AllHipHop — Nas’ troubles with the Internal Revenue Service have reached a new level, with the Queensbridge rapper’s debt amounting to more than $3 million. According to court documents, Nas owes $3,365,671.26, an increase from the $2,584,206... more info

Guardian Music — The Somali-born rapper K'naan on politics and pirates – and why Coca-Cola chose his song to be the official anthem for this summer's football World Cup in South Africa, writes Caspar Llewellyn Smithhe Somali-born rapper K'naan arrives at the K... more info

MTV.com News — 'You can expect multiple projects this year,' MC tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Jay Electronica The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive The reception Jay Electronica has been getting from fans... more info

VH1 News — Jay Electronica discussed some of his upcoming endeavors with the likes of Nas and Lupe Fiasco. "You can expect multiple projects this year," the MC told Mixtape Daily. more info

VH1 News — Drake says his debut album, Thank Me Later, was influenced by Nas and Andre 3000. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Polk/Getty With a week to go before he reports to prison in New York to serve a one-year sentence on gun charges, Lil Wayne has started up a Twitter. His first tweet: “im super new to this twitter shit but wudup tho !……….follow me bio... more info

Guardian Music — Empire State of Mind summons the spirit of New York as powerfully as Sinatra, the Velvet Underground and BiggieToday sees the UK release of Alicia Keys's Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down, but you'll already know the song. Jay-Z's original v... more info

MTV.com News — 'I went back and really studied Nas and Andre 3000 and then came back with this album,' rapper said about his debut album.By Jayson Rodriguez Drake Photo: Tyrone Kerr/ FilmMagic Drake has plenty of people onboard to give him advice on the ... more info

The Mirror — Nas has denied a criminal contempt charge for unpaid child and spousal support in his divorce from Kelis. more info

411 Mania — Nas held in contempt of court for failure to send Kelis checks... more info