Inside Rehearsals

Don't miss the 2013 Hip Hop Awards on October 15 at 8P/7C!

Uncle Snoop Preps - Practice makes perfect and that's why Uncle Snoop will be perfect as your 2013 Hip Hop Awards host. It looks like he might also hit the 1s and 2s, so tune in on October 15 at 8P/7C to see if Uncle Snoop does some spinning. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Uncle Snoop Preps - Practice makes perfect and that's why Uncle Snoop will be perfect as your 2013 Hip Hop Awards host. It looks like he might also hit the 1s and 2s, so tune in on October 15 at 8P/7C to see if Uncle Snoop does some spinning. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

You Asked for It - Hip hop heads, unite! With a new look, a new feel and swag for days, the 2013 Hip Hop Awards will be unlike anything you've ever seen. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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You Asked for It - Hip hop heads, unite! With a new look, a new feel and swag for days, the 2013 Hip Hop Awards will be unlike anything you've ever seen. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Bounce, Bounce, Bounce - The Hip Hop Awards may take place in the heart of ATL, but Uncle Snoop brought all of his Cali style to the city complete with a hydraulic car just so that you never forget where he came from. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Bounce, Bounce, Bounce - The Hip Hop Awards may take place in the heart of ATL, but Uncle Snoop brought all of his Cali style to the city complete with a hydraulic car just so that you never forget where he came from. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Host With the Most - Can Uncle Snoop be your bartender? Well, not literally, but he will serve you with hip hop culture all night long. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Host With the Most - Can Uncle Snoop be your bartender? Well, not literally, but he will serve you with hip hop culture all night long. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Hazy - Go hard, go full out or go home! Uncle Snoop puts in work during rehearsals to make sure that the final product is perfect. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Hazy - Go hard, go full out or go home! Uncle Snoop puts in work during rehearsals to make sure that the final product is perfect. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Shawty Lo Featurring Gucci Mane and Rocko – 'MVP' - Rocko dropped a few slams on Shawty Lo’s “MVP” and went for the pin when he rapped, “Cut your b***h check the wrist, make her drop her head / Get that Ric Flair, better yet Dusty Rhodes, started on a dusty road / They tried to talk that talk bout me, but it's OK / B***h we're the hottest in the street, that what the street say.”(Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Rocko Ain't Even Know It - With one of the biggest hip hop hits of the year, Rocko took the stage for rehearsal reppin' his hometown of Atlanta for the biggest awards show in hip hop. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Bling, Bling - From the mic to the ring, Uncle Snoop is all about the bling, bling! (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Bling, Bling - From the mic to the ring, Uncle Snoop is all about the bling, bling! (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

BET Hip Hop Awards 2013 – Atlanta - The best part about Rich Homie Quan's performance of "Type of Way" at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards was that Snoop Dogg was in the background moving and grooving and enjoying the smash single. Props to RHQ on a big year.(Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Feelin' It - "Some Type of Way" rapper Rich Homie Quan is making his first Hip Hop Awards appearance, which is fitting since he's hitting the stage in his hometown of Atlanta!  (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Tear the House Down - The Philly party anthem rapper taught everybody in 2013 that there are "levels to this s--t," so get ready for the heat that Meek Mill brings to the stage! (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Tear the House Down - The Philly party anthem rapper taught everybody in 2013 that there are "levels to this s--t," so get ready for the heat that Meek Mill brings to the stage! (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Three Is Better Than One - Homies Rick Ross, Future and DJ Khaled took a second during their rehearsal time to pose for a photo before the complete turn up. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Three Is Better Than One - Homies Rick Ross, Future and DJ Khaled took a second during their rehearsal time to pose for a photo before the complete turn up. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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"Don't Come Around" featuring Kendall Morgan - Yo Gotti taps rising star Kendall Morgan on the hook. The track builds with what sounds like a slightly effected violin and, of course, rapid snare, while Kendall sings the hook. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Yo, Yo, Yo - Memphis' own Yo Gotti has been coming hard all year and with "Act Right" dominating radio right now, get ready for a show! (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

O.G. Style - Cards on a Saturday during rehearsals. Only Uncle Snoop. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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O.G. Style - Cards on a Saturday during rehearsals. Only Uncle Snoop. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Hippy Ish - Black Hippy's Jay Rock, ScHoolBoy Q and Kendrick Lamar stop by for a quick pic after rehearsing for their set. oh lolo(Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Staying in Control - In "Control" and claiming his kingdom, Kendrick Lamar got ready and is ready to show and prove why practice makes perfect. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Staying in Control - In "Control" and claiming his kingdom, Kendrick Lamar got ready and is ready to show and prove why practice makes perfect. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

The Champ Is Here - Rocking a Mike Tyson T-shirt and his signature bucket hat, ScHoolBoy Q looked ready to take it to the next level in rehearsals. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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The Champ Is Here - Rocking a Mike Tyson T-shirt and his signature bucket hat, ScHoolBoy Q looked ready to take it to the next level in rehearsals. (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

TDE! - Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar rep TDE right and prep for their performance, showing why they're hip hop's up-and-coming crew! (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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TDE! - Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar rep TDE right and prep for their performance, showing why they're hip hop's up-and-coming crew! (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)