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Berner Alias name: N/A City: San Francisco, California
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Ester Dean Alias name: Cynthia Rozay City: Muskogee, Oklahoma
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BadBadNotGood Alias name: BBNG, The Odd Trio, GoodGoodNotBad City: Toronto
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DJ Whoo Kid Alias name: The Mixtape King City: Queens, NY
News Rick Ross Responds To Young Jeezy's 'Death B4 Dishonor' When Rick Ross proclaimed himself Big Meech, a famed criminal who is an actual friend of Young Jeezy, it was only a matter of time before Jeezy decided to take some shots at the larger than life rapper. His first salvo was entitled 'The Real B.M.F.' and contained an actual recorded take from the prison-ridden Meech over a new beat. Unfortunately, it didn't hold a candle to Ross' original, so now Jeezy has jumped on the Teflon Don's beat and thrown some pretty pointed disses towards Ross.
By Rose Lilah
News Watch the Throne Coming in July, Source Says + Rumored Tracklist Revealed While rumors about the official street date of the oft-delayed, highly-anticipated Watch the Throne album have been circulating on the internet the past couple of months, a source close to Jay-Z and Kanye West says the album has a release month: July.
The source tells XXLMag.com exclusively that Hov and Yeezy, the latter who resides in Paris these days, are both in New York for the next couple of weeks putting the final touches on the set in hopes of releasing it next month.
By Rose Lilah
News DJ Premier Bans Justin Bieber From Entering BET Cypher With Ghostwritten Verse Bieber tried to get on the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher using a verse penned by Ludacris, only to be denied by DJ Premier.
The annual BET Hip Hop Awards has become known for showcasing various emcees in its various freestyle cyphers. DJ Premier has become somewhat of a curator in the cypher sessions, along with executives at BET. During a recent interview, DJ Premier spoke on how emcees get selected to participate and explained why he had to deny Justin Bieber from entering the cypher.
News French Montana Addresses Drake's Verse On Rick Ross' "Stay Schemin" One of the most talked about tracks on Rick Ross’ Rich Forever mixtape has been “Stay Schemin” featuring French Montana and Drake, the latter of which dropped subliminal disses throughout his verse. During an interview with LA Leakers’ Justin Credible, French addressed Drizzy’s verse on the track, stating that while Driz wouldn’t even admit to who he addressed, listeners can connect the dots.
News Big Sean Talks On Sophomore Album, Says He Has Different Thought Mentality Than "Finally Famous" Big Sean explains his "whole different thought mentality" on his next album, and says he has a better sense of who he is now. He also lists some artists he's working with for the as-of-yet-untitled album.
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Rose Lilah
News Jay-Z On Performing At Barclays Center In Brooklyn Jay-Z talks about "special" guests at his Brooklyn performances, and why he had to cap it off at eight shows at Barclays Center.
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Rose Lilah
News Kendrick Lamar Gives Thoughts On Election, Knows Who He'll Be Voting For Kendrick Lamar say we need to take matters into our own hands, and he shares who he'll be voting for on election day.
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Rose Lilah
News Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix) [CDQ/Dirty] Quick enough, we get the official, dirty version of Kendrick's "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix)" with Hov. Now we gotta ask, who had the better verse?
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Rose Lilah
News John Legend Feat. Rick Ross "Who Do We Think We Are (Trailer)" Video Experience John Legend Feat. Rick Ross "Who Do We Think We Are (Trailer)" Video, a new offering from John Legend, which was released on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013. Things are looking better for John Legend with each new release, which John Legend Feat. Rick Ross "Who Do We Think We Are (Trailer)" Video has proven yet again. It's worthy addition to the impressive body of work John Legend has been developing over the years. We're looking forward to hearing what's next.
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Rose Lilah
News John Legend Feat. Rick Ross "Who Do We Think We Are" Video Experience John Legend Feat. Rick Ross "Who Do We Think We Are" Video, a new offering from John Legend, which was released on Monday, May 6th, 2013. Things are looking better for John Legend with each new release, which John Legend Feat. Rick Ross "Who Do We Think We Are" Video has proven yet again. It's worthy addition to the impressive body of work John Legend has been developing over the years. We're looking forward to hearing what's next.
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Trevor Smith
Original Content 30 Things We Learned From Jay-Z Twitter Q&A A carefully compiled list of 30 tweets from Jay Z's Q&A session on Twitter- #factsonly. Also give us your vote on who had the better album; was it Hova or Yeezy?
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Alex S
Interviews Christ Bearer Says Doctors Were Able To Reattach His Penis Christ Bearer, who cut off his penis and attempted suicide last month, has revealed that contrary to reports, his penis has been successfully reattached.
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Trevor Smith
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: J. Cole Vs. Wale J. Cole and Wale have collaborated on numerous occasions. With both rappers packing punchy lyrics, we examine their past collaborative records and explore who outdid the other.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Lil Wayne Vs. Drake Lil Wayne and Drake have solidified themselves as one of hip-hop's premier duo because of their constant and consistent collaborations. We explore their various collaborations and break down who outperformed the other.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Jay Z Vs. Kanye West Jay Z and Kanye West are revolutionary artists who are and will always be transcendent in the world of music. Individually, they are untouchable. When they merge together, they're otherworldly. With numerous classic collaborations under their belt, we explore each one and decide who had the better verse.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Fabolous Vs. Lloyd Banks This week we pit frequent collaborators Lloyd Banks and Fabolous against each other.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Wiz Khalifa Vs. Curren$y After throwing Fabolous and Lloyd Banks in the Octagon of bars, we veer in a different direction this week and pit frequent collaborators Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y against each other.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Black Hippy (Group Edition) Vote for the man who has the best verse in each of the Black Hippy posse cuts.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Wale Vs. Meek Mill For this week's Who Had The Better Verse series, we pit MMG's Wale and Meek one-on-one to see who outperformed the other.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Chris Brown Vs. Tyga ("Fan Of A Fan 2" Edition) This week, we decide to pit good friends and frequent collaborators Tyga and Chris Brown one-on-one for "Fan of a Fan 2" edition.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Gucci Mane Vs. Waka Flocka Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka go one-on-one for this week's "Who Had The Better Verse " series. Bricksquad is in the building this week.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Young Thug Vs. Rich Homie Quan This week for Who Had The Better Verse, we pit former(?) best friends and collaborators Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan one-on-one.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: A$AP Rocky Vs. ScHoolboy Q This week for Who Had The Better Verse, we pit friends and frequent collaborators Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky.
