A collection of statues Michael Jackson displayed at his Neverland Ranch home is up for auction.
A private collector is selling off 28 pieces from the singer’s California property via Dubai-based Noble Art Lovers.
The statues are being offered as one lot and will not be sold separately, with the current owner asking $2.5 million.
News of the auction comes four months after it was revealed billionaire businessman Ron Burkle had bought the Neverland Ranch home in Santa Barbara, California.
The tycoon, who worked with the King of Pop in the decade before his death, snapped up the sprawling compound in Los Olivos for a reported $20 million – a fifth of the 2015 asking price.
Jackson bought the property for $19.5 million in 1987 and turned it into a childlike playground, complete with an amusement park and a small zoo.
Lizzo once drunkenly slid into Chris Evans’ direct messages.
The “Truth Hurts” hitmaker confessed in a TikTok video, admitting she sent the “Avengers: Endgame” actor several emojis once while she was scrolling through Instagram.
Sharing a video of herself superimposed on a screenshot of the DM, which featured a set of emojis that looked like a woman tossing a basketball, she wrote: “Don’t drink and DM, kids… for legal porpoises this is a joke.”
This isn’t the first time Lizzo has shared her appreciation for Evans – in 2019, the actor retweeted Lizzo, who had shared an adorable video of a little girl showing off some impressive dance moves to the singer’s#### “Juice.”
All 2020, Louisiana rap star NBA YoungBoy has been cussing people out, playing recklessly with guns on the internet, jeopardizing his unborn children’s lives by pitting their moms against each (two were pregnant last year and one got stabbed by the other), and moving brashly like an obnoxiously rich rock star who didn’t have to answer to anyone.
To voice his displeasure, he humbly submitted the following open letter — to address those who are “hating” on the brother … naming the media queen directly. [Ed. Note: Letter is edited (capitalization, punctuation, etc.) for an easier read.]
“I can leave my kids millions of dollars to divide but can’t give them the time they truly deserve. Nobody understands me. They never did. S###, sometimes, I don’t understand myself. But that’s fine because I’m ‘okay.’ I ain’t looking for you to feel sorry. I just ask for one thing— for you to let me suffer in peace.”
The note continues, “Tell Ms. Wendy Williams, I say she got a good soul and she’s a beautiful woman. I can see that threw all the bad comments thrown at her. Tell her to count her blessings, (STAY IN GOOD SPIRIT). Sincerely, Kentrell.”
While he seems to have a soft spot for Williams, his momma ain’t sweet on her at all.
Sherhonda Gaulden posted on social media and said, “F### Wendy Williams around here letting a half-dead 90-year-old white man such her dick worried about my child stop tagging me in bullsh*t.”
She later posted, “And FYI y’all laughing at Wendy Williams say my child bring property value down she’s not talking just about my child she’s talking about blacks in General because no matter rapper doctor Lawer if you’re colored that’s the term they use.”
There seems to be some revisionist history going on with how he is portraying himself in the letter and how innocently he is being portrayed by those close to him. This is who he showed just one year ago … and years before.
Not everyone is his enemy, here is one video of a female cop trying to help him after police were called on him a few years ago.
NBA YoungBoy is now detained in Baton Rouge, awaiting a federal gun charge trial connected to a video shoot gone bad in September 2020.
Hopefully, he has turned a new leaf and will not have to spend time away from his kids.
She said: “So today, actually with my EP Rachel, I officially signed my name for the first time with Jenkins to it, so that we can put it into the show credit that you see today. That was the first time I’ve ever signed it, in its official way, so I’m so proud to finally be Mrs. Jenkins!”
Jeannie, 42, also opened up on her special day, which saw her wear a custom nude Galia Lahav gown with a sheer bodice that flowed into a billowing chiffon skirt.
Speaking about her dress, she gushed: “I knew that I wanted something very effervescent and nude. I did not want to wear white, because we all know that white symbolizes purity, and that ship has sailed! I knew I wanted nude because the color, it represents how skin deep I want to be with Jay. It’s a color that represents how transparent we are with each other.”
And the ceremony itself also held special meaning for the couple, as Jeannie said every part of their wedding was “symbolic”.
