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Rick Ross defends his Biggie tribute, ‘Nobody’

Rick Ross has made his love for 90s hip-hop apparent throughout his career. His latest album, Mastermind, features a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. called “Nobody.” While some have balked at Rozay’s Biggie-isms–to the point where they have criticized him for ripping off B.I.G.’s persona–Ross has always maintained that this is his way of paying homage to one of the greats of hip-hop history.

Nicki Minaj reacts to Universal yanking her song from the Web

Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj shared a new track with her fans this week–only for her label to step in and yank it offline. This week, the rapstress posted a Soundcloud link for her new remix with PTAF, “Boss A– B—h”–much to the delight of her devoted base.

Ma$e complains about rappers exploiting B.I.G., DJ Khaled responds

Shortly after DJ Khaled premiered his new track “I Feel Like Pac/I Feel Like Biggie,” former Bad Boy Records star Ma$e posted a comment on his Instagram that got fans buzzing. In his post, Ma$e appeared to take offense to Khaled’s song–though he didn’t mention the famed Miami deejay by name.

R. Kelly’s latest single ‘Cookie’ combines oral sex and Oreos (listen)

The Chicago-born superstar is going back to what he’s most known for; ballerific slices of hip-hop soul and his own bizarre brand of “Raunch ‘n B.” Kelly released the 2 Chainz-assisted single “My Story” in late summer, and this week he’s debuted another new track–the sexually-charged “Cookie.”

Lil Kim disses Lil Wayne: ‘That was real cute, homegirl!’

The veteran rapstress blasted Young Money superstar Lil Wayne after Weezy made a backhanded reference to the Queen Bee and her numerous plastic surgeries on his new track “Pure Columbia,” from his just-released Dedication 5 mixtape.