release featuring Ludacris. The track is the first single Ray J’s upcoming album Raydiation 2.

Check out Ray J’s new “Celebration” video below…

Jamie Foxx is stuntin hard in his newest music release, “Yep That’s Me” featuring Soulja Boy and Ludacris. The track is from Jamie’s upcoming album Best Night of My Life, due in stores December 21st. Check it out below!!

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D/L: JAMIE FOXX & FRIENDS – YUP THAT’S ME

Even though Marshall Mathers sold 608,000 copies of 2009′s Relapse in its first week, the project was panned by critics and longtime Em fans. They said he rhymed in too many weird voices, that the production sounded dated and that the subject matter was too grim. The LP didn’t make enough of an impact, and there really wasn’t much buzz around Eminem to even warrant him making the Hottest MCs list last year.

This year, however, was totally different. Eminem pretty much dominated 2010 from start to finish, and the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust voted him the #1 Hottest MC in the Game. “Obviously, the last album was lackluster,” mtvU’s Yomi Desalu said during the Hottest MCs roundtable discussion. “I think he recognized that, not being on the board last year.”

Other rappers featured on the list of 10 include Ludacris, Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and even Waka Flocka Flame (huh?). Peep the full list (in order) below…

1. Eminem
2. Jay-Z
3. Kanye West
4. Drake
5. Rick Ross
6. Nicki Minaj
7. Lil Wayne
8. Waka Flocka Flame
9. B.o.B
10. Ludacris

MTV should slap themselves (twice) for putting Ludacris at the bottom like that and even considering Waka Flocka Flame at all!! SMH…

Following Trey Songz‘ album signing at Best Buy and his album release party (sponsored by Target) at Ventanas Rooftop in Atlanta, the R&B crooner and some of his celebrity friends continued to celebrate the release of his new project Passion Pain & Pleasure at Ludacris’ Straits restaurant last Tuesday night (Sep 14).

Rapper T.I., along with his wife Tiny and of course the restaurant’s owner Ludacris all came through to support Trey and congratulate him on the release of his 4th studio album (which released just 1 year after his third).

Check out a few pics of Trey and his friends at his album release after party in Atlanta at Ludacris’ Straits restaurant below…

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Ludacris (with the help of some of his celebrity friends) hosted his annual all star celebrity basketball game in conjunction with his LudaDay Weekend festivities over Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta.

Sunday (Sep 5) at the 5th Annual LudaDay Weekend Celebrity Basketball Tournament, held at Morehouse College’s Forbes Arena in Atlanta, Luda, Chris Brown, Chris Paul and Terrence J‘s team (with Larenz Tate as assistant coach) competed against Nelly, Polow Da Don and Sammie‘s team (coached by Teyana Taylor with Kenyon Martin as the assistant coach) with Luda’s team taking the win at the final buzzer.

Other celebs spotted at the 5th Annual LudaDay Weekend Celebrity Basketball Tournament were Kelly Rowland, Lance Gross, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Bow Wow, Ne-Yo. And at the end of the game, Luda’s non-profit (The Ludacris Foundation) was presented with a $25,000 donation from AirTran.

Check out 20+ pics below of celebs ballin’ and wrapping up LudaDay Weekend 2010…

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Every year around this time, Ludacris goes through his contacts and brings out a ton of his celebrity friends to help him give back to the community through his non-profit Ludacris Foundation and celebrate Labor Day Weekend (which he renamed to “LudaDay Weekend”).

And last Thursday night (Sep 2) Luda kicked off LudaDay Weekend with a private dinner at his famous Straits restaurant in Atlanta, where he was joined by the likes Kelly Rowland, Sean Garrett, Keshia Knight Pulliam, ATL Mayor Kasim Reed and more.

Check out a few pics below!

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Rapper Flo Rida wants to know “Why You Up in Here” in his new song featuring Gucci Mane and Ludacris.

The track is the first single off Flo’s upcoming album The Only One, due for release sometime later this year. Check out “Why You Up in Here” above and continue reading for the download link…

D/L: FLO RIDA, GUCCI MANE & LUDACRIS – WHY YOU UP IN HERE

Surprised? We’re not!!

Rapper Jay-Z beat out his Hip-Hop colleagues, including fellow mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, Akon, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre and more for the title of Forbes Magazine‘s Hip-Hop Cash King. The entire list features rap’s top 20 earners and Hov comes in at #1 with $63 million earned over the last year, which is more than twice what Diddy earned, coming in at #2 with $30 million in the bank this year.

