(AllHipHop News) Rapper T.I. is expanding his TV resume by executive producing a reality competition series.

“The Grand Hustle” has been developed under the rapper’s Grand Hustle Productions and 51 Minds Entertainment.

The 12-episode show will feature 16 businessmen and women competing to land a position with a six-figure salary in T.I.’s Grand Hustle business empire.

“The Grand Hustle Empire is always expanding so therefore we needed to add a very talented, highly skilled executive to our team,” the rap star said. “It doesn’t matter if you got your hustle at Harvard or the hood, The Grand Hustle is about how you handle business and what you can do for the brand so I wanted to create a show that offers an equal playing field.”

The series will premiere on BET in July.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Drake has handed video game streamer Ninja $5,000 after losing their latest online Fortnite battle.

The “God’s Plan” star and the gamer have livestreamed their Fortnite battles on the Twitch platform before, but their most recent face-off cost Drake, aka TheBoyDuddus, after he confidently offered his rival $5,000 if he won.

He was no match for Ninja as they undertook missions in the post-apocalyptic game world, while tackling zombies, and he happily paid up.

“I’m a man of my word, I got you,” Drake said. “Send me the info, I got you.”

Drake and Ninja previously broke the record for the most-viewed live broadcast on Twitch during a Fortnite hook-up with with rap star Travis Scott and American footballer JuJu Smith-Schuster last month.

Earlier this month, Fortnite became the most viewed game in YouTube history, beating out Minecraft by reaching over 2.4 billion views in February alone.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Fabolous’ court hearing in his domestic violence case has been postponed until next month.

Fab, real name John Jackson, is facing third-degree charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats after an alleged incident with his longtime girlfriend, “Love & Hip Hop” reality star Emily B, last month.

He surrendered to local police in Englewood, New Jersey in March, and was subsequently released with desk tickets to appear in court at a later date.

A hearing was subsequently scheduled for Wednesday in Bergen County, New Jersey, but the 40-year-old’s lawyer requested a delay.

A reason for the request was not given, but the judge granted it and Fabolous is now due in court in May.

If convicted of the aggravated assault charge, he faces three to five years in prison.

(AllHipHop News) It’s been 8 years since the “Lil Kim vs Nicki Minaj” feud flared up, but the two rap queens are still brought up by their respective fan bases. Neo-Soul legend Erykah Badu found herself in the middle of the crossfire shot by Kim and Nicki’s armies.

Badu posted the cover to Minaj’s “Chun-Li” single on Instagram. Then someone commented under the pic: “Why y’all ain’t support remy and Kim like this tho?? Smfh y’all fake af.” That led to a “who” response from Erykah.

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Many IG users took that “who” as a diss directed at Kim and/or Rem. Fat Belly Bella had to get back on the site to make it clear she has love for the Queen Bee. Badu wrote:

Hey bb [Lil Kim] what up bkln♥️….now HEA! Don’t put me in this “pick a side ” sheeeit. 😂😂😂That’s unhealthy lil hittas.

Badu has also been supportive of newcomer Cardi B. She referred to the “Bodak Yellow” spitter as “The realist.”

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(AllHipHop News) Last month, Snoop Dogg earned his first #1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart when Bible of Love hit the apex of the tally. Even though certain listeners gravitated toward the LP, some Christians were bothered by the former gangsta rapper trying his hand at spiritual music.

Snoop did find one religious defender in Creflo Dollar, pastor of World Changers Church International in Atlanta. He recently addressed his congregation on the topic of grace.

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“Recently, a man in California, he’s a rapper, in fact, he’s known as a legend, I think his nickname is Snoop Dogg. He just released a gospel album to minister to people ‘cause his grandmamma ministered to him and he had it on the inside of him,” said Dollar. “Isn’t it sad that he received rejection and flak and ‘how y’all gon’ support somebody like this after what they did and what they said?’ What’s wrong with us?”

The televangelist later added, “Somebody should have said, ‘Congratulations, thank you so much, thank you so much for releasing something that can minister to people and encourage people and help people.’ We were so busy trying to dig up his past, we couldn’t see the working of the Holy Ghost on the inside.”

Dollar also called out the “Holy Ghost police” for questioning whether someone has done enough or been saved long enough to be respected by churchgoers. He told Christians criticizing Snoop’s transition, “Y’all need to stop.”

(AllHipHop News) Wale and Meek Mill have had their differences in the past. However, the two emcees came up together in the industry as part of Maybach Music Group, and they are frequent collaborators.

Since Meek latest incarceration, numerous celebrities have come out in support of the Philadelphia native. Wale revealed he recently talked to his brethren and posted about the experience on Instagram.

