So, Alissa Rae Ross, Elizabeth Velasquez and Azia Davis are suing Tyga for breach of contract, fraud and invasion of privacy. In laymen’s terms: these chicks decided to be featured in an explicit video, titled ‘Make It Nasty’ no doubt, and are now mad because the unedited version has leaked, featuring not much more than they were already showcasing in the visual. Good luck with that one, ladies.
C’mon son. From TMZ:
As TMZ first reported, Suge and Katt were involved in a massive brawl last night outside of Eden nightclub in Hollywood. When the dust settled, Suge sped out of the parking lot and nearly ran over several people.
TMZ caught with up a guy who says he was hit by Suge … and had the limp to prove it. The guy didn’t seem upset with Suge, but he was PISSED OFF at Katt, telling us, “Katt Williams is a punk. You talk sh*t and run? You a punk .. You taking all that sh*t, and you talk about you all that, and you run? Because of you, I got hit by the car!”
The guy also says he wants Katt to pay his medical bills …
Speaking of Katt Williams, he was also in the news for (among other things) being charged for child reckless endangerment.
UK’s tabloid newspaper The Sun claims that Chris Brown has removed a tattoo symbolizing his ex….until there’s a confirmation, you can take this one as if it’s a rumor:
CHRIS BROWN has emerged as a strong rival to JOHNNY DEPP in the romance stakes.
But RIHANNA’s fella didn’t go for something obvious like name a part of his grounds after her.
He had a tattoo of his ex’s name removed as a love gesture.
It really was the only option for him. I spent 45 minutes trying to think of extra letters you could add or ink over KARRUECHE TRAN to avoid laser action and drew a blank.
Wu watch was a Rolex, don't get it fucked up!! #lostjewlryEp
— RAEKWON (@Raekwon) December 29, 2012
January 8th, folks. Don’t act like you’re not hype.
Spotted in Shreveport Times:
A Houston rapper stopped this morning for speeding on Interstate 49 in DeSoto Parish is still sitting in a jail cell after deputies allegedly found drugs and a firearm in his possession.
Deputies working with the Directed Patrol Unit stopped Wesley Eric Weston, 31, known by his hiphop stage name of Lil’ Flip, for traveling 86 in a 75 mph zone. Weston was the driver of a 2010 Dodge Challenger also occupied by Olanza Sanders, of Shreveport.
During a search of the vehicle, deputies found marijuana and a Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle, Sgt. Chato Atkins said.
Weston and Sanders were booked into the DeSoto Detention Center; Weston on charges of third-offense possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance and speeding, and Sanders on a charge of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Weston was still in jail this afternoon on bonds totaling $35,300. Sanders is free on a $25,000 bond.
Both men have prior narcotics arrests on their rap sheets, Atkins said. Sanders has been arrested several times in DeSoto Parish.
Yesterday, Lola Monore revealed that she is expecting a baby with her long time boyfriend Bad Boy artist, Los. This will be the couple’s first child. Congratulations!
Joey Bada$$ collaborator and Pro Era member Capital STEEZ, passed away this morning. He was 19. So far, there’s been no reported cause of death.
Wale reveals the artwork for his upcoming mixtape which is set to drop in a few days on Christmas Eve. Until then check out his latest leak from the mixtape.
Updated. Tracklisting and mixtape drops tomorrow at 2 pm.
From The Guardian:
Tom Odell has been named the first male winner of the critics’ choice prize at next year’s Brit awards. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter follows in the footsteps of Adele, Emeli Sandé and Jessie J who have all gone on to great success.
Odell, who was born in West Sussex and has been writing songs since he was 13, released his debut EP Songs from Another Love earlier this year. He has appeared on BBC2’s Later … with Jools Holland and is on the longlist for the BBC’s Sound of 2013, which aims to identify the best new acts of the forthcoming year. Odell said: “I’m thrilled and honoured to win the Brits critics’ choice award. I genuinely can’t believe it.
“Looking at the list of amazing female artists who have won the award already, I just hope I don’t let the boys down.”
AlunaGeorge and Laura Mvula were among the others shortlisted for the award chosen by music experts.
From The Daily Mail:
He may have ended up the runner-up in this year’s X Factor, but Jahmene Douglas is the latest contestant to sign a record deal.
