(AllHipHop News) Drake may not have dominated the charts in 2017 like he did in previous years, but reports of him being washed have been greatly exaggerated. The superstar from Toronto proved he can still take over the music space in a flash.

“God’s Plan” was released on January 19, and Drizzy’s single premiered at the top spot on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The track came in conjunction with the other Scary Hours song “Diplomatic Immunity” which opened at #7 on the same tally.

With both records landing in the Top 10, Drake became the first artist to debut two songs in the region at the same time more than once. The More Life tunes “Passionfruit” (#8) and “Portland” featuring Quavo and Travis Scott (#9) hit the Top 10 simultaneously in April 2017.

Ed Sheeran is the only other act to see two songs concurrently debut among the 10 most popular songs in the country. In January of 2017, the Pop singer’s “Shape of You” bowed at #1 and “Castle on the Hill” came in at #6.

“God’s Plan” is Drake’s fourth #1 on the Hot 100. He reached the pinnacle as a guest on Rihanna’s “What’s My Name?” (2010) and “Work” (2016). The OVO leader also held the front position with “One Dance” featuring WizKid and Kyla (2016).

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(AllHipHop News) One of the most highly anticipated films of 2018 will arrive in theaters on February 16. Before the masses get to see Black Panther, a special world premiere for the Marvel Studios production was held in Los Angeles.

Stars of the Ryan Coogler-directed movie congregated at the Dolby Theatre on Monday. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis were among the cast members to be photographed at the event.

John Kani, who reprises his role as T’Chaka from Captain America: Civil War, was asked what Black Panther represents for the African continent. The South African actor said, “This movie is going to deal with the myth that if the white colonialists did not land in Africa we’d still be walking in skins and chasing each other… This is one time where African people are shown in their fullest potential.”

Donald Glover (Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Lion King) and Tessa Thompson (Creed, Thor: Ragnarok) were also in attendance at the event. Other celebrities to walk the purple carpet included Snoop Dogg, Martin Lawrence, David Oyelowo, Meagan Good, George Lucas, Janelle Monáe, Sterling K. Brown, Yara Shahidi, and Miles Brown.

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(AllHipHop News) Kodak Black is accused of swindling two promoters out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and now he’s facing a lawsuit.

The rapper’s frequent arrests have landed him a pair of lawsuits, claiming he stiffed different promoters and skipped shows.

One promoter named Corey Minniefield says Kodak cashed a $45,000 check last February to perform, but the rap star was busted for a probation violation on the same day he was supposed to perform.

Kodak made the issue worse when he blew off the makeup date.

The same thing happened to another promoter named Nicholas Fitts, who paid for a concert featuring the rapper on March 3, which Kodak missed because he was in jail.

Kodak also missed the makeup date for that concert as well, because he was still locked up on the day the show was supposed to take place.

Nicholas Fitts is suing Kodak Black for at least $123,000.

(AllHipHop News) Police in the United Kingdom are seeking out one of the women who claimed rap star Nelly sexually assaulted her.

Nelly is embroiled in a legal battle with a woman named Monique Greene

Greene insists the rapper raped her during a tour stop in Seattle Washington in October of 2017.

Greene refused to press charges against the rapper over the publicity the case was generating.

The police did their own investigation and subsequently refused to file any charges against Nelly.

But Monique Greene filed a civil suit against the rapper, which contained two new claims from two different women in the U.K.

One of the women claimed Nelly try to force her to have oral sex, and now cops in the U.K. want to know more.

“Specially trained officers are now making contact with the solicitors in a bid to contact the victim to take a report,” a police source stated.

The incident in question revolves around a woman presently only known as “Jane Doe 2.”

She claims Nelly masturbated in front of her, against her will and tried to “force his e#### penis” into her mouth.

Nelly’s longtime girlfriend Shantel Jackson has denied that incident took place, saying she was with Nelly backstage the entire time during the December 2017 show in question.

Nelly has also filed a countersuit against Monique Greene, claiming the 22-year-old student is ruining his reputation and costing him valuable business.

