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Every Friday the Bossip Boombox will be bringing you a themed boombox and to kick it off we decided to highlight the frenzy that is Watch The Throne. No we’re not shoving more Yeezy and Hov down your musical mouth, we’re showcasing a couple of new artists signed to The Throne’s recording labels. Since you’re busy watching the throne, shouldn’t you become familiar with who else is sitting in the royal court? Today we chose to spotlight a couple newcomers signed to Jay Z’s label, RocNation. Throw ya diamonds in the sky people!

Common – Ghetto Dreams feat. Nas
Dear young boys: just so it’s clear, they might not do it every day, but Common and Nas can still get down like they were in their early 20s. P.S.: please tell the rest of the young people that people over 30 still enjoy Hip-Hop. In other words: sometimes the “cooking” must be muted.

The Knux – Run feat. Kid Cudi
In case anyone thought we were on an anti- “Youth In Hip-Hop” kick. We’re not. In fact, this joint we like very much. Because we happen to be fans of out-of-the-box creativity all day. Get more of the Knux here.

Teedra Moses – Another Luvr
Teedra dropped a new mixtape yesterday called Luxurious Undergrind yesterday. Unfortunately, dealing with all of this “Monday disguised as a Tuesday” post-three-day-weekend nonsense kept us from peeping the whole thing today. But if it all sounds like this, it will easily become our favorite mixtape of the summer.

Sean Paul – Got To Luv Ya feat. Alexis Jordan
We would love Sean Paul to get another radio hit for non-Caribbean clubs to add to their play-play reggae sets. And this song could actually be that hit… as soon as Rihanna or someone else with less vocal ability comes and takes that spot Alexis Jordan is holding. Because she just sounds lost on this song.

Cool Kids – Summer Jam feat. Maxine Ashley and Pharell Williams
Have you noticed by now that we heart songs that sound like summer? This is another one… maybe we’ll make a special Songs of Summer 2011 playlist for y’all soon…

RihRih is back to her freaky little antics: Continue »

Rihanna and Alexis Jordan aren’t the only Roc stars on the other side of the pond. Camel and BeyBey are currently living it up in London, Continue »

RihRih headed back to London-town to light up the Westfield Shopping Center for Christmas today, while RocNation newbie Alexis Jordan was in the same city doing promo at BBC Radio 1 Studios. Continue »

RihRih better watch out! There’s a new girl on the Roc — and she can actually sing. Details on the flippy. Continue »

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Kelis and Serena Williams hit up various Grammy after parties last night in Hollyweird.

We must ask, Who Looked More Bangin???

More after-party pics under the hood… Continue »

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Kanye West and fiancee Alexis Phifer was seen sharing a toast over dinner this weekend. It was announced today that “Graduation” beat out 50′s “Curtis” for the number one spot on the UK charts.

Kanye recently dropped “How To Make A Classic Record 101″ on the Herald Sun:

“If you’ve got 16 lines of verse, you need to have every line mean something and have impact. I’ve stepped it up to a whole new poetry level of insight and philosophy.

“I have just enough clever lines, spirituality, curse words for my rhymes to go down smooth. Lyrically, I’m at a whole ‘nother level. It’s a situation where I’m not competing with other hip-hop artists any more. I’m more of a ambassador for hip-hop.”

Ambassador West says hip-hop should be about more than a swagger, baggy jeans and spruiking soft drink.

“A lot of hip-hop artists don’t have the ability to make classic songs because they spend most of their time rapping about themselves rather than what people really care about,” West says.“My songs are songs. They are songs to help in life, to inspire. Let me speak in the third person for a second — a Kanye West album is like a brand, like Louis Vuitton, or Nike, or the latest Jordans. You buy a pair of Jordans, take them to school and everybody goes, `Wow’. Second pair, incredible. Third pair, you don’t even have to say it. It’s like me. People just know. It’s a Kanye West.”

The numbers don’t lie. We’ll let him feel himself this week..