Associated Press — LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jazmine Sullivan's first song was a No. 1 hit on the R&B and hip-hop charts, and her raspy voice has drawn her comparisons to Lauryn Hill. Still, the singer-songwriter was struggling for name recognition in a crowded field of ... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Jazmine Sullivan's first song was a No. 1 hit on the R&B and hip-hop charts, and her raspy voice has drawn her comparisons to Lauryn Hill. Still, the singer-songwriter was struggling for name recognition in a crowded field of music newcomer... more info

JamBase — By: TK Kayembe Digable Planets :: 11.16.08 :: The Fox Theatre ::: Boulder, CO Digable Planets by Danny Fontaine When hip-hop veterans Digable Planets surfaced in the early '90s, they instantly stood out in the rap community, breaking free ... more info

MTV.com News — We look back at our history with Brit before her tell-all documentary, 'For the Record,' premieres Sunday.By James Montgomery Britney Spears during her first MTV interview in 1999 Photo: MTV News It's quite popular to say that Britney Spea... more info

MTV.com News — Kanye's recent artistic choices inspired us to take a look at MCs singing in hip-hop.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Tim Kash and Tom Thorogood Kanye West Photo: MTV News The majority of the hip-hop community hardly batted an... more info

JamBase — Words & Images by: Nick Atlas MagnoliaFest :: 10.23.08 - 10.26.08 :: Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park :: Live Oak, FL MagFest 2008 October 23 marked the start of the 12th Annual MagnoliaFest, a celebration of music, magic and nature deep in the... more info

JamBase — By: Jake Krolick When I was 10 my parents whisked me away to the Dominican Republic for a three-week visit to an area they had fallen in love with in the early '70s. What I remember was not the over-Americanized vacation spot of today, but a lan... more info

Rolling Stone — • On the Road: Kings of Leon Take Manhattan • Matthews, Jay-Z Step Up Obama Support • Random Notes: Lauryn Hill, Bono, Rihanna • Bad Week for Former Gn’R Drummer Adler • How the Presidential Campaigns Choose Music • Former Dead Keyboard... more info

Rolling Stone — Photograph by Simeon K. Guss courtesy of TheMarthaBlog.com Since the release of her solo album ten years ago, Lauryn Hill has been something of a recluse. But apparently the way to get her out of the house is to host a Martha Stewart book signing. Th... more info

Idolator — ?uestlove leaked previously unreleased (and maybe new?) Lauryn Hill material via his Twitter, thus making the microblogging service result in something worthwhile for perhaps the fifth time in its entire existence. [Twitter via Nah Right] more info