She told her co-hosts: “Even the wedding arch, you notice that they weren’t flowers. We chose palm leaves, which is very popular in Vietnam. They represent power and eternal life. And then the Italian ruscus, on the other side of it, represents humility, which is obviously before god. We wanted peace, eternal life, and humility there.
“Everything was symbolic. Even our rings. Down to our wedding rings, we didn’t do anything traditional. I personally love the engagement ring that Jay designed for me. I couldn’t imagine stacking something to that, so I did pinky rings, one for him and one for me on my fingers.”
For Jeannie, the intimate ceremony came after she was forced to quit Dancing with the Stars in November when she was rushed to hospital with epiglottitis, a potentially life-threatening condition that can cause swelling and block airflow to the lungs.
The presenter underwent emergency surgery for the condition and later said Jeezy had been a “rock” for her throughout the process.
Troy Ave and Casanova have no love lost between the two of them. I really didn’t know why these guys continue to have beef but that’s exactly what it is. So, Troy has been kicking along for quite some time since that shooting incident at Irving Plaza in New York City. That is the same thing situation where he claimed self-defense and somebody died. From what I understand, that legal situation is ongoing. It doesn’t seem like it because we haven’t heard anything about it recently but it is still going. Anyway, the Internet peeped some comments that Troy had to say about Casanova, who is incarcerated – ALLEGEDLY! He does not say his name, but refers to some of his slogans…”we outside” and such.
I am sure you already know they hit Casanova with the RICO! Meanwhile Troy Avenue is out of jail for now and people are critical of him, I believe because he’s what they call “talking.” But, he is really just claiming self defense. However, talkin and Living by it is two different things. So what I’m saying is, Troy Ave has made it his mission to proclaim the streets is a lie. And that is what he’s living on, so him being a law-abiding citizen NOW, changes the dynamic a bit. I’ve never quite known him to be so crazy in the streets anyway, but it seems like people treat him like he’s that guy. I don’t know! It’s all a little silly to me regardless but him and Casanova do you have a legitimate beef and Troy Ave even made a song about him, and before that Taxstone. So he’s not throwing rocks and hiding his hand in the comments of Instagram he’s actually showing his hands! Meanwhile he has been pretty quiet with Casanova as of late. He was doing a little too much talking on social media, for someone who is really outside through pandemics and all other sorts of street situations. So I’m hoping whatever needed to get handled, got handled! Shout out to Casanova, hold your head up and push your way through
DJ Mustard has accused his former personal shopper of spending over $50,000 on his credit card to buy designer purchases to impress her INSTAGRAM followers.
The musician, real name Dijon McFarlane, made the claims on his Instagram Story as he called Karissa Walker a “thief and a liar.”
“Attention to all my people who know me I wanna bring something up everyones attention !” he began. “@KarissaCWalker is a thief and a liar !!!! She is not my stylest she was a personal shopper for me and @ChanelDijon we let her use the stylest word so she could get business but the truth is she did nothing but shop !!! (sic)
“Today I found out that she ran my credit cards up over 50K buying stuff for her self !!!! Purses shoes shades and other stuff Im hot and I’m only writing this so nobody else deals with her she’s bad for business !!!! I have all the receipts to prove everything … I payed her more than she was worth cause I don’t play with taking care of people that do there jobs.”
Mustard continued to call the situation “f###### crazy and just wrong” as he explained that Walker received a salary of around $72,000 per year. But one receipt he found saw she allegedly spend more than $15,000 on a shopping spree for herself in Louis Vuitton.
“That was just once receipt” he said. “I said 50K but we still waiting on more receipts she ran up $15K in LV alone on herself!”
He also shared a text message exchange he had with Walker, in which he asked her about the alleged spends, and she replied: “Truly am so sorry, Should’ve never got to this point. My temptation ran to greed and I am so sorry.”
It’s unclear how Mustard will be proceeding and whether or not he will take legal action against Walker.
Ice Cube is “dodging” a new documentary about his friend and N.W.A. member Eazy-E and his death, according to the late rapper’s daughter.
Ebie Wright explores the theory her father was murdered – and did not die from AIDS – in “A Ruthless Scandal: No More Lies,” and she is urging Ice Cube to stop “ducking” her calls after she asked him to participate.
