Nicki Minaj is not willing to play nice, play a character or anything other than herself on "American Idol." Following criticism, including recommendations that 'Idol' producers fire her, Minaj says there have been some tough moments behind the scenes on the

Jaden Smith tags Brooklyn in the video for "Hello," a smooth cut from his latest mixtape The Cool Cafe . The 14-year-old greets fans on the street as he cool-y rhymes to the camera, much like the Fresh Prince revisited.

Not only may we receive a new album from Eminem soon, we may also get that heavily delayed Dr. Dre comeback LP (I may be assuming a lot here.) The music mogul says he is inspired to head back in the studio after working on Eminem's upcoming project.

For his latest music video, "Wild For The Night," rapper A$AP Rocky visited the Dominican Republic to shoot the colorful visuals.

With his new album, I Am Not a Human Being II , a day away, and his newly announced tour, Lil Wayne will have to recover fast after his recent hospital scare.

Fresh off his recent health scare, which had him hospitalized for several days, rapper Lil Wayne is back on the grind.

"R.I.P. we just killed the club, drink Patron out the bottle almost killed the thug," enters Young Jeezy in his new 2 Chainz assisted music video for "R.I.P.".

Rapper Pitbull is joining forces with pop singer Ke$ha for a summer 2013 North American tour. Set to kick off in Boston, MA on May 23, the one-month trek will wrap June 28 in Tampa, Florida, Pit's home state.

As the world gets a chance to SEE the revised Snoop Lion's (Dogg) transformation via the documentary film Reincarnated (which is out now in select theaters across the country), soon, the world will HEAR the newer, more peaceful Snoop on April 23 via

50 Cent joins Kendrick Lamar on the West Coast for the visual to "We Up." Peering out over the Hollywood Hills from a posh mansion, 50 and Lamar are in the company of lounging models; just another day in the life.

Besides Jay-Z and R. Kelly's classic collaboration, Best Of Both Worlds , Tyga and Chris Brown may be the best collaborators when it comes to Hip Hop-R and B duets.

Meek Mill unleashes a music video for "Believe It," his latest single off his debut album Dreams and Nightmares . Featuring his Maybach Music boss Rick Ross, the two get debonair in style as they hit the Las Vegas desert.