Did You Hear?

:: Ch-ch-ch-check out the single cover art for Nicki Minaj and will.i.am’s single, “Check It Out.” It seems a tad unfinished, but we’re still digging this artwork ten zillion more times than anything Bluewater Comics has ever come up with. [Rap-Up]

:: Nicki Minaj will perform her first live solo performance on TV during the MTV VMA pre-show. [Buzzworthy]

:: Snoop Dogg will release a sequel to his 1993 debut Doggystyle, to be called, unsurprisingly, Doggystyle 2. [Rap Radar]

:: 50 Cent is taking a self-imposed hiatus from Twitter so he can focus on his album, out September 6. Quoth Fiddy, [spelling his, asterisks ours]: “Ok I’m gone till the $ept 6. I’m gonna let you motherf***er$ $uffer of boredom till I returnBut that TI s*** is bad.” [Hip-Hop Wired]

:: What’s with all the F-bombs in pop songs nowadays? And does a little cursing really shock anyone anymore? [EW Music Mix]

After the jump, check out which stars will be lighting up the tube tonight.

Music On TV Today:
:: Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC) — Sara Bareilles
:: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) — Spoon (repeat)
:: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — Never Shout Never
:: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) — Five Finger Death Punch (repeat)
:: Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) — Nas & Damian Marley (repeat)
:: Lopez Tonight (TBS) — Backstreet Boys (repeat)
:: Ellen DeGeneres (ABC) — Faith Hill (repeat)
:: Live with Regis and Kelly (ABC) — Keane (repeat)
:: The View (ABC) — 50 Cent