AllHipHop — Kanye West has expressed humility and gratitude after his seminal debut College Dropout was named Album of the Decade by Entertainment Weekly.   Released in 2004, College Dropout was an immediate success, placing #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 al... more info

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MTV.com News — In 2009, Slim Shady reestablished his hard-earned place in popular culture.By James Montgomery Eminem Photo: Interscope/ MTV News Which stars had the biggest 2009? Over the next week, we'll be unveiling our top nine most newsworthy, contro... more info

Guardian Music — Timbaland is 'done with hip-hop', the record producer mogul announced in an interview this weekend, turning instead to pop music for his livelihood. Truth or just shock value?Timbaland is "done with hip-hop," he said this weekend, explaining that his... more info

Guardian Music — The rapper, 34, in his own wordsQueens and New York are completely responsible for me. You're a product of your environment and your experience.My mom was the most influential person in my life, initially... After my mom died, I went to live with my... more info

411 Mania — This week, 50 Cent thinks Jay-Z is Jesus, Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy squash their beef, details on upcoming releases from Game, Kid Cudi and Common, Drake's album gets pushed back and hip-hop dominates Billboard's biggest One hit wonders of the decad... more info

411 Mania — "Man, f**k the Grammys!" more info

Perez Hilton — It seems 50 Cent has his panties in a bunch since he wasn't nominated for a Grammy this year! In fact, he's been nominated 13 times, but has failed to win! He told MTV: "Man, f**k the Grammys! I couldn't care less about the Grammy Awards. It'll be... more info

Rolling Stone — Vevo, the new video streaming Website being touted as the next decade’s MTV by the record companies that founded it, finally launched last night with a host of new music videos from 50 Cent, Mariah Carey and Lupe Fiasco. Google’s YouTube and thre... more info

MTV.com News — R. Kelly's latest debuts at #4 on next week's albums chart.By Gil Kaufman Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream Photo: Sony Music Entertainment Chances are, there's going to be some Susan Boyle under the tree this year. The "Britain's Got Tale... more info