Rappers featured on the list other than the ones mentioned include Drake, T.I., Swizz Beatz, Eminem, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and more. Peep the full list below:

01. Jay-Z: $63 million
02. Diddy: $30 million
03. Akon: $21 million
04. Lil Wayne: $20 million
05. Dr. Dre: $17 million
06. Ludacris: $16 million
07. Snoop Dogg: $15 million
08. Timbaland: $14 million
09. Pharrell: $13 million
10. Kanye West: $12 million
11. Drake: $10 million
12. T.I.: $9 million (tie)
13. Swizz Beatz: $9 million (tie)
14. Eminem: $8 million (tie)
15. 50 Cent: $8 million (tie)
16. Young Jeezy: $8 million (tie)
17. Common: $7 million
18. Soulja Boy: $6 million (tie)
19. T-Pain: $6 million (tie)
20. Lil Jon: $5 million (tie)
21. Gucci Mane: $5 milion (tie)
22. Rick Ross: $5 million (tie)

Jay-Z is just killing the game with over $60 million earned in the last year! And Diddy, Akon and Wayne aren’t doing so bad either. One thing about this list that surprised us was Drake and the fact that he was able to pull in double digit millions…………AND HIS ALBUM JUST CAME OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO!

( Where they do that at??? LOL! )

Thoughts?

Rapper T.I. hit up the exclusive Power 99 FM screening of his new movie “Takers” Sunday (Aug 8) at the Ritz East Movie Theater in Philadelphia.

Singer JoJo is pictured here as she arrives at the Do Something 101 Back Pack Party at The Globe Theatre at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.

Cee-Lo Green was dead a** serious when he wore a bathrobe and a pair of slippers as he spoke on the panel for his new show “Lay It Down” during the Fuse portion of the 2010 Summer TCA (Television Critics Association) tour, held at the Beverly Hilton last Saturday (Aug 7) in Beverly Hills, CA. … On the show, Cee-Lo will sit down with Hip-Hop, Pop and R&B artists as they showcase their talents through music. Through in-depth conversations with Cee-Lo, the artists will also break down their songs from inspiration to verse to beat to note.

Actress Gabourey Sidibe hit up a screening hosted by The Cinema Society for her new Showtime series “The Big C” in East Hampton, New York.

The Black Eyed Peas shut it down as usual in front of a sold out crowd as they performed in concert at the Boardwalk Hall Arena in Atlantic City, NJ for their world tour.

Ludacris performed at the Maloof Money Cup in Costa Mesa, California.

Mos Def hit the stage in Maui, Hawaii and performed at the Maui Celebrity Series to a full house.

And The Jonas Brothers, from left to right: Nick, Joe and Kevin, kicked off yet another tour at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in Tinley Park, IL.

Rapper Ludacris took to the stage and performed in concert Friday night (Aug 6) in Los Angeles, California.

Lloyd hosted a B.E.D. Rock Edition party Friday night at Club B.E.D. in Miami Beach, FL. The R&B singer announced a few weeks ago via Twitter that he’s working on his fourth studio album, to be titled King of Hearts, however he didn’t mention a time frame for the project’s release.

Actor Columbus Short and actress/singer Adrienne Bailon hit up the Cosmopolitan Magazine summer Friday party at The Yard at Soho Grand in New York City.

And R&B singer/songwriter John Legend performed at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park in New York City for ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

After a 5-year engagement and a lot of wedding planning, basketball star Carmelo Anthony and former MTV VJ Lala Vazquez are now man and wife.

The happy couple exchanged vows over the weekend (Sat. Jul 10) in front of 300 of their closest friends and family at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Insiders say the pair’s 3-year-old son Kiyan served as the ceremony’s ring bearer and escorted his parents to the alter before they said their “I do’s.” According to UsMagazine.com, the bride wore a Vera Wang gown as she walked down the aisle.

The star-studded guest list included folks like Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Kelly Rowland, Ludacris, Serena Williams, Trina, Kenyon Martin and more. LeBron James was also there and caused quite a scene when New Yorkers greeted him (with his girlfriend Savannah Brinson and BFF Chris Paul by his side) with a series of boos as he made his way into the building for the wedding.

Check out 15+ pics of everyone in NYC for Carmelo and Lala’s wedding below…

Rapper Nicki Minaj was the female Drake of the 2010 BET Awards (minus the knee injury and the “sitting on a stool” thing lol). We say this because even with no album and just ONE solo single out, homegirl was all over the stage at this year’s show (like Drake was in ’09) and was seen being catered to by none other than Puffy himself!

