(AllHipHop News) Rapper Nas is asking a judge to set a firm custody schedule with his ex-wife Kelis so he can spend time with their son on a regular basis.

The “One Mic” star, full name Nasir Jones, claims the singer is currently only allowing him visitation with eight-year-old Knight “when she deems it convenient for her,” even though he has done his best to co-operate with Kelis following their separation in April 2009, when she was seven months pregnant with their kid.

According to court papers obtained by TheBlast.com, Kelis has been choosing when Nas can see his boy, but will then “refuse to set up time” for the father and son to bond for months.

He wants an official custody schedule put in place, and has suggested Knight spends the first, third, and fifth weekend of every month with his dad.

Nas has also proposed having Knight stay with each parent for their own birthdays while celebrating Mother’s Day with Kelis and Father’s Day with the hip-hop hitmaker.

Other notable dates have also been split up, with Nas suggesting Kelis spends holidays like Independence Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving, as well as Knight’s birthday, with their child in even years, while the rapper should have custody during odd years.

Nas and Kelis wed in 2005 and finalized their divorce in 2010.

The rapper is also dad to 23-year-old daughter Destiny, from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Carmen Bryan, while Kelis welcomed another son in 2015.

She has never publicly revealed the identity of the boy’s father.

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z credits therapy for helping him learn how to react to difficult situations and people in his life.

The “99 Problems” hitmaker reveals he “grew so much from the experience” and it helped him to better understand how people’s emotions are connected to their experiences and affect the way they function in every aspect of their lives.

“Every emotion is connected and it comes from somewhere,” he tells the New York Times Style Magazine. “Being aware of it in everyday life puts you at such a… you’re at such an advantage.

“You realize that if someone’s racist toward you, it ain’t about you. It’s about their upbringing and what happened to them, and how that led them to this point. You know, most bullies bully. It just happens. Oh, you got bullied as a kid so you trying to bully me (sic). I understand.”

“And once I understand that, instead of reacting to that with anger, I can provide a softer landing and maybe, ‘Aw, man, is you OK?'”

The 47-year-old explains once he realized how much impact someone’s experiences could have on them, he connected that to the rough situations he dealt with growing up in Brooklyn, New York.

“There was a lot of fights in our neighborhood that started with, ‘What you looking at? Why you looking at me? You looking at me?’,” he says. “And then you realize, ‘Oh, you think I see you. You’re in this space where you’re hurting, and you think I see you, so you don’t want me to look at you. And you don’t want me to see you… You don’t want me to see your pain. So you put on this shell of this tough person that’s really willing to fight me and possibly kill me ’cause I looked at you…’ Knowing that and understanding that changes life completely.”

(AllHipHop News) Music mogul Russell Simmons’ empire continues to suffer after the rap mogul was accused of sexually assaulting another woman yesterday (November 30).

Russell Simmons, 60, announced he would be stepping down from the various companies he has established over the past two decades.

These include All Def Digital and Def Films, which produces HBO series like “Def Poetry Jam” and the upcoming series, “All Def Comedy.”

HBO has revealed they will remove all references of Russell Simmons from tonight’s season premiere of All Def Comedy and cut his signature appearance from the end.

“HBO will be airing ‘All Def Comedy’ as planned. However, Russell Simmons will not appear in the new series and we will be removing his name from the show moving forward,” HBO said in a statement.

“The series is a platform for promising and upcoming comedians and we do not want to deprive them of an opportunity to showcase their talents to a national audience. We have no other projects with Russell Simmons,” HBO said.

Additionally, J.C. Penny’s has stated they will drop Russell Simmons Argyleculture line from their stores. The mogul is also stepping down from his leadership role at the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, which raises millions of dollars annually through swanky fundraisers in the Hamptons.

According to reports, Russell’s staff at All Def Digital have been ordered to stay away from the founder of the company, which has raised over $18 million dollars from investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Greycroft Partners, Advancit, and others .

The latest issues for Russell Simmons amidst accusations that he forced sex upon Hollywood screenwriter Jennifer Lumet during an encounter in 1991.

Jennifer Lumet, who is the granddaughter of Lena Horne, maintains Russell Simmons overpowered her and forced her up to his apartment in Manhattan and sexually assaulted her in his bedroom.

“While her memory of that evening is very different from mine, it is now clear to me that her that her feelings of violence and intimidation are real,” Russell Simmons said in a statement.