(AllHipHop News) Cardi B and Hillary Clinton mocked U.S. President Donald Trump at Sunday’s Grammy Awards by narrating passages from an explosive book about his administration.

“Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” Michael Wolff’s account of life working for America’s controversial leader, caused a sensation on its publication earlier this month, as the journalist accused Trump of being mentally unfit to lead America.

In a skit aired during the Grammys broadcast host James Corden auditioned a number of star names to record an audiobook version of the tome in a bid to win an award for Best Spoken Word Album.

His potential narrators were John Legend, Cher, Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled and Cardi, who read out a passage on Trump retiring to bed early to gorge on cheeseburgers before saying, “Why am I even reading this s##t? I can’t believe this! This how he lives his life?”

The final auditionee was his defeated opponent in the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton, who wryly read a section on Trump’s preference for eating at McDonald’s due to his alleged fear of being poisoned.

Among the book’s other revelations, stars related were lines describing the President’s alleged refusal to read important briefings and his bizarre haircare regime.

Trump has denied many of the accusations in Wolff’s book, which quotes former advisors including his ex-Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.

The skit mocking the President came in for criticism from one member of his administration, his Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.

“I have always loved the Grammys but to have artists read the ‘Fire and Fury’ book killed it,” she wrote on Twitter. “Don’t ruin great music with trash. Some of us love music without the politics thrown in it.”

Trump was also criticized from the stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden by a number of stars, including Cuban-American singer Camilla Cabello, who attacked his administration’s immigration policy.

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(AllHipHop News) A U.S. judge has given incarcerated rapper Meek Mill new hope for a possible release after ordering key documents in his probation violation case be made public.

The rap star was sentenced to two-to-four years behind bars in November, for violating his probation relating to a 2008 drug and gun bust.

His lawyers are appealing the harsh punishment, claiming trial judge Genece Brinkley was biased and handed him prison time after the rapper laughed off her request for a shout-out in a song.

Meek also snubbed her suggestion to dump his management team at Jay-Zs Roc Nation firm and sign with Philadelphia music figure Charlie Mack.

Mack, who previously worked with Meek early on in his career, has denied any links to Brinkley.

According to lawyers, the discussion with Brinkley is said to have taken place in chambers, and was on the record.

Now another judge has granted the release of the transcript to determine if Brinkley did show inappropriate judicial conduct, as alleged by Meek’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina.

If the claims are proven, it could pave the way for Meek to have his probation violation sentence overturned.

(AllHipHop News) DeAnthony “GoldLink” Carlos experienced a breakout year in 2017. The Grammy-nominated single “Crew” featuring Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy helped the DMV representative reach a wider fan base and earn praise from music publications.

Courvoisier and RCA Records celebrated GoldLink’s first Grammy nomination and stellar ’17 with a dinner event at New York City’s Esther & Carol. Attendees at the affair got to taste a Courvoisier curated meal as well as “The Crew” signature cocktail inspired by the 24-year-old rapper.

“Crew” was included on the At What Cost album. GoldLink also recruited Wale, Jazmine Sullivan, Kaytranada, Mýa, and others for contributions to the project.

“The Crew” Signature Cocktail

• 2 parts Courvoisier® V.S.O.P Cognac
• 3 parts ginger beer
• 1 part apple juice
• ¼ part lime juice
• Lime wedge (optional)

Method: Build cognac, lime and apple juice into a glass and add ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge.

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(AllHipHop News) From the desk of the Green Eyed Bandit:

“I want to bring the balance back to Rap music and make songs that are not just about sex, drugs and money, and to give real music a chance,” said Sermon to Rolling Stone. “I want people to look at other creativity other than the same-old same-old and ask
when are we gonna take the left turn and realize what J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar had done to make a balance in this rap game. The reason I’m starting this label is because I’m tired of hearing the depiction of what black people look like in the conversation. I want to make a balance in the culture, so it won’t be one-sided.”