“There’s so many people that are talking on this about my father and are in support of what I’m doing, and have been there for me, and just have a lot of great things to say about him, and not just even great things, but also just telling their story,” she told TooFab.
“The only person that actually matters to this story I’m telling, who hasn’t talked on it so far… is Ice Cube. It really breaks my heart that he hasn’t spoken on this yet because I grew up with his sons and I have a really good relationship with them.”
Ebie Wright claims Ice Cube’s actor son, O’Shea Jackson, told her that his dad would be willing to talk to her for the project.
“He was gonna do whatever for me and he was down,” she says. “Since then, when we tried to book him to do the interview, he’s been ducking and dodging.”
Well it looks like Black Rob will be sent home in a decent fashion. The rapper, who was signed to Puff Daddy‘s Bad Boy Records, died over the weekend and people are mad and emotional. They are most mad and emotional towards Sean Combs, Puff Daddy, Brother Love, and Diddy. People are made at all of them. They are upset because it just seems like a lot of deaths and misfortune around the man. However, there are a few people that are stepping up in his defense, saying that it’s not his fault.
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One of those people is Cormega, who is an official OG from QB. He’s actually from Brooklyn, but that does not rhyme with OG. Anyway, Cormega is just saying that the streets are the streets and there’s not a lot you can do to help people all the time, he’s also saying that Puffy did try to help Black Rob in recent months. Or years. Those close by, know that Black Rob was in steady decline through the years. Obviously there is something to be said about the circumstances around his death, but Cormega says let’s not play the blame game. Keep it positive, he says. Nobody told him the internet doesn’t quite work like that.
And then someone else, Royce says the same thing. Rest in peace Black Rob. I guess we just didn’t know what we had until it was gone. I’ll listen to that Life Story album and I think your views on him might change a little bit.
The rapper took to Twitter after footage emerged of a 13-year-old Adam Toledo being shot dead by a police officer in Chicago, with Cardi describing the incident as “sad and disgusting.”
She wrote on the micro-blogging platform: “That video of that 13-year-old falling on his ass after getting shot by a cop is so sick, sad, and disgusting. I’m so tired of police brutality & entitlement. We are sooo tired of it. When will it end? like this s### is becoming too much. It’s truly traumatizing.”
That video of that 13 year old falling on his ass after getting shot by a cop is so sick,sad and disgusting.I’m so tired of police brutality & entitlement.We are sooo tired of it .When will it end? like this s### is becoming too much. It’s truly traumatizing.
The “WAP” hitmaker made the remarks shortly after she slammed Republicans for ignoring police brutality.
She recently said on Twitter: “Ya been real quit. Twitter Blue check Republicans are a f###### joke. I don’t ever want to see yaa ranting on celebrities, athletes until yall address what’s REALLY WRONG IN AMERICA!”
4/20, the National Weed Day, is a day set aside for blunt smokers, rappers, and hippies. However, many are setting the day aside to honor one of the flower’s earliest legalization advocates and cultural icons, reggae singer Peter Tosh.
Peter Tosh Foundation 4/20 “International Peter Tosh Day”
The Peter Tosh Foundation, Legacy & Brands, with marketing by Launchpad Worldwide, want folk to roll up on the International Peter Tosh Day to celebrate the work of the “Legalize It” GRAMMY award-winning singer. After the star’s death, the Peter Tosh One Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, was founded —along with its advocacy partners M4MM and The Last Prisoner Project — to address the social equity and justice issues within today’s emerging cannabis industry and criminal justice system.
On Tuesday, April 20, the world (and all those who love good ganja) will officially commemorate “International Peter Tosh Day” (aka #PeterTosh420) during a virtual festival paying tribute to the cannabis activist.
“The music of my father, Peter Tosh, demarcates the beginning of an international movement to decriminalize cannabis”, said Niambe McIntosh, administrator of her father’s estate.
“His music transcended time and continues to resonate with today’s activists, ”said notable participant, Roz McCarthy, founder and CEO of M4MM, “we are proud partners and look forward to this global celebration where all international M4MM chapters and members will participate and salute the late great Peter Tosh.”
