MTV.com News — 'It's got a bounce to it,' the Evil Genius tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Snoop Dogg Photo: Priority The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Snoop Dogg sent out a warning on his Twitter page earlier this week to look out for the "King... more info

MTV.com News — No Limit MC served six years on sexual battery and extortion charge.By Shaheem Reid Mystikal Photo: Lester Cohen/ WireImage After six years in prison on a sexual battery and extortion charge, Mystikal has been released and is home. The rap... more info

Rolling Stone — After VH1 relaunched Behind the Music in 2009 with specials on Lil Wayne and 50 Cent, the long-running documentary series will head to VH1 Classic in 2010 with eight new half-hour specials dedicated to some of the biggest artists in rock history. Beh... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Last week we brought you the Top 10: New York Bands To Watch In 2010 and everyone seemed to love the list so we thought this week we'd expand it to the rest of the world. Of course there are tons of bands left off this list so feel free to chime in a... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Grammys, Rob Zombie • Vampire Weekend Celebrate Contra in L.A. • Ke$ha Boots Boyle, Tops the Charts • Johnny Cash’s American VI Due Feb. 26th • Simon & Garfunkel Join Jazz Fest Lineup • Madonna’s Sticky Tour Coming to D... more info

Tags: Fabolous, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, mustang 2011 GT, Nelly, Snoop Dogg, The Source Hip-hop and hot rides have had a long-lasting relationship, and Grammy Award-winning artist Nelly has put his love for muscle cars on front street by featuring the more info

Rolling Stone — Despite rumors that Lil Wayne’s oft-delayed (and ultimately leaked) Rebirth was postponed yet again to June 2010, a fresh press release from Universal Music reiterates that Weezy’s rap-rock disc will finally be released on February 2nd. The news ... more info

MTV.com News — Drizzy names his favorite songs from our 2009 Mixtape of the Year, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes and Steven Roberts Drake Photo: Octobers Very Own Two tapes in one day, Dram? OK — watch what... more info

Starpulse — It has been said that the American Idol process is much more grueling than other, more traditional ways of making it in the music industry. But then again[...] Read more! more info

MTV.com News — 'Wayne is my favorite rapper of the new age,' Noreaga tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News The Unveiling Part 2: Lil Wayne's 'The Nino Brown Story, Pt. 2' DVD Lil Wayne is always so focused and serious about hi... more info