Saturday, October 1, 2011

Wake album cover

Wale looks to the sky on the illustrated cover of his sophomore album Ambition, due November 1. The project, his first on Maybach Music Group, features the J. Cole-assisted single “Bad Girls Club” and “Lotus Flower Bomb” featuring Miguel.

The D.C. rapper continues giving music to his fans with the release of “Tatts on My Arm” featuring his label boss Rick Ross.

Elle Varner kicks it with hip-hop’s newest success story J. Cole

Singer-songwriter Elle Varner kicks it with hip-hop’s newest success story J. Cole on the set of “Only Wanna Give It to You,” the Pop & Oak-produced single from her upcoming debut Perfectly Imperfect, due this fall on MBK Entertainment/RCA Records.

The 22-year-old “soulwriter” models a vibrant wardrobe as she tries on shoes in a boutique (as a patient Cole waits), hits the streets, and rides in a yellow Jeep Wrangler with her girlfriends. The Orson Whales-directed video will premiere on Tuesday, October 4. Get your first look right here.