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Just a week after Funk Flex challenged him to drop a track from DMX’s vault, Swizz Beatz delivered, and the Hot 97 DJ on Friday premiered an unreleased song from the Yonkers rapper.Earlier this month, Flex teased the existence of unearthed DMX songs, while urging Swizz, the late rapper’s frequent collaborator, to bless hip-hop fans with said material.“I’m going to put pressure on today,” Flex said during his show on Sept. 1. “I heard that there are several unreleased, never coming out DMX songs. Swizz Beatz doesn’t know…

John Legend’s new album Legend dropped today, and Canadian super-producer Murda Beatz, perhaps more known for his work in rap, has one credit on it.The Fort Erie native was excited to post on socials that he co-produced “The Other Ones” alongside Mr. Hudson (of 808s & Heartbreak and Jay-Z’s “Young Forever” fame). North Carolina rapper Rapsody also appears on the track.He also expressed excitement on Twitter, saying “Wooow.”The track continues what’s been a 2022 of branching out for the producer. He also teamed up with…

Diddy and Swizz Beatz are backing fellow hip-hop star-turned-mogul Kanye West in his public skirmish with Adidas, the sportswear brand that manufactures the rapper’s Yeezy footwear.They’re calling for a boycott of Adidas until the brand “make this right” and Ye’s work is “respected and not stolen,” they said Tuesday in a pair of Instagram posts.The recording artist, legally known as Ye, has kept busy on social media over the past few weeks after calling out Adidas earlier this summer over its Adilette 22 slide sandals,…

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz are suing Triller after the short-form video platform allegedly failed to make a $28 million payment for the acquisition of their live music face-off series, Verzuz. The music-producing pair claim Triller hasn’t followed through on any of its required payments since January. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in a Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, Triller allegedly failed to pay Timbaland and Swizz Beatz in January and later agreed to a settlement that would require it to…

A new Verzuz battle is brewing. Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on Tuesday evening sued Triller for breach of contract, alleging they’re owed more than $28 million from the aspiring TikTok rival. Timbaland and Swizz Beatz launched the series on Instagram just after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020. It began as a remote competition and, as restrictions lifted, pivoted to in-person live events streamed in real time on the social platform as well as Apple Music. Over the course of the series,…

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are taking Triller to court for $28 million.The hip-hop titans made a deal in January 2021 for the company to acquire Verzuz. The amount was undisclosed, with the Hollywood Reporter now writing it’s “clear that sum was in the mid-eight figures.”Per the lawsuit filed Tuesday, Triller is accused of defaulting on its scheduled payments in January 2022 after sending the first two installments. It was contracted to pay “the first at closing, another shortly after, and two more on the first and second…

Murda Beatz returns with his highly anticipated single “No Más.”The star-studded track was co-produced by Pharrell and includes guest appearances by J Balvin, Quavo, and Murda’s reported new flame Anitta. Murda first previewed the single in early June, before revealing its cover art, drop date, and clips from its official video. “It’s a record I’m excited about, bringing four different worlds together; America (Quavo), Colombia (Balvin), Brazil (Anitta), and Canada (Murda),” the producer said in a statement. “And, of…

Fresh off a performance in Milan earlier this week, Alicia Keys was gifted an extravagant piece of jewelry by husband Swizz Beatz.Designed by famous jeweler Elliot Eliantte, TMZ reports the 150-carat pendant cost an estimated $400,000. The necklace features baguette diamonds molded in the shape of the Great Pyramids, which sit alongside a portrait of Alicia inspired by the 18th-century ancient Egyptian queen Nerfiti.Eliantte took to Instagram on Thursday to show off his work, posting a video that features Alicia trying on…

It seems the rumors were true. Murda Beatz and Anitta are reportedly an item.Sources tell TMZ the 28-year-old producer started dating Anitta several months ago and have been spending a lot of time together on both a professional and romantic level. The two hit the stage together during Coachella back in April and have even cooked up new material in the studio.Insiders say Murda recently joined Anitta to visit her family in her native Brazil. The 29-year-old singer-songwriter, who was born in Rio de Janeiro, shared photos…

Ahead of the release of his new album The Definition of Sacrifice, Crenshaw rapper J. Stone enlists Swizz Beatz and Jadakiss for his new track “No Time (Remix).”Produced by Swizz and premiering above, the song sees J. Stone shout out his late friend and collaborator Nipsey Hussle. “Light one for Nip, light two more for Big and ’Pac,” he raps on the closing verse.The track comes from Stone’s forthcoming album The Definition of Sacrifice. Due out this Wednesday, June 15, the project serves as the third installment in the …