E! Online — What a rock! Rick Ross and 21-year-old girlfriend Lira Mercer are engaged, E! News has confirmed. The 39-year-old hip-hop mogul has not commented. Mercer posted on... more info

Perez Hilton — Nothing says love like a gigantic rock on THAT finger! Rapper Rick Ross proposed to his girlfriend Lira Galore, and on Thursday the bodacious beauty couldn't help but flaunt her new bling on social media! Related: ABC Reporter Proposed To His Boyfrie... more info

TMZ — It pays to be Rick Ross' ride or die chick -- the Boss just iced up his GF Lira Mercer with an enormous diamond engagement ring that set him back $350,000. Rick and Lira Galore have only been together for a few months. She was by his side… more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper Rick Ross cannot copyright the words "Everyday I'm hustlin'," a U.S. judge has ruled, putting an end to his claim against music group LMFAO for selling T-shirts with the similar catch-phrase "Everyday I'm shufflin'." more info

Stereogum — At the beginning of the month, Rick Ross released Black Dollar, a very strong free mixtape that may have stopped his long downward slide. It’s the strongest thing he’s done in a few years, and it feels like the beginning of a quiet comeback. Furt... more info

TMZ — Rick Ross and his baby mama are in an all-out war over a luxury sedan -- she claims Rick boosted it from his son, but Rick says that's impossible ... since he footed the bill for the ride! Tia Kemp went HAM on Rick early Thursday ... saying, "Rick…... more info

Stereogum — Rick Ross never really seemed hungry; it was part of his appeal. When we met him, he was pushing an overblown comic-book kingpin character, talking about knowing “the real Noriega” and throwing speedboat chases into his videos. When his past as a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Meek Mill at SXSW 2012 (more by Ryan Muir) As you probably know if you've opened a web browser in the past two months, Meek Mill has been having quite the year. Drama aside though, he's... more info

Stereogum — A few days ago, we learned the surprising news that Rick Ross had a new album called Black Dollar loaded up and ready to go and that he’d be releasing it this year. He also shared the early singles “Foreclosures” and “Money Dance,” the latt... more info

Stereogum — Later this week, Houston rap originator Scarface returns with Deeply Rooted, his first album since 2008. We’ve posted first single “Steer,” but the song on the tracklist that jumps out most immediately is the one with all the big guests. That s... more info