411 Mania — Fugees reclusive sets some dates... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lauryn Hill plays to the masses at Rock The Bells 2010 (more by Andrew St. Clair) Can she do it? On top of the previously discussed Music Hall of Williamsburg on Dec 28th (tickets at noon) and Bowery Ballroom on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lauryn Hill at Rock The Bells (more by Brook Bobbins) Despite Hill's inactivity, she was recently scheduled to make an appearance in Burlington, Vermont, at the Higher Ground venue. But those plans have already changed twice. The concert was original... more info

Guardian Music — What scuppered Wyclef Jean's bid to be president of Haiti? Well, it wasn't modesty. On the eve of the election result, the rapper talks death threats and dirty tricks with Dorian Lynskey'Haiti is my country," declares Wyclef Jean. "The same way the B... more info

Perez Hilton — She should be proud of herself! Nicki Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday, landed the #2 spot on the Billboard Album charts, coming only below Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and selling 375,000 copies - a number a female MC hasn't beste... more info

411 Mania — Hill and The Roots tackle Bob Marley classic... more info

All About Jazz — Jazz vocalist and multi Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon joins hip-hop quartet The Beast release Freedom Suite: a 10-track collection of creative reflections on jazz and hip-hop. Freedom Suite is available for FREE download, digitally released on Okaypl... more info

Guardian Music — Two very different voices told their stories on Today – rapper Jay-Z on how he learned his business integrity and writer Diana Athill on her life in an old people's homeYesterday was a hefty news day, with the US midterms dominating the Today progr... more info

Guardian Music — When Evan Davis asked Jay-Z to suggest tracks for people who 'don't get' hip-hop, the rapper picked Lauryn Hill's To Zion and Tupac's Dear Mama. But you can do better than that, right?As wake-up calls go, it was enough to make you choke on your morni... more info

Guardian Music — The Hereford-born singer-songwriter on the joys of Pearl Jam, Björk and BlurHereford-born Elena Goulding began 2010 in the spotlight, anointed the next big thing by the entire UK music business after winning the critics' choice award at the Brits. T... more info