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It was the Rap beef heard around the world and until this day, Hip Hop fans still discuss Ice Cube’s infamous rift with N.W.A. The feud led to a series of diss tracks that have become classics, but later, Ice Cube’s anger toward his former friend and groupmate Eazy-E waned. Unfortunately, Eazy-E would die unexpectedly from complications of AIDS in 1995, rendering a verbal reconciliation impossible.

Ebie Wright was only four-years-old when her Rap star father passed away, and for years she’s been working on a documentary about Eazy-E’s life. In a chat with TooFab, Ebie claims Ice Cube has been “ducking and dodging” her, refusing to participate in the film. She boasted about how incredible the documentary was, but she had one hiccup. “The only thing I will say honestly, is probably the only person that actually matters to this story I’m telling, who hasn’t talked on it so far, I’m just being completely honest … is Ice Cube.”

“You know, it really breaks my heart that he hasn’t spoken on this yet because I grew up with his sons, and I have a really good relationship with them,” Ebie said. “[Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson] actually told me that Ice Cube was willing,” she said. “He was gonna do whatever for me, and he was down. Since then, when we tried to book him to do the interview, he’s been ducking and dodging.” Ebie knows that Cube is willing to speak about N.W.A. and Eazy-E because he’s done so with othe r publications and podcasts.

“To be honest, I don’t know why Ice Cube wouldn’t talk about my dad with me,” she said. “I don’t know because again, he’s been on many platforms large and small, you know, talking about Eazy-E. So, I really don’t know. I don’t have the answer. We’d have to ask him.” Watch her clip with TooFab below.

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A weight was lifted off of Mystikal’s shoulders last December when he learned that rape charges set against him were dismissed after a grand jury failed to indict. It all stemmed from an incident that occurred back in 2016 that resulted in the rapper serving 18 months in jail before being released on a $3 million bond. Mystikal has maintained his innocence since inception, and because he had a 2003 sexual battery case where he pleaded guilty hanging over his head, the rapper has been wanting to clear his name.

The Louisiana legend sat down with The Associated Press and spoke about his sexual assault case candidly for the first time. He said his most recent run-in with the law “was like a reoccurring bad dream” and admitted that he was unsure whether things would work out in his favor. 

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His ordeals have caused him to reevaluate his choices, including how he approaches his music career. Mystikal told AP that he “can’t go to God” with his lewd lyrics, so it seems that he’ll be changing a few things moving forward. “When I look back and listen to the music, man — I was a nasty lil’ rapper!” he said. “A lot of my music now, I imagine myself rapping it to God and if I can rap it, I’m proud.”

“It felt like God was winking his eye at me,” Mystikal added. “That’s what strengthens my spirituality right now, things like that.” You’ll be able to hear more from Mystikal about the ups and downs of his personal and professional lives on an upcoming episode of TV One’s Unsung.

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Days after teasing his appearance on Red Table Talk, Bobby Brown’s full conversation with the Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Jones has arrived. Within the last nine years, Bobby Brown has lost his ex-wife Whitney Houston, his daughter Bobbi Kristina, and most recently his son Bobby Brown Jr. to substance abuse-related deaths. Additionally, Bobbi Kristina’s boyfriend, Nick Gordon, died at the top of 2020 from a drug overdose.

Brown spoke openly about how he’s grieved these losses and told the ladies on Red Table Talk that he believes it’s his mission to “remind people that it can kill you.” The music legend knows firsthand the battles of addiction and tearfully discussed how he’s been processing losing two children in six years.

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Bobby Brown Jr. recently passed away from a reported mixture of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol, but the New Edition singer insisted that his son wasn’t a drug user. “He would experiment with different things,” said Brown. “It wasn’t like he was dependent on drugs like when I was in my situation. I depended, I needed it… He was a young man that tried the wrong stuff and it took him out of here.”

“Losing [my son] was very, very unexpected, just like losing my daughter,” said Brown. “We were just in the studio two nights before. It was something that hit me really, really hard. He was a musician, played piano, played drums, he was a great writer. He was a teacher and learner. He learned from everybody that he was around and he taught just as much as he learned… He was someone that I just admired him as a young man and how he grew up. He just wanted to be a part of something that was going to be special. His smile, when he smiled, he just brightened up a room.”

