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Jay Z Dodging Paternity Test From Alleged 21-Year-Old Son

Jay Z may have a love child.

A 21-year-old man of Philly named Rymir Satterthwaite is claiming that Jay and his mother, Wanda, were involved in an affair in the ’90s and he was conceived. According to the National Enquirer, Satterthwaite  says that Jay did everything to hide that he may have a child and he accuses him of lying to the courts to avoid taking a paternity test.

In 2011, Satterthwaite’s mother took Hova to court to try to force him to take a paternity test after one man was proven not to be her son’s father but the case was dismissed because the judge said that the court had no jurisdiction over Jay Z. No paternity test was given.

Rymir Satterthwaite
Rymir Satterthwaite

Satterthwaite’s legal guardian, Lillie Colley, filed a civil lawsuit in December 2014 claiming that the “Picasso Baby” rapper gave the judge false and fraudulent information regarding where he lives to get out of taking a DNA test. The suit says that Jigga claimed he lived in New York instead of New Jersey, where he owns three homes, and lied about his New York address as well.

The story is developing.

Jas Prince Wants Cash Money To Provide Information On Profits Made Off Drake

(AllHipHop News) Cash Money Records is facing yet another lawsuit. News recently broke that original Hot Boys members Lil Wayne and Turk are suing the label over unpaid royalties. According to TMZ, Jas Prince has also filed more legal documents against Cash Money.

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: J Prince Jr. Sues Over Drake, Files Lawsuit Against Cortez Bryant, Young Money]

It was originally reported Prince was suing the company in 2012, but the man who claims he discovered Drake now wants Cash Money to provide documentation on the amount of money the label has made off of Drizzy. Prince argues that he is owed portions of the Drake profits for setting the “Energy” rapper up with Cash Money.

TMZ reports:

Jas is p##### because he’s gotten a grand total of $2 million for his find, even though he was promised a huge chunk of the profits. And there are reports Cash Money has made $40 million from Drake.

This new legal issue comes on the heels of Jas Prince’s father, J. Prince, issuing a “courtesy call” to cash Money founders Birdman and Slim as well as Young Money leader Lil Wayne. The Rap-A-Lot Records CEO referred to Drake as his “family.”

On a recording, J. Prince tells Baby and Slim, “I will not allow for it stay on my track record that Cash Money took anything from me and my son. Do right by me, and pay every penny due.”

[ALSO READ: Rap-A-Lot CEO Releases Warning Track To Diddy And More For Disrespecting Drake (AUDIO)]

LL Cool J Talks Being A Fan of Raekwon At The Purple Tape Files Screening

The Wu-Tang Clan’s members have quite the expansive discography, including Raekwon’s ’95 debut ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx’ album. This year Raekwon and Ghostface Killah celebrated the 20th anniversary of the album by releasing a documentary, The Purple Tape Files, that chronicles the historic Hip Hop masterpiece.

AllHipHop caught up with LL Cool J at the LA screening of the documentary to discuss his reasoning for coming out to support Raekwon and the documentary.

“I’m just supporting Rae. Obviously I’m a fan of the whole album. Everything he does I’m a fan of it. I love the whole Wu. Love what Rae does. I’ve always loved his slang. I’ve always loved his lyrics, the way he jumps on the tracks and does what he does. I just had to be here,” said LL.

Check out our interview with LL Cool J below.

Bomani Jones To Drake Fans: "When Did I Say You Simps Hadn't Found Your Leader?"

(AllHipHop News) Bomani Jones is best known as the co-host on ESPN2’s Highly Questionable and a regular panelist on ESPN’s Around The Horn. The sports commentator is also a rap fan and sometime music columnist.

 [ALSO READ: ESPN’s Bomani Jones Writes Editorial About The “Whitewashing” Of Hip Hop]

Yesterday (February 17) Jones decided to publicly answer questions from his Twitter followers on ask.fm. During the Q&A, he offered his thoughts on several figures in Hip Hop including Redman, Maybach Music Group, De La Soul, Scarface, and others. But Jone’s most stinging opinion was for Drake and his fans.

