(AllHipHop News) A man associated with Floyd Mayweather was shot after shooters targeted the boxing superstar in Atlanta early this morning (April 9).

According to cops, Floyd Mayweather and his entourage were returning to the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead, after a night of partying.

The boxer’s three-car caravan was pulling into the hotel when a gunman pulled up beside them in another vehicle and began firing.

All three vehicles sped off in different directions, but the gunman attempted to pursue the cars.

A man in Floyd’s group was struck in the leg during the shooting and cops say the boxer’s vehicle was specifically targeted.

Police do not have any suspects in custody as of press time.

Ironically, before the shooting, Floyd posted a rather somber message to Twitter.

(AllHipHop News) Eric B & Rakim’s “The Technique Tour” hits New York City’s Irving Plaza this week. Before returning to the stage, one half of the pioneering Hip Hop twosome spoke to AllHipHop.

“This run is for our kids, for our families, our friends,” said Eric B. “It’s a run just to reunite with everyone.”

The tour is also scheduled for Philadelphia, Baltimore, Raleigh, Charlotte, Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and other locations. Eric B. & Rakim released their debut album Paid In Full in 1987 and 1992’s Don’t Sweat the Technique was the duo’s last studio LP.

(AllHipHop News) Terrence “Punch” Henderson has good reason to push Cardi B’s new Invasion Of Privacy album. His Top Dawg Entertainment singer SZA appears on the project’s closing track “I Do.”

Instead of just tweeting out an iTunes link or posting the cover art on Instagram, Punch decided to compare the Bronx newcomer to a Hip Hop icon. He tweeted, “Cardi B is 2pac.”

Other Twitter users with blue checks responded to Punch’s declaration about Cardi. Hot 97’s Ebro Darden questioned why the TDE president would want to invite the level of scrutiny that was sure to come whenever Tupac Shakur is involved in a discussion about modern rappers.

Punch later returned to the social media platform to agree with Ebro’s focus on Cardi and Pac’s similar public support, passion, and transparency. The West Coast executive replied, “Now we talking. The passion and charisma. Even flow and delivery at times when she emphasize certain words for more impact etc.”

Demetrius Shipp Jr‏, who played Shakur in the All Eyez On Me biopic, jumped in Punch’s mentions as well. Rappers Glasses Malone and J-Haze also reacted to the supposed Cardi/Pac correlation.

“It’s crazy. I see a lot of [people] don’t really pay attention to hip hop music and it’s artist. It’s hard to break Down the point when most ppl don’t even understand why they love Pac in the first place,” wrote Punch.

During his time leading TDE, Punch has overseen projects by Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and other acts on the label. The California native is also a recording artist in his own right.

(AllHipHop News) Cardi B. took a risky move early in her career, all for the sake of her image.

The rap star revealed she received illegal butt injections to enhance her bottom.

Cardi has never been shy about admitting to getting a boob job and butt enhancements, as footage is abundant around the net of before and after footage.

She explained her reason for the drastic changes to her body over the past four years.

“When I was 21, I did not have enough meat on body-if I was to get lipo, I wouldn’t have enough fat for my ass,” Cardi B. told GQ in the May edition.

But it was shocking to learn the rap star underwent the process in a basement in Queens.

“They don’t numb your ass with anything,” she explains of the process. “It was the craziest pain ever. I felt like I was gonna pass out. I felt a little dizzy. And it leaks for, like, five days.”

Cardi B. just dropped her album Invasion Of Privacy and announced she was pregnant with Migos group member Offset’s child.

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(AllHipHop News) For the sixth episode of Atlanta Robbin’ Season, writer Donald Glover and director Hiro Murai turned the award-winning dramedy into a psychological thriller à la Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Glover also took on the role of the disturbing, Michael Jackson-esque character named Teddy Perkins.

Vulture spoke to Derrick Haywood, the actor that played Teddy’s “brother” Benny. He revealed that Glover embraced the method approach for what many fans viewed as a convincing, yet unsettling performance.

“They were calling him Teddy, he acted as Teddy. There was no Donald on set whatsoever. I kid you not,” said Haywood. “Our engagement on season one compared to our engagement on this episode was drastically different. He was really Teddy Perkins on set.”

This episode centered around Darius (Lakeith Stanfield) attempting to pick up a piano from Perkins’ house. Unexpected circumstances lead to Darius being drawn into a very frightening situation.

“The first time I filmed on Atlanta, [Donald] was in the room chatting with us. Just normal conversations between normal people. But this time, he was consistently walking around as ‘Teddy,’ not Donald. He had security and everything!” Haywood recalled. He added, “Lakeith and Donald have some interaction, though, it was just minimal. It was nothing like season one.”

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(AllHipHop News) It looks like Jeezy is about to be out of over $111,000. According to TMZ, a judge ordered the Atlanta rapper to pay Edaz Redden over a legal dispute involving a released song.

The website reports:

In docs, the judge entered a default judgment in favor of Edaz, who sued Jeezy back in 2015 alleging he gave an “I Ball, I Stunt” demo to a producer … only to later see the same title, composition and chorus on a Jeezy track.

“I Ball, I Stunt” appeared on the 2011 mixtape The Real Is Back. The track was produced by Super Ced and featured Scrilla.

