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

Hailing from Monrovia, California, young Nigeria born rapper ZMNY (pronounce "Z-Money") has released his debut music video for his new single entitled "Hater Free," featuring Hollywood bad boy Ray J.

To get where you wanna go, you gotta put in that work! Talib Kweli and 9th Wonder reminds listeners to keep on their grind in their Problem and Bad Lucc-assisted banger "Pay Ya Dues" from Talib and 9th's album Indie 500 .

Jeezy uses this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to shed light on societal issues with his video for "Sweet Life," the Janelle Monae-assisted track from his latest LP No Church in These Streets.

Since linking up for their joint album Fan of a Fan early last year, Tyga and Chris Brown reunite to address all the ?Rumorz?

Jidenna is surely making being a "classic man" fun! His latest video "Knickers" brings the old-fashioned men's wear staple into the 21 st century, while cleverly playing on the N-word.

You read that right, Nas and Erykah have linked up to work on a project... The hip-hop heavyweight has signed on to executive produce the upcoming indie drama The Land starring Erykah Badu.

Jadakiss enlists Ne-Yo and Nipsey Hussle for some new heat in the form of "Ain't Nothin' New," a track form his forthcoming LP, Top 5 Dead Or Alive which dropped on November 20 .

After Ms. Badu dropped her smooth single " Phone Down " (an offering from her upcoming mixtape You Caint Use My Phone), rappers Wale and Problem hop onto the smooth, Zack Witness-produced track and take it for a ride themselves, making the song into a remix

Puff Daddy (formerly P. Diddy) keeps the Bad Boy reunion coming... Debuted at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards, Diddy and The Family drops the video for "Workin'." Puff keeps the hustle mentality alive over claps and rhythmic production.

It gets dramatic in the music video for Rick Ross' single, "Sorry," featuring Chris Brown. The clip has Ross unable to choose between two women, his side and main chick, the main which is played by his real-life fiance Lira Galore.