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Brown also had a few thoughts about Nick Gordon who he believes played a role in the deaths of Whitney and Bobbi Kristina. “He was the only one there with both situations, with my ex-wife and with my daughter, and they both died the same way.” Jada wanted to know if Brown believed Gordon “killed Whitney.”

“I believe so,” he replied. “This is my opinion of who I think this young man was… Being around my daughter and being around my ex-wife, I think he was more so a provider of, you know, party favors.” Watch Red Table Talk below.

We were overdue for a Meek Mill moment and he delivered earlier today (April 14). The Philly rapper often gives his takes on memes and pop culture, but it was his response to one of Justin LaBoy’s posts that made him a trending topic. LaBoy is known for his funny quotes that he posts to his uber-popular Instagram page, and Meek has, in the past, reposted and commented. This time, however, it caused the rapper to take a few hits online.

LaBoy shared an image that reads, “Watch your PH balance not my page.” In the caption, he added, “Happy Wednesday [!!] Have a blessed day [fingers peace sign][crying laughing emojis.” Meek hopped in the comments to share that he didn’t quite understand the message.

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“What is a ph balance … sounds like a excuse [nauseaus emoji] lol,” Meek replied. It didn’t take but a blink of an eye for screenshots to be shared and soon, Meek found himself being teased by a global audience. As always, the rapper took it all in stride but we’re sure he’s been informed on what a pH balance is. 

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The pressures of child stardom have been shared for decades. Celebrities who launched their careers as kids often find themselves struggling with money problems, expensive habits, alcoholism, and addictions, and in recent years, Justin Bieber has been opening up about the troublesome days of his youth. There was a time when Bieber was making headlines due to arrests and bad behaviors, and he caught up with GQ about his battle with substance abuse.

The Justice singer revealed that there are people in the industry who prey on young stars for a variety of reasons, causing these impressionable child celebrities to deal with issues they aren’t prepared to handle. “It was like I had all this success and it was still like: I’m still sad, and I’m still in pain. And I still have these unresolved issues,” said Bieber.

He called drugs his “numbing agent” that helped him get through day-to-day life, adding that exposure to the industry can make a young person jaded. “And then you wake up one day and your relationships are f*cked up and you’re unhappy and you have all this success in the world, but you’re just like: Well, what is this worth if I’m still feeling empty inside?”

Bieber recalled that his security guards would look in on him in the evenings as he slept, regularly checking his pulse to make sure he was alive. Now, the pop star claims he’s living a healthier lifestyle and credits his relationship with wife Hailey Bieber as a key component to helping him through his storm.

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We haven’t even laid him to rest yet and there are already conversations about who would portray DMX in a biopic. The world was dealt a devastating blow when DMX succumbed to a heart attack, and since that time, there has been an outpouring of love in honor of the late star. DMX was a beloved figure who balanced faith and his internal battles, but his vulnerability made him an artist, and a man, unlike any other.

Don’t be surprised to hear talks of DMX biopics in the days to come because the captivating story of Earl Simmons’s life reads much like a storyline plucked out of a movie. Mehcad Brooks toyed with the idea of portraying X while visiting The Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM. The Mortal Kombat star was asked if he would tackle such a role and it’s something that Brooks welcomed with open arms.

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“So everybody talks about like, DMX is not the greatest rapper alive. I understand that. Everybody talks about Tupac, everybody talks about Biggie, everybody talks about Jay-Z, Andre 3000, Eminem, Kendrick. Got it. But DMX spoke to me in a way that no other rapper did,” Brooks said. “DMX was our heavy metal. He was our heavy metal.”

“And I liked Metallica, I liked Mötley Crüe, I liked that kind of stuff. I grew up with a varied taste in music,” he added. “So, when I heard DMX, I was like, this is our rockstar. This is our heavy metal rockstar. So I grew up just like this [shows fingers crossed] with DMX in my ears the whole time.”

After being told that he would fit well in a DMX biopic, Brooks said, “Listen, I would be blessed. I would honor his memory in such a way, and I would be honored and humbled. From your lips to God’s ears. We’ll see.” Watch Mehcad Brooks’s interview in its entirety below.

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