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Kehlani Says She Does Not Need To See A Therapist After YG Cheating Scandal

(AllHipHop News) Kehlani has reassured fans she’s “good” after sparking concern by dropping new track “You Know Wassup” which appears to address recent rumors about her boyfriend YG’s infidelity.

The 24-year-old star released the new tune on her Soundcloud and YouTube channels, with her devotees quick to highlight the pointed lyrics:

“And I’ll still tell the world I’m in love with you/ ‘Cause I ain’t ashamed of s##t/ Got your name tatted on my wrist/ Any b##ch got a bone to pick and knows phone to hit/ ‘Cause I’m still with all the actions and all that s##t/ You’re still my love, you’re still my heart, that’s still my date/ Still wanna be Mrs. Jackson.”

YG, real name Keenon Jackson, was photographed kissing another woman while leaving a Los Angeles nightclub last month.

A spokesperson for the rapper later dismissed it as a “drunken moment” and said he was “very regretful for putting himself in that situation and hurting Kehlani.”

“You Know Wassup” is the first time Kehlani has addressed the cheating rumors, and many of her fans were eager to check her mental state after she dropped the track.

Responding to the concerns, Kehlani tweeted: “I’m good y’all. i see people starting a hashtag about hoping my mental is ok and me possibly needing a therapist. lmao (laugh my a*s off). I’m straight forreal. I’m an artist. I dive inward. glad it’s doing something for you all tho. love you.

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“The fire thing about music is you can express the wildest and furthest parts of the emotions youre experiencing, even just the things the little back of your head voice is screaming.. or even the devil on your shoulder. flush it out and it keep it flowin.”

Kehlani and YG confirmed they were a couple in September, as they stepped out together at New York Fashion Week.

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Jay-Z Buys Back Intellectual Property For Rocawear For $15 Million

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jay-Z has settled a nasty lawsuit with the company that bought his Rocawear brand.

Iconix plunked down $204 million for the brand in 2007, but in 2013 executives wrote off the entire investment.

Jay-Z sued, claiming he was due money and had been victimized by a fraud scheme hatched by the executives at the company.

Jay-Z’s lawyers also sued during the arbitration process, claiming there were not enough African-Americans involved in the process.

During the legal battle, the rap star/mogul was supposed to give a videotaped deposition, but he fought the order because he didn’t want his testimony to leak.

Jay-Z’s lawyers protested, claiming his privacy was being invaded and that he was being subjected to a “Spanish Inquisition.”

According to reports, Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, bought back $15 million worth of intellectual property from Iconix as part of the settlement.

Representatives for Jay-Z have yet to comment.

FBI Says Kodak Black Was Under The Influence Of Drugs In Prison When He Seriously Injured A Guard

(AllHipHop News) Kodak Black’s time behind bars has already been eventful.

On October 29th, the rapper was involved in a fight with another inmate, when he attacked a guard who was attempting to break up the altercation.

The pepper-sprayed blasted at Kodak Black failed to have an immediate effect and he punched the guard twice.

Then the “ZeZe” rapper grabbed the guard’s testicles and squeezed them so hard that “his abdomen and intestinal wall were breached.”

The prison official was subsequently hospitalized and had to undergo surgery as a result of the incident.

According to the Miami Herald, it took four guards to properly restrain Kodak Black, who has yet to be charged for the intitial fight, or the alleged assault on the guard.

The information was revealed yesterday (November 13th), when Kodak Black was formally sentenced to almost four years in prison for lying on a federal gun application in an attempt to buy three guns. 

Spike Lee Directing Hip-Hop Version Of “Romeo And Juliet”

(AllHipHop News) Spike Lee is to direct a version of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo And Juliet” set in the 1980s New York hip-hop scene.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “BlacKkKlansman” filmmaker has closed a deal to direct “Prince of Cats,” an adaptation of Ron Wimberly’s graphic novel.

The 2012 book tells Romeo and Juliet’s story through the eyes of her hot-headed cousin Tybalt and transports the story to a fictionalized version of 1980s Brooklyn.

