(AllHipHop News) It appears as though Kanye West has revealed the artwork for his upcoming 7-track album.

Earlier today, Kanye was back on Twitter, where he posted an image Dr. Jan Adams, the man who performed plastic surgery on his mother Dr. Donda West.

According to Kanye, this photo of Dr. Adams will be used as his upcoming album’s cover.

Kanye, also asked fans to help him his new release.

In 2008, Dr. Jan Adams was absolved of any wrongdoing in the death of Kanye West‘s mother, Dr. Donda West, who died of complications from plastic surgery at the age of 58 in November of 2007.

Shortly after West’’s untimely death, Dr. Jan Adams said nothing had gone wrong during the operation, which included a tummy tuck, a breast reduction, and liposuction.

Dr. Donda West was a former professor and she vacated her title as chair of Chicago State University’’s Department of English and Speech in 2004, to be Kanye’’s manager.

The release of the supposed album artwork comes on the heels of two new tracks from Kanye West.

Kanye dropped one song titled “Lift Yourself,” and another titled “Ye Vs The People” featuring T.I.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Too $hort is taking legal action to rehabilitate his reputation after a rape case against him was rejected earlier this month.

Teana Louis claimed the Oakland rapper had sexually assaulted her on various occasions in 2016 and made her to have oral and a### sex against her wishes.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to pursue the case, and Too $hort is taking advantage of the legal victory.

Too $hort alleges Teana Louis may have perpetrated a crime by filing a false police report.

He also says the accusations in court and on social media affected multiple business opportunities he was working on.

The rapper is suing for slander and defamation of character and he is asking for an unspecified amount of damages.

(AllHipHop News) Tekashi 6ix9ine’s allegiance to the Bloods is costing him a business deal worth millions.

Last week, police revealed 6ix9ine’s manager was a person of interest in three separate shootings, including one inside of the Barclay’s Center during the Adrien Broner/Jessie Vargas fight last weekend.

The Brooklyn rapper, who has been banned from the Barclay’s Center in the wake of the shooting, just lost a multi-million dollar deal with headphone company, TUNES.

The company had lined $4.5 million for 6ix9ine to promote a colorful line of headphones, but they have backed out of the deal over the recent violence, which is reportedly connected to a feud with rapper Casanova.

“At this time it is in the best interest of our company to move on. We wish him well, he’s a great artist,” a rep for TUNES said in a statement.

(AllHipHop News) Royce Da 5’9″ may not be recording any more albums with Slaughter House, but he’s not stopping. He’s already released PRhyme 2 with DJ Premier and he’s gearing up for the release of his next solo outing.

“Its definitely my most personal, diverse solo album to date,” he told Chuck Creekmur of AllHipHop. “I’m looking to release more music this year than I ever have in a year.”

One of the highlights of Book of Rhyme is a long-awaited reunion with mentor and partner-in-rhyme Eminem. The Detroit native revealed the entire tracklisting on his Instagram and all of the guest appearances. The album also includes Logic, J. Cole, Pusha T, Fabolous, Jadakiss, T-Pain, and more.

The rapper has already given some info around the opus, but this is a considerably more comprehensive look.

Royce told AllHipHop that he’s trying to get two titans on one of his albums, before they check out of Hip-Hop.

“Jay-Z and Nas. I’m a fan of a whole lot of people. The more seasoned I become, the more I am able to appreciate different styles, he said in an exclusive interview. “I think I have a lot of fun mixing with people that don’t necessarily do what I do and try to come into each other’s world and trying to figure out a way to make something that’s good. I would love that challenge, but just being a straight up fan of somebody…”

“I’m doing some things with Redman. That’s scratched off the bucket list, but not all the way off the bucket list, because we haven’t put nothing out yet” he said. “Jay Z and Nas, they are like on my Mount Rushmore. So is like…”I want to catch them before they are outta here, because you can feel it coming. Nas is just a hop, skip and a jump from being outta here. I’m like, ‘Big homie…just when you got some time.'”

The opus, Book of Ryan, is set to hit stores and streaming outlets on May 5.

1.”Intro”
2. “Woke”
3. “Where’s My Parallel (Skit)”
4. “Caterpillar” featuring King Green and Eminem
5. “God Speed” featuring Ashley Sorrell
6. “Dumb” featuring B#####
7. “Who Are You (Skit)”
8. “Cocaine”
9. “Life Is Fair”
10. “Boblo featuring” J. Cole
11. “Legendary”
12. “Summer On Lock” featuring Pusha T, Jadakiss, and Fabolous
13. “Amazing” featuring Melanie Rutherford
14. “Outside” featuring Marsha Ambrosius and Robert Glasper
15. “Power”
16. “Protecting Ryan (Skit)”
17. “Strong Friend”
18. “Anything-Everything”
19. “Stay Woke” featuring Ashley Sorrell
20. “First of the Month” featuring T. Pain and Chavis Chandler

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Photo: Courtesy of Royce Da 5’9″

(AllHipHop News) T.I. went to visit Kanye West to set him straight and the pair ended up doing a song called “Ye vs The People.” While the song is getting mixed reviews, it is definitely an interesting concept with Tip challenging Kanye on his recent support of Donald Trump.

