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Ice Cube isn't a fan of watching rappers beef with each other, though he also understands that it's a part of the game.

Last month, before things got intense between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, he joined Canada's E-Talk for a conversation about feuds in Hip Hop. At the time of the interview, K. Dot had already fired the first shot on Metro Boomin and Future's "Like That," following which J. Cole issued then rescinded a response to Dot with "7 Minute Drill."

The Los Angeles native, who famously beefed with his former N.W.A crew back in the day and dropped one of the most scathing disses of all time with "No Vaseline," has matured a lot over the years as he stated that he doesn't like the dangerous route a lot of rap beefs take as they escalate.

"Beefs are volatile. You always have to be careful that a beef doesn't turn into a murder," he said. "Back in the day, you'd do a diss record, but it would stay somewhat in the Hip Hop community. Now, it's all over the world. All walks of life know what's going on. And some people can't really take that kind of humiliation. I don't really like seeing rappers beef.

"I don't think it's necessary to have a great career. But it happens! Hey, it's part of the game and I think when you in a beef, you can't really hold back. It's like being in a fight - you can't really half-punch; you gotta go all the way."

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Even less enthusiastic about the beef in question is Questlove.

The Roots drummer sternly criticized the hotly-contested rap battle in an Instagram post earlier this week, going as far as to declare that Hip Hop is "truly dead."

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The veteran drummer's issues lie with the way both rappers have conducted themselves over the back-and-forth, dragging each other's family members into the feud by making scandalous and unsubstantiated allegations on their respective diss songs.

"Nobody won the war," he wrote. "This wasn't about skill. This was a wrestling match level mudslinging and takedown by any means necessary - women & children (& actual facts) be damned.

"Same audience wanting blood will soon put up 'rip' posts like they weren't part of the problem. Hip Hop truly is dead."

Challenging both MCs to step their game up morally, Questlove added in the caption: "Here We Are Now...Entertain us?

Travis Scott's 2021 Astroworld festival tragedy resulted in 10 wrongful death lawsuits against the rapper and a myriad of companies, but they've almost all been settled.

According to a report published by ABC News on Wednesday (May 8), just one case is currently pending while all others - including one that was set to go to trial this week - have been confidentially settled.

The final lawsuit was filed by the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest person killed at the concert.

Last month, a judge denied the Houston rapper's motion to be dismissed from the Astroworld lawsuits. District Judge Kristen Hawkins issued her ruling without explanation, meaning that the civil suits will be permitted to move forward.

If found liable, Scott and Live Nation will be facing a court-ordered payout of billions of dollars in damages to the victims.

In March, Cactus Jack's attorneys argued that the responsibility for the fans' safety lies with event organizers and the venue's staff.

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"Like any other adrenaline-inducing diversion, music festivals must balance exhilaration with safety and security-but that balance is not the job of performing artists, even those involved in promoting and marketing performances," lawyer Daniel Petrocelli wrote.

"Which only makes sense: Performing artists, even those who engage in certain promotional activities, have no inherent expertise or specialized knowledge in concert safety measures, venue security protocols, or site-design."

He continued: "When, during festival planning, concerns arose about the risk of a stampede occurring in the festival site, the Scott defendants supported festival organizers' efforts to eliminate that risk by agreeing to remove certain rides and other attractions at the site. Then, when the Scott defendants were told to end the show after Mr. Scott's guest performer finished performing, they did just that-ending the show as directed."

While Travis remains a part of the legal proceedings, Drake has been dismissed from the plaintiff's claims.

Earlier this year, the rapper's attorneys requested that he have his name removed from the suits while claiming that he was not involved in the even't planning.

In April, NBC News reported that Judge Hawkins approved the request.

Several companies such as Apple Inc. as well as Scott's Cactus Jack Enterprises and LaFlame Enterprises had similar requests denied.

Last year, a grand jury declined to bring criminal charges against the "Sicko Mode" rapper over the tragedy. That decision took place about a month after Houston Police issued a nearly 1,300-page report detailing its investigation

Papoose is among the many Hip Hop figures who are advocating against the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court, and he has now taken his efforts to the New York State Capitol.

During a meeting with local politicians that took place on Tuesday (May 7), the veteran rapper made a case for the AB127 bill that seeks to limit "the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding."

"America has a problem with violence, not Hip Hop," he argued. "Hip Hop is the only thing that gave us a way out, away from the negativity."

