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Snoop Dogg is widely considered as a collective “Uncle” by the vast majority of the hip-hop community, a testament to his universal likability and affable nature. Case in point, Snoop has essentially collaborated with the entire music industry, from legendary rappers to pop stars, even country icons. Recently, he came through to hold it down alongside Big Sean for the “Deep Reverence” video, a Nipsey Hussle-assisted single stemming from Sean’s recent Detroit 2 album.

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With the video having been released five days ago, already amassing close to two million views, Sean took a few moments to share a couple of behind-the-scenes clips and images on his Instagram page. One such clip finds him rolling through the city alongside Snoop Dogg, waving to the adoring fans who happen to catch a glimpse. “He said he was shooting a video, he called his big cousin and look what I did, I came through,” says Snoop, from behind the wheel. “In all blue. Nipsey Blue.”

WATCH: Big Sean & Snoop Dogg – Deep Reverence

Alongside the clip, Sean makes sure to share a few kind words about Snoop, echoing a sentiment that many rap fans can appreciate. “Big Unc! U not human if you don’t love @snoopdogg!” praises Sean. “U heard him!” He also shared a few behind-the-scenes pictures from the video shoot itself, with several featuring him and Snoop Dogg posted up. Check them out now, and be sure to catch the “Deep Reverence” video if you haven’t already.

It’s honestly one of the most unexpected beefs of 2021, yet the war of words between Big Draco and The Viper continues nevertheless. Like many beefs these days, Soulja Boy and Randy Orton’s public disparaging of each another began with one tweet, in which Soulja Boy labeled the rap game “faker than WWE.” Naturally, some WWE stars like the 14-time world champion Randy Orton caught wind of the Soulja World rapper’s tweet and proceeded to call him out on Twitter. 

Now, weeks later, the tension between Soulja Boy and Randy Orton doesn’t look like it’s going to simmer down anytime soon, as watchful fans have shared snippets from one of Soulja Boy’s live streams, in which the rapper continues to taunt and belittle the WWE star with an onslaught of shots. At the start of the video, Big Draco confirms that his problem isn’t with everyone in the WWE. After giving props to The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and John Cena, he proceeds to deem Randy Orton a “b*tch a** n*gga” while directly responding to Orton’s initial clap back at the “ZaZa” rapper. 

“This n*gga talkin’ about baby mamas. I ain’t got no kids, n*gga! The f*ck is you talkin’ about, stupid a** boy?” Soulja Boy says before claiming that Orton took his WWE tweet way out of context. “You know what the f*ck I meant, n*gga. The WWE is fake. You blew that sh*t all out of context.”

“I’ll come to the WWE and smack the sh*t out of you,” the rapper continues. “I’ve made millions and millions of dollars. I don’t even know you, n*gga! Randy organ — n*gga, f*ck outta here.”

In typical Big Draco fashion, however, the rapper doesn’t stop there, and he continues to roasting the wrestling champion, specifically regarding Orton’s go-to costume, saying, “I can’t wrestle with a n*gga that wears leather thongs!”

“N*gga wanna yell at me in his underwear,” Soulja Boy says, mocking Randy Orton. “‘SOLDIER, COME HERE!’ N*gga? Bow! Get yo stupid a**!”

Is this a W for Big Draco or is he simply digging a deeper whole for himself at this point?

Cardi B’s breakout hit single “Bodak Yellow” has officially been certified diamond, making her the first solo woman in rap to achieve such a feat. The tremendous accomplishment has been celebrated by a number of forces within the music industry, including Kodak Black, a man who strongly influenced the single’s flows and title. The track interpolates Kodak’s flow in “No Flockin”. 

While Cardi has always given Kodak the credit he deserves for inspiring her diamond-certified single, the star was forced to clear some things up on Twitter when a fan checked her, asking why Kodak wasn’t getting any money from the song.

“He got credit on the song,” she clarified on Twitter. “WE both getting rich with the song till we die.. The song is called Bodak Yellow for a reason. You hoes get on this app saying the dumbest sh*t.” The post was shared on DJ Akademiks’ popular blog page on Instagram, where Kodak Black dropped a “like”. The original tweet was accompanied by a screenshot of a HotNewHipHop article from a couple of years ago, in which Kodak praised the superstar rapper. “That’s my twin,” he said in January 2019, suggesting that if Cardi wins, he also wins.

Cardi B also addressed her relationship with “WAP” collaborator Megan Thee Stallion in a recent interview, explaining that she was “too shy” to contact the rapper for nearly a full year.

Congratulations to Cardi B on going diamond. And congratulations to Kodak too for being credited on a diamond single!

Gillie Da Kid and Wallo have been holding it down with Million Dollaz Worth Of Game, easily one of the most entertaining hip-hop podcasts right now. And sometimes, it can even be educational, as it was following the appearance of DJ Drama. As it happens, Gillie and Drama were originally supposed to do a Gangsta Grillz tape, only to have it completely derailed by a series of unfortunate events — events that may or may not have been influenced by Lil Wayne.  

In the early moments of the podcast, the conversation shifts to Lil Wayne and Gillie Da Kid’s early millennium feud, which found Gillie going at his former Cash Money affiliate on Wayne’s own “Cannon” instrumental. Gillie explains how at the time, Drama had reached out to do a Gangsta Grillz mixtape with him, an offer that Da Kid was eager to accept. Upon sending him the music, however, a slight issue occurred. 

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“I said ‘Drama, Wayne just put out some shit dissing me,’ and I’m about to drop this bomb on him,'” explains Gillie. “I didn’t send that to Drama, cause I don’t want to put you in the middle of that cause I know you and Wayne are all good. Drama said what every DJ is supposed to say: ‘nah man, I don’t care about that shit. I’m a DJ, I ain’t got nothing to do with it. Put that shit out, we can put that on the tape.'” Drama chuckles: “it was the worst thing I could have said.”

Gillie continues his tale. As Drama proceeded to head overseas with T.I, Gillie seized momentum and unleashed his Weezy response, the “Cannon” freestyle. “I put that shit out, and by the time Drama comes back, I done been on every fuckin’ radio station.” Drama jumps in to offer a counterpoint. “Do you remember what beat it was on?” he asks Wallo. “That’s one thing we didn’t discuss. He’s factual on everything he’s saying, but he went off the ‘Cannon’ beat. The classic, hottest record on Dedication 2. Gil takes the ‘Cannon’ beat, and goes crazy on that shit.” 

LISTEN: Gillie Da Kid – Cannon 

It was then that Drama knew he messed up. “This shit sounds like I’m really co-signing it,” he muses, prompting a laugh from Gillie. A hilarious moment ensues as Wallo queues up Gillie’s “Cannon” and adds his own “Gangsta Grillz” tags. Gillie takes it back to the tale at hand, recalling how everything changed after Drama came back from overseas. “I got that call,” explains Gillie. “He said ‘we gon’ put Gangsta Grillz out, but we just gonna put a little halt on that muthafucka.”

“I talked to Tunechi,” explains Drama. “It was right after Dedication 2 arguably one of the biggest mixtapes ever. So mind you, he’s on fuckin’ fire. I’m on another level with the tapes, and beyond that, it was the two of us going in. I did say that to Gillie, I ain’t gon’ deny that…I don’t remember if I brought it up to Wayne, but I told him I’m about to do a tape with Gill. This happened, but we just doing a tape with other shit. He said ‘you can do what you want, but me and you will never do a tape again.'” 

“I’m on Dedication 7 right about now,” laughs Drama. Check out the hilarious and interesting bit of hip-hop history below, courtesy of Gillie Da Kid and Wallo’s Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast.