Kanye West will join Tupac and Biggie as a central figure in hip-hop to be explored in the classroom when "The Cultural Impact of Kanye West" will be published in 2014.

Rapper Eve has found her "Adam," so to speak. The rapper-actress got engaged to long-time billionaire boyfriend Maximillion Cooper, who presented her with the ring this past Christmas.

As a lead up to the Coke Boys 4 mixtape, which drops today (Jan.1), French Montana supplies listeners with "All For You," featuring Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg.

Per usual, MMG boss Rick Ross gets flashy in his music video for "My Hittaz" featuring Young Breed, a freestyle over YG's original "My N*ggas." Ross rolls in his Rolls, but also keeps it homegrown when he and his crew stop for some chicken wings.

A man by the name of Jason Williams turned himself in on Sunday (Dec 29) for the shooting at a Montgomery, Alabama club which injured six and killed two, including 22-year-old Grand Hustle rapper Doe B.

In a recent in recent interview with Fuse, Fabolous explained the meaning behind a few of the tracks his new mixtape, Soul Tape 3 .

Nicki Minaj gifts fans with some year ending music via a braggadocios verse on rap girl collective PTAF's (Pretty Taking All Fades) "Boss Ass Bitch." It's definitely a nice treat as she preps for a new album in 2014.

Singer, songwriter, rapper and actor Algee Smith has mastered the craft of acting ("How to Rock," "Army Wives," "Let It Shine") but now the 19-year-old ready to show the world that he is equally as talented in the booth as he is on screen with "She Say," the

Ballers want to be rappers, and vice versa. Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is the latest baller-turned-rapper as he drops a new song called "Whole Life" ft.

After news of the murder of Hustle Gang member Doe B. broke a few days ago, another tragedy has transpired in the hip-hop world.

YG's latest offering, "Who Do You Love," featuring Drake, is certainly a track people will bump to in the car with its DJ Mustard produced beat and catchy hook.

Originally supposed to be on his platinum selling album, Nothing Was The Same , Drake releases the horn-laden song "Trophies," his first collab with producer Hit-Boy.