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Legendary emcee Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five knows a thing or two about the art of rap. Today, DJ Vlad released the fourteenth chapter of his extensive interview with Grandmaster Melle, during which he reflected on whether or not he could defeat Eminem in a rap battle — a topic with which he is certainly familiar. 

“Easily,” he declares, his confidence unwavering. “It would be the easiest thing I ever did. At the end of the day, mechanically, technically, he’s a great rapper. But I’m the greatest. I know how to write it. I put it down, it’s going to stay down. It would be the easiest thing I ever did. When people bring it up, just say you can’t beat Eminem. Just say that. But I’ve been doing this all my life. It would be easy, and I don’t even write like I used to.”

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“This is my destiny,” he continues. “Everyone out there rapping, ya’ll trying to do something I already did forty years ago. Easiest thing I ever did. Everyone would say oh that’s impossible! No, you can’t!” Clearly, he feels strongly about his prowess in the battle rap arena, essentially positioning himself as the pinnacle of lyrical prowess. In fact, he goes so far as to state that there aren’t even fifty great emcees in the game, period.

“If you think there’s fifty great emcees, you aren’t one of them,” he states. “There’s not even fifty great n***as, how its going to be fifty great emcees? Great, that changed territory. It’s not there. It’s just fifty guys that can rap, and made records. That’s not of all time, that’s when records came out. My mechanics and my dynamics, my knowledge of what rap is all about, it supersedes anything that goes on out there. People like, how this old muthafucka going to beat so-and-so? Easy — cause I’m an old muthafucka, I’ve been doing it longer. I can do it better than you.”

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He maintains that when Rakim entered the game, rappers were forced to adapt and re-evaluate their own stylistic approach. “I never had to rap different for nobody else,” he states. “When I heard Eminem I could rap the same. The game didn’t change. It didn’t stop nothing. They toss around greatness too much. In order to be great, you had to change something. You could call Eminem a great rapper — if he was so great, then why isn’t there fifty white rappers?” 

While it’s likely that Mel’s comments will draw the ire of Em’s dedicated Stans, it’s likely that Slim himself would respect the Furious Five emcee’s dominance, given the deep reverence he holds for his rap predecessors — though some of Grandmaster Mel’s latter points might certainly spark a bit of debate. Check out Mel’s take on greatness, as well as his reflections on a hypothetical Eminem battle, below. 

Legendary emcee Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five knows a thing or two about the art of rap. Today, DJ Vlad released the fourteenth chapter of his extensive interview with Grandmaster Melle, during which he reflected on whether or not he could defeat Eminem in a rap battle — a topic with which he is certainly familiar. 

“Easily,” he declares, his confidence unwavering. “It would be the easiest thing I ever did. At the end of the day, mechanically, technically, he’s a great rapper. But I’m the greatest. I know how to write it. I put it down, it’s going to stay down. It would be the easiest thing I ever did. When people bring it up, just say you can’t beat Eminem. Just say that. But I’ve been doing this all my life. It would be easy, and I don’t even write like I used to.”

 Scott Legato/Getty Images

“This is my destiny,” he continues. “Everyone out there rapping, ya’ll trying to do something I already did forty years ago. Easiest thing I ever did. Everyone would say oh that’s impossible! No, you can’t!” Clearly, he feels strongly about his prowess in the battle rap arena, essentially positioning himself as the pinnacle of lyrical prowess. In fact, he goes so far as to state that there aren’t even fifty great emcees in the game, period.

“If you think there’s fifty great emcees, you aren’t one of them,” he states. “There’s not even fifty great n***as, how its going to be fifty great emcees? Great, that changed territory. It’s not there. It’s just fifty guys that can rap, and made records. That’s not of all time, that’s when records came out. My mechanics and my dynamics, my knowledge of what rap is all about, it supersedes anything that goes on out there. People like, how this old muthafucka going to beat so-and-so? Easy — cause I’m an old muthafucka, I’ve been doing it longer. I can do it better than you.”

 Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

He maintains that when Rakim entered the game, rappers were forced to adapt and re-evaluate their own stylistic approach. “I never had to rap different for nobody else,” he states. “When I heard Eminem I could rap the same. The game didn’t change. It didn’t stop nothing. They toss around greatness too much. In order to be great, you had to change something. You could call Eminem a great rapper — if he was so great, then why isn’t there fifty white rappers?” 

While it’s likely that Mel’s comments will draw the ire of Em’s dedicated Stans, it’s likely that Slim himself would respect the Furious Five emcee’s dominance, given the deep reverence he holds for his rap predecessors — though some of Grandmaster Mel’s latter points might certainly spark a bit of debate. Check out Mel’s take on greatness, as well as his reflections on a hypothetical Eminem battle, below. 

Judging by the internet’s reception of her social media content, it’s more than fair to say that Chloe Bailey is a pretty hot commodity. She goes viral on social media nearly every other week, attracting the attention of both fans and fellow artists alike. Her recent cover of Yung Bleu and Drake’s hit “You’re Mines Still” had the rapper ready to collaborate with the beautiful songstress, and it seems like she’s also attracted the attention of comedian Lil Duval, albeit to social media’s disapproval. 

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The 43-year-old cheekily tweeted on Sunday (March 21) “How old is that Chloe girl again?” slyly suggesting he was interested in the 22-year-old. He added in the caption of a repost of the tweet on Instagram, “I’m asking for my nephew,” with dozens of laughing emojis.  

“the fact that you called her a girl instead of a woman means you know she’s too young for you,” penned one dissenting user, pointing out the glaring age difference between the two of them. 

Another user fired, “Young enough to be your child. Go find you someone in their 40s.” What seems to be another matured man wrote the lengthy explanation, “Bruh… here’s a little advice. If you think she’s old enough for you then refer to her as a woman. If you view her as a girl then inquiring about her probably is not in her or your best interest, because it makes your intentions look suspect.” 

Check out more reactions to Lil Duval shooting his shot at Chloe and let us know your take. 

Youngboy Never Broke Again’s life has been highlighted on social media with numerous women showing him off and becoming famous as a result. Jania Meshell is one of those women, blowing up as an influencer following her high-profile relationship with the Baton Rouge rapper. The two have a son together named Kacey, who YB loves to post on his own page. 

On Monday night, Youngboy was arrested by the feds and LAPD after attempting to flee on foot. He was caught by a K-9 unit after running away, reportedly being jailed. Many of those closest to the rapper, including his on-off girlfriend Yaya Mayweather, have been reacting to the news with heartbroken posts. Jania has officially weighed in with her thoughts, claiming that only seven people matter in this situation: his kids.

“Idk who tf y’all think y’all playing with but I don’t need to clout chase off my baby daddy,” said Jania on Twitter before seemingly deactivating her page. “There’s a reason I never say his name weird ass people.” 

When somebody tried to argue that she is clout chasing by posting the rapper’s son, Jania kindly reminded the fan that Kacey is also her son. “He came out my p***y b*tch,” she responded before concluding. “Only 7 little people really matter right now idgaf about the rest.”

For what it’s worth, Jania really doesn’t talk all that much about NBA Youngboy. For people to come after her for posting her own son is pretty absurd, but it shows that people just want something to be mad at.

Hopefully, Youngboy is freed soon so he can resume his fatherly duties. We’ll keep you posted as more details come out.

It’s a pretty good time to be a Yelawolf fan right about now. Not only did the versatile Slumerican emcee recently link up with Caskey for their incendiary and sure-to-pass-under-the-radar collab album Blacksheep, but it would appear that was only the tip of the iceberg. Yelawolf recently took to Instagram to reveal his “April Onslaught,” an ambitious endeavor during which four new albums will be released every week of the month.

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“YELAWOLF’S APRIL ONSLAUGHT!!!!” details the rapper, in an Instagram announcement post. “A month of back-to-back of releases. A broad scale of styles and inspirations. A montage of records with my friends and family leading to my studio album MUDMOUTH !!” An interesting tidbit, indicating that MUDMOUTH holds the distinction of being a studio album, while the others — titled TURQUOISE TORNADO, SLUMAFIA, and Mile Zero — do not.

In any case, it’s a massive undertaking from the Alabama emcee, who has often garnered praise for his versatility. As recent projects like Blacksheep and Trunk Muzik 3 indicate, his bars are as sharp as they’ve ever been. Yet 2019’s Ghetto Cowboy featured some of his more melodic tracks in recent memory, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see at least one of his projects operating in that territory. 

Check out the big reveal below, and look for Turqoise Tornado to land on April 9th, Slumafia on April 16th, Mile Zero on April 23rd, and Mud Mouth on April 30th. For more from Yelawolf, check out our exclusive interview right here.