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Royce Da 5’9″ has experienced enough rap beef throughout his career, and such battle scars never quite fade. Years removed from his last proper lyrical duel — a few pointed shots at Yelawolf circa The Allegory were too one-sided to count — Royce nearly found himself pulled back into an unexpected fray with Lupe Fiasco of all people.

After the pair of former podcast hosts found themselves at odds over lyrical superiority (an admitted oversimplification of the catalyst behind their recent exchange of tracks), Lupe goaded Royce into battle by hitting him with some freestyle bars on IG Live. Provoked by Lu’s brazen volley, Royce hit the studio to showcase his elite technical prowess on “Silence Of The Lambda,” hitting Lupe with a few jabs while pulling the majority of his punches.

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The same could not be said of Lupe’s rebuttal, however. “Steve Jobs,” recorded shortly after “Lambda” landed, found Lupe getting surprisingly personal, unleashing a thrashing that may very well have caught Nickel unawares. Given the upped ante, many were eager to see Royce unleash a retaliatory combo, matching Lupe’s energy and taking things back to his “Malcolm X” days. Alas, Royce has since taken to Twitter to quell the bloodlust, confirming that he will not be issuing a second round  — at least, not yet.

“I won’t attack Lu personally,” he confirms. “I’m a real one with control of my emotions though desperate times call for desperate measures. You gotta talk reckless when you know you can’t check all them boxes. Tried to tell him, I’m different.”

While many respected his decision to sit back and be the bigger person, others felt that Royce was missing an opportunity to assert dominance over an equally formidable opponent. To be fair, it’s entirely possible that some of Lu’s bars struck a nerve, and Nickle simply didn’t want to return to such a headspace. The rift has already led to the end of their podcast, as confirmed by Lupe shortly after the release of “Steve Jobs,” so it’s clear that both parties have been affected by the recent exchange.

Still, it’s impossible to deny that Royce is a competitor, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him retract on his statement if goaded further. For now, however, it would appear that this duel has come to an end. Brief though it may have been, it certainly left us no shortage of bars to unpack — be sure to check out all of the best lyrics from both “Lambda” and “Steve Jobs” right here. 

Royce Da 5’9″ has experienced enough rap beef throughout his career, and such battle scars never quite fade. Years removed from his last proper lyrical duel — a few pointed shots at Yelawolf circa The Allegory were too one-sided to count — Royce nearly found himself pulled back into an unexpected fray with Lupe Fiasco of all people.

After the pair of former podcast hosts found themselves at odds over lyrical superiority (an admitted oversimplification of the catalyst behind their recent exchange of tracks), Lupe goaded Royce into battle by hitting him with some freestyle bars on IG Live. Provoked by Lu’s brazen volley, Royce hit the studio to showcase his elite technical prowess on “Silence Of The Lambda,” hitting Lupe with a few jabs while pulling the majority of his punches.

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

The same could not be said of Lupe’s rebuttal, however. “Steve Jobs,” recorded shortly after “Lambda” landed, found Lupe getting surprisingly personal, unleashing a thrashing that may very well have caught Nickel unawares. Given the upped ante, many were eager to see Royce unleash a retaliatory combo, matching Lupe’s energy and taking things back to his “Malcolm X” days. Alas, Royce has since taken to Twitter to quell the bloodlust, confirming that he will not be issuing a second round  — at least, not yet.

“I won’t attack Lu personally,” he confirms. “I’m a real one with control of my emotions though desperate times call for desperate measures. You gotta talk reckless when you know you can’t check all them boxes. Tried to tell him, I’m different.”

While many respected his decision to sit back and be the bigger person, others felt that Royce was missing an opportunity to assert dominance over an equally formidable opponent. To be fair, it’s entirely possible that some of Lu’s bars struck a nerve, and Nickle simply didn’t want to return to such a headspace. The rift has already led to the end of their podcast, as confirmed by Lupe shortly after the release of “Steve Jobs,” so it’s clear that both parties have been affected by the recent exchange.