The Estate and partners have set up a full festival of online activities that will be streamed across multiple social media and virtual platforms, hoping to attract a widespread audience that is inclusive of people of all races, creeds, socio-economic stations, and beliefs. They are further tapping in with cannabis growers, infusion culinary artists, licensed distributors, celebrities/artists, cannabis entrepreneurs, policymakers, advocates, legal professionals, medical professionals, and cannabis enthusiasts to help drive the conversation about international de-scheduling efforts, economic investment, and development and issues of social justice for people of color.
Courtesy of The Peter Tosh Foundation
Positive Vibes only … as Brother Tosh would have wanted it.
One of the founding members of The Wailers, a group the launched the career of another cannabis activist Bob Marley, Tosh also used his gift of song to reach the masses— working to bring down the Apartheid in South Africa, the liberation of Colonized Africa, and other voiceless communities suffering under oppression.
To join the festival and for more information about #PeterTosh420, please follow @PeterTosh on Facebook and Instagram and visit www.PeterTosh.com. For additional info on the Peter Tosh Legacy and the Peter Tosh Foundation, please contact Brian Latture via email at Bl******@*************up.com.
Grammy-winning Dancehall recording artist Sean Paul caught some heat over his reason for not signing up for a Verzuz battle. Earlier this year, Paul told BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Seani B that he did not like the Verzuz platform or the name.
The 48-year-old performer made a comparison between the American-based Verzuz series and the sound clash tradition associated with the island of Jamaica. In Paul’s view, both presentations reinforce the idea of actual conflict. He even suggested the concept of battling musically is a product of “slave mentality.”
“I live in a violent society in Jamaica right now and the clash thing, is to me, something that is… I don’t want to say it’s causing the violence in society, but everybody is becoming complacent, so my stance is to fight against that in general,” said Paul in January.
At the time, the Dutty Rock album creator also stated, “Last year, when I said, I’m not down with the Verzuz thing and when somebody asked why don’t I like clashing, I told them it reminds me of slavery. A lot of people got offended and upset by that statement.”
Sean Paul took part in another interview recently. Apple Music’s Zane Lowe spoke to the “Top Celebrity” singer, and their conversation once again covered Paul’s stance on the popular Verzuz.
“I was putting this album together called Live N Livin’ where I’m trying to put unity at the forefront,” Paul explained to Lowe. “I think that over the years, with our clashing each other, it’s been just a little bit embellished at times. It goes over to the point of us being complacent at saying some crazy things.”
He added, “I’m just trying to get back to the days where it’s more creative competition. So, when I was asked the question, ‘Would you do Verzuz?’ I said, ‘Nah.’ And they said, ‘Why?’ I said, ‘It reminds me too much of clashing right now.’ They were like, ‘What’s wrong with clashing? It’s part of your culture.'”
Paul continued, “I said, ‘Some things in culture are great, and some things in culture are very negative. I’m just trying to be the change I want to see in the universe and big up more the positive side of things.’ There are many positive things that come from our genre like us helping to spawn other music like Reggaeton. Personally, I’m just tired of seeing us go at each other.”
Since its inception during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Verzuz has hosted friendly hits-for-hits duels like Teddy Riley vs Babyface, Bounty Killer vs Beenie Man, DMX vs Snoop Dogg, Brandy vs Monica, Jeezy vs Gucci Mane, and Ashanti vs Keyshia Cole. Over 8 million viewers watched R&B divas Ashanti and Cole on January 21.
When the video-sharing service Triller purchased Verzuz in March, the brand’s original founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland were added to the Triller Verzuz management team. Plus, 46 of the acts that participated in the series became Triller shareholders.
The next scheduled Verzuz event is set to see Blackout! collaborators Redman and Method Man meet up for a 4/20 special. In addition, 1990s-era R&B girl groups SWV and Xscape are currently expected to run through their most memorable records on May 8. There have also been teases of rematches as well as a “Ladies Night” edition.
Triller Fight Club’s 4/17 boxing event, which was headlined by YouTuber Jake Paul defeating mixed martial artist Ben Askren by TKO in the first round, was met with mixed reactions. One thing is for sure, Snoop Dogg’s new league definitely created a lot of buzz.
