R&B crooner Robin Thicke was arrested for marijuana possession early Friday afternoon (Feb. 17) in New York City.

The New York Daily News reports that the 'Love After War' singer was seated inside a Cadillac Escalade near 3rd Ave. and 21st St. Officers saw him smoking a marijuana joint in the front seat of the vehicle and took him into custody as a result.

"He wasn't driving," a police source said. "He was sitting in the car. He was arrested and a small amount of marijuana was recovered on him."

The 34-year-old entertainer was subsequently charged with possession of marijuana.

Rap Genius is supplying The BoomBox with the top lyrics of the week and serving a meaning behind the raps in the process. This week was marked by the passing of one of pop music's greatest singers, Whitney Houston. In addition to that tragic loss, though, it marked the return of some major rap talents. Kanye West helped his cousin out, Killer Mike took us back to the days of T La Rock and 'I Need a Beat,' Cam'ron wasted time on his iPhone, Brother Ali showed us the busted soul underneath a womanizer's exterior and phenom Kendrick Lamar continued his recent stellar run with a look back at his childhood, for both good and ill.

5. "Like Def Jam circa '83, you get rushed/ If you rolling with some winners, then you rolling with us," -- Killer Mike, 'Big Beast' Lyrics

Atlanta's Killer Mike dropped the first single from his upcoming album this week. What made rap fans' mouths water was that the song, and reportedly the whole album, was produced by underground rap hero Jamie "El-P" Moline. This single, featuring T.I. and Bun B dropping killer -- no pun intended -- verses, reaches its apex with Mike going all the way back to the founding days of Def Jam Records -- whose first releases were in '84, not '83, but who's counting? -- and shouting out label co-founder Russell Simmons, who in those days of yore went by his nickname, Rush.

Janet Jackson has admitted that she got her first glimpse at drug use as a very young child during her visits to see big brother Michael Jackson in New York. By 10 years old, Janet was already dancing alongside hard-partiers at the popular nightclub Studio 54!

The child star would take trips to the Big Apple to visit her superstar older brother in between filming her hit TV show 'Good Times' in the '70s. "[I] used to go to [Studio] 54 a lot," Janet, now 45, told CNN's Anderson Cooper. "I would be on hiatus from 'Good Times' and my mother said, 'What do you want to do?' and I would say, 'I want to go to New York and visit Mike.'"

Janet admits that it was at the famed Manhattan hot spot that she saw fellow club-goers using drugs. "I was 10 ... at 54 dancing. You know it was the first time I ever saw drugs. I couldn't figure out why people were putting flour up their nose. I thought that was the stupidest thing," Janet admitted jokingly.

NEW YORK (AP) - Ray J - who was one of the people who spent time with Whitney Houston in her last days - is expressing his sorrow over her loss.

In a statement to The Associated Press on Friday, he said he's spent the last few days trying to "process the emptiness that I feel."

The singer said the world lost an icon but he lost a "close friend." Calling her by her nickname, he added: "Nippy I miss you so much!"

Lil' Kim didn't hold back her tongue when speaking to host Andy Cohen earlier this week on his hit Bravo show, 'Watch What Happens Live.' The Queen Bee spout out some stinging words about Nicki Minaj but only as a result of the Young Money MC's diss track, 'Stupid H--,' which took aim at her.

During the show, Cohen asked Lil' Kim who she thought was the "most overrated artist" on the music scene currently. Her reply: "Fire Marshall Bill." Though she didn't say Nicki Minaj, which the audience apparently wanted her to yell out, she did hint that Fire Marshall Bill -- the character made famous by Jim Carrey on 'In Living Color' during the '90s -- made the same faces that the 'Super Bass' rhymer makes.

Nick Cannon has been plagued with health problems over the last two months. First, he was hospitalized for severe kidney problems during the Christmas 2011 holiday, then news broke Thursday (Feb. 16) that he was again rushed to the hospital after experiencing pains in his chest and right arm. As a result, the rapper-turned-radio and television host was diagnosed with blood clots.

All of the strain on his body as of late has caused the 31-year-old father of two to quit his morning radio show gig, Rolling With Nick Cannon, on WXRK 92.3 NOW.

"Under doctor's orders, I have been asked to cut back on some of my professional commitments to allow my body to get the rest it needs to keep up with the demands of my multitasking schedule," Cannon said in a statement.

After performing the new single off his 'Fortune' LP, 'Turn Up the Music,' at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday (Feb. 12), Chris Brown delivers the the visuals for the electro-tinged track.

In the clip, directed by Godfrey Tabarez and co-directed by Brown, the Virginia native appears slumped over on a street corner with a brown paper bag in hand as he takes sips of an alcoholic beverage inside. He hails a cab, which is floating in air, but the R&B crooner is oblivious to the peculiarity underneath the vehicle.

When he gets inside, he commands the driver to take him to the "best spot in town," but he misinterprets what Breezy says and instead turns the music up and looks to the back of the car with an animal mask on.