The project has been in development since 2018, when it was to star Lakeith Stanfield, but the “Knives Out” actor has since dropped out of the movie.

Spike Lee will rewrite the script with Wimberly and former The Source editor Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, who wrote the original adapted screenplay. Casting details are yet to be announced.

In “Prince of Cats,” Tybalt and his Capulet brothers, battle with their rival Montagues for control of Da People’s Republic of Brooklyn, where underground sword duelling has become a method of settling disputes, among youngsters obsessed with hip-hop, DJing and graffiti.

Spike Lee’s last film, “BlacKkKlansman” was nominated for six Academy Awards, and won for Best Adapted Screenplay, the 62-year-old’s first non-honorary Oscar.

His follow-up project is “Da 5 Bloods,” a Vietnam War thriller starring Chadwick Boseman.

A$AP Mob’s Yams Day 2020 Set For Barclays Center In NYC

(AllHipHop News) The 2020 edition of the Yams Day celebration concert is scheduled to take place on January 17, 2020. Brooklyn’s Barclays Center will host the extravaganza for the second time.

A$AP Mob announced the news on the New York-bred collective’s official Instagram account. Presale tickets are now available at Ticketmaster with the password “YAMMYGANG.”

Yams Day is held in honor of the late Steven “A$AP Yams” Rodriguez. The A$AP Mob founder passed away in 2015 at the age of 26. Concertgoers can expect to see A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, other official A$AP affiliates, and special guests at the show.

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Charlamagne Tha God Blasts Lakeith Stanfield For Calling ‘The Breakfast Club’ Anti-Black

(AllHipHop News) For the second time in two weeks, a Black celebrity is catching backlash for comments about Black media outlets. Hip Hop artist Nicki Minaj ended up deleting a tweet that elevated “white ppl” over “the blacks,” and now Lakeith Stanfield is in the crosshairs for an Instagram post.

Stanfield specifically berated The Shade Room, Lipstick Alley, Worldstar, and The Breakfast Club. The star of Atlanta, Sorry to Bother You, and Get Out further explained his grievances in the IG post’s caption.

He wrote:

It’s a fact that a lot of these platforms are usually or tend to be feeding grounds for negative reinforcement toward BLACK “nonconformists”. They bolster faux vanity and hold a white supremacists scope over black men and women often highlighting negative attributes and downplaying mind expanding ones. They serve as bottomless coward consumption pits and digital, audio, or otherwise slave mentatilty museums. @ all you want

The Breakfast Club co-host Charlamagne Tha God took issue with Stanfield’s statement. CTG used his “Donkey of the Day” segment on Thursday to blast the 28-year-old actor.

“You can say any and everything about me. I’ve damn near heard it all about myself online. But what you won’t do is ever fix your lips to call one of my platforms, especially The Breakfast Club, anti-Black,” said Charlamagne.

He added, “I’m not going to sit here and act like we’ve gotten it right all the time, because we haven’t. We’ve made plenty of mistakes on this radio… All that critique is fine. But, Lakeith Stanfield, don’t you ever fix your raggedy-ass mouth to call the author of Black Privilege – because I truly believe it is a privilege to be Black – anti-Black.”

Charlamagne then suggested Stanfield did not call out any white media platforms because he feared retribution from Hollywood insiders and executives. The Power 105.1 personality also claimed Stanfield ignores Black correspondents when walking red carpets in order to speak with outlets such as E! and People.

Additionally, CTG brought up Stanfield apologizing for rapping gay slurs on Instagram in 2018. The Brilliant Idiots podcaster also played a sound bite from an old Breakfast Club interview where Lakeith joked about being sexually attracted to dogs and another clip where he apparently sniffed his own bare feet during a press junket with a Caucasian reporter.

“I don’t know what got into you yesterday, king. But watch your mouth, when it comes to calling a Black man like me anti-Black,” declared the outspoken South Carolina native.