According to veteran combat sports journalist Dave Meltzer, there was more online interest in “Paul vs. Askren” on April 17 than there was for WWE’s WrestleMania 37 on both April 10 and April 11. Meltzer reported comparative search stats for both events.
“This number may get larger, but the Triller show thus far has hit 5.2 million searches. For a comparison, both days of Mania combined was 750,000,” tweeted the Wrestling Observer Newsletter founder on Sunday.
This number may get larger, but the Triller show thus far has hit 5.2 million searches. For a comparison, both days of Mania combined was 750,000.
WrestleMania 37 was a two-night event held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. WWE’s annual sports entertainment extravaganza has been a mainstay in American pop culture since 1985. Special guests have always been an important part of the so-called “Showcase of the Immortals.”
This year’s Mania featured Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny in his debut wrestling match as he teamed up with Damian Priest to score a victory over The Miz and John Morrison. Jake Paul’s older brother, Logan Paul, made a cameo as a ringside guest for the Kevin Owens versus Sami Zayn clash.
Triller Fight Club was filled with celebrity appearances as well. Pop superstar Justin Bieber, SNL comedian Pete Davidson, Access Hollywood host Mario Lopez, and Family Matters star Jaleel White were all in attendance. Wrestling icon Ric Flair even refereed a slapping match.
The Black Keys, Saweetie, Mt. Westmore (the Hip Hop supergroup made up of E-40, Too Short, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube), Doja Cat, and Major Lazer were all tapped to perform in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium that night.
Not only did Snoop (born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) hit the stage on Saturday with his fellow rap legends, but he was also part of the event’s commentating team. The Doggystyle album creator is a co-owner of Triller Fight Club too.
“I have been involved in many events across many platforms. Saturday night, which marked the launch of Proxima’s The Fight Club league, was in the top 5 of my entire career,” stated Snoop last year. “We are changing the entire game; boxing will never be the same and the audiences expect a new standard now. The Fight Club is that standard.”
There have been a lot of conversations about how Corporate America and Hollywood would respond to Georgia’s new Election Integrity Act (SB202) that was signed into law by Republican Governor Brian Kemp on March 25. Voting rights advocates say the legislation was designed to suppress Democratic-leaning voters, particularly African-Americans.
Major League Baseball decided to move this year’s All-Star Game out of the Atlanta area in response to SB202. Will Smith recently revealed he is relocating the production of his upcoming film, Emancipation, out of the state in protest of what the actor/producer called “regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access.”
In contrast, Black Panther 2 director Ryan Cooglar announced that he will not take part in a boycott of Georgia. Cooglar stated, “What I will be doing is using my voice to emphasize the effects of SB202, its shameful roots in Jim Crow, and doing all I can to support organizations fighting voter suppression here in the state.”
Atlanta-raised rap star Lil Yachty was asked for his opinion on Georgia’s new Republican-backed voting laws and the possible effect a business boycott will have on pressuring lawmakers to revise the act. The 23-year-old entertainer expressed doubt that money leaving the state will actually lead to change.
“I don’t think that really plays much of a role. I think if they wanna do it, they gonna do it. But if they don’t, I don’t think that’s gonna change their opinion,” Yachty told a TMZ cameraman.
When asked if he is worried about Georgia’s economy being hurt by a boycott, Yachty responded, “I don’t know how long that will be that way. It’s so much going on in Atlanta, things will continue to thrive. Especially with a lot of film coming down there. Big studios are opening up. I don’t worry too much about that.”
Georgia has picked up the moniker of “Hollywood of the South.” Numerous movies and television shows are filmed in the state. In 2016, more major feature films were reportedly made in Georgia than in California. That same year the film industry spent a reported $2 billion in the state which created an estimated $7 billion economic boost.
Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter and the CEO of Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, called on businesses not to leave Georgia. On March 25, King tweeted, “Please stop the #BoycottGeorgia talk. That would hurt middle-class workers and people grappling with poverty. And it would increase the harm of both racism and classism.”
