Guardian Music — What scuppered Wyclef Jean's bid to be president of Haiti? Well, it wasn't modesty. On the eve of the election result, the rapper talks death threats and dirty tricks with Dorian Lynskey'Haiti is my country," declares Wyclef Jean. "The same way the B... more info

Perez Hilton — She should be proud of herself! Nicki Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday, landed the #2 spot on the Billboard Album charts, coming only below Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and selling 375,000 copies - a number a female MC hasn't beste... more info

411 Mania — Hill and The Roots tackle Bob Marley classic... more info

All About Jazz — Jazz vocalist and multi Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon joins hip-hop quartet The Beast release Freedom Suite: a 10-track collection of creative reflections on jazz and hip-hop. Freedom Suite is available for FREE download, digitally released on Okaypl... more info

Guardian Music — Two very different voices told their stories on Today – rapper Jay-Z on how he learned his business integrity and writer Diana Athill on her life in an old people's homeYesterday was a hefty news day, with the US midterms dominating the Today progr... more info

Guardian Music — When Evan Davis asked Jay-Z to suggest tracks for people who 'don't get' hip-hop, the rapper picked Lauryn Hill's To Zion and Tupac's Dear Mama. But you can do better than that, right?As wake-up calls go, it was enough to make you choke on your morni... more info

Guardian Music — The Hereford-born singer-songwriter on the joys of Pearl Jam, Björk and BlurHereford-born Elena Goulding began 2010 in the spotlight, anointed the next big thing by the entire UK music business after winning the critics' choice award at the Brits. T... more info

Guardian Music — Why aren't Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and other classic hip-hop acts lovingly reissued in the same way as other genres? Because guardians of rap's heritage need to be crate-diggers, lawyers and counsellors all in oneOn the last Saturday of... more info

MTV.co.uk News — St. Louis rapper Nelly has shared his reaction to Lauryn Hill making her way her way back into the music industry after several years away. Nelly feels that Lauryn has led the way for today's... more info

Pop Crunch — -Oh Khia…The Thug Missus has a new mugshot to add to her illustrious collection… -Lauryn Hill can’t be expected to show up on time for a show when she’s got a manicure drying… -Rev. Terry Jones has decided to call off his dangerous and delu... more info