“While I have never been violent, I have been thoughtless and insensitive in some of my relationships over many decades and I sincerely and humbly apologize,” Russell Simmons said in a statement announcing his departure from his businesses.

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(AllHipHop News) After the success of “Bodak Yellow,” fans of Cardi B have been patiently waiting for her debut studio album. She first said the project would be released in October but it was ultimately pushed back indefinitely.

Very few details have emerged about Cardi’s first official LP. However, fellow Atlantic Records artist Kehlani talked about her collaboration with the Bronx rapper.

“We have a jam,” Kehlani informed Billboard at the publication’s Women In Music event. “I can say nothing else except she’s incredible, she deserves everything coming to her, she works hard and she’s stayed humble.”

Kehlani was honored with the Rule Breaker award at WIM 2017. The “Distraction” vocalist also earned a Grammy nomination this week for Best R&B Performance. Cardi B is up for two awards at the 60th Grammy ceremony scheduled for January 28, 2018.

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(AllHipHop News) Mary J. Blige’s 25-year career has included the entertainer winning 9 Grammy Awards, 7 NAACP Image Awards, 6 Soul Train Music Awards, 4 American Music Awards, and 4 BET Awards. Her role in Netflix’s Mudbound is also garnering consideration for an Academy Award nomination.

At Thursday night’s Women In Music ceremony, Billboard honored MJB by presenting her with the Icon Award. Empire actress Taraji P. Henson introduced the Queen Of Hip Hop Soul at the event.

“When people look up to me, I want them to see my life and have it reflect theirs and understand that if I can make it through everything that I’ve made it through and still making it through, you can do it as well,” Blige told the audience after accepting her award.

The R&B legend has released 13 albums, including the classic 1992 LP What’s The 411? and 2017’s Strength Of A Woman. Her discography features 6 Top 10 singles on the Hot 100. The Dr. Dre-produced “Family Affair” peaked at #1 on the Billboard chart in 2001.

(AllHipHop News) Nipsey Hussle is finally ready to drop Victory Lap. The Los Angeles-based emcee revealed the official arrival date for the forthcoming 16-track project.

“#VictoryLap Album 2/16/18,” posted Nipsey on Instagram. “Pre-order Midnight EST, 9PM PST [LA] All Star Weekend 2018.”

This will be Nip’s first release via a major label. The All Money In co-owner recently signed a deal with Atlantic Records.

“It’s more of us partnering with Atlantic and utilizing their specialties and their strengths to move what we’ve been doing to the next platform in terms of recognition, fan base, access to radio, access to retail, and utilize their staff, and tapping into a specialist,” explained Nipsey.

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(AllHipHop News) Donald Trump’s administration announced it will not be renewing the Temporary Protected Status that gave almost 60,000 Haitian nationals provisional legal residency in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security pronounced the disastrous conditions on the island caused by a 2010 earthquake “no longer exist.”

The Haitians must now leave the U.S. by July 22, 2019. Officials in Haiti claim the country still has not recovered from the devastating earthquake enough to take in the returning citizens. In addition, the nation was since hit by Hurricane Matthew as well as a cholera epidemic.

Billboard spoke with Wyclef Jean, a musician of Haitian descent. The former Fugees member took issue with Trump’s decision to force people to self-deport back to Haiti.

“I’m definitely gonna say one thing, which I stand by: The country of Haiti right now, we cannot afford to take 50,000 Haitians to go back home right now,” said Wyclef. “It’s almost like you’re sending them back like, ‘Oh, OK, the earthquake is gone.’ You’re sending people back like, ‘OK, let me [send them] back on a starve mission.’ It’s like you’re sending them back to die. We don’t support that.”

During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump told Haitians in Florida, “Whether you vote for me or not I really want to be your biggest champion.” The swing state’s 29 electoral votes were very valuable for the Republican candidate. Trump won Florida over Hillary Clinton by a mere 1.2% margin.

“I think we all need to acknowledge the TPS thing and the promise that Donald Trump made,” added Wyclef. “If you remember, he was like, ‘I’m going to look out for Haiti. I’m going to look out for [Miami’s] Little Haiti [neighborhood].’ He did the whole movie. So the lookout that we need right now, we need to make sure our people do not get deported back. It’s not going to look good for the island at all.”

(AllHipHop News) Crackle has announced when its new original scripted drama The Oath will premiere on the digital network. March 8th is the date viewers will be able to begin streaming the 10-episode series executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit Film & Television company.

