Many made their way to Sin City this weekend, as the Summer Pool Party event at Caesars Palace kicked off on Saturday. Hosted by Nick Jonas, the live show featured performances from Jonas, David Guetta, Shaggy, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj.

Chris Brown turned the outdoor stage to his personal dance floor, rocking out to hits such as Deorro’s “Five More Hours,” “Forever,” “Yeah 3x,” “Loyal” and more. For Nicki Minaj, the always stylish rapper showed off her neon Moschino bodysuit, performing “Feeling Myself,” “Only” and “Truffle Butter,” before diving into her new single “The Night Is Still Young.” Minaj closed her electric set with special guests David Guetta and Bebe Rexha for their new collab “Hey Mama.”

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If you have been keeping up with Lucki Eck$ on Twitter, the Chicago rapper has been celebrating his recent birthday. As a gift to the fans, Eck$ drops the free mixtape X (Vol. 1). Comprised of 11 tracks, the project features contributions from Chance the Rapper, Young Chop, Plu20 Nash, Bulletproof Dolphin, Skywlkr, Imfamous Legends and more.

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Currently serving jail time, Rich the Kid decides to drop a new video for “Change.” With Migos member Quavo and Migos Bands (the cousin of Takeoff from Migos), the trio cook up some work while showing off their various flashy big chains. Find the song off Rich the Kid’s Streets On Lock mixtape with Migos, which can be downloaded here.

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Vince Staples is ready to unleash his debut album, Summertime ’06. Executive produced by No. I.D., the album will arrive on June 30 via Blacksmith/Artium/Def Jam Records. After releasing the first single “Señorita” featuring Future, fans can now view the black-and-white album cover above.

UPDATE (6/2): Tracklisting added below.

UPDATE (6/6): Vince Staples debut LP will be a double album. Today, the rapper reveals the tracklisting for disc two.

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Certified in the southern streets, Project Pat gives viewers a reality check before walking through his hood. With Atlanta upstart Bankroll Fresh roaming around, Pat gives outsiders some harsh notice in the video “Goon’d Up.” Find the record off Project Pat’s Mista Don’t Play 2 Everythangs Money Lp, available now on iTunes.

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Last we heard from Que around these parts was back in March, with the mixtape The Sixth Man. With Sonny Digital on the beat, the Atlanta rapper cites another legend from the 404 in Gucci Mane La Flare on “Gucci Said.”

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We are literally four days away from the release of Dom Kennedy’s new album by Dom Kennedy and before it comes fast without hearing any new music, he decides to toss out his single “2 Bad,” produced by Mike N Keys. The hook is brought to you by Tish Hyman and Dom is certainly catering to the females for this new one.

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Ace Hood isn’t a rookie when it comes to that paper chase. Over the production of Ben Billions and Schife Karbeen, We the Best’s finest reminds listeners he’s been on that grind “4 a Minute.” Listen to the Floridian’s latest offering for the streets.

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The hustle doesn’t stop for Troy Ave, whose Major Without a Deal album arrives on June 5. Before the full-length project arrives next week, the Brooklyn rapper continues to feed the streets. After dropping a video for “Dope Dealers,” Troy Ave partners with HOT 97’s own DJ Camilo, dropping a remix of Rico Richie’s “Poppin.”

Listen to “Haters” below.

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Like many New York MCs recently, Papoose has been dropping weekly freestyles over tracks from the ’90s. For his new drop, Pap teams up with his wife Remy Ma, dropping a remix of Smoothe Da Hustler and Trigger Tha Gambler’s DR Period-produced classic “Broken Language.”

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