by MICHAEL SAPONARA
Joe Budden has been retired from rap for nearly seven years, as he’s become a force in the podcasting space, but don’t count out a return to the booth just yet.
Mouse Budden teased a clip on his Instagram Story on Tuesday (February 21) in the studio where he appeared to jokingly end his rapping hiatus.
“Ya know what I mean with the beat playing. I got it, uhhhh. And we was once like — ayyy,” he facetiously rapped with a beat booming.
Fans had plenty to say about the New Jersey rhymer stepping back into the rap game in the humorous clip.
“Lol that’s definitely how his Rory and Mal diss starts.......
by MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
Big Gipp has questioned whether DJ Khaled is actually as talented as people claim, while stating that the Miami-based producer is far from being “the best.”
The comments came in an interview with The Art Of Dialogue, where the Goodie Mob rapper said Khaled undoubtedly has talent, but that T-Pain deserves more praise.
“DJ Khaled is great at what he do,” Gipp said. “But I can turn around and look at a person that’s the real artist and that’s T-Pain. T-Pain really came through and really took it to another level. Song after song, hit after hit.......
by ANDY BUSTARD
De La Soul’s Maseo has broken his silence following the death of Trugoy The Dove.
Maseo, a.k.a. Plug Three, took to Instagram on Monday (February 20) to mourn the tragic passing of his long-time groupmate, who died aged 54 on February 12.
The rapper, producer and DJ took a trip down memory lane as he shared a throwback photo of De La Soul signing their first deal with Tommy Boy Records back in the late 1980s.
Producer Prince Paul, who produced the trio’s lauded first three albums, and Tommy Boy founder Tom Silverman and label president Monica Lynch can also be seen in the picture.
“This is the day......
by MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
Black Thought has dropped a captivating new freestyle titled “Love Letter To Hip Hop” in honor of the genre’s 50th anniversary this year.
In the video, which aired on BET, The Roots lyricist traverses the history of Hip Hop completely acapella, weaving in many of the genre’s biggest legends as he explores rap’s evolution over the last five decades.
Along the way, he shouts out Grand Wizzard Theodore, Grandmaster Flash, JAY-Z, Diddy, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, TakeOff and many......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Lil Duval is back with more hot takes on Hip Hop – and this time he’s crediting the Afrobeats genre with potentially changing the culture’s entire landscape.
The comedian took to Twitter on Sunday (February 19) to share his thoughts in a series of posts.
“afrobeats might be the death of hip hop as we know it,” Duval began – which was met with a lot pushback. He quickly followed up with another tweet to explain he wasn’t saying it as a diss.
“I wasn’t saying hip hop is over i said ‘hip hop as we know it’ meaning like evolved into something bigger,” he......
by MARK ELIBERT
50 Cent has revealed 2 Chainz and Ne-Yo have been given roles in the upcoming third season of his hit STARZ show BMF.
The G-Unit boss took to Instagram on Tuesday (February 21) with a pair of posts announcing that the pair will star in the forthcoming season. Several big-name stars have already popped up in the show, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mo’nique, Kash Doll, Yung Miami and Serayah.
“We making big moves for Season 3. Welcome to #BMF @Neyo,” 50 wrote before mentioning the “No Lie” rapper in his next post. “We got @2chainz locked in for #BMF season 3. Just wait, it’s......
by MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
LL COOL J is facing a paternity claim after a man alleging to be his biological son has spoken out about being purposefully “hidden” from the public for years.
The young musician named Love Benji uploaded a video to Instagram over the weekend in which claimed to be the biological offspring of the rap legend.
In the viral clip, Love Benji also shared details about an alleged NDA that he was supposedly tricked into signing to prevent his existence from being known. Benji claimed to not be very close with LL COOL J, but said he does send him some money at times.
“It takes a lot of......
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by Andy Bustard
Remy Ma has addressed the time Mike Tyson offered her a car in exchange for sex, admitting the ordeal still “scares” her to this day.
The story first came to light last September when Fat Joe appeared on the boxing legend’s Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson podcast, where he recalled Tyson attempting to persuade Remy to spend the night with him by promising her a brand new Mercedes-Benz.
“Mike invites me to the house and he says bring Remy Ma with you,” the Bronx rapper remembered. “This is around ‘Lean Back’ or some shit like that. We go to the house, he opens the door butt naked … I’m like, ‘What the fuck......
by Marc Griffin
Diddy’s former bodyguard, a man named Gene Deal, claims that The Notorious B.I.G wasn’t killed in a drive-by shooting. Deal paid a visit to the Art of Dialogue show on Monday (Feb. 13), where he challenged the belief that Biggie met his demise from a drive-by and asserted that the car was awaiting the emcee “all night.” Throughout the interview, the bodyguard vents his frustrations with the “lies” he says are being portrayed in documentaries and interviews.
“It just hurts because they lie too much,” he said. “A lot of that sh*t be lies the way they put it together, ’cause they......
