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Blizz Vito Drops “Fake Friends” Visual

Blizz Vito is next up out of Brooklyn, New York. The 21-year-old proudly hails as an independent rapper, entrepreneur, and CEO to his own Bossed Up Music Entertainment.

Growing up to the likes of Jay-Z and Biggie, Blizz discovered his ability to spit at the age of 19. In fact, he even hails from Clinton Hills-Brooklyn, the same neighborhood as the late Biggie Smalls.

Earlier this year in July, Blizz unleashed his debut single titled “Right Now,” whose matching music video accumulated over 1.1 views in just two days. His “trapping to rapping” mentality declares his place in the rap game, turning that street hustle into the music industry.

Vito compares himself to a young Gucci Mane or Jay Z.

He states, “I’m from the streets so I signed himself. No cap, I built my audience from the ground up with hard work. You don’t want to legally own a trap house but you can legally own your music and have a long term future.”

Now, he returns with yet another banger titled “Fake Friends,” which was inspired by real-life events.

Having lived through his own life experiences and struggles, “Fake Friends” sees him reflecting on the real ones in his life. Blizz doesn’t trust anybody but his crew, understanding that when success is achieved — then you often acquire new friends aka Fake Friends.

These are the individuals who are interested in your life for whatever they see and believe on a superficial level, without a genuine care about your well-being. Bang this one as 2020 creeps up on the horizon!

Fatal Shooting At Pharrell Williams’ House A Hoax

(AllHipHop News) Pharrell Williams became the latest celebrity targeted by a prank cop call over the Christmas holiday.

Los Angeles police officials swarmed on his home on Monday night (December 23rd), according to TMZ, after someone reported a fatal shooting incident at the estate.

Law enforcement sources tell the outlet someone called the police claiming a friend had been accidentally shot in the stomach.

Cops checked to make sure that no one on the premises had been shot and ultimately determined the report was a hoax, known as a swatting call.

Sources claim Pharrell was not at home when the cops arrived.

The incident is still being investigated.

Police have visited the pads of Lil Wayne, Tom Cruise, Justin Timberlake, and Rihanna, among others, in recent years to follow up death report hoaxes, which appear to have been made from inside their homes.

Blueface Gets Hit And Then Beats Up His Assailant! Drakes Makes A Bad Move!

(AllHipHop Rumors) I keep waiting for a rapper to come out with the name Redface. From my ignorant point of view, it just seems like a logical thing to call yourself if you are a Blood. Well, some dude decided to attack Blueface in the club and I nominate him to be Redface. I think that is exactly what he may be right about now. 

See, “Redface” and Blueface were in the club and Redface did something dumb. He hit Blueface. What would make him do something like that? I admittledly expected him to get a good lick in on Blueface and then get his beat down by security/bodyguard, but that’s not what happened. Blueface beat on dude a bit and it looks like others got involved in the VIP. The dude known only as Redface managed to sneak in and got beat up.

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What say yall? 

DRAKE, WHY?

Drake did an interview and I am wondering why? He opened a mythic portal for people to now drag him on the internet, because clearly he got tore up by Pusha T and is hurt over it. Wow. He calls King Push “that person” and says that he doesn’t have any morals for dragging his son, 40 and his parents into the situation. The internet is going IN. 

Damn man! The rap artists of the decade ends the decade on this note? 

Kanye West Delivers Christmas Miracle To Fans With “Jesus Is Born” Album

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West has finally released his Jesus Is Born album on Christmas Day (December 25th).

The rapper revealed his plans to release the follow-up to his chart-topping Jesus is King album back in October – and he finally dropped in time for the holiday.

The 19-song gospel album is the first official release from Sunday Service, the weekly gospel sermon Kanye has been hosting since January.

Jesus Is King, which debuted at the top of the charts in October and featured the service’s choir, was released under West’s name.

Meanwhile, in recent weeks, the rap superstar has introduced gospel-based showcases into his live sets.

He and the Sunday Service choir performed “Mary” at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Sunday, and he debuted “Nebuchadnezzar” at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles last month.

DJ Khaled And 50 Cent Splurge On Outrageous Cars For Christmas

(AllHipHop News) DJ Khaled has gifted himself a custom Rolls-Royce for Christmas.

The rapper and producer showed off his new ride, a 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, to TMZ cameras in New York City on Christmas Eve.

Will Castro, the man who overhauled the vehicle for DJ Khaled, has revealed he spent another $25,000 on the $500,000 car, adding rims, tinted windows, and new tires.