Still, it’s impossible to deny that Royce is a competitor, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him retract on his statement if goaded further. For now, however, it would appear that this duel has come to an end. Brief though it may have been, it certainly left us no shortage of bars to unpack — be sure to check out all of the best lyrics from both “Lambda” and “Steve Jobs” right here. 

Royce Da 5’9″ has experienced enough rap beef throughout his career, and such battle scars never quite fade. Years removed from his last proper lyrical duel — a few pointed shots at Yelawolf circa The Allegory were too one-sided to count — Royce nearly found himself pulled back into an unexpected fray with Lupe Fiasco of all people.

After the pair of former podcast hosts found themselves at odds over lyrical superiority (an admitted oversimplification of the catalyst behind their recent exchange of tracks), Lupe goaded Royce into battle by hitting him with some freestyle bars on IG Live. Provoked by Lu’s brazen volley, Royce hit the studio to showcase his elite technical prowess on “Silence Of The Lambda,” hitting Lupe with a few jabs while pulling the majority of his punches.

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

The same could not be said of Lupe’s rebuttal, however. “Steve Jobs,” recorded shortly after “Lambda” landed, found Lupe getting surprisingly personal, unleashing a thrashing that may very well have caught Nickel unawares. Given the upped ante, many were eager to see Royce unleash a retaliatory combo, matching Lupe’s energy and taking things back to his “Malcolm X” days. Alas, Royce has since taken to Twitter to quell the bloodlust, confirming that he will not be issuing a second round  — at least, not yet.

“I won’t attack Lu personally,” he confirms. “I’m a real one with control of my emotions though desperate times call for desperate measures. You gotta talk reckless when you know you can’t check all them boxes. Tried to tell him, I’m different.”

While many respected his decision to sit back and be the bigger person, others felt that Royce was missing an opportunity to assert dominance over an equally formidable opponent. To be fair, it’s entirely possible that some of Lu’s bars struck a nerve, and Nickle simply didn’t want to return to such a headspace. The rift has already led to the end of their podcast, as confirmed by Lupe shortly after the release of “Steve Jobs,” so it’s clear that both parties have been affected by the recent exchange.

Still, it’s impossible to deny that Royce is a competitor, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him retract on his statement if goaded further. For now, however, it would appear that this duel has come to an end. Brief though it may have been, it certainly left us no shortage of bars to unpack — be sure to check out all of the best lyrics from both “Lambda” and “Steve Jobs” right here. 

According to Elon Musk’s girlfriend Grimes, rapper Lil Uzi Vert is about to become the first human to legally own a planet. The Eternal Atake superstar is allegedly planning to purchase a giant gas exoplanet that’s larger than Jupiter. It’s unclear who he’s buying the planet from, or if the planet’s inhabitants are aware that an American rapper will soon own their land.

Despite Lil Uzi making this historic announcement on Thursday, it seems he’s not actually the first person to legally own a planet. Did you forget about SouljaWorld? That’s right — none other than Soulja Boy, the man who was the first to do absolutely everything, claims to have been the first to buy a planet.

“Lil Uzi, you late. N***a, I been had my own planet,” said Big Draco on his live stream on Thursday. “You ain’t never heard of SouljaWorld? Lil Uzi, you late. I been had my own planet a long time ago. N***a, cut it out. Cut it out, like you was the first rapper to have your own planet. Stop it, n***a, why you cappin’ like that? Elon Musk, I been had my own planet, n***a.”

There you have it… it turns out Lil Uzi isn’t the first rapper to own a planet. What will Soulja Boy claim next?

According to Elon Musk’s girlfriend Grimes, rapper Lil Uzi Vert is about to become the first human to legally own a planet. The Eternal Atake superstar is allegedly planning to purchase a giant gas exoplanet that’s larger than Jupiter. It’s unclear who he’s buying the planet from, or if the planet’s inhabitants are aware that an American rapper will soon own their land.

