(AllHipHop News) Ciara has dropped a hefty lawsuit on former beau Future stating that he is trying to ruin her career.
The news, first broken by theJasmineBRAND.com , claims that the rapper has been lying about her, stating that she is a bad mother. She is asking that a judge put a muzzle on him and she also seeks $15 in damages.
Ciara claims libel and defamation in the lawsuit.
The story details her grievance:
The singer accuses her ex-fiance of lying about her publicly to increase interest and publicity for his upcoming musical endeavors, namely the release of his upcoming album and tour. Ciara blasts Future saying he purposefully published lies about her on his Twitter account, social media and other interviews to destroy her reputation as a good mother, to diminish her brand and to impair her professional career in the entertainment industry.
The suit adds that Ciara respects and recognizes Future’s right to free speech under the first amendment of the Constitution. However, he doesn’t have free reign to say whatever he wants knowing what he is speaking is untrue. Ciara informs the court she is a well-known, successful, recording aritst, songwriter, producer, performer and entertainer along with actress and has a huge fan base around the world. The singer also describes herself as a pillar of her community and extremely active with community service and philanthropy and she says she’s known as a great mother.
Future has not responded to the allegations at press time.
(AllHipHop News)Lil Wayne’s appearance in the new Apartments.com commercial that aired during the Super Bowl may have gotten a slew of headlines, but it’s his latest move that should be getting the attention. Tunechi is teaming up with streaming service TIDAL to promote and reward community service among college students.
Beginning Friday (Feb. 5), any undergraduate college student at a four-year university can participate in TIDAL’s Social Wave for Change. Students must post a photo or video on Instagram or Facebook of them completing any community service act. A panel of judges selected by TIDAL will review all social media submissions and determine the finalists. Once the finalists are announced, the public will vote on the winner.
Aside from his music and latest commercial appearances, Lil Wayne has been working on a project that could help communities across the country spread a little love and support. The Young Money superstar has teamed up with streaming service TIDAL as part of his latest community service initiative.
Starting Friday February 5th, any undergraduate college student at a four-year university can join TIDAL’s Social Wave for Change. The student must complete a community service act and post a photo or video to Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #TIDALXCHANGE. A group of judges selected by TIDAL will review the submissions and determine the finalists and the public will vote on the winner. Prizes include a chance to see Weezy in concert.
Although Tunechi was one of the last artists to join TIDAL, he has been one of it’s biggest promoters. And this latest project seems like a good move for both parties.
Young Money artists, Lil Wayne and Baby E show us how to live fancy in their latest visual for Finessin. Top down, with cigars in hand, the duo cruise down the hot streets of Miami without a care in the world. The two talk on money to blow and admiring beautiful women while showing off their lavish lifestyle.
“Spending dirty money at the Gucci store/F###### with the models eating sushi rolls/She think I’m a rapper, get that groupie look/Baby mama mad, she see me moving up,” raps Baby E, who was signed to Young Money in 2015. The track debuted on Weezy’s No Ceilings 2 mixtape last year and the visuals match the laid back feeling of the track.
So everyone knows that Wiz and Kanye went at it on social media recently, but that’s not the point of this project or this review. We’re gonna leave the family out of this one, even though his son Sebastian does make a great cameo on the project. While some say the drama was good for sales and publicity, we want to focus our attention on the music because this is a solid Wiz project that rivals his recent tapes.
You might think this project was all recorded at once, but these songs are ones that didn’t make previous albums. The tracks are all ones that Wiz was really fond of and we can see why. It’s almost a throwback compilation of sorts, but there are gems on here that the Taylors will love.
“The game will stress you out, but that’s what these doobies is for” – Wiz Khalifa – ‘Khalifa’ – “iSay” ft Juicy J
From the outset this project gets trippy with a dope synth lead and Wiz sh*t talking about money, smokin weed and getting rich. While that may sound like a turn off to the Wiz haters tired of weed raps, there are some experimental songs on here that slap production-wise.
Take the classy joints with piano solo’s fading out like the first song “BTS” – it’s a sound that reflects the vibes Taylor Gang fans have come to embrace. It’s more about the vibe with Wiz and harmonizing with the music. You have to remember he was influenced by BONE Thugs-N-Harmony, Snoop, Max B and Cam’ron.
Yea his raps can be somewhat simple at times, but his ability to find the melody on the song is uncanny. Plus, who can remember all those raps when you smokin KK like Khalifa does? Take “Call Waiting” for example as Wiz tries his hand at singing the whole song on some soul sh*t. Yea he’s no Adele, but he can find the melody and somehow it work out in a smoked out kind of way.