The Oath stars Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Cory Hardrict (American Sniper), Arlen Escarpeta (The Magicians), Katrina Law (Training Day), J.J. Soria (Animal Kingdom) and Sean Bean (Game of Thrones). Joe Halpin, a former 17-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, created the program which explores the world of gangs.

Crackle also airs StartUp, Sports Jeopardy!, and Snatch. The Oath joins other 50 Cent-produced shows such as Starz’s Power, BET’s 50 Central, and SundanceTV’s Dream School.

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(AllHipHop News) Jaden Smith dropped his debut studio album on November 17. Syre featured Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky as well as Atlanta singer-songwriter Raury.

During a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session, Jaden revealed his current dream collaborator is Kid Cudi. The actor/musician was also asked about hanging out with R&B star Frank Ocean, and he explained why it’s difficult for him to connect with the Grammy-winning crooner.

“It makes me nervous to hang out with him, cause he is too talented,” posted the “Icon” performer.

Jaden’s AMA answers were written with the first letter of ever word capitalized. He does the same thing with his tweets. When asked about his capitalization habit, the Roc Nation representative simply wrote, “Aesthetic.”

The California-raised teenager also disclosed being a fan of Brockhampton, Arctic Monkeys, and Tame Impala. In addition, when directed to choose between the Kanye West albums 808s & Heartbreak and Yeezus, Jaden picked the latter.

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(AllHipHop News) Russell Simmons announced he was stepping away from his companies after the entertainment mogul was accused of sexual misconduct. According to TMZ, the employees of one of those businesses, All Def Digital, was ordered not to discuss the situation involving their former boss.

The website reports:

Sources at Simmons’ All Def Digital tell us staffers were called together Thursday morning. The company’s “All Def Comedy Live” premieres Friday night [December 1] on HBO, and we’re told comedians and producers were given strict instructions on how to deal with questions about Russell leaving and the claims against him. The strategy was pretty simple … do NOT discuss it, and if you do, there will be repercussions.

Originally, Simmons was listed as an executive producer of All Def Comedy. However, his name has reportedly been removed from the credits of the show.

Besides HBO’s stand-up series, All Def Digital is also the home of All Def Music, All Def Culture, All Def Live, All Def Poetry, and All Def Sports. The All Def Digital YouTube page has nearly 3 million subscribers.

(AllHipHop News) The connection between famed photographer Gordon Parks and rapper Kendrick Lamar will be explored in a new Exhibition in opening up in December.

“ELEMENT” will explore the direct connection between Gordon Parks’ photography, and the images in the video for Kendrick song “ELEMENT,” taken from his Grammy-nominated album DAMN.

Kendrick directly references Parks’ images in the video, including the 1963 photo “Boy With Junebug,” “Untitled” and photos from Parks’ 1948 “Harlem Gang Leader” series.

“Gordon Parks’ work is continuing to have a great impact on young people – and particularly on artists like Kendrick who, use the power of imagery to examine issues related to social justice and race in our country,” said Peter W. Kunhardt,Jr., Executive Director of The Gordon Parks Foundation. “WithELEMENT the music video, Kendrick has helped to call attention to one of the most important artists of our time.” 

Super producer and noted art collector Swizz Beatz is a major supporter of The Gordon Parks Foundation and he spoke on his excitement over the new exhibition.

“I’m so inspired that my friend Kendrick Lamar chose the iconic imagery of the legendary Gordon Parks in his video for ‘ELEMENT,'” Swizz Beatz said. “It’s a prime example of how contemporary change makers – artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers – can borrow from the greats of the past who were also working towards social change.”

The “ELEMENT” exhibition will be on view at the Foundation’s exhibition space in Pleasantville, New York from December 1st to
February 10th.

(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs has offered to pick a new name for a keen fan as part of a charitable effort.

The hip-hop mogul made an appearance on a special episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” dedicated to promoting HIV/AIDS awareness charity (RED) on Tuesday night and encouraged people to donate to his Omaze page in support of the organization.

For his part, Diddy is offering a fan the chance to be on the set of his new reality TV show “The Four: Battle for Stardom,” as well as the opportunity to have a custom moniker of his choosing.

“I’m offering two things. The first thing is to come and spend the day with me on my new television show The Four, with Fergie, DJ Khaled, Meghan Trainor and Charlie Walk,” he said. “The second thing is, I’m going to change your name. Yes.”

U2 star Bono, who co-founded (RED), also stepped out to raise awareness for the cause and fundraisers.

