With over 20 allegations of sexual assault and rape currently being made against longtime comedian and actor Bill Cosby, there is at least one case that will not be pursued by authorities after Los Angeles prosecutors have decided not to charge Cosby in the alleged molestation of Judy Huth.
According to Huth, Cosby sexually assaulted her during a visit to the Playboy mansion where she says she was told to lie about her age, (she was 15 at the time.)
According to court documents the prosecution declined to pursue the case based on the fact that “…40 years have passed since the alleged incident, prosecution … is declined due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.”
AllHipHop was on hand in Houston on December 11 for an advance screening of comedian Kevin Hart’s upcoming film The Wedding Ringer. Coming on the heels of an appearance in Chris Rock’s latest Top 5, Hart is once again preparing to take center stage with what is shaping up to be a comedic hit.
Hart stars as Jimmy Callahan, a creative businessman who has somehow turned filling in as someone’s best man into an entire industry. After taking on a new client named Doug Harris (Josh Gad,) Hart’s character rounds up a rag tag group of hilariously awkward “groomsmen” in order to save Harris’ upcoming marriage. With a string of successful films including Ride Along, About Last Night, Think Like A Man and more, this film more than solidifies Hart as one of the most consistent comics in recent times. Also starring in the film are Jennifer Lewis, Affion Crockett, Cloris Leachman and more.
Hosted by 93.7 The Beat emcee and comic Rudy Rush, during the premiere Hart was presented a special award in recognition of his $50,000 donation to Texas Southern University’s Ocean of Soul band. Immediately following the screening, Hart and Josh took the time to do a Q&A with fans and media alike. Also seen supporting the premiere was Grand Hustle emcee Trae Tha Truth.
When asked about the possibility of a sequel Hart explained, “We left it open to where we could come back and [possibly] revisit this movie in a second realm. But that all depends on the box office, at the end of the day, people speak.”
Take out the official trailer & a look at a few images from the event:
Think It’s A Game (TIG) Records’ YFN Lucci, Atlanta’s fastest rising Hip-Hop star, finally gives fans what they’ve been waiting for with the release of his highly anticipated mixtape titled “Wish Me Well”, exclusively downloadable on LiveMixtapes. The new project features a series of thought provoking, mind-over-matter episodes sure to hit home amongst new listeners and already devoted fans.
Minty Burns’ new mixtape has been a long time in the works. The Toronto MC has provided listeners with successful collaborations such as “How I Feel” with Rockie Fresh and “Shisha Monster” with Trademark Da Skydiver. Delivering top-notch work on his own as well, Minty came through on standout solo singles like the Rich Kidd-produced “World Series” and “Gold Coins”. Other contributions to the project come from WondaGurl, Chase N. Cashe, Chef Byer, and more.
With the release of The Golden Ticket, Burns has coupled it with the official video for the title track. Minty has also created a website that offers an interactive stream of The Golden Ticket with lyrics and credits included, and you can find that here.
Director Rick Nyce of Grind Session Films puts together what looks like a big-budget film for the visual to Louie V Gutta’s “LORD FORGIVE EM” single. Fire, girl ninjas, and burnt-out church monasteries…that’s just a brief description of the action that takes place as a masked Louie pleads to the Creator for forgiveness for the competition!
This is the first single from Cashis’ upcoming project County Hound 3. This song features the talents of Emilio Rojas and was produced by Rikinatti. Since his early days of being signed with Shady Records in its heyday, Cashis continues with a persistent push of music with marquee features.
Singer/Songwriter Ms. Kriss is no stranger to love and when she feels it isn’t going the way she wants, she doesn’t bite her tongue. The multi-talented St. Louis native lets her feelings be known on her brand new single “Somebody Else To Love”, where she sings to the men in her life and tells them that if they don’t treat her right, they are easily replaceable. Produced by Sam Heat, this one will serve as the first official single from her upcoming project “MK The Mixtape”, which is coming soon. While we wait for that, you can look for the official visuals for this track even sooner. Sure to be a staple in the industry, Kriss continues to pave the way for a career that has nothing but big things ahead.
Gillie Da Kid announces new distribution deal with Capital Records and releases the latest creative visual for his new single titled “Tattoo” with singer/songwriter Jeremih.
The new record, produced by legendary hit-maker Manny Fresh, gives King of Philly fans a preview of his upcoming musical escapade as he aggressively preps for the release of his upcoming album “Welcome to Gilladelphia”.
G.O.O.D. Music artist Pusha T worked with Addidas recently to create a show with cracked Italian leather, Pyrex measurements on the sole, and fish scales on the heel, the $200 EQT Running Guidance ’93 that Pusha T designed is as luxurious and cocaine-fueled as his braggadocios flow.
“I really came to adidas to try to do something with soccer, and it didn’t pan out. My thinking was a little off base,” Pusha told Complex before a brief, one-song appearance at adidas Originals’ pop-up gallery on Wooster Street in New York City. “Then they brought up a shoe, and I was like, ‘Nah, not really,’ because I’m really particular about my shoes. They came back to me with it, and I had some silhouette options. Then I was like, ‘This EQT Guidance, I can work with it.’”
