NME — The rap star gears up to perform with the new mum more info

MTV.com News — 'I already signed the deal,' Juvenile tells Vibe magazineBy Shaheem Reid Juvenile Photo: Peter Kramer/ Getty Images It looks like the long-awaited Hot Boys reunion is out of the talking stages and getting serious. Money has been spent to e... more info

VH1 News — Lil Wayne features on the first U.S. single from British R&B sensation Jay Sean, a new signee to Cash Money Records. more info

The Culture Of Me — A little while ago when we were pumping a new mixtape from the Old Money dudes, we talked about their spaciness and their want for the spot as scions of the Afronaut crusaders. And, while they may not be as looked at for this matter as, say, som... more info

MTV.com News — 'Medellin, Colombia — we got friends over there,' the rapper says of the setting of the new clip.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Tim Kash Rick Ross Photo: MTV News Rick Ross wanted to get a little exotic for his next video ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Eminem has given an interview to XXL Magazine where he talks about battling drug addiction and the state of hip hop. The rapper- who releases single We Made You this week- has been largely out of... more info

MTV.com News — New Cash Money Records signee gets the Weezy F blessing on his first U.S. single.By Akshay Bhansali Jay Sean Photo: MTV News For anyone in pop-music game, getting a feature from a hot MC is a huge gift — an added boost of name recognitio... more info

VH1 News — Eminem told XXL that he felt that during his absence "hip-hop was going downhill," but that T.I. and Lil Wayne raised the bar. His interview will be published in the June 2009 issue of the magazine. more info

Idolator — Bow Wow—the hip-hop star who grew up in front of America's eyes over the past 16 years—has announced his retirement from the music business, telling RealTalkNY that "there's no more that needs to be done on the music side, I've done everything." ... more info

MTV.com News — Rapper tells XXL that during his absence the genre faltered, but he feels T.I. and Lil Wayne raised the bar.By Shaheem Reid Eminem on the cover of XXL Photo: XXL Guess who's back? Eminem appears on the cover of the latest issue of XXL maga... more info