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Dame Dash Puts Jay-Z On Blast For “F**king Up” Beanie Sigel’s Life

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Dame Dash has been airing out all of his grievances with Jay-Z. The two men used to run Roc-A-Fella with an iron fist, but have had a severe falling out over the last two decades. Dame Dash has no problem using his ties with Hov and the rest of the Roc artists to stay in the pop culture conversation. Especially since Jay-Z’s reputation has come under fire in recent weeks. Dash recently called out the rapper for the way he treated former Roc-A-Fella signee Beanie Sigel.

Dame Dash claimed he did a lot to help Beanie Sigel’s career, and was bothered by the fact that Sigel chose to side with Jay-Z when Roc-A-Fella was falling apart. “That one hurt,” he admitted. “I did a lot. I chose State Property over Roc Wear.” Dash then claimed that Jay-Z “tricked” Beanie Sigel, and derailed what he felt was going to be a very promising career as a rapper. “It’s almost like [Jay] tricked Beans to shelf him,” Dash asserted. “He f*cked his life up, to me, doing that.” Dash went as far as to claim that Beanie Sigel was going to be his “new Jay,” but the old Jay made sure that it never came to fruition.

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Erica Mena Apologizes To Nicki Minaj After Defending Ex Safaree

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Erica Mena and Nicki Minaj have been on completely different pages. The reality star and rapper have been linked through their respective romances with Safaree Samuels. Mena defended Safaree during their relationship, and repeatedly laid the blame for his split from Minaj on the rapper. In a recent Dumb Blonde Podcast appearance, though, Erica Mena has changed her mind. She issued a formal apology to Nicki Minaj, and claimed that Safaree was actually the problem.

Erica Mena told the host that she did not like Nicki Minaj initially, but has come to emphasize and relate to the rapper because she has been subjected to similar problems. “It’s funny how life comes full circle,” she explained. “Because the same thing he did to her, he’s doing to me.” Erica Mena proceeded to call Safaree out for playing the victim in both their relationship and his relationship with Nicki. “I remember him pouring his heart out to me about all the stuff she did to him,” Mena recalled. “I didn’t think to ask, ‘What did you do to her?’.” The reality star was also disappointed by the fact that Safaree tried to poke holes in Nicki Minaj’s reputation as an artist.

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Erica Mena Claimed Safaree Is Treating Her The Same

Erica Mena claimed that Safaree claimed to have written songs for Nicki Minaj as a means of hurting her career and her standing among her rap peers. “I owe this woman an apology,” she posited. “Because I sat there and allowed him to talk about her.” Erica Mena also owned up to “defending” and “vouching” for Safaree when he was publicly bashing Nicki Minaj. “At the end of the day,” the Love & Hip Hop star asserted. “I didn’t know the truth… They never tell you what they did, just what she did.” Mena went on to say that every negative thing Nicki Minaj has said about Safaree is “true.”

Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels have been involved in an extremely messy split over the last few months. The latter released home security footage of Mena physically attacking him in front of their children. Safaree claimed that he wanted to expose the truth because he’s worried about being sent to “or worse.” He also criticized Erica Mena for having “nonexistent” anger management. Mena responded to the post by claiming Safaree begged her to take him back after the attack. Safaree is currently trying to lower the amount of child support he pays the reality star.

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Tony Yayo Defends Drake’s Decision To Take Legal Action Over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”

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Tony Yayo discussed Drake’s decision to take legal action against Universal Music Group over the release of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” while speaking with VladTV. In doing so, he refused to take sides in the artists’ feud and defended Drake’s right to file his petitions against the company.

“He might have his reasons. He might have the lawyers, he might have the information. Money is power. Power is money, right? He must know something,” Yayo began. From there, he argued that he doesn’t understand exactly how streams equate to physical album sales. As Vlad continued to suggest Drake was suing only because he lost the battle, Yayo added: “Either way, we’re talking about it right now. They’re both winning.”

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Tony Yayo Performs With 50 Cent

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 10: (L-R) 50 Cent and Tony Yayo perform onstage during the 50 Cent: The Final Lap Tour at Barclays Center on August 10, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

As for Drake’s argument, he filed two legal petitions, accusing UMG of defamation as well as allegedly boosting the streams of “Not Like Us.” In his defamation filing, he complained that the company didn’t block the release of a song featuring unfounded allegations. “UMG … could have refused to release or distribute the song or required the offending material to be edited and/or removed,” Drake’s lawyers wrote, as caught by Billboard. “But UMG chose to do the opposite. UMG designed, financed and then executed a plan to turn ‘Not Like Us’ into a viral mega-hit with the intent of using the spectacle of harm to Drake and his businesses to drive consumer hysteria and, of course, massive revenues. That plan succeeded, likely beyond UMG’s wildest expectations.”

