Topix — Lady Gaga , Rihanna , Kanye West , Eminem and Rebecca Black have made it onto our list of the most controversial videos of 2011. more info

411 Mania — Is Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne the best album of the year? Does Eminem take home the award for best artist? What's the best song of the year? 411's Tony Acero takes a look at the best in hip-hop in 2011! more info

Dlisted — Dido's name is an “l” away from being Dildo and her music has always sounded like a white girl Sade to me, so I had not one bad thing to say about her ass until now. The only esteemed news source of truth I trust, the Daily Mail, says that D... more info

MTV.co.uk News — In possibly the slowest-leaking celebrity baby news EVER, it has emerged that singer Dido had her first child in July - and named him Stanley.Ordinarily that wouldn't be newsworthy half a year... more info

Guardian Music — Artists such as Lil' B and Lil Wayne are tackling hip-hop's anti-gay sentiments, but it might have been Kanye West who set the ball rollingTo say that hip-hop has enjoyed an uneasy relationship with homosexuality would be an understatement. Since tim... more info

Gigwise — The evolution from Bing Crosby and The Ratpack to Eminem and Rage Against The Machine... more info

Guardian Music — BBC Radio Cymru has been told not to play songs of about 450 artists who say they have no choice but to take actionTeachers, health workers, even ice-cream makers and soap manufacturers have been out on strike in recent months. Now Welsh-language mu... more info

Guardian Music — Colloquial and parochial, this Merseyside MC may be the first high-profile rapper to emerge from LiverpoolHometown: Liverpool.The lineup: Elliot Egerton (vocals).The background: Elliot Egerton aka Bang On!, raved about of late by Toddla T and Semtex,... more info

411 Mania — If another Columbine happens, it'll be his fault... more info

Gigwise — The rapper compares himself to Eminem... more info