The Interview: A conversation with the new mouth from the Dirty South -- Atlanta's Ludacris.

The Interview: Video! G.O.A.T. or Gloat? Read CDNOW's November Best of 2000 interview with LL Cool J and decide for yourself.

On the Rise: L.A.'s Pharcyde returns, slimmed down but older and wiser.

On the Rise: Philadelphia's Musiq Soulchild comes alive on Aijuswanaseing.

Milestone: Public Enemy's 1988 classic, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, may be hip-hop's greatest album ever.

Best of 2000: The 10 Essential Hip-Hop Albums of 2000: 2000's best, including and beyond Slim Shady.

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• Snoop dogg is at #1 of the R 'n' B & Rap charts with "tha last meal"

• Vanilla Ice arrested for assult on wife in front of their kids.

• Mystikal's 4 solo album "Lets get ready is heading for double platnium.

• Dr. Dre & Destiny's Child both nominated for multiple awards.

• Master P speaks out on Suge Knights remarks - Source Mag www.thesource.com.

• Nate Dogg is looking for a Label support - www.truthugs.com.

• LL Cool J interveiw click HERE to veiw

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• Nelly is planning to shoot the video for "Ride Wit Me," the third single off Country Grammar, in the next month and is also looking

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forward to the release of his first flick. "The movie Snipes, I think that's due out late spring, early summer. I'm really looking forward to see how people perceive that. It's just something you try, acting. I'm playing the prolific Clarence, a rapper who gets kidnapped the day before his album is released. I don't know the size of the part yet," he said.

1. Snoop Dogg : Tha Last Meal

2. Eminem : Marshall Mathers Lp

3. Xzibit : Restless

4. DJ Skribble : 2000-Essential Dance

5. Dr. Dre : Dr. Dre 2001

6. Wyclef Jean : Ecleftic-2 Sides II A Book

7. Eminem : Slim Shady

8. Brotha Lynch Hung : Now Eat CD $14.49

9. Dave Hollister : Chicago '85 The Movie

10. Mystikal : Let's Get Ready

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