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The Miami producer wasn’t the only big named artist who treated himself to a flashy whip for Christmas.

50 Cent took to Instagram to show off his new holiday toy – a 2020 Bugatti.

While 50 made did not mention how much cash he shelled out for his Bugatti, reports estimate the vehicle is worth about $2.5 million.

Take a look at 50’s new ride too:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6drZgDHOCN

Kanye West And EMI Settlement Talks Breakdown

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West is heading back to court with executives from music publishing organization EMI after failing to reach a settlement in the star’s bid for contractual freedom.

West began the year by seeking out of his contract with EMI by turning to California’s statute, which limits personal services contracts to no more than seven years.

The hip-hop star alleges that when his 2003 deal is combined with extensions, that adds up to a lack of freedom and is void under the law.

However, on Monday, bosses at the publishing company asked a federal judge in New York to re-open a case, after they had failed to reach an agreement with the “Gold Digger” hitmaker.

Kanye’s lawsuit attracted attention over a provision that forbids retirement, causing EMI to fire back with its lawsuit against West in New York, claiming the musician had made a “flagrant attempt to forum shop his way around” a provision of the contract that provided New York with exclusive jurisdiction.

While the judge presiding over the case was informed of a settlement in September, it appears to have since fallen through, prompting the company’s latest move.

“Unfortunately, as of today’s date, the parties have been unable to finalize the terms of a settlement agreement, or to finally resolve related issues on which a settlement agreement would be conditioned,” states an EMI letter to the court. “As a result, good cause exists, and EMI hereby applies, to reopen the Action.”

The “Jesus Is King” star also has a pending case over his record contract.

Did Keyshia Cole Deactivate Her Instagram Account Over Trollers?

Y’all just can’t let the girl live.

If you’ve been following the whole O.T. Genesis/Keyshia Cole beef then I’m sure what’s running through your head right now is, “Really, girl!”

So here’s a quick rundown if you’ve been out the loop. O.T. did a hilarious remake and shot a music video for “Never Knew” which was basically a remix of Keyshia Cole’s, “Love.” 

The internet thought it was one of the funniest things they’ve seen all year, but our girl Ms. Cole didn’t. She wasn’t feeling the rapper taking her hit and making it his own saying she would like her classics to be left alone.

“Never Knew” was shortly after taken off YouTube. This did not sit well with Genesis. He took to Instagram to let everyone know that you are not about to play with him. He announced that the music video could now be viewed on Pornhub. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ZyaW3ge13

Welp, I guess she couldn’t handle the scrutiny and has deactivated her Instagram for the time being. 

What y’all think? Should Keyshia be tripping over the remix to the song and should she have deactivated her account?  

Dr. Dre Top Music Earner Of The Decade

(AllHipHop News) Dr. Dre has been named by Forbes as the highest-earning star in music of the past decade.

The 54-year-old’s headphone company Beats helped him make $950 million over the past 10 years, via his 20 percent stake in the business.

Dre, full name Andre Romelle Young, whose last album release came four years ago with 2015’s Compton, sold the company to Apple in a $3 billion deal five years ago.

The business transaction helped him beat pop star Taylor Swift to the peak, who settled for second place with an impressive $825 million off the back of several chart-topping albums and sell-out world tours.

Beyonce came in third with $685 million, with U2 in fourth place with $675 million and Diddy in fifth with $605 million.

While the rundown only ranks living artists, the late Michael Jackson would have topped the list with $2.37 billion in total numbers over the past 10 years since his June 25, 2009 death.

Is Drake Ending “War” With The Weeknd?

(AllHipHop News) Drake appears to have spoken out on his alleged feud with The Weeknd in the lyrics to his latest track, “War.”

The hitmaker released the new tune and its accompanying video on Tuesday, which addresses the tension that first flared up when both reportedly dated model Bella Hadid.

While the song doesn’t namecheck Bella, her sister Gigi is mentioned, as Drake raps: “If man get beaky, ring ring, call up Gigi, do him up neatly.”

He goes on to perform, “We just had to fix things, family, six tings, we can’t split up,” seemingly referencing his relationship with his former protege

Bella and The Weeknd hit it off in 2015 when she was tapped to star in the Canadian singer’s “In the Night” music video.

They split 18 months later, however, and there had been much speculation she had also enjoyed an intimate relationship with the “Gods Plan” rapper – although she vehemently denied any kind of romance.

