Cornelius Smith faces the final reckoning in a case that’s dragged on for nearly five years, with his plea hearing now postponed to May after multiple delays.
The gunman who admitted to firing shots into Makeda’s Cookies on November 17, 2021, killing Memphis rapper Young Dolph, has been waiting in limbo while the legal system moves at a glacial pace.
Smith’s attorney confirmed the defendant and his team needed more time to address additional details before accepting the deal, leaving questions about what’s really holding up justice in a case where guilt has never been in question.
The delay feels almost cruel when you consider what Smith already testified to under oath.
He admitted he couldn’t even count how many times he shot Young Dolph, describing a scene of pure violence inside that cookie shop.
He identified himself and co-shooter Justin Johnson in surveillance video, confirmed they arrived in a stolen Mercedes-Benz, and laid out the entire operation with chilling detail.
What makes this even more complicated is the web of people involved.
Smith testified that Yo Gotti’s brother Big Jook put out a $100,000 dollar hit on Young Dolph in hopes of securing a recording deal with his CMG label.
Smith and Johnson were supposed to get $40,000 each, with the alleged mastermind, Hernandez Govan, receiving $20,000.
Big Jook himself was killed in January 2024 in a separate shooting, and that case remains unsolved with no arrests made.
The feud between Young Dolph’s Paper Route Empire and Yo Gotti’s CMG goes back over a decade, with multiple shooting incidents along the way.
In 2017, more than 100 rounds were fired into Young Dolph’s bulletproof Corvette in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Later that year, he was shot outside the Loews Hollywood hotel in Los Angeles. Young Dolph survived both attacks, released his Bulletproof album, and kept pushing forward until that November day in 2021 when he was shot 22 times inside a cookie shop, according to local Memphis reporting.
Smith’s case represents the final piece of a puzzle that’s already been mostly solved, yet the system keeps delaying the moment when he officially accepts responsibility.
Jermarcus Johnson, Justin’s half-brother, already pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact in October 2023 and received probation and diversion.
Tony Sunshine, the famed singer/rapper from Fat Joe‘s Terror Squad, is proving that Hip-Hop collaborations can still happen across generational and ideological lines.
During a recent interview with AllHipHop, the Terror Squad affiliate revealed how his new single “Pump It Up” featuring Lil Pump came together organically through a shared fitness connection rather than industry politics.
According to Tony, the collaboration started unexpectedly through a mutual trainer.
“We go to the same gym. We have the same fitness trainer,” Sunshine told AllHipHop. “He came to me with a beat one day and I knocked out a hook and a verse. I didn’t even know he was going to give it to Lil Pump.” The official video for “Pump It Up” also displays a gym motif.
Sunshine explained that while the two artists were familiar with each other from seeing one another at the gym, they did not initially have a close personal relationship.
“Me and Lil Pump, we bump heads in the gym—we say what’s up and talk—but we didn’t have a real personal relationship like that,” he said. “That came later.”
After Pump added his verse, Sunshine said he returned to the studio to finalize the record.
“He laid his verse, they gave it back to me, I put it together and it sounded crazy,” Sunshine said. “We just decided to unite both worlds—his era and my era—and create energy.”
The collaboration may raise eyebrows among some fans due to Lil Pump’s public support of Donald Trump, but Sunshine made it clear that he does not allow political differences to interfere with his music or personal relationships.
“A man’s opinion and what he does with his life don’t affect me,” Sunshine said. “I mind my business. I got my opinion, he got his. At the end of the day, what he eats don’t make me sh#t and what I eat don’t make him sh#t.”
When asked directly about his own political views, Sunshine was candid about his focus on self-reliance rather than party affiliation.
“If I’m going to be blunt and honest, I don’t give a sh#t,” he said. “Nobody pays my bills. I’m the one that’s got to go out there and grind, work and make sure my family is good.”
Tony Sunshine is best known for his smooth hooks that helped define TS’s late-’90s and early-2000s run. Closely associated with both Big Pun and Fat Joe, Sunshine contributed memorable vocals to classics like “100%,”“Still Not A Player,” and still performs with Fat Joe currently. Over the years, he has remained a respected voice in Hip-Hop and R&B, balancing solo releases with continued collaborations while representing the legacy of the Bronx and the enduring impact of Terror Squad’s golden era.
He says this new collaboration was driven by music and positive energy, nothing controversial.
“I was just having fun,” he said. “Sometimes you just gotta let the world give their opinion. Whatever it does, I’m proud of the body of work.”
The single is part of a busy period for Sunshine, who also revealed he is preparing to release an R&B mixtape and a Spanish-language album while continuing to perform with Fat Joe and Terror Squad.
Despite the changing landscape of Hip-Hop, Sunshine says his approach remains simple.
“I’ve been the same artist the entire time,” he said. “I never switched up who I am or compromised my music for nobody.”
Stay tuned for AllHipHop’s full conversation between Tony Sunshine and AHH’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur.
Salt stepped up for her sister when the noise got too loud, and that’s what real loyalty looks like in 2026.
The Salt-N-Pepa legend posted a lengthy Instagram comment defending Chilli after federal donation records surfaced showing the TLC icon had contributed around $1,000 to Trump-related PACs in 2024.
The donations ranged from $45 to $100 each, made through WinRed and Never Surrender Inc.
Chilli said she didn’t read the fine print and thought she was supporting different causes.
She also accidentally reposted a false video about Michelle Obama, which added fuel to the fire.
Chilli had already clarified she’s “not MAGA” and explained the whole thing was a misunderstanding, but the backlash kept coming anyway.
Salt wasn’t having it.
She called out the bullying directly, reminding people that they don’t know the full story before they start swinging.
