Just Blaze and Swizz Beatz’s epic beat battle earlier this year sparked all kinds of debates (and even more beat battles). The two names that kept cropping up in the conversation were Timbaland and Pharrell — and it looks like our prayers might have been answered.

Last night, Just Blaze took to Twitter to announce that both Timbo and Skateboard P are on board for a beat battle. After all, the pair are currently working together with Justin Timberlake.

Now let’s pray they can make this happen.

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It’s been just over two years since he released To Pimp a Butterfly, but it looks like King Kendrick is preparing to make his return in 2017. Early this morning, the Compton rapper deleted all his Instagram photos, leaving only a cryptic post that reads “IV.”

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Barely a week has passed since Future returned with his self-titled album, but that might not be the only new Hendrix we get this month. According to Hits Daily Double, Future is releasing another new album this Friday (February 24).

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2017 might be the year we finally get Tha Carter V.

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Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time In Shaolin isn’t the only unreleased rap album in Martin Shkreli’s collection.

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If you thought his recent stay in hospital might have changed his political outlook, think again.

This morning Kanye West met with Donald Trump, whom he voiced his support for during his controversial Saint Pablo show in San Jose last month, at Trump Tower in New York City. According to TMZ, Kanye requested a “15-minute sit down” with the President-elect.

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There’s been a lot of gossip surrounding Kanye West this week, but it looks like TMZ’s latest report that he’s back home and making music is true. Earlier this week, Pete Rock posted two videos on Instagram of him “playing 45s in da lab with Kanye West.”

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Wu Tang is going through more inner turmoil as U God just filed a lawsuit against the group for he claims are unpaid royalties from his work on Wu Tang songs. According to court documents, the Staten Island rapper is seeking millions for his contributions to over 170 tracks for the group since 1993 — and seeks over 2.7 million dollars.

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Kanye West, who has never shied away from speaking his mind, finally addressed the outcome of the Presidential election last night, but it wasn’t what most of us wanted to hear. During his Saint Pablo tour stop in San Jose, CA, Kanye admitted he didn’t cast a vote in last week’s election, but if he did, he would have voted for Donald Trump.

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Either Meek Mill is trolling (which didn’t work out so great in his beef with Drake last summer) or he’s just wanting to make up for lost time, but less than a week after dropping his long-awaited DC4 album, the Philly rapper has announced he’s got a new project on deck called DC4.5, and it’s “dropping any day.” Meek took to Instagram last night to share the cover art for the project, which will presumably be made up of DC4 leftovers.

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