Charlamagne Tha God concluded by saying, “This came from a place of love. Two takeaways I want to leave you with: One, be the change you want to see in media and stop acting like a damn buffoon in all your interviews. And two, don’t burn those Black bridges just because White folks in Hollywood sent you a boat, because history shows us what happens when White folks put Black folks on a boat.”

IG Model Eliza Reign Fights Future For Her Right To Speak In Paternity Drama

(AllHipHop News) A woman seeking to have rapper Future formally identified as the father of her child is fighting the star’s request for a gag order.

Eliza Seraphin filed paternity papers in Broward County, Florida over the summer, asking for the “Mask Off” hitmaker to officially be recognized as the father of her child.

She’s also asking the rapper be ordered to pay retroactive child support and cover her hospital expenses from her daughter’s birth in April.

Future, real name Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, fired back at Seraphin, also known as Eliza Reign, accusing her of attempting to “extort” money from him because he is rich.

He also demanding she be prohibited from talking about him or discussing the case in public.

Now Seraphin has responded to the hip-hop star’s effort to silence her, calling on the judge overseeing the case to rule in her favor and also order Future to pay her legal fees, reports The Blast.

The rapper is refusing to acknowledge Seraphin’s daughter, Reign, as his own, recently using social media to make it clear he only has five “wives,” including his ex-fiancee Ciara, the mother of his five-year-old son Future Zahir.

Soon after the lawsuit was filed, he wrote, “I have 5 wives BTW (by the way). Love them all to death.”

Seraphin isn’t the only woman taking Future to court over paternity – Cindy Renae Parker lodged a similar suit in Texas last month, claiming he is the father of her son Legend, who was born in July.

Vivica A. Fox On Issa Rae’s ‘Set It Off’ Remake: Create Your Own Thing

(AllHipHop News) Insecure creator Issa Rae is reportedly in the process of developing a Set It Off remake. Director F. Gary Gray’s original 1996 version starred Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, and Vivica A. Fox.

While promoting her upcoming Christmas Matchmakers television movie on ET Live, Fox was asked for her thoughts on a new Set It Off. The Empire actress is not on board for a 2020s version of the heist film.

“It’s a classic, leave it alone,” said Fox. “There’s absolutely no reason to try to redo it. It’s been done, and we did it so well that people are absolutely going to compare it to that.”

She continued, “I think that’s [Rae] taking on a tremendous chore because that film has become a cult classic. Some things are just better left… like create your own new franchise. If you want to do a new film of girls robbing banks, create your own thing.”

In an interview with E! News, Vivica A. Fox also made it clear she had no interest in being part of Je’Caryous Johnson’s Set It Off play. The cast of the 2018 on-stage adaptation featured Da Brat, LeToya Luckett, Kyla Pratt, and Demetria McKinney.

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Jennifer Lopez: Super Bowl Halftime Show Will Show Latinos’ Have Culture, Worth & Value

(AllHipHop News) The last two Super Bowl halftime performances were met with mixed reviews. Justin Timberlake (2018) and Maroon 5 (2019) didn’t wow the general public like previous performers Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and Lady Gaga. Will next year’s entertainers return to form? 

Super Bowl LIV in Miami will feature a mid-game concert by Puerto Rican singer Jennifer Lopez and Colombian singer Shakira. Some football fans – such as South Florida rap legend Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell – questioned why no African-Americans were named as headliners.

In a conversation with actor Robert Pattinson for Variety, Lopez spoke about her upcoming gig inside Hard Rock Stadium on February 2, 2020. The Hustlers star expressed her excitement about representing the Latinx community.

“I’m putting it together now. Me and Shakira together. We’re both excited to have been given the opportunity to do that, to stand there as two Latin women, in Miami and to bring that flavor,” said J.Lo.

She added, “I think it’s important in this day and age for two Latin women to be standing on that stage, when Latinos are being treated a certain way in this country or looked at a certain way, to show that we have a really specific and beautiful culture and worth and value, and we bring something to this country that’s necessary.”