“This world is very quick to believe anything and everything posted on social media,” Salt wrote. “Quick to crucify and slow to forgive.”
She made it clear that even when someone tries to set the record straight, haters gonna hate, but that won’t stop what matters most.
But here’s what people missed: this is a woman who’s been in the game for decades, and one mistake doesn’t erase her legacy.
What makes Salt’s defense even more significant is the timing.
TLC and Salt-N-Pepa are about to launch their historic co-headlining tour with En Vogue, kicking off August 15 in Franklin, Tennessee, and running through October 11 in Concord, California.
The “It’s Iconic” tour hits 32 cities, and rehearsals start in July. This is the first time these three legendary groups are touring together, and Salt made it clear that nothing, not online drama, not political controversy, not hate comments, will stop them from celebrating their bond and their music.
Salt’s message was simple: “We got you.”
She reminded everyone that their connection runs deeper than any social media storm.
For the fans still rocking with them, expect these two to come out stronger than ever.
Rehearsals for the “It’s Iconic” tour begin in July 2026.
Ever wondered what hazing was like at an Ivy League institution? TikToker @your_finance_brother shares his experience rushing fraternities at Duke University and tons of other things that happened to him that were borderline bullying. A common thread among the embarrassing experiences was a class divide between him and his fellow students.
Universities are a melting pot of classes and cultures from all over. For many undergraduate students, universities may be the first place they meet someone from a completely different background than themselves. The TikToker seems to be the first person from a working-class background that many at Duke University had met.
Rolex Smashing
In a video with 1.3 million views and 143,800 likes, the TikToker immediately launches into stories that highlight the class divide.
“During frat rush, I was asked multiple times at multiple frats what my dad did for a living, and when I said that he worked in a TV repair shop, I was cut from all those frats,” he says. “I learned now that the correct answer is that he’s an entrepreneur. And at the frats I did proceed on, one of them had a Rolex smashing competition. I was also cut from that one.”
Surprisingly, it seems that Rolex smashing is a tradition among several universities. According to SayNoToHazing.com, ruining expensive things is a popular hazing tactic.
“According to a current student [at Columbia University], to rush prestigious, moneyed co-ed frat St. Anthony’s, male pledges have to buy a ticket to Hong Kong and burn it, while female pledges have to buy a Tiffany necklace and throw it in the Hudson River — to prove that they’re stupidly rich. Or the alternative: Smashing your Rolex,” the site says.
Class Clashing at Universities
The TikToker continues to explain tons of other classist experiences he had at Duke. He remembers people ghosting him after finding out he was on financial aid and a girl at a party being surprised he had made it to Duke, even though he went to a public school in the South for high school.
He shares another shocking example of wealth, where a student’s car was towed. Instead of retrieving the car from the tow site, she just bought a new car.
It shouldn’t be assumed that this is an issue exclusive to Duke. Class clashing happens at tons of universities. Not only can having money get you into elite universities more easily because you can pay the full price, but it also affords you a certain amount of social capital.
“Money talk is just the tip of the proverbial social class identity iceberg,” says the article, “What You Need to Know About the Reality of Social Class on Campus,” from ModernCampus.com. The article talks about how it’s not just about the money, but also the different kinds of advantages or “capital” that money can give you, such as the following:
Cultural Capital
Social Capital
Aspirational Capital
Linguistic Capital
Familial Capital
Resistant Capital
Navigational Capital
While the TikToker found a way to make up for the financial capital he was missing via financial aid to attend Duke, what he couldn’t get was the social perks that come with being from a wealthy background.
Viewers Weigh in on Man’s Duke University Experience
“When did duke become so gatekeepy,” asks one comment.
“Buying an entire new car after being towed is next level,” laughs another.
“Sounds like a nightmare – so sorry you went thru that F duke,” says another.
“Lol me at Yale whenever I said my mom was a general manager at McDonalds,” someone else says.
“Now imagine if you were black at duke…” chimes in another.
All in all, it seems that the TikToker has found a way to see the bright side. He starts the video by saying, “You think you can hurt me? I survived four years at Duke.”
AllHipHop has reached out to @your_finance_brother for comment via email and TikTok direct message and to Duke via email. We will update this story if either party responds.
Ludacris just scored a partnership with One A Day multivitamins that’s all about keeping wellness simple and straightforward.
The Grammy-winning rapper and actor is fronting the “Health Doesn’t Need to Be Ludacris” campaign, which launches with a series of comedic digital videos that poke fun at extreme wellness trends taking over people’s lives.
Instead of chasing every fad, the campaign shows how adding a daily multivitamin to your routine can be the easiest move you make for your health.
In the videos, Ludacris goes through a montage of over-the-top wellness routines that spiral into chaos. He’s making celery juice, loading up with weights, meditating, and sitting in an ice bath while wearing a red light therapy mask in a sauna all at once.
Each scene ends in some kind of mishap, and he admits that trying to keep up with his health got a little ridiculous. The whole point lands when he realizes that chasing every wellness trend doesn’t actually add up to better health.
Luda has been in the entertainment business for over 25 years and knows the value of keeping things consistent and simple.
“As someone who has to wear many different hats, I love how easy it is to stay true to my wellness routine by adding a multivitamin to support my health, rather than chasing the latest trends,” Ludacris said.
That’s exactly what drew him to One A Day.
The brand makes nutritional support approachable for everyone, and as someone juggling multiple careers, he loves how easy it is to stay true to his wellness routine by adding a multivitamin instead of chasing the latest trends.
Lisa Perez, general manager of nutritionals for Bayer Consumer Health North America, explained that consumers today are drowning in complicated wellness routines and ever-changing health trends that make taking care of yourself feel overwhelming.
