You either loathe M.I.A.’s breakdancer-meets-beach-bum style, or you want to raid her closet. Lucky for those in the latter style set, the Sri Lankan-Brit singer is launching her own clothing line so that you too can dress like a sunshower-drenched human highlighter/ L Train commuter.

M.IA., who’s modeled for Marc Jacobs, told WWD that the collection of boldly colored, graphic-printed bomber jackets, t-shirts and leggings will be bright enough so that “if you lose it or someone steals it, you can see it from miles away and you can be like, ‘Oy! Give me my shirt back!’” So perhaps she sensed your larcenous envy.

For those of you more inclined to dress like your favorite gossip blogger, Perez Hilton is about to launch his own line of hoodies, accessories and flip-flops, which will be sold primarily at… Hot Topic.

+ Bonus: M.I.A. photos and our her most stylish videos:

(All photos, credit: MTV)

Today is take your kids to work day here at Camp MTV. Now, when we were l’il and went to work with our parents, we got, like, half a Snickers bar and the backs of some annual reports to color on. These kids got the Jonas Brothers.

Nick, Joe and Kevin (and their dad!) were the VIP surprise guests down at the Lodge (our fancy word for the MTV/ Viacom “cafeteria”) this morning, where they talked to a rapt audience of kids and parents about ways to go green (Efficient light bulbs! Hybrid cars!)

But the kids were, politely, more interested in hearing about the JoBros’ Kids Choice Award win (I swear, one kid asked that and it wasn’t even planted), what it was like seeing themselves on TRL — “the coolest experience ever” — and what they’re listening to on the road — Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash.

The Jonas Brothers then gave an impromptu, pitch-perfect a cappella rendition of “S.O.S.” (swoon!), sweetly thanked all the kiddos, before they were whisked away back to their green room, where we deftly snuck in and shot a few snaps. (By the way, their hair was collectively flawless, Kevin was rocking an appropriately springlike clam-diggers-no-socks ensemble, and Joe had on some slick patent boat shoes we’re seriously sweatin’. Dudes can DRESS.)

More photos after the jump.

Hail Mary, OMJ.

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Enough of this and-Ashlee’s-baby-makes-three stuff. Pete Wentz has a salon to run, y’all. And Pete Wentz knows hair, but he doesn’t claim to really know hair, you know? So that’s why he’s paying someone else to run the Clandestine Industries salon.

Find out more about Pete’s new business venture — one small step for jet-black spiky tips, one giant leap closer to total Fall Out Boy world domination — in Buzzworthy’s exclusive interview with Pete Wentz, who also shares some celeb style secrets. Sneaky, Pete!

Plus:
+ Pete on Fall Out Boy’s new live CD/DVD.

+ Concreteloop previews hipster-pop soloist/Fader fave/ Bud shiller Santogold’s self-titled album, which drops April 29th. Watch Santogold here.

+ Pregnancy(or not) aside, Ashlee Simpson likes barbecue. OMG! WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON! (We are not pregnant, however, in case you’re reading this, Mom. We do love barbecue, though.) (People)

+ Amy Winehouse’s next album may be on hold. Which would probably be the least of her problems. (Dlisted)

+ Speaking of Amy Winehouse, Duffy is Dolce & Gabanna’s new muse, dahling. Next stop — PEOPLE’S REVOLUTION! (Mirror)

+ Hi! We’re t.A.T.u! Remember us? Here’s what we look like now! Next stop: SOFT-CORE PORN! (ONTD)

+ Hi! I’m Bill Cosby! (Remember me?) I’m 70 years old. I used to be cool and wear Coogi and push Pudding Pops, but these days I’m pretty pissed. Anyway, I’m purportedly releasing a hip-hop album. Because I’m the Mack Granddaddy. Flismflasm! (Holy Moly)

If you’ve been to the club like, recently recent, or caught TRL yesterday, then you may’ve heard this synthed-out, retro-electro R&B banger from O’Neal McKnight, a man with two last names and no first name, who’s styled Usher (he’s responsible for the iconic 8701 album cover), Diddy, Snoop and Robin Thicke, is now taking his turn as a quadruple-threat soloist.

