Rapper Snoop Dogg, legally known as Calvin Broadus, scored a smashing victory against British border authorities who arrested him in 2006, for causing a bloody ruckus at London’s Heathrow Airport, banishing him from the land of tea and crumpets forever. In 2007, he was denied entry into the country, with authorities citing his dodgy drug [cont.]

Have you seen this man? In a story broke on VH1.Com, J-Kwon’s label, Gracie Production is worried about the rapper – who’s apparently been missing for almost a month, that they’ve done the only logical thing in efforts to find him, set up a Twitter page. (Conveniently located @whereisjkwon). This is not to be confused [cont.]

Album art unveiled for Bone’s forthcoming, unprenouncable new LP, Uni:5 The World’s Enemy, due June 30th.

As seen on StrangeFamous.Com: The new album Li(f)e by hip hop iconoclast Sage Francis is an impassioned and timely critique of cultural hypocrisy and organized religion. The record’s cover art has been created by renowned artist and illustrator Shepard Fairey who first gained notoriety with his “André the Giant” street art and later with his [cont.]

1/3 covers for Rae+Ghost+Method Man’s Wu-Massacre (March 30th, Def Jam).

Following the success of his December 2009 EP, Dres of the legendary Queens, NY outfit Black Sheep will drop his long awaited full length LP, From The Black Pool Of Genius, on April 6th. To celebrate the release,Dres is proud to announce the official Prelude Remix Contest. With the contest, Dres is giving aspiring and established producers alike [cont.]

Jay-Z teams with Absolut Vodka for this forthcoming documentary which will follow him and John Mayer (ahem), as they follow Jay in preparation for his 2009 September 11th concert at Madison Square Garden. The documentary is entitled NY-Z, and will debut on March 22nd. Directed by Danny Clinch. [Source: Absolut]

Raekwon teases new “Canal Street” video from OB4CL2, plus premiered a new track “Lizz”, produced by DJ Scratch, on Angela Yee. [Source: TY] Listen: Raekwon – “Lizz” (prod. DJ Scratch)

Heads have been anxiously awaiting news regarding Gang Starr frontman Guru’s condition, as he went into a medical induced coma this weekend after suffering a cardiac arrest. With rumors of his death prematurely spinning out of control, 43 year old Keith Alam released a statement in regards to his health today. “I am doing fine [cont.]

Baller Status reports from the set of Xzibit’s new video, “The Hurt Locker”, that he, along with Cypress Hill frontman B-Real, and rising star Young De, have formed a group called Serial Killaz. Young De speaks on the project in the above clip. “The way that it actually came together was I had met Xzibit [cont.]

Guess what Lil Wayne, you’re not going to jail today. Instead, you get to go perform at Madison Square Garden with all of the rappers. No, this is not an episode of Punk’d. However, Wayne’s stoic response in the top video probably details exactly how he would react if he was on Punk’d. Can’t faze [cont.]

Yesterday we alerted you that National Public Radio was offering full streams of the Gorillaz Plastic Dreams LP, and today they release full audio streams for Danger Mouse and James Mercer’s (The Shins) collaborative LP, Broken Bells. Check it out here. (Warning: rapping not included).

Damn Kanye… Was half expecting to hear the instrumental to “Last Call” when the page loaded. [Source: KU]

After producing the lead-single, “We Made You,” for Eminem’s Grammy award winning (Best Rap Album) LP Relapse, Doc Ish will release his debut LP, Doc Ish Presents: The First Treatment, on May 11th, 2010. Doc Ish’ debut will include collaborations with a who’s who list of Hip-Hop’s best emcees and it will include some must [cont.]

Looks like Lil’ Wayne has caught yet another break, with his jail sentencing postponed once again, due to a fire that broke out at the Manhattan Criminal Court building, where he was to be sentenced this morning on weapons charges, TMZ reports. The fire broke out before Wayne even arrived in New York, eliminating any [cont.]

Following the recent release of his incredible “Victory Or Death” portrait with When Art Imitates Life, RZA followed it up today with the announcement and first trailer for Wu-Tang Vs. The Golden Phoenix – a project over a decade in the making. Based around the classic kung fu flicks the Wu has sampled over the [cont.]

Like Captain America after the ice melted, T.I. is a man out of time, adjusting to life on the outside, learning about new things that weren’t popular when he was in prison, like Twitter. Tip says a major announcement is coming next Monday in his first tweet….

Vampire Weekend, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mayer Hawthorne, Clipse, Pattern Is Movement, The Legendary Roots crew, and more. Check the clip for full rundown.

Caught at last night’s Lil’ Wayne farewell party. He’s got you beat, Game. [Source: LWHQ]