(AllHipHop News) South Florida rapper Kodak Black was sentenced to 120 days in county jail, after pleading no contest to two misdemeanor drug charges in a Fort Pierce courtroom Monday, September 19.
According to Sun Sentinel, the rapper will also have his driver license suspended for a year and will be required to pay court costs of $298.
However, Kodak Black, born Dieuson Octave,, will not have to serve the entire four month sentence, as he was given credit for time served.
“At the end of the day, for St. Lucie County, I think he did well,” stated Kodak’s attorney, James Regan.
Kodak Black pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of possession of 20 grams or less of cannabis, and a misdemeanor charge of use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
The latest case for the rapper stems from a traffic stop last Christmas on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County.
The 19-year-old artist has also been accused of sexual battery in an incident that occurred in February at a hotel in Florence, South Carolina.
An August 16 plea deal granted to the rapper was quickly overruled after the St.Lucie and South Carolina arrest warrants were discovered.
(AllHipHop News) Meek Mill has fired back at The Game.
After the California rapper released the diss record “92 Bars” and the two have been going back-and-forth on Instagram, Meek takes it to wax with “OOOOOOUUUU Remix.”
The Dreamchasers leader uses the song to make fun of Game allegedly being a male stripper and blast him for starting this feud to promote his new album. Omelly, Takbar, and Beanie Sigel assist Meek on the track.
Beans uploaded a picture on Instagram with Meek. He posted:
Philly period❗️This thing bigger then Nino Brown…
The Game addressed Meek Mill teaming with his fellow Philadelphia Beanie Sigel. He wrote on Instagram:
#MeekyMouse after I whoop his rat ass ???????? & how much crack you had to give that smoker weenie sigel to escape from rehab…. That n-gga look bad homie… Stop posting pictures of that sick n-gga, he need a bath, some warm food & a hug… Give me the fat sigel back & take that saggy t####, sucked up sherm head back to#SelfHelpMovement Rehab Center Of Philadelphia…. The address is 2600 South Hampton Road Philadelphia, PA 19116….. Take that n-gga back now so he can get better… He ain’t in his right state of mind…. #PrayForSigel#ShitReallyHurtMeToSeeYouLikeThat#NiggasSupposedToThrowUpTheROCNotSmokeIt #GetWellSoon & as for you Meesha, soon as I get to a studio, you & Eddie Kane both bodied !!!!!!! You can run & go dig up anybody you want…. You still gettin yo ass whooped & I don’t wanna hear that I don’t fight sh-t….. See you soon “L” Debarge ??#NickiWriteYaVerses#AndYouMakinRapGroupsWitCrackHeads #GTFOH n-gga….. #WESTSIDE
(AllHipHop News) Kendrick Lamar is celebrating again after winning his fifth consecutive Lyricist of the Year title at the 2016 BET Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday night (September 17).
The “Alright” hitmaker beat out the likes of Chance the Rapper, J. Cole, Drake and Kanye West for the honor, which he has won every year since 2012.
Other winners at the Atlanta, Georgia prizegiving included Fat Joe and Remy Ma, whose “All the Way Up” hit was named Track of the Year, DJ Khaled, who also hosted the event, was presented with Hustler of the Year, and Chance the Rapper won Best New Hip-Hop Artist.
Lamar was also on stage to present his friend and mentor Snoop Dogg with the I Am Hip-Hop honor, noting the veteran rapper “paved a way into many hearts,” and is considered a “god” to many MCs.
Meanwhile, the event featured politically-charged appearances by the likes of T.I., who performed “We Will Not,” a song he was inspired to write in the wake of the numerous deaths of African-Americans at the hands of police officers.
He was joined onstage by people sporting dark clothes, holding up “Black Lives Matter” signs.
Other stars who took the stage included Desiigner, DJ Khaled, and Gucci Mane, who was released in May following nearly two years behind bars.
For the third consecutive year, Drake led the nominations with an impressive 14 nods, but the entire list of winners will not be revealed until the show airs on America’s BET network on October 4.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Nipsey Hussle and his girlfriend Lauren London have become parents to a baby boy.
The model/actress gave birth to the tot, the couple’s first child together, on August 31, but only shared the news with fans on Instagram this weekend.
