Kendrick Lamar Leads With 14 Nominations For 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards

The nominations were announced on Thursday and Kendrick Lamar who recently controversially boasted that he’s the“King of New York” leads with 14 nominations. Drake is close behind with 13 nominations, followed by J. Cole with 10. 

Snoop Dogg will host this year’s show, which will hold in Atlanta on September 28, and air on BET on October 15. Check out the full list of nominations below...

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Snoop Dogg Explains why he Changes Name to "SNOOP LION"

Its official! Snoop Dogg whose real name is Calvin Broadus, Jr., has not only changed his name to "Snoop Lion" but also believes he's Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about.

The 40-year-old artist said at a news conference on Monday in New York that he was 'born again' during a visit to Jamaica in February, and is ready to make music that his 'kids and grandparents can listen to.'

"I want to bury Snoop Dogg, and become Snoop Lion, I didn't know that until I went to the temple, where the High Priest asked me what my name was, and I said, 'Snoop Dogg.' And he looked me in my eyes and said, 'No more. You are the light; you are the lion.' From that moment on, it's like I had started to understand why I was there."

The former gangster rapper is releasing a reggae album called Reincarnated in the fall. 

Nice one Snoop Lion, but don't know when am going to get used to this new name tho!

Listen to the first single called La La La after cut....

Rescued Dog Bites Denver TV Anchor During Broadcast (VIDEO)

Max, an 86-pound Argentine Mastiff viciously sunk his teeth into Veteran TV Anchor, Kyle Dyer's face when she bent down to pet him Wednesday morning during a morning show segment on KUSA-TV.

Kyle Dyer was conducting an interview on the rescue of Gladiator Maximus, also known as Max, after the dog fell into a frigid Lakewood lake Tuesday while chasing a coyote. The live segment was aimed at reuniting firefighter Tyler Sugaski, who rescued the animal, and Michael Robinson, the dog's owner.

Snoop Dogg Arrested for Possession of Marijuana

The 40-year-old rapper was arrested over the weekend in Sierra Blanca, Texas after border control agents found what they said was a small amount of marijuana on his tour bus.

Bill Brooks, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said agents conducted a routine inspection of the rapper's tour bus on at the U.S.- Mexico border checkpoint east of El Paso and thought they smelled marijuana.

"When our officers did a further inspection, they discovered a small amount of marijuana and turned him over to the Hudspeth County sheriff," Brooks said.

A spokesman for the sheriff's office said Snoop Dogg "freely admitted" the pot belonged to him. He said a dog found a prescription bottle containing rolled marijuana joints and two other containers with marijuana.

The rapper was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, released and given a January 20 court date, authorities said.

Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, has been arrested and convicted numerous times in the last 10 years for possession of drugs ranging from marijuana to cocaine, and weapons offenses.