Major Georgia-headquartered corporations like Delta and Coca-Cola have denounced the state’s Election Integrity Act. President Joe Biden called SB202 “an atrocity” and referred to it as “new Jim Crow laws.” Biden also stated that a Georgia boycott could hurt hourly workers and suggested Georgia legislators need to “smarten up.”
Please stop the #BoycottGeorgia talk. That would hurt middle class workers and people grappling with poverty. And it would increase the harm of both racism and classism.
It appears many fans of Earl “DMX” Simmons mourned the late emcee by playing a lot of his music over the last week. Following his death on April 9, listeners ran up the streams for the Yonkers native.
Billboard reports the number of streams for DMX’s songs increased 499% in the United States for the week ending on April 15. That percentage jump helped play a part in the Best of DMX jumping to #2 on the latest Billboard 200 album chart.
The 21-track compilation pulled in 77,000 equivalent album units which was an increase of 544%. Listeners totaled 88.56 million streams for the songs on the project which equates to 59,000 units. About 9,000 traditional albums were sold.
In addition, DMX’s first two #1 LPs from 1998 – It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh Blood of My Blood returned to the Billboard 200 rankings this week. It’s Dark sits at #46 (14,000 units). Flesh of My Flesh hit #107 (9,000 units).
“Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” was the most-streamed DMX record over the tracking period (16.44 million streams). That single was followed by “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” (10.19 million streams), “Slippin’” (9.36 million streams), and “Party Up (Up In Here)” (8.87 million streams).
While DSP users are playing a lot of DMX’s music at the moment, Florida rapper Zoey Dollarz is telling his Twitter followers to cease with the support for content created by deceased recording artists. Zoey’s message made the rounds in the blogosphere.
“Stop running up dead black artists streams if the money ain’t going to their families, we making these vultures even more rich after these kings die off then their families don’t get s###!!!!!” tweeted Dollarz on April 17.
The “Blow A Check” performer later added, “S### be wack these artists die n make more millions but their family get nothing, their kids get nothing. WTF kinda s### is that.”
On Saturday, Lil Durk was out in Arizona to perform for a live crowd. According to reports, his show was cut short because of what was thought to be the sound of gunfire ringing out in the venue.
The Smurkchella organizers are claiming shots were not fired inside the space and no one was hit by bullets. Apparently, the noise that caused the commotion at Phoenix’s Celebrity Theatre was a microphone hitting the ground.
“When that noise comes through the PA system, it’s pretty jarring. So that loud noise caused people to panic, and people did scurry quite rapidly,” said Andrew Birgensmith, Celebrity Theatre general manager.
Between 7,000-10,000 people attended Durk’s Smurkchella concert. A few attendees apparently suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of trying to flee the scene after the commotion. Phoenix police officers did arrive at the location.
Lil Durk took to Instagram to comment on the gun-related reports connected to his name. He wrote, “They make up rumors when you lit. Last night I got paid 250k check the pics. P.S. we all got plaques together @poohshiesty @coileray.”
The Smurkchella Instagram page posted:
10K people showed up and got the opportunity to see the hottest artist in the game perform! 4 black men did that don’t allow negative media propaganda and rhetoric to mislead you! There was no shootings inside of @smurkchella! Yes, some things did go unplanned! It’s a concert, the first concert on the heels of a pandemic! We pushed for weeks to try to let as many people safely in as we could to experience this festival! Was that a mistake? In hindsight, maybe, but we wanted to do that for all you who wanted to be at Smurkchella, the people that matter the FANS! We tried to get more security, for weeks because we knew what was on the horizon! We were ensured prior that security was in place and would have everything under control so we could enjoy the show safe and responsible, but somethings were out of our control! Special S/O to Rockstar Enterprises LLC @ghostthegreat for the security without them it would’ve been no show at all! People were excited, nonetheless, it was a great experience that did not get shut down or end early! You got the chance to see @lildurk @coileray @poohshiesty perform their biggest songs together for the first time all on one stage! That’s history!!!!!!!!! Thank you to everybody that’s reached out and showed love support and appreciation! It’s doesn’t go unnoticed to all the people who flew in and came out, we thank all of you. Some things will get rectified in the upcoming days as far as the bottle service goes, but you can’t tell me it wasn’t a great event!!!!! All love, and thank you to all the artist that performed! @lildurk you the [goat emoji] don’t let them try to dim your light EVER! [blue heart emoji] @heat0fthem0ment @eleliottt @chianticlay @savagesznmedia
Celebrity Theatre’s Instagram page also posted a note addressing the incident on Saturday:
LIL DURK: SMURKCHELLA GUESTS
Celebrity Theatre was not the promoter for the last night’s Smurkchella event. Celebrity Theatre was simply the rental venue. We were not involved in the logistical coordination of the event whatsoever. While we regret any inconveniences associated with the event, all complaints, constructive criticism, and refund requests should be sent to the promoter at sm*********@***il.com.