She posted a black-and-white close-up of her newborn clutching her finger, and wrote, “And then came You. Last week I gave birth to a beautiful healthy happy baby boy . Blessed.#motheroftwo #GodisGood #QueenLowkey”.
The “Game” star did not share any further details, but proud dad Nipsey indicated the child’s name by reposting the same image, alongside the caption, “KROSS 8.31.16”.
The new parents have been dating since early 2014. Lauren is also mom to seven-year-old Cameron, with another Hip-Hop star, Lil Wayne.
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West’s new Adidas Yeezy cleats have been banned from the National Football League (NFL) because the shoes’ design violates a uniform policy.
The “All of the Lights” hitmaker recently sent boxes of his new Turtle Dove Yeezy 350 cleats to a number of top athletes to wear on the football field, and Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was among the sports stars to model the new shoes last week as the new season kicked off.
However, NFL executives have since ruled the black and white boots do not comply with their uniform rule, as they do not feature the required solid base color.
They have since fined Hopkins $6,000 for his fashionable choice, and as a result, he has no plans to wear the Yeezy 350s for a game ever again, unless “Kanye wants to pay the fine,” reports ESPN.com.
Denver Broncos star Von Miller, Minnesota Vikings’ Adrian Peterson, and Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins also showed off the new shoes on the field during Week 1, but it is not yet known if they have also been fined.
The Adidas Yeezy 350s went on general sale online on Thursday, and the NFL ban proved to be a non-issue for amateur players as the cleats, priced at $250, sold out immediately.
Kanye has yet to comment on the NFL’s uniform policy.
The news emerges days after Kanye debuted his Yeezy Season 4 designs at New York Fashion Week, but the presentation was widely panned by critics.
In a pre-show interview with W magazine, he hit out at industry snobs for failing to support his endeavors and blasted those who don’t think he takes fashion seriously.
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne claims Bryan “Birdman” Williams blew almost 70% of a $100 million advance meant to fund their Young Money/Cash Money venture.
Lil Wayne formed Young Money in 2003 with a controlling 49% interest in the venture, while the other 51% is owned by Cash Money Records.
Wayne’s $51 million lawsuit against the label claims he was shorted almost $10 million in advances, while getting stiffed on receiving royalties for Young Money acts like Drake and Nicki Minaj.
In the latest filings, Lil Wayne claims Birdman managed to spend $70 million of the advance, on paying royalties, marketing costs and recording expenses.
Lil Wayne’s legal team wants a closer look at Cash Money’s books, to try and get a handle on how Birdman managed to spend so much money.
It’s apparent that Wayne’s constant legal battles with Cash Money over his royalties and advances has started wearing on the rap star.
According to the lawsuit, Wayne has fought with the label over advances and obligations since 2005.
Furthermore, Wayne claims he’s never received an accounting for how much money superstar rapper Drake has made for the labels.
Lil Wayne recently enlisted the help of Rap-A-Lot CEO James Prince, who vowed to recoup “all money owed to him and my son [James Prince Jr. off the Drake albums.”
As for Birdman, his legal team claims they’ve already handed Wayne and his lawyers over 22,000 documents related to the lawsuit.
(AllHipHop News) Rap star Coolio is in trouble after being caught with a loaded stolen gun at LAX yesterday (September 17).
Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivy Jr., was cuffed Saturday when the firearm was found in a bag as he and his entourage went through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening checkpoint.
One of them men in Coolio’s entourage attempt to claim responsibility for the bag and its contents, but it was quickly discovered the bag was really Coolio’s.
“What’s up everybody? This is Coolio. Just wanted to say something about the little misunderstanding at the airport,” Coolio said in a statement on YouTube. “Everything’s fine. As you can see, I’m at P.F. Chang’s having a meal, and having a few drinks. I mean, I don’t know what’s going to be the result of this in the future, but for now I’m fine, and I appreciate everybody’s concern.”
2016 is supposed to be Canelo Alvarez’s year. With Floyd Mayweather’s retirement at the end of last year, the throne for boxing’s premier superstar became vacant. Canelo, with his previous strong ppv outings and popularity, was the only logical candidate to fill the role. He had just decisively defeated Miguel Cotto last November in a well-received pay-per-view, and scored a spectacular one-punch knockout of Amir Khan in May.