The native New Yorker went on to say she hopes her SBLIV set will be a unifying moment. Lopez stated, “That night, I want it to be a celebration of who we are. All of us, because we’re in this together. I want to bring everybody together in that moment.”

50 Cent Jokes About Wanting To Find China’s “50 Cent” Troll Army

(AllHipHop News) Apparently, China has an army of paid trolls to disrupt conversations on the country’s social media platforms. The network of commentators, known as the 50 Cent Party for the rumored payment amount per post, purposely pushes positive information about the government.

China allegedly concocts about 448 million social media comments a year. An American Political Science Review paper concludes, “If these estimates are correct, a large proportion of government web site comments, and about one of every 178 social media posts on commercial sites, are fabricated by the government.”

After discovering China’s 50 Cent Party, one of America’s most well-known internet trolls expressed interest in finding the propaganda squad. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson tweeted about the communist nation’s likely 2 million-strong “strategic distraction” operation.

“What is this sh*t, I’m trying to find my army. ,” tweeted Jackson. He later added, ” do I have to go to China to find my Army I just want to be apart of it. LOL.”

For years, 50 Cent has used his social media accounts to take aim at his rivals such as Ja Rule, Wendy Williams, Bow Wow, and Young Buck. However, the G-Unit leader’s Instagram page was recently deactivated.

Jay-Z Reportedly Influenced NFL’s Decision To Give Colin Kaepernick A Workout

(AllHipHop News) When the news first broke that Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s Roc Nation entertainment company was partnering with the National Football League, there were a lot of critics that took issue with the business arrangement. Some detractors specifically had a problem with Colin Kaepernick not being involved in the deal.

Kaepernick has now been given the chance to conduct a “combine-style” workout for interested teams this Saturday in Atlanta. There are reports claiming Jay-Z was somehow involved in getting the alleged blackballed quarterback an opportunity to return to the NFL.

“I am also told that Jay-Z – who has been working with the NFL on some social justice initiatives – was involved in this and pushed this idea to some extent,” reported NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Plus, Rapoport, tweeted, “Two notes: 1. Jay-Z, a partner with the NFL on social justice, had some influence here. 2. This is not part of Kaepernick’s settlement, nor did he ask for this in his settlement.”

First Take host Stephen A. Smith also mentioned the Hip Hop mogul when speaking about the upcoming Kaepernick workout. ESPN’s highest-paid personality said, “The name that comes to my mind is Jay-Z and Roc Nation.”

For his part, Kaepernick seems eager to display his skills for NFL franchises. He posted a tweet on Tuesday that confirmed that he will be attending the workout this weekend.

“I’m just getting word from my representatives that the NFL league office reached out to them about a workout in Atlanta on Saturday. I’ve been in shape and ready for this for 3 years, can’t wait to see the head coaches and GMs on Saturday,” wrote Kaepernick.

Jay-Z’s partnership with the NFL supports the Inspire Change initiative which focuses on education and economic advancement, police and community relations, and criminal justice reform. Additionally, all proceeds from Inspire Change apparel and the “Songs of the Season” series go toward the League’s philanthropic efforts.

Watch Cardi B, Chance The Rapper, Lizzo & More Read Mean Tweets

(AllHipHop News) Jimmy Kimmel is back with the latest edition of his “Mean Tweets” segment. For this round, the late-night host got musicians to read what trolls had to say about them on Twitter.

Cardi B closed out the video with specific instructions for a person that complained about her being too loud. Chance The Rapper and Lizzo also show up in the clip.

The other participants were Billie Eilish, Midland, Luke Bryan, Perry Farrell, Green Day, Leon Bridges, Monsta X, John Mayer, Alice Cooper, and Luke Combs. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! audience laughed throughout the presentation.

Does Cardi B Want To Make Things Right With Nicki Minaj?

(AllHipHop Rumors) Cardi B and Nicki Minaj continue to be on the tip of our tongues at all time. I mean, I want to get away from them, but people still want to read about it. Now, I read the comments. Some people have complained, but there is a silent contingency that reads this stuff and I am the conduit! Here is the latest!