With this campaign, Bayer wanted to have fun while reminding people that supporting your health doesn’t have to be complicated. One A Day has been rooted in nutritional science for more than 80 years, and the goal is to make it easier for people to find the right multivitamin for their age, gender, and life stage.
The campaign is social-first, meaning it’s built for platforms like Instagram and TikTok, where Ludacris has been promoting the message that health doesn’t need to be extreme.
One A Day offers specially formulated products for different ages and genders, from prenatal to 65 and beyond, available in tablets, softgels, capsules, and gummies at most major retailers nationwide.
The partnership validates Bayer’s broader platform, “The ONE for you,” which emphasizes finding the right nutritional support for your specific needs.
The “Health Doesn’t Need to Be Ludacris” campaign is now live across digital platforms, with new content rolling out regularly on One A Day’s Instagram and TikTok accounts.
James Blake is stepping back from a collaboration that evolved into something he didn’t create, requesting his production credit be stripped from Ye’s “This One Here” on the album Bully.
The track, which Blake originally worked on years ago, transformed so drastically during the recording process that he felt keeping his name attached would be dishonest.
“The way I pitched his vocals and constructed the track from his freestyle is partially there, majorly peppered with other newer vocal takes,” Blake explained on Vault, the direct-to-fan platform where he’s been building his independent career. “I don’t want to take credit for other people’s work and this version isn’t what I created with Ye.”
This isn’t about drama or bad blood between the two artists.
Blake’s been clear about his reasoning, stating “It’s not personal” and explaining that he’s reached a point where he refuses to be credited on music he can’t control.
Blake has made similar requests in the past when songs drifted too far from his original contributions.
The relationship between Blake and Ye has been complicated for years, especially after Ye’s antisemitic comments in 2022.
When asked about their friendship back then, Blake declined to comment, saying with a sigh that it was “probably a no-comment from me and I say that with sadness.”
Blake’s stance reflects a larger shift in how he operates as an artist. After leaving Universal Records, he’s taken complete control of his career, partnering with independent label Good Boy and platforms like Vault that let him connect directly with fans.
His new album Trying Times, released independently, debuted at number three on the U.K. charts and represents his first fully independent project.
The album showcases Blake’s commitment to artistic integrity, something he’s clearly extending to his past work as well.
Raheem DeVaughn On Growth, Grief, Independence and The Future of R&B
Few artists have represented Washington D.C.’s musical identity with the consistency and purpose of Raheem DeVaughn. Emerging during the early 2000s Neo-soul revival alongside artists like Anthony Hamilton, Eric Roberson and Musiq Soulchild, DeVaughn built his reputation as an independent minded singer who balanced romance, activism and cultural pride. His 2005 debut The Love Experience helped establish him as part of a generation determined to preserve the emotional core of R&B while Hip-Hop continued dominating the mainstream conversation.
Beyond music, DeVaughn has also built a reputation as a community advocate. His LoveLife Foundation, launched in 2012, focuses on domestic violence awareness, education and community empowerment. His activism reflects a lineage of socially conscious R&B voices that stretches back to Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.
Now more than two decades into his career, DeVaughn is entering what he describes as a new phase defined by mastery, independence and purpose. In this conversation with AllHipHop’s R&B maven Rasheeda Wallace and Slops, he opens up about grief, therapy, direct-to-consumer independence, why some veterans misunderstand today’s R&B landscape, and why he believes this era should be about giving artists their roses while they can still receive them.
What emerges is a portrait of an artist focused less on fame and more on impact.
AllHipHop: You’ve always been active in the community. Where did that passion come from?
Raheem DeVaughn: Ironically that was before I started my foundation. That was around 2006. One of the initial initiatives was domestic violence because I was getting so many calls to show up for community talks.
Prince George’s County was ranked number one in domestic violence calls at one point and that’s right in my backyard. So I always supported the anti-domestic violence community. Starting the foundation in 2012 gave me the opportunity to really be ten toes down and have direct access without dealing with politics.
AllHipHop: What life experiences really changed you as a man and artist?
Raheem DeVaughn: Probably the most defining things were the birth of my children and losing my father. Those things make you respect time.
I always talk about what I call the three greatest gifts. The gift of time, because from the moment we are born we are running out of time. The gift of decision and free will because every choice affects you and others. And the third gift is people. The people we encounter are a gift.
AllHipHop: How did losing your father impact you emotionally?
Raheem DeVaughn: I was the last person to bathe him and wrap him before his burial. After something like that, social media comments cannot affect me. There is nothing I am not equipped to handle after that.
It actually pushed me to therapy for the first time in my life. I was one of those people who thought I did not need it. But therapy helped tremendously. A free and clear mind makes it easier to create.
AllHipHop: You recently revisited one of your classic records. What made you take that risk?
Raheem DeVaughn: It was not an easy thing. I knew I would be under scrutiny. Most artists will not touch their classics. But I stay in the studio and I probably spent months on it.
I approached remaking my own song the same way I approached covering Janet Jackson or The Isley Brothers. It either had to feel equally fulfilling or make the original feel like the demo. That was the standard.
AllHipHop: What drives you creatively at this stage of your career?
Raheem DeVaughn: It is the 10,000 hour effect. I have been in the studio long enough. On stage long enough. Around producers long enough. There is a mastery that comes with that.
I know how to get the right people in a room and walk out with something people are going to love. That comes from experience.
AllHipHop: What do you want people to feel when they hear this album?
Raheem DeVaughn: I want people to make love. I want intimacy. I want it to feel like audio ecstasy.
I want people playing Uno, spades, having date night. I dropped it around Valentine’s Day but every day can be love day. I wanted it to feel like those five slow jams in a row on a Jodeci album.
