As the George Zimmerman trial winds down, Lil Scrappy vents his frustration on the events that led to the death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin, the grappling case taking the nation by storm.

Today on her 39 th birthday, Lil Kim drops the much delayed single "Looks Like Money." Originally supposed to be released in 2011, the song is Lil Kim in her element, flowing about getting that cheddar.

Flo Rida releases the music video for party anthem "Tell Me When You Ready," featuring Future, who hops on for a catchy hook.

Fans may get some new music from Andre 3000 in the near future (so we hope). The Outkast member was spotted in the studio with hit producer Mike WiLL Made It on Monday (July 8).

Nicki Minaj learned a lot from her experience working with Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson on "American Idol." Opening up in the latest issue of Marie Claire, Minaj says the show taught her that "less" is actually better than "more." "I started

Bow Wow ain't got no worries in the music video for the his new freestyle, "New York, New York," a song that seems him spitting braggadocios lyrics over Dogg Pound's classic track.

Singer-rapper Ryan Leslie utilizes both of those skills in the song for "Black Flag," a cut from his 2012 album, Les Is More .

Known for always dropping a hot verse on features or his own solo records, Wale introduces fans to another type of bars in the music video for his latest offering "Back 2 Ballin'." In the visuals, the Maybach rapper and his co-star French Montana takes on the

Jay-Z made it clear that he was rewriting the rules and that's exactly what he did. The RIAA presented the Hip Hop mogul with a platinum plaque for selling 1 million copies of his 13th studio album, Magna Carta Holy Grail .

Rhode Island's Richie Grand steps out with a Superfly-esque debut single "Authentic." The Marv-X produced track relishes in the flavor of a 1970s Marvin Gaye song, as Richie spits about this authenticity.

While working on his album Underground Luxury (set for later this year), B.o.B has a little something to get off his chest.

While speaking with fans for his HUGE Twitter chat yesterday, Jay-Z gave his engineer/producer Young Guru the go ahead to release the full version of "Dead Presidents 3." Ooh the joy!