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We’re in the thick of Fat Joe and Ja Rule’s Verzuz, and while fans are enjoying hits and album favorites, we’re seeing celebrities storm the comment section. They’re sharing in the experience as they recall memories with the two rappers while reveling in this iconic moment of seeing Joe and Ja on a virtual world stage. The pair and their entourages have taken over Madison Square Garden, and there is much more to come—as promised by both New York City rappers.

As Irv Gotti battles it out against trolls who continuously bring up 50 Cent, Diddy slid himself in the comment section to state who he wants to go up against on Verzuz.

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As expected, Sean Combs wants to battle Dr. Dre, but it doesn’t seem as if the California icon is interested. There were rumors last year that there was a time when Dre was in communication with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz about a match-up, but after seeing Teddy Riley go through major sound hiccups during his Verzuz with Babyface, the Aftermath mogul allegedly decided not to participate.

“Only person I would do is dre,” Diddy commented, with many people agreeing with the match-up. It would make for a bicoastal battle that would need way more than 20 hits each. Check out a few posts below and let us know if you think Diddy and Dre should be the next big Verzuz appearance.

She has been elusive about her dating life ever since she split with 808 Mafia producer Southside, but that has not stopped fans from speculating about who she may be dating. The on-against-off-again romance between the City Girls star Yung Miami and Southside has been played out on social media, but when they decided to split for good, the producer made it clear that he is not interested in bashing the mother of his daughter.

In recent months, there have been rumors about Yung Miami linking up with Diddy. While neither of them has confirmed reports about their canoodling, they have popped up on social media hanging out with one another, leaving room for gossip to spread.

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The rumors came to a halt after Diddy was captured in Italy getting closer than close to Joie Chavis, the mother of Bow Wow and Future’s children. Apparently, Yung Miami has someone who has been treating her nicely, because she showed off a receipt totally almost $100K after doing a bit of luxury shopping. She thanked her “Papi,” and, of course, she didn’t name names so her fans could run wild with the information

Meanwhile, Southside surfaced to make it clear that he was not the person responsible for the purchases. Check it out below.

It was over a year ago when news surfaced that there was animosity brewing between longtime friends and collaborators Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The Hip Hop icons were reportedly in a spat over their group Public Enemy, but later, it was all revealed to be a part of a hoax for publicity. Now, it seems, the pair are seriously at odds, and recently, TMZ caught up with Flav to chat about what’s next for him and Chuck.

“There’s some things that Chuck D has to work out with me and once he comes to the table and sign this partnership agreement, then we can work,” said Flav. “If he doesn’t sign this partnership agreement, we not working… That’s my boy and that’s my family member, but business-wise, we’re not seeing eye-to-eye.”

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He then said that he wasn’t at fault for “the hold up of this Public Enemy project.” Stereogum reported that Chuck D responded to Flav’s remarks via a statement issued by his publicist.

Come on y’all. This is tired and stupid. Flav and I communicate on our own, so I normally don’t address these things in public, but I’m tired of the circus of airing news that ain’t news and am going to keep it factual here. Flav sues the folks he works with, so in 2017 he decided it was my turn. He lost when the judge dismissed the suit with prejudice in 2020, which means it’s permanent. Over. He can’t file again. He lost. Even after all of this, even after all the years of Flav giving the situation minimum while always asking for the maximum, I still work with him. But it’s time to change. Everybody in the situation can’t be burdened with picking up his slack. The key word in ‘Brothers Gonna Work It Out’ is the word ‘work.’ We’re always gonna be brothers regardless, but Flav’s gotta do the work and there ain’t no getting down without the work. Simple as that.

Hopefully, these two Rap veterans and icons can mend fences and move forward with sharing new music with fans. Check out Flav’s clip with TMZ below.

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A declaration made by Quavo has Hip Hop fans talking. There have been a variety of innovators in the genre since its inception decades ago, and with each new wave and transition, a new set of stars arise who help push Hip Hop and Rap forward into a new era, often with a new sound. Some of our favorites hold those top-tier “GOAT” positions because of their game-changing influence on Hip Hop culture, and in a recent interview with Taylor Rooks for Bleacher Report, Quavo spoke about what he believed the Migos invented that others artists have been utilizing.

“The triplet flow, for sure,” said the Atlanta icon. “Wasn’t nobody doin’ it before we came and right now, everybody’s doing it. It’s a blessing.”

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Rooks then quoted David Banner who stated that artists are copying the Migos’s sound without giving them credit. “They just don’t want to give credit,” said Quavo. “You don’t want to come in, being new, and say you took somebody style or sayin’ you got the style of… You don’t want to say that you influenced by too many young people, ’cause you don’t know how people will take it.”

It all seemed innocent enough, but there were a select group of Hip Hop fans who disagreed with Quavo’s assessment. They acknowledged that groups like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia were holding down the sound long before the Migos stepped onto the scene.

Check it out below and let us know if you agree or disagree with Quavo.