MTV.co.uk News — Rapper Lil Wayne has been talking about signing Drake and Nicki Minaj to his Young Money record label. Weezy feels that Drizzy is actually better than him in some way, and knew that he was always... more info

Detroit Free Press — When jazz bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding shockingly beat out teen idol Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence + the Machine and Mumford & Sons for best new artist at the Grammy Awards three weeks ago, a large chunk of America squinted at their TVs a... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Pusha T drops some bars over Drake’s and Bun B’s track.   a2a_linkname="Pusha T – Cook It Down"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/03/05/pusha-t-%e2%80%93-cook-it-down/"; a2a_hide_embeds=0; a2a_show_title=1; more info

White Folks Get Crunk — This warms the soul. About My Business (HELLO REMIX) Extended Clean – Rock-It Scientists x Drake x Dragonette | mp3 more info

Guardian Music — (Atlantic)Lupe Fiasco established his selling point as a contrast to the crunk sensibilities of mid-00s hip-hop: a nerdy backpacker throwback unafraid to be vulnerable and smart. Six years on, soft-serve feelings have become the genre's commercial de... more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch, DVD & two CDs)Not only has Brad Mehldau given sustenance to his more traditionally jazz-rooted fans with this live solo-piano album (after an eclectic 2010 that saw the classical-strings collaboration Highway Rider and the Love Songs duet ... more info

ContactMusic — Lil Wayne knew Drake would be a superstar as soon as he met him. '6 Foot 7 Foot' hitmaker Wayne knew as soon as he was introduced to his Canadian protege, he had the right qualities to become a chart topping star. He told MTV "The first thing I... more info

Abeano — Director Hype Williams raised a few eyebrows with the Gaspar Noe “referencing” video for Kanye’s ‘All Of The Light’s’ last week but that hasn’t stopped him paying homage to another film smash. Yep, Lil Wayne’s huge and s... more info

Unreality Music — It's hard not to fall in love with Nicki Minaj. She's got awesome comic-book exaggerated curves, that sexy Trinidadian accent and a ballsy attitude that I just adore. I could watch her and lis... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the 22-year-old putting spidery indie dubstep into the work of the soul-funk poet Gil Scott-HeronJamie Smith – producer, remixer and one-third of Mercury prize-winning minimalists the xx – is obsessed with musical spaces and gaps, with absen... more info