Then came the first big misstep of Canelo’s career. After bringing middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin into the ring and vowing to fight him next, Canelo surprisingly vacated his WBC middleweight crown rather than face his biggest threat and most lucrative opponent. The combination of Canelo’s machismo-laced words to Golovkin, and his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, promising to call to Golovkin’s people asap, made Canelo the laughing stock of the boxing world for several weeks. What happened to the ambitious fighter who forced his promoter to ink a high-risk fight with spoiler Erislandy Lara just to shut his mouth?
Internet jokes and media criticism aside, Canelo’s decisions have yet to hurt him at the box office. His fight this Saturday, against WBO junior middleweight titlist Liam Smith, has sold nearly 40,000 tickets at AT&T Stadium. Should Canelo win, it’s rumored he’ll fight again in December, possibly New York. This would mirror his rival Golovkin’s strategy in recent years of becoming a live attraction on both coasts.
Although Alvarez won’t concede Golovkin’s influence on his potential venue selections, he realizes the importance of building their anticipated superfight in every aspect.
“I fight wherever need to,” he says. “I feel comfortable in any arena. The fans are always welcoming and I’m received well wherever I go. But, Las Vegas has to be a priority when looking at my options.”
The science of opponent selection isn’t “sweet” like the action we see in the ring, but it’s just as important if Canelo’s brand is to remain strong moving towards a Golovkin showdown. According to his promoter, Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya, there is a “verbal agreement” in place for Canelo to face Golovkin this time next year.
“Canelo is going to build up to being a true middleweight,” said De La Hoya last week. “The plan is to face Smith – a big, bruising 154-pounder – in September, and if Canelo emerges victorious, to start making his way up to 160 pounds and fight Golovkin on equal turf (in terms of weight). We envision Canelo doing a third fight in 2016 either at or close to the middleweight limit and then a fight on Cinco De Mayo at 160 before facing Golovkin in the fall.”
In recent years, Canelo has looked his most dominant against limited, come-forward sluggers, notably Alfredo Angulo (TKO10) and James Kirkland (KO3). Smith fits the pressure fighter mold, but with one key exception — he’s undefeated with none the battle wear and tear that burdened Angulo and Kirkland.
“Smith is a bigger challenge (than Angulo and Kirkland). I’m preparing for a guy that comes forward, is a hard puncher and fast with his combinations,” says Canelo. “I have to be at my best and be able to adjust.”
Canelo has come to accept that Gennady Golovkin’s name will be linked with his for the foreseeable future. He remains calm in answering the ducking accusations and the embarrassment of his May post-fight interview bravado. But the first sign of irritability comes when the 26-year old is asked about his weight.
In his 11-year career, Canelo Alvarez has never weighed more than 155 pounds for a fight. Over his last six bouts, he’s tipped the scales at 155 four times. But the rumors of Alvarez risking his health to stay at junior middleweight over facing Golovkin at 160 gained steam in the immediate aftermath of the Khan knockout. Media, including this author, waited for close to two hours for Canelo to appear for post-fight questions. When he finally spoke at the podium, his opening words were translated as stating the delay was due to being a “little dehydrated” and needing more time to complete the post-fight physical.
Khan estimated Canelo was 180 pounds when they clashed. Smith is on record as stating he expects Canelo to struggle with the weight, and accuses him of only returning to 154 to avoid Golovkin. As for Canelo, he lets out an animated sigh and mutters a few choice words when the dehydration and weight issues are brought up.
“Aw, come on. Look, there was no dehydration issue at all,” he declares. “What happened was they needed to take more blood from me and I had just urinated, but they needed more to finish the testing. The weight is 154 is no issue. That was just a mistranslation on the podium.”
Mistranslation or not, junior middleweight will not be a rest haven. There are Charlo brothers, who hold the WBC (Jermell) and IBF (Jermall) titles. Erislandy Lara, who’s been clamoring for a Canelo rematch since losing a controversial split decision in 2014, holds the WBA strap. And the undefeated Demetrius Andrade, who put the division on notice by outclassing Willie Nelson (TKO12) in June, becomes the mandatory for the Canelo-Smith winner.
