MTV.com News — D-Block, Diplomats join Kid Cudi, Wale and more at G-Unit's festival.By Shaheem Reid 50 Cent at the ThisIs50 festival on Saturday Photo: Rahman Dukes/MTV News NEW YORK — For fans of New York hip-hop, it was an amazing sight: 50 Cent surr... more info

MTV.com News — Huge sales, huge tours, huge label take Weezy to 'A Milli' and beyond!By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne Photo: Universal/MTV News The 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game rollout is now complete! As in 2007 and 2008, the list, determi... more info

MTV.com News — Rapper will go up against a member of his management team for Alabama Pride event.By Jayson Rodriguez DMX Photo: MTV News Throughout his career, DMX has battled personal demons, rival rappers and label politics. His next fight, though, won... more info

MTV.com News — 'The streets won't let me forget that they need me and I need them,' MC says.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Shaheem Reid DMX Photo: MTV News Is the Dog really back? That's the word according to DMX. The booming, barking MC has made... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's one of the hottest mixtapes that's out right now,' Ross tells Mixtape Daily of Maybach Music 3: White Sand. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Triple C's Photo: MTV News Could it be that Rick Ross will be the ... more info

MTV.com News — Cash Money artist Jay Sean says 2007 champ Weezy is 'still very hungry.'By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: Rahman Dukes/MTV Lil Wayne became MTV's very first Hottest MC in the Game back in 2007. Weezy — with no album, a million mixtape tra... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Boxer Andre Berto listens to T.I., Rick Ross to get pumped up for fights, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes and Sway Calloway Diddy and Mase Photo: Peter Kramer/ Getty Images Celebrity Favo... more info

411 Mania — This week, 50 Cent visits his old neighborhood and survives, Big Pun and Big L performing together, Jadakiss comments on the stash in his apartment, The-Dream and 9th Wonder get new jobs and the countdown to Raekwon's album begins! more info

This Scene Is Dead — Not typically the kind of thing to be featured on these pages, though with me jetting of to the Big Apple on Friday I thought it good enough reason for the tune to make the grade, and not too mention that Frank deserves a rest too I reckon! I’m ... more info

411 Mania — This week Chris Brown receives his sentence, Juelz Santana is arrested whilst Jadakiss manages to avoid it, and details on new albums by Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Eminem, Crooked I, DJ Kay Slay and Fat Joe with track listings inside! more info