Rick Ross: 'VMAs will be dopest ever'

Rick Ross has said that this year's MTV Video Music Awards will be "the dopest ever".

The rapper - who will make a surprise appearance during Sunday's event - admitted that he became excited after seeing the stage where the honours will be presented.

"This is gonna be the dopest MTV VMAs ever. I'm letting you know. Not only because I'm a part of it, but when I walked into the auditorium where the VMAs are being held, I felt like I stepped off a ship on Pandora," she told MTV News.

"If you ever saw the movie Avatar, that's the feeling. Everything feels big, everything feels futuristic. It feels space-age. We got the dopest female in late-night hosting the show, Chelsea Handler. She's on fire right now. She's sizzling. She's sexy as ever."

He continued: "But as soon as I walked in, just the ambiance from the show, it overtook me, watching the rehearsal. Get ready to tune in. Make sure if you never watched the MTV Video Music Awards, make sure this is your first one.

"And if you have [seen one], expect the game to be stepped up 2,000%... It's the best of music, it's the best of performances, it's the best host and the dopest set I've ever seen ever. This is Pandora."

The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards air Sunday at 9pm ET.