“I’m not worried about the other champions,” is all Canelo will commit to on record. “We can figure out the next step after Smith.”
Boxing wears you down. Most fighters on the wrong side of 30 put health and favorable opposition over the tough matchups that make fans salivate. But Canelo is 26. Fans watched the sport make a mockery of itself with the five-year delay in making Mayweather-Pacquiao. In the immediate aftermath, Canelo and his promoter vowed to resurrect the sport by giving fans what they want to see. Was it all smoke and mirrors?
Another Canelo sigh.
“The fight with Golovkin will happen at a good time for the fans,” he assures. “But he doesn’t concern me. My focus is just Liam Smith.”
Is Canelo Alvarez more fighter, or more businessman? We have one year to find out.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith airs live on HBO pay-per-view on Saturday September 17.
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West recently conducted an interview with W Magazine and expressed many of his frustrations with the fashion industry stating that he is often misunderstood.
Throughout the discussion the creative giant often alluded to popular films to illustrate his mistreatment within the world of fashion.
“OK, so you know when Penelope puts together her car? And she’s like, ‘Made it myself,’ and everybody that has professional cars, they say, ‘Look at you with your little car and you’re going to do this,’ and then they break her car, right? That’s basically the fashion world to me,” West cryptically explained referencing Sarah Silverman’s character in Wreck-It Ralph.
The artist also let it be known that he feels that those within the industry will never truly ‘get him.’
“I’m saying that to this date they do not understand who I am. They will not understand until after I’m gone. I am misunderstood and there is no one in fashion that’s on my side,” the rapper/producer stated.
(AllHipHop News) Pioneering Hip-Hop group Force MD’s lost another group member with the passing of Trisco Pearson.
Trisco was part of the group, which also consisted of group members Charles “Mercury” Nelson, Jessie Lee Daniels and brothers Stevie D. and Antoine “T.C.D.” Lundy.
The Force MD’s hailed from the Mariners Harbor projects on Staten Island. They honed their skills in the corners of Times Square, where they developed their signature sound, which successfully mashed up Doo-Wop, R&B and Hip-Hop, with unprecedented success.
The Force MD’s sold millions of records thanks to a legendary run of hits that included classics like “Itchin For a Scratch,” “Tears,” “Tender Love,” “Here I Go Again,” “Love Is A House” and others.
They also made a memorable appearance in Russell Simmons’ classic Hip-Hop flick “Krush Groove,” while the single “Tender Love” was a centerpiece of the soundtrack.
The Force MD’s have already lost two of the main group members. Charles Nelson died from a heart attack in 1995, while Antoine Lundy died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1998.
Surviving group members Khalil Lundy, Stevie Lundy and Jesse Daniels issued the following statement to AllHipHop.com:
R.I.P TRISCO PEARSON (FORCE MD’s)
Brothers & Sisters and our Friends in Music.
It is with the deepest regret that we announce that One of Our own Trisco Pearson Of The Beloved Group, The Force MD’s has passed and finally went home with no more pain. Trisco was truly our Brother, coming from Staten Island New York to transport talents that reached around the world. We will miss him but know he joins our Brothers TCD and Mercury on the Heavenly concert stage.
The Force MD’s & The Pearson Family Greatly Appreciate Your Love & Support, As We Come Together for our Dear Brother May he Rest In Peace..
Khalil Lundy, Stevie Lundy, Jesse Daniels and the rest of The Force MDs Family
To celebrate the release of his fourth studio album “The Divine Feminine,” Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller appeared on ‘The Late Show‘ last night to perform the project’s lead single “DANG!,” alongside featured artist Anderson .Paak.
Watch the full performance below and be sure to cop Mac’s new LP on iTunes now.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Nelly has seen a major boost in his music streams lately after news hit that he was facing major tax debt.
In response, fans of the artist started social media campaigns #HotInHereStreamingParty and #SaveNelly to help rid the rapper of his current financial woes.
Billboard reports that on-demand audio streams of Nelly’s “Hot In Herre,” spiked by 219 percent on September 13 and for the week ending on September 13, audio streams of the track zoomed to 714,000 — a gain of 90 percent compared to the previous week’s haul of 376,000.
