KELIS GOES INTO LABOUR

Kelis is moments away from becoming a first-time mother - she went into labour on Tuesday morning (21Jul09).

The Milkshake hitmaker has been admitted to a hospital in New York as she prepares to give birth to rapper Nas' son.I Can star Nas expressed his excitement at the impending arrival of his first son during his set at the Rock the Bells festival in Long Island, New York on Sunday (19Jul09), telling the crowd, My son should be born this week!The estranged couple, which is in the midst of divorce proceedings, was due to appear in court on Tuesday to negotiate the financial terms of its legal separation.Kelis is requesting spousal and child support, in addition to $20,000 in prenatal expenses and a further $3,500 for a baby nurse.The child will be Nas' second - he also has a teenage daughter, Destiny, from a previous relationship.