Midwest group St. Lunatics are preparing to make a comeback with a new album in almost over ten years. The group is composed of Nelly, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, Ali, and City Spud. The St. Lunatics' first album titled Free City was released back in 2001 but due to the incarceration of Nelly's brother and group member City Spud, the sophomore album suffered a major delay.

City was recently released from his ten year prison sentence for charges of assault and is now looking forward to working on material for the group's upcoming album.

"Of course, everybody knows that I've been on vacation for a while and now I'm back."

Earlier this week, St. Lunatics linked with Cash Money CEO Birdman to shoot a video for their new single called Money Talks. The video was directed by Juwan Lee at Visiontracks Studio in Fenton, Missouri and will promote for the group's upcoming album City Free which is expected to be released sometime this summer.

"He [Birdman] wasn't able to be a part of Country Grammar or any other Lunatic album that had been done up to this point," Nelly said in a recent interview. "It's exciting for us to watch him because this is his first time really going through the whole process of putting out an album and everything that comes along with it."

Check out the behind the scenes footage of Money Talks below:

One of the legendary Kings Of R&B, Ron "Mr. Biggs" Isley was released from his three year prison sentence for tax evasion charges earlier this month. After appearing on Los Angeles DJ Steve Harvey's talk show earlier this month, he confirmed that he will be heading in the studio shortly to begin working on material for a new gospel album which was inspired by his prison inmates.

Ronald Isley revealed that this time around the album will feature future and past stars such as Lauryn Hill, T.I. and Burt Bacharach. The album will be his first since his collaborative album with the Isley Brothers back in 2006 for Baby Makin' Music.  

While on the radio show, Ronald Isley also gave insight to his life in prison. He served as a mentor for some and also kept busy by performing for the inmates.

"I was talking to young people and crying with them and people that were gonna be in there some years and that part really hurts.They (inmates) looked up to me. I was working at the chapel and I did gospel shows every week, that kept me up."

Ronald Isley is currently in a halfway house but will return to the stage on May 10 when he performs in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

- By Lakreshia McKenzie

While prepping for the release of his forthcoming album Dopeman Music, Southern rap veteran Scarface talked with Street Disciplez Radio and explained his reasons for leaving his position as president of Def Jam South.

According to Face, his decision was based on the departure of Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles, and the entrance of LA Reid. He wasn't sure what to expect with the new regime and wanted to end things on his terms. Looking back though he says he should have done things differently.

"I think when the powers Lyor, Kevin -- when everybody left Def Jam, when the wigs left, I was over there with LA Reid," he said. "And I didn't know what kind of sh*t was getting ready to go on over there. So I wanted to save him the hassle of dealing with me because I know I'm not the easiest motherf*cker in the world to deal with."

Scarface also revealed that though Reid respected his request for a release, but not before trying to reason with him.

"He [Reid] said, 'Well, you know I would like to at least sit-down and talk with you but if you want to leave, I understand.'" recalled Face.

"A couple of my friends got on that flight to see LA Reid, but I never got on it. I didn't feel the need to...I felt like LA was a musician, an artist too, and I didn't really want anybody interfering with the way I thought about my music, the way I made up my sh*t.  So I thought it would be best to part ways..If I could do it all again, I'd take that meeting with LA Reid and I'd still be over there at Def Jam South, I'm sure because I don't know what's coming out on that label anymore."

Face is responsible for signing rap superstar Ludacris to the label before it was shut down in 2003. It has since been re-launched with DJ Khaled helming the top executive position.

- By Sharniece Moore

Incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne has been hit with a lawsuit by hit producer Jim Jonsin. In the $500,000 civil suit, Jonsin claims that he has not received any of the royalties due to him from Wayne's 2008 single Lollipop. The two worked together on the track and according to the legal documents, Jonsin holds a co-writing credit for the song.

Lollipop features the late R&B singer Static Major and was the lead single for Wayne's multi-platinum album The Carter III. The song would go on to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart on five separate occasions and earned the rapper a Grammy in 2009 in the Best Rap Song category.

This is just the latest in legal troubles surrounding the Cash Money rapper's most successful album to date. Earlier this year on February 17, producer Darius "Deezle" Harrison and the publishers from The Royalty Network filed a lawsuit over the project's fourth single, Mrs. Officer. Harrison and the company claim that they own the rights to the song and are seeking $2.5 million in owed royalties and profits from ringtones, music videos, and streaming media.

The New Orleans bred rapper is currently serving a 366 day term for gun possession in New York. He is expected to release his eighth studio album The Carter IV shortly after his release.

- By Sharniece Moore