Also, Nelly’s entire catalog drew a 96 percent increase on September 13 compared to the previous day (837,000 vs. 427,000 domestic audio streams).
In addition, the rapper’s entire catalog also generated 3.49 million on-demand domestic audio streams in the week ending Sept. 13 — a jump of 15 percent over the previous frame (3.02 million).
Fans began rallying around Nelly after it was reported that Nelly’s tracks would need to be streamed a total of 287,176,547 times to possibly generate enough revenue for him to pay off his debts.
It was reported September 11 that Nelly owes the federal government $2,412,283 in back taxes and also has outstanding state taxes tallying up to $149,511 including interest and penalties.
(AllHipHop News) Harlem, New York rapper Max B. has issued a statement regarding a reduction to his 75-year sentence for first degree murder.
The rapper and his new legal team went through a lengthy Post-Conviction Relief process, which allowed Max to enter into a plea agreement for the sole charge of aggravated manslaughter.
The reduction to his sentence means Max could be home in the next two to seven years.
Max, real name Charly Wingate, was originally found guilty on 9 of 11 counts of felony murder and conspiracy charges in the death of David Taylor.
The 29-year old was killed execution style during a botched robbery that cooperating witness Gina Conway claimed was orchestrated by Max B and co-defendant .
The rapper and his new legal team went through a lengthy Post-Conviction Relief process, which allowed Max to enter into a plea agreement for the sole charge of aggravated manslaughter.
The reduction to his sentence means Max could be home in the next two to seven years.
Check out Max’s full statement to AllHipHop.com below:
“I would like to take this time to humbly express my gratitude to the Bergen County Courts, The Honorable James J. Guida, and Mr. Grewal of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office for looking into my Post-Conviction Relief.
This proceeding was not a question of my guilt or innocence, but about the bad advice, poor judgment, and overall ineffectiveness of my trial attorney.
I would also like to thank my legal team at The Law Offices of Bruno & Ferraro; my wonderful attorneys John Bruno, John Bruno Jr., John Lotorocca, and Linda Peterson did an outstanding on my case and fighting for me.
I wanna thank The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee.
I wanna give a special thanks to my friend and partner Frank Babar and Phase One Network, William Cosgrove, Corey Whitaker, and The Playbook Agency. Without the support of the Phase One team, I wouldn’t have made it this far.
I want to thank my boy Masar, Alpac, and my brother from another mother, French Montana aka Mac with the Cheese – I love you bro! Wave Gods till we die!!!
To all my fans that been holding it down for me all these years, still banging my music and still keeping it wavy.
I love you all and Stay Wavy. Last, but certainly not least, my lovely and wonderful mother Mamaveli, I love you!”
According to veteran actor Bokeem Woodbine, Tupac was on the verge of creating a feud-ending and genre-shifting record before his untimely death.
Woodbine, who also starred in Tupac’s classic “I Ain’t Mad At Cha” music video claims Pac shared the details of the planned record while they were filming the “All Eyez On Me” single.
The secret record allegedly would’ve featured Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and a few other East Coast rappers, as an effort to end the beef.
“He had a plan to put everybody together on one record and just squash the beef. He wanted to take the power away from the labels that were exploiting the situation. It angered him that they were profiting; he wanted to stop the cash flow. It wasn’t something I was supposed to tell people about, you know what I’m saying? I honored that, and I just waited for that record to come out. But unfortunately, as you know, it never did,” Woodbine told The Fader.
This news comes years after Pac’s untimely death. Lil’ Cease even revealed that Biggie and Pac would’ve definitely settled their beef had they had the opportunity to do so.
Cease always believed if Pac and Big would’ve talked after that infamous Source Awards, things would’ve been different because they saw each other on numerous occasions and nothing happened.
Man this record would’ve been EPIC! Who do you think would’ve brought the best verse?
(AllHipHop News) It appears that braggadocious Harlem MC Max B will be granted an early release from his confinement according to recent reports.
Rapper and long time associate of Max B, French Montana took to his social media to inform his fans that all charges against the artist have been dropped and that he accepted a plea deal of aggravated manslaughter, which can see the rapper return home in two to six years.
