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Eminem has a battle rap reality show in the works

Eminem is continuing in dedication to bringing lyric driven hip-hop back to the forefront. First there were his signings of supergroup Slaughterhouse and Alabama emcee Yelawolf,

Yelawolf posts Instagram pics wearing Confederate flag

Rapper Yelawolf posted photos on Instagram that feature him wearing the Confederate flag. The photos, which have since been removed, were posted this week–one features the hip-hop star at a restaurant and the other is a photo of his luggage.

Lord Jamar threatens to fight Yelawolf ‘on sight’

Lord Jamar is adding fuel to his ongoing feud with Yelawolf. In Jamar’s latest interview with Vlad TV, the Brand Nubian rapper threatens to attack Yelawolf if he sees him in-person. The bad blood began with Jamar making comments earlier this year about homophobia in hip-hop

Yelawolf blasts Lord Jamar’s anti-gay comments: ‘That’s just stupid’

Brand Nubian member Lord Jamar made headlines in September when he declared that white rappers were “guests in the house of hip-hop” after he was asked about Macklemore’s LGBT-friendly hit “Same Love.” The statement was given as Jamar explained why he felt a white rapper had no business criticizing homophobia in hip-hop. Alabama native Yelawolf was asked go offer his perspective on both Jamar’s statement regarding white rappers and the veteran emcee’s stance on homophobia.

Atlantic’s Kawan Prather on T.I., losing Yelawolf and learning the industry

Kawan “K.P.” Prather has two decades of music industry experience under his belt, and he’s witnessed stars come and go; as well as having seen technology completely revise the way the industry works. But as Head of Urban A&R (East Coast) at Atlantic Records, K.P. acknowledges that while many things have changed over the years—a lot of his approach remains rooted in the same principles on which he’s built his career.