(AllHipHop News) Lauryn Hill’s cousin has been threatened with arrest if he fails to provide the star with his bank records in their ongoing dispute over an unpaid loan.
As part of the deal, if he failed to return the funds within the set time frame, he would also have to cover lawyers’ fees, and other costs incurred through court action, which the musician began pursuing when he missed his first payment.
However, Gerald has still yet to hand over any cash, and now a New Jersey judge has approved Lauryn’s demand for access to his financial documents to assess his income and other funds.
According to The Blast, Gerald has now been given 10 days to provide the paperwork or face having a warrant issued for his arrest.
Texas authorities are also keen to dismiss the matter after ruling that moving Tekashi to the state for a hearing would present a “security risk” as he has testified against fellow gang members.
One gang boss associated with the jailed rapper was recently sentenced to serve over 11 years behind bars after pleading guilty to racketeering and narcotics charge.
Ellison was also found guilty of kidnapping the rapper.
Tekashi69 was facing up to 47 years behind bars for his gang involvement, but that sentence is expected to be drastically reduced at a hearing in December – and the rap star could be out of jail next year, thanks to his testimony.
(AllHipHop News) Sean “Big Sean” Anderson is not just a popular Hip Hop artist. He is also a philanthropist that supports his hometown of Detroit through various charitable endeavors.
Today (November 26), the Sean Anderson Foundation is participating in the Annual All-Star Giveback: Thanksgiving Edition for the seventh consecutive year. The nonprofit organization plans to distribute turkeys, canned goods, and holiday meal trimmings to over 5,000 Detroit families at River Rouge High School.
The 21st Annual All-Star Giveback: Thanksgiving Edition is being hosted by Tarence Wheeler. NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, Hall of Fame Boxer Tommy “Hitman” Hearns, rapper Sada Baby, actress Leah Jeffries, and other public figures are expected to attend the food drive.
In August, the Sean Anderson Foundation presented the second annual D.O.N. Weekend 2019. The G.O.O.D. Music rapper partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan to unveil a new Content & Production Studio in the Dauch Campus Boys & Girls Club. D.O.N. Weekend also presented a block party and a Mental Health Awareness panel.
(AllHipHop News) It took Lizzo nearly a decade to become an 8-time Grammy nominee, and the “Truth Hurts” hitmaker is fully embracing that journey to stardom. On Monday, she tweeted about overcoming various setbacks before becoming a chart-topping musician.
8 years of touring, giving out free tix to my undersold shows, sleepless nights in my car, losing my dad & giving up on music, playing shows for free beer & food w/ -32$ in my bank account, constantly writing songs, hearing ‘no’ but always saying ‘yes’
This week also saw Lizzo break down her creative process as part of the Dolby Atmos Music campaign which premiered during the American Music Awards. The series highlights artists’ real stories. More performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
“Creation brings me joy. You need to have that joy or that pain, whatever drives the artist. That’s the only way people are gonna feel you,” said Lizzo. “With Dolby Atmos, you can hear everything. Things you’ve never heard before. And it’s more than hearing – it’s feeling it. It’s an experience. This is the future of music.”
Dolby Atmos Music’s two-minute portrait film about Lizzo was produced by Karena Evans. The Toronto-based creator previously directed the music videos for Drake’s “God’s Plan” and SZA’s “Garden (Say It Like Dat).”
“The genesis of this campaign is inspired by Dolby’s mission itself – a pure transmission of artist intention,” said Evans. “We decided to approach this campaign unconventionally through interior monologues to explore the purity of thought and creativity. At its core, this is what Dolby Atmos is.”
(AllHipHop News) Many Hip Hop fans place Roddy Ricch on the shortlist for 2019’s Rookie Of The Year. Thanks to his hits “Ballin'” with Mustard and “Racks in the Middle” with Nipsey Hussle and Hit-Boy, Ricch earned three Grammy nominations for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Rap Song.
Ricch is now preparing to drop his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, on December 6. Before the project hits DSPs, the Compton rapper premiered “Tip Toe” featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show on Apple Music.
“When we first met each other it was just more so just conversation to understand where each other was from, understanding his perspective on how he was raised and what he was brought up doing and he just got to hear a little bit of what I got into and it kind of just grew from that,” said Ricch about working with A Boogie.
Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocialwill have other guest features as well. Ricch spoke to Lowe about recruiting fellow Atlantic recording artist Meek Mill for the forthcoming body of work.
