After the footage from the elevator between Jay-Z and his sister-in-law Solange was leaked, many people wonder how what caused the fight. According to a rapper named Liv, she claims she is the reason why Solange attacked Jay-Z in the elevator. Check out some pictures she posted on her instagram in our gallery above.
Ed Sheeran has taken over the number one spot in the Uk. Ed Sheeran’s single SING which was produced by Pharrell off his upcoming album X which is set to drop later this month is now the number 1 song in the UK. In the past, Ed Sheeran had four top ten singles on the UK charts.
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T-Boz tweeted her frustrations on Friday about the rumors and the singer’s “Old Thot” jab.
“Last time I checked I didn’t say no bodies name the interview lady did shit I’m out of the country lol I didn’t even see pics.” She tweeted.
Coincidentally, the interview was released the day after Rihanna’s appearance at the CFDA’s where she wore a very revealing garment to accept her Fashion Icon award.
T-Boz continued with her rant, claiming that she never alluded Rihanna’s name or likeliness in the interview.
“how did I get dragged in2 talkin about some1 I like I don’t care what my opinion is.” She tweeted. “I’m gonna say what I want at least get what I say right”
She also threw in a shot of her own to the critics.
“Lol I swear when some of their mamas whipped after sex apart of the sperm must of got whipped cuz their not whole y’all can catch bricks.”
Another tragedy has hit the rap group Cali Swag District. This past weekend , member JayAre, lost his battle with sickle cell anemia and passed away on Friday. He was 25. Back in 2011, M-Bone (another member of Cali Swag District)was murdered in a drive-by shooting.
Actor Tracy Morgan was critically injured when the vehicle he was in crashed along the New Jersey Turnpike. Footage of the crash is above, NBC News has more;
The 45-year-old former Saturday Night Live star was traveling in a limo bus that was hit by a tractor trailer and overturned around 1 a.m. Saturday morning near Exit 8A of the Turnpike in Cranbury, New Jersey state police tell NBC10.com. That’s north of Trenton.
State police say a preliminary investigation has found that a tractor trailer came up upon slow moving traffic and slammed into the limo and other vehicles. Six vehicles — two tractor trailers, the limo bus, an SUV and two cars — all were involved, state police said.
The 30 Rock actor was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He is in intensive care, state police confirm.
James McNair, a 63-year-old of Peekskill, New York, was killed in the crash, state police say. Three other men were listed in critical condition, state police said. All of the injured were on the limo bus.
Christopher Thompson, owner of limo bus operator Atlantic Transportation Services, said the black eight passenger Mercedes Sprinter had two drivers on board. One was behind the wheel and another in the front passenger seat.
Thompson said both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but were shaken up by the crash.
Wiz Khalifa pay tribute to the legendary rap group Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony by getting their faces tatted on his body. TMZ spoke with Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony about the tattoo and they all in support Wiz’s new ink . What are y’all thoughts on Wiz Khalifa’s new tattoo? I think it’s a dope tattoo.
Game has parted ways with Interscope, and he is staying independent. Yesterday , The Game announced that eOne will distribute his next album, Blood Money La Familia which will hit store on September 16. The Game plans on release two single this month “Bigger Than Me” & “OR Nah”.
Entertainment One Music is proud to announce a new marketing/ distribution deal with superstar The Game (Jayceon Taylor) through Blood Money La Familia/Fifth Amendment Ent./eOne Music. The new album, BLOOD MONEY LA FAMILIA, is scheduled to be released on September 16, 2014 with the first 2 singles “BIGGER THAN ME” and “OR NAH” dropping this month. The album is executive produced by long time Game associate Cash “Wack” Jones, and Stat Quo.
Chris Brown was released from prison on Monday and has been laying low until now. Tonight, Chris Brown had a little party with some friends in Los Angeles earlier today. Chris Brown posted some pictures on his instagram page with Big Sean, Tyga, T-Pain, and Power 106 L.A.’s DJ SourMilk. Check out the pictures in our gallery above.
Sanyika “Monster Kody” Shakur recorded a conversation with 2pac back in 1995 on accident thanks to his wife. Apparently the conversation happened after Monster got out of Pelican Bay State Prison in California. Monster Kody is a OG from the L.A. streets that wrote a book entitled, Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. The two showed great respect for each other, 2Pac revealed he had most the Clinton population reading the book constantly, showing praise to the West Coast. According to Onsmash, they talked about several topics. Read them below:
1. Getting famous rappers to all connect and bring together neighborhoods across the U.S. together through an organization, with the help of Al Sharpton, to create a youth league and have block parties with no gangbanging or violence involved.