AllHipHop: You have been very vocal about direct-to-consumer independence. Why is that important now?
Raheem DeVaughn: I have always been a direct-to-consumer artist. Even early on we were pressing CDs ourselves and getting them into stores.
Now I encourage artists to sell directly to fans first. Do not just put your music on DSPs for fractions of pennies without putting it behind a paywall first. That direct support becomes startup capital for your marketing and promotion.
AllHipHop: What is your honest take on the current state of R&B?
Raheem DeVaughn: Some of these OGs are just bitter. Some do not understand seasons changing.
There is some music that could be better sonically. Some that is not on a positive frequency. But I am not here to condemn anybody. You just have to stand on what you put out and own it.
AllHipHop: Who do you see pushing R&B forward today?
Raheem DeVaughn: I love what Brent Faiyaz is doing. I hear the growth. I also love Ari Lennox. I remember meeting her early in the studio and she was a beast even then.
I am always going to be biased toward the DMV. The same way Snoop reps the West Coast and Tip reps Atlanta. We have to celebrate our own.
AllHipHop: What do you think is missing from conversations between generations of artists?
Raheem DeVaughn: This should be the decade of the roses. We are all getting older. You can either be old and disgruntled or celebrate what is happening now.
If you see something dope, hit like. Share it. Give game. I was on a call with some artists recently that was supposed to be twenty minutes and turned into two hours because they needed information and motivation.
AllHipHop: Why is mentorship so important to you?
Raheem DeVaughn: I would not be who I am without people like DJ Jazzy Jeff and others showing me the game when I was young. They could have taken advantage of me but they did not.
So I feel responsible to pass that knowledge forward. Hopefully 15 or 20 years from now we will see one of these young artists doing the same thing.
A woman says she and a friend were singled out and dress-coded at a Miami hotel for wearing bikinis in the lobby. She wonders why other guests weren’t approached for doing the same thing.
TikTok creator Chloe (@chloeforero) posted a video about the experience earlier in the week. “Yesterday I got dress-coded at the hotel we were previously at, and it was such a deeply embarrassing and confusing experience for me,” she says to start the video.
Chloe explains that she arrived at the hotel on Thursday, and upon her arrival, she saw guests wearing bikinis walking in and out of the hotel. She assumed that it was OK because no one told the women she saw anything.
Why Did Chloe Get Dress-Coded at This Miami Hotel?
As Chloe prepared for checkout about 72 hours later, she dressed in a bikini and went down to the lobby. That’s where she says she was approached by a hotel employee.
“And I get dress-coded in a very rude way,” Chloe says. “She was like, ‘What are you doing? You are dressed very inappropriately. This is a nice establishment. You’re in public.’”
Chloe says that the woman was unnecessarily rude and that she didn’t approach other women of different body types. “Is it just because my butt is fat?” Chloe asks. “What’s the issue?”
This triggered Chloe because it brought up feelings from the last time she was dress-coded as a teenager. “I grew up with people policing how I dressed, but I also saw that some of the things I couldn’t wear other girls could wear, if you catch my drift,” Chloe says. “I am a curvier girl, and unfortunately, I have dealt with people being weird about [that].”
In the video’s caption, Chloe wrote, “I wish you guys could’ve seen how she went about this because it was genuinely rude and odd. It seems she woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I understand having a dress code, but if you’re gonna have one, enforce it for EVERYONE.”
Viewers React to the Miami Hotel Dress Code Story
In the comments section of the video, viewers reacted to Chloe’s story about being dress-coded for wearing a bikini in a Miami hotel.
“The issue is JEALOUSY,” wrote one viewer.
“I have never heard of hotels dress coding people,” said a second person.
“I’m curvy on top and my friend is curvy on bottom,” said a third person. “She can’t wear jean shorts without people judging her and I can’t wear tank tops without people judging me. It’s crazy how different people treat the exact same clothing.”
Someone else said, “I relate to this so much. Growing up having a certain body type got me dress-coded when other people would be wearing the same kind of clothing. It’s definitely not a good feeling.”
Are Hotel Dress Codes Common?
According to this Business Insider piece on tourism in Miami, many tourists do indeed walk around in swimwear. Additionally, hotels being picky about what guests wear in the lobby and other common areas isn’t limited to Miami. Several commenters in this Facebook thread about what to wear to the pool at a hotel in the Bahamas suggest wearing a cover-up.
And, yes, research shows that dress codes disproportionately impact people who don’t fit into traditional beauty standards established in the media. That can lead to suspensions, mental health challenges, and other challenges.
AllHipHop contacted Chloe via TikTok comment and direct message for comment. We will update this story if she responds.
I wish you guys could’ve seen how she went about this because it was genuinely rude and odd. It seems she woke up on the wrong side of the bed…I understand having a dress code but if you’re gonna have one, enforce it for EVERYONE!
Gims landed in Paris expecting a normal day, but French customs had other plans waiting at the gate.
The Franco-Congolese rap megastar got detained at Charles de Gaulle airport on March 25 after authorities flagged him as part of a sprawling money laundering investigation involving organized crime networks.
This wasn’t some minor financial mix-up either. He’s facing charges of aggravated money laundering and participation in organized money laundering schemes, according to CTV News.
The investigation centers on a criminal network that’s been moving illicit funds through shell companies and luxury real estate deals across multiple countries.
French prosecutors have been building this case for months, and Gims’ name kept surfacing in connection with high-end property transactions and financial flows that didn’t add up.
His involvement in real estate ventures, particularly luxury residential projects in Morocco, caught the attention of investigators tracking suspicious asset movements.
