(AllHipHop News) A variety of rappers have been endorsing cryptocurrencies over the past year.

Artists like Nipsey Hussle, Ghostface Killah and even Old Dirty Bastard’s son are heavily involved in promoting the burgeoning industry.

There is also a lot of fraud going on in the new industry, which has recently come under the scrutiny of the SEC, which subpoenaed over 80 companies last month, looking to root out the shady players.

Earlier this week, the two founders of a cryptocurrency endorsed by DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather were hit with a $32 million dollar fraud lawsuit.

The SEC accuses a company called Centra of selling unregistered and investments using their so-called “CTR” token.

Centra raised millions by promising to produce a number of products, including a Visa or Mastercard, which could be used to instantly convert cryptocurrencies for purchases.

The problem is that Sohrab “Sam” Sharma and Robert Farkas, the founders of Centra, completely fabricated their biographies, and simply hired influencers to market their tokens.

To make matters worse, Centra overstated their relationship with Visa and MasterCard, since they don’t even have one.

“As we allege, the defendants relied heavily on celebrity endorsements and social media to market their scheme,” said Steve Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. “Endorsements and glossy marketing materials are no substitute for the SEC’s registration and disclosure requirements as well as diligence by investors.”

Both men are charged with violating anti-fraud and registration laws.

DJ Khaled has since removed his Instagram and Tweets promoting Centra but Floyd Mayweather’s posts are still active.

(AllHipHop News) Black Panther has officially passed “Jurassic World” to become the fourth highest-grossing movie in North America.

Director Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster became the fifth highest-grossing release last month, and it has now hauled in a North American box office tally of $652.5 million to date, passing “Jurassic World’s” $652.3 million.

Meanwhile, globally, “Black Panther” has now beaten “Frozen’s” $1,276.5 billion to become one of the top 10 movies of all time, according to Deadline.

The Marvel film has grossed over $1.279 billion.

It is also the highest-grossing solo superhero film.

“Black Panther” recently spent five weeks at number one in North America, becoming one of only seven films to ever earn $600 million or more in the U.S.

(AllHipHop News) will.i.am has been forced to credit British popstar Tulisa ContoStavlos as a co-writer of Britney Spears’ hit “Scream & Shout” after a five year legal battle.

The former “X Factor U.K.” judge claims she co-wrote the chart-topping 2012 track, which featured Will on vocals and was the Toxic singer’s first U.K. number one in eight years.

Tulisa penned an early iteration of the track titled “I Don’t Give A F##k” for her solo album The Female Boss, but only Will.i.am, producer Jef Martens and co-writer Jean Baptiste were credited on a version reworked for Britney.

According to editors at the Daily Mail, Tulisa is now set for a payday as she has been awarded 10 per cent of the worldwide publishing rights and income from the song after her publishers Sony ATV successfully sued Will’s, BMG.

“Tulisa was annoyed when the song was taken from her and given to Britney – especially as she co-wrote it,” a source told the U.K. newspaper. “It was set to be one of the big songs on her debut album. She didn’t let it lie, and took it all the way to the courts and has now won. She just wanted to be recognised as the writer of one of the biggest pop tracks of the last decade.”

Will, real name William James Adams Jr., has previously confessed that the former N-Dubz star played a role in conceiving the song, but said Jef, who also produces alongside his brother under the name Lazy Jay, thought it better suited Britney.

Tulisa claimed that the new version still included her contributions including the key lyric, “When you hear this in the club, you’d better turn this s##t up” and submitted a musicologist report alleging her original vocals can still be heard underneath Britney’s.

The money due to the songwriters was frozen in 2012, but has now been released so Tulisa can claim her 10 per cent.

(AllHipHop News) DJ Khaled claims a celebrity jeweler is using a phony organization to issue bogus appraisals of their goods in a vast conspiracy.

Khaled just filed documents in an ongoing lawsuit with New York’s Rafaello & Company.

Rafaello & Company filed a lawsuit against producer DJ Khaled in 2015, claiming Khaled decided to keep two Rolex watches, a diamond chain, a pair of diamond earrings, and a 4-carat diamond ring, all valued at more than $100,000.

Khaled struck back in court in 2016, with a countersuit claiming Raefaello has been overcharging him for goods in years.

In the latest round of legal filings, Khaled claims Raefaello & Company uses a company called The American Board of Certified Gemologists (ABCG), who appraises the company’s jewelry at inflated prices.

Khaled says the two companies work together “to sell jewelry at a much higher price by falsely representing the quality and value,” thus, ripping off their clients.

According to TheBlast, rapper cited an example where he paid $110,000 for a chain which was presented with a bogus appraisal certificate for $240,000.

Rafaello maintains Khaled was lent the pieces for 15 days with the stipulation the Miami native would either pay for the items or return them.

The suit alleges Khaled simply kept the jewelry despite a supposed written agreement between the two parties.

(AllHipHop News) Ohio rapper Stalley continues to build out his own independent record label.

The rapper, who amicably split from Rick Ross’s Maybach Music Group in 2016, runs his own imprint, Blue Collar Gang (BGC).

