Although Ciara is head over heels for her it rapper beau Future she takes a moment to show some love to the less fortunate ladies who are going through a breakup on the new track “Im Out.”  On the uplifting club-banger which features colorful raptress Nicki Minaj, CiCi chants “If you know that you better than the new girl that he on, go head and tell him now you gon’ miss me when I’m gone, I’m out.” Presumably the follow-up to “Body Party” which currently sits at #8 on the R&B/Hip Hop Chart and #35 on the Hot 100, it is questionable whether “I’m Out” has what it takes to keep up the momentum that is needed to make its self-titled parent album a success come July 9th.  Sonically not too far off from the dud of a first single that was “Sweat” (later relegated to buzz single status), let’s hope that the Ms. Minaj feature does the trick as we’d like to see ol’ CiCi win again.  The question is, does she?

Bronx emcee Carlos Ferragamo releases the music video to his latest single “For The Stars,” from his FREE album Shades of Blues 2, available for download at www.CarlosFerragamo.com.  Check out the music video above and let us know what you think of it in the comments’ section below!

Our very own Chad Borden sat down with Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Eric Bellinger just moments after he stepped off stage performing at Sterling Sound in New York City. The artist was invited by Bridget Kelly‘s people while in town working on new music, taking meetings, and recently performed at SOB’s. We spoke about his current mixtape, Born II Sing Vol. III, which is available right now, writing for Chris Brown on his forthcoming album, X, as well as penning songs for Brandy, and making the transition from songwriting to being an artist.

Beyoncé finally released the full version to her latest Timbaland produced, The-Dream co-produced single to let the world know she’s a GROWN WOMAN! Check out the record and let us know how you feel about it! Personally, I think it’s dope and exciting, not to mention it’s a record that’s moving into the direction the music industry is moving with popular music- a more genuine direction. Her album is rumored to be out later this year.

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We caught up with rising star and hitmaker Elijah Blake @ the famed Sterling Sound in New York City for an exclusive interview with our very own, Chad Borden. The Roc Nation/Def Jam signee came out to support label-mate, Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Bridget Kelly, but took some time after the show to talk to us about his current single, “X.O.X.” featuring Common, his sound, and working with artists like Usher (“Climax”), Keyshia Cole (“Enough Of No Love”), Rihanna (“No Love Allowed”), Bono of U2, Kylie Minogue, Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, and Big Sean on his follow up single, “Come Away.” There’s also a record he has called, “All Black Everything” that was produced by Salaam Remi, which features a special guest coming s0on! Check it out and let us know what you think.

His current EP, Bijoux 22 is available now here.

Check out the exclusive interview after the jump…

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