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Five years ago, Kodak Black enlisted the legendary LOX MC Jadakiss for the Florida rapper’s Mother’s Day tribute “Mama.”  During an appearance on The Breakfast Club, Jada was asked if artists ever request that he redo a guest verse, something the Notorious B.I.G. once pushed him to do on “Last Day.” According to the Yonkers native, Kodak—who was then just a 20-year-old upstart in the […]

Harlem artists Big L and Styles P participated in a legendary rap battle before each rapper hit it big.  Styles P’s fellow LOX member Jadakiss recalled the story during his appearance on the latest episode of Drink Champs.  “Big L was that n***a,” Jada shared at the 50-minute mark of the above video. “I don’t like that they […]

Pete Davidson has unveiled the first trailer for his upcoming semi-autobiographical Peacock series Bupkis. Catch it at the 8:18 mark above. Davidson tells Charlamagne tha God in the lead-up conversation that Bupkis comes from a “Yiddish or Jewish term meaning ‘whatever’ or ‘nothing,’” which was said often by grandfather growing up. The series centers around Davidson, who plays a “raw, […]

Roc Nation showcased off its roster with the release of a rooftop cypher session featuring HDBeenDope, Reuben Vincent, Huey V, KUR, and Rapsody, . Hosted by Jadakiss and Young Guru, the cypher was filmed on the rooftop of Roc Nation headquarters in Manhattan, and sees each rapper freestyle over a signature beat from Jay-Z’s catalog. Rapsody, […]

Mase has seemingly accused Diddy of canceling his tour with Cam’ron and Jadakiss in a video shared on Instagram and TikTok. “It’s Time To Show Cowards What Fearless Looks Like,” the 47-year-old wrote in a caption alongside the video, which showed the Oct. 20 show of the 3 Headed Monster Tour as “canceled.”  Mase added, “I’m […]

Styles P is ready to hang up his jersey. The LOX rapper took to Instagram this week to announce his retirement as a solo artist, revealing that he’ll be dropping two final projects before he plans on exiting stage left in late 2023. “I will be retiring late 2023 as far as my solo career is […]

On a new episode of The Personal Party Podcast, Jadakiss spoke about his experiences ghostwriting for Diddy and said he “really hated” doing it. “I really hated it. Puff, after giving him “[It’s All About] The Benjamins,” “Señorita,” “Victory.” … A couple remixes—I used to feel like it was taking away too much of me,” he explained, […]

Lloyd Banks reflected on G-Unit’s past beef with The Lox,  fresh off the heels of his brand new album The Course of the Inevitable 2. In an interview with HipHopDX, Banks confirmed that the beef was nothing more than competition between the groups, and it was never that serious. He also explained how rappers today, while still competitive, aren’t quite […]

French Montana and Harry Fraud come together to deliver their latest collaborative album, Montega, with impressive features from Rick Ross, Jadakiss, Benny the Butcher, EST Gee, and more. Every track on Montega sounds theatrical as Harry Fraud laces the project’s beat to make each song sound luxurious and expensive, but still with roots from the trenches. These unique production choices […]

Ahead of the release of his upcoming Harry Fraud-produced album Montega, French Montana enlists Jadakiss and Benny the Butcher for his latest single “Bricks & Bags.” “Bricks & Bags” is the latest song to be released from Montega, following last week’s “Blue Chills” and the Babyface Ray-featuring “Drive By.” The new track opens with a verse from Benny, who […]