No one does the West Coast better than Snoop Dogg, so he made sure to show extra love to the Los Angeles crowd when his How The West Was Won tour rolled into Club Nokia Thursday (Nov. 19). As the headlining act rappers Nipsey Hustle and the legendary DJ Quick warmed the crowd up for 'Tha Doggfather''s arrival.

Snoop hit the stage alongside Dogg Pound members Kurupt and Daz Dillinger performing a plethora of hits dating back to his 1992 debut appearance on Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' album. Among the many crowd favorites were 'Who Am I (What's My Name),' 'P.I.M.P' and 'Drop It Like It's Hot.' Rapper-turned-actor Xzibit made a special appearance to perform the single 'X' while Too Short ran through his single 'Blow the Whistle,' before heading back stage.

Who: Nick Cannon
What: Cannon was spotted -- without wife Mariah Carey -- arriving to MTV's New York Studios for an appearance on 'It's On With Alexa Chung.'
Where: New York, NY
When: Nov. 19, 2009

Artist: Kid Sister
Song: 'Right Hand Hi'
Why You Should Watch: The femcee wants everybody to put at least one hand in the air in the video for her new single off her much-delayed debut, 'Ultraviolet.'

According to Variety magazine, Jennifer Hudson has been tapped to portray Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, in the upcoming biopic 'Winnie.' The film -- based on the Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob-penned biography 'Winnie Mandela: A Life' -- will be directed by South African filmmaker Darrell Roodt ('Cry,' 'Sarafina!' and 'The Beloved Country').

"I was compelled and moved when I read the script," Hudson said. "Winnie Mandela is a complex and extraordinary woman and I'm honored to be the actress asked to portray her. This is a powerful part of history that should be told."

Hudson will begin working on 'Winnie' when shooting begins in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa in May 2010. As expected the film will also shoot scenes at Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela served 18 of his 27 years of imprisonment.

Joe Budden has had enough of the Twitter-banter about him and his relationship with video model Somaya Reese, so he's setting the record straight via a new track. Released to the Internet this week Budden uses Rihanna's 'Russian Roullette' beat as the backdrop to his attempt at putting it all out on the table "What n----s don't know and what my friends don't see is while the world keeps spinning it's a lens on me," he rhymes. "So I sit and prophesize what the ends gonna' be/ maybe a domino effect if you depend on me/Now the cool thing to call me is an asshole, is that so? Pill poppin' in the strip club with my hat low/Out of everybody battle I ain't lost yet."

Budden also clears up his beef status with one rapper after another while taking a few jabs at his ex-girlfriend Tahiry Jose. "Can you hear me, I'm tired of n----s asking about Tahiry/She can do what she want as long as she ain't do it near me/Everything ain't what it appear to be," he raps. "Leaking pictures of Fif [50 Cent] feeling on you're a--/But if you seen it like me, then you'd be feeling like an a--/So I'm thinkin' I'm a fool by watching you act a fool/Seeming desperate for attention, baby, take this as a jewel."

Things have been relatively quiet with Grand Hustle head T.I. since he began his stint in an Arkansas prison, but recent bomb scare has put the MC back in the news. Atlanta police officials were called to the Grand Hustle offices when explosives were discovered outside the building.

A SWAT team was called to the scene to remove the two explosive devices, and ATF agents are interviewing witnesses in an attempt to identify a suspect. "One of the occupants came out early this morning to start his car up and noticed two suspicious bottles sitting on the front portion of the walkway," Officer Otis Redmond told MyFox Atlanta. The two bottles Officer Redmond referenced were reportedly Molotov Cocktails, also known as gas bombs.

T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, is currently serving a 366-day prison sentence for attempting to purchase an arsenal of weapons back in October 2007.

An avid Twitter user, Wale contemplates whether the late Tupac Shakur would use the social networking/microblogging site if he were still alive. Check out the footage captured by JumpOff TV.