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What’s My Name? - Changing your name is definitely a rite of passage for rappers. In fact, those times when a rapper has done the whole name-change thing, it’s marked the beginning of a new era and reinventions are always welcome. This summer, another rapper joins the ranks of the name-changing elite with an interesting pick. You won’t be able to guess who the newbie is. – Jon Reyes and BET Staff(Photos from left: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for iHeartMedia, Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

When Rappers Change Their Names

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Making Up Is Hard to Do - After the beef comes the reconciliation – it’s just the circle of life in hip-hop, and at times it’s almost as entertaining as the beef itself. Over the years, the rap beefs have added up and so have the peace treaties. Some of them last all but a minute, others are momentous occasions that we still look back at fondly. After a seminal rap beef claimed the lives of two of the greatest hip-hop artists in history, a rap reconciliation is in the heart of every rap fan who gets amped up over beef between two MCs. Just yesterday (August 9) 50 Cent and Cam'ron squashed their long-time beef by getting together and having a couple of laughs. Let’s look back at more of the best squashed beefs. – Jon Reyes(Photo: 50 cent via Instagram)

Peace & Love: The Best Rap Reconciliations in History

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That One Time Prince Secretly Worked With Mobb Deep...

This is such a good story.
07/01/2016
(Photo from left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation, Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Lest We Forget: Why Jay Z on Fat Joe's 'All the Way Up' Is Monumental

Remembering the Roc-A-Fella/Terror Squad beef.
05/25/2016

Michael Jordan Insists He Has No Problem With Rap Music

He's calling BS on N.O.R.E's whole story.
03/24/2016

N.O.R.E. Says Michael Jordan Once Said "F**k Rap" While At A Party

Does MJ not like hip hop?
03/23/2016
Vince Staples

Vince Staples: Lil Wayne Is Too Old for Twitter

He calls out Ghostface Killah and N.O.R.E. too.
12/16/2015

Can We Please Stop Era Bashing in Hip Hop?

This debate will never see a winner, so let's end it.
10/29/2015

Killer Mike: Hip Hop Is Going to Pop Up at More Festivals

The ATL MC plus Murs, DJ Quik and N.O.R.E. talk rap culture.
10/02/2014

Troy Ave on Being Major Without a Deal

Brooklyn rapper talks working with Ma$e and Bobby Shmurda.
07/12/2014
Lil Jon, Biggie, The Notorious B.I.G., Drake

Hip Hop Songs That Influenced Pop Culture Slang

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