Long Beach’s own Crooked I shared his thoughts on J. Cole’s recent track “Fire Squad” with Vlad TV, where he names certain white artists making a living off of African-American culture, and perhaps are more successful than their counterparts simply because they’re white. Cole named Macklemore, Iggy Azalea and Eminem as examples, and while the first two were expected names to drop, Crook feels Eminem has proven himself to be a “purist” MC who didn’t belong on the list. That being said, he respects J. Cole’s right to speak his mind and isn’t mad at the lyric about his Shady Records boss at all.
Back in September, hip-hop publication XXL announced that after 17 years they would no longer release print editions of the their magazine. Like many other magazines, it was reported that they had chosen to have a strictly digital format. The G-Unit crew was chosen as their last cover stars as readers bid farewell and celebrated their legacy.
XXL is now putting those reports to rest and is releasing a winter issue that will appear on newsstands with Kendrick Lamar gracing the cover. For this cover story, they decided to switch things up a bit. Instead of having him be interviewed and written about, the good kid penned the cover story himself.
“Kendrick crafted his own story for XXL titled Writer At War, where he explores his experience with his extraordinary fame, the impact he has had on his fans (and vice versa), the process in which he records, his overall mind state after two years on the road and so much more,” the magazine said.
There had been talks of Rihanna signing a multi-million dollar deal with a sneaker company but now it’s official. Bad gal RiRi has reportedly been named the creative director of sneaker retailer giant Puma. Her new role with the company requires her to oversee the apparel and footwear for the women’s sports line.
The Bajan beauty “will work with Puma to design and customize classic Puma styles as well as create new styles to add to the Puma product portfolio” the company said.
The Unapologetic singer, who is also the company’s global brand ambassador, flew out to the Puma headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany to have her first creative session with the design team, picking out colors, styles and putting in her two cents in about the line’s goals and direction.
“Signing Rihanna is a fantastic step for Puma,” said Puma’s chief executive officer Bjørn Gulden. “Her global profile, her charisma and individuality, her ambition – all these things make her a perfect ambassador for our brand. With a strong portfolio in football, running and motorsport, finding an inspiring partner for women’s training was very important. Rihanna was a natural choice for us. We’re delighted to have her as a partner, and we’re looking forward to what’s to come.”
Puma has seen their net earning decline for the past three years, so they are hoping bringing Rihanna on board can change that.
New York City and Atlanta’s biggest stars are set to partner up to release a joint mixtape. Migos took to Twitter to announce that they along with ” Hot N—a” rapper Bobby Shmurda will collide for a new project called Shmigo Gang.
By the looks of the tweet, GS9’s Rowdy Rebel and Migos affiliates Rich The Kid and Domingo will be apart of the mixtape. No release date has been announced for the project.
Fabolous has stopped by The Breakfast Club to spread some holiday cheer and talk about his upcoming album, The Young OG Project, which drops Christmas day.
The album has a 90’s theme, which includes samples of hits like LL Cool J’s “Doin’ It Well,” but the Brooklynite says not getting the proper sample clearances may keep some of the songs from seeing the light of day.
“There’s a song that me and Chris Brown did. We did “Oochie Wally” over. There was a song with me, Nicki and Trey Songz. We had some clearance issues out of no where.”
Fab also gave his view on the Diddy and Drake scuffle that happened over Drake allegedly stealing the “0 to 100” beat from Diddy. The “Lituation” rapper said he could relate because his Ne-Yo assisted hit “Make Me Better” was almost Eve’s song.
“”Make Me Better” was given to Eve and Eve had it as some kind of album cut and we had to go sit with Eve and be like ‘Please give us the song! This is a hit single for me!’ and she actually gave it up.”
Press play to see him talk more about the Young OG Project, whether he and Ray J have made peace, fatherhood and more.
Will Floyd and Manny get in the ring come May 2nd. Some say that Manny has officially called out Floyd. Is this the career defining fight that Floyd needs to end his career in the best way possible.
Find out more as ESPN First Take debates.
Camille Cosby has finally broken her silence amid the rape scandal involving her husband, Bill Cobsy. She issued a statement through CBS saying her husband of 50 years is not the man the media have been portraying him to be. She also compared this scandal to the gang rape allegations at the University of Virginia this year that turned out to be false.
Nineteen women, including supermodel Beverly Johnson, have come out saying that the TV dad drugged and sexually assaulted them. These allegations span over the 40 years.
As the scandal goes on, colleges are continuing to distance themselves from the defamed comedian.
Spelman College has reportedly severed ties with Cosbys and temporarily discontinued a visiting professor program named after them called the William and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Endowed Professorship, which was created in 1966 after the couple made a $20 million donation.
The women’s college issued a statement saying that professorship was being suspended.
“The current context prevents us from continuing to meet these objectives fully,” the statement said. “Consequently, we will suspend the program until such time that the original goals can again be met.”
Cosby also resigned from the board of trustees at his alma mater Temple University while his other alma mater, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, asked him to step down from their fundraising committee. The Berklee College of Music and High Point University have also ended their partnerships with him.
