(AllHipHop News) Erykah Badu found herself as a trending topic throughout the day on Wednesday. The online chatter was sparked by an interview Badu did with Vulture where she expressed that she could see something good in Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

The singer took to Twitter to respond to some of the backlash she received for those comments. One tweet was addressed to “Black and Jewish” users on the platform, and another tweet was directed at the press.

“Say what u must. Dialogue is cool. I invite it,” wrote Badu. “But please do me a favor if you can, Black & Jewish Twitter, just don’t use the word ‘problematic’ any more. Y’all using that too much… oh and read the article.”

She later posted, “The media is banking on our ignorance. Know we won’t read the whole thing. They’ll use controversial quotes w/trigger words as Click Bait. We [love] controversy. So Blogs choose easiest thing to ‘spin’. Get you mad. Help you get a little rage out. They get more adds. The message lost.”

UPDATE:

Badu returned to Twitter to offer another statement:

People are in real pain. So I understand why my ‘good’ intent was misconstrued as ‘bad’. In trying to express a point, I used 1 of the worst examples possible, Not to support the cruel actions of an unwell, psychopathic Adolf Hitler, but to only exaggerate a show of compassion.

(AllHipHop News) Bronx, New York rapper Fat Joe is no fan of President Donald Trump. Joey, who was born Joe Cartagena, has parents who hail from Puerto Rico and Cuba. Fat Joe blasted President Trump during an appearance on BuzzFeed News’ AM to DM. “We gotta speak for the voiceless. He [Trump] left my people in Puerto Rico…He disrespected Haiti just last week,” said Fat Joe, referencing President Trump’s infamous statement labeling Caribbean and African nations as “s##tholes.” “I’m just voicing the opinion of the people, the people speak through me,” Fat Joe continued. “That’s what hip-hop is all about…I’m not a fan of Trump. The country is divided.” Fat Joe also discussed some details surrounding his new podcast, “Cocoa Vision” “I just love people and love hip-hop…I’m very charismatic and I like to ask people questions that I know a normal person couldn’t ask them,” Fat Joe said. “I always felt I could bring out the best in people, and the most honesty…I’ve been an open book my whole life.” In related news, Fat Joe announced he is working on a new studio album titled Family Ties, which will feature producer Dre, from Cool & Dre. According to Joe, Family Ties could also feature a song with Jay-Z as well. ​

(AllHipHop News) “The Wire” star Michael K. Williams has accused a former friend of attempting to extort $450,000 from him.

The actor, who played Baltimore tough guy Omar Little in the acclaimed TV crime drama, was sued by his former associate Michael Kimbrew last year.

Kimbrew claims that in 2010 the 51-year-old star signed a deal allowing him to become a partner in his production company, entitling him to 20% of Williams’ earnings.

Williams has now filed court documents demanding the lawsuit against him be dismissed, according to The Blast.

In the legal papers, Williams accuses his ex-pal of filing the suit in a bid “to exploit his one-time friendship.”

The filing reads: “Kimbrew is a one-time driver and ‘hanger-on’ of Williams, who, having had his demands for money repeatedly rejected by Williams, now seeks to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from Williams (by filing the complaint).”

The actor has accused his former associate of threatening his accountant and menacing him with the prospect of a “long drawn out ugly legal battle in the media and in the court system” if he failed to pay up.

In his original complaint, Kimbrew alleged that Williams’ money woes left him destitute after “The Wire” ended in 2008.

He claimed the actor would frequently stay on his couch and then signed the deal that made him a partner in the star’s production company.

He alleges he is owed $450,000, as his percentage of his former friend’s $2.5 million earnings from subsequent projects.

The case is still ongoing.

(AllHipHop News) The Roots frontman and co-founder Questlove is caught up in a $2 million lawsuit claiming he is racist.

Two former employees of NBC filed a lawsuit against Quest and the network, maintaining they were fired from “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” simply because they are white.

According to TheBlast, two cameramen, Kurt Decker and Michael Cimino, claimed they received an unsolicited, racist, misogynistic text sent from a stagehand on the set.

The two men claim they were fired after they complained to one of The Roots’ managers and another producer for “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”

Decker and Cimino claim Questlove flexed his power and had NBC “fire all of the Caucasian employees involved in the incident.”

Kurt Decker and Michael Cimino are each seeking $1 million in damages from Questlove and NBC.

