ThisIs50 has an interview with Red Cafe, discussing his upcoming album and whether he prefers Biggie or 2Pac.

Janelle Monae's "Tightrope" is featured in a new back to school commercial from Kmart, extolling on how the retailer has "got the look."

In the clip below, Aasim is working on "The Message," a song that will be featured on his upcoming mixtape, "The Money Pit, Pt. 3," which is set for a September 5 release.

In an interview with DJBooth, Machine Gun Kelly revealed that, this fall, he plans to release a CD/DVD package called "RagePack." The CD will include 5-8 songs while the DVD will be titled "Half Naked and Almost Famous." In addition, he said that his album is 98% done.

According to Aasim's Facebook page, he has set a release date for his upcoming mixtape, "The Money Pit, Pt. 3" (watch the trailer). It will be released on September 5.

In an interview with TheMaskedGorilla, Machine Gun Kelly revealed some of the collaborations on his upcoming debut album. He has been in the studio with punk rock band Good Charlotte, singer Mike Posner and rapper Lil' B.

He described the Good Charlotte record as "electro, kind of dubstep," and also talked about his background and the label bidding war for his services. The clip, which you can watch below, appears to have been recorded before he officially signed with Bad Boy.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today.

Singles

Hot Dance Club Play

42. "A** on the Floor" by Dirty Money (a new high, up from 46).

Mobile electronics company HTC has acquired a majority stake in Beats Electronics, according to a report by Carl Bagh of the International Business Times.

Beats Electronics is the parent company of the Beats by Dr. Dre line, which includes the Diddybeats in-ear headphones. HTC paid $300 million for the 51% stake.

Care of Sound Carta's Twitter, BushwickBK reports that Red Cafe will be featured on the rapper's upcoming mixtape, which is set for an August 28 release.

Recently, Janelle Monae was named to Vanity Fair's 72nd annual International Best-Dressed List.

Her official website has the mini-profile that was included in the magazine for the feature.