In only a few years, Swae Lee has established himself as one of the game's strongest melodists. Between his work with Rae Sremmurd and his own solo output, the work speaks for itself. The quality was not lost on Eminem, who came through to give Swae Lee a shoutout on his recent album Music To Be Murdered By. 

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In the climactic bars of intro track "The Premonition," Em sets up a scheme about how his fans have been violently pulling him in various directions. "I need to get me some Dre beats / No, I should hook up with Tay Keith," he raps. "Fans keep on pulling me one way, haters pull me in another / got more hooks in me than Swae Lee."

It didn't take long for Swae to catch wind of the reference, taking some time to show Em some love. After acknowledging that yes, he does indeed have a substantial volume of hooks, Swae declared Eminem to be "a legend." Common knowledge to hip-hop heads, but a statement that might prove divisive to younger listeners. Perhaps one day we shall see the pair join forces. Until then, check out the praise below. 

50 Cent‘s been at odds with Teairra Mari over the past two years. The rapper found himself in a middle of a lawsuit filed by Teairra Mari after her sex tape leaked and Fif shared a screencap of it on his Instagram page. As the revenge porn continued, the judge sided with Fif and awarded him $30K in attorney fees. This was at the beginning of 2019.

p>Fif’s been trying to hound down Mari in order to collect his money, even demanding that she pays penalties for taking so long. According to new documents obtained by The Blast, Fif returned to court to accuse Mari of shrugging off her court battle and withholding financial information such as her paychecks from VH1.

Fif filed new documents demanding the judge grant his motion to pay an additional $5,295.60 in sanctions on top of the $30K that’s already owed. “To date, Mari has failed to pay a single dime to Jackson in satisfaction of the Judgment despite earning over $100,000 this past year. Her previous claims under oath that she is “broke” no longer ring true, and it is more clear than ever that she has no intention of paying her debts,” he said in court documents. He added that she’s  “actively conceal her assets and prevent” him from receiving the money owed. 

A judge has yet to rule on the motion. 

FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly is fighting against the issue of payola in the music industry -- a concerning practice that many have made allegations of for decades. In September, O'Rielly previously shared a letter asking the Recording Industry Association of America to look into the issue of payola. In response, the RIAA said they weren't in a position to investigate their members' practices and suggested that the FCC inquire directly to the labels themselves.

Antonio Brown is currently being investigated in a case of battery and burglary that allegedly took place on his property. A moving truck driver says Brown and his trainer, Glen Holt, committed the acts against him. So far, Holt has been arrested and now, police are investigating to see if they have a case against Brown. Once again, it's important to note that all of this is alleged.

In the meantime, Brown has reportedly locked himself in his home and won't leave, according to Pro Football Talk. This has been ongoing since yesterday when police showed up at AB's door. For now, AB appears to be chilling in his home as he recently posted a video to Instagram in which he is laid up with a woman. He also posted a new song called "Official."

Though he wasn't a guest on Eminem's recent Music To Be Murdered By album, Bizarre's spirit was felt on "Those Kinda Nights." A veteran of D12 and longtime friend of Em, Peter S. Bizarre has been steadily putting in work since the group's split. Today, he sat down with Nore and DJ EFN on REVOLT's Drink Champs, where he spent two hours reflecting on everything from recent feuds to amazing bits of hip-hop history.

Off the bat, Nore inquires about some of Bizarre's recent shots at Joe Buddenand Jay Electronica, emphasizing that the latter felt like a particularly hurtful betrayal. "Jay Electronica used to be down with us a long time ago," says Biz. "He used to be an artist for Mr. Porter. He used to shoot B-roll footage for us, go on the road and do shit like that. He was around in the studios. That's the story behind that. He said something about Marshall saying something about 2Pac, and he dissed him pretty hard like he never knew us. I'm real big on family." 

There was a rumor about him from when we used to have battles at the hip-hop shop," reflects Bizarre, when asked about Eminem's pre-fame reputation. "I had heard there was this 'whiteboy named Eminem, he cold!' He was the champion, so what they do is the cypher would be [on stage.] Proof was the manager of the hip-hop shop so he'd put him in the back in the office. Nobody had ever seen him until the battle. He'd have his hat down real low over his head and shit. When I first met him I was like damn, he was killing everybody. Him and Proof was selling this shit like White Men Can't Jump."

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He also reveals that Em was always a perfectionist in the studio, encouraging the members to deliver better takes -- sometimes for hours at a time. "He was like Dr. Dre times twenty," says Biz. "He's hard on himself too. He'd go back and do the same song two weeks later...He work hard, man. He'll sit there and mumble syllables trying to make a match. I'm like goddamn bro! I can't even rap if I'm not in the studio."

In true Bizarre fashion, he soon finds himself reminiscing on some outlandish antics. "I took Em to Freaknik," he laughs, prompting hysteria from the Drink Champs crew. "He was the only whiteboy there." But before that, the pair hit up "How Could I Be Down," where they witnessed a brawl between Fat Joe and a "Swole-ass crip" from Tha Dogg Pound. En route to Atlanta, they found themselves struggling to get on the Grey Hound bus as Em didn't have a suitcase; in its place, his belongings were carried in a garbage bag. "The girls were loving him. I think he might have been the only white boy at Freaknik." 

