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Man of mystery Frank Ocean takes a dive in the clear blue water wearing a samurai robe (as seen in his video) on the Asian-inspired artwork for his latest single “Swim Good.” The cut, which appears on his debut Nostalgia, Ultra, will be released to iTunes on October 18.

Meanwhile, the Odd Future member has announced a small tour for November. But if you didn’t already get your tickets, you’re out of luck. The six intimate shows in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Paris, London, and Amsterdam sold out within hours.

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Congratulations were in order for J. Cole after his album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard. The calls and texts poured in, from his mentor Jay-Z, to his manager Mark Pitts, and even Beyoncé.

Fresh off a flight from Cleveland, the Roc Nation rapper called in to Angie Martinez’ radio show on Hot 97 to react to the news that Cole World: The Sideline Story had sold 218,000 copies in its first week. “I actually woke up today from the plane ride and had the most texts I’ve ever had in my life,” said an exhausted Cole.

He was recovering from a long night of performing and partying. “We celebrated last night because it happened to be the birthday of my homeboy that plays keys for me. It was like a No. 1/birthday celebration.”

The icing on the cake was an email from the Queen B herself. “I got the Jay-Z call, got the Mark Pitts congratulations conversation, got the Beyoncé congratulations email. That was a good look,” he told Angie.

Cole had nothing but positive things to say about his boss’ wife. “She’s the best, man. She’s the nicest lady. For real, it’s unbelievable.”

The celebration will continue tonight when Cole performs on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Willow Smith plays with fire on her sassy new single “FireBall” produced by Stoopid Robots and featuring fellow firecracker Nicki Minaj. The pint-sized diva shakes up the party with another anthem for the teen set. Following her string of collaborations with Birdman, Rick Ross, and Big Sean, Young Money’s First Lady adds some fuel to Willow’s fire.

“You’re real major even though you’re a minor,” raps Nicki on her playful verse. “I’m the Street Fighter, call me Chun-Li/ … Built the guest house to put the coupe in ’cause I’m a fireball, Hadouken!”

Does Will and Jada’s superstar daughter have another “Whip My Hair” on her hands? You tell us.

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Kelly Rowland is back on the Miami sand after working hard on “X-Factor UK” overseas.  Pics of her cute beach trip with friends inside…

The beach seems to always be Kelly’s first stop when she goes back to her home in the MIA.  She was spotted yesterday rocking a cute yellow cover up over her purple bikini (which we’ve seen before).  And she wasn’t letting that hair of hers get whipped up by the beach winds either–so she donned a white hair wrap and oversized gold earrings.

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Monica teamed up with veteran actors Malinda Williams and Brian T. White for her “Until It’s Gone” video shoot. See the pics of the actors and their dramatics on the set inside….

Monica Brown recently tweeted photos from the Harlem, New York set of her Diane Martel directed video “Until It’s Gone” with actors Malinda Williams and Brian T. White. 

She tweeted @CEOTUFFLUV Thx 2 @MissyElliott@lamb & @jazminesullivan & Im Excited about Diane Martel directing, haven’t seen her since Angel Of Mine vid