Kansas City's Gee Watts puts it down for the Midwest with his debut mixtape Watts Up : fourteen tracks of old school flow and storytelling about relatable observations, his own life experiences, and lessons of maturity.

Astro delves into hip-hop's essence with the boom box and cassette tape, funky bass line, and a backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge in the video for "Catchin' Wreck," a cut from his mixtape Deadbeats and Lazy Lyrics .

Chicago's Twista and R. Kelly hook up for the strip club anthem "Throwin My Money," a cut from his upcoming album The Dark Horse dropping later in 2013.

Eve is more than a rapper; she's an actress and entrepreneur who wants to share her experiences with other women with the goal to inspire.

T.I., Kendrick Lamar, and B.o.B reminisce about females from their past in "Memories Back Then" while Kris Stephens jumps on the hook to compliment the airy Goyte sample of "Somebody I Used To Know." Originally supposed to be on T.I's latest LP Trouble Man:

When TMZ reported that captured and killed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev frequented and had an email account with a hip hop website called "real-hiphop.com," rapper T.I.

Future preps his Black Woodstock: The Soundtrack mixtape with the autotuned ballad "Hands On U," a joint for the ladies, but seems this may've been inspired by girlfriend, R and B siren Ciara.

Nicki Minaj got a chance to take her many personalities to Hollywood for the big screen.

Not only were Timbaland and Swizz Beats on hand for Jay-Z's buzz cut "Open Letter," it also looks like they're sticking around for a forthcoming album from Jay along with The-Dream, and it's all because, simply, they were in close proximity.

As Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky are no doubt celebrating 4/20 today long with the rest of cannabis culture, the rappers also announced via Youtube video their Under the Influence of Music Tour slated for this summer.

After hearing this, it'll be only a matter of time before rappers from other U.S. jurisdictions will come with their own regional anthems!

Iggy Azalea showed off her sexy figure during a performance at "Converse Get Dirty" in Vienna, Austria last night (April 18).