Stalley just appointed long-time producer and engineer, Smitti Boi as the head of A&R for his label.

“My goal is to bring everything I can to Blue Collar Gang. I want to give the fans great music from not only Stalley, but the entire roster of BCG talent.”

Smitti, who has produced songs for artist like Cee-Lo Green, Boosie Badazz, B.o.B., Stalley, Curren$y, will be responsible for overseeing the label’s music output from a lyrical and sonic perspective.

He is also tasked with finding and developing new and existing talent for BCG in addition to advising on projects and finding placements for the label’s roster of artists and producers.

Stalley and Smitti are currently working on a collaborative project that will drop later this year.

(AllHipHop News) Ja Rule is reportedly in trouble with the IRS.

Ja is currently facing liens totalling into the millions, over income he failed to report from 2004-2015.

According to Bossip, Ja Rule failed to report over $1.7 million in earnings from 2004-2008 alone.

The amount makes up the bulk of the amount he owes to the IRS.

Ja Rule was once a member of the fabled rap group Murder Inc., featuring Jay-Z and DMX.

While Jay seems to be immune to tax issues and has gone on to be worth almost a billion dollars, his group members haven’t been so lucky.

DMX was just sentenced to serve a year in prison, and he must pay over $2 million in restitution to the IRS, for deliberately concealing his income from the IRS over the past five years.

Ja Rule should have experience in paying taxes and dealing with IRS by now too.

He was sentenced to 28 months in prison in 2011 after he pleaded guilty to dodging taxes on more than $3 million of money he earned between 2004 and 2006.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper J.I.D is asking fans to keep on the lookout for his stolen computer.

J.I.D, who is an artist signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville label, claims a FedEx employee stole an iMac belonging to him and label mates EarthGang.

“After tour we shipped our iMac desktop computer we record on through @FedEx back home to Atlanta and someone that works for them stole it, so if you hear unfinished/old /unreleased records from me, Earthgang, or whoever we worked with come out congrats, people are f##ked up!” J.I.D snapped.

J.I.D said he and EarthGang are not concerned about the computer, which was insured and can easily be replaced.

The problem is, as J.I.D put it “a new computer can’t replace” their music.

“thanks @FedEx @FedExHelp you guys have some f##ked Up thieves that work for u, killed my creative process and we lost a lot of important stuff, thank the @FedEx thieves for holding up the music,” J.I.D Tweeted.

FedEx has not replied as of press time.

(AllHipHop News) Two men have been arrested on suspicion of robbing Nicki Minaj’s ex-boyfriend, rapper Safaree Samuels, at gunpoint on Monday (April 2).

The “Love & Hip Hop: New York” reality star hit headlines after breaking down in tears during a radio interview for New York’s Power 105.1 shortly after he was jumped.

In a video clip posted online, host Angie Martinez asked her visibly-upset guest what was wrong, to which he replied, “I just got robbed at gunpoint. A couple hours ago… two dudes with guns just ran up on me. Had me face down to the floor with a gun to my head. They just took everything.”

“They just caught me by myself, I got out my car and they just came out of nowhere,” he explained. “I had about $175,000 (worth of jewellery) on me…

“I was laid out on the floor waiting until I knew nobody was standing over me and ran. It’s traumatising, it just keeps replaying (in my mind).”

Safaree also took to Twitter to express his horror at the scary situation, writing: “This morning was probably 1 of the worst scariest night of my life (sic).”

It has since emerged New Jersey police officers were able to chase down the suspects after Safaree reported the alleged attack outside his home in Fort Lee.

Law enforcement sources said the two men tried to escape by fleeing across the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey into New York, but crashed their car and took off on foot.

New York Police Department officers joined their colleagues to track down the suspects, and Jonathan Ricketts and Shawn Harewood were eventually captured and taken into custody.

Safaree, 36, has yet to comment on the arrest news.

He was in the middle of a promotional tour for his new song, Hunnid, when the incident occurred.

Samuels, who dated Nicki for 14 years until their 2014 split, wasn’t just her ex – he was a member of her former group, Hoodstars, co-wrote her single Did It On ’em, and served as her hype man for years. He also appeared in Minaj’s Stupid Hoe music video.

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(AllHipHop News) A stroller company called Momiie has decided to drop Blac Chyna as a spokesperson, after her brawl at Six Flags Great Adventure.

The reality show star/video model was at the amusement park with her 18-year-old boyfriend YBN Almighty Jay on Sunday (April 2).

Videos of an angry Chyna trying to hit someone with a stroller after a woman allegedly called her a “hood rat” and tried to touch her child, Dream, which sparked a fight.

“[We] cannot excuse that sort of reaction and behavior particularly in a family resort around children,” Momiie said in a statement.

According to TMZ.com, the fight at Great Adventure was just one of several reasons they decided to dump the reality star as a spokesperson.

Reps also said Momiie was turned off by a leaked sex tape, which could damage their brand.

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(AllHipHop News) It looks like G Herbo sparked a new trend in rap music. A clip of the Chicagoan freestyling to Three 6 Mafia’s “Who Run It” at K104 went viral and even got a co-sign from Drake.