Cardi B had suggested on IG that she wants SOMEBODY to apologize to her so they can leave all that beef and shade in 2019. Now, think about this. Cardi B has been seemingly really happy this year. Her man doesn’t have any rumors of infidelity. Her baby is healthy. She really seems to be in a good space. The only thing that is outright negative…is Nicki Minaj. Now, some of this could be her own fault. Just the other day, she poked at Nicki over a song, where she was allegedly offered a guest feature before her adversary. She took it back, but she still pulled up on one of the male Barbz right in Times Square. 

Look at this and you tell me ANYBODY else that she could be referring to. 

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That’s right…she said, “I don’t want to end this year on bad terms with anyone. Apologize to me.” Nicki won’t go for that tone! 

I really believe this is all a game and we are unwitting participants…well some very willing. LOL! 

WHAT?: 50 Cent Disappears From Instagram, BUT WHY?

(AllHipHop Rumors) 50 Cent is MIA from everybody’s favorite social media site Instagram! What in the world has happened to everybody’s favorite mogul prankster? Early reports have stated that he may have violated their terms. Some have suggested a bit more quietly that he did this just so we’d talk about him. Remember, 50 Cent has like 25 million people on his IG…so he’s coming back. But…

Still, it does not look like he did it himself, because after the account was deaded on IG, he took to Twitter to start trolling. He didn’t skip a beat. But, what did it? Most recently he made fun of the lovely chocolate Tasha aka Naturi Naughton, a cast member of “Power.”…his show! That did not go over well if yoiu look at Twitter.  

https://twitter.com/50cent/status/1194698342267154432

Now, you would think that he would say something, essentially explaining to us, but he may not want to make it worse. So for now, we can only guess! Think Wendy Williams had something to do with this? Is this the same as him getting “shot” like Ghost? There are so many damn questions!

RiskTaker D-Boy Drops Mixtape “Feeling Like Dex”

RiskTaker D-Boy has lived a life a crime since he moved to Atlanta to live with his Pops. It was in prison, that D-Boy grew his craft spending time writing and developing his lyrics. 

Inspired by Eminem and Tupac, he pursued his craft once being released and returning to his hometown, Detroit, MI. RiskTaker D-Boy is dropped his debut project, Turnpikes and Tollbooths, in March 2019. 

Now, he’s back, less than a year later with the mixtape, Feeling Like Dex. Stand out tracks include Body Bag ft. Snap Dogg and Helluva’s produced track, They Needed Us.

1. Intro p### Reuel

2. Wanne Be

3. Man Purse p### Reuel

4. Dope Sells feat. RMC Mike producer HebeFreshASF/1800

5. Hoes p### Reuel

6. Opps Outside p###. Reuel

7. Five Seven produced DamnJonBoi

8. Never Seen Nothing ft. Oba Rowland

9. They Needed Us p### Helluva

10. Body Bag ft. Snapp Dogg p###. Ant Beats

11. Sit Down ft. Rio Da Young OG Proud. YouKnowThisDC

12. Choppa Vibes p### Reuel

F$O Dinero On Trading Hoop Dreams For The Music

F$O Dinero is all about the money, in the most positive way possible. Hailing from Broward County, the “Blue Bills” rapper is here to take this music thing all the way to the top, with goals of obtaining Gold and Platinum plaques while headlining the game’s biggest events. It was in senior year of high school when he decided to trade the hoop dreams in for the studio, the only place he truly feels alive and inspired.

Coming from humble beginnings, it was Lil Wayne and the Cash Money imprint that he looked up to growing up — giving him hope that he could one day attain their stature. Fast forward to 2019, he’s doing the damn thing.

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AllHipHop: For those who don’t know, who is F$O Dinero?

F$O Dinero: My music is more like the drip music, fly s##t only. It’s fly guy. F$O stands for Fly s##t Only.

