WOW! Beyoncé and Jay-Z are sharing their world in a way we’ve never seen before. The happy parents debuted photos of their newborn daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, and don’t even front…the baby is adorable : )

I also think it’s a nice change that the Carters eschewed the whole tabloid bidding war tackiness, instead choosing to post the photos on the Blue Ivy’s own tumblr page, lol. (Do you think tumblr had to come up off something though?)

Check out more super cute photos of hip hop’s first family: Jay-Z holding his daughter, close-ups of Blue Ivy’s face and more…
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A picture really does say a thousand words. From the video shoot of Drake and Rihanna’s collabo “Take Care,” the rumored Cuddle-buddies jumped in a quick photo with director Yoann Lemoine, or wait, did Drizzy jump in a photo with Riri and the director… haha.

Also, Bieber’s manager tweeted about a recent studio session with Biebs and Drizzy.

Waka and Drake’s official “Round of Applause” behind the scenes after the jump…

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Kanye West will be returning to the runway’s next month. Following his in depth revelation of future ventures and a recent rumored move to Europe, the Louis Vuitton Don will debut his namesake collection during this year’s Paris Fashion Week. If you remember his runway debut last October wasn’t received so well with critics giving lukewarm feedback. Kanye’s PR agency, Karla Otto, confirms to WWD that West will make his return on Tuesday, March 6th at 9.30 p.m.

via Fashionista

Yeezy attends a dinner hosted by designer Mark Fast in London, after the jump….

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Beyoncé made her first public appearance since giving birth to Baby Blue Ivy Carter on Feb. 7, 2012! Beyoncé joined hubby Jay-Z at the after-party for his United Way Carnegie Hall charity concert. Are you even surprised that she looked completely flawless less than one month after having a baby? I’m not.

The lighting and the background, plus the fact that we know all the styling credits of her outfit, point to these photos being more planned than impromptu but no matter, fans have all been eager for a glimpse of Mrs. Carter. She’s curvier than her standard “promo-weight” and glows with that new-mom confidence : )
Beyoncé’s dress is by Temperly, jewelry by her pal Lorraine Schwartz, clutch by Alexander McQueen and embroidered shoes by Louboutin…

But Beyoncé had her baby on her mind tonight…
She paid tribute to her daughter with her manicure, of course!

Check out Beyonce’s amazing post-baby figure…
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Jay-Z made history in New York City on Monday night, performing the first of two sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall. Backed by ?uestlove and the Illadelphonics, Jay kept the event true to his city as special guests Alicia Keys and Nas joined him on stage for “N.Y. State of Mind” and “If I Ruled The World (Imagine That).” Throughout the evening tribute segments to Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, Gil-Scott Heron, and the NY Giants were played and displayed on the main stage’s backdrop. The night was also a first as Jay-Z performed his first-born dedication, “Glory” was done live.

The back-to-back shows are in support of Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and the United Way. Which benefits low-income New York City-area students in a position to attend college.

via Nigel D/RTNY

After the jump, more footage and photos from opening night….

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What better co-sign for a new artist than one from a hip-hop heavyweight. Fresh off signing a label deal with Interscope Records, Iggy Azalea revealed that her debut album for now titled The New Classic, will be executive produced by “The King.” This will be the first time Iggy and T.I. will be working together.

“T.I.’s gonna be helping me with it, kind of A&R-ing, kind of executive producing. He called me up like, ‘Please?’ and I was like, ‘Definitely. You’re Tip; I love you — of course.’ So he’s gonna be helping me out, just reaching out to people and helping me find production and pointing me in the direction of things that I might like.”

via Rap-Up via MTV

Previously: Iggy Azalea Signs With Interscope, Says Jimmy Iovine Called Her the ‘Next 2pac’

(The Hunger Games: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Lenny Kravitz looking like they got dressed in a goth sex shop.)

Huzzah! If you only care about the latest “Stay Scheming” freestyle, just keep scrolling to the next post…because this one is personal!
You already know I’m a huge nerdy retainer-wearing buffpuff-exfoliating comp-notebook-doodling security-blanket-carrying superfan of The Hunger Games book series. Basically, it’s about a future world where the country’s evil dictatorship forces kids from poor areas into a yearly deathmatch to earn food. If you ever saw the very twisted Japanese movie Battle Royale, it’s somewhat similar…but with more sci-fi and, aww, triangle teen romance!

I’ve been closely tracking the progress of the first movie in the trilogy for months. But with some skepticism. (Why is the “girl on fire” dress so lame? Why does those horrible fighting uniforms look like outlet UnderArmour? Why does the set look like a bad WB pilot? Why the hell is Lenny Kravitz in this? And most of all, for the love of Team Jacob, don’t you guys see how much money Twilight made? Put a little effort into this thing!)

But with the movie release on March 23rd, there’s a new trailer I can sink my teeth into! (and pick apart like a dingo on a rotting carcass)

Watch Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are Alright), Liam Hemsworth (um, Thor’s little brother and Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend)….
In The Hunger Games trailer…
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After all the highs and one particular low in 2011, it’s only right that Rick Ross celebrate his birthday with lots of pomp and circumstance…and famous people…and sparklers! And white satin.
If you weren’t lucky enough to get into Miami’s Club Amnesia to party with Rawse, MMG’s DreFilms put together a slick 6-minute recap of Ross with Styles P, Jadakiss, Wiz Khalifa, Amber Rose, French Montana, Diddy, Sway, my buddy Rahman, Cassie, DJ Khaled and more…
But the highlight was when Dr. Dre gave his new work-bestie a shockingly generous birthday gift: an iced-out Hublot watch!

Which reminded me of another recent token of bromance affection….
Didn’t Floyd Mayweather give 50 Cent that very same watch too?

TWINSIES!
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“Your base tan’s lookin’ nice. I’m hoping to get there myself this season.”

I’ve been trying to escape something horrible awful hurl-inducing that infected my eyes the other day….but to no avail. I’m talking about those photos of Christina Aguilera singing at Etta James’ memorial service. It wasn’t her weird bank teller skirt suit, or her inappropriate Frederick’s of Hollywood bustier. Or her aggressive thighnees. And I fully admit that she rocked her rendition of Etta’s “At Last.” But as much as we all keep telling ourselves that Xtina had an unfortunate “spraytan” malfunction…my twisted brain just keeps poking holes in that explanation for what my eyes can’t un-see.

The only thing that has helped to distract me today….a new trailer for the upcoming season of HBO’s Eastbound & Down, which kicks off Feb 19. Kenny Powers is back from Mexico, he’s got a new baseball team, he’s back with his woman, his “manager” is still mentally challenged….but Kenny’s got a new bestie, Shane, played by Jason Sudeikis! This is a new macho side of simpy Jason that we rarely see on Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock. I bet Shane is the one who bagged Olivia Wilde.

But soon, my mind will drift back to the horror of Xtina’s inner-leg condensation. And Misery loves company….
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Two Queens, NY natives come together to promote the biggest night in music, the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J show appreciation to one another in the first viral ad for the upcoming awards show. While LL will be hosting this year’s event, the first last of Young Money is set to perform during the show and is also nominated for four awards.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards arrive February 12th from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Broadcasted on CBS at 8 p.m. EST.

Props to Rap-Up

Catch their promo video after the jump…..

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