Check out the lyrics and weigh in.

[Intro: Four Tops]
I had for us
Turned my dreams into dust
I watch a phone that, I had for us
Turned my dreams into dust

[Verse: Kanye West & T.I. (T.I.’s lyrics appear in bold]

I know Obama was Heaven-sent
But ever since Trump won, it proved that I could be President
Yeah you can, at what cost though?
Don’t that go against the teachings that Ye taught for?
Yo T.I.P., I hear your side and everybody talk though
But ain’t goin’ against the grain everything I fought for?
Prolly so, Ye, but where you tryna go with this?It’s some s### you just don’t align with and don’t go against
You just readin’ the headlines, you don’t see the fine print
You on some choosin’-side s###, I’m on some unified s###
It’s bigger than your selfish agenda
If your election ain’t gon’ stop police from murderin’ n#####
Bruh, I never ever stopped fightin’ for the people
Actually wearin’ the hat’ll show people that we’re equal
You gotta see the vantage point of the people
What makes you feel equal makes them feel evil
See that’s the problem with this damn nation
All Blacks gotta be Democrats, man, we ain’t made it off the plantation
F### what you choose as your political party
You representin’ dudes who seem crude and cold-hearted
With blatant disregard for the people who put you in position
So don’t you feel an obligation to them?
I feel an obligation to show people new ideas
And if you wanna hear ’em, here go two right here
Make America Great Again, had a negative reception
I took it, wore it, rocked it, gave it a new direction
Added empathy, care and love and affection
And y’all simply questionin’ my methods
What you willin’ to lose for the point to be proved?
This is stubborn selfish b#######, even for you
You wore a dusty ass hat to represent the same views
As white supremacy, man, we expect better from you
All them times you sounded crazy, we defended you, homie
Now just to be let down when we depend on you, homie
That’s why it’s important to know what direction you’re goin’ now
‘Cause everything that you built can be destroyed and torn down
You think I ain’t concerned about how I affect the past?
I mean, that hat stayed in my closet about a year and a half
Then one day I was like, “F### it, I’ma do me”
I was in the sunken place and then I found the new me
Not worried ’bout some image that I gotta keep up
Lot of people agree with me, but they’re too scared to speak up
The greater good of the people is first
Have you considered all the damage and the people you hurt?
You had a bad idea, and you’re makin’ it worse
S###’s just as bad as Catholic preachers rapin’ in church
Y’all been leadin’ with hate, see I just approach it different
Like a gang truce, the first Blood to shake a Crip’s hand
I know everybody emotional
Is it better if I rap about crack? Huh? ‘Cause it’s cultural?
Or how about I’ma shoot you, or f### your b####?
Or how about all this Gucci, ’cause I’m f#####’ rich
[?] for the lack of respect
Startin’ to look like Donnie cut you a check
Toyin’ with hot lava, better be careful with that
What’s it mean to gain the world if you ain’t standin’ for s###?
Okay I gotta say it, Ye, you sound high as a b####
Yeah, genocide and slavery, we should just try and forget
All that free thought s###, find a better defense
But if Ye’s stuck in his way, he can leave it at that
F### it

[Outro: Kanye West]
Alright T.I.P., we could be rappin’ about this all day, man, why don’t we just cut the beat off and let the people talk?

(AllHipHop News) Dirty Computer is the latest project from Janelle Monae, but the singer, and some-times rapper has revealed that she is a pansexual.

The term pansexual is not readily used, as it seems to be the same as bisexual. With Monae coming out, the term has gained exponential awareness in search engine searches. However, a pansexual individual extends beyond attraction to a man or a woman. A pansexual has a sexual attraction to a person of any sex or gender and it extends into transgendered, gender fluid people, androgynous, and others.

According to Merriam-Webster, there was a huge spike in searches on the term since it is not ready used in American society. Oddly enough, the superhero Deadpool “came out” as pansexual in 2016, but he has only fictitiously had relationships with women.

“I want young girls, young boys, non-binary, gay, straight, queer people who are having a hard time dealing with their sexuality, dealing with feeling ostracized or bullied for just being their unique selves, to know that I see you,” she said to Rolling Stone.

In related news, Monae has released an amazing mini-movie to accompany her album which tells the plight of undesirable people that are scrubbed clean of their unique traits.

(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne has announced details surrounding the 4th Annual Lil Weezyana Fest in his hometown of New Orleans.

While the lineup has yet to be finalized, the rap star will reportedly celebrate the 10-year anniversary of his classic hip-hop album Tha Carter III.

This year’s event will continue its tradition of being hosted at the Superdome at Champions Squares Bold Sphere Music on August 25.

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(AllHipHop News) The feds are looking to seize millions of dollars in real estate and assets from Atlanta rapper Ralo, who is accused of trying to smuggle almost $2 million worth of marijuana on a private jet.

According to detectives, Ralo owns 20 apartment units and five other properties connected to the 23-year-old.

The FBI is asking a judge to hand the real estate over to the government, if Ralo is convicted on charges he attempted to sell hundreds of pounds of marijuana.

