ContactMusic — Rapper DRAKE has shelved his R&B mixtape project indefinitely to focus on his forthcoming album.The Fancy hitmaker has taken the hip-hop world by storm since signing to rap superstar Lil Wayne's Young Money label in 2009, and he released his debut di... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Chima Anya decides to go over Lil Wayne’s brand new music single.   a2a_linkname="Chima Anya – Top Banana (6 Foot 7 Freestyle)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/02/09/chima-anya-top-banana-6-foot-7-freestyle/"; a2a_hide_embed... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kid Cudi Kid Cudi announced that this summer he will release a Dot Da Genius-produced rock album, entitled Wizard and for his rap fans, a mixtape titled, A Man Named Scott. "Pushing for a summer release of the Wizard album.... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Decades before Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Eminem or Lil Wayne made names for themselves in mainstream hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Kool Herc introduced the movement to the first adopters, who spread the genre to the masses via not only..... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne recently settled a $1.2 million tax bill that was filed against the rapper in June in Dade County, Florida Circuit Court. The rapper forked over $1.13 million dollars to Uncle Sam in December of 2010, to pay off tax ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Nicki Minaj has revealed that she would die for her family. The Moment 4 Life rapper, who recently called mentor Lil Wayne "a new person" after his spell in jail, claims that despite her... more info

Nialler9 — Absolute monster tune from Chris Brown, yeh that Chris Brown featuring verses from Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne. Production by Diplo & Afrojack. more info

Guardian Music — As Mike Skinner explains in his guardian.co.uk/music takeover video, Drake is one of his favourite MCs. That's why he asked Ben Thompson to dissect the Canadian rapper's geniusThe first time I experienced Drake, it was as an absence. Cough-syrup laur... more info

Discobelle.net — Remember that styrofoam cup that Lil Wayne was carrying around with him pre and post-arrest? Well this new Babe Rainbow edit of “I’m Single” is the audio equivalent of what the stuff inside that cup tastes like. Look for a new Babe Rainbow rele... more info

Starpulse — There is a long history of trash talking the opposing team in the lead-up to Super Bowl Sunday. Well, Lil Wayne has taken it to a whole new level. He's just recorded a brand new song in support of ... more info