Love, peace, and soul was high at the 2014 Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taped last month at the Orleans Arena, the 27th annual hosted by Wendy Williams, debuted on BET and Centric on Sunday night. Opening this year’s show was R&B superstar Chris Brown, who took viewers down memory lane with a medley of past hits of “Yo (Excuse Me Miss),” “Take You Down” and “Say Goodbye” before heading into radio-smashes from this year, “New Flame” and “Loyal.”

Other performers from the night included Ma$e and R&B newcomer Justine Skye, Tinashe, legendary R&B group Jodeci, who performed together for the first-time since 2006, debuting their new single “Nobody Wins” with by B.o.B, plus Nico and Vinz, Tank, Machel Montano, “Nae Nae” group We Are Toonz, and the ladies night reunion of Missy Elliott, Lil’ Kim, and Da Brat performing their “Not Tonight (Remix).”

Catch all the performances below.

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Last year at this time, music lovers were making their way at various venues across North America to watch Kanye West’s spectacular “Yeezus” tour. Months after the tour’s first leg ended, West released a trailer for the Hype Williams-directed film that was set to hit theatres, documenting the first 38-dates of Yeezy’s stadium tour.

Sadly, it appears the official tour film won’t come to light anytime soon, so fans have taken matters into their own hands. A member of the fan-site KanyeToThe.com named John Colandra spent seven months, compiling professional and gorilla style footage off YouTube of nearly every stop on the unforgettable tour, to create one cohesive film. From every angle possible captured by fans during the electric spectacle, you can now watch the 2-hour show, including Kendrick Lamar’s opening set below.

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With his third solo LP now 10 days away, J. Cole held a special listening session for fans on Saturday at the household he grew up in at 2014 Forest Hills Drive in Fayettville, North Carolina. The address, which serves as the title for his third solo album due December 9, welcomed fans of the Roc Nation rapper from all over the world, as people traveled from places such as Las Vegas and even London, England to met J. Cole and get their first listen of the follow-up to 2013’s Born Sinner.

Hours later, the official tracklisting to J. Cole’s new album was released online. Consisting of 13 tracks and no guest features, 2014 Forest Hills Drive includes titles such as “January 28th,” “03’ Adolescence,” “No Role Modelz,” “Love Yourz,” and the 14-minute closer “Note to Self.” Available for pre-order on iTunes, check out the full titles below.

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We’ve been keeping readers up-to-date with Red Bull’s BC One World Final, the world’s most prestigious one-on-one b-boy competition. Now it’s time for the championship showdown. Sixteen of the world’s illest b-boys will leave it all on the dance floor as they compete for the Red Bull BC One World Championship. The event takes place in Paris on Nov. 29 at 2:30 PM EST.

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As the sun falls, the NYC Vamps are ready to prowl the night. Capo Jim Jones, Trav & Neek Bucks bring their A-game in the video for “Can’t Tell Bout.” Thuggin’ through the moon’s dim light, this crew is playing for keeps.

Purchase Jim Jones’ We Own the Night Pt. 2: Memoirs of a Hustler on iTunes.

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Blurring the lines between rock and rap, The Neighbourhood debuts their first mixtape hosted by Don Cannon & DJ Drama. Previously heard collabos with the likes of French Montana, YG and Raury can be found on the tape — and new tracks from the West Coast band.

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Crying out bloody murder, Ghostface Killah, Nems and Shawn Wigs lay it down over a haunting production provided by Malik Abdul-Rahmaan and The Revelations. “Homocide” is yet another cut from GFK’s upcoming 36 Seasons album.

Pre-order the album on iTunes.

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After promising to deliver his new dancehall tinged collabo with Snoop Dogg and Collie Budz on Twitter yesterday, RiFF RaFF goes viral with “Yesterday.” A surprisingly somber Jody Highroller croons about all the females that once thought they were too good for the man, the myth, the legend. Produced by The Cataracts.

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After breaking onto the scene with his infectious, Billboard-charting hit “U Guessed It,” OG Maco makes his formal introduction to the world his debut self-titled EP. Packed with the same punk rock energy as his flagship song, the 15-track effort helps paint a full picture of one of Atlanta’s loudest new stars, and should curb any notion of Maco being a Vine-indebted one-hit wonder. The project includes guest spots from 2 Chainz, Johnny Cinco, ManManSavage and Zuse, with production supplied by the likes of Zaytoven, FKi and Brandon Thomas.

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1/2 of the Young Gunz returns on this Black Friday with the third installment of his Network mixtape. After giving the world Beanie Sigel’s first post prison song, Young Chris hands off his new project with assistance by Freeway, Rico Love, Wale, Cardiak, Chadwes (Skullbeats) and more.

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