Fresh off winning and performing at the Grammy Awards, Frank Ocean made his way across the Atlantic to London, England this week. The singer took time from his busy schedule to catch up with BBC Radio 1′s Zane Lowe on Tuesday afternoon. During their on-air conversation they discuss his unforgettable night at the GRAMMYs, and name drops Prince as the one artist he would’ve love to have met that evening.

The two also discuss recently working with Pharrell, an upcoming studio session with Dangermouse, and being a fan of U.K.’s King Krule. When it comes to his sophomore album, Frank reveals that he’s deep into the new record and that he’s planning to rent a place in Bora Bora to work on his new project following his London trip.

“I’m like 10, 11 songs into this next thing. It’s another cohesive thing, bordering on a concept record again. At the end of channel, ORANGE there’s “Golden Girl,” and it’s this beach scene. And I kind of want it to extend that feel into the next record all together, kind of make it that theme.”

Listen to the full 28-minute interview below……

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It’s been a painful few years of waiting, but the sequel to Ghostface Killah’s classic 2000 LP, Supreme Clientele, will finally see the light of day this year. Tony Starks shared the good news in an interview with Montreality, in which he elaborated that Supreme Clientele 2: Blue & Cream could release anywhere between July and September — but most likely in August (don’t hold him to it, though).

Touching on other upcoming projects, Ghost clarified that his collaborative LP with MF DOOM will also arrive in 2013 (most likely around Halloween) and revealed that RZA is enlisting “real magicians,” no sample-based beats, for the potential 20th Anniversary Wu-Tang album. It sounds like internal disagreements has held up progress thus far, but here’s to hoping the crew put aside their differences and bless us with that good music.

Meanwhile, Ghostface Killah’s collaborative album with producer Adrian Younge, Twelve Reasons to Die, is due out April 16. Listen to its first single, “The Rise of Ghostface Killah,” here.

Watch Ghostface’s interview with Montreality after the jump…

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It seems like every Common appearance on Sway In The Morning is a memorable one. On his previous visits, the veteran Chicago MC added fuel to the (short-lived) beef with Drake, and later dominated the Name Game freestyle challenge. During his sit-down with Sway recently, Com kicked more off-the-dome (legitimately off-the-dome) bars over Heltah Skeltah’s “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka,” which provided a smooth pick-me-up for us all this a.m.

Meek Mill also recently chopped it up with Sway, where he spoke on the possibility of squashing the beef between his label boss Rick Ross and long-time friend 50 Cent (“If I could, I would,” he said) and explained that the recent drive-by shooting is nothing new for street-orientated rappers like himself and Ross. Also, A$AP Ferg closes this one out with a freestyle on Tony Touch’s Toca Tuesdays

Watch Common and Meek Mill’s appearances on Sway In The Morning and Ferg’s freestyle after after the jump…

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Just hours before her recent HBO documentary Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream documentary, Beyoncé sat down with Oprah for a one-on-one sit down. In the hour-long conversation, the two discuss her electric Super Bowl performance, and the preparation leading up to it which she says “I’ve never worked so hard for 12 minutes in my life.” They touch on her her documentary and opening up like we’ve never seen before, from wanting to make love with husband Jay-Z, to the status of her relationship with father and former manager Matthew Knowles.

Bey discusses her tragic miscarriage, and going through a second pregnancy leading to the birth of her daughter Blue Ivy. She also touches on the major role husband Jay-Z plays in her life, not using Twitter, and her plans for 2013.

Watch as the full episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” with Beyoncé below……

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Omarion released his first project on Maybach Music Group last year with the Care Package EP, but now he’s readying his first full-length album since joining Rick Ross’ empire. The LP will be titled Love & Other Drugs (yeah, the namesake of the 2010 rom-com starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway). In an interview with VIBE, Maybach O revealed that the album — his fourth in total — will speak “from more of an honest place” and will look to revive that classic R&B sound of old, à la R. Kelly and Jodeci. Jhené Aiko is a confirmed guest.

I’ve matured and experienced older women, experienced certain things in love and to life. It’s like I’m speaking differently. Speaking from more of an honest place where I’ve actually experienced [things]. Because when men go through something with a woman it’ll change your whole point of view. It’ll make you poetic and all kinds of shit.

