Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - New mum Kelis has been given a huge career boost after signing to Black Eyed Peas star Will.I.Am's record label. more info

Guardian Music — Our series of oblique angles on the muscial decade continues, with a look at how hip-hop's vigour and invention at the start of the noughties has made the last five years of rap seem staleA month or so ago New Yorker pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones wrot... more info

411 Mania — Join the 411 Music staff as we continue to count down the absolute best songs the decade had to offer. Part three gives us hits by Coldplay, Dr. Dre, Radiohead, Nas, Justin Timberlake and more... more info

AllHipHop — Rick Ross affiliates Triple C’s have took aim at legend KRS-One and the New Boyz in response to what they deem are hypocritical critiques of their style of Hip-Hop.   In a recent interview for rollingout.com, the 3 man group resurrected the ... more info

AllHipHop — Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley have teamed with National Geographic and V-Tech to present the “Distant Relatives” panel debate in Washington, DC next month.   The “Distant Relatives” panel debate will feature D... more info

411 Mania — Join the 411 Music staff as we count down the absolute best songs the decade had to offer. Part two features Beck, the Beasties, System of a Down, Nas, OutKast and plenty more… more info

Tastes Like Caramel — It’s great to see Kelis back in full swing after a 3-year hiatus since 2006’s Kelis Was Here, a nasty split with rapper Nas, and giving birth to her first child. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since her innovative debut album Ka... more info

AngryApe — Filming will begin in February more info

Undercover, Australia — There was huge anticipation from the crowd in seeing one of the most important and respected MC’s of all time NAS live with a 7 piece band. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Winter/Getty With Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ New York anthem “Empire State of Mind” blasting over stereos worldwide, we asked our readers to tell us what track puts them in a New York groove. Jigga, Nas, the Beastie Boys and some other Goth... more info