We hear that Sean “Diddy” Combs was quite the gentleman Sunday as he made sure Nicki was alright throughout the evening and even held the train of her dress as she made her way around the backstage area. Usually it’s the other way around (we’ve all seen those “Making the Band” episodes lol) so this is definitely one for the books.

Check out a few pics of Nicki backstage at the 2010 BET Awards below…

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Rapper Ludacris killed the stage last night at the 2010 BET Awards!

Luda started off his set with his single “My Chick Bad” and in the middle of the performance brought out Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj to finish off the job. However this wasn’t the end for Luda who immediately went into “All I Do Is Win” with singer T-Pain and producer DJ Khaled. And anytime DJ Khaled is involved there usually comes a few more, so Diddy (who brought out his son Christian Combs), Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes decided to join the fun as well.

To peep the pics and video footage performance, view below…

The 2010 BET Awards went down Sunday night (Jun 27) live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and the red carpet was full of black star power as celebrities like Ciara, T.I. (who brought along his entire family), Keri Hilson, Nick Cannon, John Legend, Diddy, Carmelo & Lala, Nicki Minaj, Brandy, the Black Eyed Peas and more arrived in style at the 10th annual show.

Check out 40+ pictures from the BET Awards’ red carpet below and when you continue reading…

The 15th Annual Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash went down in a major way last weekend in Atlanta, GA at the Philips Arena. This year’s Birthday Bash featured performances from recording artists Monica, Ludacris, Gucci Mane, Plies, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy and many more.

There was also a lot of backstage action going on and we managed to grab pics of folks like Trina, Ciara (who came out during Luda’s set and performed “Ride”), Lance Gross, Shawty Lo, Waka Flocka Flame, and more hanging out between sets. Check out over 20+ pics of everyone enjoying themselves and having a good time at the annual Birthday Bash last Saturday (Jun 19) in Atlanta below…

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Hip-Hop came out in droves Sunday night (Jun 6) to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in New York City for the Hot 97 Summer Jam 2010 concert.

Folks like Usher, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Ludacris, Trey Songz, Drake and more hit the stage during the show, and Cassie, Waka Flocka Flame, T-Pain, Lloyd Banks, Busta Rhymes and more were spotted hanging around backstage.

Peep 15+ pictures of everyone mentioned and more at the 2010 Hot 97 Summer Jam concert in NYC below and when you continue…

Sunday night (Jun 6) at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, comedic actor Ken Jeong performed a pretty funny interpretive dance to the song “Doug” from “Hangover” with his co-star actor Ed Helms on the piano and singing the vocals. But unfortunately, the pair was rudely interrupted by a certain famous movie producer who felt that he and his dance partner could a much better job at entertaining the crowd!

Tom Cruise, who was in character as the curse word king Les Grossman from the movie “Tropic Thunder”, and Jennifer Lopez got it popping on stage and brought the audience to their feet with a hilarious dance number to J.Lo’s hit 2005 single “Get Right” and Ludacris‘ 2004 hit “Get Back.”

“It was a lot of fun – it was a blast!” Cruise told PEOPLE in the press room afterward. “You know, I can dance a bit, and we rehearsed. And my wife’s a dancer, so I like dancing!”

Check out video footage of the funny sketch below:

International singer Usher was spotted over in Paris, France Tuesday afternoon (Jun 1) at the Hyatt Vendome hotel promoting his new album Raymond v. Raymond, which has so far peaked at 51 on the French Albums Chart. Over here in the U.S., Raymond v. Raymond, the sixth album from the R&B singer, sold over 329,000 copies in its first week and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. His international hit “OMG” (featuring Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am) is being well received both here in the States and all over the world. So does this mean Usher’s back? Sure does sound like it!

Singer Ciara attended the closing of Marina Abramovic’s “The Artist is Present” event, hosted by Givenchy at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Actress Zoe Saldana posed backstage at the 2010 Crystal + Lucy Awards: A New Era at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, California.

Gucci Mane recorded an episode of BET’s 106 & Park in New York. His new music video premiered this week.

Destiny’s Child alum Letoya Luckett was seen on the red carpet of the premiere of her new movie “Killers” in Hollywood. She has a supporting role in the new film. Meanwhile, her other movie, “The Preacher’s Kid,” recently went to DVD.

