(AllHipHop News) Colin Kaepernick is giving away the final $100,000 of his $1 million pledge. The money is going to organizations working to fight global oppression through education and social activism.

Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg is the latest celebrity to donate to the former NFL star’s cause. The California-raised entertainer matched Kaepernick’s $10,000 to Mother’s Against Police Brutality.

Snoop joined Stephen Curry (United Playaz), Jesse Williams (Advancement Project), and Kevin Durant (Debug San Jose) by committing $10K for the “10 For 10” campaign. So far, Kaepernick has contributed to over 40 organizations since 2016.

UPDATE:

Kaepernick revealed Snoop donated additional $15,000 to Mother’s Against Police Brutality which brings his personal total donation to $25,000.

(AllHipHop News) Fat Joe is joining Joe Budden and N.O.R.E as rappers that became podcast hosts. The “All The Way Up” performer debuts his six-episode series Coca Vision today (January 22).

The show will feature a roundtable discussion led by Fat Joe. Guests such as Remy Ma, Swizz Beatz, The LOX and DJ Clark Kent will make appearances.

In addition, Joe premiered his new music video for “Pick It Up” with Dre on Tidal. He previously partnered with the streaming service for the TIDAL X: Puerto Rico and TIDAL X: Brooklyn concerts as well as the music videos for “So Excited,” “Money Showers,” “Heartbreak” and “Cookin.”

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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Young Thug has gone on the offensive over his Atlanta, Georgia mansion

Thugger is in the middle of a lawsuit with Heritage Select Homes.

The company sued Young Thug last year, claiming he hasn’t made payments on the 11,000 square-foot property and still owes them over $2 million for the house.

According to court documents, Young Thug is now claiming Heritage and his realtor conspired to sell him a home with serious problems.

According to the counter-lawsuit filed by Young Thug’s lawyer, a conspiracy was hatched to use a sham inspection company which failed to uncover the defects in the house.

Young Thug claims the six-bedroom, 11 bathroom mansion has gaps in the floor and damage to the foundation.

To make matters worse, a leaky roof caused mold to grow under the rapper’s indoor pool in his basement.

Young Thug is trying to have the lawsuit thrown out of court, and he’s also suing Heritage Select Homes and the realtor for fraud.

(AllHipHop News) Fredo Santana’s father has posted a touching tribute to his late son.

Fredo, born Derrick Coleman, was found dead in a Los Angeles home on January 19, after suffering from a massive seizure.

Dozens of rappers from Drake and Chief Keef, to 50 Cent, have expressed their condolences.

Now Fredo’s dad has posted a heartfelt statement regarding his son’s sudden death.

“I don’t know where to begin, I’m a father of 6, not the best father in the world but i have Always been there,” Fredo’s dad Suge wrote.

“Now Derrick was my second born named after my mentor my oldest brother, this is truly coming from my heart for I’m a lost for words. I wanna thank my wife for picking [me] up of (sic) the floor cause I couldn’t stand,” he said.

Suge said he was amazed by the outpouring of grief for his twenty-seven-year-old son.

“I did not know the magnitude of souls & hearts my son had reached until today,” he said.

According to reports, the coroner’s office is currently performing an autopsy on Fredo’s body in order to determine the cause of death.

(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent is being criticized over an Instagram post on Friday, where he stalked an Optimum van driver.

50 is p##### because Altice, Optimum’s parent company, is dropping Starz from the lineup.

In his IG post, the rapper followed the “motherf##ker” in his Rolls Royce and threatened to ram the driver with his luxury vehicle.

“Look at this b##ch, he don’t even see me following his motherf##king ass. Optimum motherf##ker, f##king with my series and s##t,” the angry rapper fumed.

Altice just issued a statement condemning 50 Cent’s actions, which was posted to his millions of followers.

“The safety of our employees and customers is our number one priority and it is outrageous that a commercial dispute has led to the threat of violence against our employees,” Altice said in a statement.

“This behavior is reprehensible and should not be tolerated, and we will do everything in our power to protect our employees following this public threat of violence.”

Altice’s decision to drop Starz from Optimum will impact over 2 million viewers in the New York region, which helped the rap star draw record numbers for his hit series “Power.”

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(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z making plans to launch a new jewelry business, according to court documents.

The 48-year-old hip-hop mogul is trademarking the word Hovino,
which he plans to use to sell a variety of luxury goods

Jay is looking to lock down the rights to use Hovino for jewelry, watches tie pins and more.

In addition to the Hovino brand, Jay is snagging the rights to The brand name “Aka Shawn Carter,” which could be a new brand of clothing as well as a retail store.

Jay’s re-entry into the retail fashion business would make sense, since he sold his remaining stake in Rocawear to the Iconix Brand Group for $204 million dollars, in 2007.

