MTV.com News — The 'California Gurls' pair will reunite for the upcoming Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary. By Jayson Rodriguez Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ Getty Images Snoop Dogg is in a "let's do it again" type of mood. The rapper anno... more info

MTV.com News — Young Money's Mack Maine says a quick album turnaround 'makes sense' for Drizzy, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Drake Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/ Getty Images The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive It was spring 1998. DMX was the hottest cat... more info

MTV.com News — Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz and other famous admirers join the hometown girl onstage in New York.By Shaheem Reid Lauryn Hill performs at Rock the Bells on Saturday Photo: Bennett Raglin/WireImage NEW YORK — When you ask Laur... more info

MTV.com News — 'We knew exactly what we were doing when we made this album,' hip-hop pioneer says of Boogie Down Productions' 1987 breakthrough.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway KRS-One Photo: MTV News Making The Moment: Criminal... more info

MTV.com News — 'It'll help enhance everybody's macking ability, as well as their creative juices,' he tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid GLC Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive G.O.O.D. Friday is here. We need that music, Kanye. A few... more info

MTV.com News — 'We knew that people was trying to make us clash,' the Paid in Full MC says of onetime beef with legendary Big Daddy Kane.By Shaheem Reid Big Daddy Kane and Rakim Photo: The Life Files Cornerstone Credentials: Rakim It's probably the gre... more info

VH1 News — Legendary MC Rakim, who graces 2010's Rock the Bells lineup, recalls the epic rap battle that never was with fellow rap icon Big Daddy Kane. more info

VH1 News — Rakim called this year's Rock the Bells Tour "a blessing." "I hope I'm around to see many more of these," he told MTV News. more info

MTV.com News — Sets by Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim and KRS-One also make for an epic tour kickoff. Photo: Chris Kim Related Artists Lauryn Hill more info

MTV.com News — 'It's something you see classic rock bands do,' tour organizer Chang Weisberg says of artists like Snoop Dogg playing their entire albums in concert.By Shaheem Reid Snoop Dogg Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images When you initially looked a... more info