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

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.

April 2 is the date that Tyler The Creator's third album WOLF drops. Looks like Tyler outdid himself with the humorous cover photo (lol), plus it looks like we'll get the eclectic antics he's known for.

Gucci Mane is a wanted mane. Atlanta news program WSB TV reports that James Lettley was assaulted by Gucci (Radric Davis) while at the Harlem Nights Ultra Lounge Nightclub on March 15 th where he was celebrating the release of his Trap God 2 mixtape.

Ladies Love Cool James is back on the music tip with "Authentic," his thirteenth studio album moved up to an April 30 th release.