For Christmas, Fabolous gave his fans and haters a gift that had no wrapping paper, but was filled with 12 tracks of rapping -- Soul Tape 3 .

Yo Gotti's CMG signee Snootie unleashes the brand new track "No Kissing," featuring Zed Zilla. The track follows up his summer banger, "Yayo," which was successful at radio in the South.

Yo Gotti gifts fans a free download of a special remix of his gritty street banger "LeBron James," featuring Meek Mill, a record that sees him comparing his hustle to the accolades of the Miami Heat 2-time champ, 4-time MVP.

Lupe Fiasco issues the unreleased mellow song "Piru Blues," which he says is a leftover from his "Food and Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt.

In his mostly black and white visual for "Heaven's Afternoon," featuring Meek Mill, Wale and friends are adorned in white attire as they lean against a nice whip.

It's starting to seem like sampling issues just follow Kanye West. According to the NY Daily News, West is being sued by Ricky Spicer, of the Ponderosa Twins Plus One, because of a sample used in "Bound 2," which is first heard at the very beginning of the

Rapper Soulja Boy has been hit with a paternity suit over allegations that he fathered a five-year-old boy.

Big Sean, Pusha T and Tyga has been doing their part as celebrities and Hip Hop role models to uplift and care for others in need.

Snoop Lion gives his latest album some extra push with the music video for the Collie Buddz-assisted song "Smoke the Weed." In the clip, which comes to no surprise, the rap veteran blows down the ganja with his friends on family including Daz, Kurupt,

Master P reportedly owes Uncle Sam back taxes, but the amount probably won't make a dent in the mogul's deep pockets. P, real name Percy Miller, is said to owe California government $237,027 in back taxes dating back to 1999 and 2000.

From his Grammy-nominated album " good kid m.A.A.d city," Kendrick Lamar drops part one of the two-part visual series for the in-depth joint "Sing About Me," enlisting artist Eddie Peake for the video's mural creation, a.k.a, a tangible representation of

After a successful summer/fall run of the single, rising star Chad Carr drops a stellar visual to "Like I Do" with Russell Simmons' popular new online platform All Def Digital.