We may not know who DMX will go up against in a Verzuz battle, but the rapper certainly is ready for his moment to shine. The beloved rap icon has been vying for his spot on the increasingly popular Instagram Live series, and there has been much conversation about who will share a split-screen with the New York emcee. We know that DMX wants to take on Jay-Z, but there were rumors that Eminem was a contender after N.O.R.E. teased that a battle with the Detroit legend may have been in the making. However, Fat Joe doesn’t think that Eminem can be touched, and he told Noreaga just that on a recent episode of Drink Champs.

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“I don’t know who wanna battle Eminem,” Fat Joe said flatly. “I don’t think nobody can f*ck with Eminem. Nobody.” N.O.R.E. said that he believed DMX and Eminem “have the same crowd,” but Fat Joe still wasn’t swayed. “DMX got the biggest hits in the world, one of the greatest rappers of all time. Legendary, iconic, superhero, and everything I’m saying is understating him, he’s bigger than that,” Joe stated. “But there’s something about that white boy and his fans. Nah, bro. You want to see something cracking the internet? That n*gga David Koresh, n*gga. That n*gga different, bro!”

“Eminem was hot when we came out,” Fat Joe continued, adding that some of his fans are in their mid-forties as they’ve followed Eminem’s career from the beginning. “These white people teach their kids that are 10-years-old that Eminem’s the greatest. You go to the airports and 10-year-olds are playing his sh*t like 45-year-olds. Like it just came out right now. There’s a big difference with his boy….When you say generational wealth, they keep teaching their kids that he’s the man to the ultimate science.” Watch them debate Eminem’s reign a little after the 20-minute mark below.

The Verzuz battles that Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have been organizing have brought excitement to music fans during an otherwise dreary time. We’ve seen legends in the game to go head-to-head to see who’s catalog in stronger but more than anything else, it’s been a celebration of artists who’ve blessed us with countless records over the years.

During a recent interview with NORE and DJ EFN on Drink Champs, DMX was asked about who he’d want to go up against song-for-song. Though there are many of his contemporaries that would be fitting for the duel, X is clearly aiming for the top. “Jay,” X replied after NORE and DJ EFN asked who he’d think a fitting opponent would be. Though both NORE and EFN were stunned at the response, asking X if he was talking about the Jay, X quipped, “Yeah, who you think?”

“That would be battle number three,” X added.”

Jay and X have a history together stemming from the 90s. The two once battled in what is now recounted as a hip-hop urban legend. Some have stated Jay one while others suggest that DMX had the edge. Eventually, they would settle the score on the Hard Knock Life Tour in 1999 which later surfaced through the Backstage documentary.

All things considered, could DMX’s catalog stand against Jay’s in a Verzuz battle? Sound off in the comments. 

NORE’s Drink Champs might be one of the most important podcasts in hip-hop right now. The rapper/journalist has used his platforms to get his guests comfortable to discuss topics they may otherwise not speak about. That being said, there are times where things do get intense such as his recent interview with Lamar Odom. It got to the point where Odom was a little too inebriated and expressed how he felt disrespected by NORE and the Drink Champs team.

“I feel disrespected man,” Odom said. “I don’t want to make it a beef but put your shoes on my feet. Like I fuck with you. This whole angle on this interview went like crazy.” It surely made for an awkward moment on the show, one where they nearly came to blows. 

NORE recently spoke to Page Six about the incident and explained that it was rooted in a question that he posed about Odom’s championship ring without knowing the basketball star lost all of them.

“I kept bringing up the fact that he has a ring, but I did not know that he actually lost his rings,” he said. “So in retrospect he might’ve thought I was joking or making fun of him. So, he basically lost his rings, which he thought was public knowledge, but I didn’t know. He thought that I was clowning him so he was upset with that. And I made it known that I wasn’t aware.”

N.O.R.E. released a preview for the upcoming episode of his highly-popularized podcast, Drink Champs, and it appears that the friction between him and his special guest Lamar Odom almost led to the two fighting on set. Since Lamar Odom's departure from the NBA in 2012, the 6'10 forward has struggled immensely with addiction and sobriety for the past several years. Fortunately, in recent memory, the two-time NBA Champion has been focused on returning to the professional hardwood and created a solid foundation with his fiancee, Sabrina Parr. Unfortunately, it looks like Lamar Odom's old demons were reawakened during a recent taping of Drink Champs. 