“Me and Meek ain’t really had our time to really just shine on a record together. So for sure, me and
Meek, we the only two on the song,” said Ricch. “Coming from where he came from, breaking boundaries, going beyond, and really stepping into the businessman role, for real, just having that ownership and equity in everything he’s doing now, he’s just getting smarter, working harder.”
(AllHipHop News) Someone claiming to be Joycelyn Savage, one of Robert “R.” Kelly’s longtime girlfriends, released damning remarks on Patreon. The statement accused Kelly of mental manipulation, physical abuse, and forced abortions.
The pay-to-view post quickly went viral. However, Patreon is apparently questioning if Savage is really the person behind that particular membership account.
A source at Patreon, the company hosting the account, tells us Patreon tried Monday to verify the account. We’re told the owner of the account will have a couple [of] days to provide proof they’re the real Joycelyn, or they’ll be shut down. Our source tells us the user will have to provide a government-issued form of identification to satisfy Patreon.
Kelly’s attorney seems to believe Savage is the author of the Patreon post. Steve Greenberg told TMZ, “It is unfortunate that Jocelyn now seeks to make money by exploiting her long time, loving relationship with Robert.”
Savage’s family have been claiming for years that she was being held by Kelly without her consent. During an infamous interview with Gayle King, Savage and Kelly’s other girlfriend, Azriel Clary, defended the R&B singer against allegations of sexual misconduct and mental abuse.
(AllHipHop News) Pardison Fontaine stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden on Monday night. The Newburgh, New York emcee ran through a medley of songs from his recently released Under8ed album.
Migos member Offset also showed up with Pardi to perform their Under8ed collaboration “Take It Down.” In addition, Fontaine’s debut studio LP features Cardi B, Jadakiss, Jeremih, and City Girls.
“Backin’ It Up” featuring Cardi B became a Top 40 hit for Pardison Fontaine. He is also credited as a co-writer on Cardi’s Invasion of Privacy album and Kanye West’s Ye album.
(AllHipHop News) Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, and Benny The Butcher are leading the Buffalo, New York Hip Hop movement. The collective known as Griselda put together the WWCD compilation album.
The project features guest contributions from Eminem, 50 Cent, Raekwon The Chef and more. WWCD lands this Friday, November 29 via Shady Records. Griselda in-house producer Daringer handled most of the production.
Pre-orders of the LP will come with a limited edition/exclusive Shady and Griselda WWCD T-Shirt which is only available this week. Plus. a WWCD documentary series will present episodes for the come up of Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, Benny The Butcher, and Daringer.
WWCD is named after and dedicated to Benny The Butcher’s half-brother and Westside Gunn’s first cousin Machine Gunn Black (aka Chine Gunn). He was murdered in Buffalo.
WWCD Tracklisting
1 Marchello Intro (Raekwon The Chef) 2. Chef Dreds 3. Moselle 4. Cruiser Weight Coke 5. Freddie HotSpot 6. DR. BIRD’S 7. The Old Groove (Feat. NOVEL) 8. Scotties 9. Kennedy (Feat. Tiona Deniece) 10. City On The Map (Feat. 50 Cent) 11. May Store (Feat. Keisha Plum) 12. Lowery (AA Outro) 13. Bang [Remix] (Feat. Eminem)
(AllHipHop News) Drake’s dad, Dennis Graham, has turned to TV bosses to help him find love.
Sources told TMZ the “Hotline Bling” hitmaker’s father is in talks with bosses at two TV networks, keen to offer him a show chronicling his search for a soulmate.
The series will give fans a glimpse into Graham’s life of luxury, with the insider adding he’s had multiple meetings – alongside his partner and reality TV guru David Weintraub – to pitch the project, and there’s strong interest from Vice and WE tv.
He’s reportedly expecting a signed deal sometime this week.
It’s not clear if the show will feature the “God’s Plan” hitmaker, who has spoken openly about how he was affected by the divorce of his parents, and fumed at his dad when he claimed he’s “always” been there for the star.
Admitting he was “so hurt” by the comments, the musician wrote on his Instagram Stories: “My father will say anything to anyone that’s willing to listen to him… It’s sad when family gets like this but what can we really do that’s the people we are stuck with.
“Every bar I ever spit was the truth and the truth is hard for some people to accept,” he wrote, ending the message with a shrug emoji.
T.I. turned to Jada Pinkett Smith, in an attempt to do damage control on her Red Table Talk show on Facebook.
