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DJ Premier, Pete Rock, De La Soul & More To Perform At "Dilla Day Detroit" Concert

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Events
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(AllHipHop News) The life of legendary Hip Hop producer James “Dilla” Yancey will be honored at the star-studded live concert event “Dilla Day Detroit 2014” next month. The showcase will also be a birthday celebration for the man who crafted classic tracks for Common, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Q-Tip, and many more.

[ALSO READ: Stream ‘J Dilla’s Lost Scrolls’ Audio Documentary]

Among the invited guests to make appearances at the show include fellow producing legends DJ Premier and Pete Rock. Frequent Dilla collaborators Hip Hop groups De La Soul and Slum Village will also be performing. Detroit rapper Guilty Simpson and A Tribe Called Quest member Phife Dawg will debut the new video for “#DearDilla” as well. The event will be hosted by Ro Spit and Grap Luva.

J Dilla passed away from complications from Lupus in 2006. He was 32 years old.

Dilla Day Detroit 2014 will take place Friday, February 7th at the Fillmore Theater in Detroit. Tickets are available at livenation.com.

[ALSO READ: 33 1/3 To Publish Books On Classic Albums By Kanye West, J Dilla & Danger Mouse]

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Suge Knight Makes It To Court Before Judge Drops Hammer

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Suge Knight managed to avert a harsh punishment by showing up to court on Thursday.

The disposed rap mogul showed up to court just as a judge was going to levy a stiff punishment stemming from a court no-show.

Suge had already missed a court date earlier in the week.

This time, however, he was given a light slap on the wrist for driving with a suspended license.

The former Death Row honcho was given a year’s probation and a minor fine, according to TMZ.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Nicki Minaj Gets Mad At ESPN!

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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LOL – YO…this one is kinda funny. The world celebrated when Kendrick Lamar hit the cover of ESPN magazine. Well, Nicki Minaj and Kobe Bryant are on the other one. Which would be another moment to celebrate, has turned into a nightmare of sorts. Nicki Minaj is not pleased with the cover, and her forehead is upset as well.

See below why.

Why’d they do that? That’s like security at the club. Sometimes they just do too much.


So, maybe she ain’t P##### as much as she’s….got commentary.

“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.

Illseed, Out.

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Mary J. Blige's Father Stabbed, In Critical Condition

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Mary J. Blige’s father was stabbed in the neck and remains in critical condition.

According to published reports, Thomas Blige, 63, was critically wounded by a former girlfriend in Battle Creek, Michigan.

The woman, who remains unnamed, has been charged with assault with intent to murder.

Police found him in an apartment with two other stab wounds in addition to the one in his neck.

The elder Blige has undergone surgery and receiving care at Bronson Methodist Hospital.

The woman that stabbed Blige also was arrested and charged in October for hitting him in the head with a glass candlestick.

Mary has not commented on the matter publicly.

Grammy Rap Committee Allegedly Didn't Want Macklemore Nominated In Rap Categories

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Macklemore himself said he felt that Kendrick Lamar should win this year’s Grammy award for “Best Rap Album” over him, and it appears that some members of the Grammy committee felt that Macklemore should not have been nominated in the category in the first place.

[ALSO READ: Macklemore Says Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, Maad City” Should Win Rap Album Of The Year]

According to an AP report, an unnamed source claims rap committee members asserted that the Seattle native’s The Heist album (with Ryan Lewis) was more reflective of pop music than rap. The controversy became a topic that had to be addressed by the entire Grammy committee. The general committee, which is made up of representatives from all genres, eventually voted to keep Mack and Lewis in the rap categories.

“If you strip away being influenced by the popularity or by who their fans are or by the amount of radio traction their songs got… and just dissect musically what it is, there’s no question it’s a Hip Hop album,” said the group’s manager Zach Quillen.

Macklemore and Lewis have other backers as well. The report cites frequent Drake producer Noah “40” Shebib and Hot 97 program director Ebro Darden as supporters of the duo being nominated for rap Grammys.

“If you’re rapping over a beat, it’s Hip Hop,” said Darden.

Macklemore and Lewis are up for seven awards at this weekend’s Grammy event. They will compete for the “Best Rap Album” (The Heist) and “Best Rap Song” (“Thrift Shop”). They were also nominated for “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year” (“Same Love”).