Speculation of a feud between Drake and The Weeknd, real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, arose earlier this year when the latter dropped his tune “Lost in the Fire,” a collaboration with French producer Gesaffelstein, which featured a cryptic lyric on its first verse.

While some versions listed the lyrics as “’Cause I could never be the one to hurt one,” others had it as “‘Cause I could never be the one to hide one,” which fans suspected was a reference to his secret son, Adonis, who he welcomed in 2017.

Neither star has confirmed reports of a feud.

Lizzo Denies Dr. Boyce Watkins’ Claim That Her Popularity Is Due To Obesity Epidemic

(AllHipHop News) Lizzo hit back at Dr. Boyce Watkins on social media after he claimed she’s only popular because “there is an obesity epidemic in America.”

The singer/rapper is one of 2019’s rising stars, topping the Billboard Hot 100 with her 2017 release “Truth Hurts,” bagging an impressive eight Grammy nominations – more than any other artist – and being named Time’s Entertainer of the Year.

However, on Friday Dr. Boyce took aim at the 31-year-old entertainer, claiming her weight and body positivity message was behind her success.

“#Lizzo popular is because there is an obesity epidemic in America. Rather than encouraging people to do better, we are simply lying to them and telling them that they are just fine the way they are,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, many of these people are dying from diabetes and heart disease.”

Refusing to let the negativity get her down, however, the “Juice” hitmaker clapped back, insisting her “talent” was behind her widespread popularity.

“I’m popular because I write good songs and I’m talented and perform high energy hour and a half shows filled with love,” Lizzo fired. “The only person who needs to do better is you. Keep my name out ya mouth & look in the mirror before you come for me.”

She added: “Here’s the attention you ordered .”

Cardi B Buys Tons Of Christmas Gifts For Needy Kids

(AllHipHop News) Cardi B gave needy kids in Florida an early Christmas over the weekend by filling a rental truck with toys and gifts.

The “Money” hitmaker visited a Target store in Miami on Friday and bought over $5,000 worth of goodies, including games, dolls, and playthings, according to TMZ.

Cardi B also hired a U-Haul rental truck and called on some aides to help load the toys and ship them off to kids.

The hitmaker has been very generous of late – earlier this month she played Santa to an orphanage in Lagos, Nigeria on December 7th when she dropped off supplies and hung out with the kids looking for homes.

Before her performance at the Livespot X Festival, the “Bodak Yellow” star spread a little cheer, handing out gifts, water and food, and chatting to orphanage staff.

“Gotta thank the ladies and the gentlemen that nurtured these kids that need just a little bit of more love and protection and gear them up for a better place, destiny, and future,” Cardi captioned a photo on Instagram. “People like YALL MATTER !”

Music executive Brooklyn Johnny, who accompanied Cardi to the orphanage, also posted a shot of himself and Cardi standing by the mountain of supplies, adding: “We spent our only free time in Nigeria shopping for children in need. We literally bought as much as the vehicles we had in our convoy could carry… Today was a good day.”

A week later Cardi gifted her husband Offset a very expensive birthday gift – a refrigerator stocked with $500,000 in cash.

DaBaby Arrested After Tense Confrontation With Cops

(AllHipHop News) DaBaby ran into some problems last night (December 23rd) in his hometown of Charlotte.

According to reports, the rap star, born, Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, was busted after a performance in the city.

Police allegedly found a gun and marijuana on the rapper and charged him with concealing a weapon and marijuana possession.

DaBaby addressed his arrest on Instagram, and claimed he was being targeted by the police in North Carolina.

“Dirty a## police department try to take me to jail everytime I got a show in the city,” DaBaby complained.

In another post, DaBaby showcased a video of police officers peering into his car with a flashlight as he performed.

The arrest was an unfortunate end to a day that started off positive when DaBaby played Santa and handed out toys to over 200 local kids.

Safaree & Erica Mena’s Entourage Jumps A Man Over Nicki Minaj Comment

(AllHipHop Rumors) On Monday night, Erica Mena and Safaree’s entourage got into an altercation with some New Yorkers.

According to an alleged witness, two women walked up on the couple and said, “Omg Nicki Minaj.” That didn’t sit well with Safaree so he started “fake wilding” (whatever that means) and the alleged victim, a man, tried to defend the ladies and ended up getting jumped and almost stabbed. 

The couple has not said anything about the altercation as of yet. 

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Crazy, right? What y’all think about this?

Police Seize Cocaine And Guns On Lil Wayne’s Private Jet

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne is heading into the Christmas season with some legal problems.

