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Keyshia Cole is getting ready to release the follow-up to her platinum debut The Way It Is.

Sep. 25th will see Just Like You drop as it features the No. 1 hit “Let It Go,” featuring Missy Elliot and Lil’ Kim.

The set is written entirely by Cole and boasts production by Rodney Jerkins, Bryan-Micheal Cox, Scott Storch, and more. Guest performances include Anthony Hamilton, T.I., Diddy, Young Dro, and Too Short.

Here’s the official track listing for Just Like You :

01. Let It Go (feat. Missy Elliott & Lil’ Kim)
02. Didn’t I Tell You (feat. Too $hort)
03. Fallin’ Out
04. Give Me More
05. I Remember
06. Shoulda Let You Go (Introducing Amina)
07. Heaven Sent
08. Same Thing (Interlude)
09. Got To Get My Heart Back
10. Was It Worth It?
11. Just Like You
12. Losing You (feat. Anthony Hamilton)
13. Last Night (feat. Diddy)
14. Work It Out
15. Let It Go (Remix) (feat. Missy Elliott, Young Dro, & T.I.)
16. Trust (Bonus Track) (iTunes Pre-Order Only)

Official Site: http://www.keyshiacole.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/keyshiacole

Not to be confused with the Wyclef song with a similar name, the track comes from DJ Envy & Red Cafe whose album, The Co-Op, will be released Sep. 25. The set features guests such as Fabolous, Nina Sky, Remy Ma, Jermaine Dupri, Paul Wall, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Uncle Murda, MIMS, and more. Check the track and accompanying clip below.

AUDIO: DJ Envy & Red Cafe – “Dolla Bill” ft Fabolous & Jermaine Dupri

VIDEO: Windows|Quicktime

www.myspace.com/redcafe
www.myspace.com/djenvy

Keep an eye open for the latest from soul legend Chaka Khan called Funk This. Due Sep. 25, the album sees the seminal singer returning to her roots. Khan says it’s “the album I’ve been promising my fans for the past ten years,” while promising her special brand of funk which stands the test of time.

Says Khan: “It’s funk of many kinds with a wide range of different feelings. It’s soulful, soul-felt and from my soul.”

AUDIO Chaka Khan – “Foolish Fool” Windows|Real

VIDEO Chaka in studio recording Angel

AUDIO: “Angel” – Windows|Quicktime

AUDIO:

Chaka Khan – Disrespectful (featuring Mary J. Blige) Windows|Quicktime

http://www.myspace.com/officialchakakhan

Ghostface Killah is scheduled to headline the hip-hip phase of Adult Swim’s first nationwide concert tours. On October 1, a 12-campus hip-hop tour kicks off at the State University of New York campus in Albany, and will see the Wu Tang legend accompanied by Atlanta’s Dungeon Family veteran Witchdoctor.

Adult Swim, the Cartoon Network’s highly rated late-night programming block for young adults, will also sponsor a 12-campus heavy metal tour headlined by And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead.

Ghostface Killah, real name Dennis Coles and aka Tony Starks, Ironman, Ghost Deini, Pretty Toney, Wally Champ, GFK and Starky Love, last blessed us with his b-cut compilation Hidden Darts earlier this year and will drop a MF Doom collabo set in the near future.

Witchdoctor, also known as Eric Johnson, is a fixture of the Southern rap game who’s worked with fellow Dungeon Family members including OutKast and Goodie Mob. Witchdoctor’s new album, Diary of an American Witchdoctor, will drop October 23 on Adult Swim’s Williams Street record label.

Schedule for Hip Hop Tour Featuring Ghostface Killah and Witchdoctor:
10/01/07: State University of New York, Albany, N.Y.
10/03/07: University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
10/05/07: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
10/06/07: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
10/07/07: University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
10/09/07: American University, Washington, DC
10/10/07: Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga.
10/11/07: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.
10/14/07: University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
10/16/07: UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.
10/17/07: Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
10/19/07: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.

One of two new videos for the week come from Diddy whose “Unforgivable” clip was recently banned from MTV (yep, the same network scheduled to feature a “reality” show pairing bisexual chicks with straight guys).

The next comes from one of the Dirty South’s newest collectives, Boyz N Da Hood. This is a web exclusive video that heads up a 3-clip web only series set to unfold over the next 2 weeks. The group’s upcoming Back Up N da Chevy is due to drop Oct. 2. Enjoy.

VIDEO: Boyz N Da Hood – “We Ready” ft Yung Joc

Check out the *official* video, or as the pr people are calling it, the “big budget” video, for Wyclef Jean’s latest track from his upcoming Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant. “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)” features Akon and Lil’ Wayne and has dominated the iTunes song list for a couple weeks.

You can also check it out at Sony.

www.myspace.com/wyclefjean

Kanye West will treat fans to a special online listening party for his upcoming Graduation that allows them to purchase the album early via iPod-compatible .mp3 download.

Starting at 12:00 AM EST on September 11, the event will take place at Roc-A-Fella Records’ website (www.rocafella.com) and allow fans to listen to the entire album live along with other fans. The party is co-sponsored by IM platform meebo.com.

Ok all you fans, you loved seeing Chris and T-Pain perform this on stage live, now check out the offical clip you Chris Brown fiends. Try not to drool too much, ok?