(AllHipHop News) Disturbing reports are surfacing that one of Nicki Minaj’s former group members was shot last week.

According to reports, 7even-Up of Nicki’s ex-group Hoodstars was shot multiple times in Coney Island.

The rapper was leaving a bar when he was shot in the head, body, and buttocks.

According to reports, 7even-Up, born Jaquin Royall, is in critical condition from the shooting, which occurred last month.

He is facing legal action over the shooting as well after police found him in possession of an illegal handgun.

(AllHipHop News) Too $hort is facing some serious allegations in a new lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was victimized by the legendary rapper.

According to legal documents filed by Teana Louis, Too $hort allegedly began assaulting her in a Los Angeles hotel room, shortly after they started working together professionally.

Teana Louis, who claims she thought she was making music with the rap legend, alleges he forced her on a bed where he performed oral sex without her consent.

Teana Louis claims the assaults continued in multiple hotel rooms until she was finally raped and brutally sodomized by the rapper.

Too $hort denied the allegations when the allegations broke last year.

Too $hort maintains he has hundreds of text messages to prove his sexual encounters with Teana Louis were consensual.

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West daughter may only be a few days old, but some deals are already rolling in.

Kim and Kanye made headlines earlier this week when they revealed the name of their newborn baby girl, Chicago.

The internet had a mixed reaction, but Chicago already seems to be benefiting from the unique name.

Members of the legendary rock band Chicago have offered the child a lifetime pass to all of their shows.

The group, which is known for his like “Saturday in the Park” and “If You Leave Me Now,” said they were big fans of Kanye West.

“As a fellow musician, songwriter, and a huge admirer of Kanye – his music and creativity – as well as Kim and Kanye as a couple,” founding group member Robert Lamm said. “I wish them love and congratulations for their new arrival Chicago West.”

In addition to a lifetime pass to the Chicago shows, Chicago is being honored with her own food.

A Seattle food truck which happens to have the name ChicagoWest revealed they will create a new menu item in her honor, called BabyWest.

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z will be handed a special honor at the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards for highlighting his mother’s sexuality battle in his song “Smile.”

The rapper has been named the recipient of the gay rights organization’s Special Recognition for Song and Music Video for documenting Gloria Carter’s coming out story.

Meanwhile, TV hits “Will & Grace” and “This Is Us” and movies “Call Me by Your Name,” “Lady Bird,” and real-life tennis drama “Battle of the Sexes” are among the nominees for top prizes, along with Halsey and Kesha.

The nominations were announced on Friday at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah by actress Trace Lysette and actor Wilson Cruz.

The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in Los Angeles on April 12 and in New York on May 5.

(AllHipHop News) The Grammy Awards are returning to New York for the first time in 15 years next week, and YouTube is planning a Huge celebration in the birthplace of hip-hop.

The grand is hosting an invite-only 80′ themed hip-hop party co-hosted by Lyor Cohen, Nas Grandmaster Flash, Q-Tip, Fab Five Freddy and Chuck D.

New York-based Graffiti artist CYCLE was commissioned to “tag” and create a massive mural, using 400 Google Home Max’s, stacked into a 55-foot long wall, as the canvas.

YouTube’s hip-hop event is going down in New York City on January 26th.

Take a look at the creation of the massive mural created by CYCLE.

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(AllHipHop News) Timbaland is having some more problems with the Miami mansion he has been attempting to sell for almost five years.

Timbo has been attempting to sell the 7-bedroom mansion for $3,390,000 since he divorced his wife in October 2013, after five years of marriage.

Timbaland almost had a buyer by the name of William Zamora, who was living in the mansion as escrow on the deal was closing.

According to TheBlast.com, Zamora failed to close the deal, which allowed Timbaland to exercise a clause in the contract to charge the man $30,000 a month if he stayed in the home.

Timbaland, born Tim Mosley, claims that Zamora is refusing to leave the mansion and refusing to pay him, effectively ruining any chances he may to sell the valuable property.

Timbaland is asking a judge to order William Zamora to get out of the mansion immediately.

Tim doesn’t seem to be too stressed over the issue.

He recently copped two “Sky Home” condos for $3 million at Aria on the Bay, which is one of the most exclusive luxury buildings in all of Miami.

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(AllHipHop News) Rihanna is giving fans the chance to rent out her lavish Los Angeles mansion after failing to offload the home on the property market.

The “We Found Love” hitmaker purchased the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom West Hollywood pad for $2.75 million in August, but she appeared to have a change of heart about making the Spanish-style compound her home and never moved in – instead putting it up for sale two months later, at the slightly higher price of $2.85 million.

However, after struggling to attract a new buyer, the pop superstar has decided to offer the house up for rent at a price of $16,500 a month, reports Realtor.com.

The gated property boasts a pool, lounge deck and cabana, as well as a guesthouse and a four-car garage.