"Brooklyn, Brooklyn, take me in. Are you aware the shape I'm in? My hands they shake, my head it spins. Oh Brooklyn, Brooklyn, take me in."

If any lyrics were appropriate for the Avett Brothers' night in Brooklyn's Barclays Center, those would be it. Though, throughout the show, all shaky hands were steadied and Brooklyn seemed to fully embrace the four-piece band from North Carolina.

Scott and Seth, along with bandmates Bob Crawford and Joe Kwon, transformed Jay Z's home base into a full-fledged Southern party, with openers Old Crow Medicine Show kickstarting the raucous bar vibe with their cover of Tom Petty's "American Girl." There were drunk girls in plaid, ridiculously long lines to the ladies' room, beer sloshing and hair flipping (most of it coming from cellist Kwon). Fans set their beers on the stage, as if they forgot all about the arena-sized concert they were at and imagined themselves at a more intimate tavern.

That intimate feel started early, as Scott began the show solo, strumming his banjo at the end of the catwalk, fans reaching to his feet. A fiddle soon joined him, and then bass, drums, more guitar and cello, building up into 2006's "Colorshow."

The signature Avett build-up is what powers their live show, with anticipation adding with every instrument played and verse sung. "Laundry Room," played in the middle of the set, is another example of this. It begins with piano and flows slowly with organ and guitar weaving in and out of the lyrics. The brothers harmonize and start echoing each other, adding up energy. ...

Rick Ross and Jeezy appearing on a track together was a pipe dream just a couple of months ago, but now that the former rap foes have buried the hatchet, the pair appear to be all in.

Not only have Rozay and the Snowman linked up for the two also got together to shoot the music video. On Friday (March 7), Ross debuted the Taj-directed video on WorldStarHipHop.com, a site that (like MTV News) thoroughly documented the past feud between the rappers.

And the cinematic clip is just as dramatic as the Mike Will Made It-produced track. The cameras open on Ross in a dank warehouse, standing in the dark as a team of masked, machine gun-toting assassins make their way inside of his and Jeezy's compound. Though they were once on opposite sides of the hip-hop fence, in the clip, Jeezy and Ross stand on the same side, as bosses, prepared to defend their respective positions at all costs.

The video's story line is of course an exaggeration of real life, but Ross assures that he and Jeezy are good. Maybe they aren't literally shooting in defense of each other — but they have formed an alliance in the studio.

"Where I'm from, if you ain't shed no blood, if you ain't lose no money behind it, it's really small talk," Rozay said of his old beef with Jeezy on Wednesday during an episode of "RapFix Live." "When me and him chopped it up, we did it like bosses and said, 'Let's set an example for the ...

Hold up, are Jelena back together again?

According to reports, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were spotted together in Texas, igniting speculation that the two have reconciled as they hit up Starbucks, a local restaurant and a perfume shop. In a photo obtained by TMZ, Gomez, who is seen trying to cover her face in a black hoodie, is standing next to a clearly visible Bieber.

On Friday, Gomez posted a photo of herself in a leather jacket and sunglasses and holding what looks to be a Starbucks cup with the the caption," Hidalgo, I've missed this :) ill see you soooon," referring to Hidalgo, Texas, where she is performing on Saturday during the 2014 BorderFest. This will mark her first performance since leaving rehab earlier this year.

E! News has also reported that the two pop stars spent the day together; getting breakfast at Don Pepe's in McAllen and later seen shopping and eating with Bieber's bodyguard and several friends near Dallas. According to the restaurant owner, the two did not pose for photos during the meal.

Earlier this week, Bieber, who as of Thursday was in Miami giving a deposition regarding a civil suit filed against him by a photographer, posted a photo on Instagram of Gomez at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar party, the same red carpet they made their relationship public back in 2011. Bieber captioned the photo of his former flame,

Justin and Selena's latest rendezvous is the first time the two have been spotted together since they were seen ...

The new Young Money compilation album, Young Money: Rise of an Empire, arrives on March 11, and Lil Wayne's only solo cut on the project, "Moment," has made its way to the Internet.

Though the beat is more on the subdued side, Wayne is in the mood to show out, rapping, "Tell 'em never question greatness, I just do it/I'm so high, I feel weightless," and, "Have my cake and eat it too, I want a bakery. And see lately, all I've been doing is celebratin'/I don't even know what I'm celebratin'."

Elsewhere on the album, Lil Wayne pops up on "We Alright," "Video Model," "Good Day," and the recent single "Senile" featuring Nicki Minaj and Tyga. Drake's Nothing was the Same extra "Trophies" will be featured on the album, along with Nicki's "Lookin' Ass."

Young Money: Rise of an Empire tracklist:

» "We Alright" (Euro feat. Birdman, Lil Wayne)
» "Trophies" (Drake)
» "Bang" (Lil Twist feat. Euro & Cory Gunz)
» "Senile" (Tyga feat. Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne)
» "Induction Speech" (Euro)
» "One Time" (Lil Twist feat. Tyga, YG)
» "Hittin Like" (Shanell f. Chanel West Coast)
» "Lookin' Ass" (Nicki Minaj)
» "Fresher Than Ever" (Gudda Gudda feat. Jae Millz, Flow, Mack Maine, Birdman)
» "Back It Up" (Lil Twist feat. Tyga)
» "Moment" (Lil Wayne)
» "You Already Know" (PJ Morton feat. Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz)

Bonus Tracks
» "Catch Me at the Light" (Shanell, Yo Gotti)
» "Video Model" (Christina Milian, Lil Wayne)
» "Good Day" (Tyga, Meek Mill, Lil Wayne)

If the fact that Pharrell Williams' "Happy" is currently the #1 song in the country is a reflection of where we are musically and mentally, someone forgot to tell Raz Simone.

On Monday, the Seattle rapper and producer released Cognitive Dissonance, his first release since partnering with Lyor Cohen, Todd Moscowitz and Kevin Liles over at their new company 300.

To say that Raz's self-produced Cognitive Dissonance is moody is to barely scratch the surface. Over the course of 10 tracks, Simone unpacks complex emotions based on foul experiences and passes them onto the listener whether they want them or not.

It's almost as if Simone dares his audience not to get swept up in the despair of "They'll Speak." "It's 3 a.m. and these is what feelings sounds like," he says before he throws you all of his troubles over a barely there beat.

"I've done a lot of sh--, boxing in all of the shots/ And the c---s and the crotches, just for the profit/ My girl getting raped and then I couldn't stop it/ To top it, the plane crashed with me in the cockpit," he rhymes, before explaining how his career as a pimp and the time that he sold drugs to his aunt affected his psyche.

From the first track it is clear that Simone is no saint, on "So Far, So Far" he threatens to punch his son's mother in the face while wearing multiple rings on his fingers. It all sounds horrendous, but Simone still manages to turn the tables and gain some sense of sympathy from ...