Around the twenty-six minute mark, Bizarre remembers the first time he met Dr. Dre, and the dynamic that came after. "I've been around Dr. Dre about thirty times, I can count on one hand how many words I've said to him," reflects Biz. "He always be quoting my lyrics all the time, like Bizarre you said '____', that shit was crazy!' I'm like, damn. This Dr. Dre talking!" As it happens, they would end up using Dre to resolve deadlocked votes, as they did when selecting Devil's Night's lead single. "Swift, Kuniva and Mr. Porter wanted 'Shit Can Happen'," explains Bizarre. "Me, Proof, and Em wanted 'Purple Pills.' Dr. Dre was the final vote."

Check out the entire episode below, especially if you have love for the Dirty Dozen. 

Yesterday, Billboard's Hot 100 chart updated and revealed that Drake and Future's latest collab, "Life Is Good", debuted at No. 2, sitting beneath Roddy Ricch's "The Box". Even if it didn't clench the top spot, "Life Is Good" marks Drake's 207th Hot 100 entry, which ties him for most entries with none other than... The Glee Cast. It's pretty hilarious that such an impressive record is held by a show that was only around for six seasons, rather than by The Beatles or something, but it seems very likely that Drake will be able to surpass The Glee Cast. DJ Khaled has hinted that he could be partially responsible for securing this achievement for Drake. 

Drake's official fansite, Word On Road, posted the news that Drake tied The Glee Cast's record on Instagram and Khaled popped up in the comments with the simple message: "Stay tuned". While pretty much anything Drake drops is guaranteed to appear on the Hot 100, DJ Khaled and Drake have a history of making hits. Look back to "I'm On One", "No New Friends" and "For Free". 

It's always a good day to rank an artist's discography for no reason. There didn't seem to be anything specific that prompted Lil Yachty to list his favorite Drake projects on Tuesday (Jan. 21), but he went for it anyway. The Atlanta rapper took to Twitter to share "My drake list in order from best to least best imo", which looks like this: 

1. Take Care
2. Views
3. Nothing Was The Same
4. What A Time To Be Alive
5. Thank Me Later
6. If You're Reading This It's Too Late
7. More Life
8. Scorpion 

Before we get heated over his picks, let's remember Lil Boat is entitled to his opinion, as we all are. While arguments for other albums can be made, Take Care in the top spot is a fairly uncontroversial opinion. What has people up in arms is Yachty's placement of More Life. The top replies under his tweet read: "You really sleeping on more life like that", "More Life is 1", "More Life heavily slept on". Evidently, fans dug Drake's 2017 playlist. Yachty was also accused of not paying proper respect to Drizzy's latest release, Scorpion.

How you feel about this ranking? What would your own look like? Also, do you think WATTBA should qualify? Let us know in the comments. You could also participate in Yachty's own poll that he posted on Twitter, but he narrowed it down to four albums. 

The art of fast rap goes by many names, be it "double-time flow" or the more condescending "rappity-rap." A far cry from the formative flows of hip-hop's birth in 1973. In the years that followed, artists like Jaz-O, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Busta Rhymes, and Twista began experimenting with their tempo, developing a style built on speed and stamina. In recent years, Tech N9ne and Eminem have implemented double-time into their arsenal, likewise have Tory Lanez and Joyner Lucas, who recently reached hyperspeed on a remix of DaBaby's "Suge." In truth, many technicians have tried their hand but only one has left The Game awestruck. 

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It’s basically a given that Eminem will debut on top of the Billboard 200 next week when his stats have been calculated, dethroning Selena Gomez after she officially defeated Roddy Ricch to earn her first No. 1 album of the new decade. In a year that feels like it will be historic in terms of music drops, surprises, and general quality sounds, Marshall Mathers started us off by dropping Music To Be Murdered By out of absolutely nowhere. Despite 50 Cent’s warnings, nobody was expecting Slim Shady to impact us the way he did at the end of last week and, if you’ve been feeling the album for the last few days, you can now cash out on some branded merchandise to show your support.

Packaged alongside a copy of the digital album (gotta pad those pure unit numbers, nahmean?), Music To Be Murdered By officially has its own merch capsule on Eminem’s webshop.  The project is available to be purchased in vinyl, cassette, and disk form, with hoodies, long sleeve shirts, and t-shirts being offered featuring the cover art and other designs attached to them. Items are reasonably priced with tees going for $30, long sleeves at $35, and hoodies at $55. Keep in mind that products listed on the site are pre-orders and will only be shipped out in a few weeks.

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Roddy Ricch is having a very fortuitous 2020. The 21-year-old Compton rapper made a case for his talent when his breakout single, "The Box," prevented Justin Bieber's "Yummy" from topping the charts earlier this month. Following Bieber's attempts and subsequent failure to debut "Yummy" at No. 1 in a panic, Bieber's ex Selena Gomez mirrored his public pleas for streams when Roddy's debut album, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, posed a threat to Selena's album, Rare, debuting at No. 1. While Selena may have ultimately achieved what she set out to, it wasn't without having to resort to desperately begging fans to help her get there, all because Roddy Ricch proved to be more powerful than either of these pop stars could have ever predicted. Now, Roddy has further solidified himself as a force to be reckoned with, as "The Box" spends a second consecutive week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 Charts.