AllHipHop — The stars were in attendance as tonight BET aired its annual Hip-Hop awards show from Atlanta.   Jay-Z took home the first award of the night for MVP of the Year, beating out Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Drake, and T.I. The Brooklyn mogul kicked off the... more info

AllHipHop — Soulja Boy is following in the footsteps of Gucci Mane by releasing three mixtapes on Halloween.   The series will be distributed in a variety of locations on and offline.   "Paranormal Activity" is the first named mixtape and it is hoste... more info

MTV.com News — Jay-Z and Ice Cube win big, but the performers steal the show.By Shaheem Reid Mike Epps and Jim Jones Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images As big as it gets: Jay-Z won the BET Hip-Hop Awards' MVP of the Year trophy, beating Lil Wayne, Drake, T.... more info

AllHipHop — Kanye West and a number celebrity songwriters and artists are featured in the upcoming book Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind The Song.   Chicken Soup for the Soul partnered with Hollywood publicist/manager Jo-Ann Geffen for the book, whi... more info

Chorus.fm — Download a mashup of *Brand New's (http://absolutepunk.net/brandnew)* "Jesus Christ" and *Kanye West's (http://absolutepunk.net/kanyewest)* "Jesus Walks" here (http://hawkinsmashups.blogspot.com/2007/08/jesus-christ-walks-brand-new-vs-kanye.html). S... more info

Live Daily — A Los Angeles court commissioner dropped all charges against Kanye West [ tickets ] that arose from a confrontation with a photographer last year at Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Los Angeles Times. West was arrested in Sept. ... more info

VH1 News — Kid Cudi denied reports that his friend and mentor Kanye West is in India or in rehab. more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' winner debuts three new songs at Miami Dolphins tailgate concertBy Gil Kaufman Kris Allen's self-titled debut album Photo: 19 Recordings/ Jive Records Just a few days after "American Idol" winner Kris Allen tweeted that he... more info

Perez Hilton — We hope they pull this off! Word on the street is that producers at Saturday Night Live are working overtime to book a "SURPRISE" cameo by Kanye West when Taylor Swift hosts the show in November. Sources tell us this is very likely to happen! We thin... more info

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