Lil Wayne is the latest rapper who is being chased for not having his tax payments in order after news broke that the IRS filed a $1.13 million tax lien against him last month. The lien for $1,138,760 was filed on June 3^{rd in Dade County, Florida Circuit Court and he appears to owe for 2004, 2005 and 2007. Wayne previously had a tax problem in 2008 but he cleared that up swiftly by paying $977,840.}

Producer The Dream has spoken out on his split from wife Christina Milian, apologizing and offering his side of the story. The Dream used his official website to reveal, "First I want to thank God for the trials of life, without them we can’t know purpose! I would love to tell the truth as to why my relationship wasn’t successful, but today that is between me and Christina. Its easy to say that it’s because of another woman or a new relationship but truthfully, IT’S NOT. I take FULL RESPONSIBILITY for misleading everyone into thinking everything was fine and okay when we knew problems existed for a while! I wanted to speak up but we decided it wasn’t for anyone to know. I would NEVER intentionally hurt a soul and everyone around me knows that! There was so much going on in me and Christina’s personal world that I tried to deal with it as delicately as I could and tried to regain my footing. Instead of being direct in order not to cause even more hurt or hurt someone’s feelings, I carried the weight in secret! I am Human and people fall in and out of Love all the time… This is Life. Nothing’s promised or perfect, neither am I. I am not proud that I lost something we once had…LOVE! I’ve always been a Loving Father, Hard Worker, Generous, Stern and Eager to prove myself. My faults are I can be irresponsible and an ass sometimes, but I HAVE NEVER and WILL NEVER be a malicious person or wish harm to anyone, especially those I love or the mother of my child. I’m sorry for the embarrassment to everyone involved! If there’s anyone to blame and you can’t fathom this happening, please blame me and me alone for not being upfront! Even though we were trying to overcome personal things between us, I was just simply scared and embarrassed to let everyone know we WERE FAILING and HAVE NOW FAILED! This is not to justify anything, it’s true emotion! It’s a real thing that involves real people! I’ve cried about this for months, after interviews, after prayer and I’ve tried to take my own life at a point because of the failure that was looming. But I was reminded by my MOTHER that I am not "Superman" and its okay to lose sometimes… This too shall pass! And everything will be fine! ~ Terius Nash ~ "

Word has it that 50 Cent is considering scrapping a forthcoming album titled 'Black magic.' The rapper revealed, "I’ve written and album that’s called Black Magic, but I am not sure it will be my next album, since I’ve made it back to America after recording in the UK and different territories since I was on the road, I started writing different material that don’t quite fit that concept." 50 continued, "Black Magic had a different style to it, a different vibe. I was playing with different song structures, music from different genres like rock music. The way rock music allows the energy to decrease and then comeback to high energy - I was getting music that had that kind of vibe to it. I did some things that were a little dance inspired, the tempo was higher. Just playing with a lot of things." However, the rapper explained that his return to America also saw a return to a more conventional style, "Since, I got back, I’ve been writing things that don’t fit that [concept]."

Rapper Plies has had a civil lawsuit dismissed. The case stemmed from a 2006 concert in Gainesville, Florida where a shooting left five people injured. Plies' entourage was accused of shooting into the crowd at Club 238. Although Plies was found not to have fired shots during the incident he did plead guilty to a charge of possession of a firearm and was sentenced to probation, while his brother, Ronell 'Big Gates' Lavatte, served three years in prison as a convicted felon. Big Gates was released last year.

Alicia Keys has decided to switch the role of longtime managers MBK Entertainment and to control her own career. A source revealed that Jeff Robinson, CEO of MBK Entertainment Inc., and Alicia have decided to change the structure of their business relationship. Robinson and Keys will continue to collaborate and produce future albums together through MBK/J Records but Alicia will now oversee all aspects of her career. MBK Entertainment Inc. have guided every aspect of Alicia Keys' career since she was a teenager and Keys and Robinson have been partners for over a decade. However they would both like opportunities to pursue other endeavors and insist that their decision is mutually agreed and amicable. Alicia will now have more control over singing and songwriting as well as other business ventures with her own company, AK Worldwide, taking responsibility for her touring, endorsements, sponsorships, licensing, new business development, television and film ventures. Meanwhile MBK will be free to develop new talent as well as concentrating on their newly formed gospel music arm, Glory to Glory Records.

Drake took a few moments out to talk about his plans for the future as well as what motivates him, saying, "Between me and Lil' Wayne we make timeless music. When the time is right, I will definitely go back to acting because it's a passion of mine." Drake continued, "I am motivated by success, I am still growing and still learning and my vulnerability in my music is key to keep me humble and grounded and proud to be here."