At the 23rd annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, Dr. Dre will be presented with the ASCAP Founding Fathers Award. The ceremony takes place June 25th at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The award is presented to influential songwriters and composers. According to ASCAP president/chairman Paul Williams: “Dre is one of the most important voices in modern music. He created a unique, recognizable sound that dominated rap music in the early ’90s…and continues to inspire artists and producers […]

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Bun B’s taking over S.O.B.’s tonight and he’s bringing along some amigos. Trust, you’re not going to want to miss this. You know the procedure: First one to email me at [email protected] wins a pair of tickets. Include your government and phone number too. NY tri-state area residents only. UPDATE: Damn, that was fast. Contest Over. Congrats to Daemon.

Here’s the other half of The Source‘s Summer issue. Clearly, Luda’s got his eyes on the prize.

[vodpod id=Video.3753131&w=425&h=350&fv=] On Monday, Gorilla Zoe performed his new single “Get Off Me” for the first time at Primal Atlanta. Sounds good. Infectious even.

Ricky stopped by The FADER‘s office and recollected on some of his favorite albums. Suprisingly, he cites Mary J. Blige’s What’s The 411? Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly and Jodeci as must haves. R&B thugs all need hugs.

Sometime last night, Drake’s debut, Thank Me Later finally erupted onto the net. But out of good faith, we won’t post the remaining tracks. Support hip-hop June 15th, cheapskates. Anyway, as part of Walmart’s Sound Check series, Drizzy spoke on the album and revealed that “Unforgettable” was his favorite track. tss

Jail must’ve reinvigorated Gucci Mane’s personality. This morning he gave a hilarious interview with Angela Yee on Shade 45. He spoke on fat asses, probation restrictions, new label, and oh yeah, fat asses. Listen up. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:

“You got the power to let power go?” Guess who’s bizack. Good mornian! Shots fired at SNL. Produced by S1 and Mr. West. hhp x kwp Sidebar: Beewirks IDs break. UPDATE: CDQ and art courtesy of George Condo.

Last night, Cliff continued his promo rounds and stopped by The Mo’Nique Show to promote King Uncaged and his flick, Takers. Nothing new discussed except more  jail talk. After the jump, 8Ball & MJG perform “Bring It Back”. yardie