NICKI MINAJ, DJ KHALED, RICK ROSS TO HEADLINE HOT 97 SUMMER JAM 2012

Additional performers include J. Cole, Big Sean, Wale, Waka Flocka Flame, French Montana, Maino, Tyga, 2 Chainz, Mavado and more.

The lineup for Hot 97's Summer Jam 2012 has been announced.

The event, taking place at Metlife Stadium on Sunday, June 3rd, is set to feature headlining sets from DJ Khaled and French Montana, as well as Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross. Additional performers include Waka Flocka Flame, French Montana, Maino, Tyga, 2 Chainz, Mavado, Young Jeezy, J. Cole, Trey Songz, Wale, Big Sean and Meek Mill. Tickets are currently available on Ticketmaster.com.

Hot 97 previously announced that its Festival Village will feature performances from A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q and Big K.R.I.T. from 2-6 p.m.

Last year's show included performances from Dipset, Lil Wayne, Drake, Chris Brown and more.

DRAKE'S PRODUCER 40 TALKS ABOUT KENDRICK LAMAR'S INVOLVEMENT ON "TAKE CARE"

40 discusses the process that landed K. Dot on Drake's "Take Care." The producer shed light on what Drake's reaction was to Kendrick's verse.When Drake released his second studio album, many were surprised to find Kendrick

Lamar as a featured guest. According to Drake's producer, Noah "40" Shebib, K. Dot's verse blew him and Drizzy away. During a recent interview with MTV, 40 discussed the process that allowed Kendrick to shine on Drake's Take Care, shedding light on how he and Drake reacted to K. Dot's lyrics.

"I guess [Drake] just sent it to Kendrick at some point," 40 shared. "I had no idea. He had just sent it to Kendrick. Towards the end of the process, we got it back. I think it was pretty quick. He must have sent it on his own. A few days later,

Kendrick sent back the verse, or whatever the case was. He was like, 'I got this Kendrick verse!' I'm like, 'On what?' He's like, 'On the beat you did.' I'm like, 'On what beat?' You know?" The verse, which touches on Kendrick's first encounters with Drake, hit home. Drake then decided the verse needed to be on the album, as 40 explained.

"It was crazy for Kendrick to write that verse and send that back, about Drake and meeting Drake and his opinions and feelings on him and that. We were both kind of blown away by that. Drake was really clear. He was like, 'I want to put this on my album.'"

Game Reveals Tracklist For "R.E.D. Album," Features Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre & More

Game also links with Tyler, The Creator, Drake, Lil Wayne, Nelly Furtado and more for the oft-delayed album. Game has been working on his highly anticipated R.E.D. Album since 2009, but he promises that it will finally be released in August. The Compton, California native revealed that his label Interscope Records confirmed with him that the consistently delayed offering will drop by the end of summer.

“I had a meeting with [Interscope head] Jimmy Iovine last week, and he told me the album was slated for the end of the summer, and it will not be pushed back any more than that. So we're looking towards late August," he told Billboard.com. In anticipation of his fourth album’s release, Game has shot the video for single “Red Nation” featuring Lil Wayne, lensing the clip with director Parris in Los Angeles last month. Branding the shoot as “pandemonium,” he likens it to other iconic visuals. 

“It's like 'Mad Max' mixed with Nas' 'One Mic' video, where there's riots going on in the background," he explained. "We did this thing where I'm on top of a burning car rapping, and we had some flares and a lot of fire, fireworks and all of that. It's definitely the most fun video I've ever shot, and I think it'll be the best video I've ever shot to date.” To tide fans over, Game dropped his 28-track mixtape Purp & Patron and its follow-up The Hangover in January and February.

UPDATE: Game confirms that his album will finally be released on August 23rd