2. 2pac touched on the 1994 case against the police.
3. The Gangsta Disciples holding ‘Pac down when he’s in Chicago.
4. Being in Milwaukee for a concert and shouting out a kid that was shot in senseless violence, and getting things thrown at him for it.
5. Being on Death Row Records, recording All Eyez On Me and the features on the album.
6. Life inside Clinton Max and how they put him in 23-hour lockdown, and getting anything he wanted from the people in prison
7. Wanting Maya Angelou to write an autobiography on him.
8. His battle between the Black Panther movement teachings he was raised on and gangbanging mentality he was trying adapt to survive in the streets.
9. Shooting the video for “California Love” with Dr. Dre.
10. Wanting 2pac to play Monster Kody in his movie and how John Singleton and the Hughes Brothers were “cowards.”
A 16-year-old high school girl is claiming Dwight Howard flew her out from Florida to hook-up a few time. Earlier today, pictures went viral on Twitter of Dwight Howard in a hotel room with 2 very young-looking girls . So you know it was only right that black twitter got involved with some funny tweets & pictures. Check out the tweet & pictures in our gallery above.
According to USA Today, a shooting on Seattle Pacific University’s campus today has left several people injured.The shooting took place around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. NBC News reports that there are four confirmed victims who were transported to Harborview Medical Center with gunshot wounds. According KING 5 News in Seattle, two victims are in life-threatening condition, while the other two are stable. One person has been taken into custody.
KIRO-TV reporter: Man in black hoodie placed in police car after shooting at Seattle university – pic.twitter.com/vmBJwQ307h
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) June 5, 2014
Slow buck will be launching an investigation into 50 Cent and his crew over the “alleged” chain snatching that occurred on-stage during 50′s Summer Jam set. According to a report by AllHipHop, the aim of the investigation is to counter what him and his lawyer characterize as an attempt at “brand dilution” by 50 cent.
TMZ spoke with Lil Wayne, and the rest of the Young Money Entertainment crew about the Justin Biber situation. And they all still are riding with Justin Bieber and support him. They said they have interacted with Bieber extensively and there has not been a hint of racism on Justin’s part. Mack Maine says the majority of Justin’s crew is black, and “Bieber does not have a slave mentality. He treats his people with respect.”
YG’s single with Drake off his debut album , “Who Do You Love” has surpassed the 500,000 mark in sales . Earlier this year, YG lead single “My Nigga” from his debut album hit the platinum mark. I will not be surprise if in a few months his debut album will also go Gold or Platinum.
This week has been a very rough week for Justin Bieber with some racist videos hitting the internet from him when he was younger, so his manager Scooter Braun responds to the videos via his instagram with a short note.
“Some mistakes have no excuses. They are just wrong. But how a man reacts to those mistakes… How he owns it and learns from it… That defines him more than the mistake itself.”
Datwon Thomas has replaced Elliott Wilson as the Editor-In-Chief of RESPECT. YG & Dj Mustard have really been on fire lately and will grace his inaugural issue with the magazine. Be sure to grab a copy of this issue of RESPECT Magazine when it hits newsstands, and cop My Krazy Life if you haven’t done so yet. It’s a really good project.
There was lots of speculation on why Cam’ron pull out of his show at The Forum last night. Some folks reportedly rushed the stage, and others just vented about the event onTwitter. But there were false tweets about Cam’ron being robbed . So when Cam’ron got back home in the states, he responded via his instagram with a few funny videos.
Drake revealed the schedule for his Houston Appreciation Weekend on his site October’s Very Own . The festivities kick off on June 12th and include a performance at Warehouse Live with Lil’ Wayne , OVO pop-up shop, basketball tournament, pool party, and more. Take a look at the schedule above in our gallery.
The Atlanta rap crew Two-9 is teaming up with Taylor Gang for a joint mixtape which is set to drop in July.Jace of Two-9 announced the joint project via Twitter and also revealed the group has begun working on their debut album . No date has been announced but we can expect that very soon.
Reportedly, Cam’ron and his entourage were run out of London before being able to perform at The Forum last night. Allegedly Cam’ron had an outstanding debt with Megaman of UK Hip Hop group So Solid Crew over a past show he didn’t show up. Last night, Megaman showed up at the venue and demanding to talk to Cam’ron. Sources are reporting a fight broke out backstage and Cam’ron left the venue due to lack of security. Check out some footage from the show below where members from the crowd hit the stage after Cam’ron allegedly left the building .
Common has announced that he signed a new deal with No I.D.’s Artium Recordings/Def Jam Recordings. Common’s last album The Dreamer/The Believer came out in 2011 under Warner Bros. Common has also announced the release date for his new album Nobody’s Smiling which is set to hit stores on July 22th.