The operation involves multiple co-conspirators and spans continents, making this a serious federal case.
Gims, born Gandhi Djuna in Kinshasa but raised in Paris, built his career as one of Africa’s biggest music exports.
He’s currently in custody, facing interrogation about the scope of his involvement and whether he knowingly participated in the scheme or got caught up in something larger.
The investigation is still developing, and prosecutors are expected to file formal charges within days.
Gunna had the night cut short at his London O2 show when police arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a woman in the crowd during his Wednesday performance.
The incident went down around 8:20 P.M. local time at the North Greenwich venue, and it’s the kind of situation that reminds everyone why venue security and law enforcement need to stay vigilant during major events.
According to BBC News, the victim was a woman in her 20s who was approached from behind by the suspect, and staff at the O2 moved fast to detain him until police arrived on the scene.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed they responded immediately and took the man into custody, where he’s still being held as the investigation continues.
The woman’s getting support from specially trained officers, which is exactly what should happen in these situations.
Gunna’s been making waves across Europe with his world tour, and this incident at one of London’s biggest venues shows that even at major shows with professional security, these things can still happen.
The O2 Arena released a statement saying they’re fully cooperating with the police and that their main focus is keeping guests safe and supporting the victim throughout this process.
Gunna’s got more London dates lined up before he heads to Manchester and then over to Europe, so the tour’s continuing despite what happened.
50 Cent took to Instagram to mock Jimmy Henchman’s prison situation, claiming the incarcerated music executive got stabbed while serving his life sentence at FCI P######.
The post read “World put Jimmy on a gurney LOL 3 months ago in Hazelton, old Rat ass lying now he in Missouri. HE KNOW KNOW WHATS UP. See it’s hard to be tuff around the tuff.”
But Henchman, born James Rosemond, hitting back hard, and his response cuts straight to the heart of why he’s actually locked up in the first place.
“That 100% ain’t true. I’ve been down 15 years. I’ve never even had an argument in this place. A lot of people in my position, given my notoriety, wouldn’t survive this situation. I’ve never even had an argument with somebody, even a shouting match,” Rosemond said in response to the stabbing allegations.
The former Czar Entertainment founder is adamant that he’s maintained his composure behind bars despite his high-profile status and the enemies he’s made over decades in the music industry.
“There’s a weird look sometimes or whatever, and it’s more so because people felt I blew my opportunity, like I threw it away. But nobody ain’t never pull a knife on me. I’ve never had to pull a knife on no one. It’s never been that situation,” Rosemond explained, addressing the prison dynamics that 50 was trying to exploit with his Instagram post.
According to Rosemond, he’s not in protective custody, he’s not hiding, and he’s not the victim of violence inside the prison walls at FCI P###### in Louisiana, where he is currently serving out his time..
The feud between 50 and Henchman traces back to 2005 when 50 dropped The Game from G-Unit, and The Game’s manager was none other than Rosemond.
What started as a business dispute escalated into something far more violent.
That assault set off a chain reaction that would define the next decade of both men’s lives.
Two years later, in 2009, Lowell Fletcher, known as Lodi Mack, a G-Unit affiliate who’d been involved in the assault on his son, was shot five times in the back and arms in the Bronx on September 27, 2009.
The Feds said Rosemond paid $30,000 in cocaine as payment for the hit.
What really gets under Rosemond’s skin is that 50 and his crew continue to mock him.
“People have to remember, too, that the reason I’m in here is that a n#### assaulted my 14-year-old boy. This is why I’m in jail with a life sentence. It’s because of these n#####. And to allow these dudes, after what they did and after the consequences of that, to still be poking fun at me in my situation, that’s crazy to me. It’s crazy that people even accept that after what they did to my 14-year-old son. That’s ridiculous,” Rosemond said.
50 Cent just filed court papers trying to keep Shaniqua Tompkins’ allegations sealed, claiming she’s weaponizing the legal system to embarrass him and tank his reputation.
The Hip-Hop mogul’s latest move shows how personal this G-Unit Books dispute has gotten, and he’s not holding back about what he thinks is really going on.
Fif is arguing that Tompkins is using her court filings as a platform to air old accusations that have nothing to do with the actual contract dispute.
According to his filing, she’s trying to inject inflammatory allegations into the record specifically to damage him, not because they’re relevant to whether she violated their 2007 life rights agreement.
“Tompkins…seeks to inject inflammatory and defamatory allegations concerning me personally into this litigation. The allegations concern purported events from decades ago that are wholly irrelevant to the issues,” 50 Cent fumed.
The core issue here is straightforward, he’s saying. G-Unit Books filed a breach of contract claim based on recent events.
But, according to 50 Cent, Tompkins’ response is designed to drag their personal history into the spotlight.
He’s claiming she’s using her pleadings to make public statements about him, based on what he calls her “personal animus.” This isn’t the first time she’s tried this either.
He points out that a previous lawsuit she filed against him was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the court ruled against her completely.
What’s interesting is that 50 Cent argues Tompkins has already acknowledged the validity of the same agreement she’s now challenging.
In her counterclaims, she’s essentially admitting the deal exists while simultaneously trying to invalidate it. That contradiction, he’s saying, proves her current legal strategy is about something other than the contract itself.
The real concern for 50 Cent is his reputation. He’s warning the judge that if these allegations go public without restriction, the damage would be catastrophic.
“If Tompkins’ inflammatory and defamatory allegations in her pleadings are permitted to enter the public record without restriction, the resulting harm to my personal and professional reputation will be immediate, severe, and irreversible,” 50 Cent said.
He’s asking the court to seal portions of her filings to protect his personal and professional standing.
