L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Dr. Dre enlists longtime keyboardist Soopafly to help finish "Detox" -- theoretically. more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop stars Snoop Dogg and Drake were among the big winners at Saturday's (27Aug11) Bmi Urban Awards in Hollywood. The Gin and Juice hitmaker was celebrated with the Bmi Icon prize, which was handed to him by Dr. Dre, who paid homage to the rapper ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Snoop Dogg picked up the BMI Icon Award. Dr. Dre paid tribute to Snoop before Nas, Wiz and Game performed, also paying tribute to the Doggfather. More under the cut. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A recap of the history of the King of L.A. and its newest royalty, Kendrick Lamar. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Eminem is apparently "too scared" to leave his own house, according to Skylar Grey.The 25-year old singer, who features on Em and Dr. Dre's collaboration I Need A Doctor, claims that the... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The West Coast rapper sat down with Sean Lynch over at The Source. He gave a track breakdown of the album which you can read below. Great work Sean! Dr. Dre Intro – Me and Pharrell came up with the idea for Dr. Dre to narrate the album. Dre just to... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Yesterday, I posted footage of Kendrick bringing out Game and Snoop. Well more footage has surfaced from that show. Kendrick and Game perform one of the standout tracks from “The R.E.D. Album”. The young Compton rapper was emotional when Snoop an... more info

USA Today Music — The rapper, producer and businessman isn't suffering in this crazy economy. more info

Altsounds — *HTC AND BEATS BY DR. DRE SET TO * *INTRODUCE NEW ERA IN MOBILE AUDIO* Strategic HTC investment to result in Beats integrated HTC phones this Fall HTC Corporation, a global designer of mobile devices, today announced a strategic partnership ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar on the success of independent release "Section.80" more info