VIBE-RATERS TAPS FOUR

Red-hot hip-hop newcomer J. Cole tops the list with his debut Roc Nation/Columbia effort, Cole World: The Sideline Story, which appears headed for a #1 debut on next week’s HITS album sales chart. The Jay-Z protégé’s first single, “Work Out,” is getting major love at Urban and Rhythm Crossover after opening for Rihanna and being featured on Hova’s Blueprint tour. He’s also had a ton of press, including an adulatory N.Y. Times story, while BET’s 106 & Park devoted an entire show to him last night. See the complete entry here.

American Idol winner Scotty McCreery’s Mercury Nashville/ 19/Interscope studio bow, Clear as Day, hits retail on Oct. 4, with the single, “The Trouble With Girls” already storming Country radio. The teenage Country star has upcoming appearances slated for the Today Show (10/3), Leno (10/.5) and Ellen (10/7). See the Vibe entry here.

Fearless/RED electro-rockers Breathe Carolina’s third studio release, Hell Is What You Make It, has been dubbed by no less than the N.Y. Times as “the best pure pop record of the year.” The single, “Blackout,” is already making inroads at Top 40 and PoMo, where it’s #1 at KTCL. The video just got added to MTV, MTV Hits and mtvU, while the VEVO debut grabbed 850k views in five days. For more info, click here.

Last week, Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump was added, with his first Island/IDJ solo album, Soul Punk, on tap Oct. 4. The single, “This City,” featuring Lupe Fiasco is already making itself at home at Top 40 with adds at Z100, WIOQ, WKSC, KYKY, KDWB, WFLZ, WXXL and KZZO, among others. Stump begins dates with Panic at the Disco on Sept. 9. The video has already premiered on VEVO and fuse. For the new entry, go here.