[ALSO READ: Kendrick Lamar & Macklemore Up For Album Of The Year & Best New Artist Grammys]

Jay Z Named In $600 Million Lawsuit Over The Name "Brooklyn Nets"

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Jay Z is not even an owner of the Brooklyn Nets franchise anymore, but the rapper-turned-mogul is still one of the defendants in $600 million trademark lawsuit. Radar Online is reporting that a businessman named Dr. Francois de Cassagnol is suing Jay, the Nets, the NBA, and developer Bruce Ratner for unlawfully trademarking the name “Brooklyn Nets.”

[ALSO READ: Hov With The Assist: Jay Z Is Reportedly Selling Brooklyn Nets Share To Jason Kidd]

De Cassagnol claims that he trademarked the name over a decade ago in Louisiana, and the defendants “fraudulently conspired” to manipulate the U.S. Patent Office. He also alleges that he contacted Nets and NBA officials before the team moved from Jersey and was told the franchise would most likely use the name “New York Nets.”

The NBA won a previous appeal to the Patent Office. A review board ruled that de Cassagnol’s paperwork was filed after the announcement that the Nets were moving to Brooklyn and that none of the uses of his Louisiana businesses conflicted with the NBA’s federal trademark application. De Cassagnol went on to file his current multimillion dollar complaint in New York on December 9th of last year.

Besides being named in a $600 million lawsuit, Jay is tied to another potential case as well. According to Uproxx.com, the Magna Carta Holy Grail creator had his lawyers contact Bohemia Interactive, the makers of the game DayZ, about changing the name of their zombie multiplayer to ZDay or possibly face being sued.

“We declined. But it did make me laugh,” shared DayZ developer Dean Hall during a Reddit AMA.

[ALSO READ: 50 Cent Still Facing Lawsuit For Sex Tape Appearing Online]

More Arrests Made In The Murder Of Wiz Khalifa's Uncle

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Fresh news is now breaking that there have been several new arrests in the murder case of Imani Porter, Wiz Khalifa’s uncle.

The 20-year-old Porter was killed in a drug related incident weeks ago.

Authorities have now arrested two more men in the incident, which happened in the Pittsburgh-area at a fast food spot.

Paul “Los” Sanders Jr., of Wilkinsburg, and Michael Wolford, of Braddock, both 20, were both jailed immediately and granted a Feb. 6 hearing.

They are charged with homicide in the murder that occurred on January 8.

Ultimately, the men were found by U.S. Marshals outside of Pittsburgh in the suburbs.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Kenya Moore Rides For Kandi and Todd?

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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We’re not sure when Kenya and Kandi got so cool but apparently, Kenya says she went in on Natalie over Christoper Williams marriage gate because she felt that Natalie was trying to hard to get her 15 minutes of fame.

Here’s what she wrote in a blog on Bravo’s site:  I found it odd that Cynthia manages to find random chicks and call them her friends. I found Natalie to have an agenda when she was speaking so negatively about Todd.

I’ve worked with Christopher Williams, (Natalie’s common law husband) on a play called “Gossip, Lies, and Secrets” years ago. There was more drama behind the scenes than on the stage. During that time, he told many of the cast that he was not married but they consider themselves “common law” married. Meaning…they lived off and on as husband and wife but never walked down an aisle nor had any legal ceremony

I could not care less about their arrangement or her gift certificate of marriage, LOL! It wasn’t my business, but Natalie made it my business when she chose to blatantly lie about being married for 18 years and trash Todd. Trust me, there is a lot of tea I know about Christopher from being on a play with him for 3 months, but those are his secrets and he’s not relevant. As for Todd, I like Todd and Kandi together. They are happy so no one should care about his past or what relationships didn’t work.

When Natalie tried to insult me for exposing her… someone should have told Natalie, DON’T COME FOR ME UNLESS I SEND FOR YOU! And shame on Cynthia for taking her side in her interview. I’ve been a loyal friend to her and proven myself. With that said, at least ALL of the ladies rallied together to put Natalie in her place. I lived for Kandi, who got her together and sent her weathered face packing back to obscurity.

And boom goes the dynamite.

Epic Win of the Day: Dancehall Remix of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Fake Jamaican Patois

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford is quite to character. That is an understatement. First it was the crack scandal, then he was denying that he had sexual relations with one of his staffers because he had “enough to eat at home,” but lately he’s been attempting to speak in terrible Jamaican patois.

Guess what? Someone created a dancehall mix video compilation of it because the Internet has no chill.