The Hip Hop Chronicle — T-Pain and Lil Wayne team up for the first track off T-Pain’s new album “rEVOLVEr” (dropping Dec 6). Production by T-Minus. more info

411 Mania — Weezy keeping up with skateboarding.... more info

Stereogum — I resisted Drake. I resisted Drake hard. In the beginning, when he was just another face on Lil Wayne’s already-overcrowded Young Money roster, I wondered how the hell anyone was supposed to take this kid seriously. Rap, after all, has not historic... more info

ContactMusic — Drake s much anticipated second album Take Care hits shelves this week hoping to follow in the footsteps of his phenomenally successful debut LP Thank Me Later which came out in 2010 The album had a set back last week however when it was leaked on th... more info

411 Mania — Drake talks up a storm... more info

Guardian Music — Vibrant, aggressive, sometimes laughably sexual. Rihanna takes raunch'n'b to new heights in our sneak preview of her albumIt probably wasn't the best environment to enjoy the new Rihanna album, huddled into a west London studio with an atmosphere so ... more info

Guardian Music — Despite political turmoil, protest singers are still thin on the ground. Can they beat apathy and avoid preachiness? Dorian Lynskey meets the new generationIt's Monday evening in the basement bar of University College London Union, and singer-songwri... more info

Stereogum — For her new album Betty Wright: The Movie, the ’70s soul legend teams up with the Roots, whose ?uestlove co-wrote and co-produced the entire album. And on the smooth rocker “Grapes On A Vine,” Lil Wayne shows up to kick a quick verse over a Cap... more info

Starpulse — Rappers Lil Wayne and Fat Joe are set to become sports coaches for a day as part of basketball star Dwight Howard's charity tournament this weekend. The pair will coach professional NBA players s... more info

ContactMusic — Rappers Lil Wayne and Fat Joe are set to become sports coaches for a day as part of basketball star Dwight Howards charity tournament this weekend 13Nov11 The pair will coach professional Nba players such as Matt Barnes Gilbert Arenas and Vince Carte... more info