Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent have continued their ongoing spat. Eminem is apparently not on Jim Jones’ Top 5 rappers list and Young Thug says Birdman is his “lover.” These are the most popular stories of the week in Hip Hop.

Floyd Mayweather Responds To 50 Cent’s Reading Challenge

Floyd Mayweather responded to 50 Cent’s recent reading challenge with the following statement.

“Hey, I heard 50 Cent challenged you for 750 thousand,” a fan says in the video. “That’s all he challenged me?” Mayweather responds. “He gotta raise the stakes. Let him know. Do he still make music? I ain’t heard him in a while.”

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Floyd and 50 have been going back-and-forth consistently over the last month. The two have traded barbs in interviews and via social media. 

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Eminem Not In Jim Jones’ Top 5 Rappers List

Eminem may be one of the most celebrated rapper’s today, but Jim Jones doesn’t think Em deserves a Top 5 spot on his list. Why? 

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“I wouldn’t put Eminem in my category cause he’s wicked with the rhymes and all that type of shit, but my music got to reflect on the lifestyle I live,” Jones said. “It gotta make me feel a certain type of way. Eminem is by far one of the greatest emcees because he’s an artist, but his music don’t actually put me like I’m feeling like I want to go on the block and sell drugs. You dig? It’s a different type of shit. When I look at his music it’s like ‘Damn, this nigga is out of control’. The shit he try to squeeze in one line. That’s how I look at him. I look at him as a real artist and try to dissect what he’s saying. And it’s like ‘How the fuck he put 19 syllables in one bar?’”

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Young Thug Calls Birdman “My Lover” In Instagram Post

Young Thug made headlines this week with an Instagram post. In a caption for a post featuring Birdman, Thug said the following: 

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“Me and my lover dripping!!!! Like always!!!” he wrote. “@birdman5star fuck with me fool….”

In the clip, Thug and Birdman exchange a handshake and a hug. 

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Additional Popular Headlines: 50 Cent, Olivia, Missy Elliott, Lil Debbie, Nicki Minaj

 – 50 Cent On Olivia: Missy Elliott Started “Hitting It”

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 – 50 Cent Not Human, Game A Snake, Tony Yayo Says

 – Lil Debbie Says Nicki Minaj’s Perceived Iggy Azalea Diss Made Her Seem Weak