Wiz provides his fans with motivational raps which is def needed if you’re blowing clouds of that good. Sticking with your team, getting lit and a focus on paper are common themes on this one. Some fans of Wiz’s earlier material will draw comparisons to other projects, but this shows a more refined sound. (Listen to “City View” with Pittsburgh’s own Courtney Noelle)
There are a good amount of features on this project from the Taylor Gang family as Juicy J, Ty Dolla $ign, Chevy Woods, JR Donato join in on tracks. Of those, on the first few listens, the Ty Dolla $ign record is smooth and has serious potential as a viral hit – at the very least a dope video. Make sure you check that one, it’s two parts. Part One is a single for sure. The Juicy J song “iSay” has potential as well, Juicy J does well on radio.
The “Cowboy” track is a valley on this one and so is “Bake Sale” ft Travis Scott. While the Travis Scott “Bake Sale” joint is already making its way up the Billboard Top 100, “Bake Sale” definitely piggy backs on a familiar feel from “Antidote” by Scott. It’s like an extension of the whole melody but fans will enjoy it.
“Make a Play” and “Most of Us” are def bangers too but they aren’t for the mainstream if thats what your’e looking for. Is it Wiz’s best album? No. Is it dope? Yes. Is it Kush and OJ? Nah, but its def some dope smoked out ridin music, which is about all you need if you smoke with the best of ’em like Wiz. You decide for yourself below:
Check it out below for stream on Spotify and make sure to check out some of the highlights below!
Highlights: “BTS,” “City View” ft Courtney Noelle, “Make A Play” ft JR Donato, “Most of Us,” “No Permission” ft Chevy Woods, “iSay” ft Juicy J, “Lit” ft Ty Dolla $ign
(AllHipHop News) Twitter has seen it’s share of artistic feuds, frustrations and expressions. Ab-Soul is the latest to let off some steam about his current situation. It’s been a while since he dropped his last album, These Days, however the Top Dawg Entertainment rapper is patiently waiting for the green light to release new material.
Soul took to Twitter today to express his frustration about watching from the sidelines as his fellow TDE members take off. “This bench is gettin warm as fucc tho mayne,” he said. He took the time out to thank his fans for all the support and ensured that he was hard at work on some hot new projects.
Trying to remain optimistic on the matter, Soul acknowledged is respect for his TDE family and their judgement. “Nonetheless, it’s important to move as a unit. It’s bigger than me. It’s family.”
Soul’s venting seemed to do him some good because it wasn’t long before TDE CEO, Dangeroo Kipawaa, responded with some good news. “Tighten up your j’s because I’m about 2 kall your #…. #TDE lets get it my n*gga,” he tweeted.
Looks like 2016 may be the year for the big haired rapper. Fans can expect from Ab-Soul heat soon.
Back in 2013, p### star Celine Tran filed a lawsuit against Bow Wow for not getting her consent to take photos of her pole dancing and for not getting consent to later use them for his “Drank In My Cup Video”. Bow apparently didn’t think it was important enough to show up to his first court date for the case, and the p### star was awarded almost $80K. Bow Wow took to his Facebook to say,
“That dumb ass p### star chick who ever she is ain’t getting a dime from us!”
According to Bossip, Bow Wow has been fighting hard to keep this woman from getting her coins! He wants the entire judgment to be thrown out because he feels that he was improperly served. Bow Wow claims Celine has been threatening him and even coming for his role on CSI. Dang Bow can’t catch a break! Read more HERE.
Beyoncé pretty much broke the net when she dropped her new song and music video for her single “Formation”. It seems like every time Bey drops something, there’s someone coming out claiming that she stole something from them. This time, someone is claiming she stole their footage for the video. Documentarians Abteen Bagheri and Chris Black noticed a few shots from their ‘That B.E.A.T.’ documentary and immediately had questions. Their documentary documents New Orleans’ culture and bounce music. According to them, the footage in the “Formation” video was unreleased.
Chris confirmed that Bey’s team did attempt to license the footage last month, however, it was never solidified. Abteen was one of the people who apparently wanted nothing to do with the involvement of the legal footage transfer. A rep for Beyonce said that the documentary footage was actually obtained legally, and that the person was given proper compensation. The rep went on to say the filmmaker provided the footage and is listed in the credits. There are always two sides to each story, so we are sure they will sort things out. Given the directors tweets (see below), ummmmm we are sure they plan to get to the bottom of it. Reportedly the directors don’t own the rights to the footage anymore. It allegedly belongs to the Sundance Channel now.
Yesterday (Feb. 8), Super Bowl 50 took place and has impacted everything from American politics, to the actual players, to encouraging musical artists. The Denver Broncos proved victorious with their 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Many people had enough faith in Cam Newton’s squad to bet on the game.