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Jones did have some positive comments about the Young Money star. When asked about Roc Nation emcee J. Cole in comparison to Drake, Jones responded that Drizzy’s “it” factor places him above Cole. Jones Tweet 1 Jones Ask 2

[ALSO READ: Kendrick Lamar Talks Drake, J. Cole & The Impact “Control” Had On The Game (VIDEO)]

Hip-Hop Rumors: Azealia Banks Says Men Hate Dark-Skinned Women

Azealia Banks’ got a new beef and this time its with all men.

Banks got in her feelings late last night and tweeted about how men are always giving dark skinned women the short end of the stick.

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Is there any truth to Banks’ rant? Are dark skinned women treated differently by all men?

 

Mary J. Blige, Juicy J, Charles Hamilton, Jennifer Hudson & More To Appear On "Empire" Soundtrack

(AllHipHop News) The Hip Hop drama Empire is already a major television smash. The Fox network and Columbia Records are now looking to make the franchise a hit on the album charts. Original Soundtrack from Season 1 of Empire is scheduled to go on sale Tuesday, March 10.

[ALSO READ: “Empire” Pulls In Bigger Audience Than “American Idol”; Premiere Tops 20 Million Total Viewers]

The musical collection will feature tracks by cast members Jussie Smollett (Jamal Lyon), Bryshere Gray a.k.a. Yazz (Hakeem Lyon), Serayah McNeil (Tiana Brown) and Terrence Howard (Lucious Lyon). Established performers Mary J. Blige, Juicy J, Charles Hamilton, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Ora, Courtney Love, and Estelle make appearances on the Empire soundtrack as well.

Fans will get to hear songs from the series such as “No Apologies” and “Drip Drop.” Never-before-heard cuts from upcoming episodes will also be included on the project.

[ALSO READ: Will The Cast Of “Empire” Head Out On A Real Life Music Tour?]

To pre-order Original Soundtrack from Season 1 of Empire visit iTunes. Check out the Standard Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition tracklists below.

Standard Edition Tracklist:

1. Good Enough feat. Jussie Smollett
2. What Is Love feat. V.Bozeman
3. No Apologies feat. Yazz and Jussie Smollett
4. Keep It Movin’ feat. Serayah McNeil and Yazz
5. Walk Out On Me feat. Courtney Love
6. Conqueror feat. Estelle and Jussie Smollett
7. Remember The Music feat. Jennifer Hudson
8. Shake Down feat. Mary J. Blige and Terrence Howard
9. Power of the Empire feat. Yazz
10. Nothing To Lose feat. Jussie Smollett
11. Whatever Makes You Happy feat. Jennifer Hudson and Juicy J

Digital Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

1. Good Enough feat. Jussie Smollett
2. What Is Love feat. V.Bozeman
3. No Apologies feat. Yazz and Jussie Smollett
4. Keep It Movin’ feat. Serayah McNeil and Yazz
5. Keep Your Money feat. Jussie Smollett
6. Drip Drop feat. Yazz and Serayah McNeil
7. Can’t Truss ‘Em feat. Yazz
8. I Wanna Love You feat. Jussie Smollett
9. Money For Nothing feat. Jussie Smollett and Yazz
10. Walk Out On Me feat. Courtney Love
11. You’re So Beautiful feat. Jussie Smollett and Yazz
12. Conqueror feat. Estelle and Jussie Smollett
13. Remember The Music feat. Jennifer Hudson
14. Power Of The Empire feat. Yazz
15. Shake Down feat. Mary J. Blige and Terrence Howard
16. Nothing To Lose feat. Jussie Smollett
17. Whatever Makes You Happy feat. Jennifer Hudson and Juicy J
18. NY Raining feat. Charles Hamilton and Rita Ora

Cam'ron Clowns Jay Z, Implies Hov's Gay (PHOTO)

(AllHipHop News) Jay Z and Cam’ron have a turbulent history. The two New York City rappers have had issues with each other going back to the days when Cam was signed to Jay’s Roc-A-Fella Records.

