The Ghost in the Machine: The Evolution of Songwriting in Modern R&B

Bummer for 50 Cent! A judge has ordered the G-Unit boss to pay his former headphone partners Sleek Audio $16 million for the failed deal in which he was suppose to launch his own line.

De'Angelo Holmes aka D-Roc, one half of the hip hop duo Ying Yang Twins, is a free man after serving one day in jail for assaulting his wife.

Nicki Minaj hands out some hard body rhymes for her latest release "Chi-Raq," featuring Lil Herb. Probably appearing on the Grammy winners forthcoming album, The Pink Print , on the cut, Minaj spits about having goons, how she f**ks good, amongst other things.

Their leading ladies are the focus of Future's latest track "I Won" featuring Kanye West. "I won a trophy," sings Future about Ciara over the Metro Boomin produced track.

Grip, hailing from the streets of Minneapolis, narrates a gritty tale of the ups and downs of the hustling game in "# 1 Hustler".

If you miss hip hop stars like DMX and Naughty By Nature, Summer 2014 is For You The Yonkers rapper and New Jersey rap group are the latest to join the 2014 Masters of Ceremony Hip-Hop Reunion tour, which takes flight this summer (2014).

Drake is hungry for that number one draft pick in his latest track "Draft Day," which features a looped sample of Lauryn Hill's "Doo-Wop (That Thing)." Apparently he didn't leave this rap stuff to chance, and he makes only hits no misses.

Inglewood rapper Damani Nkosi drops a music video for his first single "Now That's Love," featuring Musiq Soulchild and Robert Glasper, and lifted from his forthcoming album, Thoughtful King .

50 Cent takes the party to the high-life in the music video for his latest offering, "Pilot." In the clip, the G-Unit rapper dresses up like a real pilot as he takes his party-goers to the skies.

Last night (March 25th), at a private Epic Records' meet and greet for Future's new album, he dared writers to leak the track "Rockstar" featuring Nicki Minaj out to fans.