While James Arthur has been contractually obliged to sign with Syco, Jahmene has decided to join Union J and Ella Henderson at Sony.
Announcing the news of the Lorraine show on Wednesday morning, the excited 22-year-old admitted he couldn’t believe what was happening to him.
Big news: X Factor runner-up Jahmene Douglas leaves the ITV studios in London after announcing his record deal
Reflecting on his X Factor experience, the former Asda shelf-stacker from Swindon said: ‘I see it as that growing process that you go through, and just a blessing because I’ve been through so much.’
Report NiceKicks
A robbery involving the new Air Jordan 11s ended with a man shot in the head and a car crashed next to a house in Houston.
Two men went to Willowbrook Mall to buy several pairs of the “Bred” Air Jordan 11s this morning and then headed home. As the driver pulled up to his home, another vehicle pulled in front of his car. An armed person got out the car and demanded the new Jordans.
The driver took off running on foot, leaving his passenger behind in the car, as the thief followed him firing shots, deputies said. As the driver knocked on a neighbor’s door for help, he heard another person firing shots at his passenger.
The passenger was able to get behind the wheel to escape, but he was shot in the head and ended up crashing in between two houses, hitting a gas line.
He was taken to Houston Northwest Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver was not hurt.
Earlier today, Billboard broke the news that Interscope Records, will home of Gee Roberson’s new label, Blueprint. And as part of the deal, the L.E.P. Bogus Boys and Hit-Boy will expected to join. Says Gee:
“I’m very happy about the knowledge and experience I gained at Geffen that will be very useful going forward in the future.” Roberson said. “Now it’s time to go back to my roots, that entrepreneurial spirit, wrap my arms around my own label and fold it into Interscope Geffen A&M. Based on the relationship I already have with Jimmy and everyone at the label, this is a very natural move that’s filled with synergies.”
Murs announced the lineup for the 2013 Paid Dues Independent Hip-Hop Festival. The eighth annual fest will go down on March 30th at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California.
Headlining the event is the Black Hippy crew made of Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, SchoolBoy Q and Jay Rock. Also on the bill are Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Tech N9ne, Dom Kennedy, De La Soul and more. In addition to the above, more announcements will be made in the upcoming months. Stay tuned to the official website for ticket details.
A picture is flowing around the net of Trey Songz kissing a guy, not sure if this is really him but we will keep you updated.
Reports From Nicekicks
Sixteen-year-old Juan Reyna was gunned down inside a neighbor’s home last week in Houston, TX. According to his father, the violence erupted during an argument over a pair of Air Jordans Reyna had recently purchased from the alleged gunman, nineteen-year-old Yusef Villanueva.
While the crime is still under investigation, Yusef Villanueva has been charged with murder despite his initial claims that his gun went off by accident.
Juan Reyna will be buried today on what would have been his seventeenth birthday.
Fat Joe was accused of evading taxes amounting to approximately $700k in income taxes for the years 2007 and 2008. He appeared in a Federal Court in New Jersey today and pleaded guilty to the charges.
Fat Joe was let go on a $250k bond for now but faces up to 2 years in prison when his sentence is announced in April, 2013.
Jay & Ye’s Niggas In Paris” has just hit triple platinum. Also this week, their album’s opening track, “No Church In The Wild” hit the 500k mark.
After the release of his new mixtape, Fxck Rap last week. Shy Ends the year on another good note with Law made named one of the top free albums of the year.
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From Billboard:
After her watershed success in 2011, Adele triumphs again in 2012. She becomes the only act to be both the top artist of the year and have the No. 1 Billboard 200 album (“21”) two years in a row. In 2011, she was the first woman to notch three of Billboard’s biggest year-end honors: No. 1 on Top Artists, No. 1 on Top Billboard 200 Albums and No. 1 on Hot 100 Songs (“Rolling in the Deep”).
Previous to “21” (XL/Columbia), the last album to go back-to-back as the No. 1 Billboard 200 album was Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in 1983 and 1984. The Epic Records set, released in late 1982, spent the next year-and-a-half lodged in the weekly Billboard 200 chart’s top 10. It spun off seven top 10 Hot 100 singles and went on to become, arguably, the world’s biggest-selling album.
