For this week’s “Weezy Wednesdays,” Lil’ Wayne confirms the preview given to fans earlier in the day. The first official single off Weezy’s highly-anticipated Tha Carter IV is called “Believe Me,” featuring Drake. The Boi-1da & Vinylz-produced song is set to impact soon.

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Mariah Carey is finally ready. The 44-year-old pop diva announces her 14th album, Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse. In the video announcement, Mariah speaks on the inspiration of the title which comes from two places: A self portrait drawn when she was three-years-old, and the latest nickname those close to her have recently called her.

Due May 27, the standard version features 15 songs with the deluxe edition consisting of 18 songs. Mary J. Blige, Nas, R. Kelly, Fabolous, Wale, and Miguel all make appearances, with production coming from Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, Hit-Boy, and Mike WiLL Made-It. Head to iTunes as both the standard and deluxe copies can be pre-ordered now.

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The show must go on. With Chris Brown currently in jail, Kid Ink recently shot the video for his DJ Mustard-produced “Main Chick” remix. Directed by Alex Moors, the California-native takes us behind-the-scenes, getting up close and personal with women covered in body paint. Catch a cool and calm Tyga while he shoots a scene as the final cut will premiere next month.

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It’s been exactly one year since Chance The Rapper dropped AcidRap on the world, and catapulted from local Chicago rapper to the new face of indie rap. Considering his debut mixtape, #10Day, also arrived in April, there’s been plenty of talk about Chano possibly dropping a new project this month. But as May creeps in, the SaveMoney MC gives us the next best thing: a new track with his Social Experiment band. As Chance himself says, “you have to be very very lonely” to properly enjoy this one.

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The Drama King oversees another cut specially made for the streets of the Big Apple. With the backing of Sheek Louch, Joell Ortiz and Sauce Money, DJ Kay Slay sets off the summer the only way he knows how. If you listen carefully, you can hear that the song borrows from James Brown.

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While it’s not quite the real thing, Ariana Grande has debuted the lyric video to her much talked about collabo with Iggy Azalea. She just debuted the track on Saturday at this year’s Radio Disney Music Awards and the song has taken off worldwide.

“I fell in love with Iggy when I saw this video of her performing ‘Work’ live, and I just thought she was so original and I loved the way she pronounced her words,” Grande tells Rolling Stone. “I thought we would make the perfect girl-power duo for ‘Problem’, so I’m very grateful that she did it with me. I love meeting people I admire and discovering that they’re really chill human beings and nothing’s gone to their head.”

The record was produced by Max Martin and is topping iTunes charts in over 30 countries.

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As if the audio alone doesn’t evoke all the familiar images of New York City hip-hop, Skyzoo and Torae follow-up the release of their gritty banger “Blue Yankee Fitted” with the official video, directed by Alex Ghassan. From the block to the bodega, and all the way out to Coney Island, the BK MCs take us on a tour of their home borough. And you bet there’s a few Blue Yankee Fitted’s in frame.

Skyzoo and Torae’s joint album, Barrell Brothers, drops May 27.

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Styles P. celebrated the release of his Phantom and The Ghost album last night in New York City. As the first release on the newly formed New Music Cartel Music Group, the project was definitely an special one to work on. Hosted by Lowkey and Meka with a special set by Funkmaster Flex, Styles’ D-block brothers Jadakiss and Sheek Louch also came through to support the event. The LOX formed like Voltron to perform a few of their many classics while openers The Incomparable Shakespeare, Timeless Truth and Chris Rivers got the crowd warmed up.

If you haven’t already, purchase the album here.

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Whether it’s part of his album promo or just out of good will, some of the biggest names in sport are rallying behind Lil Wayne’s upcoming Tha Carter V. After Kobe Bryant shared “artwork” (not the album cover) earlier this week, Floyd Mayweather has posted a clip of Weezy and Drake in the studio, presumably working on Tha Carter V, with a potential preview of what the pair were cooking up. “#CarterV Season #BelieveMe,” he captioned it.

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Larry King Now was graced by the presence of Pusha T this week, where he sat down for a quick-fire interview. King Push touched on everything from his dream collaborations and why Pharrell is the best, to his thoughts on gay rappers and the NFL’s decision to ban the N-Word. He also defends Kanye West’s habitual rants and lets us know what’s good with the Clipse (but you already know the answer to that).

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