MTV.com News — Plus: Maino tells Mixtape Daily he's the 'most consistent new artist from New York.'By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ Getty Images There's a lot of big mixtape news this week, including our full report Friday on Lil Wayne's... more info

MTV.com News — Tip also sends a message to Chicago after 16-year-old Derrion Albert's murder, Luda tweets.By Shaheem Reid T.I. Photo: Moses Robinson/ Getty Images T.I. is still keeping an eye on things while serving his year-and-a-day prison sentence for... more info

MTV.com News — Padron Thomas testified against his brother in exchange for lesser charges.By Jayson Rodriguez Philant Johnson and T.I. in 2004 Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images An Ohio man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges as an accomplice i... more info

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

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

VH1 News — Lil Wayne is one of many rappers to go to prison at the height of his career, but he could follow in the footsteps of T.I. and Tupac, who remained successful while behind bars. more info

MTV.com News — Tip, 'Pac, Beanie Sigel and other rap stars managed to maintain career momentum while in prison.By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne in police costody in New York in 2007 Photo: Ada County Sheriff's Office Lil Wayne is just the latest hip-hop sta... more info

MTV.com News — Experts point to T.I.'s careful strategy of good works and steady single releases.By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne Photo: Alexander Tamargo/ Getty Images The parallels are eerie: Two young rappers at or near the peak of their powers are taken down... more info

MTV.com News — 'Lil Wayne makes a lot of music. His fort can hold it down till he comes back,' one fan says.By Eric Ditzian Lil Wayne Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images After pleading guilty to felony gun possession on Thursday (October 22), Lil Wayne is ... more info

Starpulse — Incarcerated rapper T.I. has urged his girlfriend Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle to stay at home, amid fears she could be caught up in a wave of violence hitting the couple's friends.[...] Read more! more info