According to the Miami Herald, the rapper’s Gulfstream G-V private jet was searched when he landed in Miami earlier today (December 23rd).

The police received a tip that someone in Wayne’s entourage was transporting drugs and guns.

When Lil Wayne’s jet landed at the Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport, police found cocaine, opioids, and guns.

Lil Wayne has not been charged with a crime since he was just a passenger on the jet.

But the rapper is not in the clear just yet. 

According to reports, police found a gold-plated .45 caliber gun and some drugs in his bag. 

The Feds have been zeroing in on rappers and their private jets over the past year.

Earlier this month rap star Juice Wrld died as police raided his private jet at Midway Airport in Chicago, where they uncovered 70 lb of marijuana.

In April, rap star Ralo was busted by the feds for smuggling millions of dollars worth of marijuana from California to Atlanta on his private jet.

This scenario is also familiar to Lil Wayne.

In 2010, Wayne was sentenced to a year on Rikers Island in New York, after police found a 40 caliber handgun on his tour bus in New York in July of 2007. 

Dame Dash Says Jay-Z “Stole”, But Here’s Allegedly How!

(AllHipHop Rumors) OK, first of all, this is the way this is going to go down. Dame Dash is talking about Jay-Z again. And why? People keep asking about Jay-Z to Dame. But in this last one, Dame said Jay STOLE from him. This is exactly what he said:

Damon accused Jay-Z of devaluing the brand by disassociated himself with it, only to launch a new “Roc” brand – Roc Nation in 2008 – in a $150 million deal with Live Nation.

Damon said the root of the problem was Jay-Z’s ego. According to Dame, Jay-Z could not share the spotlight with his former partner.

“He wanted to be the boss and have people work for him for 25 years straight, which is what happened,” Damon told 92.3’s Big Boy during a recent interview.

It’s doubtful the legendary trio will ever reconcile either according to Dame.

“No matter what, I feel he robbed me. Period. And no matter what, I’m always gonna feel that way,” Damon said.

Here is the video: 

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6MegCQpuS9

Now, this Brit dude that is very witty has basically created a whole video chronicling the beginning and end of Roc-A-Fella Records. I think it is pretty entertaining, but the crazy thing is the narrator really a Dame Dash hater. Nevertheless, AllHipHop gets a quick look…lol! This is super, duper entertaining! 

So, this really isn’t all that much about “how much Jay stole from Dame” but more like how Dame has imploded. Sheesh! 

Travis Scott, Frank Ocean Reportedly Headlining Coachella

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Travis Scott and singer Frank Ocean are reportedly set to join Rage Against The Machine as headliners for California’s 2020 Coachella music festival.

The rockers announced last month that they would be reuniting to perform at the annual event in Indio in April, and now Scott and Ocean have been added to the top of the bill, too.

The full line-up isn’t expected to be released until early January 2020.

The festival will take place over two weekends, with the same artists taking the stage from April 10th-12th, and again from April the 17th-19th.

Rage Against the Machine, who last played together in 2011, headlined the very first Coachella in 1999, while Scott performed at the festival in 2017, and Ocean was among the musicians to hit the stage in 2012.

Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, and Ariana Grande led the line-up for 2019’s event. 

Rapper Kodak Black Helps With Construction Of Jewish Temple

(AllHipHop News) Imprisoned rapper Kodak Black is giving back as he donated $8,000 to charities, families and religious institutions from behind bars.

The rapper has been incarcerated since May when he was arrested shortly before he was due to perform at the Rolling Loud music festival in Miami, Florida.

After denying any wrongdoing, the “ZEZE” MC, real name Bill K. Kapri, eventually reached a deal with prosecutors over falsifying information on federal forms to purchase three firearms in the state of Florida and is now serving three years in jail.

But that hasn’t stopped the star from getting into the holiday spirit, as the 22-year-old has donated a generous $8,000 to charitable organizations, children’s centers, places of worship, and to families.

Kodak Black has also made arrangements for a shipment of toys to be delivered to the Paradise Day Care Center in Broward County, Florida, which will be dished out to more than 70 different families in need, according to his lawyer Brad Cohen.

The rapper also sent funds to a family that has a child who is blind, as well as braille gifts and games that are voice-controlled, among other useful contributions, and made a $1,000 donation to Rabbi Kaplan of the Downtown Jewish Center Chabad in Fort Lauderdale toward the building of a new temple. 

EXCLUSIVE: Rick Ross “Intimidated” Process Server In Sex Tape War With 50 Cent

(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent is accusing Rick Ross of hiding from him and sending his lawyers on a wild goose chase.

