Coi Leray and BIA have responded to backlash after variations of lyrics from their songs were heard on leaked demo recordings by rapper Latto. Both artists took to social media to clear the air and defend their artistry in light of accusations of their music being the product of ghostwriters rather than their own talent. Hopping on Instagram Live, Leray addressed the situation by first denouncing the leaking of the songs.

‘Juan Epstein’ aka the duo of Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds sat down with producer/rapper Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie for a chat about his hand in Kanye West’s career. Angelettie, also known as The Mad Rapper, chronicled his relationship with West from its conception in the late 90s when he served as Yeezy’s manager and co-producer. He shared that their partnership would eventually sever due to West’s dreams of becoming a rapper.

Dr. Dre revealed more details about his January 2021 brain aneurysm and disclosed doctors thought he would die. The producer appeared on the Workout the Doubt podcast on Wednesday (Aug. 17) and expressed how he initially found out about his grave condition.  “They weren’t allowing anybody to come up – meaning visitors or family because of COVID,” he stated. “But they allowed my family to come in [and] I found out later, they called them up so they could say their last goodbyes because they thought I was outta here.

It has been less than a week since Kendrick Lamardissed Drake on “Like That,” a record from Future and Metro Boomin’s latest album We Don’t Trust You. Fans are impatiently waiting for the Toronto rapper to release a response track, and instead, he delivered another spicy Instagram post. “They rather go to war with me than admit they are their own worst enemy,” he wrote captioning a collage of photos on Wednesday (March 27).

Electronic trios, Foreign Beggars and NOISIA (yup, that’s TWO trios), dropped a mystery bomb on Facebook last month followed by the announcement of a collaborative project titled, I Am Legion (no, Will Smith is not in the group as that one was “Legend”). The debut self-titled album, which can be described as “futuristic, electronic, rapshit,” according to the FB’s Orifice Vulgatron (better known as OV). The record’s first single, “Make Those Move” has been making its own moves through cyberspace, and as both groups have proved time and time again through earlier collabs, this crew has stayed ahead of the curve by forming so-called EDM supergroups long before acts like New World Punx, Dog Blood or Afroki came to be.