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Last night, Lil Uzi Vert and Yung Miami engaged in a tense Instagram Live session, during which the pair made it abundantly clear that they don’t have much fondness for one another. Given that Uzi is currently in a relationship with Miami’s City Girls partner JT, it’s likely part of what drove them to speak on Live in the first place. Alas, all the conversation appeared to do was further embroil existing conflicts, as well as inflaming new ones — namely, between Lil Uzi and Southside, who has a child with Yung Miami.

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Clearly displeased over the way Lil Uzi spoke with Miami, Southside proceeded to put the Eternal Atake rapper on blast, going so far as to threaten him with an on-sight beatdown. “I’mma say this one time. Ay, Uzi, don’t address none to my b*tch,” Southside said, in a clip that has been circulating on social media. “You handle your bitch, you stay on your side. You got one more time to say somethin’. I promise you I’mma punch your teeth out your mouth…If you don’t like my bitch, don’t like my bitch…Stay the little weirdo you is, keep rockin’ purses, keep doin’ that bitch shit you doin’.”

While much has already been made of Southside’s threats — check out some of the reactions to beef right here — another moment from the heated exchange has sparked interest. As it happens, Southside claimed that Lil Uzi Vert would have been robbed by Offset were it not for his own intervention. “I’m the same n**ga that saved you from getting robbed from Offset and them, don’t forget that,” he warned. “I’m the same ni*ga. I was the only ni**ga that had blicks in the studio. I’m the same ni*ga that kept you from getting your jewelry took.”

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As he did not elaborate in the heat of the moment, many have been left speculating as to when this alleged altercation between Offset and Lil Uzi Vert might have taken place. It should be noted that the pair of “Bad And Boujee” collaborators previously nursed animosity toward one another after Offset called Uzi out for wearing an upside-down cross back in 2017. “All y’all n*ggas wearing upside-down crosses, even my little partners, stop that sh*t,” he stated, back in 2017. “You look lame. All that worship the devil sh*t. Get with God man.” 

Check out Southside’s accusation below. As of now, Offset has yet to acknowledge his presence in the conversation, nor has Lil Uzi Vert come forward to respond to Southside’s ire. 

It’s fair to say Future had the rap arena in a chokehold back in 2017. First off, he unleashed two albums within two weeks of each other in February of that year, his self-titled fifth studio album followed by the fan-favorite project Hndrxx. With the two successful efforts, the Atlanta native made history as the first artist to release two Billboard 200 chart-topping albums in consecutive weeks. Secondly, it was impossible to escape the reigns of his massive smash hit “Mask Off.” Unsurprisingly, the single has just joined the billion-stream club.

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“Future’s ‘Mask Off’ has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify,” wrote a rap chart aggregate account. It is his first song to achieve this feat and currently sits above “Life is Good” with Drake as his most-streamed single.  

At the time of its release, it became Future’s highest-charting single as a lead artist, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. He later earned a top 2 hit with “Life is Good.” The Freebandz founder’s chart performance is an interesting point to contemplate as it calls attention to his cult following.

His core fanbase is often able to push nearly all his albums to the top of the charts, however, the performance of the album’s singles often does not experience the same success. Among his core listeners, though, no stone in Future’s discography has been left unturned.    

Congrats to Future on joining the billion-stream club. Do you guys think “Mask Off” is Top 5 for Future? Let us know down in the comments. 

Although he’s been dealing with a rough public breakup with Saweetie and accusations of physically abusing his former girlfriend for the past couple of weeks, it looks like Quavo finally has a reason to forget about his problems and celebrate. After all, today marks the Migos rapper’s 30th birthday, and according to his Instagram account, the Quavo Huncho artist has already kicked off his birthday shindigs with an intimate surprise party. 

Last night, Quavo started celebrating his birthday by hitting up the extravagant, red-themed birthday party put together by Quavo’s sister Migo Shara and the Celebrity Wedding and Event Planner Eliana B., and several of his friends, family members, and close collaborators were in attendance. Fellow Atlanta artist Jacquees also made an appearance at the event, and he even did Quavo the honors of singing “Happy Birthday.”

