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."

Trey Songz Wants Album With Drake?

Trey Songz recently revealed who he would like to record a Watch the Throne-style collaborative album with. The R&B star said Canadian rapper Drake would be his ideal choice--but admitted that he wouldn't want to do a joint project just for the sake of doing one.

“When thinking along the lines of that, Drake is the first person that comes to mind that I am that musically comfortable with in that space,” he said. “He is a friend of mine as well, and I think we can pull something off like that could sound very authentic.”

“I mean, you got to look at (Kanye and Jay-Z) and see how long it took them to do it, you know?" he added. "So it has to be organic in whatever way it happens. It can’t be a business decision and you can’t look at it in a way of making it lucrative. I think it has to be something that you are definitely going into for music’s sake. It has to be something real, because if it’s not authentic you can hear it.”

Jessica White's Secret Weapon

Model Jessica White continues to be a champion for celibacy. The Sports Illustrated hottie has been previously linked with everyone from R&B heartthrob Trey Songz to Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn, but she says she's put her goodies away and no one is getting 'em any time soon.

She says she wants women to realize the power of their...um....lady parts.

"I’m not saying it so that all women can rally behind me and say, ‘Okay, yeah a vow of celibacy,'" White says. "I’m basically saying this to give women the strength to understand that we do connect physically too soon at times and it isn’t worth it. Make the man wait and if he’s worth it then he will wait for you. There’s no greater power in the world than that of a woman’s vagina. You hold the key to everything! Women, we are so strong! It took me so long to figure that out but I realized just how strong a woman is. The sensuality and the power that we have…if we withhold you can get that man to do whatever you want him to."

"I’m not saying it’s easy!" she added. "Not by any means, it is very difficult. My daddy used to tell my sisters. “Once you pop you can’t stop,” but it’s worth it, it is definitely worth it. I’m keeping my power to myself and my glow. I’m not giving anybody my glow anymore."

Jessica White On Celibacy

Swimsuit model Jessica White may be known for dating stars like Trey Songz and Sean Penn(?), but the brown-skinned beauty is letting everyone that nobody is getting her goodies again any time soon. White is currently celibate and shared her reasons for giving up 'giving it up.'

"Women nowadays, we connect physically too soon without actually getting to know the person," she says. "If you don’t actually give this person your body and then they let you down, there really isn’t a great disappointment; not like it would be if you have already connected physically. I started going on that journey, and I thought to myself, you know what, the next man that I give my body to will be the man that God brought into my life."

"I never said that I’m going to wait until marriage," she clarified. "I said it would be a man that I actually know is going to put a ring on my finger. It’s just about me connecting with God and God confirming that this is the man he has created for me. I’m a realist about it. People took that out of context. I said the next man that I sleep with hopefully will be my husband. That’s what I said and I meant that."

New Video: Lupe Fiasco x Trey Songz “Outta My Head”

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MTV got the go to premiere Mr. Fiasco’s brand new video for his latest single with Trey Songz. We just want you to know, Lasers is still in stores now.

Lupe Fiasco's Album Sales Spike

Rapper Lupe Fiasco has seen his album sales spike after performing this past weekend at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles. His website traffic has also increased following the show. This year's MTV Movie Awards had 4.5 million viewers, the largest audience since 2004.

Lupe performed “Out of My Head” with Trey Songz and “The Show Goes On," from his current album Lasers, and the album jumped from #60 to #25 on Billboard.

"This performance came at the perfect time for Lupe," Atlantic Records’ David Saslow said. "Just as 'The Show Goes On' hits #1 at radio, & we begin the campaign on 'Out Of My Head' with Trey, the Movie Awards comes in with a sledgehammer! Lupe Fiasco is having an incredible summer with his third album, Lasers. Many thanks to MTV."