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Drake Vs. Future We pit the two collaborators up against each other for a new edition of "Who Had The Better Verse."
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Chris Tart
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Kanye West Vs. Big Sean We pit mentor and protege in Kanye West and Big Sean for the return of "Who Had The Better Verse."
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Carl Lamarre
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Eminem Vs. Royce Da 5'9" This week, we pit two of the D's finest in Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" for "Who Had The Better Verse."
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Carl Lamarre
Sports Who Had The Better Reference: Kobe Bryant Vs Steph Curry A slightly retooled edition of "Who Had The Better Verse" to commemorate Kobe Bryant's final game.
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Patrick Lyons
News Ja Rule Smacks Fan Who Threw A Beer Can At His Head Ja Rule endures a beer can to the dome at a show in Atlantic City. He eventually finds the perpetrator and greets him with a blow that he'll never forget.
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Angus Walker
News Kid Cudi Pens Heartfelt Letter To Everyone Who Has Shown Support Kid Cudi thanks his fans & friends for their support during his recent struggles.
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Kevin Goddard
Original Content The Game Vs. 50 Cent: Who Had The Better Debut Album? 50 Cent and The Game both dropped classic debut albums, but which one reigns supreme?
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Mitch Findlay
Original Content Drake Vs. Kendrick Lamar: Who Had The Better Debut Album? This time around, Drake and Kendrick Lamar go head-to-head to see who has the better debut.
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Mitch Findlay
Original Content Dr. Dre Vs. Snoop Dogg: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg do battle to see who had the better solo debut.
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Matt F
Original Content Eminem Vs DMX: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Eminem and DMX are both legends, but which one had the superior debut?
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Mitch Findlay
Original Content G-Unit Vs. D12: Who Had The Better Debut Album? It's the battle of the crews as G-Unit faces off with D12.
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Mitch Findlay
Original Content Kid Cudi Vs. Wale: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two rappers who will be forever linked battle it out, eight years after their debuts.
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Matt F
Original Content Nelly Vs. T.I.: Who Had The Better Debut Album? This week, Nelly's "Country Grammar" squares off against T.I.'s "I'm Serious."
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Mitch Findlay
Original Content Gucci Mane Vs. Jeezy: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two of Atlanta's finest duke it out to see who had the better debut album.
Original Content Kanye West Vs. Jay-Z: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two friends turned rivals go head to head in this week's edition of "Who Had The Better Debut Album?"
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Mitch Findlay
Original Content Nas Vs. Big L: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two East Coast legends square off in the latest installment of our Debut Album Versus series.
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Matt F
Reviews Fabolous Vs. Jadakiss: Who Had The Better Verse? ("Friday On Elm Street" Edition) Both Jadakiss and Fabolous are lyrical monsters, but who came with the stronger verses on their joint offering, "Friday on Elm Street"?
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Karlton Jahmal
Original Content Jadakiss Vs. Fabolous: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two of New York's finest go head to head in this week's installment of "Who Had The Better Debut Album?"
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Mitch Findlay
Original Content A$AP Rocky Vs. Pusha T: Who Had The Better Debut Album? A$AP Rocky and Pusha T battle it out in our latest installment of the Debut Album Versus series.
Original Content Drake Vs Lil Wayne: Who Had The Better Verse? Who had the better verse? Drizzy vs Weezy edition.
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Karlton Jahmal
Original Content Young Thug Vs. Future: Who Had The Better Verse? Weigh in on this week's debate of "Who had the better verse?" Thug vs Future.
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Anders Marshall
Original Content Migos Edition: Who Had The Better Verse? Offset, Takeoff, or Quavo...which Migos member has the best bars?
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Karlton Jahmal
Reviews Gunna Vs. Lil Baby: Who Had The Better Verse? ("Drip Harder" Edition) Gunna & Lil Baby are both young rappers currently running the ATL scene, but who took the crown on their first collaborative album, "Drip Harder"?
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Narsimha Chintaluri
Original Content 50 Cent Vs Young Buck: Who Had The Better Verse? Before the Instagram mudslinging, 50 Cent and Young Bucked waged war over who could outdo the other on wax. With countless classics to pick from, it's time to determine which of the two G-Unit stalwarts came out on top with a brand new edition of "Who Had the Better Verse?"
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Robert Blair
Original Content ASAP Rocky Vs ASAP Ferg: Who Had The Better Verse? After they delivered an East Coast clinic on ASAP Ferg's "Pups," we dove into the archives to determine who had the finer bars between Flacko and the Trap Lord. Weigh in.
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Robert Blair
Original Content Jay Rock Vs Kendrick Lamar: Who Had The Better Verse? As we wait for the next release from the TDE camp, let's delve back into the back catalog of two of its most respected veterans.
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Robert Blair
Original Content Kanye West Vs Kid Cudi: Who Had The Better Verse? A year removed from Kids See Ghosts and their musical reunion, we determine which artist is stealing the show when it comes to Kid Cudi and Kanye's storied collabs.
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Robert Blair