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop superstar Drake has congratulated himself for setting a new U.S. single-day streaming record on Spotify.

The “One Dance” hitmaker surprised fans on Friday by dropping a new two-song EP, titled Scary Hours, and the track God’s Plan proved to be a popular pick on the music site on Monday when it racked up more than 4.3 million hits.

The figures were recorded by analysts at Chart Data, earning Drake yet another Spotify title.

He previously became the first artist to hit the 10 billion streams mark on the platform last March, while at the end of 2016, he was declared the firm’s most-streamed artist for the second consecutive year.

The new Spotify landmark hit headlines on Tuesday, the same day Drake’s pal, basketball icon LeBron James, became the youngest player in NBA history to score 30,000 points in his professional career.

In a video message recorded for LeBron via Uninterrupted.com, Drake revealed the sporting feat has inspired him to hit the recording studio.

“LeBron, I’m honored to be part of yet another historic night. 30,000 career points, it’s incredible,” the Canadian MC declared. “It seems like every time we look up you’re setting another milestone or breaking another record.

“I always tell you you’re one of the most inspirational people in my life. I’m honored to call you a brother. Every time you do something like this, I always try to get in the studio and make the song that will go with the moment, so I’m excited to go to work tonight.”

Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Nas Kevin Hart and others also gave LeBron some props.

(AllHipHop News) Rap legend Flavor Flav is recovering from a brutal assault inside of a Las Vegas casino.

Flav was on the losing end of a fight with a man named Ugandi Howard, who claimed Flavor Flav disrespected his mother in some fashion.

The two men began to tussle inside of the South Point Casino and Flav was punched in the face.

According to the legendary Public Enemy co-founder, he pulled a muscle in his groin, which landed him on the floor. Howard continued his assault on the “Flavor Of Love” reality TV star, by kicking him while he was down.

Police arrived and broke up the fracas, and arrested Ugandi Howard for battery.

Flavor Flav wound up at a local hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries.

(AllHipHop News) Singer-turned-actress Mary J. Blige has been fighting off tears of joy after learning of her two Oscar nominations for “Mudbound”

The “No More Drama” hitmaker has been winning critical acclaim for her supporting role as family matriarch Florence Jackson in the Netflix film, about two men who experience racism in rural Mississippi upon their return from World War II, and on Tuesday, she was named among the contenders for the 2018 Academy Awards.

Mary will compete for the Best Supporting Actress prize, as well as Best Original Song for “Mighty River,” the theme tune she wrote with fellow star Raphael Saadiq and his longtime collaborator Taura Stinson.

The superstar spent the morning “yelling and screaming and about to cry” after the Oscars shortlist was announced, and she is still in awe at the double nomination.

“This is a new one, the actress nominee, and this is beautiful. This is really special,” she adds to The Associated Press. “So is the song because it’s something that I love to do. I love to sing. And that’s something I’ve been doing for a very long time that’s special to me, and the Oscars have recognized it. So it’s all special.”

Saadiq is equally stunned by his first Academy Award nod: “I couldn’t be more surprised or thrilled that Mighty River got a nomination,” he said. “Working with Mary J. Blige and Taura Stinson is always a breeze, they are very talented. I am truly blessed.”

“Mudbound” is also up for Best Adapted Screenplay for director Dee Rees and co-writer Virgil Williams, and Best Achievement in Cinematography for Rachel Morrison.

Both mentions make Oscars history – Rees is the first African-American woman to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, while Morrison is the first female to ever be mentioned in her category, and Blige insists it was a real pleasure working with the pair.

“(Dee) gave me new life with Florence and she gave me courage to play this character,” Mary shares. “And Rachel was just amazing. Seeing these women every day on set, it was so refreshing and such a treat and just beautiful.”

The 90th Annual Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 4.

(AllHipHop News) Embattled hip-hop star Kodak Black wants police detectives to do a fingerprint test on a stolen firearm allegedly found in his possession during a raid in Florida.

The rapper was slapped with seven felony counts on Thursday (January 18) after a SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team descended on the house he was sharing with a number of other guests following a report of a domestic disturbance.

Authorities claim they raced to the property after Kodak reportedly waved a weapon and smoked marijuana in front of a kid while live-streaming on Instagram.

During a search of the property, they uncovered two guns and a stash of weed, and Kodak, real name Dieuson Octave, was taken into custody for grand theft of a firearm, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, marijuana possession, child neglect, and probation violation charges.

