Rihanna & J. Cole On A Sex Tape?

Singer Rihanna's reps are denying reports that there is a sex tape featuring the sexy star and rapper J. Cole. Hustler Magazine claims to be in possession of the tape featuring the two, both of whom are affiliated with the Roc Nation imprint.

"We have seen it and we do not know what we are going to do with it yet," Hustler magazine said.

“Rihanna is surprised because there is no sex tape,” a representative for the singer told RadarOnline.

J. Cole Supports Singing Rappers

Rapper J. Cole shared his perspective on emcees who also dabble in vocalizing. Cole says people should be more open to rappers singing and vice versa, because its just another step in hip hop's ongoing evolution.

"I think it's dope [that some rappers sing and some singers rap]. Why not?," he said. "Who says Drake can't sing if he wants to sing? Who said Chris Brown can't rap if he wants to rap? It's just adding another facet to your style. It's just evolution man. The sad truth is, if some of our legends from the past came out now, people would think they were boring. You've just got to find a balance."

"I don't even think they take themselves seriously - they just want to come on," he added. " If I could sing, I would sing just like Chris Brown. Someone like Trey Songz, I feel like he genuinely loves rapping and that's fine. Some singers may not be your favorite rapper, but maybe they don't give a f**k and their rapping helps them express something they can't by singing."

J. Cole Announces Tour

J. Cole is planning to tour across the U.S., Canada and Europe in support of his upcoming debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. The album drops September 27th and the tour begins August 23rd in Vancouver and ends in Paris in December.

This will be Cole's first headlining tour after being a featured artist on tours with stars like Rihanna and Drake.

The tour will make stops in Toronto (Sept. 3rd), Los Angeles (Sept. 22), Atlanta (Oct. 2), Chicago (Oct. 9), New York (Oct. 25), London (Nov. 4) and several other major venues.

Jay-Z Making J. Cole Wait?

J. Cole says that his debut album Cole Word: The Sideline Story is pretty much done. He's been saying that for weeks now. But there is one, small hiccup hindering the album's completion:

A verse from Roc Nation head honcho Jay-Z.

Now its unclear if Jay will even make an appearance on the album, with Cole giving a not-too-hopeful answer in a recent interview.

"Your guess is as good as mine if we're gonna get a Jay-Z verse," Cole responded when asked about Jay's no-show.

Not a good sign for the kid that's supposed to be Roc Nation's golden boy.

Jay-Z Explains Album Delays

Jay-Z explained the somewhat long delays on debut albums from several artists affiliated with his Roc Nation imprint. Most notably, Jay spoke on J. Cole and Jay Electronica's projects and why it takes time to craft a great album.

“J. Cole is pretty close, he’s coming out in September. He’s got a great album. Jay Electronica is working on a great album as well. He’s pretty close. Bridget Kelly just released — her debut song, ‘Thinking About Forever’ — For me, if you’re gonna come sign to Roc Nation, just realize it’s going to take a second. I’m into artists. I’m not really into putting a single out. It takes a minute to build artists. It’s just true. You can’t come off the street and make a classic. Rarely does that happen."

"Lauryn Hill was in the business for 700 years before she put out The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," Jay added. "She had to go through some things. You have to go through some things.”

J. Cole Launching Weekly Release Series

Rapper J. Cole has announced that he will be releasing a weekly giveaway series entitled "Any Given Sunday." The Roc Nation rapper will will drop a new song, video or batch of tracks every week leading up to the September 27th release of his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story.

“Every Sunday til the album drops I’ll be back with something," Cole wrote on his website. "Maybe just 1 song, maybe a video, depending on how I’m feeling."

Cole kicks off the series with an EP which includes one new song and four previously released ones.

J. Cole Performing At KnowledgeFest

Rapper J. Cole will be performing at the 2011 KnowledgeFest in Dallas. It was announced that the Roc Nation rapper will be performing on August 29th at the Glass Cactus nightclub.

Sony is one of the festival's sponsors and is also the parent label to Roc Nation. Sirius XM Radio and Pioneer are also among the sponsors for the event this year.

Jay-Z Working On Next Album

Rapper Jay-Z may be readying fans for the release of his collaborative album with Kanye West; but the Brooklyn legend is also already hard at work on his next solo project. Jay says his follow-up to 2009s Blueprint 3 will not disappoint.

""I know exactly the tone and the whole feel of the [next] album. Its different. Its not weird," Jay said. "They are really f**king good. I can tell you that."

Jay also added that he wanted the album to be done before his Roc Nation signees J. Cole and Jay Electronica release their albums.

"Hopefully," he responded with a chuckle. "I don't play that. We all competing for the same mind share. J. Cole and Jay Electronica are both making inspiring music."

"I never had two songs this early before my [current] project came out," he added.

J. Cole Proud of Debut

J. Cole is very confident in his forthcoming debut album. The Roc Nation rapper had to hold his praise in check when he was recently asked about the progress of the album, which is as-yet-untitled.

"I'm trying to find ways to word it without sounding overly egotistical, and I want to remain humble, but also let people know it's actually (really) incredible," Cole said about the new LP. "I'm sitting on gold, man. I don't wanna speak it up too much but I'm super confident in it. I'm super proud."

Cole even went so far as to promise that the album will be released "absolutely no later than September."

J. Cole Contributes Music To ESPN

ESPN commissioned rapper J. Cole to revamp the theme song for their popular “Baseball Tonight” highlight show. This comes on the heels of the premiere of a new Powerade commercial featuring NBA MVP and Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose and J. Cole's music.

“I had the honor and the privilege of remaking the legendary theme song…it’s a classic,” J. Cole shared. “The old one was more like Mozart. This is more like Lil Jon.”

The Roc Nation star is receiving tremendous publicity for the theme, which is only helping to fuel anticipation for his debut album to be released later this year.

J. Cole Denies Jay-Z Rift

Roc Nation rapper J. Cole dismissed rumors of any kind of ill will between he and Jay-Z. The young rapper addressed whispers that Jay was upset over the fact that the North Carolina emcee's debut album has been delayed. Cole says there is no truth to the rumor at all [video here].

"Y'all believe that? That's so not true. It was a cool rumor at first, I guess. It didn't really get too big," Cole said. "It's just funny to see how rumors work like that. They don't even have sources. But nah, that's the furthest thing from the truth."