Friday's Daily Rap

In today’s Daily Rap, M.I.A considers bring up her son Ikhyd in China, a D12 star faces a tax demand and Wyclef Jean receives a doctorate.

M.I.A. Considers Bringing Up Baby In China

M.I.A. is considering bringing up her son Ikhyd in China - because she wants him to be fluent in Chinese.

The hitmaker became a first-time mum last year and she's already splitting her time between her mum's modest home in England and her husband Ben Bronfman's family estate in America, and she hopes her son will be a real, bi-lingual jet-setter.

The Paper Planes singer tells Complex magazine, "I always say I'm gonna send him off to China and I want him to learn Chinese, because the next hundred years is about China being a superpower and he should know how to speak it. So maybe he'll go there."

D12 Star In Tax Demand

D12 rapper Swifty McVay has reportedly joined the list of celebrity tax delinquents - he owes the U.S. government more than $254,000 (£169,335) in unpaid fees.

The hip-hop star, real name Ondre Moore, had a tax lien filed against him in Los Angeles in March (10), according to reports - and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials filed another complaint against Moore and his wife weeks later.

The couple is also facing a demand of $7,199 (£4,799) in unpaid taxes in the state of Michigan, dating back to November, but Moore's lawyer, Jeffrey Freeman, insists the Purple Hills hitmaker is working on resolving his financial problems.

He tells the Detroit News, "Mr. Moore takes full responsibility for his debt to the IRS and the state and is working with the government in resolving his outstanding tax liability.

"He has rejoined with his prior manager, and his current business and tax matters are now being properly handled." Moore isn't the only D12 member hit with IRS demands - bandmates Kuniva and Kon Artis have also been slapped with tax demands.


Wyclef Jean Receives Doctorate

Wyclef Jean has been awarded an honorary doctorate from a U.S. university in recognition of his ongoing charity work in Haiti.

The former Fugees star has been helping rebuild his homeland with his Yele Haiti organisation following the devastating January earthquake, which left an estimated 1.3 million people homeless.

And his humanitarian work was acknowledged on Sunday when officials at Western Connecticut State University presented Jean with an honorary doctorate.
 Jean appeared onstage to accept his diploma and deliver a commencement speech to graduates, stressing the importance of believing in dreams.

He said, "Believe it or not, I used to ride a donkey to school in Haiti. I lived in a one-room shack. When I came to America, I didn't speak a word of English. Today I am able to travel the world, reach people with my music, work on behalf of my native Haiti and even speak at a college commencement. I am proof that anything you want is possible, if you can only envision it first."

University officials also presented him with a $9,500 (£6,300) cheque to benefit his charity.