Iggy Azalea announced that she had signed a deal with Interscope Records earlier this year, but it may have been premature. According to her Grand Hustle boss T.I., the Aussie rapper is still unsigned.

“Iggy is a free agent,” Tip told Bu Thiam, VP of A&R at Def Jam, on “MTV’s Hip Hop POV.”

The blonde bombshell had touted a deal with Interscope and a summer release for her debut album The New Classic. “Interscope, if you were wondering,” she tweeted in January. “Get used to me + jimmy [iovine] smashing shit, cause thats the plan.”

According to sources, a deal was never actually in place. However, she did release the T.I.-assisted “Murda Bizness,” which was billed as the lead single off the album.

The Hustle Gang member is currently in talks with other labels including Def Jam. Her EP Glory is due this month featuring collaborations with Mike Posner, B.o.B, and Big Sean.

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Hip-hop queen Nicki Minaj finds herself a king in the romantic video for “Right By My Side,” the latest single off her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The Harajuku Barbie heats up the screen with Nas, who plays her boyfriend. Chris Brown also cozies up to Nicki in the Benny Boom-directed clip.

“Its FuckTastic & Raw #noPauzNeeded,” Nicki told her Barbz.

Watch their on-screen chemistry below.

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Teyana Taylor is feeling G.O.O.D. After months of rumors, the Harlem singer has officially signed a deal with Kanye West’s label in conjunction Island Def Jam, it was announced today.

She joins a roster that includes Big Sean, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Q-Tip, and more. Her G.O.O.D. Music/Island Def Jam debut is due later this year. More details will be revealed in the weeks and months ahead.

The 21-year-old was featured on Kanye’s critically-acclaimed album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and released her free EP The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor in March, with appearances from Wale, Jadakiss, and Fabolous.

Teyana, who starred in Madea’s Big Happy Family, was previously signed to Pharrell’s Star Trak label and parted ways earlier this year. Her debut single “Google Me” was released in 2008, but her album From a Planet Called Harlem never saw the light of day.

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Nicki Minaj gets her hands on Chris Brown in the first still from her video for “Right By My Side,” their hit collaboration off Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The rap diva revealed the image on Twitter and announced that the Benny Boom-directed clip will premiere by the end of this week.

“Its FuckTastic & Raw #noPauzNeeded,” Nicki told her Barbz.

She has also added three more dates to the North American leg of her “Pink Friday” tour including Washington, D.C. at Constitution Hall on July 21, New Orleans at Lakefront Arena on July 27, and Los Angeles at Nokia Theatre on August 5. Tickets go on sale May 19.

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Diggy Simmons lives in the moment in the Clifton Bell-directed video for “Two Up,” a cut off his debut album Unexpected Arrival. The 17-year-old hip-hop phenom keeps his hands to the sky in the celebratory video, taking in the view from the stage and partying with his fans. JetSetters up.

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William Balfour, the man accused of murdering Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew, has been found guilty.

The verdict was announced just moments ago in a Chicago courtroom, reports TMZ. After two days of deliberations, a jury convicted Balfour in the 2008 triple murder case.

Jennifer Hudson was present in court as the verdict was read.

Balfour faces life in prison.

UPDATE: Jennifer Hudson and her sister Julia have released the following statement:

We have many people to thank but our first thank you is to God, always. We are so grateful to prosecutors James McKay, Jennifer Bagby and Veryl Gambino and State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and her team for their dedication and tireless work from the beginning. We have the best police department and they have been with us every step of the way. We thank all of the State’s witnesses who came forward on our behalf. We have felt the love and support from people all over the world and we’re very grateful. We want to extend a prayer from the Hudson family to the Balfour family. We have all suffered terrible loss in this tragedy. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them (2 Corinthian 4:3-4). It is our prayer that the Lord will forgive Mr. Balfour of these heinous acts and bring his heart into repentance someday.

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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated the first birthday of their twins Monroe and Moroccan with a lavish party in Paris last month. The whole family got dressed up for the occasion and played with their new toys. Monroe checked out her dollhouse and tinkered with the keys on her white piano (Mariah owns Marilyn Monroe’s piano), while Roc took his red Ferrari for a spin as his proud pops looked on. Check out the adorable pics below.

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Iggy Azalea had LIV Nightclub in Miami all the way turned up last night. Strutting on stage in a yellow blazer and high-waisted pants, the blonde bombshell performed her mixtape cut “Pu$$y” and New Classic single “Murda Bizness.” She also treated her Azaleans to the first performance of “Beat Down,” her electro-dance collaboration with DJ Steve Aoki.

The Aussie rap diva is gearing up for the release of her 6-track EP Glory, slated to drop this month.

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In addition to reuniting with Sophia Grace and Rosie, Nicki Minaj hit the stage on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” with a medley of her Roman Reloaded singles. Sitting in her throne, the hip-hop queen performed “Right By My Side” for the first time on television, accompanied by her male dancers, before delving into her hit “Starships.” The video for “Right By My Side” is expected to premiere in the next week.

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Tyga kicks it old school in the video for his Careless World single “Still Got It” featuring Drake. Set in Harlem in the early ’90s, the Young Money rapper spits game to a girl, while wearing a Fendi bucket hat, puffy jacket, gold chains, and holding a retro cell phone. But after his leading lady (Audra Simmons of RichGirl) walks away with another guy, gunfire erupts and the block disperses. Drake does not appear in the video, but look for a cameo from Teyana Taylor.

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