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De La Soul, Too $hort, Naughty By Nature, Cypress Hill and Slick Rick will recognized by VH1 and their peers when the network airs the fifth annual 'Hip Hop Honors' special on October 7. Tracy Morgan returns as host of the special event that celebrates the 30 plus years of hip-hop and its pioneers...

Jewelry has been a big part of hip-hop culture from the days of the gold dookie rope chain to bling, so when it came time to raise money for Russell Simmons' Rush Community Affairs, a coalition of the mogul's non-profit organizations, Simmons turned to Phillips de Pury and Company...

It was a packed house at Long Island, New York's Jones Beach Theater and concertgoers at the 2008 Rock the Bells international festival were in hip-hop heaven. While the traveling festival features more than 20 hot acts, it was the headliners and surprise appearances that garnered the most excitement from the New York crowd...

Slick Rick's legal problems seem to finally be at an end thanks to newly elected New York Governor David Patterson's full and unconditional pardon on Friday, May 23rd. The British-born rapper spent five years in prison after having been convicted of shooting his cousin and another man in 1991, both of whom survived...

Artist: ChamillionaireSong: 'Hip-Hop Police' and 'Evening News'Why You Should Watch: Chamillionaire takes on multiple roles in two new videos from his sophomore album, 'Ultimate Victory.' First he plays a perp -- alongside old-school icon Slick Rick -- who is arrested by the Hip-Hop Police...