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A pastor told the story of how the congregation drove drug dealers from Des Moines' Drake neighborhood. But it replaced them ...
Bishop Brigante, the Canadian battle rap legend and Hip-Hop artist, has died at 41 after a battle with cancer. Bishop Brigante, a cornerstone of Canada’s Hip-Hop and battle rap scenes ...
Anthony Mackie revealed on “The Pivot Podcast” Tuesday that his life story was used by Eminem as inspiration for their infamous rap battle at the end of “8 Mile.” “We’re on set one day ...
Drake's legal team has provided the following statement to XXL in response to UMG asking that the rapper's defamation lawsuit be dismissed. "UMG wants to pretend that this is about a rap battle in ...
After the epigraph, UMG’s lawyers argue: “Plaintiff [Drake], one of the most successful recording artists of all time, lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated.
Actor Anthony Mackie, who played the role of Papa Doc, Eminem's rival and final opponent during the last rap battle in 8 Mile, revealed some unique details about the film. “We’re on set one ...
UMG didn’t seem to pull any punches against its client, saying the “One Dance” star was suing his own label for revenge because he “lost a rap battle” against Lamar that Drake initiated.
According to an FBI affidavit, Augustin claimed he swallowed the rosary beads to protect himself from "Satan’s disciples", who were trailing him as he boarded the flight. Now, to be clear ...
The label says followers of the rap battle understand that Kendrick Lamar was exaggerating in the song accusing Drake of pedophilia. By Winston Cho In “Family Matters,” Drake‘s penultimate ...
When B-Rabbit torched Papa Doc in 8 Mile’s iconic final rap battle, it was actually Eminem taking shots at Anthony Mackie. On the March 11 episode of Pivot Podcast, Mackie, 46, revealed that the ...
Drake is also claiming defamation and a litany of other things, a surprising move in a rap battle; diss records often employ the most vicious and incendiary statements and lyrics in an attempt to ...
“But now, after losing the rap battle, Drake claims that ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory. It is not.” The label goes on to say that both Drake and Kendrick’s disses are shielded from ...