In the caption of an Instagram post about the gathering, he wrote: "Today we visited the capital to fight for change on a very important issue. I used my tracks titled "Law Library" as a reference. In New York, the music industry is a significant contributor to the economy and culture. With over 202,000 jobs created and a substantial $19 billion contribution to the state's GDP, music plays a vital role in New York's prosperity.

"The state boasts a vibrant community of approximately 130,000 songwriters, highlighting the depth of musical talent within its borders. In response to these pressing concerns, nearly a dozen Assembly members, led by Assemblywoman Cruz, have introduced AB127. Passing AB127 would limit the use of a defendant's creative work in a trial, ensuring artists are able to express themselves freely without fear of reprisal from the justice system. A companion bill, SB1738 passed the Senate on March 27.

He added: "AB127 establishes safeguards to ensure music, literature, film, and other works of creative expression
remain protected by the First Amendment. This legislation seeks to establish a systematic framework for
the handling of lyrics in legal proceedings. It does not ban the usage of creative work in criminal
proceedings; instead, it shifts the burden to the prosecutor who must prove the work is relevant and
admissible.

"Researchers and legal scholars have seen this practice apply, almost exclusively, to hip hop and rap. And
while the legislation is not genre specific, it is impossible to ignore the detrimental impact the existing
practice has had on certain Black and Brown artists practicing their craft. By providing clear legal
guidelines on the admissibility of lyrics as evidence, AB127 aims to prevent the unjust weaponization of
creative expression for prosecutorial purposes."


Last year, Fat Joe defended Young Thug by claiming that he's lied in most of the songs he's released throughout his career. During a CNN interview with Gayle King, the Bronx rapper said it's a "travesty" that the Atlanta native's lyrics can be used against him in the ongoing YSL RICO case.

"I've been rapping professionally for 30 years - I've lied in almost 95 percent of my songs," he began. "I'm being honest. I write like I feel that day. I'm just being creative. You couldn't build a jail high enough for the lyrics I've said on songs which are all untrue."

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The Terror Squad boss continued: "What I am is a family man, the person who gives back to my community all the time, opens businesses in my community. So the music would never amount to the actual person, Joseph Cartagena. What's even more horrible is that the district attorneys, they know those lyrics ain't real. They know that's creativity. But if it helps their case, they'll use it to put these guys in jail.

"And here, we're having a fun show about it and discussion, but there really is six defendants in Atlanta who might spend the rest of their lives in jail for something that's totally not true. This is very serious. This destroys families."

Soon after, he set the record straight about the above claim that had people questioning his authenticity. In explaining himself, he pointed out that MCs "move off of inspiration," switching between a range of emotions such as anger, love, peace and tranquility.

"I had to say 95 percent of what I say is a lie so that they can understand that it's unfair to try some kids for the rest of their life with shit they might've not done," Joey Crack said. "What you gotta understand is that it's creativity [...] now if I say I use my imagination, my creativity in my music don't mean I ain't live a real fuckin' life in the streets.

Fat Joe and Zoey Dollaz have teamed up with Food For The Poor to bring some much-needed humanitarian aid to the embattled Haiti.

According to a press release shared with HipHopDX on Thursday (May 2), the partnership will establish a relief fund, which will provide aid and essential supplies to families affected by the country's most recent humanitarian crisis spurred by nearly three years of civil unrest in the island nation.

According to Axios, Prime Minister Ariel Henry stepped down from his position as of April 25, in response to the increasing incidents of violence in the island nation. Henry had assumed power following the assassination of then President Jovenel Mo se in July 2021.

Under his leadership, Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince has seen escalating gang violence that came to a head on March 4, following a prison break at Haiti's National Penitentiary - which, per CNN, facilitated the escape of about 3500 of the facility's 3687 inmates.

The country's leaders declared a state of emergency, which eventually led to Henry's resignation and the slow process of installing a provisional council to work towards stabilizing Port-au-Prince.

At press time, however, the seaport and international airport in the capital remain closed. And while smaller airports in the cities of Cap-Haitien to the north and Les Cayes to the south are open, the import of commercial goods and delivery of humanitarian aid have been severely impacted.

"My heart goes out to all the Haitians that are suffering because of this humanitarian crisis," the Terror Squad leader said, in a statement. "Many of my close friends are Haitian, so we've been watching this tragedy unfold and exploring the most efficient and effective ways to provide meaningful support. All relief items and financial contributions will go directly to Food For The Poor, so they can safely distribute the donations directly to the families in need."

Fat Joe has established an Amazon Wish List of essential items that will be sent directly to Haiti, including baby formula, diapers, and wipes.

In recent years, the Bronx native has established himself as quite the activist.