Comparably, “21” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on March 12, 2011, and never left the top 10 until the week of Sept. 8, 2012. (At press time, it had since returned to the region for two more weeks.) Among those top 10 weeks were an astonishing 24 frames at No. 1 — the most weeks at the top since Prince & the Revolution’s “Purple Rain” soundtrack ruled for the same number in 1984 and 1985.
Before “Thriller,” there were only three albums that struck gold two years in a row since Billboard started its year-end tally for the chart in 1956. The soundtrack to “West Side Story” was tops in both 1962 and 1963, while the cast album to “The Sound of Music” ruled in 1960 and 1961.
Further, Adele is the first act to be the top artist two years in a row since 2000 and 2001, when Destiny’s Child reigned. Since Billboard started compiling an overall top artist category in 1981, there have only been four times when an act claimed the top artist feat for two straight years. In addition to Adele and Destiny’s Child, Garth Brooks took home the crown in 1992 and 1993, and New Kids on the Block scored in 1989 and 1990. But the same act and album haven’t gone back-to-back as the respective No. 1 artist and Billboard 200 album of the year-until now.
Read the full article over at Billboard.
Lil Wayne is heading his first European tour next year and he’s bringing along 2 Chainz and Mac Miller. Tour kicks off March 8th and tickets for certain shows are now available on Ticketmaster. Check out dates below.
Fri 08 Ireland, Dublin 02 Arena
Sun 10 France, Toulouse Zenith
Mon 11 France, Marseille Le Dome
Wed 13 Denmark, Copenhagen Tap 1
Thu 14 Norway, Oslo Spektrum
Fri 15 Sweden, Stockholm Globe
Sun 17 France, Amneville Le Galaxy
Mon 18 Germany, Hamburg Sporthalle
Tue 19 Germany, Berlin Velodrom
Thu 21 France, Paris Bercy
Fri 22 Germany, Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Sat 23 Switzerland, Davos
Mon 25 Belgium, Brussels Forest Club
Tue 26 Germany, Frankfurt Festhalle
Wed 27 Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggo
Reports Sohh:
According to reports, Weezy F. Baby found himself engaged in a pretty intense physical altercation.
Lil Wayne got into a serious backstage brawl at a Power 106 concert this weekend in Los Angeles. Lil Wayne showed up to the Power 106 Cali Christmas show to perform his verse on Kendrick Lamar’s song “No Worries.” Unfortunately “no worries” did NOT influence the rest of the night and somehow Lil Wayne ended up in fisticuffs. “Punches were thrown but no arrests were made,” an eyewitness tells Hollyscoop exclusively, “It was a serious fight and was witnessed by everyone who was backstage.” It’s unclear what they were fighting about or who the other guy was. Lil Wayne’s Twitter account does not shed any light on the situation. His last tweet was sent late last night and it was about his skater-clothes brand, Trukfit. (Hollyscoop)
Wayne along with a slew of other hip-hop stars showed up to last weekend’s Cali concert.
It was a night full of surprises as Power 106 presented its annual Cali Christmasconcert at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City on Friday night. Followingperformances from The Weeknd, Big Sean, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, and 2 Chainz, the new king of the West Coast, Kendrick Lamar, closed out the evening with a crowd-pleasing set. In addition to performing A$AP Rocky’s “F**kin’ Problems” and cuts off his critically-acclaimed debut good kid, m.A.A.d city, he brought out his TDE family including ScHoolboy Q and Jay Rock. J. Cole rocked with him on “Nobody’s Perfect,” but the biggest surprise of the night was when Lil Wayne hit the stage to perform “No Worries.
According to TMZ , a 17 year-old Chassan Rasagi is suing the group for an alleged beat down he recieved at a show in San Antonio, TX a few weeks back.
Sources tell us … OF rapper Hodgy Beats pushed Rasagi back into the crowd …and he then became a human ping pong ball when the crowd pushed Rasagi back on stage. At that point, we’re told the group attacked Rasagi en masse.
Rasagi suffered lacerations on his head, scratches, and burns to his body during the melee. We’re told he also suffered two seizures. We’re told Rasagi now plans to sue the group. It’s worth noting some people in the crowd claim Rasagi threw the first punch.
