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

As Labor Day marked the last holiday of summer, this visual should keep your warm vacation dreams alive. Wale enlists Mint Condition's Stokley Williams for the hook in the tropical video for "The Bloom," a cut from his latest album, Album About Nothing.

From his forthcoming (free!) project Black Dollar, Rick Ross drops an August Alsina-assisted track called "She Wanna F*ck," and well, it's self-explanatory.

As K Camp is prep his debut Only Way Is Up for release on Friday, and he drops the Jeremih-assisted track "Change." Prodcued by Nash Beats, the smooth, R and B track provides the backdrop to Camp's flow as he reminisces about his past, and how he'll never

Rapper Jeezy has something sentimental and heartfelt to share with the world, especially the black community.

August Alsina and Lil Wayne have sure been recording a lot together (on Alsina's latest single " Why I Do It " and the remix of his first single "Hip-Hop").

Heartthrob rapper Diggy gets rising singer-songwriter PJ on the hook of his new song "Anywhere," a fun, positive song about abundance, prosperity, and sharing it with everyone.

Veteran emcee Scarface is prepping his comeback album, Deeply Rooted , and here's one of the opus' tracks titled "God." The always-spiritually-minded rapper enlists John Legend (who seems to be a perfect fit) for the rapturous, thought-provoking song.

Straight Outta Compton isn't the only hip-hop bio film coming to theaters... Master P has announced he's directing a documentary titled Ice Cream Man: King of the South , a bio about the rise of No Limit Records.

Back in 2007, a guy named Osama Ahmed Fahmy sued Jay Z and Timbaland for using a sample from his uncle Baligh Hamdi's composition "Khosara, Khosara" for Jay's 1999 hit, "Big Pimpin," from his album, Vol.

Luke Christopher is working with some heat! The 21-year-old samples Big Pun's classic hit, "Still Not A Player" for his new single, "They Know," featuring label-mate Treasure Davis.