[ALSO READ: A Reunited Dipset Freestyles On Funk Flex; Cam’ron Mentions Jay Z & Solange (VIDEO)]

Since that time, Cam has dissed Jay on tracks (ie “You Gotta Love It“), and Jay has thrown shots at Cam as well (“Dig A Hole“). The conflict heated back up recently when Hot 97’s DJ Funkmaster Flex went on a rant against Jay, partially in defense of Cam and Dipset. Funk Flex and the Dips are set to go out on tour together.

Cam has once again returned to taking jabs at Jay. His latest form of attack comes via Instagram. The Harlem native uploaded a widely circulated picture of his rival with the caption, “Heeeyy lol nh [no h###].”

[ALSO READ: Dipset Goes In On Jay In New Freestyle (2015 “Victory”)]

Check out Cam’ron’s IG photo and the new Dipset song “Do Something” below.

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Drake's “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” Sets Two New Streaming Records

(AllHipHop News) Drake’s new mixtape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late is the new king of Spotify. The OVO representative’s latest project broke the streaming service’s debut-week record.

[ALSO READ: SoundCloud Is Leading The Way In The Audio Community’s Streaming Revolution]

According to Buzzfeed, If You’re Reading This was streamed 23.6 million times in just four days. Drizzy actually broke his own record set by his last album Nothing Was The Same. That LP totaled 15.6 million streams opening week.

Drake now holds the record for the single day streams on Spotify as well. On Saturday, February 14, If You’re Reading This was streamed 6.8 million times.

These impressive numbers will play into the final first week sales totals for the mixtape. Last year Billboard began including streaming totals in the sales calculations for its album chart. Every 1,500 streams on services like Spotify, Beats Music, Rdio, Rhapsody, and Google Play equal one album sale.

Hits Daily Double reports If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late should see an initial sales week around 500,000 units. Nothing Was The Same broke out with 658,000 copies sold in 2013.

[ALSO READ: Drake’s “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” Expected To Open With Huge Sales Numbers]

Bizarre Says New D12 Project Is Coming + Talks Nicki Minaj Versus Dej Loaf (VIDEO)

(AllHipHop News) Detroit rap group D12 was one of the acts that contributed to 2014’s Shady XV compilation album. According to one member, the track “Bane” was a preview of a full project that is on the way.

“Them my brothers. I love D12,” Bizarre tells DJ Smallz Eyes. “We’re about to get in the studio soon and try to bring out something else. That little cut you heard on the Shady compilation was just a little warm-up. So be ready.”

During the interview, Bizarre was also asked about rising Detroit performer Dej Loaf. He admits he enjoyed her single “Try Me” and the posse cut “Detroit Vs. Everybody,” but he still wants to see what moves the 23-year-old rapper makes next. Bizarre is not ready to put Dej at the same level as Nicki Minaj yet.

“I’m done with Nicki Minaj,” says Biz. “I definitely wouldn’t put [Nicki and Dej] in the same category. We gotta see what Dej do. I’m just proud of her because I know that she grinded.”

[ALSO READ: Bizarre Of D12 on Kevin Gates Smashing His Cousin]

Watch Bizarre’s interview below.

Timbaland Protégé Tink Talks Female Empowerment & Being A Feminist Rapper

(AllHipHop News) Superstar producer Timbaland has found a new rap protégé. After introducing his signature Da Bassment sound with Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, and Ginuwine, Timbo is ready to change the face of music again with 19-year-old Chicago artist Tink.

The rapper/singer has been building a buzz for several years, and she got a huge break when DJ Envy debuted her version of Rick Ross’ “Movin’ Bass” featuring Jay Z on The Breakfast Club. Tink has now made the February/March 2015 cover of The Fader. In the article, she spoke about a positive, realistic vision of female empowerment.

[ALSO READ: Timbaland Talks The Aaliyah Movie, His New Artist Tink & More]

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“I had to cut off calling myself ‘b***h.’ And I cut out some of the songs where I was kind of like degrading myself. When people do that, of course it’s seen in a fun way, but at the same time it’s sending the message to everybody else to look at you as a b####,” said Tink. “I want to dig deep into bad relationships, molestation, racism, and not feeling pretty. I want to get under people’s skin.”

