NEW MUSIC: "Dirty Dancer" by Snoop Dogg featuring Trey Songz

Snoop Dogg and Trey Songz have teamed up on a new track for Snoop Dogg's upcoming album Doggymentary and it's a club banger. The beat is relatively subdued during Snoop's verses with redundant hand claps, bass-heavy drum beats, and the occasional record-scratching screech, but it explodes with synths during the Songz-led chorus.

Listen to the track below:

NEW MUSIC: "Raised In Da Hood" by Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg has released another song from his upcoming album Doggumentary titled "Raised In Da Hood," which features verses about Dogg's upbringing in the hood during his days in Long Beach. The Baby Dubb and DJ Reflex-produced track features a simple, cyclical beat with a west coast edge to it, while the track is a refreshing return of Snoop Dogg from the Doggystyle days.

Listen to the new Snoop Dogg track below:

2009 BET Hip Hop Awards

The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards aired yesterday evening with Jay-Z leading the pack of winners with four awards under his belt.

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The award ceremony was nothing spectacular but entertaining nonetheless, with hip hop A-listers Gucci Mane, Snoop Dogg, Mario, Fabolous, Ludacris, and Young Jeezy taking the stage among others. As for the winners, T.I. came in second with the most wins, scoring three awards (two of which he shared with Rihanna for their hit single "Live Your Life"), while Drake and Kanye West came in with two awards. While I do have some disagreements with the nominations of some awards, I think BET did a good job in awarding the winners of each category, since I had virtually no disagreements with the winners. As for awards shows, there is still a ways until the 52nd Grammy Awards, which are slated for January 31, 2010.

Click here for some of the performances of last nights show.