Actor Ashton Kutcher and his wife, actress Demi Moore, were also spotted on the red carpet of the “Killers” movie premiere in Hollywood.

Over in Beverly Hills, legendary singer Natalie Cole and R&B/Neo-Soul artist Ledisi attended the Society of Singers annual tribute gala.

Actor/rapper Common posed on the red carpet of LA Times Magazine’s “Rock & Style: A Night of Music & Fashion” event in Hollywood.

Rapper The Game hosted a breakfast at The Pink Teacup in NYC.

UK singer Taio Cruz (who achieved success in the US with his hit single “Break Your Heart”) took this picture with Def Jam CEO L.A. Reid and rapper Ludacris at the party celebrating the U.S. release of his new album hosted by Z100 and MySpace Music at the Canal Room in New York.

Two of the Kardashian girls (Kourtney and Kim) attended the 94th Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon (May 30) in Indiana.

And Model Jessica White and Russell Simmons were on hand for the 2010 Angel Wings Foundation Dinner at Georgica Sunday evening in Wainscott, New York.

Rapper Ludacris and singer Trey Songz have a private after-party in their latest music video release “Sex Room”, the third single off Luda’s seventh studio album Battle of the Sexes. This is definitely one for the ladies and we even get to see Luda deliver a little comedic humor at the end. Check out the “Sex Room” video (inspired by the movie “Hangover”) below…

Rapper Ludacris recently told MTV that the movie “The Hangover” inspired the treatment for his new “Sex Room” video and there will be two versions: a kid friendly version and one for the grown-ups! He talked about his new Trey Songz featured music video while on the red carpet of the KIIS FM Wango Tango Concert in Los Angeles over the weekend.

“The ‘Sex Room’ video will be on your tube very soon and on the Internet,” Luda said. “We got two different versions: one just for the adults and one for the kids. We did it out in Las Vegas. What better way to do it? Me and Trey Songz — it’s pretty self-explanatory. The concept is kind of like ‘The Hangover’ theme, just like the movie. You gotta check it out.”

Check out a few behind the scenes pics here and peep the preview below:

Recording artists Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Lopez and Pharrell Williams, among others, performed last night (Mon. May 18) at the 2010 World Music Awards, held at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Rapper Ludacris and his rumored fiancee Eudoxie were spotted on the red carpet of the event, along with rapper/producer Pharrell Williams, French DJ David Guetta, J.Lo and her husband Marc Anthony, R&B singer Deborah Cox and Paris Hilton.

Pop singer Lady Gaga led the list of winners last night and took home 5 awards, including “World’s Best Selling American Artist.” She also won “World’s Best Selling Single” over David Guetta, Beyonce and the Black Eyed Peas, who she also beat in the “World’s Best Album” category. In addition, Gaga scored trophies in “World’s Best Pop/Rock Artist” and “World’s Best New Artist,” beating out fellow newcomers Justin Bieber and Ke$ha. [ Source ]

Other winners at the 2010 WMAs include Black Eyed Peas, Susan Boyle, U2, David Guetta, Akon (who performed at the show), Shakira and more. Check out 15+ pictures from the red carpet and the show below…

R&B singer Usher headlined KIIS FM’s 2010 Wango Tango Concert Saturday night (May 15) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The bill of performers also included Justin Bieber, Ludacris, Ke$ha, Akon, Adam Lambert, B.o.B. and Kelly Rowland. In addition, folks like Ryan Seacrest, Rob Kardashian, Jason Derulo and others were spotted posing for pictures on the red carpet of the annual concert event.

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Rapper Ludacris and R&B crooner Trey Songz took over Playboy owner Hugh Hefner‘s $40 grand a night suite at the Palms in Las Vegas earlier this week to film their new video for “Sex Room,” the latest offering from Luda’s new album Battle of the Sexes.

Check out a few pics of Luda and Trey with a bunch of big booty video chicks on the set of their new Chris Robinson directed music video below…

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Rihanna‘s boyfriend baseball player Matt Kemp (of the Los Angeles Dodgers) hit up the State Farm DDF Bowling Extravaganza at Lucky Strike Lanes LA Live Monday (May 3) in Los Angeles.

Actress Kerry Washington attended the 2010 Lucille Lortel Awards benefit at Terminal 5 Sunday evening (May 2) in New York City.

Actress Monique Coleman hit up the Lollipop Theater Network’s second annual “Game Day” at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios Sunday (May 2) in Burbank, CA.