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In the thirty-second clip, Noreaga and Lamar Odom can be seen toasting before an intoxicated Odom says, "I feel disrespected," slightly slurring his words. In the next frame, a befuddled N.O.R.E. asks "how" while the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year urged the Lefrak rapper to end the conversation nonverbally. During the exchange, Odom's frustration grows which eventually leads to DJ EFN asking the production team to turn off all of the cameras. In the final frame, all three Drink Champs participants quickly rise to their feet before the clip comes to an end. 

While this was most likely just a disagreement between two Queens brethren that needed to be handled off-camera, you can't help but wonder if things got physical between the parties involved. Somehow, with Odom's past struggles with addiction and sobriety, his cooperation on a show involving alcohol doesn't sit well with those who are avid supporters of the famed basketball player. 

With Lamar Odom coping with the death of his brother, Kobe Bryant and still attempting to get his professional playing career off the ground, this might not have been the best public relations move for the former Los Angeles Laker.

As of right now, it is unclear whether or not the full episode of Drink Champs featuring Lamar Odom will be released in the near future but, check out the clip of N.O.R.E. and Lamar Odom's brief dispute in the video provided below. 

The story of Jack Thriller’s beef with 2 Chainz is a tale that has been told and retold for years. The comedian got himself into a bit of trouble with the Atlanta rapper years ago, and many weren’t sure why these two unlikely foes were going at one another. Thriller recently visited Hot 107.9 and took responsibility for stirring up hostility with 2 Chainz and he dropped the reason why he decided to square up in the first place.

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“We got into it because he didn’t like me and I wanted to be his friend,” Jack Thriller said. “And I had got in my feelings. That was on some hoe sh*t and when he just didn’t react to me the way I wanted him to react to me, I threw a fit. I said something that I shouldn’t have said and I took it way too far on some clout-chasing, treasure trolly type sh*t. It got outta hand and I was really disrespectful to that guy. It was so uncalled for, so unwarranted and I’m a big fan. So, even when I tried to be mad, I couldn’t ’cause he kept on coming out with hit after hit after hit.”

“I felt so stupid ’cause I love him,” he continued. “But when I would see him and to see the hate in his eyes and the anger and the malice. He looked like he wanted to reach in and take my good eye and squeeze that b*tch, throw it on the ground, stomp that mother f*cker and put it out like a cigarette.”

Years ago, Jack Thriller was a guest on Drink Champs and they called 2 Chainz during the episode. Let’s just say things escalated quickly when Chainz lost his cool and said anything with Jack’s blood is “p*ssy.” Thriller added, “He said when he gon’ see me, it’s on ‘on sight.’ I’m not as mad as he is, that’s why I’m scared.” The two men haven’t spoken since that time. “If I find out where he at, I’m not gon’ go there,” Jack joked.

He also said he’s sent the rapper Edible Arrangements and singing telegrams with apologies, but he’s still making sure he avoids 2 Chainz at all costs. Watch the clip of his interview below.

Floyd Mayweather disagrees with the Associated Press' choice for Athlete of the Decade. During a recent appearance on Drink Champs, the undefeated fighter explained to N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN that LeBron James was the wrong choice for the award, as reported by Complex. 

Floyd Mayweather Jr. joined DJ EFN and NORE on the Drink Champs podcast and dropped a bombshell revealing that his 2014 Las Vegas altercation with T.I. was over his wife, Tiny Harris. Despite making nearly a $1 billion in half a decade, Floyd Mayweather has been teasing his resurgence into combat sports, all the while celebrating his iconic undefeated boxing career. Now, the 50-0 world champion boxer has made an unexpected stop at one of the culture’s most revered podcasts to discuss his legacy and more. 

During a short segment of the two-hour-plus interview, NORE inquired about Floyd Mayweather’s scuffle with T.I. at a local Las Vegas Fatburger. TheWar Report rapper jokingly asked Mayweather if T.I. had ‘snuffed’ him during the altercation. While drinking his coffee, the non-drinking Floyd Mayweather attempted to respond in the most respectful manner he could, stating:

“My thing is this, I just tell men like this– If you feel like your woman is a trophy, she should be at home on the shelf. Period.” Mayweather continued, “A lot of times, a man gets mad at a man, you know what I’m saying? When a man should be checking his better half. Like I said before, I’m a king, I have a feast every day.”

Over the years, T.I. and Floyd Mayweather have publicly exchanged jabs. Floyd Mayweather’s DJ even claims that he was jumped by T.I. and his clique in passing last year. The Atlanta rapper also dissed Mayweather for wearing Gucci on the one-off track, “F*ck N***a.” 

While whether or not Floyd Mayweather’s fighting career is actually over remains to be a mystery, he’s making sure his voice is heard and connecting with his audience. Check out Floyd Mayweather’s full Drink Champs interview below. 

Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent have a complex relationship to say the least. Though once-loyal pals, the pair's dynamic is currently poised to descend into a slew of free-flowing insults at the slightest provocation. Today, during his recent appearance on N.O.R.E and DJ EFN's REVOLT-hosted Drink Champs, Money Mayweather took a moment to reflect on where it all went wrong. He may have never lost a fight, but what he did lose was far worse -- a friend.  

Around the thirty-two minute mark, N.O.R.E. asks for a clarification of their history. "The thing is this," says Floyd, claiming to be speaking from the heart. "I never understood where all this came from. 50 be at my house every day. He'd sleep at my house. We'd go to the boxing gym, we'd kick it, hang out. We cool. I come home, I went away on a little vacation. When I was on my vacation I seen it said he started the TMT Promotions. When I came home, I guess he wanted to be 50/50 partners in the boxing business. My thing was I was happy and comfortable with what I was already doing, and he wanted to be a part of what I was doing. I said we friends, we got a great relationship, we can keep it like that." 

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"I don't know if he got upset. One day I saw on the internet 50 Cent said something about me. That's my family. I was with that muthafucka every day. Of course, I didn't know what was going on. But I'm a fighter, you shoot at me I shoot back. I can't keep playing the back and forth game...I'm a fighter. Like a promotion for a fight. We talk and talk and talk. If we're not going to do anything just let it go. That was it."

"We could have stayed friends,” explains Floyd, maintaining that he had no idea why 50 was so upset about his decision. “I never asked him to get a part of G-Unit. I just thought we had a genuine friendship. That’s what I thought. It is what it is. I’ve been nothing but good to him. I’m 100. I’ve been nothing but solid with him. I’m a solid dude and he knows I'm a solid dude. This man come to my house, my chef cooked big meals for us. We sit back and kick it. We traveled on the jet together." Check out the whole interview below, courtesy of REVOLT and TIDAL. 

Taxstone is the latest to reveal 50 Cent “snitch” allegations, this time by way of N.O.R.E. This isn’t the first time somebody has tried to tear down 50 Cent’s platform by referring to the man as a “snitch.” In one of the rapper’s most recent feuds, French Montana actually unveiled paperwork that allegedly places Fiddy in government informant territory, exposing him for leaking information to the feds in ongoing criminal cases. Although those rumblings have been relevant within the hip-hop community for years upon years, 50 Cent refuses to allow any type of slander on his character, striking back with the force of a tank and continually ending up on top of his opponents. During a recent podcast appearance from behind bars with Ben Baller, Taxstone spoke about how he was advised not to invite 50 Cent onto his own podcast because of his “snitch” reputation, noting that a conversation with N.O.R.E left him confused about the situation.

“I remember me and NORE had a conversation and I was telling him how 50 Cent was one of my favorite rappers,” says Tax during his rare audio appearance. NORE allegedly agreed that Fif was one of the greatest to do it, but he also explained why Tax would never want to interview the man. 

“He was like, ‘Yeah, I ain’t gonna lie, 50 always was hard,’ but he was like ‘Yo I’ma tell you why you would’ve never wanted to interview 50.’ So I was like, ‘Why?’ He was like, ‘Yo, ’cause that n***a 50 really is a snitch.’ So I was like, ‘he a snitch?’ I ain’t never seen no paperwork on him. I’m from East New York and we don’t come from a culture of promoting that type of shit without paperwork. The only way you can promote something like that without paperwork is if somebody’s on camera doing it. So I was confused because I’m like, what the fuck like, why the fuck would he have 50 on Drink Champs if he just said that 50 was a snitch.”

Taxstone gets into some pretty engaging topics during the podcast. Check out this bit below.

Whenever Lil Wayne talks about "Wayne's World", as he does on a song of the same name on his new Funeral LP, he's not just referencing the 90's cult classic film. He really lives in his own world. Weezy's detachment from pop culture became very apparent in an iconic excerpt from a 2016 New York Times interview. When asked whether he was keeping up with rap's new school, like Lil Yachty, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, and Kodak Black, he responded, "I swear to God I didn’t know you were saying people’s names just now, so that should probably answer that question. I just do my own thing."

Wayne has been doing some press to promote his new album and he's once again revealing his cultural blindspots. While appearing on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN's popular podcast, Drink Champs, he confessed that he thought 21 Savage was a whole group of rappers for a period of time. Wayne's daughter, Reginae, weighed in on this story making its rounds around the Web, confirming that her father is in fact that clueless when it comes to the mainstream.