Last month, he paid tribute to his son while continuing his efforts to raise awareness about neurodivergent children and the conditions they have to actively negotiate.

On April 2, the Terror Squad boss shared a photograph of the World Autism Awareness Day logo along with a throwback photo of his 33-year-old namesake, Joseph Jr.

"WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY Joey this one's for you [blue hearts emojis]," he wrote in the caption.

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And back in June 2023, the "Lean Back" hitmaker posted a photo of himself shirtless while holding Joseph Jr. to declare his "unconditional love" for his son.

50 Cent subsequently hopped in the comments section and praised his former foe by writing: "This the coolest picture you ever posted joe. On some real shit!"

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Al Green is sampled in Kendrick Lamar's newest diss to Drake, "6:16 In LA," and it garnered a response from the legend himself.

Released in the early hours of Friday (May 3), the Sounwave and Jack Antonoff-produced track samples Green's 1972 classic, "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is."

Though he kept it simple in his post, Green shared the original song to his Twitter/X page shortly after K. Dot dropped "6:16 In LA."

You can view it below.

Just days after releasing the explosive "Euphoria," Kendrick Lamar dropped "6:16 in LA" - a play on Drake's timestamp song series - on his Instagram page on Friday (May 3).

Rapping over the aforementioned Al Green sample, K. Dot fires off another barrage of shots at the 6 God, claiming that there are Judases among his disciples.

"Conspiracies about cash, dawg, that's not even the leak/ Find the jewels like Kash Doll, I just need you to think/ Are you finally ready to play 'Have you ever?,' let's see/ Have you ever thought that OVO is working for me?" he raps, responding to Drake's claim on "Push Ups" that he was being extorted by his former label boss Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith.

"Fake bully, I hate bullies, you must be a terrible person/ Everyone inside your team is whispering that you deserve it/ Can't Toosie Slide up out of this one, it's just gonna resurface/ Every dog gotta have his day, now live in your purpose."

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Kendrick also accuses Drake of "harassing" people within his camp and trying to dig up dirt on him.

"It was fun until you started to put money in the streets/ They lost money 'cause they came back with no receipts/ I'm sorry that I live a boring life, I love peace/ But war ready if the world is ready to see you bleed," he spits.

"The Elohim, K. T. W. know you can't sleep/ These images trouble you, know the wires in your circle should puzzle you/ If you was street smart then you woulda caught that your entourage is only to hustle you."

Kendrick even takes aim at Akademiks, who is not only a vocal Drake supporter but has served as the Toronto rapper's unofficial mouthpiece throughout the feud

Lil Baby signee Dirty Tay has received a sentence of 17 years in prison after a shooting in 2022 that left a toddler fighting for his life.

According to court documents obtained by HipHopDX, the aspiring rapper (real name Kentavious Wright) was officially sent to prison on April 26 after he took a plea deal. The charge - originally a capital felony, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted of the top count - was reduced to a lesser felony, meaning he only has to serve 17 years behind bars.

It is unclear whether Dirty Tay will be eligible for parole before the sentence is up.

Check out the docket below.

Dirty Tay released two albums, Way Bigger on the Low and Too Turnt Up, on Lil Baby's 4PF label in 2020, with his songs "Beast" and "Don't Wanna Do It" racking up over a million streams each on Spotify.

The shooting took place on August 3, 2022, and involved a man and his three-year-old son being shot at while leaving the Off the Hook barbershop in southwest Atlanta.

According to police, the father and son were driving down Peters Street when a Kia did a U-turn and began to follow them. The car pulled up alongside the passenger side at an intersection and multiple shots were fired, resulting in the child being struck in the head.

The father estimated five shots were fired before the suspect drove to a fire station, with three 9mm shell casings being found at the scene of the crime. The child was rushed to the hospital and was stabilized hours after the shooting.

Dirty Tay denied his involvement in the shooting in a post to his Instagram Stories. "I'm innocent the news is not always right don't bash me because of allegations," he wrote.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, police arrested 24-year-old Dirty Tay (real name Kentavious Wright) during a traffic stop on August 19, 2022, and booked him into the Fulton County Jail on a dozen counts.

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The charges include a criminal attempt to commit murder, aggravated assault, first-degree cruelty to children, and three counts of committing offenses listed in Georgia's Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act with the intent to gain membership or increase his status in a criminal street gang.

Officers took Dirty Tay into custody alongside his girlfriend, who was found with a gun that police say belonged to the rapper. The arrest was caught on body-worn camera footage.