The legal battle itself remains unresolved. A judge previously denied G-Unit’s request for a default judgment, even after Tompkins missed some deadlines, which means the case is still active and moving forward.
Tompkins has countered by claiming she was coerced into signing the 2007 agreement under duress and threats.
For now, both sides are locked in a legal standoff over whether that 2007 agreement holds up and how much of their past relationship gets dragged into the public record.
Charleston White is making serious threats against Young Thug following an altercation at Druski’s “Coulda Been Love” reunion.
According to reports, Young Thug caught White at the event, and tensions quickly escalated between them. White is now claiming he plans to press charges against the Atlanta rapper.
“Let me explain something to you, m###########. You’re on probation, right? You just approached me, threatened me. Your words was, ‘we step on s###,’ okay? You didn’t say ‘I,’ you made it plural. You said ‘we,’ so that means a gang. You’re on probation,” Charleston White said.
“Then you had a fella with you that was possessing a gun. You are not supposed to be around with people that have guns. I witnessed, along with other witnesses, saw your friend with the short body, with the fat, pudgy stomach, that hangs a bulge over his waistline like a kangaroo pouch. The fat m########### was clutching a gun,” Charleston White claimed.
This latest clash between White and Young Thug adds to their ongoing tension.
White has been vocal about his issues with Young Thug in recent months, particularly following the leak of Young Thug’s interrogation audio.
The two have had a contentious relationship, with White frequently calling out the rapper on social media and in interviews.
Young Thug is currently on probation and White’s threat to contact his probation officer could have serious legal implications for the rapper.
“That makes it aggravated assault. His words was, ‘don’t lose your life,’ jerk. My words ‘was, do it,’” Charleston White claimed.
It is unclear if Charleston White will follow through on his threats. But if he does, Young Thug could be seriously screwed.
In December 2024, Young Thug entered a no-contest plea to racketeering and gang charges and pleaded guilty to drug, gun and a lesser gang-related offense.
That deal resulted in a sentence of time served, 15 years of probation and a 20-year suspended sentence that could be enforced if he violates probation.
Russell Simmons just escalated his legal war with HBO by filing an amended lawsuit in Manhattan that demands the network pay him $100 million for what he’s calling a deliberate campaign to destroy his reputation.
The Def Jam co-founder claims that HBO and the filmmakers behind the 2020 documentary “On the Record” willfully suppressed evidence that would’ve cleared him, including nine consecutive CIA-grade polygraph results that lasted three hours each.
According to the lawsuit, executives at HBO and its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, received warnings from Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leaders, and members of Congress that the documentary was flawed, but they ignored them and released the film anyway.
The core of Simmons’ argument centers on what he says is a mountain of exculpatory evidence that never made it into the final cut.
His legal team claims the filmmakers received over 20 witness statements and interviews that supported his version of events, yet chose to bury them.
Simmons’ attorneys argue that HBO “simply disregarded” the voluminous support for their client and instead released a film that “tremendously disparaged and damaged Mr. Simmons with salacious and defamatory accusations that he vehemently denies.”
The documentary featured women accusing him of sexual misconduct, but Simmons maintains the network cherry-picked allegations while ignoring contradictory evidence.
What makes this case particularly complicated is that Oprah Winfrey was originally an executive producer on the project but publicly withdrew after noting inconsistencies in the accusations.
Simmons had directly confronted Oprah on social media in 2019, and she later claimed he pressured her to leave. Yet her departure itself suggests there were credibility issues with the documentary’s narrative that HBO chose to overlook.
The network has consistently denied Simmons’ allegations, stating that it “stand by the filmmakers and their process” and will “vigorously defend” itself against what it calls “unfounded allegations.”
The timing of this amended lawsuit is particularly brutal for Simmons because three of his accusers just filed court documents seeking over $3.4 million in unpaid settlements that he agreed to pay in October 2025.
Sheri Abernathy, Sil Lai Abrams, and Wendy Carolina Franco claim Simmons missed a January 1 deadline to pay the agreed-upon amounts, and they’re now requesting increased damages with interest and legal fees added on top.
The recalculated amounts now total over $3.9 million when interest is factored in.
The documentary’s re-release on streaming platforms is what Simmons’ legal team is using to argue the statute of limitations hasn’t expired on his defamation claims, since the film continues to circulate globally and damage his reputation.
White accused the Atlanta rapper of making a deadly threat during a tense moment at Druski’s “Coulda Been Love” reunion in Miami,.
Thug has tried to maintain freedom and peach since walking free in the YSL RICO case.
According to Charleston White himself, things nearly went left in a very public way.
The outspoken commentator jumped on Instagram immediately after the alleged encounter, saying Thug and crew approached him in a threatening manner at the event.
Charleston alleged Young Thug’s dude told him, “You’re going to lose your life right here,” a quote he says crossed the line from verbal sparring into what he calls “terroristic threats.”
He also claims the confrontation happened on Federal Aviation Administration property in Miami, which makes it a bigger “thing” if authorities get involved.
In another video, he suggested Thug should be thinking twice because of his probation status and claimed someone in the rapper’s camp was armed. Those claims remain unverified.
Through it all, White says he plans to press charges and pursue a restraining order while contacting federal authorities. He is in fear, he maintains.
Young Thug has not publicly responded to the accusations as of this writing. Thug’s October 31, 2024 release following a no contest plea that closed a long and exhausting legal chapter in his life. We do not think he wants that again.
Megan Thee Stallion made a life-or-death decision that changed everything for a pit bull named Tyger.
The rapper discovered that a shelter was about to euthanize the dog and immediately stepped in to save him.
She announced the rescue on Instagram, explaining she’d just learned about kill shelters and couldn’t stand by while an innocent animal faced execution.