Bad Boy founder Sean Combs has posted his reflections on the death of Black Rob on Instagram.
The text of the heartfelt tribute spoke to the “Whoa” rapper’s ability to make music that made people feel good. The photograph spoke to their relationship as New Yorkers and the brotherhood that they developed when he became the new voice of Bad Boy in the early 2000s.
He wrote, “💔 Rest in power King @therealblackrob ! As I listen to your records today there’s one thing that they all have in common! You have made millions of people all over the world feel good and dance! You are one of a kind! GOD BLESS! 🙏🏿 Love. 🖤💫✨ You will be truly missed!!!! 💔”
Many thought that his words were not enough, implying that Diddy could have waxed poetics over the loss of one of his gunners— making his empire relevant after the death of The Notorious B.I.G.
Others considered the brevity of the caption and believed that the man behind so many of Hip-Hop’s greatest talents only cares about money and not artists that he put on.
Twitter profile Fifth Pyror stated, “Diddy is gonna be raking up a lot of money from let’s get it and whoa. And that’s all he cares about. His publicist or 50 baby moms probably typed that for him.. RIP Black Rob #RIPBlackRob #hiphop #BlackTwitter #comedy”
“come in my mentions saying we don’t know what Diddy did for Black Rob and ima block you. no reason why he should’ve had a GFM in the first place if Diddy was doing all that you guys believe,” @caliohorniaqing stated.
come in my mentions saying we don’t know what Diddy did for Black Rob and ima block you. no reason why he should’ve had a GFM in the first place if Diddy was doing all that you guys believe.
And after Revolt posted a tribute, people jumped in the comments with reprimand there too.
“Diddy should’ve reached out and helped the second his clip went up a week ago. This the exploitation they try to hide from the people acting like there are moral ways to get to a billion dollars. Nah black billionaires are as ruthless as the white ones.”
Diddy should’ve reached out and helped the second his clip went up a week ago. This the exploitation they try to hide from the people acting like there are moral ways to get to a billion dollars. Nah black billionaires are as ruthless as the white ones
Former Bad Boy employee Mark K. Curry said that despite the issues that the two once had, which have tastefully not been disclosed publicly, Diddy did reach out before Rob transitioned … even if it might have been too late.
Rap stars Lil Nas X and Cardi B have one less legal headache to worry about.
In October of 2019, producers Brandon Lee and Glen Keith DeMeritt III claimed “Rodeo” sampled a song titled “Broad Day” by a duo named PuertoReefa & Sakrite Duexe.
Lil Nas X’s lawyers fired back, denying the allegations that “Rodeo” was lifted from their tune.
“The Complaint, and each purported claim for relief alleged in it, fails because the musical elements from ‘gwenXdonlee4-142’ supposedly used in ‘Rodeo’ are neither original to Plaintiffs nor copyrightable subject matter,” Lil Nas X’s lawyers argued in their reply to the lawsuit.
After a year of legal wrangling, the case has finally been settled.
Representatives for Lil Nas X and Cardi B used a mediator to engage in settlement talks, which proved to be fruitful. Although terms were not been disclosed, the copyright infringement lawsuit has been dismissed from court – with prejudice, which means the case is closed.
The dismissal is good news for Lil Nas X, who was recently dragged into court by Nike, over his infamous “Satan Shoes” collaboration with a company called MSCHF to promote his hit song “Montero (Call Me Be Your Name).”
