Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will turn the desert into one giant West Coast party when they hit the stage for a co-headlining performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this Sunday and again on April 22 in Indio, Calif. Joining them will be plenty of surprise guests (Eminem? Wiz Khalifa?) and JoiStaRR, who will provide background vocals.

The L.A.-based singer-songwriter, who previously toured with Kanye West, took a break from rehearsals to speak to Rap-Up.com about being a part of the historic hip-hop moment. Find out what you can expect from the highly-anticipated show, whether we’ll get to hear some long-awaited Detox material, and some of the surprises that await.

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Snoop Dogg crashes the party in Cori B.’s video for “Daddy’s Girl,” produced by 1500 or Nothin’. The West Coast icon’s 12-year-old daughter throws a party with her girlfriends when her father is away. He later shows up unannounced, but instead of shutting things down, he parties with them and hands Cori the keys to a shiny new pink Mini Cooper. See Snoop spoil his little girl with love.

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Snoop Dogg passes the torch to his youngest child Cori B. Tha Doggfather and his daughter share their special bond on the catchy dance-pop single “Daddy’s Girl,” produced by 1500 or Nothin’.

“I’m so lucky you are mine/ And you spoil me all the time/ I’m so glad you’re my daddy,” sings the 12-year-old, who dedicates the track to all the daddy’s girls around the world.

Her famous father shows a softer side, dropping an endearing verse for his baby girl. “I’m here to protect and hug you ’cause that’s what daddys do/ Daddy’s boo, and I’ma make all your dreams come true,” sings the devoted dad.

Cori’s debut album is due later year through Boss Lady Entertainment.

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“Indianapolis, what it do nephew?” said Snoop Dogg while touching down for his appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Friday night. With his hair in a perm, the hip-hop icon came bearing “smoking accessories” for the talk show host and shared lots of laughs.

Coach Snoop discussed his youth football league, advice for the coaches of the Giants and Patriots (“Fly the friendly skies”), news anchor alter ego Nemo Hoes, and cleared up his recent arrest in Norway, attributing it to having too much money.

“I had about $7,000 in [Norwegian] money, so I said, ‘Ya’ll take the funny money, give me the cash, and we call it even,’” he explained. “We broke bread and they faked dead and we kept it moving and I kept on pushing.”

But the highlight came when he displayed his hilarious touchdown dance, which he calls “Pee on the Tree.” We would love to see this performed at the Super Bowl.

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What would a Dr. Dre and Pharrell collaboration sound like? We may soon find out. The music masterminds were in the lab together over the weekend, crafting some sonic goodies with Snoop Dogg. During his trip to Miami, the Doc also logged studio time with Rick Ross. Now if only he would stop teasing us and release some new music.

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Carl Thomas speaks strictly to the grown and sexy in the video for “Don’t Kiss Me,” a single off his 2011 album Conquer. The suave singer performs for clubgoers and flirts with a cutie at the bar, while his co-star Snoop Dogg gets his smoke and two-step on in VIP. Fall under his spell.

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“106 & Park” dedicated Monday’s show to Mr. “106 & Park” himself, Bow Wow. Some of his peers and friends in the industry including Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg, and Jermaine Dupri took a trip down memory lane with the Cash Money rapper during the episode.

His mentor J.D., who made on on-air appearance, recounted the first time he saw Bow rapping on stage when he was known as Lil Gangsta, and Snoop shared why he gave him his name. “He was named Lil Bow Wow because his spirit was just like mine,” explained Snoop in a videotaped message. “He was like the equivalent of me. I didn’t have no kids at the time, so to me, he embellished everything that I imagined my son would be.”

Chris Brown recalled meeting his BFF on the “Scream” tour six years ago. “[He's] one of the only people I can consider my friend in the industry… He’s a real person,” said Chris. “He deals with day-to-day problems just like me. Me and him have more of an understanding of life from being normal and in the spotlight. We can indentify with having to deal with those types of pressures. I think we gon’ be boys for a long time.”

The man of the hour got plenty of camera time and spoke about his upcoming album Underrated, which features Wiz Khalifa, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, Musiq Soulchild, and Boyz II Men. “I just feel like I’ve accomplished a lot in my career, but still people might overlook it or if they forgot, then I think it’s time for me to remind them of who really was the first person since Kriss Kross to rejuvenize this whole thing.”

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Hip-hop heads got their money’s worth at the star-studded “Tru-2 Music” concert at Club Nokia L.A. LIVE on Friday night (Jan. 13). Busta Rhymes and Rick Ross co-headlined the evening, which also featured performances from YG and Eric Bellinger.

Bussa Buss stormed the stage in a black feathery coat, showering the front row with champagne and filling his set with plenty of surprise guests including Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg, and Chris Brown, who performed “Look at Me Now.”

The Teflon Don, who rescheduled the show after his medical emergency last year, performed his Rich Forever mixtape cuts live for the first time including “Holy Ghost,” “Yella Diamonds,” and the controversial “Stay Schemin’” with French Montana. “I felt dat real #CaliLuv,” tweeted Rozay.

Snoop Dogg’s recent weed arrest didn’t stop him from lighting one up backstage as he mingled with his peers. Other celebrity sightings included Ameriie, Iggy Azalea, and Nipsey Hussle.

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