L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa and Rick Ross lead BET Hip Hop Award nominations. more info

ContactMusic — A drug trafficking charge brought against rapper Wiz Khalifa last year 10 has been dropped The Black and Yellow hitmaker real name Cameron Thomaz and nine others were arrested by police at East Carolina University in Greenville North Carolina in Nove... more info

Perez Hilton — Go Weezy! The BET Hip Hop Awards nominees have JUST been announced, and Lil Wayne is FAR in the lead with 18 NOMINATIONS! Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa are tied for the second most noms, with 9 each. Not bad at all, but still pret-ty far behind Weezy. T... more info

Stereogum — It seems pretty safe to say that we all hate Chris Brown around here, so maybe it’s lame to post anything associated with him in any way. But the man did make the rap song of the year, so we’re going to have to contend with him for a while, like ... more info

ContactMusic — Model Amber Rose is fuming after her Twitter. com account was accessed by an impostor for the second time in a week. Wiz Khalifa's girlfriend discovered over the weekend (27-28Aug11) that somebody had logged on to her page, so she changed her persona... more info

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The Hip Hop Chronicle — Tinie Tempah’s smash single with Wiz Khalifa gets the Remix treatment with G.O.O.D. Music artist Pusha T and Dipset member, Jim Jones. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Snoop Dogg picked up the BMI Icon Award. Dr. Dre paid tribute to Snoop before Nas, Wiz and Game performed, also paying tribute to the Doggfather. More under the cut. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — In part 2 Mac talks to Nick Huff Barili about why he is staying Independent although major are constantly knocking at his door. Mac first single Frick Park Market is currently #12 on Itunes which is beating Lady Gaga’s new single. Mac also shares s... more info

Impose Magazine — After Return of 4Eva Mississippi's Big K.R.I.T. could have hit cruise control for the remainder of the year, but K.R.I.T. felt it necessary to draw our attention to possibly overlooked features and unreleased tracks he's also contributed this... more info