Cam’s crew proved ineffective against the more experience Broncos. Many people may have lost money for betting on the Panthers. The Migos are among those who lost a few bunk — well make that $75,000 — to be exact.
Last night, the popular ATLiens jumped on Twitterand personally addressed Cam Newton.
“DAMN CAM!!! #DABNEWTONGREAT SEASON THO!! WE TOOK A LOST TOO!! 75k.”
DAMN CAM!!! #DABNEWTON GREAT SEASON THO!! WE TOOK A LOST TOO!! 75k
New Jersey songstress ALUS is back with a new single titled “Only Takes One.” The official song marks ALUS’ second single from her forthcoming project due out this year, and it serves as a follow-up to “Furious”, which is now sitting at 356K plays and counting on Sound Cloud.
ALUS and Lee, the mastermind behind hits like: French Montana’s “Pop That”, DJ Khaled’s “Hold You Down” & “You Mine”; have both teamed up to bring the best work ever, as the super-producer will be overseeing her entire album. Take a listen to the single below!
After Love & Hip Hop reunion drama to constant social media beef, it looks like Love & Hip Hop’s Milan Christopher and Miles Brock have reunited. Strangely enough, this reunion follows Milan saying that he is no longer gay anymore. In fact he said Miles’ lying and cheating ways made him never want to date a man ever again. Has this all been one big publicity stunt to keep their story line going, or are they really just that dysfunctional? Milan posted that he was confused as he was fighting his mind and his heart. He said both parties are sorry also. This won’t last. Do you believe that a person can “turn straight”, or will they always be gay?
Look at these guys, Boosie, Quavo and Young Thug! They going in on Cancer like it was a rapper! “F**k Cancer,” you bastard! The thing is, the ailment is all too real. This weird video…definitely sheds some light on the killer, but mostly seems like standard party and bulls**t rap.
Last night, Emerge Elite hosted the annual Player’s Gala with performances by Snoop Dogg aka DJ Snoopadelic. This year’s gala took place at Ruby Skye in San Francisco. The annual event, held the evening of the Super Bowl, hosted a mix of celebrities and talent including DJ Snoopadelic who spun an eclectic mix of sounds. Snoop stated:
DJ Snoopadelic gives me a chance to play all the different kinds of music I like for the people,
This party went down directly after the Super Bowl, celebrity guests and influencers including legendary rapper, Warren G, former NFL linebacker, Willie McGinest, CEO and Founder of Emerge Elite, John Wayman Henry III, music industry executive, Damien “Big Percy” Rodrick,Mike Walsh and former professional athletes, Dion Grant & Brady James amongst others.
Earlier today (Feb. 8), the New York Knicks announced that Derek Fisher is no longer the team’s coach, this according to ESPN. During a dismal 23-31 second-season start Fisher has been fired from the lucrative $5 M position.
Last season, Fisher — who previously had no NBA head coaching experience — recorded a lackluster 17-65 season. Currently ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference , sources suggest that Fisher has struggled with the player-to-coach transition.
While Derek contemplates his next move, Matt Barnes, seems to be sending subliminal shots towards his former Lakers’ teammate. In October of last year, the two engaged in a physical confrontation regarding Matt’s ex-wife, Gloria Govan. Barnes was subsequently suspended for his actions.
Just last month, Matt Barnes was fined $35,000 for violent remarks he made towards Fisher. So, today when the the Grizzles forward posted a seemingly smug photo to his Instagram, speculations swirled that it was directed towards Fisher.
Check out the photo:
Is the rumor-mill making something out of nothing?
Coming off producing Jadakiss’s street anthem “Realest in the Game” off his Top 5 Dead or Alive album Arkatech Beatz releases “Theatre of War” instrumental album. Their production credits include Big Pun, Max B, Curren$y and the list goes on!
Chief Keef is proving more and more to be reckless as ever. Keef took to his twitter to ask fans to throw eggs & sh*t in a bag as well as rocks at a house in Minneapolis. Police quickly caught wind of the tweet and decided to monitor the house for a while. Reportedly fans drove by the house but only took pictures. Allegedly after the police left, is when the fans went nuts. Chief never went into much detail about the tweet, and has since deleted it. Whatever brought about the issue, the college students who resided in the home are said to have moved out as they allegedly fear for their safety. Come on Chief!
“They just played better than us,” a resigned Cam Newton admitted to a room filled with reporters. Last night (Feb. 7), following Cam’s Super Bowl début, he would abruptly end the press conference. After fielding several redundant questions the Carolina Panthers quarterback would curtly explain his thoughts then leave.
“I don’t know what you want me to say,” continued Cam. “They made more plays than us and that’s what it comes down to,” said Newton. He would later explain, “We had our opportunities; it wasn’t nothing special that they did.” The respected QB would then cite an array of errors his team committed during its Super Bowl 50 experience.
