Rihanna tweeted that she provoked Chris Brown to hit her. [PopDust]
Check out Jon Caramanica's New York Times piece on Pitbull and the return of hip-house music. [NYTimes]
DMX airs out Jay-Z and explains why he's not feeling Drake's music. [HipHopDX]
Missy Elliot has been diagnosed with Grave's disease. [People]
Check out Justin Bieber's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman where he reveals the top 10 little known facts about himself. [AOL]