Starpulse — Actor Ryan Phillippe is confident about his rap skills. He explained, "I rap really well. I can sound like Lil Wayne or Ludacris. I'm dead serious. I can spit!" more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Amid all the attention lavished upon Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Kanye West and new media-darlings Drake, B.O.B. and Kid Cudi, it’s easy to forget that Eminem remains arguably the world's most commercially viable rapper. Until Susan Boyle budged him fro... more info

Starpulse — A former guard at New York's Rikers Island jail is threatening to sue prison bosses after she was fired for allegedly spying on the facility's most famous inmate - Lil Wayne. Amelia Negron was di... more info

AllHipHop — A former guard at Rikers Island may sue after she was terminated for allegedly spying on rapper Lil Wayne. Officials at Rikers Island, the New York jail that houses the rapper, charged that Amelia Negron went into the unit where Wayne stayed witho... more info

MTV.com News — Kanye West-produced second single from Thank Me Later features Drake in full crooner mode.By Jayson Rodriguez Drake Photo: John Shearer/ Getty Images Drake's long-awaited collaboration with Kanye West finally hit the Internet early Thursday... more info

ContactMusic — A former guard at New York's Rikers Island jail is threatening to sue prison bosses after she was fired for allegedly spying on the facility's most famous inmate -... more info

MTV.com News — Plies, Ludacris already announced for Hot 107.9's show on June 19.By Shaheem Reid Monica Photo: J Records Hot 107.9 in Atlanta continued to announce names for their annual Birthday Bash concert, taking place on June 19. A couple of weeks ag... more info

MTV.com News — 'THAT is the eminem I like hearing,' one fan tweets about the lead Recovery single.By Jayson Rodriguez Eminem Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images Eminem's "Not Afraid" has been the talk of blogs, message boards and social-media networks on Th... more info

411 Mania — Lil Wayne is being sued AGAIN, DJ Premier issues an official statement on Guru and talks about his final visit, a revealing interview on Solar, Jim Jones starts to teach, B-Real talks about the veterans of the West, DMX is NOT being sued and Liquid S... more info

AngryApe — The rapper is a dad to four kids more info