Singers Wyclef Jean and Paulina Rubio celebrated Mother’s Day a week early as they performed Sunday (May 2) at Western Union’s “Return the Love” campaign to honor moms of the military at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA.

NFL star Terrell Owens (flanked to the left by his friends BJ Williams and to the right by Kita Williams) attended the 136th Annual Kentucky Derby Saturday afternoon (May 1) in Louisville, Kentucky.

R&B singer Ruben Studdard and his wife were also spotted at the Kentucky Derby Saturday.

Actress Jane Fonda kicked off 2010 World Fitness Day at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Saturday (May 1) and rapper Ludacris took to the stage to perform at the event. He and Jane also posed for a few pics backstage.

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his dad Floyd Mayweather Sr. were spotted at the Official Mayweather After-Fight Party following Mayweather Jr.’s win against Sugar Shane Mosley Saturday night (May 1) at MGM Grand in Vegas.

Nicole Murphy and Selita Ebanks were spotted at the TAO Beach 2010 Season Grand Opening Presented by SWAGG in Las Vegas Saturday afternoon (May 1).

Singer Ke$ha took to the stage and performed at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Friday night (Apr 30) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

R&B singer Amerie performed at Mia at Biscayne in Miami, FL last Thursday night (Apr 29). Her fiance/manager Lenny Nicholson was in the crowd and the two posed for a few pics together following Amerie’s set.

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Hot on the heels of her “Basic Instinct” viral promo video the original princess of Crunk&B Ciara has released the music video for her new single “Ride” featuring rapper Ludacris.

“Ride” was produced by Tricky Stewart and The Dream and is the first offering from CiCi’s upcoming fourth studio album Basic Instinct, which is due to be released soon. In the meantime, peep her sexy new video below!

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Finally giving us a taste of what she’s bringing with her new album Basic Instinct, R&B/Pop singer Ciara has premiered the debut single from the album “Ride” featuring rapper (and fellow ATLien) Ludacris.

She recently shot the video for the newly released single, produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, so it should make its way to the Internet/TV within the next month or so. No word just yet on a release date for the album, but in the meantime, check out “Ride” above and continue reading for a download link…

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Ludacris shines the spotlight on an all-star line up of bad chicks from Atlanta, Miami and Philly in the official music video for the remix of “My Chick Bad.” Diamond raps about bad chicks from the ATL, Trina talks about bad chicks down in Miami and Eve reps the bad chicks up in Philly. The video also features cameos from Scrappy, DJ Khaled, Nicki Minaj, who had a verse in the original video/song, and more. Check it out below!

Rapper Ludacris and his cousin R&B singer Monica hung out at Luda’s Battle of the Sexes album release party Monday night (Mar 8) in Atlanta at the Velvet Room. Luda and Mo have a song together on his new album called “Can’t Live Without You.” Check it out, along with a few pics from the party, below…

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BET taped their annual “Rip the Runway” fashion show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City this past Saturday evening (Feb 27). The show was hosted by Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj and actor Pooch Hall (from “The Game”), and featured performances from Soulja Boy, Estelle, Trina, Janelle Monae, Ludacris and Nicki, and a few others. Be on the look-out for BET’s Rip the Runway 2010 when it airs on March 15th at 10 pm.

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Rappers Ludacris and Nicki Minaj premiered their brand new music video for “My Chick Bad,” Luda’s second single from his highly anticipated forthcoming album Battle of the Sexes. Peep Luda, Nicki and some other bad chicks, including Trina, Diamond, Eve and more in the new video below…

With the help of rapper Ludacris, teen pop sensation Justin Bieber pleads for a girl’s attention at a bowling alley telling her he’ll give her the world in his new music video for “Baby,” released earlier today. Continue reading to peep the new video…

There were many celebrities and athletes spotted in Cowboy Stadium in Dallas, TX Sunday night (Feb. 14) watching the 2010 All-Star Game from their VIP court-side seats. Drake, Gabrielle Union, Lala Vazquez, Chris Tucker, Diddy, Common, Ludacris and many more were all seated amongst the biggest crowd in All-Star Weekend’s history enjoying the match, which ended with The East defeating the West with a final score of 141 to 139. Check out the pics below and after cut…

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Shawty Lo recruited fellow ATLiens Gucci Mane, Ludacris and The Dream for the music video for his latest single “A Town,” which comes from Shawty Lo’s sophomore album I Am Carlos, due in stores sometime this year. Check out the new video after the cut…