ContactMusic — Snoop Dogg and Run DMC have paid tribute to Tupac Shakur on the 15th anniversary of his death Sweat rapper Snoop and Reverend Run of the New York hip hop group both took to twitter to pay tribute to the rap star who was shot dead in a gang relate... more info

ContactMusic — Snoop Dogg has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacant role of Yahoo Ceo The 39-year-old rapper announced his intentions via his Twitter account SnoopDogg saying Im takn over as tha Ceo of Yahoo Need sum of tha Snoop Dogg content ya dig... more info

ContactMusic — Rap superstar Snoop Dogg is offering up his services to take over as boss of internet search engine Yahoo following the sudden departure of its chief executive on Tuesday 06Sep11 The Drop It Like Its Hot hitmaker is convinced hed be a great successor... more info

ContactMusic — Snoop Dogg has hired internationally renowned fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld to direct his latest video. The unlikely couple have been seen shooting the new video together in a luxury resort in St. Tropez, there have been rumours of a collaboration ... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop icon Don 'Magic' Juan is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery for a blood clot. The star, who is rapper Snoop Dogg's best friend and spiritual advisor, was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday (30Aug11). Surgeons successfull... more info

Guardian Music — Eight million downloads later, Kevin Systrom still wants to make 'the social camera'Photo-sharing startup Instagram has been on something of a hiring spree in August 2011, boosting its headcount by 50% to cope with growth that has seen its app downlo... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Love this laid back West Coast vibe the track has. I wonder what it do…   more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Snoop Dogg, Drake, Lex Luger and B.o.B all took home top honors at BMI's Urban Awards in Hollywood on Friday.Snoop joins a list of past honorees that includes George Clinton, The Jacksons, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Little Richard and Chuck Berry. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Snoop Dogg, Drake and B.o.B take top honors at BMI urban awards more info

NME — Drake also among the winners at industry event more info