During the interview, which dropped today (November 24th) T.I. said his he was simply joking, and that his comments were taken out of context.
“From a place of truth, I began to embellish and exaggerate… I think a lot of people took it extremely literal,” T.I. said during the sit-down.
T.I. also denied taking Deyjah to the gynecologist every year until she was 18. When he did attend, Deyjah’s biological mom Ms. Niko has also been present.
“Never said I was in any exam room,” the rapper explained. “Never said it was being done present-day, never said that her mother wasn’t present.”
T I said he was just trying to be a good dad but he has since realized his comments came across as insensitive and he apologized to Deyjah, who encouraged him to break his silence, as well as her mom.
T.I. also said Deyjah’s “sanctity” was the most important thing in his life.
“I’m talking about all the slimy, grimy, chubby-fingered little boys, who want to defile and destroy the sanctity that I have…the thing that’s the most important in my life. I’m going to deal with that with extreme care,” T.I. said.
T.I.’s ex and Deyjah’s mom Ms. Niko seemingly replied on Instagram and her reply seemed to take a swipe at the rapper.
Take a look at it T.I.’s interview with Jada Pinkett Smith.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jermaine Dupri joined forces with bosses at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to host a vegan Thanksgiving.
The star and members of the animal rights organization teamed up over the weekend for the meal, which was hosted for Atlanta, Georgia families in need.
Among the food items offered were roasted vegan turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, and pumpkin pie.
“I’ve been vegan for over a decade,” Dupri said in a statement, “and for me, there’s nothing better for feeling your best and knowing you’re helping the planet and animals. The holidays are about the spirit of giving, and PETA and I want to give people in Atlanta a Thanksgiving meal that’s healthy, humane and delicious.”
Dupri was joined by Dynasty star Elaine Hendrix for the gathering, which was hosted at the area’s West Hunter Street Baptist Church.
(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent has opened up another front in his ongoing war with rap star Rick Ross.
50 Cent is trying to haul Rick Ross into court as part of a $32 million legal war with his old law firm, Reed Smith and an attorney named Peter Raymond.
50 blames Reed Smith and Raymond for intentionally deceived him by failing to disclose a binding pre-trial stipulation between their firm and Lastonia’s lawyers, which “precluded key material witnesses,” including his longtime foe, Rick Ross.
The battle has been delayed because 50 Cent’s team cannot get anywhere close to Rick Ross to serve him with paperwork, so they are asking a judge to give them more time to find the Miami rapper.
Rick Ross, born William Leonard Roberts II, was supposed to be deposed on Friday (November 22nd).
But 50’s legal team has had no luck attempting to serve Rick Ross because they cannot get past the security at his sprawling Atlanta mansion.
AllHipHop obtained emails 50’s team has been sending back and forth about their cross country attempts to serve Rick Ross, so he can sit and be questioned in regards to the sex tape.
A process server tried to get Rick Ross at a show in Pennsylvania on October 31 and again on November 3 at his gig at ComplexCon in California without any success, due to the rap star’s security.
“Given his celebrity lifestyle, Ross has proven exceptionally difficult to personally serve,” 50 Cent’s legal team said in a court filing. “As a prominent celebrity, Ross lives in a gated home and has personal security personnel protecting him at the various public appearances he makes.”
50 Cent’s legal asking the judge overseeing the case to give them until December 20th to find Rick Ross so they can depose the rap star.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Maury Povich and Jerry Springer are two white dudes that have put poor people on full blast for decades! I can’t lie, once upon a time, I was all in! It was entertaining and ratchet as hell! 20 some odd years later, they are doing the same ol thing!
Rapper/activist Chuck D feels some kind of way about it and says that these dudes might be on the take…by the government. This broke over the weekend and a lot of people were feeling him. Do you think the government could be subsidizing these TV show for them to spread negative images of Black people, particularly Black women.
Just how much the fed$ pay these old white dudes like Maury & Jerry showtiming young folks dysfunctional sht on Air …especially young blacks . Beware of elder media Nucointelpro buzzards hovering. Everything ain’t entertainment in fact it’s exploitation pic.twitter.com/e3LyhGJ69L
I am not sure if he was being literal or metaphorical, but its like seeing people in line for Popeyes chicken every single day.
Chuck D, for the record, is one of the most respected rappers in the history of rap. Much of this is based on his ability to see past the norm and think outside of what is so blatantly in our face. I think He may be on to something, but we don’t see Maury or Jerry going anywhere. In fact, Jerry has a new show…as a judge! HUH?
