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

He may not be robbing boats in the sea like real "Pirates," but he's definitely robbing the music industry. In the music video, Rick Ross taps a beautiful honey and hits the waters to support his braggadocios lyrics.

Before we would be blessed with songs such as "Choppa Down" "Shot Caller" and "Pop That," French Montana rolled heavy with another underground star we know as Max B.

Given his golden ticket by a phone call from Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, YouTube viral sensation Matt Toka is hitting the music scene in a big way.

Wiz Khalifa and his Taylor gang compadres pop bottles and get lifted in the latest music video for his street record "100 Battles." The track is lifted from his latest mixtape Cabin Fever 2.

Joe Budden gives his hot single, She Don't Put It Down, a hot new treatment by unleashing an official remix with Fabolous, Twista, and Tank.

Tyga issues a music video for his latest single "Dope" (formerly titled 187), which serves as the first single from his forthcoming album, Hotel California.

It was a full house Thursday evening (Jan 17.) for Rick Ross' up and coming artist, Donald "Rockie Fresh" Pullen's event at Sunshine Cinema.

Rapper T.I. has fully executed his 10 year contract with Atlantic Records and he is currently shopping around for a new home and a BIGGER deal.

Talib Kweli doesn't have a problem giving his opinion. In a new interview with New York's Hot 97 morning show, the conscious emcee weighs in on what's what in Hip Hip - he talks about Blackstar, the use of the "N" word, Kanye West, and more.

Tyga and The Game runs the streets of down L.A. in the new music video for "Switch Lanes," a cut off his mixtape Well Done 3 .