The Instagram video collected over 1 million views. Herb then recorded an official version which is currently north of 640,000 plays on the WorldStar YouTube page.

A$AP Rocky decided to hop on the beat too. The Harlem emcee uploaded a video to his own IG page featuring new bars over “We Run It.”

The last few weeks have seen several people tackle the track. Lil Uzi Vert reportedly recorded a verse for a remix with G Herbo, and YouTube is filled with other rappers trying their hand at Triple 6’s banger from 2000.

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(AllHipHop News) Tiffany Foxx is proud to declare 2018 as “the year of the woman” when it comes to Hip Hop. In an interview with DJ Smallz, the onetime Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta cast member expressed support for her peers, but she also made a distinction between her and other artists.

“I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m a female rapper. I just happened to be a woman, but I’m a lyricist,” stated Foxx. “A lot of girls see the whole emcee thing and think because they’re cute, they’re fly, know how to dress, or got a nice body then they can compete with the greats.”

She added, “I support it. I see a lot of girls doing their thing. I just want to see if they’re serious.” Smallz then asked Foxx to explain the difference between a “rapper” and a “lyricist.”

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“Female rapper – somebody can write a song for her and then she blows up off of that, now she’s a female rapper,” replied Tiffany. “A lyricist is somebody who really has a story to tell, put the words together themselves, know how to captivate your attention by their hustle, by the things they been through, by their adversity, and you go on that journey with them… Just a female rapper? Here today, gone tomorrow.”

The Q&A was posted a few days after fellow Love & Hip Hop alumna Cardi B was caught up in a “ghostwriting” controversy. It’s not clear whether the Tiffany Foxx interview was recorded after the news broke about Cardi’s credited co-writer Pardison Fontaine.

Foxx also admitted she has written for other female rappers. She was once closely associated with Lil Kim who has faced ghostwriting accusations throughout her career, but Tiffany did not directly mention the legendary Queen Bee.

(AllHipHop News) Shayaa Bin “21 Savage” Abraham-Joseph built a following as the leader of the Slaughter Gang, but the southern rap star is not just about giving out free smoke. He’s also interested in giving back to his fans.

Revolt spoke to 21 about his philanthropic efforts. The “Bank Account” rhymer discussed reaching out to kids in schools and foster homes.

“I gave them a real talk. Not like a ‘I’m famous, this is how you’re supposed to do it’ talk,” said Savage. “I feel like I make a lot of money from the community. They’re uplifting me.”

He continued, “If it wasn’t for the poor people, I wouldn’t be rich. So [I] give back to them because they’re making me money.”

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In March, 21 announced his “Bank Account” financial literacy initiative for teenagers. The Atlanta native also took part in Quavo’s “Huncho Day On The Nawf” charity football game on Sunday.

“It’s my responsibility, for me,” offered Savage. “Nobody else can say that, nobody in the hood or in the media. Can’t nobody tell me, ‘This is your responsibility.’ But I can tell myself that it’s my responsibility.”

(AllHipHop News) It appears the woman identified as the shooter of three people at YouTube’s headquarters was a disgruntled user of the video-sharing website. According to reports, the San Diego resident was angry over what she perceived to be censorship of her content.

Nasim Aghdam recorded a video rant before the tragic incident where she railed against YouTube for discriminating and filtering her workout videos for being too racy. She also took issue with the Google-owned company for not putting an age restriction on sexually-suggestive content posted by musicians such as Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj.

Additionally, Aghdam posted a Facebook statement that read, “There is no equal growth opportunity on YouTube.” She was reportedly a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and quoted Adolph Hitler.

Police confirmed the English/Farsi speaker killed herself at the scene in San Bruno, California. Law enforcement officials are said to be still investigating whether the shooting was a domestic-related dispute.

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(AllHipHop News) It comes as no surprise that Cardi B collaborated with Migos for another track. The Bronx rapper is in a relationship with Migos member Offset, and the two Quality Control acts previously worked together on the Top 10 hit “Motorsport.”

For Cardi’s upcoming Invasion Of Privacy album, the Atlanta trio shows up on the Cassius Jay-produced “Drip.” The song arrived overnight, following the release of the singles “Be Careful” and “Bartier Cardi” featuring 21 Savage.

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(AllHipHop News) The latest episode of Tidal’s Rap Radar podcast features DMV rapper Wale. The It’s Complicated EP creator touched on several topics connected to his career, including parting ways with Atlantic Records.

“It’s all love with them. I’m still writing music for some of the artists that’s on there,” said Wale. “You can’t get rid of me, Atlantic.”

He added, “I’m definitely still with MMG, but [Rick Ross] knows I want to level up too. I want to get my EBM joint moving, and I want to go somewhere where I can get a building that doesn’t have to look at me and four other artists as one artist.”

Wale’s association with Maybach Music Group gives him inside knowledge of the label head’s current health situation. Ross was hospitalized in Miami last month.

“The media had me rattled a little bit, but I’m like, ‘That’s definitely not.’ I was talking to Sam Sneak the whole time,” recalled Wale. “Fat Boy good. He probably ain’t been resting, he’s going hard working on Port Of Miami 2.”