Eventually, a seemingly agitated Newton would abruptly leave the press conference.
(AllHipHop News) Beyoncé has tapped her socially conscious side. Yesterday (Feb. 7), Bey delivered a politically charged performance during her set at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. It culminated with her new track “Formation.”
During the iconic delivery, Queen B, paid homage to a list of people and causes. The humble artist donned a costume that was inspired by the one that Michael Jackson wore back in 1993. The enlightened chanteuse also included a nod to the Black Panther Party. In October of this year, the Panthers will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Choreographed beret-wearing dancers demonstrated their solidarity. With unity their powerful fists made a statement. Later in the routine, Beyoncé and her dancers emphatically spelled out “X.” The slain Civil Rights leader, Malcolm X, was murdered on Feb. 21, 1965. This month will mark the 51st anniversary of his assassination.
Tina Lawson, Bey’s mother, also snapped a photo with several dancers dressed as Black Panthers. These passionate performers used to the spotlight to help bring more awareness to the death of Mario Woods. In December of 2015, Mr. Woods was killed at the hands of the San Francisco Police department.
Below, check out the performance and the Instagram pictures.
When I was a child, I really wanted a slinky. Not the plastic two toned neon slinky, I wanted the metal one. In the red brick row home that I grew up in, we had a huge wooden staircase that (in my mind) was built for a slinky to “walk” down.
Money was tight, so I knew it was pointless to ask for a toy outside of my birthday or Christmas. But as fate would have it, my school was having a candy sale fundraiser. I ran to my mother for permission to sign up and she happily agreed.
I came home with the order form and within two days, my mother Edythe had gotten enough candy orders to earn my slinky. I was overjoyed. My mother ran the biggest salon in Philadelphia called Glemby inside of a department store in downtown Philadelphia called John Wannamaker’s. I know she got all of her stylists and customers to order candy. After all, my mom was and is a hustler. With minimal effort, I had my slinky in record time! Truth be told, the school got over on us kids because for the amount of candy you had to sell, you could have purchased 20 slinkys.
That was the only time I depended on my mother for sales. I was all of 4 years old. As an adult, I’ve come to realize that as a business owner, it’s extremely foolish to rely on your friends and family members to make sales.
The average person has about 25-30 relatives. The earth has over 7.4 Billion people who inhabit it. Which group do you think is more likely to get you to the success you’re looking for?
Don’t be frustrated, upset or disappointed with friends and family for not buying your product or service. Most people mean well but they know too much about you. Sometimes that stops them, even if only on a subconscious level from putting funds toward your dreams.
I consider myself lucky that my mother still supports my endeavors. Though long retired, she makes sure her book club buys each one of my books when they’re published. Though I’m grateful, I’d be an idiot to think that 30 sales would make me a #1 best selling author. I still have to promote and campaign and tour. Don’t even get me started on advertising costs!
The work should go beyond your home, your mother’s house and your Facebook friends. If you want to succeed in business, you have to put away childish things. (1 Corinthians 13:11).
My goals are much bigger now than walking a slinky down the steps. Yours should be too!
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Now, Jay Z is an ally to the movement now so don’t get it twisted. But headlines and misinformation can be the prevailing truth these days. Last week, it was reported that Jay Z and Tidal cut a $1.5 million check to various groups, including Black Lives Matter. I have sources that tell me that no monies hit the account of Black Lives Matter proper. Proper means, the official BLM. There may be some offshoot that got some money to the tune of $1.5 million, but not the official BLM. This is the closest they came to giving a statement.
Here is a list of the other groups that apparently have received money from Tidal.
Opportunity Agenda, Hands Up United, Sankofa.Org, Community Coalition, Dream Defenders, Black Youth Project, Baltimore Justice Fund, Empowerment Development Corporation, Million Hoodies, NY Justice League, Ohio Students Association/Organizing Collaborative, the Trayvon Martin Foundation, the Michael O.D. Brown We Love Ours Sons and Daughters Foundation, and the Oscar Grant Foundation.
I suppose its all good. All of these orgs need our support and love, if we are really about what we say we are about.
While performing on stage at Detroit’s Fox Theater, 50 Cent, stopped his set after a distraught fan hurled an item onto the stage. Following the momentary disruption, the concerned Queens wordsmith picked up the folded black T-shirt. To the Motor City audience, the antagonistic artist would then read aloud its printed message.
“RIP Meek Mill (1987-2016),” was the faux tribute paid to the embattled Philly rapper. Last week, Meek Mill was sentenced to three months of house arrest for charges of probation violation. It has also been stipulated that the DreamChasers will not be able to work.
everyone to see and the crowd went crazy. Someone with a mic yelled, “Get your cameras out.”
