Pitchfork — Canadian aspiring teen idol Aubrey Graham, who plays disabled high school basketball star Jimmy Brooks on "Degrassi: The Next Generation", also raps and sings under the name Drake and somehow got himself signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Records... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: Lil Wayne is making a rock album, according to one laughably obscure source. [Pitchfork] Kanye West is starting to resemble some "Benjamin Button s---." [Dlisted] Jeff Tweedy, Johnny Marr, Ed O'Brien and Phil... more info

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MTV.com News — Former Biggie protege says her next LP is coming 'soon, really soon.'By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Matt Elias One thing about Lil Kim, the pint-sized Brooklyn rapper will take on all challengers. It doesn't matter if it's man ... more info

Pitchfork — -- We all know Lil Wayne has his own incredible sports blog on ESPN's website, where he talks about everything from the Dallas Cowboys to Manny Ramirez to 1990s alt-rockers Semisonic ("Closing Time" is his dream closing pitcher song). And now he's gu... more info

Pitchfork — -- We all know Lil Wayne has his own incredible sports blog on ESPN's website, where he talks about everything from the Dallas Cowboys to Manny Ramirez to 1990s alt-rockers Semisonic ("Closing Time" is his dream closing pitcher song). And now he... more info

XLR8R — We put up tracks, you hit download, then we sent our data-collection elves out to find out XLR8R.com's most popular MP3s of 2008, according to our wonderful readers. While some obvious choices are here (M83, Hercules and Love Affair, Flying Lotu... more info

VH1 News — Britney Spears eyes yet another "comeback," Lil Wayne promises consciousness and more New Year's resolutions of the stars (not really), in Bigger Than the Sound. more info

MTV.com News — Slow New Year's sales week with few new album releases finds little changed in the top 200.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Even during the traditionally slow New Year's sales week, Taylor Swift reigned supreme. The coun... more info

MTV.com News — Britney Spears eyes a new 'comeback,' Lil Wayne promises consciousness and more fictional 2009 plans.By James Montgomery Sasha Fierce, Brit Brit and Weezy F. Baby wish you a Happy New Year! Photo: Getty Images/MTV News New Year's resolutio... more info