And he is interested in performing at the prison while he is in town. However, he doubts permission will be granted.
“Being that it’s a maximum-security lockdown detention center where you’ve got to stay in a room for 23 hours a day, I doubt they’ll let those people get a performance,” he told TMZ.
The rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, made headlines after he and two members of his entourage were arrested for assaulting a man following a concert in Stockholm.
He and his team claimed they acted in self-defense, but a district court found all three guilty of assault, handing down a two-year suspended sentence and ordering them to pay the victim damages.
Due to the time already served in detention, they avoided a custodial sentence.
(AllHipHop News) Iggy Azalea has come under fire from fans for delaying the release of her new EP, Wicked Lips, for a second time.
The record was originally due out on November 15, but the 29-year-old pushed it back a week after failing to mix the vocals on one of the songs in time.
However, while the star promised it would drop a week later, on November 22nd, fans took to Twitter to fume as the “Fancy” hitmaker failed to respond to messages about the whereabout of the project.
“Watch her delaying the EP again … which is very uncool to delay it 2 times in a row,” one fan fumed. “But why are we surprised? We always had to fight with that… The New Classic, Digital Distortion… shouldn’t we be so used to it?”
Another wrote: “What happened to Wicked Lips? Isn’t it supposed to be released already?”
It wasn’t all bad for Iggy though, as some fans pointed out, that since leaving former label Island Records last year she’s an independent artist, meaning she funds and navigates all aspects of her career.
“She’s independent,” wrote one user. “Everything she does she funds so obviously it’s gonna take longer.”
The delay comes after it was reported the “Kream” star’s home with beau Playboi Carti was robbed of over $350,000 in jewelry last week – with high-end watches, chains, rings and bracelets, and a $35,000 diamond engagement ring among the list of items taken.
(AllHipHop News) R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriend Joycelyn Savage has claimed the singer made her have an abortion at his house because he didn’t want the “news breaking out” if she had the procedure at the hospital.
After her first post, she alleged Kelly had made her call him “master” or “daddy,” Savage, who first met Kelly at a concert in 2015, posted again on Sunday – making more sensational claims about her time living with the star.
In late 2016, Savage “realized I was pregnant by this monster.”
“Eventually, I ended up getting an abortion I was forced to get the surgery done at his house,” she wrote. “He didn’t want me going to the hospital because news would break out.”
She also alleged that she had a second abortion in 2018.
In another shocking revelation, Savage recalled when Kelly had strangled her until she passed out after she called him “baby” instead of one of his preferred titles.
“I had bruises around my neck, and I was told by him to wear a turtle neck or a scarf to cover them up whenever he would take me out in public,” she wrote. “I was frightened to tell anyone about this because of what he may do next.”
Savage also claimed that R. Kelly urinated on her multiple times, despite her pleading with him not to.
Responding to Savage’s allegations, Kelly’s lawyer Steven Greenberg said in a statement to Variety that she is trying “to make money by exploiting her long time, loving relationship with Robert.”
“Obviously if she were to tell the truth no one would pay so she has, unfortunately, chosen to regurgitate the stories and lies told by others for her own personal profit,” he added.
R. Kelly is facing 13 counts of alleged sexual abuse with young girls in a multi-state federal case sparked by “Surviving R. Kelly.”
(AllHipHop News) Two British stars are joining forces to bring Derek Owusu’s Teaching My Brother To Read to television. Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures production company is adapting the forthcoming book from Grime artist Stormzy’s #Merky Books publishing company.
“Derek’s book will be an inspiring exploration of brotherhood and how literature can influence and transform lives. We are genuinely excited about adapting this book as a work of fiction and non-fiction,” said Elba (The Wire, Thor: Ragnarok).
Green Door Pictures is responsible for Sky One’s In The Long Run, Netflix’s Turn Up Charlie, and Discovery’s Idris Elba: Fighter. #Merky Books launched with Stormzy’s first book, Rise Up, in 2018. That Reminds Me by Owusu was also published through the Penguin Random House-backed imprint.
“I know too many talented writers that don’t always have an outlet or a means to get their work seen, and hopefully #Merky Books can now be a reference point for them to say ‘I can be an author’, and for that to be a realistic and achievable goal,” said Stormzy in March.
(AllHipHop News) Robert “Meek Mill” Williams continues to take steps to support criminal justice reform. Meek is now helping to raise money for the REFORM Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to changing the laws, policies, and practices that perpetuate injustice in America.
