ContactMusic — Rapper SNOOP DOGG wants to show his softer side by recording a duet with Scottish singing sensation SUSAN BOYLE.The hip-hop star has joined a long list of musicians who... more info

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The Culture Of Me — Seventeen years since the debut of Doggystyle, the sphere of influence of Snoop Dogg is still growing, ever expanding outward from its original Long Beach, California birth-center. That sounds tremendously poetic, no? And as such, it's always a treme... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, T-Pain, Ludacris and a host of other artists have teamed up to celebrate the legacy of pioneering musician Quincy Jones on the new album Q: Soul Boss Nostra. Jones, who serves as executive producer of the proje... more info

Reuters — BOSTON (Reuters) - For almost three decades Dr. Dre has been a trendsetter in the U.S. music industry, through his recordings with gangsta rappers N.W.A. and later as a producer and record executive who helped launch the careers of Eminem, Snoop Dogg... more info

MTV.com News — 'I told Dre that I'd never diss the man that got me started,' he wrote on his blog.By Shaheem Reid Ice Cube Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images A rap beef nobody wants to see again: Ice Cube vs. Dr. Dre. It was exciting in the AmeriKKKa's ... more info

MTV.com News — Birdman is teaming with DJ Scoob Doo for 'The Godfather' DVD.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Lil Wayne and Birdman Photo: Derrick G Like father like son. DJ Scoob Doo and Lil Wayne connected for the reality DVD se... more info

Guardian Music — Swedish pop starlet announces fifth album ... and sixth ... and seventh. No word yet on her eighth and ninth LPs. Lazy, work-shy girl ...Swedish pop star Robyn has announced her fifth album, due this summer. Never one for modesty, the With Every Hear... more info

Pitchfork — Twenty-one-year-old Londoner James Blake makes dubstep music, but he's not your typical dank, dark dubstep dude. His songs creep forward and there's lots of heavy bass, yes, but there's also a unique and playful soulfulness to Blake's tracks, which o... more info

Guardian Music — Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg writes startling, lovable indie music that he wants to give away for free. So why did he sign to Sub Pop?Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg of Long Beach, California, represents a new type of that most worn-out of career options, the "r... more info