Lil Baby has not commented on the sentencing

Rapsody and Erykah Badu have teamed up for "3:AM," an ode to the joys of late night love.

The track, which arrived on Friday (May 3), features both artists paying homage to the people that make them feel best.

Rapsody spits: "You feel like a healer/ I know I'm imperfect/ Tho you make me feel like Jesus/ Or how God sees us/ Not afraid to show my insecurities like Issa," cleverly referring to Issa Rae's TV show Insecure.

She adds: "Everything I hid you always peeped it/ When it's darkest we always attract/ The brightest people/ Baby, you a light/ You shift my whole world to the right/ Nothing left but."

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The duo first performed the song together at Badu's 53rd birthday celebrations in Dallas back in February.

The song will be featured on the North Carolina-born rapper's first album in five years, Please Don't Cry.

Rapsody announced the project in March, when she shared its release date, tracklist and cover art.

"May 17th, Please Don't Cry. My fourth studio album," she wrote on Instagram.

Rapsody then offered a hint at the album's concept, describing the journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance that she has embarked on since her last full-length release.

"The last four years have been a beautiful, challenging, exciting, scary, journey back to self," she said. "A becoming. A reintroduction. An unveiling. An unlearning. A knowing. An unplugging. A welcome home. A reality check.

"A love story with the reflection in the mirror. And I love her. She's raw. Imperfect. Real. Goofy. Intelligent. Cool as a cucumber. Patient. Kind. Mad. Emotional. Funny. Quiet. Swear she gangsta. Thoughtful. Grateful. Forgetful. Overwhelmed."

She added: "Once a month she got an attitude. She cares deeply. Sometimes too much. She's a lot of things. She's complex. But, I think that's what makes her special. And I can't wait for you to get to know her. Love [kiss emoji] The Homegirl."

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The album's tracklist includes collaborations with Lil Wayne, Hit-Boy, Baby Tate and Alex Isley, among others, across 22 songs.

Rapsody's announcement was met with excitement from fans and peers alike, with Vic Mensa commenting on the post: "love you !!!!! GOD LEVEL."

"Let's goooooo," fellow Roc Nation and Jamla representative Reuben Vincent wrote, while screenwriter/producer Lena Waithe added: "The perfect birthday present!

Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem are among the countless music industry titans who have had their catalogs restored on TikTok after Universal Music Group parted ways with the social media platform earlier this year.

On Wednesday (May 1), both companies announced a "multi-dimensional licensing agreement" that will once again make UMG's entire discography available on the platform following a three-month dispute.

"This new chapter in our relationship with TikTok focuses on the value of music, the primacy of human artistry and the welfare of the creative community," the music corporation's chairman and chief executive officer Lucian Grainge said about the reconciliation. "We look forward to collaborating with the team at TikTok to further the interests of our artists and songwriters and drive innovation in fan engagement while advancing social music monetization."

TikTok's CEO Shou Chew added: "Music is an integral part of the TikTok ecosystem and we are pleased to have found a path forward with Universal Music Group. We are committed to working together to drive value, discovery and promotion for all of UMG's amazing artists and songwriters, and deepen their ability to grow, connect and engage with the TikTok community."

The joint statement also addressed the rise of artificial intelligence in music: "TikTok and UMG will work together to ensure AI development across the music industry will protect human artistry and the economics that flow to those artists and songwriters. TikTok is also committed to working with UMG to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform, as well as tools to improve artist and songwriter attribution."

The two companies failed to agree on a new deal relating to artist compensation and AI back in January, which in turn prevented a number of musicians from having their music on the social-media outlet.

UMG alleged that the social-media platform accounts for "only about 1% of our total revenue," which they said was evidence of "how little TikTok compensates artists and songwriters, despite its massive and growing user base, rapidly rising advertising revenue and increasing reliance on music-based content".

They also accused the outlet of trying to "intimidate" them by "selectively removing the music of certain of our developing artists" but keeping songs from better-known ones.

Additionally, their letter said: "TikTok's tactics are obvious: use its platform power to hurt vulnerable artists and try to intimidate us into conceding to a bad deal that undervalues music and shortchanges artists and songwriters as well as their fans."

TikTok replied with a furious statement of their own that read: "It is sad and disappointing that Universal Music Group has put their own greed above the interests of their artists and songwriters," the app wrote. Despite Universal's false narrative and rhetoric, the fact is they have chosen to walk away from the powerful support of a platform with well over a billion users that serves as a free promotional and discovery vehicle for their talent.

