BET is turning the BET Awards into a weekend-long celebration of music. The three-day extravaganza (June 28-30) includes performances from Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg, The Jacksons, and more.

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After blessing the stage at the Madden Bowl on Thursday, sports fanatic Lil Wayne got in the game at DIRECTV’s 7th Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl during Super Bowl XLVII weekend in his native New Orleans.

YMCMB’s MVP repped for the white team, playing flag football alongside his teammates Tom Arnold, Chase Crawford, Josh Hutcherson, Lolo Jones, and Chrissy Teigen. They faced off against Snoop Lion’s blue team in the sand at DTV SuperFan Stadium at Mardi Gras World.

While both teams put up a good fight, Snoop narrowly defeated Weezy 43-42. Tunechi didn’t take the loss lightly, fighting with someone off-camera. The moment was not aired, but you can see a photo below.

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Eastside, Westside, Northside, Southside unify. Snoop Lion brings the people together in the video for “Lighters Up.” The rapper formerly known as Snoop Dogg puts on his Rasta glasses and travels to Trench Town, the birthplace of reggae, as part of his career reinvention and spiritual reawakening.

He raps around a bonfire with Jamaica’s own Mavado and Popcaan, and overlooks the ocean as a marching band plays on a cliff.

The track will appear on Snoop’s upcoming reggae album Reincarnated. “This is different because I’m singing the whole album and expressing love and peace,” explained Snoop. “I got songs on there that really mean something, that really can change the world because I’m a powerful individual and I realize that now. Sometimes I felt like the music I made was real negative and it didn’t give people nothing to aspire to, so now this music gives me a chance to really push out love and peace and positivity.”

The Reincarnated film arrives in select theaters on March 15, while the album is due in April featuring production from Major Lazer and Diplo.

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While some Rastafarians including Bunny Wailer have criticized him, an unfazed Snoop Lion continues to wave the Rasta flag. The rapper formerly known as Snoop Dogg breaks us off with a teaser of his video for “Lighters Up” off his upcoming reggae album Reincarnated, which is unlike anything he’s done before.

“This is different because I’m singing the whole album and expressing love and peace,” said Snoop during his appearance on “106 & Park.” “I got songs on there that really mean something, that really can change the world because I’m a powerful individual and I realize that now. Sometimes I felt like the music I made was real negative and it didn’t give people nothing to aspire to, so now this music gives me a chance to really push out love and peace and positivity.”

The Reincarnated film arrives in theaters on March 15, while the album is due in April. The full “Lighters Up” video will premiere next week.

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You can’t knock 50 Cent’s hustle. After making the press rounds to promote his fitness book Formula 50 last week, the G-Unit mogul drops the video for his hustler’s anthem “Major Distribution.” He joins forces with hip-hop heavyweights Snoop Dogg and Young Jeezy in the clip, directed by Eif Rivera.

And it wouldn’t be complete without some controversy. The rap titan makes a funny reference to his beef with Maybach Music Group in one scene where a child sits in a stroller while wearing Gunplay’s chain that 50’s crew reportedly stole at the BET Hip Hop Awards last year.

50 recently announced that his fifth album Street King Immortal has been delayed until the spring.

“Album delay STREET KING IMMORTAL will be out this spring. Do to Executive changes,” he tweeted. “I’m mad my album date is changing again but ill use the time to make it better if I can.”

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Rita Ora escaped to paradise with Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion to shoot the video for their new collaboration “Torn Apart” this week. The blonde Brit lounged on the sunny beaches with Tha Doggfather while filming against the gorgeous backdrop of Thailand. A bikini-clad Rita showed off her hot body as she soaked up the sun and posed with some local children.

“This was amazing! I can’t wait for you to see this,” tweeted Rita, who didn’t want to leave the island. “No concept right now….I don’t wana go home tomorrow.”

The song is rumored to be the new single from Rita’s upcoming U.S. debut. She will also kick off her “Radioactive” tour on January 28 in the U.K.

See more pics from Rita’s tropical trip.

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With his Eminem and Adam Levine-assisted single “My Life” currently burning up the airwaves, 50 Cent drops a video teaser for another heavy-hitting collaboration, “Major Distribution” featuring Snoop Dogg and Young Jeezy.

“Warning this should be played at high volume,” tweeted the G-Unit mogul, whose new album Street King Immortal is due February 26.

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Mike Posner soars to new heights on the remix to Snoop Lion’s “Lighters Up.” The Detroit singer chases his dreams (and gets high) as he croons over the Reincarnated single, produced by Major Lazer and Dre Skull. Vibe out to his reggae remix.

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