Tony Yayo Weighs In On Drake’s UMG Petition

In other news, Kendrick Lamar will be performing at the NFL’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, in February. Whether he’ll perform “Not Like Us” remains unclear. Check out Tony Yayo’s full thoughts on Drake’s petition below.

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Drake & Kendrick Lamar Fans Debate “Family Matters” And How Well It’s Aged

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No matter whose side you’re on, there are solid reasons for picking pretty much any track from the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle as its best. Thanks to some recent viral discussions and trending takes, fans on Twitter are particularly debating the worth, longevity, impact, and quality of Drizzy’s “Family Matters,” his three-part onslaught and the longest cut out of any feud release. Many OVO fans are happy to see it getting the love it deserves, although K.Dot supporters quickly reminded them that the Toronto superstar was dealing with a different beast. Some pointed to the song’s lyrical achievements, the multi-faceted attacks at various rappers, or how the West Coast tried to claim victory quickly with “Not Like Us” and, of course, the “meet the grahams” surprise.

Furthermore, this Drake and Kendrick Lamar debate over “Family Matters” seems to have settled on the following assessment: it’s a great diss, but it wasn’t enough to take Kendrick down, for whatever reason. Many frustrated fans refuse to give the Compton lyricist his props and prefer to inflate the disses that the 6ix God had on his 7-minute record. Yet this discussion was also slightly ironic given that SZA and Kendrick’s “30 For 30” recently opened up more subliminal diss speculation.

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Did “Family Matters” Age Well? Drake & Kendrick Lamar Fans Debate

As such, fans still have a lot of Kendrick Lamar and Drake material to talk about, but nothing quite matches up to that late April and early May stretch. Maybe die-hards want to reemphasize a musical focus amid contentious legal petitions and Internet narratives. We’d much rather see that at the forefront, even if it indulges in some revisionist battle history here and there. As great as “Family Matters” is, its context and actual impact in the moment works to its detriment, whether you agree with that sentiment or not.

Meanwhile, it seems like we will have more Drake music very soon, so fans will not have to reminisce on previous drops for much longer. This week, he once again teased his upcoming collab album with PARTYNEXTDOOR. As for Kendrick Lamar, his GNX rollout and upcoming performances continue his victory lap, but that trophy-raising doesn’t fully take away from the strength of “Family Matters” as a song.

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DJ Akademiks Doesn’t Understand Why SZA “Dissed” Him On New Kendrick Lamar Collab

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SZA’s new album SOS Deluxe: LANA closed out 2024 with a big musical bang, unless there’s somehow even more on the way before the year is out. Fans waited so long to get it, and it seems to have been worth the wait, as it garnered a lot of praise online and also caused a lot of discussion. One particular standout on this new record, though, is obviously the Kendrick Lamar collab “30 For 30,” which adds to his ridiculously dominant run in 2024. However, many fans listened to that track and came to some pretty strong “sneak diss” conclusions, which left their alleged target DJ Akademiks quite befuddled.

Moreover, he recently reacted to this speculation about SZA sneak-dissing him on his livestream, making it clear that he’s not a fan of her music and acknowledging their past beef. Still, despite all the criticism that DJ Akademiks threw her way, he doesn’t really think that she or Kendrick Lamar dissed him on that record, as he took a look at the lyrics and couldn’t really make heads or tails of anything.

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DJ Akademiks Speaks On SZA

That being said, one theory that DJ Akademiks seems to support is that Kendrick Lamar dissed Drake on this SZA collab. “You f***ing with n***as that’s thinking they cuter than you / Say you on your cycle, but he on his period too,” he raps on the cut, which some fans saw as a pointed attack at the 6ix God. Regardless of whether or not Drizzy will interpret it as such, it’s also a very easy theory to dismiss given the generally romantic and easy-going vibe of the track as a whole. We already know what it looks like when these artists actually go at each other, so why rush things?

Meanwhile, with even more SZA music seemingly on the way, we wonder whether she will respond to this DJ Akademiks take in any way. We doubt it, but then again, this year held many more surprises than we thought, and 2025 could certainly follow suit. In any case, fans are happy to have one last big collab and battle-adjacent debate in 2024.

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Rubi Rose Clowns Fresh & Fit’s Myron Gaines After Mentioning Her While Bashing Druski

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Rubi Rose clapped back at Fresh & Fit podcast host Myron Gaines after he mentioned her while addressing Druski‘s latest skit. In the latest podcast episode, Gaines called Rubi Rose a “thot” and described Druski taking an “L” for promoting her. To Druski, Gaines said: “If you woulda took our advice, you wouldn’t have wife up Rubi Rose.” Acknowledge that Druski and Rose’s relationship was a marketing strategy, Gaines added: “He can sit here and say it was a marketing scheme all day, those are your lips on her. So that’s an L. That’s a big f*ckin L. Over here promoting this big thot.”

