Hot 97 on-air talent Mister Cee appeared in an interview at his radio station to address his current legal predicament.

Rapper The Game took to Twitter and Instagram to express sympathy for the Chiacago’s climbing murder rate and the death of 16-year-old Chicago rapper Lil’ JoJo. Lil JoJo, born Joseph Coleman, was murdered in a hail of gunfire Tuesday night hours following a dispute with a member of Keef’s camp. Coleman allegedly had an ongoing dispute with Chief Keef’s entourage and members of the Black Disciple street gang.

Lupe Fiasco appeared on MTV’s RapFix Live and became emotional after host Sway Calloway showed 6-year-old footage of the Chicago rapper in an episode of “My Block.”

Lil Scrappy offered his thoughts on the recent “coming out” of R&B crooner Frank Ocean.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and shook the political arena Wednesday when he officially endorsed same-sex marriage. Not many republicans have publicly stated their support for same-sex marriage, but Colin Powell said he has “no problem” with allowing gay couples the same opportunity for marriage equality.

On Wednesday, May 9, President Obama took a defining stance on same-sex marriage with 10 words: “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” Obama’s endorsement has gained some unlikely supporters. Several entertainers from the Hip- Hop and sports community have ‘come out’ to back the president’s decision, including Floyd Mayweather, Jay-Z, T.I., Bun-B, 50 Cent and dancehall reggae artist Beenie Man.

R&B singer The Dream is set to release his upcoming album titled “The Love IV: Diary of a Madman” on August 14.

Erik Sermon, notably known as one-half of Hip Hop duo EPMD, praised Adam Yauch and The Beastie Boys for their contributions to Hip-Hop.

2 Chainz, formerly known to many as Tity Boi, is blowing up on the rap scene. His laid-back, smooth flow has found its way on a variety of rappers’ tracks, including Young Jeezy’s “Super Freak” and Nicki Minaj’s “Beez in the Trap.”

Hip Hop living legend Nas has new music for his loyal fans, especially black women. God’s Son recently appeared on the Hot 97’s The Angie Martinez show talking about his new record “Another Black Girl Lost.”

Rakim Mayers, known to many as A$AP Rocky, believes homophobia will cause the genre of Hip Hop to fail if artists don’t become accepting other people’s sexualities. A$AP told spinner.com he doesn’t like the hate directed towards homosexuals.