Tink embraces the tag of being a representation of feminism. Her experiences in the music business have already set her on a path of voicing that women are politically, socially, and economically equal to men.

“I’m definitely a feminist. The industry made me that way. I had to grind so hard to be taken seriously, had to work twice as hard to get here,” Tink states. “As far as female [rappers], there aren’t as many, so if you want to compete, you have to sound [a certain way] because that’s the only thing hot right now. If you want to compete, you have to look [a certain way]… I’m in my own little lane, doing just me. I don’t have to fit in.”

Read Tink’s full The Fader cover story here.

[ALSO READ: Breeding Ground: Chicago Emcee Tink Takes A Stand With “Tell The Children”]

Listen to “Movin’ Bass” with Tink, Jay Z and Rick Ross below.

Chox-Mak – "2015 Til Infinity"

Chox-Mak staying true to his 90’s Flow sound gives you a menacing new single entitled “2015 Til Infinity”. This new release will take you back to when raw and edgey lyrics were really in tuned. Chox-Mak has alot more work in store and has alot more music, shows and visuals coming up. Keep intuned with him also via social media he just announced “Respect The Hustle” Tour which is scheduled to take off in March.

http://www.audiomack.com/song/chox-mak/2015-to-infinity

Bizz-E Blaze – "Bad Drugs"

Bad drugs seem to have had a lot of people acting out from the norm in 2014. Bizz-E Blaze has taken a brief hiatus but the promising up and coming artist out of New York returns today with a new offering off of his highly anticipated upcoming project ‘BizzArre’. Bars are officially back, Bizz-E Blaze finesses yet another statement like record with more “real” lyrics and a signature flow that certainly differentiates him from most out of NY. The uniqueness of Bizz-E Blaze and his fresh style is sure to help him flourish in 2015.

Minty Burns – "Something Better"

Toronto native Minty Burns unveiled The Golden Ticket back in the middle of December and it came filled with standout singles such as the Wonda Gurl-produced track “How I Feel” featuring Rockie Fresh, “World Series” produced by Rich Kidd, “Shisha Monster” featuring Trademark Da Skydiver, as well as “Emotions” produced by Chase N. Cashe to name a handful.

Today, Minty Burns returns to visualize an introspective single off the recently released project titled “Something Better.” Burns details assumptions and expectations that surround rap artists, including some of the hardships that can be endured during the come up.

YGG Tay Ft. Young Scooter – "Protocol"

YGG Tay released Rich Before Rap at the end of Janauary and today the Baltimore rapper returns for the first time since dropping the project that featured the likes of Metro Boomin, TM-88, London On Da Track and Young Scooter. With the help of the aforementioned Freebandz rep Young Scooter, YGG Tay delivers visuals for “Protocol” directed by Cricket.

Kanye Gets Dragged By R&B Legend

Kanye has raised the ire of one music legend Michael McDonald, who says the rapper need not criticize the likes of Beck.

“It’s pretty obvious what Kanye’s problem is. When Kanye gets to a point where he can actually put a couple of notes together either vocally or two bars of valid music playing an instrument, then he might have a right to criticize somebody else,” McDonald told Dan Le Batard of Ultimate Classic Rock. “Until then, I think he’s just talking to hear the sound of his own voice.”

McDonald, a renown singer/song writer, played with two legendary groups – The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan – and also had meteoric success as a soloist. He has won numerous Grammy Awards and also plays several instruments.

“The whole kinda cut-and-paste thing is a certain kind of artform all by itself,” McDonald said, praising Beck. “I don’t know if I call it songwriting from a musician’s standpoint. … Beck is obviously a consummate musician. He plays instruments, many instruments. He can make his own record without having a fleet of computer operators onboard.”

Kanye has not commented.

NJ Threat – "Get It Jumpin" (ft. M.O.P.)

Connecting with the legendary duo of Billy Danze and Lil’ Fame, otherwise known as M.O.P., New Jersey’s own NJ Threat has released his latest single. The NY Bangers-produce track comes gives us a dose of raw, unforgiving rhymes as Threat and M.O.P. go bar for bar. You can expect NJ Threat’s new project to arrive later this year.

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