The Queens rapper is suing his former lawyers at Reed Smith for $32 million in a malpractice lawsuit over a leaked sex tape.

50 Cent says Reed Smith’s sloppy work forced him into bankruptcy over a $7 million judgment.

The money was awarded to Rick Ross’s ex-girlfriend Lastonia Leviston, who said 50 bought the raunchy tape from her ex-boyfriend Maurice Murray in 2009 at the climax of his feud with Rick Ross.

50 Cent has been attempting to serve Rick Ross with a subpoena in the claim against Reed Smith for the better part of a year, with no luck “as Ross refuses to appear for his deposition,” 50 Cent’s lawyer Imran H. Ansari, Esq said.

Last week, Reed Smith’s legal team claimed 50 Cent was stalling for time since they are ready the legal showdown with the rapper.

But 50 Cent’s legal team is denying the accusations, and putting the blame squarely on Rick Ross.

Fif’s lawyers maintain they have tried to serve Rick Ross five different times around the country, with no success.

A process server in Boston managed to confront Rick Ross as he was coming out of a hotel in November, but the rap star refused to take the subpoena and frightened the living daylights out of the guy.

“Ross twice personally refused to take it. After Ross’ second personal refusal… Ross’ personal security approached the process server in a manner the service processer interpreted as intimidating, at which point the service processer exited the hotel,” 50 Cent’s lawyer Imran H. Ansari, Esq said.

50 maintains his handlers managed to serve a copy of the subpoena to Rick Ross’s security guard at his estate in Fayetteville, Georgia in September of 2019

50 Cent’s attorney is urging the judge to rule that Rick Ross has been served because the guard said he was authorized to accept the lawsuit.

50 Cent’s lawyer also believes Rick Ross has been properly served “whether or not he has decided to accept a physical copy” of the subpoena into his hands.

50 Cent wants the judge to order Rick Ross into court to give his deposition on January 17, 2020.

Bill Cosby Calls Eddie Murphy A “Coon” Over SNL Snub

(AllHipHop News) A spokesperson for disgraced actor Bill Cosby hit out at Eddie Murphy after he targeted the star during his triumphant return to Saturday Night Live over the weekend.

During his monologue, Murphy aimed Cosby, poking fun at “The Cosby Show” star, who is currently in prison for sexual assault, over his criticism of the comedian’s 1987 special “Eddie Murphy Raw.”

“If you had told me 30 years ago that I would be this boring, stay-at-home house dad, and Bill Cosby would be in jail, even I would have took that bet,” the father of 10 said. “Who is America’s dad now?”

Cosby long ago claimed the title “America’s Dad” and attracted widespread criticism with a bizarre Father’s Day tweet in June in which he once again invoked it, writing: “Hey, Hey, Hey…It’s America’s Dad…”

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Andrew Wyatt, Cosby’s PR representative, said in a statement on Sunday: “It is sad that Mr. Murphy would take this glorious moment of returning to SNL and make disparaging remarks against Mr. Cosby.

“One would think that Mr. Murphy was given his freedom to leave the plantation, so that he could make his own decisions; but he decided to sell himself back to being a Hollywood Slave,” he continued. ‘

“Remember, Mr. Murphy, that Bill Cosby became legendary because he used comedy to humanize all races, religions and genders; but your attacking Mr. Cosby helps you embark on just becoming clickbait.”

He added: “Hopefully, you will be amenable to having a meeting of the minds conversation, in order to discuss how we can use our collective platforms to enhance Black people rather than bringing all of us down together.”

Despite the criticism, Murphy’s return to the popular comedy sketch show for the first time in 35 years, alongside famous pals Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, and Tracy Morgan, and musical guest Lizzo, scored the long-running series’ its highest ratings in two years.

Godfather of Harlem’s Markuann Smith Talks About The Hit Show

(AllHipHop Features) Markuann Smith has leaped from the shadows of obscurity to the front as a creative force in TV and soon film. The Godfather of Harlem, his creation, tells the story of Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) and includes the intersectionality of politics, the mob, and Harlem. Malcolm X (Nigél Thatch), mob boss Vincent “The Chin” Gigante (Vincent D’Onofrio) and Adam Clayton Powell (Giancarlo Esposito) also hold powerful positions in the show that is full of drama, twists, and turns. Well received, it has had its fair share of critics as well. Markuann Smith, an executive producer and actor on the show, talks about it all in this exclusive conversation with Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. 

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