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"TikTok has been able to reach 'artist-first' agreements with every other label and publisher. Clearly, Universal's self-serving actions are not in the best interests of artists, songwriters and fans."

Universal Music Group are one of the biggest record companies in the world, with several major imprints such as Interscope, Republic and Def Jam under its umbrella.

Hence, the fallout affected numerous A-list artists, including Beyonc , Nicki Minaj, SZA, The Weeknd and Post Malone.

Muni Long was particularly frustrated by the ordeal as she took to TikTok soon after to share her thoughts on the matter, suggesting that she was in therapy because it felt like her career was being sabotaged.

"I mean, it's not like they are refusing to support my music until I prove that it's valuable by investing my own money, and maybe, possibly, lucking up on a hot TikTok trend or anything like that," she wrote, referring to her viral "Made for Me" challenge

SZA isn't a fan of having her music categorized in a single genre as she believes it limits people from appreciating her full range as an artist.

In an interview with Dazed published on Wednesday (May 1), the 34-year-old superstar discussed her image in the public eye and how she has been marketed in a way that doesn't justly reflect her material.

"The only reason I'm defined as an R&B artist is because I'm Black," the New Jersey singer said. "It's almost a little reductive because it doesn't allow space to be anything else or try anything else. Justin Bieber is not considered an R&B artist; he is a pop artist who makes R&B, folk music, or whatever his heart desires.

"I simply just want to be allowed the same opportunity to make whatever I want without a label, [without it being] based on the colour of my skin, or the crew that I run with, or the beats that I choose. I want "F2F" to be seen as what it is. I want "Nobody Gets Me" to be seen as what it is. I want "Kill Bill" to be seen as what it is."

She added: "At the same time, it's nothing to get bent out of shape about, because it's just how people are processing you. As long as I don't process myself that way. I don't necessarily box myself into anything. I'm just trying to make music, trying to vibe out and enjoy the experience."

Whereas SZA clearly has her qualms about how she has been presented in the music industry, she hasn't lost sight of how her fans continue to recognize her brilliance. Last month, she expressed her gratitude to her supporters for making her realize just how great of a song "Snooze" is, especially since she didn't initially see its charm.

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"I'm not gon lie snooze wasn't my favorite when I made the album but now it's my favorite hands down," she wrote on social media. "played it at the beach and it was noiiiiiiceeeee [teary eyed emoji]. I'm late but thank y'all for riding til I got some sense [laughing, heart hands and heart emoji]"

Peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, the SOS cut was the only song to chart in the United States for every single week of 2023 in addition to breaking the record for spending the most weeks atop the R&B/Hip Hop Airplay tallies.

"Snooze" also won Best R&B Song at the 2024 Grammy Awards and was recently named the greatest R&B song of the streaming era by Spotify

Young Guru has shared his thoughts on some of the Easter eggs in Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" diss aimed at Drake.

The famed mixing engineer and producer took to Instagram Stories on Wednesday (May 1) to break down some of K.Dot's subliminal references for younger fans who may not register the references.

He wrote: "I realize some of my young people and my students have never seen 'The Wiz.' If you came up in a Black household it was mandatory. The dance scene in Oz is incredible but it points out that pop culture is fake. The Wiz changes the colors and people just go along with it. Richard Pryor later admits that he is a fake and a phony."

He added: "Teddy Pendagrass [sic] got into a car accident and had to live the rest of his life paralyzed in a wheelchair."

The track, which arrived earlier this week, begins with a vocal snippet that sounds somewhat like gibberish, though when reversed, it's actually a clip from the 1978 film The Wiz.

The moment in question comes from Richard Pryor's character, Herman Smith/The Wiz, who says: "Everything they say about me is true. I'm a phony."

K.Dot took the internet by storm when he finally fired back at Drake on his blistering new diss song.

The track finds the Compton rapper unloading on his longtime rival for several minutes in response to Drizzy's own diss records "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made Freestyle."

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After opening with a sample of Teddy Pendergrass' "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration," over which K. Dot refers to a "pathetic master manipulator" who is "paranoid," "spiraling" and "fabricating stories on the family front," the song kicks into life with a sudden beat switch.

From there, Kendrick throws jab after jab - and even a few haymakers - at the 6 God, using everything from his parenting skills, alleged use of ghostwriters and rumored plastic surgery to his appearance, tough guy persona and attitude towards women as ammo.

The Pulitzer Prize winner also accuses Drizzy of sending a cease and desist letter in attempt to have "Like That," his chart-topping collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin that reignited their long-simmering feud, taken down