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There are plenty of questions that have gone unanswered surrounding the evening of King Von’s death. Rumors began to swirl immediately after his passing regarding the alleged suspects and his relationship with Quando Rondo who has appeared to use the infamy to boost his career. Earlier this week, his tell-all interview with Angela Yee debuted where he discussed the tragic night Von was killed with part to arriving on Tuesday. 

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“It’s like I had an out-of-body experience,” explained the rapper to Angela Yee, referring to the moment the incident began escalating. At that moment, he said began praying to God to make it home that evening. 

After detailing his relationship with God, the rapper addressed rumors that he snatched King Von’s chain during the altercation. “All I know it, I look up and I see my partner on the ground, you feel me? Shot up,” he recalled, saying that he began yelling that his friend was shot. “A lot of people sayin’ I was trying to take bro chain. Like, ma’am, it’s like being in Afghanistan and two soldiers shootin’ it out with two other soldiers and a bag of money in the middle of the ground,” he continued to explain to Angela Yee. “Ma’am, you think people in the middle of a shootout are — you think, so many bullets flying, you think you’ll think about that bag of money?”

“A chain, ma’am? When it comes to jewelry, ma’am, only people with bad intentions who clout-chasin’ and stuff lookin’ to take a n***a chain,” he said, explaining that he’s wealthy enough to purchasing a $50K or $60K chain.

Check out the interview below. 

The Alchemist is among the game’s most prolific artists, having recently stepped up to work on music with Action Bronson, Conway The Machine, Boldy James, Freddie Gibbs, Armand Hammer, and more. Now, the legendary producer has sparked hype for yet another endeavor, this one being his most enigmatic in a minute.

Taking to Instagram, Alchemist shared some mysterious artwork, a painting of what appears to be several ominous shadowy figures. In addition to the image, Al shared the date of Friday, April 30th, which suggests that we’re potentially looking at a full-scale album. In keeping with that theory, the image was also posted by a few notable Alchemist collaborators, namely Boldy James and Earl Sweatshirt. 

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In addition to Alchemist, Boldy, and Earl, the artwork was also shared by Pink Siifu, Maxo, and Navy Blue, which seems to indicate that a group project of sorts is on the way. Of course, that’s purely speculative, though it’s certainly appearing that we’ll be receiving some sharp and delightfully abstract lyricism over Alchemist production before May rolls around. 

In other Alchemist news, consider that he and Boldy James were recently working together in the studio, with the former teasing that a new album would be “coming soon.” It should be noted that he may very well have been speaking about this mysterious project, though it wouldn’t be surprising to see him sitting on a sequel to the acclaimed Price Of Tea In China. Check out the artwork that has been shared by Alchemist, Earl Sweatshirt, Boldy James, Pink Siifu, Maxo, and Navy Blue, below. Whatever it is, it’s coming on April 30th. 

Funkmaster Flex has made no secret of one simple fact — he’s got an opinion, and he’s not afraid to share it. And while he’s occasionally ruffled a few feathers, many have found Flex’s honesty to be refreshing. After all, this is the man who has arranged enough classic freestyles in his day to merit the benefit of the doubt. 

The legendary radio host recently sat down for an interview on Rap Radar’s Cigar Talk show, and while he covered a variety of topics — including a scathing assessment of Cardi B’s rapping ability — one of the most interesting came from his reflection on Drake and Meek Mill’s infamous beef. By his own admission, he actually played a role in stoking the fires. Fans likely remember Flex playing a “10 Bands” reference track during his show, attempting to validate Meek Mill’s ghostwriting accusations at the onset of the feud. 

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Sensing an opportunity to insert himself in the history books, Flex looked to one of hip-hop’s classic battles — that of KRS-One, DJ Red Alert, MC Shan, who previously bumped heads over the birthplace of hip-hop. “I gotta be honest, I kind of bit that whole routine, or my involvement. I was copying, watching Red Alert and MC Shan and KRS-One,” admits Flex, around the thirty-six-minute mark. “And I watched people throw the flame on it and I said, ‘If I throw the flame on it, this can be one of those.’ … I ain’t gonna lie, I wanted to be in the history book like Red Alert and Shan and KRS-One.”

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When asked if he attempted to arrange a premiere for Meek Mill’s response to “Charged Up” and “Back To Back,” Flex smiled, his eyes speaking volumes. “You know what, Meek was always in a cheerful phase about [it]—he wasn’t overly stressed,” explains Flex. “I wanna say I feel maybe me and Meek must have had a miscommunication on the song, or what it was gonna be.”

“I did reach out to him, and was like hey,” he chuckles, heavily implying that he intended on premiering Meek’s “Wanna Know.”  “I did do that! And he was like, ‘Of course, man.’ And then I might have said, ‘All right, Monday?’ I might’ve. And then I thought he agreed.” Alas, Flex did not end up premiering Meek’s record as arranged, and “Wanna Know” ended up dropping a few days later.

Check out Funk Flex’s own assessment of his role in the Drake vs. Meek conflict below, courtesy of Cigar Talk.