Rubi Rose addressed Myron Grains on social media, claiming he would cut off a body part for a chance to smell her fart. She tweeted: “Myron would cut his d**k off for a chance to smell a fart from my butt…” Myron Gaines is known for his blunt commentary, which has led to multiple incidents with women on his podcast. Gaines has not reacted to Rose’s tweet yet. Druski has not responded to Gaines’s comments yet.

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Rubi Rose Says Myron Gaines Would Cut Off Limbs For A Chance To Smell Her Fart

While a possible publicity stunt, Druski and Rubi Rose began a relationship in Spring 2024. In September, Rose proclaimed the relationship never became physical and strictly business. Druski recalled his relationship with Rose shortly after the breakup. He described it as a “learning situation.” “God blesses you sometimes with experiences. It wasn’t anything bad that happened,” he said, adding, “She’s a beautiful girl, she’s doing great in life, she’s making money. I’m doing the same.”

Druski’s post mentioning Fresh & Fit acquired over 30 million views in a single day. Myron Gaines claims that Druski won’t be a guest on the podcast due to branding agreements. For Thanksgiving, Druski and Kevin Hart joined popular streamer Kai Cenat for a 24-hour livestream.

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Remy Ma Shouts Out Eazy The Block Captain At Show Amid Papoose Cheating Drama

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Remy Ma and Papoose haven’t said much about the actual cheating allegations against each other, but they are surely taking sides in not so subtle ways. For example, the former recenetly seemed to shout out her alleged lover, battle rapper Eazy The Block Captain, during a recent performance for “LOX & Friends” in New York City. Maybe the East Coast femcee did not mean this in this context at all, but try as she might, fans will still run with this narrative. As for Pap, Remy accused him of cheating on her with boxer Claressa Shields, who now wants to fight Remy for reasons that don’t have much to do with the rapper himself.

“At this point the girl leaked my number,” Claressa Shields said of Remy Ma, Eazy The Block Captain, and the Papoose drama. “So at this point, you can give me a dollar and I’ll put my hand over her. It don’t have nothing to do with whatever else. It’s just that part alone. That part there is where it’s like, I’m a businesswoman. Don’t leak my number. Why would you do that? I mean, drama sells. I’m not in that beef. My smoke with her is posting my number. So people like, ‘Oh, she wants to fight her over a dude, whatever,’ stop it. Stop it. That is so beneath me.”

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Remy Ma Seemingly Salutes Eazy The Block Captain Amid Papoose Scandal

We’ll see how the hip-hop world reacts to this presumed Eazy The Block Captain shoutout. We know that some corners are taking this more seriously than others, as Fat Joe recently lamented his inability to solve the issues between his two good friends Remy Ma and Papoose. We can’t imagine what other individuals now find themselves stuck in the middle of this debacle.

Meanwhile, Papoose himself slightly pushed back against Joey Crack’s remarks, even if it was more of a fact-check than a direct opposition. As for Remy Ma, she remains relatively quiet about it all, but we’re sure that the near future’s developments will eventually result in a stronger statement. For now, some fans will take this perceived shoutout as gospel even if nothing really indicates a confession.

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The Joe Budden Podcast Thinks Drake’s “Family Matters” Would’ve Ended Any Other Battle

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The Joe Budden Podcast often has pretty hot takes about Drake given its titular host, but no one can say that they don’t give due credit… Albeit a little late in some fans’ eyes. Moreover, the cohort was discussing the Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl situation during a recent episode, and they eventually circled around to how Drizzy might have had more shots in the tank had Kendrick Lamar not won the battle. Budden even assessed that “Family Matters” “ends the rest of y’all” in a rap beef, referring to other MCs. While he thought the Kendrick diss track was hard on impact, that’s even more clear in hindsight.

Still, it doesn’t change the notion that Kendrick Lamar’s “meet the grahams” and “Not Like Us” completely knocked the wind out of Drake’s “Family Matters.” The Joe Budden Podcast‘s conversation around this begins at around the 3:15-minute mark of the Twitter clip below. There’s still a debate over who “won” the beef, especially with the 6ix God’s UMG and Spotify petition in consideration. That’s another aspect that the podcast recently discussed with a wide range of interpretations.

