• M.I.A. Baffled By Video Controversy

  13 May 2010

  Rapper M.I.A. is "baffled" by the controversy surrounding her video for new single Born Free - joking that Justin Bieber’s promos are "more violent" than her own clip.

  

• Lil Wayne In MORE Trouble After Contraband is Found In Cell

  12 May 2010

  Lil Wayne’s love of music has landed him trouble behind bars - guards have reportedly discovered "contraband" including iPod earphones and a charger in his cell.

  

• DMX Denied Reality TV Help

  11 May 2010

  Incarcerated rapper DMX has had his request to seek treatment for drug addiction with reality TV doctor Drew Pinsky denied by an Arizona judge - because he's making good progress kicking the habit behind bars.

  

• Eminem Wins Artist Of The Decade Award

  07 May 2010

  Eminem has a prestigious new plaque to add to his collection of awards after picking up his honour as America's best-selling artist of the decade.

  

• Gucci Mane Gets Early Prison Release

  06 May 2010

  Gucci Mane will walk free from prison next week after serving seven months of his one-year sentence.

  

• Nas Struggles To Pay Kelis Support

  06 May 2010

  Nas has begged a judge to reduce the amount of cash he has been ordered to hand over to estranged wife Kelis in child and spousal support - because he can't afford the payment.

  

• Ooh, N-Dubz Have ANOTHER New Video

  04 May 2010

  850,000 album sales later, urban super-group N-Dubz return with a brand new single ‘We Dance On’, featuring legendary dance DJs BodyRox.

  

• M.I.A Asks Fans To Name Record

  30 Apr 2010

  British rapper M.I.A. is asking fans to help pick a title for her upcoming album - she's launched an online appeal for help naming the record.

  

• Usher Denies Engagement

  29 Apr 2010

  Usher's spokesperson has dismissed internet reports the R&B superstar is expecting a baby with his new girlfriend - insisting rumours of a pregnancy and an engagement are not true.

  

• Video Premiere : Nas & Damian Marley 'As We Enter'

  27 Apr 2010

  Watch "As We Enter" the first official video from Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley are Distant Relatives.

  

• Common's Failed Scam

  27 Apr 2010

  Rapper and actor Common made money as a kid selling basketball legend Michael Jordan’s forged autograph to his friends.

  

• M.I.A. Video Banned By YouTube

  27 Apr 2010

  M.I.A.'s hard-to-watch new video has been banned by YouTube.com due to its graphic violence and scenes featuring the killing of young boys.

  

• Chiddy Bang - Truth: The Video

  22 Apr 2010

  It’s been a long time coming but now, finally after a several years of Auto-Tune based stagnation and beats so glossy you could virtually see your face in them, hip-hop is finally, and thankfully, broadening its palette.

  

• 50 Cent Explores Slavery Past

  22 Apr 2010

  50 Cent is delving deep into his past to research his family's history as slaves for a new TV documentary.

  

• RUN-DMC Reunion "Not Happening"

  20 Apr 2010

  Run-DMC star Darryl McDaniels has shot down rumours the hip-hop icons will reunite at The Roots' annual festival this summer, insisting it would be "disrespectful" to their late DJ, Jam Master Jay.

  

• Outkast Recording Again!

  19 Apr 2010

  Superstar rap duo Outkast is planning to record its first album in four years.

  

• Coolio Faces Child Support Payout

  19 Apr 2010

  Cooliois facing $300 (£200) monthly child support payouts to the mother of his young son.

  

• Sunday Rap Latest - Wrongful Death - BIG. Thrown Out

  18 Apr 2010

  Notorious B.I.G.'s Wrongful Death Suit Dismissed

  

• Sonique Cherishes Life After Cancer Scare

  16 Apr 2010

  British singer-turned-DJ Sonique has reunited with school friends after years without contact - in a bid to make the most of life following her cancer diagnosis.

  

• Jay-Z Sues Baseball Great

  16 Apr 2010

  Rapper Jay-Z and his business partner are suing baseball great David Ortiz over the name of his new club in the Dominican Republic.

  

• Eminem Scraps Forthcoming Album

  15 Apr 2010

  Eminem has scrapped plans to release a sequel to his Relapse album.

  

• Nas Wants Quick End To Messy Divorce

  15 Apr 2010

  Rapper NAS can't wait to put his messy divorce from R&B singer Kelis firmly behind him so he can focus on his work and fatherhood.

  

• Rufus Wainwright: "50 Cent Is Gay"

  14 Apr 2010

  Rufus Wainwright is urging rapper 50 Cent to set the record straight about his sexuality - insisting he knows the hip-hop star is "gay".

  

• Tuesday's Daily Rap

  13 Apr 2010

  In today’s Daily Rap, Nelly gets caught up in a lawsuit, Jaheim is accused of speeding and drug possession, and Wu Tang Clan affiliate Hell Razah is recovering after undergoing surgery for a brain aneurysm.