Other celebrities in attendance include Quavo’s nephew and fellow Migos member Takeoff, YRN Lingo, and DJ Duel. Yet, as mentioned before, the surprise party was more of an intimate affair, so be on the lookout for more lavish pictures as Quavo continues to celebrate another year around the sun.

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Happy 30th birthday, Quavo!

The late and great Big Pun recently was honored with a street renamed Big Pun Plaza after him in the Bronx. Many friends and associates of the late OF Terror Squad member street naming ceremony, but Fat Joe notably skipped out on the events. He gave a lengthy explanation on Instagram live about why he skipped out on the events, citing issues with other attendees. “I could not go over there because there were people over there that I just ain’t feeling and I ain’t never gonna feel,” he explained. Cuban Link is now responding to these claims, claiming he and members of Pun’s family are who Joe was cryptically referring to in his statements.

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First highlight how beautiful of a ceremony it was, he then expressed disappointment that the event did not receive more airtime. “As far as him talking about he will never stand next to us — when I say, ‘us,’ those are the names I just dropped, you know everybody that came from Pun — listen, it’s never been about that,” Cuban Link claimed. “He says Pun was his twin and he says prayers to Pun. Pun has been gone for 20 years so his prayers — you don’t usually use the word prayer to people like that who’s been gone already.”

He continued by then questioning what Fat Joe has done to honor Big Pun since his passing back in 2000. “Another thing is if you love Pun like you say you love Pun, usually love has a trail of actual physical attributes or things that you have done for him,” he added. “So if you love Pun, whatchu have done for him? I wanna know, we all wanna know since you love him. I wanna see what things in his name have you fought for.”

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He then went on to add how the street named after Pun would’ve happened sooner if Joe had used his connections with politicians. “For a street to be named after Pun was actually something I would have expected you to take control of and made happen way back,” Cuban Link said. “Remember it’s 20 years and this is when it’s getting done and that’s because of the pressure and consistency of the people and [Big Pun’s wife] Liza and what she has done.”

He finished by telling Joe the feeling is mutual. “You don’t have to be worrying about standing next to us or to me if you don’t want to, I wouldn’t want that either,” he explained. “I wouldn’t want that either right now, I understand. When you stand next to the truth, it’s difficult. It’s difficult to face the truth and I understand that’s why you don’t wanna do it. You teach your peoples and your family not to stand next to us because it’s gonna feel different because when the truth is the truth, lies can’t stand next to them.”

Check out Cuban Link’s full response to Joe above. 

Also, check out Fat Joe’s explanation for skipping out on the unveiling below. What’s your take on the situation? Do you agree with Cuban Link? Let us know down in the comments? 

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Things got pretty tense last night when Yung Miami went on Instagram live and appeared to get into it with Lil Uzi Vert. While the true root of their issue was kept private, viewers could tell that the two rappers were at odds. At one point, Yung Miami told Uzi that they don’t have to be friends, and the Eternal Atake rapper quickly followed up by saying, “It ain’t even about that though. You know me. I ain’t ever got to see you just like you ain’t never got to see me.”

Many deemed the manner in which Lil Uzi Vert was talking to Yung Miami to be rude, but both JT and Yung Miami sent out quick tweets to let their fans know that they weren’t even taking the IG Live seriously. Still, that didn’t stop Southside, Yung Miami’s baby father, from hopping on Instagram to check Uzi for talking to his girl recklessly.

Following a day in which his father had publicly called him a “lil p****boy,” Southside clearly wasn’t amused by the Uzi’s actions, and in an aggressive IG Live rant, the producer threatened to punch his teeth out and revealed that he had once saved the Philly rapper from getting robbed by Migos’ Offset.

Naturally, social media users and fans of City Girls have been caught off guard by this unexpected beef between Lil Uzi Vert and Southside, so many have taken to Twitter to voice their confusion, distaste, and humorous hot takes. Check them out below.