In preparation for the release of their collaborative mixtape, The Abstract and The Dragon , which arrives at midnight (Dec 12), Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip issue the braggadocios first offering "Butch and Sundance."

Contrary to the IRS' recent court filing to garnish his earnings and settle an alleged $800,000 in unpaid taxes, MC Hammer says he's all paid up.

Master P is taking lessons from rapper The Game after covering the costs of a funeral for a mother of three who was shot and killed in Louisville, Kentucky.

With the release of last month's "ARTPOP", Lady Gaga ventured into fan interaction territory that few others have dared to brave: mobile applications (or apps for short).

Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson always finds a way to win, and it seems his latest business move will land him another notch in that column.

After Snoopzilla and his crew 7 Days Of Funk get funky at a house party in the throwback video for " Faden Away ," the crew pick and leave on a late night cruise-around in the continuation video for "Hit Da Pavement." Snoop's and 7 Days' resurrection of

Twista is back today with the new EP "Back To The Basics," and a vicious cut called "Ferocious," which lives up to its name!

Today, E-40 just released a slew of new music in the form of three back-to-back albums called "The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 4, 5 and 6," and to christen the project, he's dropped the video for one of the set's songs called "Plush," in which he

Tyga treats his fans to an early Christmas present as they await his next studio album, The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty . The Young Money rapper drops the fourth installment of his mixtape entitled, Well Done IV.

Talib drops some more enlightening bars on "New Leaders," a cut from his Dec 15 album "Gravitas." Produced by Statik Selektah, Talib goes in with rapid-fire flow and The Underachievers assist with the search to find more head honchos, nominating themselves

Chi-town female rapper, Katie Got Bandz, will get her shining moment in early 2014 with the planned released of her debut full-length album.

Rapper 2 Chainz will hit the road early 2014 for his newly announced "2 Good to be T.R.U." tour. Set to kick off February 4th in Boston, MA, the Def Jam rapper will be accompanied by labelmates Pusha T and August Alsina along with Cap1.