Repping that other side, the legendary producer is working on a new album named GO featuring Big K.R.I.T., Pharrell Williams, Method Man, Def Squad’s Keith Murray & Redman and more, launching on his new indie label, Def Squad Records.

The album includes the new single, “Come Thru” featuring Method Man, Mr. Cheeks and Craig Mack.

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(AllHipHop News) Rap mogul Jay-Z only ended his years-long boycott of the Grammy Awards back in 2004 to support his then-girlfriend Beyonce.

Jay shed some light on his absence from previous celebrations of music’s big night as he was honored at Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Gala in New York City on Saturday when he received the 2018 Salute to Industry Icons Award.

During his acceptance speech, which followed a medley of his hits performed by his “Empire State of Mind” collaborator Alicia Keys, the hip-hop pioneer explained he chose to snub his invite for the 1999 ceremony, where he won his first Grammy for Best Rap Album for Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life, because he didn’t agree with the shortlist selected by Recording Academy voters.

“I had an album called Vol. II… And I was nominated for some awards,” he recalled. “There was another guy. His name was DMX, and he had released two albums the same year, they did like 900,000 (sales)… and he wasn’t nominated for any Grammys.”

He continued to skip the annual prizegiving until Beyonce picked up six nominations for the 2004 ceremony following the release of her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, with three of the nods recognizing the couple’s#### tune, “Crazy in Love.”

Referring to his now-wife, who was seated in the audience, as “a beautiful young lady, whom I love dearly,” he shared, “My first time coming back, six years later, (was) for the Crazy in Love album with the beautiful Miss Beyonce.”

However, Jay-Z also admitted he eventually reevaluated his stance on the awards show because he realized the nominations were all “super subjective,” and he could use his position in the industry to encourage change from within.

“We can pretend that we don’t care, but we really care – we care because we see the most incredible stand on those stages, and we aspire to be that,” he said. “So I realized: I had to be there. That is the idea, for us to all get involved and to push this thing further.

“No matter what happens at the Grammys, it’s going to be what it is: Bob Marley’s gonna be Bob Marley whether he’s nominated for a Grammy or not. Tupac is gonna be Tupac. Biggie is gonna be Biggie. That’s true. But in this industry… the things that we hold and we love and we treasure, that we respect, we have to get involved.”

(AllHipHop News) Netflix is ready to take a behind-the-scenes look at Hip Hop culture with a new documentary series. The 8-part Rapture features Nas, T.I., 2 Chainz, Logic, Rapsody, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Dave East, Just Blaze, and G-Eazy.

The Mass Appeal produced program will explore the artists’ family lives, join them in the studio, and journey with the performers on tour. Nas says in the trailer, “Hip Hop is about being truthful.”

Sacha Jenkins, Ben Selkow, Geeta Gandbhir, Steven Caple Jr., Marcus A. Clarke, and Gabriel Noble directed episodes of the show. Mass Appeal and Jenkins were also connected to the documentaries Fresh Dressed and Burn, Motherf-cker, Burn!

“Way back, when Hip Hop culture was in its gestational phase, the powerful message therein didn’t go much further than the five boroughs of New York City. Today, rap music is the heartbeat of Mother Earth, and Netflix is the embodiment of the eyes from which she sees,” stated Jenkins.

Rapture is scheduled to debut March 30 on Netflix.

(AllHipHop News) A letter sent to Meek Mill begging him for money by the Clerk of a Philadelphia court during his sentencing hearing has triggered an official investigation.

Wanda Chavarria, the clerk of the court which sentenced Meek to 2-4 years in prison for violating his probation, asked the rap star for money to pay her son’s college tuition at Virginia Commonwealth University. Chavarria passed the note to Meek during his probation hearing in November, asking to the rapper to help pay for her son’s schooling.

Meek Mill refused to give up any money and now investigators are investigating the circumstances surrounding the note, and how such an act could have happened in Judge Genece Brinkley’s courtroom.

Meek Mill and his lawyers have claimed Judge Genece Brinkley asked him to rerecord a Boyz II Men tribute song in her honor, in addition to asking her to drop Roc Nation as his management.