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

After J. Cole and Wale both released successful new albums ('Born Sinner' debut at no.2 and 'The Gifted' no.

It's difficult to find someone of the feminine persuasion to ever see the heights of the hip-hop music production game (if at all), even more rare if she's in high school!

After a long hiatus from releasing new music, veteran rapper MC Lyte issues the brand new party single "Cravin." Produced by The Natives, the track serves as the first offering from Lyte's forthcoming album.

Friends can almost be like family, but what happens when friends fall apart. We watched friends/business partners Damon Dash from Harlem and rapper Jay-Z from Brooklyn link up and take over the rap game in the late 90s.

The rap/pop star with the baddest body in the game officially joins instagram with the name " AllPinkBarbieDreamHouse ".

Lupe Fiasco drops another thought-provoking visual, this time it's 13 minutes long and is comprised of three cuts from last year's LP Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt.

Rapper 50 Cent is facing some major criminal charges. City attorney Mike Feuer said 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) has been charged with domestic violence and four counts of vandalism this week after an altercation with a woman who told police she, at one point in

Justin Timberlake stepped up to the plate and smashed a home run with this featuring on Jay-Z's newly premiered single "Holy Grail." A down to earth track for the many who deal with the cycles of life, Jay-Z paints his triumph in his lyrics and Justin adds a

It's here folks! Check out the highly anticipated collaboration with superstar couple Jay-Z and Beyonce, entitled "Part II (On The Run)." Dubbed part 2 of their smash duet, "03 Bonnie and Clyde," which appeared on Beyonce's album, Dangerously in Love , the

Between Nicki, Eve, and Da Brat, 2013 is shaping up to be the year of the comeback of the female rappers. Da Brat-tat-tat is back with own independent label Rare Breed and the a Free Agentz-produced single "Is It Chu."