New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — You can get to the top of the pop charts by being a complete idiot, but it takes some serious sharp thinking to stay there. So don't make the mistake of thinking rapper/producer/all-around Svengali Lil Jon is a buffoon. The man behind the blinding gr... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Man I love this pic! Shout out to my homey DJ Pussytive repping Finland. I’m coming! Grab your own F**K Me I’m A DJ Shirt over here. Keep looking its all the way over on page 6. I know the last joint I mixed was a classic Pitbull record but he... more info

AllHipHop — Miami’s DJ Khaled has teamed with Poe Boy Records’ founder E-Class to release Live From the 305, a new compilation featuring some of the most popular rappers from the Sunshine state. Rappers like Pitbull, Trick Daddy, Flo Rida, Trina, A... more info

AllHipHop — Miami based label Slip-N-Slide Records has extended their partnership with EMI Label Sevices based on the success of Trina’s last album Still Da Baddest. Under the new deal, EMI will market, promote, merchandise and license new albums and trac... more info

MTV.com News — The Blueprint 3 has one of the best debuts of the year.By Gil Kaufman Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 Photo: Roc-A-Fella Jay-Z has passed the King. With one of the biggest debut weeks of the year, Jigga's The Blueprint 3, the rapper's 11th #1 ... more info

MTV.com News — Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Pink and more will also perform during action-packed show, airing at 9 p.m. on MTV!By MTV News staff Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images It's hard to believe that all the action of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards can... more info

MTV.com News — 'DJ AM was a good homie of mine, so we're going to do a little something for him,' rapper says.By Jocelyn Vena Photo: Chris Polk When Kid Cudi performs with Wale and the go-go group UCB, the VMA house band, at Sunday's awards show, he will ... more info

411 Mania — Whitney's performance earns a big "Hell to the no!", New Boyz be jerkin' our chains, Pitbull gets his Zumba on, Shakira comes out of the closet, and more. These heavily biased reviews are brought to you by the sometimes humorous, always heartless gui... more info

MTV.com News — Megan Fox, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, 50 Cent join list of presenters for Sunday's show.By Gil Kaufman Alicia Keys Photo: Dave M. Benett/ Getty Images Sunday night's 2009 MTV Video Music Awards just got much bigger. For starters, for the fir... more info

MTV.com News — Pitbull, Solange Knowles, 3OH!3 run through their songs with Wale and band.By James Montgomery Wale at his VMA rehearsal on Thursday Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — "This one's for the good people who are setting up the show for MTV!" Wale an... more info