The singer is offering fans the opportunity to play a game of miniature golf with him and his bandmates via Omaze and said that every little bit counts when it comes to the fight against the disease in eight African countries.

“There are still 400 babies born today who need not be born with the virus, who were given it from the mother in utero. We know how to fix this, we know how to stop this and we’re going to stop this by 2020 if we keep going,” he shared.

In addition to promoting (RED) causes, Bono also performed a rendition of One for My Baby with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, which featured a cameo appearance from Sean Penn, while the show concluded with a performance of a song “We’re Going to Hell,” with Bono, Kristen Bell, Bryan Cranston, DJ Khaled, Rita Wilson and Ashton Kutcher all singing.

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(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z is trying to mend his relationship with Kanye West, revealing they recently spoke.

The “Stronger” star famously took aim at Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce during one of his troubled concerts, just days before he canceled his Saint Pablo Tour and was hospitalized for a mental evaluation in late November 2016.

The longtime pals subsequently appeared to have patched things up and were seen celebrating together at a birthday party for Jay-Z and Beyonce’s five-year-old daughter Blue Ivy earlier this year.

The “99 Problems” hitmaker has now revealed Kanye’s onstage rant cut deep, but he recently reached out to his former collaborator.

“I (talked to) Kanye the other day, just to tell him he’s my brother,” he tells the New York Times Style magazine . “I love Kanye. I do. It’s a complicated relationship with us.”

“Kanye came into this business on my label,” he adds. “So I’ve always been like his big brother. And we’re both entertainers. It’s always been like a little underlying competition with your big brother. And we both love and respect each other’s art, too…

“Everyone wants to be the greatest in the world… and then there’s like a lot of other factors that play in it. But… we gonna always be good.”

The 47-year-old admits there is still tension between the two, but they will eventually sit down and hash things out: “Hopefully, when we’re 89, we look at this six months or whatever time and we laugh at that,” he says. “There’s gonna be complications in the relationship that we have to get through. And the only way to get through that is we sit down and have a dialogue… I’m sure he feels that I’ve done things to him as well… I’m not a perfect human being by no stretch.”

(AllHipHop News) Beastie Boys member Ad-Rock has been forced to apologize for the behavior of his father, who is accused of sexually harassing nine women.

Ad-Rock, born Adam Horovitz, is the son of noted playwright Israel Horovitz.

The New York Times recently published an expose on Ad-Rock’s father, who is accused of sexually assaulting nine women, dating back to 1986.

One of the women was even a former girlfriend of the Beastie Boys frontman, whom he dated in high school.

Ad-Rock issued a statement condemning his father’s behavior.

“I believe the allegations against my father are true, and I stand behind the women that made them,” Adam Horovitz said in a statement to the Times.

The Beastie Boys launched their career in 1986 with the release of their debut album License to Ill.

The landmark album was released on Def Jam, while hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was running the imprint.

Earlier today (November 30), Ad-Rock’s longtime associate Russell Simmons, was forced to step down from his companies after a second woman came forward and accused the Def Jam founder of sexually assaulting her in 1991.

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(AllHipHop News) Representative for Crackle have announced 50 Cent’s new dramatic series “The Oath” will premier on the platform this March.

“The Oath” is a 10-episode series exploring the world of gangs and the secret societies within the police force.

The series was created by Joe Halpin, who worked as a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy in South Central for 17 years, 12 of which, was as an undercover officer.

50’s landed a variety of high profile actors for the drama, including Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”), Cory Hardrict (“American Sniper,” “Gran Torino”), Arlen Escarpeta(“The Magicians”), Katrina Law (“Training Day”), J.J. Soria (“Animal Kingdom,” “The Fosters”) and “Game of Thrones” alum, Sean Bean.

“The Oath” will premiere on Crackle On March 8th.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Kodak Black has been ordered to pay his son’s mother $4,200-a-month in child support for the next 16 years.

The hip-hop star, real name Dieuson Octave, is co-parenting his toddler son King Khalid with his ex Jammiah Broomfield and after a contentious start to the little boy’s life, mom and dad finally worked things out when they reached a child support and custody agreement last month.

Details about the agreement were not initially disclosed, but according to Bossip , he will pay child support until 2033.

He is also responsible for paying for King Khalid’s health insurance.

The agreement came before the “Tunnel Vision” rapper was indicted on first-degree sexual assault charges.

The indictment stems from an incident in February 2016, when Octave was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at the Comfort Inn & Suites in Florence County, South Carolina.