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Hip-Hop Wired presents a 4-part series entitled The Commission. The name derives from the Hip-Hop super-group that never came to fruition, which consisted of The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, & Charli Baltimore. The group was designed around two of the Greatest MC’s of All-Time, which would have represented Hip-Hop at the highest levels possible. The aim of […]

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Game is no stranger to controversy but even when he’s been “beef free” he still manages to get pulled into rifts that have nothing to do with him. In an interview with MTV News, the West Coast MC was asked to speak on the forthcoming Rick Ross and Dr. Dre collaboration. Since both Game and […]

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On Friday, March 16th, Steve Stoute interviewed Nas at SXSW Music and Media conference at the Austin Convention Center. In one portion of the sit down, Nas talks about stepping to Tupac in NYC’s Central Park—after the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards—and their doomed plans to meet up again in Las Vegas to really settle their differences. “What […]

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Drake has been an unwilling target of rapper beef for the past few months. After dodging some jabs from veteran rhymer Common, and gamely responding with a little tough talk, Drizzy has also attracted the ire of some other rap artists as well. Future, Pusha T and Ludacris all have fired salvos in the direction […]

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Hip-Hop Wired has learned that Common and Drake actually squashed their beef at the Grammys, clearing up previous reports that the two rappers almost got into a violent altercation. Apparently, both Drake and Common’s entourages happened to be in the same area at the end of the Grammy red carpet, near where artists were being […]

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UPDATE (2/15/12): Multiple sources have told Hip-Hop Wired that Drake and Common did get into a shouting match, but there was no physical altercation between the two rappers. Word is that Lil’ Wayne had to intervene. Continue to stay tuned… — Sources are saying Common and Drake had to be separated by cops while backstage […]

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Alley Boy passed by Atlanta’s Hot 107.9 to talk about his latest mixtape Ni**anati. The Duct Tape Entertainment MC has been making waves since he voiced his opinion about two of ATL’s most prominent artists, T.I. and Young Jeezy (also: see Alley Boy’s extensive interview with Hip-Hop Wired). The trapstar spoke with 107.9’s B-High about the […]

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Touré of FUSE spoke to Common on the Grammy Awards red carpet and asked the rapper about battling Drake. The Chicago MC relayed that any rift he had with the YMCMB rapper he called “Canada Dry” is over. “It was all in the art of Hip-Hop, but it’s kind of over now,” explained Common. “He […]

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Although the beef between veteran rapper Common and burgeoning star Drake has hit a lull in media attention, fans shouldn’t expect the Canadian heartthrob to fire a return salvo in the direction of his Chicago nemesis. In an exclusive interview with NahRight, Drake chopped down any hopes of a Hip-Hop royal rumble between he and […]

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While his relationship status with Common still hangs in the balance, Drake has managed to squash another ongoing beef with a Los Angeles tattoo artist. Drizzy was upset with Kevin Campbell, the Southern California artist who inked the rapper’s name on a fan’s forehead. According to Campbell’s Twitter page, he and the Toronto native are […]

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Why Common Can’t Win His Beef With Drake   Let’s not kid ourselves here, Common can and will rap circles around Drake. In an even test of skills and a catalogue comparison, Common will always reign supreme over Drizzy and 99 percent of the rappers you listen to on a daily basis. From the minute […]

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50 Cent Talks Avoiding Beef With T.I. [Video]   Earlier in the year, 50 Cent and T.I. had a short lived spat stemming from comments the G-Unit honcho made on Twitter. Tip didn’t take too kindly to Fif saying his wife Tiny should take a charge for him, and let his feeling be known in […]