Beginning November 26, Lids will sell limited-release DreamChasers hats. A percentage of the proceeds from the individual sale of each headpiece will be donated to the REFORM Alliance.
Meek Mill is the co-owner and creative director for Lids. He is also the co-founder of REFORM Alliance alongside Michael Rubin, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Robert Kraft, Robert F. Smith, Clara Wu Tsai, Laura Arnold, Michael Novogratz, and Daniel S. Loeb.
“Having my own line with Lids is special, but I’m especially proud that proceeds from this hat will be used to help fix the broken criminal justice system,” said Mill. “I’m grateful that our team at Lids was committed to making a hat that’s stylish, but will go toward a greater cause.”
Last week, REFORM Alliance Co-Chairs Meek Mill and Michael Rubin helped free Philadelphia native Maurice Hudson from state prison. Hudson was sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years because he could not afford to pay $1,941 in outstanding court costs.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Hudson’s release on Friday morning. Rubin and fellow Philadelphia 76ers partner Josh Harris hosted Hudson as a VIP guest at the Sixers’ home game against the Spurs that night.
Meek also provided Hudson and his family with new clothes from fashion designer Milano di Rouge as well as items from PUMA. Plus, the Grammy-nominated emcee is assisting the 29-year-old father with transitioning back to society and finding a job.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Did you peep this? Mach Hommy is one of the kings of the New York underground! Well, he and Jay are up to something. “What?” is the big question! Griselda Records got down with Jay-Z earlier in the year to really solidify Jigga’s commitment to domination – commercially and underground. And, Mach Hommy isn’t even as well known as Westside, Benny and Conway, but he’s definitely impacting the game. Jay-Z’s interest is interesting to me. He’s also from Newark, NJ and not NY, which is interesting. Time will tell, but Mach Hommy is one unique dude. We don’t even know what he looks like!
Here is some random stuff that didn’t make it over the week, because of random system issues.
(AllHipHop Rumors) OK…this is going to be a lot so let’s just PLOW THROUGH THESE RUMORS AND NOT SO RUMORS!
I don’t know how Ciara and Megan Thee Stallion are having a twerk off even in good fun! Megan is a professional twerker and Ciara is a dancer! Now a dancer can twerk and a twerker can dance, but a twerker and never be bested by a dancer in twerking. PERIOD!
Let us take it to the old school. “They” are saying that Bobby Brown did not sing “Every Little Step,” one of his hit records from back in the day. Ralph Tresvant though? A website failed to offer any real proof, yet made these sensational allegations. I have been told that they likely altered Bobby’s rugged voiced slightly to make it “softer” and more palatable to the masses. I gotta say, this is POPPYCOCK! But take a listen!
Ray J…Is Having A Bad, BAD Look!
I am NOT about to write a bunch of stuff about Ray J, but this brother’s life is going haywire right now!
My heart has been heavy for the last past week. I miss my baby Melody so much it hurts! I’m so sorry the world has to watch a young relationship like ours fall down. In order to be solid in a relationship you have to keep people out of it and let God work it out. But this hasn’t been the case. I will continue being the best man and father I can be no matter what’s on the other side. Without respect there is nothing. Love took a L this time.
Now, Ray J has apparently blocked his pregnant WIFE from the Gram? How do you leave them in Vegas and also block the DM? Well, I am not judging. I am just asking questions! Damn B! They have such a beautiful family!
As a matter of record, Ray J denies the allegations of abandonment. “To insinuate that I would do anything to harm my daughter is just sad man.” – Ray J! His pregnant wife-to-be is allegedly OVER it. This saga will continue to play out since she’s giving us a play by play.
(AllHipHop News) Fans of PartyNextDoor finally got new music from the singer-songwriter. A two-pack with “The News” and “Loyal” Featuring Drake dropped on Friday.
Following those records hitting DSPs, people began asking when PND would release his next body of work. He partially answered that question on Twitter last night.
“Album in January,” tweeted PartyNextDoor at 9:14 pm. The OVO Sound recording artist did not provide an exact date for the upcoming LP.
Party has let loose two official studio albums so far. PartyNextDoor Two came out in 2013. That was followed by PartyNextDoor 3 in 2016. He has also released the PartyNextDoor, Colours, Colours 2, and Seven Days EPs.
I just want to say thank you to the fans and everyone that has been supporting. Just found out Loyal is #1 on Apple Music. pic.twitter.com/mtHDFvWUMA
