“You can’t have a freestyle series without Fabolous steppin’ up and spittin’ some bars,” said Power 106‘s Justin Credible. We’re having a less-than-festive St. Patrick’s Day now that governments have shut down bars and public gatherings. Hoping to keep us entertained, and to continue proving that he’s a force to be reckoned with, Fabolous visited the L.A. Leakers and dropped a fire freestyle that would make Brooklyn proud.

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While rocking a red “Nipsey” hat, Fab dropped a few bars over Nas‘s “Black Republican” beat. “I feel like a rap Republican, red cap like I’m Trumpin’ them / Make loyalty cool again, don’t ship jump with ’em / Haters wanna see greats fall, Humpty Dumpty ’em,” Fabolous raps. “N*ggas bite the hand that feed ’em, I’ll chomp wit’ ’em / I ain’t steppin’ on n*ggas toes, I’m stompin’ ’em / Asshole I don’t like you, I don’t bump wit’ ’em / Trash hoes don’t get recycled, I’m just dumpin’ ’em.”

The veteran New York emcee continued on for another minute and a half with his flawless freestyle, so you can check that out below and listen to Justin Credible sing the rapper’s praises prior to the beat dropping.

With over three million followers (and growing) on Instagram alone, Lala Milan is an “internet famous” success story. She began her career creating her own funny skits and clips online, and after building a worldwide following, she grabbed the attention of brands. Lala wanted to be taken more seriously as an actress and finally, she nabbed a role on BET’s Boomerang which is now in its second season.

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The multi-talented entertainer is open to trying new avenues in the industry in order to continue building her brand, but Nick Cannon advised her not to go the rapping route. Lala was a guest on Power 106‘s Nick Cannon Mornings where the Wild ‘n Out mogul told Lala to steer clear of the music game. He said he was giving her the advice from experience, and that’s when she let him know that he can’t rap.

“You still trying,” she said. Nick made it clear that he doesn’t put out albums anymore and he’s not rapping. “I got a whole lotta talents,” Nick said. “Rapping is just one of the things that I used to do… People like to joke, but I got really rich off of rap.” Lala wasn’t having it. “No, it’s not,” she said jokingly. “Nick, listen [that was] back then. Just stop. Collect the residuals and keep it pushin’. My God.” Watch Lala Milan on Nick Cannon Mornings below.

We have love for Nate Dogg‘s “I Got Love” and apparently, Jadakiss does, too. The New York rapper stopped by Power 106 in Los Angeles to visit the L.A. Leakers to show off his impressive freestyle skills and he did so over the late Long Beach legend’s classic track. Jadakiss is known near and far as an emcee who can bring hard bars, and he didn’t disappoint with this latest freestyle look.

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“You know I will let the nine burst / West Coast mixtape kiss my converse / ‘Fore you play your part gotta read your lines first / ‘Fore it’s in your heart gotta be in your mind first,” Jadakiss rapped effortlessly. “Album is out now / I’m hearin’ ’em chant that / You know it’s heroin whenever I stamp that / Know how I do n*ggas / You know that I chew n*ggas / Seasoned veterans or one of these new n*ggas / Gotta be kiddin’ me / Could never get rid of me / Even if they kill me I’m still the epitome.”

That was just the beginning of Jadakiss’s freestyle and he continued to dominate for another minute and a half. His recent release, Ignatius, is being hailed as the album hip hop needed in 2020, so check out the project here and watch Jadakiss drops bars with the L.A. Leakers below.

Radio host Nick Cannon took a walk down memory lane recently on his Power 106 morning show. Cannon was chatting with fellow talk show host Tamron Hall about pop culture controversies, but during their discussion, the pair revealed that years ago they missed their sliding doors opportunity at romance. Things obviously didn’t work out, but not because Tamron wasn’t interested.

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Tamron is a big fan of the clothing line Alaïa, just like Nick’s ex-wife Mariah Carey, so Cannon bought her a gift from the brand. “I was shooting my shot… She was single,” said Nick. Tamron claims that someone stole Tamron’s token of affection—a scarf. “I was single at the time and I would have taken his shot,” Tamron admitted. “Nick said, ‘Did you get my gift?’ and I said, ‘No.'”

The question prompted Tamron to go “through the Today show like a tornado.” She added, “Someone stole Nick Cannon’s gift to me! I DM’d him thank you. He never replied. That was rude.” Cannon didn’t know and said he was confused as to why he never heard back from Tamron. “I was heartbroken,” said Tamron. “I wrote you back and I said, ‘Nick, thank you so much, I still can’t find it. You didn’t reply.”

“I didn’t see that DM ’til like, a year later,” Cannon said with a laugh. Check out the clip from their recent interview below.

“Are You Still Down” by Jon B. featuring Tupac Shakur was a hit for the R&B singer. The song was featured on Jon’s 1997 release Cool Relax—a year after Tupac was gunned down in Las Vegas. Jon has spoken about his time with Tupac often, and he recently chatted with Los Angeles radio station Power 106 to discuss what it was like working with the “softer” side of the rapper.

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“In the studio is different than sending pieces,” the singer said of working with Tupac, adding that when two people are personally working together, the energy is different. Jon recalled that Tupac told him that a music career was about productivity, and the rapper gave Jon a goal to up his output. “He was like, ‘Man, if you don’t do three songs a day, you trippin’. You wasting time.'” In a current culture of music whose very backbone is streaming services and sharing music at a rapid rate, Tupac wasn’t far off from the future.

“He was the precursor to artists like Nipsey Hussle,” Jon added. “Being a sort of revolutionary character, being caught in the whirlwind of being the revolutionary, political character that he started to be. And then also the artist that he was, the actor, the emcee, and the songwriter. I was really blessed to get to know the Tupac that was the artist and the softer side of Tupac that wanted to go with his feelings a little bit,” Jon said with a laugh. “Get in your feelings for this song and just let it happen. I don’t really hear a lot of Tupac songs where he let his guard down like that. Just once in a while.”

The singer added that he and Tupac worked together on “Are You Still Down” just three weeks prior to the rapper’s murder. Watch Jon B. share his Tupac memories below.

The Houston Hottie had a phenomenal breakout year in 2019 and Megan Thee Stallion isn’t slowing down anytime soon. The southern rapper became a household in just 12 months, and in 2020 we’ll be receiving her forthcoming project Suga that will highlight yet another one of her alter egos. When she plans on releasing that album is still a mystery, but she did share with DJ Felli Fel that she’s still working on the record.

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“I wanna say maybe almost done,” Megan said of Suga. “I really like to sit with the tracks a little bit and write with them. I gotta ride around, like come up with some bars. It’s easy for me to come up with melodies and stuff in the studio.” She added, “I definitely gotta make it better, top it, or I gotta match my energy… I really love rap, so I wanna do better. I wanna outdo myself all the time.”

The rapper also reflected on some difficulties she’s had to face as her star continues to rise. Megan shared that oftentimes it’s tough to figure out who comes in her life with sincere intentions and who’s just there to take advantage. Additionally, Megan shared that she’s still adjusting to navigating life following her mother’s death in March 2019.

“I definitely still go through it every day,” she said. “But I know how to keep going ’cause my mama would have wanted me to keep going. She would be like, ‘Megan, get yo’ ass up.’ She was definitely hard on me and I just have her in the back of my head every day when I’m going through whatever the f*ck I’m going through.”

She added that her mother helped put things into perspective so Megan wouldn’t overreact. “I always try to keep my mama in the back of my head.” Watch her interview with DJ Felli Fel below.