Yelawolf keeps it country on “Throw It Up,” one of the highlights off his Shady Records debut Radioactive (Nov. 21). The Alabama rapper links up with former Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo (“Not Nicki, I’m worser, I’ll hurt ya”) and his label boss Eminem, who steals the show with his spitfire rhymes. See how they do it in the South.

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Hip-hop icons meet rock royalty in GQ‘s November issue. Eminem and Lil Wayne share the cover of the men’s magazine with Rolling Stones member Keith Richards.

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Bad really met evil when Tyler, the Creator ran into Eminem. The rappers, both no strangers to controversy, recently posed backstage at the Tennent’s ViTal music festival in Ireland. It was a dream come true for the Odd Future frontman, who grew up idolizing Slim Shady.

“Fuckkkkk O My Atheist God,” tweeted Tyler, winner of the Moonman for Best New Artist at the 2011 VMAs. “Goal List Check: I Told Him Relapse Was One Of The Greatest Albums To Me.”

Em returned the love when he co-signed Tyler and his OFWGKTA crew. “I’ve heard enough to know that it feels like they’re pushing boundaries and buttons, and that’s definitely one of the things that I’m familiar with, especially when I first came out,” he told MTV News. “I love it, I love the fact that they’re doing that. And the dudes can rhyme.”

Eminem and Royce Da 5’9” ignite the fire within in the aspirational video for “Lighters,” their top 5 collaboration with Bruno Mars off the Bad Meets Evil EP Hell: The Sequel. The Rich Lee-directed clip shows footage of the Detroit MCs before they made it big, a blonde Em sitting on his couch trying to write rhymes and Royce rapping behind bars. They both escape their old lives and triumphantly emerge on the other side. Co-star Bruno plays the piano to the empowering tune as the sky lights up with lanterns.

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YouTube sensation Karmin takes a stab at Bad Meets Evil and Bruno Mars’ smash “Lighters” with their cleaned-up cover. Amy busts Eminem and Royce’s rhymes and plays the guitar, while Nick holds down Bruno’s hook. The engaged duo, who was recently signed to Epic Records by L.A. Reid, had to relocate to a studio to record their latest video after their neighbors banged on the wall telling them to turn it down.

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Eminem closed out the first day of the U.K.’s V Festival with special guest Rihanna. The Bajan babe, who performed her own set earlier in the day at Stafford’s Weston Park, emerged from the side of the stage to duet with Marshall Mathers on their smash “Love the Way You Lie.” Thanks to YouTube, you can watch some fan-filmed footage below.

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Jay-Z proclaimed J. Cole’s debut Cole World a “classic,” and now Eminem is praising his protégé Yelawolf’s upcoming album.

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Royce Da 5’9” can relate to Watch the Throne’s No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200. As one half of Bad Meets Evil, the Detroit MC topped the charts with Hell: The Sequel, his collaborative effort with Eminem. So what does he think of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s album? Royce speaks out on Throne’s importance to hip-hop and the differences between the rap duo’s projects.

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