No ID had this to say about Common Joining his label below:
“I’m honored to team up with No I.D. and be a part of the Artium and Def Jam family. Creating this album and signing to Def Jam feels like a new beginning for me. I feel like a new artist because I created this album with the purpose to give back to my city and to the culture of hip hop. Def Jam is part of the foundation of hip hop and being able to work with No I.D. was returning to my foundation now with new energy and new hunger.”
Common had to say about joining No ID’s label below:
“Common and I have a long history of making great music together,” said No I.D. “His rich legacy and robust talent are perfect additions to the Def Jam family. It’s particularly significant that he’s coming under our roof for his 10th album as a matured artist and cultural ambassador. It’s a tremendous boost for the spirit of Def Jam as well as the world of hip-hop.”
Trey Songz reveals the tracklisting for his upcoming album Trigga which is set to hit the stores on July 1st. Trey Songz’s 6th album Trigga has feature appearances from Mila J, Ty Dolla $ign, Juicy J. The deluxe version of the album has four more songs from Trey Songz. Check out the track listing below. You can preorder the album now on iTunes.
01. Cake
02. Foreign
03. Na Na [Watch Video]
04. Touchin, Lovin
05. Disrespectful (feat. Mila J)
06. Dead Wrong (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
07. All We Do
08. Foreign (Remix) (feat. Justin Bieber)
09. Late Night (feat. Juicy J)
10. SmartPhones
11. Yes, No, Maybe
12. Y.A.S
13. Change Your Mind
Deluxe Edition
14. What’s Best for You
15. Love Around the World
16. I Know (Can’t Get Back)
17. Mr. Steal Your Girl
Last night Meek Mill & his artist Louie V Gutta went back and forth over twitter over the incident at Summer Jam with Slowbucks. If you been living under a rock, Slowbuck got his chain stolen from someone in 50 Cent’s entourage.
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Tensions initially boiled when Gutta referenced someone getting their jewelry taken at Sunday’s Hot 97 Summer Jam concert.
“”what goes around comes around…karma,” Louie tweeted June 2. (Louie V Gutta’s Twitter)
Meek eventually responded to Gutta’s comment and shot back a warning.
“Slow got the chain back u got took chill bro u drawing! RT @LouieVGutta: what goes around comes around…karma,” Meek wrote June 2. (Meek Mill’s Twitter)
Upset by Meek’s remark, Gutta went on a mini-rant against the Philadelphia native.
“And u outta pocket tweetin me some sh*t when u can call me @MeekMill that’s nut sh*t! call me”
“and Idc how G a n*gga is…if a n*gga got the drop on you…and they strapped ain’t sh*t u can do! f*ck y’all want me to box a bullet?”
“You go to bat for slowbucks but not ya own artist! U a real like d*ck rider” (Louie V Gutta’s Twitter)
Meek appeared to end things by suggesting for Louie to reach out to him.
“I ain’t calling nothing n*gga! @LouieVGutta I ain’t never outta pocket n*gga! Ima b home tonight” (Meek Mill’s Twitter)
Lorde is heading back on the road this fall and announced her North American Fall tour which starts on August 1 in Chicago at the Lollapalooza. Lorde will be hitting New York city for 3 dates in September , 2 Dates at the Berkeley at The Greek in October. Check out the rest of her dates below.
Aug. 1 Chicago, IL (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 3 Montreal, Quebec (Osheaga Music Festival)
Sept. 5 Philadelphia, PA (Mann Center)
Sept. 7 Boston, MA (Boston Calling)
Sept. 11 Ottawa, Ontario (Ottawa Folk Fest)
Sept. 12 Toronto, Ontario (TD Echo Beach)
Sept. 14 New York, NY (Pier 91)
Sept. 15 New York, NY (United Palace Theater)
Sept. 16 New York, NY (United Palace Theater)
Sept. 19 Raleigh, NC (Red Hat Amphitheater)
Sept. 22 Nashville, TN (Grand Ole Opry House)
Sept. 23 Columbus, OH (LC Pavilion)
Sept. 24 Cleveland, OH (Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica)
Sept. 26 Milwaukee, WI (BMO Harris Pavilion)
Sept. 27 Councils Bluff, IA (Stir Cove)
Sept. 28 Broomfield, CO (1st Bank Center)
Sept. 30 Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
Oct. 2 Berkeley, CA (The Greek)
Oct. 6 Berkeley, CA (The Greek)
Oct. 9 Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara Bowl)
Oct. 10 San Diego, CA (Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre)
Oct. 12 Austin, TX (Austin City Limits)