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LL Cool J is officially doing it to those (festival-throwing) meatballs with the Rock The Bells Festival, a one-day event celebrating classic rap in Queens, New York. It'll take place on August 6 in the Forest Hills Stadium.

Pusha T's “Diet Coke” is here. The song, teased on Monday, is produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys, and features a sample of Fat Joe saying “Yesterday’s price is not today’s price.” 88 Keys explained on Instagram Live that the instrumental was originally made 18 years ago and was meant to be an interlude for one of his beat tapes.

Wendy Williams won't be returning to her eponymous talk show anytime soon. On Thursday,  announced that its host will continue her hiatus through at least March 4.Michael Rapaport will be the first of several guest hosts, followed by Fat Joe and Remy Ma.

Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Big Sean and more have united to support a proposed New York state law that would limit prosecutors’ ability to use defendants’ rap lyrics as evidence of alleged crimes.As Rolling Stone reports, the rap giants have added their names to a letter calling on lawmakers to pass Senate Bill S7527 – which was first revealed in November and which passed through the Senate Codes committee earlier this week – into state law. Others who have signed on to the letter include Fat Joe, Kelly Rowland and Killer Mike.The bill, brought forward by Democrat senators Brad Hoylman and Jamaal Bailey and assembly member Catalina Cruz, would limit a defendant’s music or other “creative expression” being shown to a jury in criminal trials, requiring prosecutors to provide “clear and convincing evidence” that that expression is “literal, rather than figurative or fictional”.Highlighting the disparity between rap lyrics being used as evidence with other forms of expression, Hoylman provides two examples – no one, he says, believes Johnny Cash “shot a man in Reno just to watch him die“, nor that David Byrne is a “psycho killer“.“This is an issue that’s important to [Jay-Z, aka Sean Carter] and all the other artists that have come together to try to bring about this change.

Fat Joe has responded to criticism he received for calling controversial rapper DaBaby a modern day 2Pac.During an appearance on BET’s Rap City special Rap City ’21, Joe took part in a game in which he was asked to name the 2021 version of some of rap’s past legends, including Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, E-40 and more.When host Big Tigger asked Joe to name his 2021 version of 2Pac, Joe responded with North Carolina rapper DaBaby, who recently came under fire for homophobic remarks he made during his

Common has revealed that Fat Joe once saved his life amid a feud.The rapper, who announced his new album ‘‘Beautiful Revolution Pt.

Fat Joe may have rung in his birthday with a star-studded extravaganza on Friday, but all eyes were on Ashanti! The 40-year-old singer stole the show when she arrived at the rapper's 51st birthday party at a rooftop garden at Rockefeller Center in New York City in a stunning mini dress by Louisa Ballou.

Fyre Festival following a “shambolic” inaugural event over the weekend.The festival took place on Sunday (August 8), bringing what organisers billed as the capital’s “first ever festival dedicated to R&B and Hip Hop culture” to north London’s Trent Park.Among those booked to perform to 15,000 ticketholders – who each paid up to £95 to attend – were the likes of Fat Joe, Blackstreet, Fatman Scoop, Eve, Firin Squad and Bobby V.As the Daily Mail reports, however, fans were left calling for refunds

 his death was announced on July 16.The star's private memorial — live-streamed on BET's YouTube channel -- took place at the Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts.

Lil Uzi Vert has admitted that he originally bought his implanted forehead diamond to be worn as a ring.The US rapper has explained that the only reason the $24million (£17.6million) accessory was put in his forehead was that he couldn’t trust himself not to lose it.Speaking to fellow rapper Fat Joe on IGTV in an interview you can view below, he said: “I’m Lil Uzi. I’m turnt up.

Tyrese Gibson sparked outrage on social media by defending R. Kelly in a social media chat with rapper Fat Joe.The singer and actor joined Joe for a chat on his The Joprah Show on Instagram TV on Friday (August 7, 2020), during which he spoke about whether Kelly can still be praised as an artist despite being in jail awaiting trial on multiple sex crime charges.During the chat, Tyrese praised Kelly’s music and for figuring, “out a way to change and evolve and stay relevant over all of those

Tyrese Gibson sparked outrage on social media by defending R.

“What’s Luv” became a huge hit for Fat Joe and Ashanti when it was released in 2001, but the rapper is now revealing that had he not stood his ground, his chart-topping collab would have been with Jennifer Lopez, not Ashanti.

Could a virtual dream battle between Sean "Diddy" Combs and Dr. Dre be in the works? Diddy certainly seems to be up for the challenge.On Friday (April 24), Fat Joe asked the hip-hop mogul on Instagram if he would be interested in battling Dr.

Could a virtual dream battle between Sean "Diddy" Combs and Dr. Dre be in the works? Diddy certainly seems to be up for the challenge.On Friday (April 24), Fat Joe asked the hip-hop mogul on Instagram if he would be interested in battling Dr.

Could fans be seeing Diddy, 50, and Dr. Dre, 55, go at it on Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s new Verzuz rap battle series? Diddy gave a clear indication that it’s very possible and maybe even likely when he joined fellow rapper Fat Joe, 49, for an Instagram Live on Apr.

Ja Rule, 44, may have had a 20-year feud with 50 Cent, 44, up to this point, but he’s ready to use this time of quarantine to challenge him to a song battle on Instagram Live. The rapper shared his hope with fellow musician Fat Joe, 49, who called him and put him on speaker phone during an Instagram Live he was having with Swizz Beats, 41, on Apr.