“I’ve rescued a dog because I was yesterday years old when I found out there’s such thing as a kill shelter and they are putting dogs down when they cannot find them a home,” she told her 32.7 million Instagram followers in a video.
The moment she learned Tyger’s clock was ticking, she didn’t hesitate. “I said, ‘No way. Just give him to me. I’ll take him,'” she explained.
She already has a French bulldog named 4oe (pronounced “Foe”), his three puppies, and a Maine coon cat named Nine. But her commitment to animal rescue meant she had to take the risk.
“We had to save him,” she said in the video, calling out to Tyger, who ran up and hugged her.
The pit bull’s response showed he understood he’d been given a second chance.
In the heartwarming clip, Megan wore the same vibrant outfit she’d worn as she left the Broadway theater that night, making the rescue announcement feel spontaneous and genuine.
The post received over 637,000 likes, with Megan captioning it simply: “Meet my new rescue son TYGER.”
Fans flooded the comments with praise for her compassion and willingness to use her platform to raise awareness about kill shelters.
Tyger’s arrival comes just weeks after Megan celebrated her French bulldog 4oe’s fourth birthday with an Instagram carousel showing him wearing a crown.
The pet has become such a beloved family member that he maintains his own Instagram account with over 500,000 followers. Megan’s history of animal love extends back years, having showcased 4oe on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in 2022.
On March 28, 2026, Megan announced she’d be partnering with animal rescue organizations to help other dogs find homes before they face similar fates.
Nick Cannon just made his political stance crystal clear on his web talk show, and it’s not sitting comfortably with either major party.
During a recent episode of “Big Drive,” the entertainer went off about the Democratic Party’s historical baggage while simultaneously praising Donald Trump’s second term, all while sitting across from model and political commentator Amber Rose.
The conversation got real fast, with Cannon laying out his unfiltered thoughts on America’s two-party system and where his head’s at politically.
“People don’t know that the Democrats are the party of the KKK,” he said, adding that Republicans were the ones who actually freed enslaved people under Abraham Lincoln.
He went further, invoking W.E.B. Du Bois’ famous critique of American politics, saying both parties are just “one evil party with two different names.”
That’s the kind of both-sides skepticism that keeps him from fully committing to either camp, even as he’s clearly feeling Trump’s energy right now.
Cannon’s enthusiasm for Trump’s second term was unmistakable.
“M###########’s cleaning house,” he said, describing Trump as someone who’s “doing what he said he was gonna do.”
He even joked about the “Gulf of America” and Trump’s supposed “$5 million bottle service fee to get into the country,” showing he’s following the headlines and finding humor in the chaos.
Cannon’s comments have sparked conversation about his political evolution, especially considering his past criticism of Trump.
Historically speaking, Cannon’s got a point about Democratic ties to the KKK during Reconstruction, though the full picture is more complicated.
Southern Democrats in the post-Civil War era absolutely had connections to white supremacist groups, and they opposed racial equality well into the 1950s.
Republicans were indeed founded by anti-slavery activists, and Lincoln did sign the Emancipation Proclamation in 1861, freeing enslaved people in non-Union states.
The 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery nationwide, was passed by the House in 1865 and ratified by the states afterward.
But here’s the thing: Democrats: realigned dramatically in the 1960s when Southern Democrats, known as “Dixiecrats,” abandoned ship and turned to the Republican party.
What’s interesting about Cannon’s take is that he’s not trying to claim either party as his own.
He’s positioning himself as a free thinker who sees through the political theater, which is exactly what Du Bois was saying back in 1956.
Whether that stance holds up or shifts again remains to be seen, but for now he’s made it clear he respects what Trump’s doing while maintaining serious skepticism about the entire system.
Chelsea (@chelshoop) detailed an unusual scenario in which two men claiming to work for Verizon showed up at her small business, asking who provided its internet service. These mystery men came with no company badges or business cards. They also refused to communicate by any means other than face-to-face. It appears to be a “pretexting” operation: a social engineering tactic used to profile businesses for data theft, network infiltration, or identity fraud.
The Breakdown of the Supposed Verizon Workers’ Sketchy Visits
“So, this guy came to my work, and he was a solicitor. He said that he worked for Verizon,” Chelsea started. “[He wanted to] know who our internet provider was. Nothing on his outfit indicated anything about Verizon.”
She said he needed to speak to the person in charge and attempted to give him their business card. The man declined it, saying, “I do all of my business face-to-face.”
Put a pin in that.
“The next week, two guys showed up. One of them was him,” she said. “Now, he had another guy with him, and this time, the other guy did the talking, and he—same spiel—with Verizon.”
She continued: “I didn’t give any information. I was kind of irritated, and I said, ‘Well, I told you last week when you were here that you need to talk to this other guy,’ and so I grabbed the business card.’”
This is where it gets weird.
“That guy goes, ‘Me? I’ve never been here before.’”
“And I was like, ‘Yeah. You have. Like, yeah. Last week.’”
She said he had “shaved his goatee, and now he was wearing glasses.” She also noticed they both had accents, and she had “no doubt it was the same guy.”
The Aftermath
Chelsea was curious and extremely concerned.
“Like, I don’t think that they were gonna, like, take me. I don’t think they were gonna rob me,” she said. “But I wanna know what they were … like, what do they want?”
She also had an idea that they were likely up to something nefarious: “I thought, so, like, maybe if I was naive, and was like, ‘Oh, yeah, our internet’s really slow’—would they, like, stick something into the router, and then they’re just gonna zap all the information and steal everybody’s identity?”
Then, she asked the $64,000 question out loud. “Like, what’s the—what’s the end game here for them? And why are they being so shady?”
