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Did You Know The Rap Beef Between Rapper Mystikal and Rap Group UNLV Wasn’t Real?
In the rich history of New Orleans hip-hop, few rivalries have stood out quite like the one between Mystikal and the legendary rap group U.N.L.V. . Representing opposing sides of the city’s booming rap scene in the 1990s, Mystikal held it down for Big Boy Records , while U.N.L.V. represented Cash Money Records —two powerhouse labels that defined an era. But what many fans don’t know is that this infamous rap beef wasn’t actually real . Both acts were rising stars at the time
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Did You Know The Rap Beef Between Rapper Mystikal and Rap Group UNLV Wasn’t Real?
In the rich history of New Orleans hip-hop, few rivalries have stood out quite like the one between Mystikal and the legendary rap group U.N.L.V. . Representing opposing sides of the city’s booming rap scene in the 1990s, Mystikal held it down for Big Boy Records , while U.N.L.V. represented Cash Money Records —two powerhouse labels that defined an era. But what many fans don’t know is that this infamous rap beef wasn’t actually real . Both acts were rising stars at the time
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When Basketball Player Charles Barkley Threw a Man Out a Window — and Had No Regrets About It
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C-Murder Didn’t Like Suge Knight Talking Crazy About Snoop Dogg — So He Went in the Studio and Created “Down for My N’s”
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Was NBA Legend Dr. J’s Wife in the Car with Singer Teddy Pendergrass the Night of the Accident That Left Him Paralyzed?
The night of March 18, 1982 , remains one of the most shocking moments in R&B history — the night soul legend Teddy Pendergrass was involved in a devastating car crash that left him paralyzed from the chest down . Over the years, countless rumors and speculations have surrounded that tragic event, with one of the most persistent being that NBA great Julius “Dr. J” Erving’s wife was in the car with him. But what really happened that night? Here’s the truth. Teddy Pendergrass
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The Real Reason Why Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. Couldn’t Use the Rap Name "Biggie Smalls"
Before the world knew him as The Notorious B.I.G. , Brooklyn rap legend Christopher Wallace originally went by the name Biggie Smalls — a nickname inspired by his large frame and smooth lyrical delivery. However, what many fans don’t realize is that Biggie couldn’t legally use that name due to another rapper who had already claimed it years before. On the West Coast, a lesser-known Los Angeles rapper named Tim Bigelow , who went by Biggy Smallz , had already been using the
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Did You Know UPS Was Founded By Two Teenage Boys With Bicycles Who Borrowed $100 From A Close Friend?
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MC Lyte Received A $5,000 Advance For Her First Record Deal And In Return She Had To Give Up 50% of Her Publishing
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