(AllHipHop News) SOB x RBE got a huge international look when their “Paramedic!” record was included on Black Panther: The Album. The California-based collective may not be a household name yet, but they are not afraid to declare their running Hip Hop right now.

While performing at The Observatory in Santa Ana, one member of the crew took aim at another rap faction. Yhung T.O. told the crowd, “You can tell the Migos that we the hottest group in the game.” Someone on stage also said, “that’s the only people we competing with… f-ck the Migos.”

It’s not clear if the public diss was the result of behind-the-scenes bad blood or just an open challenge for the top spot. Migos have been the most commercially successful rap group over the last several years.

SOB x RBE is made up of Yhung T.O., DaBoii, Lul G, and Slimmy B. Their 15-track GANGIN project arrived in February, and they’re set to hit the road with Post Malone and 21 Savage later this month.

(AllHipHop News) Chancelor “Chance The Rapper” Bennett is heavily involved in promoting and supporting education. For example, the Coloring Book creator shared his wealth by donating $1 million to the Chicago school system in 2017.

Now Lil Chano will be sharing his wisdom with the students of Dillard University. The New Orleans HBCU invited Bennett to give the commencement speech for the Class of 2018.

“I thought he made for a great commencement speaker because of his spirit of being entrepreneurial and authentic. But his civic engagement, including encouraging people to vote and willingness to speak out on issues, like his recent opposition to a Heineken ad, are just as paramount,” said Dillard President Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough.

Last year, Chance teamed his SocialWorks non-profit organization with LANDR to present audio mastering classes as part of the Kids of the Kingdom Summer Music Academy in Chicago. The Grammy winner also launched the [Twilight Awards](“teachers, parents, principals, and students that convey leadership”.) to honor teachers, parents, principals, and students for their outstanding contribution to the education system.

(AllHipHop News) The latest Billboard 200 is topped by a six-track EP. The Weeknd’s My Dear Melancholy premiered with 169,000 units in its opening week.

This gives the Canadian vocalist his third straight chart-topper. Melancholy scored the highest first-week units for an R&B project since The Weeknd’s Starboy in 2016 (209,000 units).

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“Call Out My Name” has become the breakout track from the set. The audio-only version has already collected 22 million plays on YouTube.

Rich The Kid’s debut studio LP The World Is Yours came in at #2 with 59,000 units. He was closely followed by the 57,000 units for XXXTentacion’s ? which fell one spot to #3.

(AllHipHop News) Ice Cube’s game show “VH1 Hip Hop Squares” returns to television next month and viewers should be ready for a wild season.

The competitive hip-hop-centric trivia show tests rap stars’ familiarity with pop culture.

This year, an entire episode is devoted to the controversial reality show “Love & Hip Hop.”

“‘Hip Hop Squares’ is going to be a ratchetfest extravaganza. We have some moments,” Producer Jesse Collins told AllHipHop.com. “We have some Tamar Braxton stuff that is a movie. We do a ‘Love & Hip Hop’ episode that is ‘wow.’ It is amazing!”

This season will features stars like Remy Ma, Snoop Dogg, T.I. Blac Chyna, Fat Joe, A$AP Ferg, Lil Jon and others.

DeRay Davis will continue the hosting duties for the second season of “VH1 Hip Hop Squares” which premieres on Wednesday, April 18 At 10 pm.

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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Rick Ross kept his promise to his daughter Toie and threw a lavish Sweet 16 birthday bash this weekend.

Toie’s March 17 celebration was postponed after Rozay was admitted to a Miami area medical center on March 1, when his assistant discovered him unresponsive.

The rapper spent several days in the hospital recovering and pledged to make good on the party for Toie.

The rapper kept his word on Saturday as he celebrated Toie with celebrity pals like DJ Khaled and A Boogie at The Villa, Casa Casuarina, the former Versace Mansion.

The rapper also gifted his daughter with a Bentley truck for her a Sweet 16 birthday present.

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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Q-tip will bring his 30-plus years of experience in the entertainment business to students at New York University.

The Tribe Called Quest founding group member has been tapped to teach a class at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute Of Recorded Music In The Tisch School of the Arts.

The new class will focus on the historical links between hip-hop and Jazz music.

The rapper has teamed with journalist Ashley Kahn for the course, which will comprise seven classes with Q-Tip as the teacher.

“I couldn’t be more excited to share with the students what I know and I look forward to them also teaching me,” Q-Top said. “Teaching is an exchange of sharing and receiving for all involved.”

Artists like The Last Poets, Stetsasonic, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, The Roots, Lauryn Hill, and Kendrick Lamar will be dissected during the course.

According to the description, the “course is among the first in the world to explore the underappreciated connections between jazz and hip-hop and combines historical and social perspectives with the opportunity to produce original music at the nexus of the two genres.”

Each class will be divided into two parts.

First, students must finish focused readings and create listening and viewing assignments investigating the connections between jazz and hip-hop.

The second half of each class focuses on “musicianship, performance, composition, and production” with students completing in-class and out-of-class homework with Q-Tip’s mentorship.

The class will start September 5, 2018, and will be held on Wednesdays through the fall semester.