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

MTV.com News — 'I hope I'm around to see many more of these,' he tells MTV News.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway Rakim Photo: MTV News With its mix of headlining veterans and upstart openers, the Rock the Bells Tour bridges the gap bet... 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. Lauryn Hill Photo: Brendon Thorne /Getty Images more info

VH1 News — Lauryn Hill returned and Snoop Dogg reigned at Rock the Bells 2010. Sets by Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim and KRS-One also made for an epic tour kickoff. 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.By Shaheem Reid Lauryn Hill performs at the 2010 Rock the Bells hip-hop festival in San Bernardino, CA Aug. 21 Photo: James Lacsina SAN BERNARD... more info