Starpulse — Former Prison Break star Lane Garrison has been charged with a count of misdemeanor battery after allegedly hitting his ex-girlfriend, Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly, on Saturday night. Garriso... more info

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ContactMusic — Missy Elliott has apologised to her fans Down Under after she was mistakenly announced as the headliner of an upcoming Australian music festival The hip-hop star was said to be on the bill for urban music event Supafest later this month Apr12 with Se... more info

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Love And The Anger — Azealia Banks has been making waves for quite some time now. She got bloggers and music journalists really talking with her video for 212(see below). I'll have to say, I loved it right away. I have not really listened to Rap, per se, in quite ... more info

DrownedInSound — 15 classic albums from the year of our Lord, 1997 - yeah, it was a good one. Included: Missy Elliott, Elliott Smith, Spiritualized, Wu-Tang Clan, Mansun, The Chemical Brothers, Portishead, Company Flow and some band called Radiohead. Read the f... more info

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Core News — “Coldcut open on a jazz tip, with Portico Quartet and move onto music from Archie Pelago, Focus Tree and Traffic. Dub sounds feature from Big Youth, Gunn Sound and the Gregory Issac Allstars, with a little addition from Missy Elliott and Amy Wineho... more info

Perez Hilton — England LOOOOVES Nicki!!!!! Nicki Minaj's latest single Starships is ALREADY #5 on the charts in the UK, which is a big deal because the last female rapper to reach the top five was Missy Elliott and her song 4 My People! If things keep heading in th... more info

Guardian Music — Heaven; Cargo, LondonA neon sign spells out Azealia Banks's name atop a bowl of noodles, in the style of a New York Chinese takeaway. When the latest US hip-hop sensation walks onstage, detonating a confetti cannon, her slight frame is wrapped in a b... more info