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In case you didn’t know, Raekwon can flow lovely over R&B beats. On “Be Happy” the Chef throws his darts at the instrumentals to Mary J. Blige’s 90’s classic. 

The-Dream links up with long-time collaborator and fellow Def Jam artist, Fabolous, for their latest single “Slow It Down.” 

The ongoing divisiveness between Republicans and Democrats in Congress played out once again in the confirmation vote of Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel. In an unprecedented move, GOP Senators have opted to obstruct Hagel’s ascent to President Barack Obama’s cabinet by employing the first filibuster of a Defense Secretary nominee ever.

A few months ago, Danny Brown and A$AP Rocky filmed a “Back & Forth” video segment where they professed how much they wanted to get it in with comedienne Kathy Griffin. 

Allegedly, some Maryland police officers have no sense of chill or professionalism. 2 Chainz was arrested in MD last night for weed possession. But the kicker is that police officers asked to take photo with the Def Jam rapper.

You never know exactly who is going be the next to sign to Young Money, but the latest pick-up should not come as a surprise to many.

Today is Cash Money CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams‘ 44th birthday. The businessman, rapper and trendsetter is responsible for making a significant imprint on the culture.

Philadelphia student Zora Ball has become the youngest person to create a completed version of a mobile video game application. The seven year old showed off her digital brainchild at the Bootstrap Expo held at the University of Philadelphia.

Ghostface Killah drops a new cut called “The Rise of the Ghostface Killah.” The song is the lead single from Ghost Deini’s forthcoming Twelve Reasons to Die album. 

If you didn’t know, Chris Brown is back on Twitter, again, and yesterday used the social media platform to thank British singer Adele for having his back. Brown was grateful that the “In The Deep” singer refuted rumors that they had a verbal confrontation at the 55th Grammy Awards this past weekend. 

Future and Young Scooter are a few of the artists featured on the brand new All-Star weekend mixtape, The Mission. 

Tyler, The Creator releases the first single from his third solo album Wolf with the video and song for “Domo 23.”