The rapper and his representatives settled that lawsuit, which ended with all 666 pairs of “Satan Shoes” being recalled. As for Cardi, she’s been on a roll putting legal disputes to bed as well.
A judge recently ruled in Cardi B’s favor with a default judgment, after Jones blew off the “Bodak Yellow” rapper’s lawsuit. Jones has been ordered to take down all of the offending posts.
In the latest developments in the dissolution of their 24-year-old marriage, a Los Angeles court judge has mandated that the Aftermath founder find new attorneys to represent him.
His counsel, Laura Wasser, and Howard King have been removed from the divorce case.
Weh?
According to reports, Nicole Young’s representation Samantha Spector believes that King can’t represent The Chronic rapper because he used to be the family lawyer and at one time repp’d both of them as their family lawyer.
She also contends that Wasser has worked with King in the past, thus making her — “vicariously disqualified.”
Damn … Nicole and her legal team basically knocked Dre’s queen off this divorce’s metaphoric chess board. Wasser is THE divorce lawyer for Hollywood stars, including big names like Kim Kardashian.
The ruling is another loss for the West Coast icon.
Dr. Dre signed the papers for this deal while he was in a hospital bed in Cedar Sinai after suffering a stress-related aneurysm. Nicole wants her cut of the $850 million that was earned over the course of their two-decade marriage.
Now we know why Young M.A. dropped her single “Off the Yak” in February.
Her latest bag is coming from a new endorsement with the NYAK Cognac, a premium cognac brand (80 proof) that is reportedly smooth tasting but at an affordable cost. Never heard of NYAK?
It is a new adult-beverage created by three executives, business mogul and CEO of Detroit Equities, Dennis McKinley; Former VP for Remy Cointreau, Patrick Charpentier; and former EVP of Seagram’s Spirits and Wines Jerome Hyafil.
They have joined forces like Autobots to give the public a product that will be competitive as it challenges industry heavyweights like Hennessy, Hine, Courvoisier, Martell, and Rémy Martin.
The team is banking on being the industry’s Optimus Prime and having the Kings County Captain be their Arcee.
The rollout is scheduled to pop off in 10 states representing five different markets: Florida, Texas, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Delaware, and Connecticut.
“NYAK is premium cognac and the culture loves cognac. We want to connect the NYAK brand to change agents in the culture…the artists who push the needle and drive our culture with their innovative artistry,” McKinley shared. “Our collaboration with Young M.A will be the first of many as we keep our finger on the pulse of what and who is shaping culture and lifestyle.”
A part of her responsibilities for the endorsement deal is helping the brand launch their “Celebrate Success” artist series.
“Celebrate Succes” will spotlight various musicians, singers, and rappers that the brand thought leaders believe push the envelope in live performances, exclusive video content, and original social media visuals.
Mark Curry, one of the former rappers in Bad Boy Records, gave a bit of an update in the aftermath of Black Rob‘s death. Black Rob, as you know, died yesterday after having numerous health complications. Ultimately, it was kidney failure that took his life, I am being told. Word on the street, is that it was compounded by drug use and homelessness. Now, all eyes are on Diddy. Let’s keep it a buck. There has been so much misfortune by former Bad Boy artists or is that it ain’t even funny. Not everyone, but a lot of people.
Now everybody’s mad at Diddy. Should they be mad at Diddy? I’m not sure. But there are enough breadcrumbs for people to be saying stuff. So, Mark Curry gets on Instagram or some other social platform and makes a few statements about Black Rob and also comments about Diddy. He says that Sean “Brother Love” Combs is looking to make things right and he proclaims “Bad Boy For Life.” Bad Boys for life? OK.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyVXI7hxXe/
And this is literally after – he says – 15 years of not speaking the the mogul. So a lot has happened in that 15 years, including Black Rob dying. So, what does this proclamation translates into? Seems like something positive. I think/hope that Diddy will have something for Mark Curry and others like him and that could be a job or something. Anything. I think that we need to have the broader conversation about healthcare, artists, insurance, mental health, substance abuse, and a few other things as well. Black Rob and DMX cannot just die and nothing change. Something has to change in the aftermath of these two tragic deaths so hopefully this is the start, but I am not really hopeful, because I think things will go back to change rather quickly.
