Elva Aguilar

It was Sallie Mae's birthday on Monday, and every college-aged person (or college graduate with debt) on Twitter wanted to make sure she felt those birthday blues. And it was hilarious.

This week's definitely been a busy one for hip-hop. Between Jay-Z's tourism troubles and his response to them, Ray J's ratchetness and Rick Ross' cost of being the "boss" it's easy to overlook other gems. We've got you covered, though.

It seems the folks at NBC have enlisted one of rap's biggest names to guest star on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: SVU, set to premiere on May 8.

So it seems Miley Cyrus is trying to get down with the hip-hop community.

This week, VH1 premiered the first preview for their new show The Gossip Game.  The show comes from Mona Scott-Young, the executive producer of the controversial shows, Love & Hip Hop and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.

HHH is off hiatus and back with the latest news from your favorite artists. This week includes Kanye's past with MTV's Sway, new Kid Cudi and news on Kendrick Lamar's "Poetic Justice" music video -- so let's jump in!.

French Magazine Numero has stirred up quite the controversy this week. One of their latest editorials, "African Queen," features Caucasian model Ondria Hardin in what seems to be pounds of skin-darkening makeup.

VH1 recently published a press release confirming the cast of their TLC biopic, Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story. Since then, Keke Palmer (Ice Age: Continental Drift), who was cast as Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, has been dropping details about filming -- which will begin in Atlanta in a few weeks, according to Palmer. And while VH1 has set the cast in stone, a huge uproar still remains from

It seems Frank Ocean's Grammy and Brit Awards wins this year have helped turn his attitude around about his music career.

Legendary hip-hop record label So So Def is BACK, per se. The label, headed by Jermaine Dupri, once consisted of renowed R&B group Xscape, female emcee Da Brat and groups such as Jagged Edge, Dem Franchise Boyz and 3LW.

The year continues, and so do the headlines. We've had you covered with exclusive releases -- like Justin Timberlake's new single featuring Jay-Z, "Suit & Tie," and Pusha T's latest banger featuring Rick Ross, "Millions" -- and now we've got you with the latest hip-hop news and music.

After what has felt like an eternity, Hip-Hop Headlines is back! The holiday season is over, and artists are starting to drop new tracks to start 2013 hot. This week's post is a mix of what we've missed from the holidays along with the biggest headlines of 2013 so far!