Max B. was previously facing a sentence of 75 years for first-degree murder, robbery and kidnapping charges which were handed down in 2009.
Despite his confinement, Biggaveli managed to make headlines earlier this year, as Kanye West initially announced the name of his album, which would eventually become The Life Of Pablo, as “Waves,” drawing the ire of fans of Max B’s music such as Wiz Khalifa.
Biggaveli had popularized the term ‘wavy’ in relation to his flashy swag and style.
The Diplomats affiliate was making noise in the industry before his prison sentence with releases such as his Public Domain and Million Dollar Baby mixtape series.
Check out Wiz Khalifa and French Montana’s response to the news below, including a press release featuring Max B’s statement on his release.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKbsMqTA9Ep/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKboFDbAC63/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKbrAyPA-dY/
Max B is coming home. Sentence got shortened. Looks like the Gang will be working wit the Wave.
Dash Flash is the hottest up and coming artist in CT and continues to drop heat,working with some of the biggest names in the game. Fresh off his two singles, “Click” with Lil Wayne, and “Go” featuring B$B artist Young Lito, Dash now returns with a new joint, “Money Growing,” assisted by Rich Forever Music CEO, Rich The Kid.
All three records will appear on Dash’s forthcoming, highly-anticipated project “Blessed.”
Listen below. Production handled by Blasian Beats and JBeatzz.
(AllHipHop News) BBC Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Semtex is releasing a book titled Hip Hop Raised Me. The publication will trace Hip Hop culture from its inception.
Hip Hop Raised Me includes some of Semtex’s interviews conducted with stars such as Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan, Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Kanye West, Nas, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell, Odd Future, Drake and more.
Rap legend Chuck D wrote the foreword for the 448-page hardcover. In addition, photographers provided hundreds of pictures of memorabilia, album covers, contact sheets, and outtakes.
“I can honestly say that we’ve done a book that nobody else has done. There’s nothing else like this anywhere else,” stated Semtex. “No one has done anything like this. It’s going to take a long time for someone to try and compete and do something like this.”
DJ Semtex also launched the Hip Hop Raised Me podcast. The series features conversations with Hip Hop figures such as Immortal Technique, Yo Gotti, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Casey Veggies, Sonny Digital and others.
The Hip Hop Raised Me book is scheduled for release on November 15 via Thames & Hudson.
Dyme-A-Duzin is a Brooklyn bred, musical prodigy who was singing in church choirs as early as 9 years old, and comes from a vibrant family lineage of natural performers.
Now at just 24 years old, the young emcee has logged-in more studio time than a lot of artist twice his age and already released numerous songs with some of Hip Hop’s biggest and brightest, including New York legend Fabolous.
The fellow Brooklyn rappers link up for the official video to their collaboration “That Chicken,” which appeared on Dyme’s recent project “2 Piece Tape,” released back in June.
(AllHipHop News) Beyonce and Jay Z are reportedly planning to hold a charity gig next month.
The music power couple are set to perform at the event alongside Nicki Minaj, Lauryn Hill and Lil Wayne at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on October 15.
The gig is set to be broadcast live on Jay Z’s streaming service Tidal and raise funds for the Robin Hood Foundation, which supports educational programs in underprivileged areas of New York, and other charities nominated by the artists.
According to reports, tickets for the event will begin at $50 and the top packages will be sold for $100,000.
The couple is a regular supporter of charity music shows including Made in America festival and Global Citizen. It was recently announced that Jay Z would perform at the first Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai, India on November 19.
He will be joined by Coldplay and top Bollywood stars.
The tickets to Global Citizen India are free and are given to people who perform good deeds in relation to education, equality and sanitation.
Beyonce also teamed up with charities on her Formation world tour and helped raise more than $82,000 to help those in Flint, Michigan, where the water supply has been contaminated with high levels of lead, by partnering with the aid charity United Way of Genesee County.
Ivy McGregor, director of philanthropy and corporate relations at Beyonce’s company Parkwood Entertainment, presented a check in June.
“We were pleased to announce the collective funds raised through our United Way relationship which allowed fans to donate online to the Flint water crisis at the point of purchasing Beyoncé Formation World Tour concert ticket,” Ivy said.
