411 Mania — This week, we're looking at the BET nominees with Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Jay-Z leading the nominations, 50 Cent talks about his new book, Killer Mike changes his name, Jay-Z dismisses 50 Cent and Raekwon and Ghost to sign with Diddy? more info

MTV.com News — Muse's latest debuts at #3, while Kid Cudi and Drake also land in top 10.By Gil Kaufman Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 Photo: Roc-A-Fella Jay-Z will keep his crown next week, topping the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second time with The Bl... more info

411 Mania — Beats out Jay-Z's Blueprint 3... more info

Culture Bully — Beneath The Surface: A recap of various hip-hop styles on the radar, just beneath the surface... this week: Raekwon, Snoop, Rye Rye, M.O.P., and much, much more! more info

Nialler9 — Q-Tip, backed by The Roots, plays a track live from Kamaal The Abstract. Related Posts Kamaal The Abstract finally released MP3: Another Q-Tip remix feat. Kanye & Consequence / mixtape Q-Tip live in The Button Factory Q-Tip – Renaissance ... more info

VH1 News — Raekwon said Ol' Dirty Bastard tops Kanye West and Lil Mama as the ultimate stage-crasher. Rae said his Wu-Tang Clan bandmate "pioneered" the art of bum-rushing the stage. more info

MTV.com News — Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Royce Da 5'9" all have their own definitions.By Shaheem Reid Joe Budden Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images When you ask the members of Slaughterhouse — Royce Da 5'9", Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Crooke... more info

MTV.com News — Rae says his Wu-Tang Clan bandmate 'pioneered' the art of bum-rushing the stage.By Shaheem Reid Raekwon Photo: Jerritt Clark/ Getty Images Recently, Raekwon the Chef took time to reflect on the 2009 VMA stage-crashing incidents while visit... more info

VH1 News — Did Diddy want to bring Raekwon and Ghostface Killah to Bad Boy? Plus: Fabolous plays cable guy on Ghost's "Guest House," in Mixtape Daily. 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