The (Possible) End Game
The motive remains unconfirmed, but most cybersecurity experts identify this as a pretexting event.
According to AI cybersecurity outfit Arctic Wolf, pretexting “is a social engineering tactic used by threat actors to gain trust, data, or access to accounts using a fabricated story, or pretext. Threat actors will often assume the role of a person in authority, or a person the victim knows, to lend their story legitimacy.”
All the keys were in Chelsea’s story. The men were likely gathering intelligence on the business’s network infrastructure and were likely hoping to gain physical proximity to network equipment. This is typically done by planting a rogue device (such as a small hardware implant on a router or switch) that enables remote data exfiltration. Or, as the men did, profile the business for later impersonation by the actual ISP in a more targeted scam.
Their refusal to leave a paper trail, such as not offering business cards or numbers, and the deliberate change of appearance between visits are consistent with reconnaissance tactics.
Let’s see what the people had to say.
The Peanut Gallery Weighs in on Strange Experience
One person didn’t believe it was as questionable as it seemed. “Sounds like a 3rd party vendor,” they wrote. “Verizon hires them, and they only get paid if you order or upgrade with them. They get paid less than Verizon employees, and they don’t have the same access as company employees.”
But Chelsea replied, “The guy saying he had never been there before, but was there the week before, was a major [red flag].”
Another person wrote, suggesting Chelsea call Verizon, the Better Business Bureau, and the police. “All of it sounds sketchy. I don’t know if you were at home or work, but yeah, I would definitely file a report,” they said.
AllHipHop reached out to Chelsea via TikTok direct message and comment and to Verizon via email. This article will be updated upon response.
Jha Jha, an artist associated the Dipset movement during its mid-2000s run, has died.
News of her passing began circulating through social media posts from Dipset member J.R. Writer and others connected to the crew. As of now, an official cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
Jha Jha was best known for her appearance on Jim Jones’ track “What You Been Drinking,” a record that also featured Sean “Diddy” Combs. The song became associated with the era’s syrup-influenced party sound and helped solidify Jim Jones’ solo momentum. She’s also done songs with Max B.
Often referred to by supporters as “The First Lady of Dipset,” Jha Jha represented an attempt to broaden the collective’s artistic identity at a time when the crew was all men. They were also dominating mixtapes, DVDs and street radio.
“I have a Diplomatic attitude, but I have my own style,” she told AllHipHop. “You don’t want everybody to sound the same in the group. Everybody is not going to have the same character.”
While her music career never reached the commercial heights some expected, she remained part of conversations and the news of her passing indicates that she was still important to the culture. She openly discussed some of the professional setbacks.
Outside of music, she had been working to establish a clothing brand and posted plenty videos of her hard work. This signaled continued entrepreneurial ambitions even as she navigated life beyond her most visible musical moments.
At press time, Jim Jone and Cam’ron had not openly commented on her passing.
Others in Dipset’s orbit have offered condolences and memories.
largely focused on condolences and memories of her presence during a formative era for the crew. DJ figures associated with the movement also shared tributes recognizing her contributions and offering prayers for her family.
Her death arrives during a period when many artists from the mixtape era of Hip-Hop are being reassessed for their cultural contributions, particularly those who played supporting but important roles in movements that helped shape the blog and DVD era of rap.
Jha Jha’s story underscores the uncertainties that often come with proximity to influential crews. While she may not have achieved the longevity she once envisioned, her connection to one of Harlem’s most recognizable Hip-Hop collectives ensures she remains part of that chapter in the culture’s history.
At press time, additional details about her death, including funeral arrangements or official statements from family representatives, had not been released.
RIP Jha Jha:
“Yeah, I’m not a stupid individual. My thing also, and I don’t want to get too far off the subject, but I’m intelligent, and I encourage kids to go to school and do all of that. I’m not one that’s like, “Yeah, I was a stripper or drug dealer.” And there’s nothing wrong with it.” If those are the cards that you were dealt, then that’s your thing. But my thing I – I grew up in the hood too. I didn’t grow up in no first class neighborhood. The crack head lived right next to me. The drug deals were right down the street from me. I could have took that route, but I chose to do better. If you want to rap, then rap, but you don’t have to be dumb.”
Toosii just got the recognition he deserves from Baton Rouge officials, who honored his journey from platinum-selling rapper to college football hopeful.
This moment represents something bigger than a ceremonial welcome; it’s validation for an artist willing to risk everything for a second chance at his childhood dream.
Before landing in Baton Rouge, Toosii’s path to LSU was anything but smooth. He’d originally committed to Syracuse University, his birthplace, with plans to play wide receiver for the Orange.
But things fell apart when head coach Fran Brown publicly suggested Toosii would be a walk-on rather than a scholarship athlete.
Toosii fired back on social media, calling Brown a “bozo” and insisting the coach had promised him full funding.
“That was never the conversation,” Toosii said, “The conversation was, ‘Y’all paying for my school.’ That’s what it was. If you lie, I’ve got receipts.”
What makes this story resonate is the context behind his decision to leave music in the first place.
Toosii’s “Favorite Song” became a cultural moment, earning double platinum certification with over 330 million YouTube views and 262 million Spotify streams.
Yet despite that success, he revealed that rap wasn’t enough to sustain his college dreams. The financial reality of being a student-athlete while maintaining a music career proved impossible, forcing him to make a choice.
At 5’8″ and 26 years old, Toosii’s athletic journey defies conventional logic. He barely played high school football in North Carolina, yet he’s committed to competing at the Division I level.
Now training as a walk-on wide receiver at LSU, he’s proving that reinvention isn’t just possible, it’s necessary sometimes.
