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Much has been said and discussed about the on again, now and off again relationship between Nicki Minaj and rapper Safaree Samuels aka Scaf Beezy. Sources are saying her former hypeman is so distraught over their recent break up that he is suicidal. 

It’s no secret that Azealia Banks is one passionate woman who never minces her words. It was no different when she stopped by Hot 97’s Ebro In The Morning show for a chance to properly speak out on her beef with Iggy Azalea.

Wale has always repped his DC hometown and on his latest track, “Miracle On U Street” he spits his prose over a mean Go-Go flavored groove.

If Jay Z and Beyoncé still plan on moving out West, they’re going to have to pick another mega-mansion. A $70 million offer from billionaire was enough to edge the Carters out for the 23,000-square-foot property in Beverly Hills.

Fans gathered in New York City on Tuesday night (December 16) to hear Nicki Minaj speak during the latest edition of Elliott Wilson’s CRWN interview.

Closing out a stellar year, the good folks at The Combat Jack Show return with a new episode featuring super group PRhyme, which is comprised of DJ Premier, Royce Da 5’9″, and Adrian Younge.

Wale and his obsession with all things Seinfeld has been long documented, including a nod to the show gracing his upcoming The Album About Nothing release for 2015. The D.C. wordsmith gives yet another nod to the classic sitcom after announcing a new mixtape titled Festivus.

Representing the West Coast, Fashawn and The Alchemist connected to create a joint project called FASH-ionably Late.

Fans of XXL magazine have definitely been alerted to the on-again, off-again happenings of the publication’s print future. It was recently announced that XXL will remain in print, running quarterly issues.

Tuesday night marked the final performance on Comedy Central mainstay The Colbert Report. And with the unveiling of a new, untitled song viewers were given the opportunity to meet Kendrick Lamar’s secret musical weapons.

The 1990s were a tumultuous time for Hip-Hop. While the music and culture was becoming a global phenomenon, there were plenty of artists hopping on the bandwagon and making heavy bank with minimal actual rap skills. 

The mid-90s were a testy time to be rapper, especially if you hailed from either the East or West Coast. Whether the media created the beef between the two sides is still heavily debated, but both 2Pac and Biggie lost their lives in the thick of the drama so there was actually some tension there.