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Nicki Minaj flaunts her Barbie Couture image again, this time for Right On! magazine. Take a look at the photos from the shoot here…

Nicki Minaj isn’t going to let her swagger-jacked-from-Lil Kim Barbie image go just yet. Check out the rapper in Right On! magazine with a blonde wig and doll-like poses…

Soul singer, Ron Banks died in house today due to a heart attack. Banks was the founding member of the Dramatics who were signed to Motown. Several rappers such as NWA, Gangstarr, Ice Cube, and Ghostface Killah have all sampled music from the Dramatics. The Dramatics also collaborated with Snoop Dogg for “Doggy Dog World.”

From Slashfilm: The cast for Lee Daniels‘ next film, Selma, is really starting to shape up. A while back there was rumor that Robert De Niro would be on board as Alabama governor George Wallace, and that news was confirmed by Movieline. Daniels now also has Hugh Jackman in the cast (announced last week) and, […]

Reports just surfaced that Stacey Dash has filed for divorce from her third husband actor Emmanuel Xuereb, after alleging the couple were “growing apart.” Now, we’re not claiming that Jamie Foxx had anything to do with the split, but he sure didn’t waste any time picking up the pieces.

Trey Songz went on Sirius XM’s Morning After with Angela Yee to talk gay rumors, and breaking up Toni Braxton’s marriage.

“Superproducer” Solar, musical partner of former GangStarr emcee Guru, was interviewed by NYC’s Hot 97 morning jocks Cipha Sounds, Rosenberg, and K-Foxx.

While her sister is in the middle of taking the busiest “break” known to man, Solange has released some new material via her personal blog. The song is entitled “Under Construction,” and was accompanied by the message: “To hold you over…this will not be on the album. Enjoy…”

The Roots annual concert festival in their hometown of Philadelphia has proven to be one of the most eclectic shows in recent years.

MTV News recently caught up with singer Ne-Yo and it looks as though Ne-Yo wants to really get into the acting game.