AllHipHop: Why should people f##k w/ you?

F$O Dinero: Because what I do is pure. The music’s pure, the vibes are pure. Through music, you could feel what I’m going through. Either it makes you want to get money, it makes you want to get fly, or it makes you want to just feel better.

AllHipHop: How would you describe your sound?

F$O Dinero: Unique. I can sound like and adapt to anything. Like a chameleon, I can do anything.

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AllHipHop: You say you’re from Broward but not the same place as X. Why?

F$O Dinero: There’s different little cities. Where he’s from is in the deep South. Kodak’s from Pompano and I’m from Oakland Park, it’s still Broward County but not the same exact spot. Because they brought the light to us, Kodak and X.

AllHipHop: What were you seeing growing up?

F$O Dinero: Growing up in Broward, you see the rights and the wrongs. We live in a whole different world. South Florida in general, everything is fast over there. You see what not to want to be like, you see what to be like… it’s more to life. Broward is a small city, it prepared me for everything so far.

AllHipHop: Do you ever miss the hoop dreams?

F$O Dinero: I do sometimes think about it. I be like “damn, I can’t believe I used to just wake up and go to practice every single day.” Can’t believe I used to play basketball, now I don’t even touch a basketball. I still play basketball every now and then but before, it was every single day. Waking, boom: go play basketball. Like damn, what if I still played ball? I don’t dwell on it too much because everything happens for a reason.

AllHipHop: Dream collab?

F$O Dinero: Wayne, John Legend, and Meek.

AllHipHop: What can we expect from Color Money?

F$O Dinero: A whole lot of different vibes. Color Money will stamp me in a way. Because I have songs out, but I don’t have too much out. Color Money is really hard. I got features from Lil Durk, City Girls, and Zoey Dollaz. He’s from Miami, City Girls from Miami too. Lil Durk ended up happening because I made a post on Instagram, I told everybody tag Durk. Somebody I used to work with hit him up. He was f##king with the sound so we just built a connection. Went over there and made a song.

Inas X Drops Video For Her New Single “Loca”

Inas X is back with a brand new visual for her fans. 

Boasting 1.6 million followers on Instagram alone, the singer-songwriter has been growing her fanbase daily with her sweet, sexy look and even greater voice.

The East Coast native exploded onto the music scene with her single “Love Is,” which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Dance Chart in 2016. 

Now, she continues to bring confidence, determination, independence, and spread the importance of self-love.

“Loca” arrives in the form of a cinematic visual, with a blond Inas X strutting her s### and bringing all the vibes. 

This is a feel-good anthem that will get you moving on the dance floor in any occasion! 

John Legend Achieves His Biggest Dream – Gets Named Sexiest Man Alive

(AllHipHop News) John Legend has fulfilled his dream of becoming an “EGOTSMA” after being named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2019.

John Legend already holds EGOT status – after winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony – and laughed during an episode of U.S. TV show “The Voice” back in February he wanted to make it a full haul by nabbing the Sexiest Man Alive title.

And the father-of-two’s dreams came true on Tuesday (November 12th), as his fellow “The Voice” judge Blake Shelton, who himself nabbed the honor back in 2017, announced that John was the publication’s hottest man of the year – following in the footsteps of last year’s honoree Idris Elba.

As he told John of the news, Blake presented him with a pair of shorts bedazzled with “EGOTSMA” – with the acronym now symbolizing John’s latest win.

Speaking to People about his new honor, John said: “I was excited, but I was a little scared at the same time because it’s a lot of pressure. Everyone’s going to be picking me apart to see if I’m sexy enough to hold this title. I’m (also) following Idris Elba, which is not fair and is not nice to me!”

Dave East: Behind The Scenes Of His Promo Run

(AllHipHop Video) AllHipHop hit the streets with Harlem rapper Dave East as he went on a New York promo run. This video is a precursor to the official “A Day In The Life With Dave East,” shot in conjunction with Def Jam Records. Video: Ebony Reece.