Kodak recently appeared in court to answer to the probation violation claims, but Kodak insisted the gun and drugs had nothing to do with him, and his attorney, Bradford Cohen, requested investigating officers dust the items in question for fingerprints.

The judge overseeing the case has yet to rule on the motion.

Kodak, who has a long history of arrests and run-ins with the law, is next due in court on February 23.

He will remain locked up until the hearing.

Kodak is also facing prosecution for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, after allegedly assaulting a teenage girl at a South Carolina hotel following a concert in 2016.

He was indicted by a grand jury in October and freed on $100,000 bond on December 1, 2017, but faces up to 30 years behind bars if convicted.

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(AllHipHop News) Migos rapper Offset and Cardi B have put a hold on their wedding plans because they don’t have time to make plans.

The hip-hop super couple became engaged in October, of 2017, when he proposed onstage at the Power 99’s Powerhouse concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The rapper, real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus, popped the question and placed a huge eight-carat pear-shaped diamond ring on his new fiancee’s finger.

Cardi B shared a photo of herself holding up the ring in a snap on Instagram, and thanked the rapper for asking her to marry him:

“I’m so emotional, @offsetyrn I loveee (sic) you so much,” she wrote. “Thank you for seeing the potential in me since you met me. For giving me advice molding (sic) me and loving me. Your such a amazing man to me your family, friends, kids and you are extremely talented. I can’t wait to spend FOREVAAAA with you.”

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But the romantic moment quickly passed after Offset was caught up in a cheating scandal that the couple has since brushed off, and now he admits the wedding plans are on ice.

In a new Rolling Stone interview, the “Bad and Boujee” hitmaker says, “We ain’t planning it right now. We chilling. We don’t got time for that right now.”

The couple dated for eight months before the rapper asked Cardi to be his wife, and he reveals the ring he bought her cost him “half a million”.

“She is real solid, came from where I came from, did what I did,” he adds. “She’s herself, man. I seen her develop from the trenches all the way up, and I like how she did it.

“I respect her grind as a woman. She came to the game with some gangsta s##t. I like that. I f##k with her. That’s my baby.”

His new interview comes days before the release of Migos’ much-anticipated album Culture II, which features tracks produced by Murda Beatz, Mike Dean, and Pharrell Williams, among other big names.

Offset also reveals Kanye West joined the trio in the studio and produced a few tracks he and his bandmates are sitting on for an upcoming release.

(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent is reportedly sitting on a Bitcoin fortune worth more than $7 million after accepting payments for his last album in the cryptocurrency.

When the “In Da Club” rapper released his 2014 record Animal Ambition he allowed fans to pay in Bitcoin.

According to reports, 50, real name Curtis James Jackson III, raked in around 700 Bitcoin with the release, which at the time was worth around $400,000.

However, due to fluctuations in the cryptocurrency’s value, his holdings would now be worth between $7 million and $8.5 million.

However, his fortune may not last, as Bitcoin prices have tumbled by 25% with the value of one Bitcoin falling from around $16,000 in the first week of January to around $10,000 today (January 24).

The 42-year-old rapper’s apparent Bitcoin wealth represents a turnaround in his fortunes from 2015, when he filed for bankruptcy, listing his debts as $36 million against assets worth less than $20 million.

His filing came after a jury ruled he had to pay $5 million to a woman who sued him over a sex tape released without her permission.

Earlier this year, Jackson reached an agreement to pay back $23.4 million of his debts from future earnings over five years.

He is also suing his former business managers for allegedly mishandling his bankruptcy proceedings, claiming they “disregarded the procedures of the bankruptcy court, and improperly helped themselves” to his money.

The musician is also suing the law firm who represented him in the original sex tape case and is seeking $7 million in actual damages and $25 million in punitive damages for alleged malpractice.

(AllHipHop News) Eminem’s brother Nate is now officially a “Mathers.”

Nate Kane is pretty well known as Eminem’s half-brother.

Nate, who was born Nathan Kane Samra, was recently granted legal permission by a Michigan court, to change his name.

Debbie Mathers gave birth to both men, however, Nate, who also raps, has a different father than Eminem.

Now, the 31-year-old budding rap star will be able to cash in on his family’s famous last name as Nathan Kane Mathers.

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