Is actor and West Philly native Will Smith aka rapper Fresh Prince, full name Willard Christopher Smith, Jr., 42, planning a return to the hip hop scene with plans of a new hip hop album?

Producer La Mar “Mars” Edwards, who produced most of the tracks for rapper The Game’s The R.E.D. Album revealed that he’s working on “bringing [Will Smith] back as well as other projects.
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Lil Wayne’s highly anticipated album “Tha Carter IV” tracklisting has been leaked after being repeatedly pushed back throughout the year.

The alleged cover art for “Tha Carter IV” was released on April 19, 2011 which features a picture of Lil Wayne aka Weezy in his kindergarten graduation attire and a face adorned/decorated with his infamous tattoos.
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R&B singer Kelly Rowland who is prepping to release her third solo album later this year is standing strong on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and even beat out her one-time group member Beyonce.
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Pusha T, one half of the rap duo “The Clypse” says he intends to “Put The Fear Of God” in the competition with the release of a new mixtape.

The name of Pusha’s new mixtape is called “The Fear of God” and according to MTV’s Mixtape Daily, the Clypse rapper will definitely enforce his plans, lyrically.
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Chris Brown has been news on a number of subject matters over the past few weeks from his new girlfriend, leaked naked photos, having his restraining order lifted, amongst other things. This go round, it’s talk of his new album “F.A.M.E” which is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on March 21st and in the United States on March 22nd.
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Hip hop artist Ja Rule will surrender himself to authorities on June 8, reportedly just one day after releasing his new hip hop album project ‘The Renaissance Project.’

Ja Rule will reportedly be releasing his new album a day before he turns himself in to begin a two year prison term.

The rapper pled guilty and was sentenced on attempted criminal possession of a weapon after a traffic stop in 2007. Police found a 40 caliber handgun in the back seat of the rapper’s Maybach.
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Shamrock talks about life after winning VH1′s “The White Rapper Show” and more. Shamrock goes into detail about meeting with Lil Wyte of Three 6 Mafia’s Hypnotize Minds and preparing to release his new debut album after signing on to Lil Wyte’s label Wyte Music.

$hamrock’s new album The WyteRapper $how is scheduled to hit stores March 15 via Wyte Music/Select-O-Hits.

Kanye West is over his beautiful dark twisted fantasy and is expected to release a new project this Summer. The controversial rapper and producer is said to be working on not one but three projects.
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Kanye West’s debut week for his ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ album is #1 as he predicted. ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,’ his fifth studio album, which was released on November 22, 2010, managed to sell roughly 518,775 copies.
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Contrary to beliefs that Nicki Minaj was going to sell over 425,000 for her debut album Pink Friday, the female rapper did not make her expected number but came close, and still landed at the #2 chart position this week.
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