Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have announced therevival of Verzuz, their popular live performance platform, through a partnership with Elon Musk‘s social media app, X. On Wednesday (June 19), the super producers announced the news of their alliance with Musk and X during the Cannes Lions conference in France. “LIFE BEGINS AT THE END OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE,” began a joint statement shared on Swizz and Timbo’s respective Instagram accounts. “IT’S OFFICIAL, VERZUZ IS BACK AND 100% BLACK OWNED AGAIN.

Taxstone is fed up with Joe Budden‘s slander against Rory & Mal, and has labeled the New Jersey native a “master manipulator.” During an interview with Complex, the podcaster, née Darryl Campbell, spoke about what he feels is the reason Budden isn’t cool with the pair anymore.  “I think Rory and Mal finally figured out that Joe was a master manipulator,”he said from behind bars. “They was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, and Joe manipulates everybody around him.

Teyana Taylor may have taken the crown for most iconic — albeit hilarious — acceptance speech at the 2023 BET Awards. The retired singer was named Video Director of the Year at this year’s ceremony, but wasn’t present to accept her win in-person. Unfortunately, the endearing moment for fans and shocking moment for the A Thousand And One actress was thwarted because of a bad internet connection. Taylor has since addressed the awkward moment on Twitter.

Were you surprised when you heard that Game got into a fight with fellow West Coast rapper 40 Glocc last weekend—and filmed it? Unfortunately, we weren’t. Over the course of the last few years, we’ve seen it happen over and over and over again. Rappers haven’t just been getting into fights; they’ve also been filming their fights and posting them online as proof that their battles actually went down. And, if they’re not the ones filming them, then you can be damn sure that there’s someone else out there with a smart phone recording the action.

While people are still creating memes of the white woman who called the police on two black men who were barbecuing in Oakland, others are taking a different approach when it comes to Aaron Schlossberg – a racist lawyer who was caught on tape harassing Spanish-speaking customers at a restaurant in New York City. People have reportedly booked a Mariachi band to pay Schlossberg a visit at his office. A GoFundMe campaign was reportedly launched shortly after the incident with Schlossberg went viral.