ATLANTA (AP) - Lil Wayne was named lyricist of the year and Russell Simmons was honored as a hip-hop icon at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards taped on Saturday in Atlanta.

Superproducer Timbaland scooped a double win at the 21st Annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards on Monday night, taking two top prizes including Songwriter of the Year. The "Apologize" beatmaker,

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Beneath towering arches in an old cathedral downtown, a 20-member choir welcomed guests at the BET Awards pre-party

Live on Thursday, October 18th at 10pm ET/PT from the Culver Studio in Los Angeles, California, MTV will reveal the champion of Celebrity Rap Superstar…will it be Shar Jackson or Kendra Wilkinson?

Shar Jackson gave her ex-boyfriend Kevin Federline a taste of her talents on TV on Thursday night, when she joined rocker Sebastian Bach on new MTV show Celebrity Rap Superstar.

Redman, Bizarre, Too Short, Bubba Sparxx, Kurupt, Jamal Anderson, Jason Wahler, Efren Ramirez and DMC join "Celebrity Rap Superstar." On Thursday August 30th at 10pm ET some of your favorite celebrities and rappers will make history during this huge live event.

Screen Media will release Hip Hop Life, a documentary featuring some of the country's top underground freestyle rappers as they face off in a battle royale for "Rhyme City Supremacy"--in stores April 3, 2007.

Screen Media will release Hip Hop Life, a documentary featuring some of the country's top underground freestyle rappers as they face off in a battle royale for "Rhyme City Supremacy"-in stores April 3, 2007. The documentary pitts Houston vs. Detroit. Detroit's toughest MC battle rappers, who have appeared on Showtime, VH-1 and MTV,

Rapper Snoop Dogg will join hip-hop stars including Tyrese, Too Short, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and MC Lyte at the Los Angeles Hip Hop Summit on Saturday. The summit will be held at the University Of Southern California and will help educate students and other members of the community about financial literacy.

-VH1's "Hip Hop Honors" Airs Oct. 17 at 9pm (EST) VH1 pays homage to the hip hop pioneers who transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon with the third annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors." Hosted by Ice-T, this year's "VH1 Hip Hop Honors," will pay tribute to Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, MC Lyte, Rakim, Beastie Boys, Ice Cube, and Eazy E.