He wrote:

Spoke to my dawg for grip Yesterday … it’s funny how nobody knows how close we are or what we been through. It’s really deeper than rap . We look back and laugh at the dumb shyt and we welcome the endless possibilities of our future with open arms . The silver lining in this f-cked up situation is the clarity and wisdom he has gained. The silver lining for me is realizing what(or who) is real. I the end there barely is a silver lining in such an unjust situation but the conversation we’ve been having have inspired me on levels I deemed unattainable at one point. I’m grateful for the ups and downs because God /Universe will bless you directly and indirectly . Ill see u real soon my brova. Ps. I always feel weird about saying “free____” because the body can be captured but the mind can remain elusive when there is clarity.

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(AllHipHop News) Cardi B’s debut studio LP Invasion Of Privacy is on pace to be the #1 album in the country. Besides making moves on the charts, the rap star was also heavily talked about on Twitter.

According to Billboard, there have been 2.6 million tweets about Cardi since the release of Invasion Of Privacy. The track “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin was the most talked about record.

“I Like It” has yet to fall out of the Top 5 on the iTunes Songs Chart. Invasion Of Privacy has controlled the iTunes Album Chart for the last week.

(AllHipHop News) Rae Sremmurd is expected to drop SremmLife 3 sometime this month. The triple-disc set includes a Swae Lee-only project.

The Hip Hop crooner let loose another single from the forthcoming collection. Swae’s “Guatemala” features his brother Slim Jxmmi.

SremmLife 3 consists of the LPs Swaecation, Jxmtroduction, and SR3MM. Future, Travis Scott, Young Thug, Pharrell, The Weeknd, and Zoë Kravitz will appear on the album.

The duo previously released the track “Hurt To Look” by Swae Lee, “Brxnks Truck” by Slim Jxmmi, and the collaborative “Powerglide.” Swae Lee has declared, “It’s the best music we’ve ever made. Of course we’ve still got SremmLife 1 and 2 flavor, but we’re giving y’all sh-t y’all never heard from Rae Sremmurd before.”

(AllHipHop News) Lil Durk is no longer part of the Def Jam roster. The current independent artist dropped his most recent project, Just Cause Y’all Waited, last month.

The commercial mixtape includes the track “Cross Roads” where Durk raps, “I’m so deep in Chicago, whoever thought I’d see France? If I ain’t have beef I think they’d be treatin’ me like Chance.” Billboard asked the 25-year-old about those particular lines.

“Just how we came up. We came up with the violence within the area of Chicago that was super bad and we were a part of. That’s when it came to stopping shows, they didn’t want us on the radio,” replied Durk. “It was hard for us to maneuver. I got the talent and every time you’d scream Chicago they’d say ‘Durk, Durk.’ But then the politics would be holding us back. That’s why I said it. His daddy in politics and my daddy in the feds.”

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“Cross Roads” was inspired by the classic Bone Thugs-N-Harmony record “Tha Crossroads.” The single peaked at #1 on the Hot 100 chart in 1996.

“This when I didn’t know how to put the quality in my music so the ad libs would be loud and the tunes would be strong as hell too. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony came through the gate with it, my influence came from them,” said Durk. “I used to watch their videos as a child and be like, ‘I’m not trying to go where the f### they’re at.’ I saw the ‘Cross Roads’ video and Uncle Charles died in the yard, it was different.”

(AllHipHop News) G Herbo and his girlfriend Ariana welcomed their first child into the world.

The Chicago rapper revealed that the baby weighed in at 8 pounds and 14 ounces with a length of 21 inches. The Chicago rapper posted an IG that showed his elation.

He said, “I can’t even explain the feeling.”

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Some reports have said that the child was overdue.

Congrats to the proud parents!

(AllHipHop News) The fabled, controversial Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album by Wu-Tang Clan will land each of the group members in court, and it has nothing to do with Martin Shkreli.

Martin Shkreli is spending the next eight years in prison years for securities fraud, but before his jail sentence, he went on a spending spree and bought the one of a kind Wu-Tang Clan album in 2015 for $2 million.

According to reports, the group is being sued for using the unauthorized work of a photographer named Warren Patterson.

Patterson says he spent 80 hours taking hundreds of pictures of a silver case emblazoned with Wu’s logo on it for the Once Upon a Time in Shaolin artwork.

The problem is, Patterson says he never signed a contract and was not compensated for taking the pictures, one of which was used as the cover for Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.

Warren Patterson is suing each member of The Wu-Tang Clan and he is seeking over $1 million in damages.

One of Miami’s hottest artists Ball Greezy recently announced on social media that he has officially become a top 10 artist from the efforts of one of his most popular records “Nice and Slow” . The heatseeking record is getting unbelievable attention on the airwaves and is competing against artists such as SZA, Cardi B and Drake. Official video announcement is below along with the official Media Base Chart listing.

Keep up with all the moves Ball Greezy is making @BallGreezy and make sure to download his new album Bae Day 2: Here