Trent Fitzgerald

It looks like Sean Kingston is ready to get back to music and he’s enlisted the King of the South to help him with his comeback.

British songbird Rita Ora continues to make a waves for herself here in the United States with her latest single, ‘R.I.P.’ (featuring Tinie Tempah). It’s hard to imagine that three years ago, the 21-year-old singer was plucked out of a London club and had to audition for the Roc Nation honcho Jay-Z.

It’s no secret that rapper Lil Wayne and his music empire, Cash Money/Young Money Records, are knee-deep in lawsuits from producers who claim the label swindled them out of money. However, it look as if Weezy is trying to make amends and resolve some of these court cases.

Rapper B.o.B showed the ladies of ABC’s ‘The View‘ how to live the high life with a performance of his new single ‘So Good.’ The song is from his new album ‘Strange Clouds,’ which arrives in stores on Tuesday (May 1).

Drake‘s knack for making hot beats and rhymes is the result of being a chip off the old block. You see, Drizzy’s dad is Dennis Graham, a former drummer for rock ‘n’ roll piano king Jerry Lee Lewis. So the musical apple didn’t fall so far from the tree.

We know that Jay-Z doesn’t play games when it comes to his business. That’s why he’s among the wealthiest rap moguls in hip-hop. But if you ever wondered how Jay flips his business deals — there’s an app for that.

Despite reports which surfaced that Kanye West was a little slow in getting a secretive movie project off the ground, it looks like everything is on schedule. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Yeezy was in the Middle East last week shooting a music video with fellow G.O.O.D. Music artist Kid Cudi.

After reuniting with Monica on the duet ballad ‘It All Belongs to Me,’ Brandy taps Chris Brown for the uptempo track ‘Put It Down.’ The song, which was produced by Bangladesh and co-written by Sean “the Pen” Garrett, will hit digital outlets on May 8.

There’s no question that Wiz Khalifa is living out the American dream. In just over a year, the Pittsburgh, Pa. rapper has released a gold-selling album (‘Rolling Papers’), secured a chart-topping hit single (‘Black and Yellow’), bought a crib and got engaged to bodacious model Amber Rose. If he’s not living the dream, then tell us who is?

Bad news for Team Breezy. Chris Brown has pushed back the release date of his fifth album ‘Fortune’ until the summer. The R&B crooner went on his Twitter page today (April 22) to announce that he will delay its release by two months.

The old past time of trading baseball cards has gone to a new level thanks to trading-card company Platinum League. The company is releasing its “first-ever interactive hip-hop trading cards” on May 1. Rap icons Snoop Dogg, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are among the 100 artists featured in the collection.

The Trayvon Martin case has gavilinzed the hip-hop community and has spawned several tribute songs in memory of the late teen. Following in the footsteps of Plies, rapper Wyclef Jean released his tribute song ‘Justice (If You’re 17),’ in honor of Martin who was shot and killed by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman on Feb. 26.