Despite Lil Uzi making this historic announcement on Thursday, it seems he’s not actually the first person to legally own a planet. Did you forget about SouljaWorld? That’s right — none other than Soulja Boy, the man who was the first to do absolutely everything, claims to have been the first to buy a planet.

“Lil Uzi, you late. N***a, I been had my own planet,” said Big Draco on his live stream on Thursday. “You ain’t never heard of SouljaWorld? Lil Uzi, you late. I been had my own planet a long time ago. N***a, cut it out. Cut it out, like you was the first rapper to have your own planet. Stop it, n***a, why you cappin’ like that? Elon Musk, I been had my own planet, n***a.”

There you have it… it turns out Lil Uzi isn’t the first rapper to own a planet. What will Soulja Boy claim next?

According to Elon Musk’s girlfriend Grimes, rapper Lil Uzi Vert is about to become the first human to legally own a planet. The Eternal Atake superstar is allegedly planning to purchase a giant gas exoplanet that’s larger than Jupiter. It’s unclear who he’s buying the planet from, or if the planet’s inhabitants are aware that an American rapper will soon own their land.

Despite Lil Uzi making this historic announcement on Thursday, it seems he’s not actually the first person to legally own a planet. Did you forget about SouljaWorld? That’s right — none other than Soulja Boy, the man who was the first to do absolutely everything, claims to have been the first to buy a planet.

“Lil Uzi, you late. N***a, I been had my own planet,” said Big Draco on his live stream on Thursday. “You ain’t never heard of SouljaWorld? Lil Uzi, you late. I been had my own planet a long time ago. N***a, cut it out. Cut it out, like you was the first rapper to have your own planet. Stop it, n***a, why you cappin’ like that? Elon Musk, I been had my own planet, n***a.”

There you have it… it turns out Lil Uzi isn’t the first rapper to own a planet. What will Soulja Boy claim next?

There’s a sense of togetherness in hip-hop, with artists including Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Gunna, and others all collaborating often and contributing to each other’s respective albums. On the other end of the scale though, Lil Nas X seems to be more of an outlier to that trend. Many of his recent singles, including the #1 hit “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name),” have been solo smashes. Aside from his latest record “INDUSTRY BABY” featuring Jack Harlow, Lil Nas has been somewhat of a lone wolf as of late, but he’s seeing that as more of a blessing.

Speaking with Zane Lowe for New Music Daily on Apple Music about his new song and video “INDUSTRY BABY,” Lil Nas offered an update on his upcoming debut album and spoke about collaborating with Jack Harlow, as well as being an outlier in music.

“I love Jack Harlow. I feel like he’s one of those people that I can see like truly appreciating what they’re creating and where they want to go,” said the pop star about his new record. “I love people that have these aspirations for a much bigger place than where they already are, you know? I feel like he’s very much kind of in a situation right now where I feel like I was at a point where like… you know, like he’s already had like a huge moment and more light ahead and I just want to help give him that boost. That’s what I’m hoping this is for him.”

On being an outlier, Lil Nas said, “I feel like I didn’t really grasp that until last year and this year, you know? Because at first I was very much wanting to be with my peers, like you know how Travis Scott and Young Thug and Gunna, they’re all always on each other’s albums and Future and whatnot, but it’s just like I’m in my own place for my own reason. And that gives me more room to step out of my comfort zone.”

As for his upcoming album, he said it’s finished but not coming right away. “I’m pretty much finished with the album. But you know, secretly, as we were just talking about moments and whatnot, I pushed the album back from where I was originally going to drop it because of that fact that I want to give these singles some more time to breathe before I drop music videos for songs that already been out for a long time or whatnot. But yeah, I’m really in a great space. I’m in a happy place. I’m in a super creative place. Really just going with the flow, making the best out of any situation that’s thrown at me right now.”

Watch the music video for “INDUSTRY BABY” below.