In addition to the real estate, the state has their eyes on two Lamborghinis, a Corvette, two Dodge Chargers and four other vehicles.

In December of 2017, cops confiscated over 520 pounds of marijuana worth $1 million, from a vehicle near the Fulton County Airport.

Prosecutors also believe Ralo was involved in different load, where over 444 pounds of pot worth $840,000 was found.

Ralo has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges but he is being held without bail, pending a judge’s verdict on his parole status from another case.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper J. Cole is getting into the live event business, with his own new Dreamville Festival.

The North Carolina rapper will host the big event in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Fayetteville-born rap star must have big plans for the Dreamville Festival, which will take place at Dix Park, which sits on 306 acres of land.

“We’ve been trying to put this festival together for a few years now,” his manager Ibrahim ‘Ib’ Hamad said in an interview.

“It’s just hard to come into a city and get the whole city to approve it and (get) behind you,” added Hamad, who is also President of J. Cole’s Dreamville record label.

“It was great that we took our time and really connected with the city (and) connected with the mayor,” he added.

Other than the September 15 date, no details have been announced about the inaugural Dreamville Festival.

(AllHipHop News) Tyler, The Creator has teamed with Converse on a limited edition line of sneakers.

The rapper, real name Tyler Okonma, is not only making his mark in the hip-hop world but also the style scene having started clothing company Golf Wang back in 2010.

Tyler was unveiled as one of the faces of Converse last July and went on to launch his take on the Converse One Star sneaker as part of the Golf Le Fleur x Converse collection.

Earlier this week, he dropped another line known the “Mono” range.

The collection features five shoes with suede upper, white midsole and a flower motif stitched on one side.

The designs are available in black, white, Greener Pastures, an emerald hue, Limoges, a bright blue and Rhubarb, a dark red.

Taking to Twitter to share images of the sneakers, Tyler also warned fans that they may want carefully consider what size they purchase as they tend to run large.

In addition to the footwear, Tyler has also added apparel to his offerings for Converse.

New clothing items include a grey sweatshirt with the Golf Le Fleur logo embroidered on the left side, and simple T-shirts in blue, green and grey also embossed with the same branding.

All of the sneakers are priced at $100 while a T-shirt costs $40 and a men’s sweatshirt is $85 . Items are now available to purchase from the Converse and Golf Wang websites.

Tyler previously designed a range of shoes for Vans, with his last collection dropping in late 2016, two years after he first signed on as a brand ambassador.

He left the company claiming his creativity was being stifled as he tried to explore new design ideas.

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(AllHipHop News) Chance The Rapper has backpedaled his support of Kanye West after Donald Trump used the Chicago artist’s political statement as propaganda.

Donald Trump, who West referred to as his “brother,” began praising both men for their commentary, that seemed to support a conservative agenda.

“Kanye West has performed a great service to the Black Community – Big things are happening and eyes are being opened for the first time in Decades – Legacy Stuff! Thank you also to Chance and Dr. Darrell Scott, they really get it (lowest Black & Hispanic unemployment in history),” Trump tweeted Friday.

Chance was facing backlash after he appeared to support his “family.” He tweeted, “Black people don’t have to be democrats” after West was seen wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat.

Chance has since apologized for the reactionary act.

“I’d never support anyone who has made a career out of hatred, racism and discrimination,” Chance said on Twitter.

Neither Trump or his bro have commented.

(AllHipHop News) Boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. wants a court showdown with his ex’s current boyfriend Nelly as part of her ongoing assault, battery, and defamation case.

Shantel Jackson sued Mayweather in 2014, accusing the fighter of publicly releasing her medical information on social media regarding an abortion.

He then countersued claiming she ran up his credit cards without his permission, and last week, Mayweather filed new documents stating his intent to depose Nelly and Ashanti, who dated the rapper eight years ago.

Both depositions aren’t scheduled until January of 2019 – just ahead of the expected trial. Nelly is currently dating Jackson – and they are still together after the rap star was accused of sexual misconduct in Washington and London.

Monique Greene, 25, who claims the Country Grammar rapper forced himself upon her during an encounter on his tour bus after a gig in Washington recently subpoenaed Jackson after accusing her of lying for the rapper.

Nelly, 43, was arrested in October of 2017 but Greene’s criminal case against him was dropped in December after she declined to testify.

She later launched her own defamation and sexual assault suits against the star, and he then countersued, claiming that they had sex but that it was consensual.

Greene has accused Nelly’s girlfriend of falsely corroborating his alibi to “further his defamation campaign” against her.

(AllHipHop News) Ciara is accusing hip-hop star Future of skipping out on daddy duties with their child.

The singer claims her ex is slowly becoming an absentee father, so she’s taking Future to court before it becomes a larger issue.

She says Future allegedly misses his visits 37% of the time, and the last minute cancellations are ruining her own schedule.

To complicate the issues, Future lives in Georgia and the traveling to visit his dad have been tough on the 3-year-old’s health, according to court documents.

Ciara is asking a judge to force Future to mediation, where they can work out a new, official schedule that will be good for Future, Ciara and little Future.