411 Mania — Weezy going to court over illegal sampling... more info

Perez Hilton — Lil Wayne is in a bit of legal trouble! A lawsuit was filed against the musician last year, accusing him of copyright infringement. Apparently, Wayne didn't get the proper permissions to sample music from folk singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel's song Once... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Winter/Getty “Fix My Hat,” another track from Lil Wayne’s Rebirth, has hit the Web. Described as “an homage to vintage Beastie Boys” in our Spring Music Preview, the 808-soaked song is devoid of the nu-metal guitars and Auto-Tune we... more info

AngryApe — Over a sample issue more info

411 Mania — This week, Lil Wayne launches a counter attack as well as a strong showing in a Time magazine list, Rick Ross calls out Eminem, DMX heads off to rehab, Relapse's track list is revealed and Hot 97 do some quick crowd control over Funkmaster Flex! Plus... more info

MTV.com News — Newlywed 'Hills' stars are in Mexico shooting a video for Heidi's album.By Jocelyn Vena Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Photo: Michael Tran/ Getty Images Newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt may have picked the most unfortunate time to ... more info

411 Mania — “Rebirth is going to be another classic album.” more info

Rolling Stone — Chris Brown is expected to appear in a Los Angeles court today for a preliminary hearing regarding the two felony charges he faces after his alleged altercation with Rihanna. According to MTV, there’s a remote chance that Brown’s attorney Mark Ge... more info

AllHipHop — Cash Money Records rapper Lil Wayne is taking the offense with a new lawsuit against a producer who used a sample for a song without permission from the original artist.   According to the suit, which was filed last week, Lil Wayne’s lawyers... more info

AOL Music — Rapper Lil Wayne is suing the producer of a song he performed that allegedly sampled another singer's work without permission. more info