New Video: Jaden Smith – Hello

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Rhyming words like fellow and mellow only works when you are the fruit of Will and Jada’s loins. Sorry struggle rappers, the same formula will not get you Lyricist of The Year honors at the BET Hip Hop Awards ’13.

Jaden Smith – photographed perfecting his Blue Steel Look at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards with sister Willow on Sunday — hits the block, goes window shopping and makes time to  wave at the lessers, um fans, in the black & white music video for his track “Hello” from his mixtape ‘The Cool Cafe.’

Watch the clip after the jump!

Jaden Smith Attends The Kids’ Choice Awards | 8 pictures

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Music Notes: Lil’ Wayne Unveils “I Am Not A Human Being II” Cover Art

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Designed by Kanye West’s creative braintrust company DONDA, the minimalist cover artwork for Lil’ Wayne‘s long-delayed album ‘I Am Not A Human Being II’ features a red Death’s-head Hawkmoth against a solid black background, fancy smancy. Your rapper cousin is placing images of roaches under Instagram filters at this very moment.

CLICK: Lil’ Wayne’s New Album Cover Looks Like At Least Three Movie Posters (Complex)

“He didn’t do any music on this album but ‘Ye is actually packaging my album,” Wayne previously explained to MTV News. “You probably gotta ask him because it was his idea. I was just like ‘okay, do whatever,’ because I don’t do nothing but rapping. You can ask all the people that work with me, they’ll tell you ‘man, he don’t do nothin’ but the music,’ that’s all I do man. That’s all I know about.”

DONDA also designed the animated GIF for the album’s lead single “Love Me” featuring Drake and Future. Listen to the track and check out the animation below.

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New Music: Willow Smith – “Sugar And Spice”

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Adolescent angst is a dish served best by the children of millionaire parents.

If a revival of 90′s sitcom ‘My So Called Life’ were to ever occur Willow Smith‘s new song “Sugar And Spice” would provide a perfect soundtrack.

On the track which samples Radiohead’s “Codex,” the 12-year-old sings “They wanna puncture me and then wonder why I bleed” . . . “I tried to be sugar and spice, but I’m melancholy and can’t do anything right.” Let’s all go smoke Virginia Slims in the girls bathroom now.

Hear Willow rage against the machine below.

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Quick Flicks: Rita Ora Rocks The Red Carpet In LisaRaye Approved Attire At The MOBO Awards

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100 calorie pack Gwen Stefani — singer Rita Ora — made a dramatic fashion statement in DSquared2 gold strappy heels and a figure hugging white peplum dress with exaggerated shoulders by Thierry Mugler for her red carpet arrival at the 2012 MOBO Awards on Saturday (November 3) at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

The 21-year-old snatched up the award for Best Newcomer at the show. The following day, Rita performed her new single “Shine Ya Light” on the ‘X Factor UK.’ Watch the music video for the track after the jump!

Back To Business In London

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Back To Business: Solange Releases Video For “Losing You”

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Riding around in Kenya with a girl named Kenya is the theme of Solange‘s new music video for “Losing You.” The clip was directed by Melina Matsoukas and features the second youngest member of the Knowles clan (don’t try to deny Nixon!) hitting her two step in several different places in Cape Town, according to the LA Times.

What’s next for our little Sol-Angel and her Kinky Twist dreams? Apparently an album dropping in the next couple of months.