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Young Money just got, well, younger. In an interview with Rap-Up at Cash Money’s Pre-Grammys Party, President Mack Maine made a surprise announcement that the label has signed Lil Wayne’s 14-year-old daughter, Reginae Carter. Mack had high praise for their teenage signee, calling her a “megastar” and said that we should “expect greatness.” Reginae was previously part of the girl group OMG Girlz, who saw viral success with their 2012 pop-rap track, “Gucci This (Gucci That).” If you remember, she was also seen rapping in the 2009 Lil Wayne documentary, The Carter.

Wayne’s daughter, Reginae, is actually signed to Young Money now,” he said. “Just expect greatness. She’s Toya [Wright's] daughter and Wayne’s daughter, so that’s a great combination. She’s a star, put it like that. A megastar.

During the interview, Mack Maine also spoke on Young Money’s other new additions, which include PJ Morton (who has a single with Stevie Wonder coming soon), Torion Sellers and We the Future.

Watch the interview after the jump…

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It was a monumental night for the Bravo network as A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown made their long awaited appearance on the Kathy Griffin’s show. Their viral video where they go in about wanting to knock boots with Kathy spawned it all. Sitting on the couch with other guest Russell Brand made it even more random and hilarious. There were moments where Danny had to explain the Molly craze which left the audience members in a bit of confusion, and of course a whole lot of talk about their infatuation with the redheaded host. Before it was all said and done, both rappers were given a shot to get lucky with Kathy during a game of x-rated dice. Rocky got a face-full of boobs, while Danny went home with a kiss.

Watch highlights from the show after the jump…

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Wale and Meek Mill maybe two of MMG’s hardest working MCs. While the the red carpet at the 2013 Grammys, I spoke to both rappers hinted at their talked about joint mixtape for summer release, while also outlining their solo projects. Meek says he’s about 40% finished with Dreamchasers 3, and will likely drop it in April. You can also expect his Rick Ross-assisted track, “Believe It” to serve as his next single. During the interview, Wale also touched on his upcoming third solo album.

“It’s going to be reminiscent of my first album, Attention Deficient. A lot of musicality in it. [I'm] bringing back guys from the 90s that I looked up to. I’m excited about that.” (via VIBE)

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After posting a picture on Instagram (which has since been deleted) claiming that it was his Bugatti that Future was seen by in Ace Hood’s “Bugatti” music video earlier this week, T-Pain has returned to ruffle more feathers. In a recent interview with Hot 93.7, Teddy Pain stated that he thinks Mr. Pluto doesn’t actually know how to use his trademark Auto-Tune. He did give Future credit for his songwriting, but said he believes the Atlanta rapper/singer hasn’t quite mastered the pitch correction device he made popular in Hip-Hop and R&B throughout the late ’00s. Let the war of wobbly words commence…

I don’t think Future gets the technology very well. I don’t think he understands how [Auto-Tune] actually works. He’s writing great songs. He’s a great writer. Keep in mind, you can use Auto-Tune and you can know how to work perfectly, but you still have to know how to write a good song. Just because he sound good doesn’t mean he’s saying good stuff. As far as how he uses Auto-Tune, I don’t think he knows how it works. I think he’s thinking that you just turn it on, and then it just happens.

A lot of people don’t sing with it, a lot of people just sing and then put it on after, which is a terrible mistake. There’s a lot of stuff you’ve gotta know about Auto-Tune before you can start using it, because it’s the hot thing to do. But Future’s still great right now, he’s doing his thing.

UPDATE: Future’s Free Bandz artist Doe Boy has chimed in with a T-Pain diss track. Fittingly enough, it’s a freestyle over Ace Hood’s “Bugatti.”

Listen to T-Pain’s interview and Doe Boy’s diss track after the jump…

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Following his 2010 album 5.0‘s poor commercial performance and mixed reviews, Nelly is looking to reinstate himself in the game with his upcoming seventh LP, M.O. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet at The Grammys this past weekend, the St. Louis rapper revealed a handful of high profile collaborations on his new album, including Nelly Furtado, Trey Songz, T.I. and Wiz Khalifa. He also announced that the video for the record’s lead single, “Hey Porsche,” will debut soon. M.O. is scheduled to be released in June through Nelly’s Universal imprint, Derrty Entertainment.

The new album is full of great collaborations. I have the first ever Nelly and Nelly collaboration, myself and Nelly Furtado. Also, Trey songz is on my album. T.I. is on my album. A lot of people. Wiz Khalifa… It’s a great album.

Watch Nelly’s interview after the jump…

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