Entitled “Check Your Coat,” this unholy brew of vintage Michael Jackson, celebrity cameos (peep Swizz Beats and Russell Simmons) and Back to the Future (speaking of cameos, you can’t miss the DeLorean or Christopher Lloyd) sub-plot just screams “I can’t believe it’s not ’80s!”

But it’s not ’80s, and that’s what makes it so decidedly fresh; O’Neal McKnight manages to pull off the trick of sounding so old-school it’s futuristic. Attention Neo-soulsters and throwback rappers: you are now on notice.

In 2003, when a still-unknown Estelle spotted Kanye West at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in L.A., she was smart enough to hit him up for some face time with John Legend — a move that eventually landed her on Legend’s Homeschool label. (Look for her album, Shine, in stores April 29). Five years later, her single, “American Boy,” her Kanye-backed ode to international lovin’, is sitting pretty at the top of the British charts.When we met Estelle backstage at TRL, she instantly struck us as cool, poised and intelligent. So it’s no surprise that she recently made another smart — and stylish — move when she helped launch the Move Your Lips campaign — a joint effort between MTV and The Body Shop to raise awareness about the spread of HIV.

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If you:

+ Only heard “Rapper’s Delight” for the first time when that old lady in The Wedding Singer dropped a few lines in that ridick scene

+ First heard of Dr. Dre when Eminem mentioned him

+ Don’t remember when the Beastie Boys were actually boys

+ Didn’t realize that the Fresh Prince and Will Smith were the same person, or that he left DJ Jazzy Jeff behind when he moved to Bel Air

+ Didn’t realize Rev Run was, um, in a rap group

+ Didn’t realize Ice-T had a whole separate career before he played Fin Tutuola on Law & Order: SVU

+ Didn’t realize Jennifer Lopez and Diddy were once a couple

+ Don’t know who the Fly Girls were

+ Thought Queen Latifah made her showbiz debut in BarberShop 2

And/or

+ Don’t know who Kid or Play is…

Then you probably need a serious dose of Yo! MTV Raps, the seminal national hip-hop show that was the. shiz. on MTV back in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The show took hip-hop out of the New York boroughs and pockets of urban Cali, where it’d been brewing, and into the homes of anyone with MTV, beginning in 1988, and it’s been a legend ever since.

Now, 20 years later, we’ve dusted off the turntables — and the set — and invited back host Fab 5 Freddy and an impressive roster of the original voices, leaders and pioneers of the hip-hop movement and resurrected Yo! MTV Raps.

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Not so fast. Even if you have $75,000, put it back in your signature logo-covered Louis Vuitton wallet. Tonight’s Brooklyn Ball event — featuring an exclusive performance by Kanye West — at the Brooklyn Museum (in, um, Brooklyn), is way sold out. Not that we could afford the ticket price (bargain basement tickets started at $1,000 and went up to $75,000 — hope that included dessert!), which could double as a down payment on a nice home in many parts of the world.

The event is the kickoff for an exhibit by Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami, whose work is on display at the museum through July, and whose jock Kanye totally rides — Murakami did the artwork on Kanye’s Graduation album.

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First of all, if you haven’t already, you really need to hear N.E.R.D.’s new tweaked-and-freaked firecracker of a track, “Everybody Nose,” off their upcoming album, Seeing Sounds, due out this June. Seriously, you are not too busy. Download the track here. Now.

Also, in an MTV News interview at South By Southwest, the Virginia Beach production whizkids confirmed the obvious: the single and the album are definitely about (and possibly by) mind-altering substances. According to Chad Hugo, the group’s third LP is “… a big album of LSD, sonic drug.”

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Kurt Cobain may be long gone, but his — ahem — sole lives on (sorry… couldn’t resist that one) in the form of a new line of Converse sneakers inspired by the late godfather of grunge.

The distressed Converse, available in May, feature Kurt’s own artwork and lyrics and were officially sanctioned by Courtney Love herself.

You may recall that Kurt was wearing Converse when he ended it, but don’t let that inspire you. Also not inspired by Kurt’s choice in footwear: Francis Bean — Kurt’s daughter wears Prada.

Nirvana purists, recover from your posthumous branding-induced cardiac infraction with classic Nirvana “MTV Unplugged” performances and videos, including one of our favorites, “Come As You Are.”