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The Joe Budden Podcast On Drake’s “Family Matters”

What’s more is that pretty much everything that Kendrick Lamar and Drake do will have folks reaching for disses and looking back on how their battle aged. A perfect recent example is the Compton lyricist’s feature on SZA’s SOS deluxe LANA, specifically on the track “30 For 30.” A lot of fans drew connections between some of his bars on the record and potential references to the OVO mogul, but it’s not clear cut enough to really make heads or tails of. After all, so many bars on there could be interpreted in so many different ways that a sole conclusion feels limited.

Meanwhile, with more Drake music coming soon, we’re sure that this practice will continue for the rest of his and Kendrick Lamar’s careers. Their new moves provide more context and retrospective knowledge regarding their diss tracks, so reevaluations and less reactionary assessments will unsurprisingly follow suit. But nothing will change the impact of when “Family Matters” and “meet the grahams” dropped within minutes of each other.

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50 Cent Responds To People Calling Him A Diddy Hater Before Criminal Scandal

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50 Cent recently hopped on the Flagrant podcast with Andrew Schulz to talk about his love for comedy and even make some jokes about Schulz’s Kendrick Lamar controversy. But those weren’t the only laughs they had about a massive rapper, as the comedian also commented on how Fif has hated on Diddy for years, well before his current legal scandal. The G-Unit mogul made some jokes about how people are complaining about things he alluded to, but he also downplayed any sort of deeper knowledge by making it clear that he’s just observant. Of course, he probably couldn’t have predicted how things turned out.

To be fair, 50 Cent is usually quick to jump down a lot of people’s throats, not just Diddy’s. Recently, he clapped back at a Louisiana senator who thinks that the city should “pump the brakes” on 50’s huge investments in Shreveport. “Sam Jenkins must not want things to turn around in Shreveport,” he captioned an Instagram post about the matter. “Who would not do a deal to wait for a imaginary deal to come? Or maybe he just lacks faith in me, what you think ?”

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50 Cent Speaks On Being A Diddy Hater

So if you’re ever on 50 Cent’s bad side, he will make it incredibly clear. After all, he’s making a whole documentary about Diddy’s alleged misconduct. “It’s a difficult project because every day, there’s new accusations coming out, it’s new things that happened,” he told GMA3: What You Need To Know. “So, it’s become an octopus, with so many powers and so many things going on. […] No, [I didn’t expect this], not this bad. Not this much stuff. I don’t think anyone could have anticipated this many accusations and things that have taken place.”

Meanwhile, there are other longtime Diddy haters who will apparently support this 50 Cent documentary in many ways. For example, Al B. Sure recently claimed that the doc will reveal why he was in a coma, and hinted that Sean Combs had something to do with it. That’s an unfounded allegation, though, so take it with a grain of salt. It must be weird for one’s hater tendencies to become sad warnings.

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Kendrick Lamar Appears To Diss Drake On New SZA Song “30 For 30”

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Kendrick Lamar and SZA have been a dynamic duo over the past few months. SZA had two standout appearances on Lamar’s album, GNX. They announced plans for a Grand National co-headlining tour in 2025. Now, Lamar has returned the favor and dropped a guest verse on SZA’s LANA (SOS Deluxe). It’s the lone feature on album, and sure enough, it has some subliminal disses packed into it. Lamar appears to go at someone SZA is friendly with, and all signs point to the target being Drake (again).

Kendrick Lamar’s verse appears on the song “30 for 30.” The rapper makes fun of someone SZA is close with, asserting they are more feminine than she is. “You f*ckin’ with n**gas that’s thinkin’ they cuter than you,” Lamar spits. “Say you on your cycle but he on his period too.” Drake was romantically involved with SZA at one point. The two also worked together on two huge singles in 2023, “Slime You Out” and “Rich Baby Daddy.” Drake went as far as to claim that SZA had Kendrick Lamar “wiped down” on his scathing Lamar diss “Push Ups.” Obviously, SZA has decided to back her former TDE brother in the battle.

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Kendrick Lamar And SZA Repurposed A Drake Song Title

There are other Kendrick Lamar bars littered throughout “30 for 30” that could be aimed at Drake. He claims his unnamed target is tender by rapping: “the tenderness of ’em, mistaking ’em for some waygu.” Then there’s the bar: “the tables been turnin’ so much, I was thinkin’ its foosball.” Another stray that is very easy to apply to Drake, given that many have claimed Lamar has usurped him in popularity. Then there’s the title of the song. “30 for 30” is, famously, the name of a Drake song from 2015. Granted, he added the word “freestyle” to his song, but this does not seem like a coincidence.

Kendrick Lamar’s added subliminals make sense, assuming they are aimed at Drake. The 6 God has launched a legal case against UMG and Spotify over the success of Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Drake claims that the streaming numbers for Lamar’s biggest hit were “artificially inflated.” It doesn’t take a close look to infer who Lamar’s bars about being “cute” and tender could be aimed at.

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