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

Some of the biggest names in music strolled the red carpet during the 2013 BET Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 30).

Arguably the most praised emcee in the last year, Kendrick Lamar took home the award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at 2013's BET Awards.

Congrats are in order for Nicki Minaj, who won the Best Female Hip-hop Award at the 2013 BET Awards for the fourth year in a row, winning over Rasheeda, Azealia Banks, Eve, and Rye Rye.

Kendrick Lamar's banner introductory year just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter. Days after being presented the Vanguard Award by mentor Dr.

Kanye West's GOOD Music may not be so good for everyone seeing that Hit-Boy is no longer rocking with them. It seems like there is no friction, but we will just have to see if things are actually all "good".

Snoop Lion and Rita Ora descended upon Thailand to film the video for "Torn Apart," their collab from Snoop's latest reggae album Reincarnated.

From Tony Yayo's new mixtape Godfather of the Ghetto ( download here ), is the track "Selling Keys," a G-Unit reunion with Lloyd Banks and a reminder of their chemistry on wax.

Getting on a record with Twista would encourage anybody to find their inner rapid fire flow! AMG's Marcus Manchild does just that on "Pass Out," each rappers' flow nicely contrasting with TA's smooth production.

Iggy Azalea gets a boost from rapper Wale for a remix of her U.S. debut single "Work." Set to appear on her forthcoming introductory album, The New Classic, dropping this fall, Wale adds a pretty boy flare to the nun and bouncy club track.

A watch retailer is suing rapper Rick Ross, claiming the Maybach Music boss stiffed them on three luxury watches he purchased from a Texas store last year (2012) for $90,000.