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Freeway Ricky Ross Response To Rick Ross: Funk Flex Interview With Open Letter

Freeway Ricky Ross continues his battle against rapper Rick Ross, in regards to usage of the name “Rick Ross.” The pair have been at odd’s since Rick Ross released his debut album, Port of Miami, in 2006. 

The issue has gone through the legal system, with the rap star coming out the victor on two separate occasions. But Freeway Ricky received a lifeline in the case last week, when a judge ruled that he could pursue a lawsuit against Warner Music, the label that released the album. 

Rapper Rick Ross, born William Leonard Roberts II, hosted an interview with Funkmaster Flex last week, where he replied to a number of allegations surrounding the legal beef. This is Freeway Ricky’s full response, in the battle over his own name.

This is Freeway Rick Ross, I’m writing this to reply to William “Rozay” Robert’s interview with Funkmaster Flex addressing my lawsuit. In the streets a name is everything, in Hip Hop it is a career maker.  William claims that we are both street dudes and could’ve talked; he and his music label had that chance and thought they could ignore me because I had a life sentence. In prison when you have a federal life sentence you’re considered the walking dead, it is exactly for this reason that they dodged me when I sent multiple requests from prison to sit down about the use of my name and image. When I finally chased William down through my guys on the street, we talked via phone, he gave me a number, and said he would come down to the prison to “chop it up”. He never came, then changed the phone number.

On the street when you take someone’s name and image the first step is to properly approach them, then you can be the lil homie, if they accept. But because he thought I was the walking dead he just stole my name and image. I’m a street dude from LA, it’s documented. William is not a street dude. He is a guy from a good background that had to pass background tests to become an Officer. There’s nothing wrong with being an Officer, just don’t use my name if you were one to gain traction in rap, especially without asking me. I didn’t get treated well by police, they planted drugs and physically beat me, so to have an officer use my name to get into rap is disrespectful.

William said to Big Boy on Power 106 it’s something “sinister” about it regarding being a CO, there ain’t nothing sinister about a CO. It’s a stand up job for a straight guy. I told Gary Webb in interviews for Dark Alliance “Everyday I hustled” then the guy came out with his single “Hustlin.” Well before music labels profiteered on my name and image “RICK ROSS” it had reached everywhere from Time Magazine, CSPAN Congressional Hearings and Newspapers globally, causing global awareness of my image as “RICK ROSS.”  I believe the guy studied me, watched TV, read all the press, talked to people that were around me then tricked people when they searched the internet and thought he was me. I had a Louis Vuitton room in my hotel at the Freeway Inn, everybody knew that who were “street dudes.”  I turn around and all this guy talks about is Louis Vuitton. In the new “Three Kings” song with Dr. Dre & Jay Z he talks about Crips, the guy knew about me and Crips by his own admission, that’s who I was associated with because of where I grew up. Also everybody knew I took care of my guys like equals, and was known as the Boss. This guy walks around with my whole image, he has mimicked all of my persona as Rick Ross.

Check out the KDAY LA interview where William explains how he got the name Rick Ross. Under oath he claimed he came up with the name playing football as an All American out the air in 1996. In 1996 I was everywhere on every news channel, newspaper and Gary Webb even did a book “Dark Alliance” on me and the cocaine epidemic. There’s no way someone in love with gang lore like William graduating HS in 96 came up with my name out of thin air. Somewhere between all the lyrics of my image as RICK ROSS moving bricks of cocaine, causing violence/mayhem and being a boss kingpin lost is how my image and right to rehabilitate it has been stolen and licensed. Then I contact Carol City HS just to see if he was All American, and they have no record of a William Roberts playing football in the 90’s. C’mon Man!!!

To have a man tattoo my name on his hands, and then not acknowledge why he did it is a disrespect to me, all my cell mates in for unfairly long crack sentences and the black community that was affected by the cocaine epidemic and Iran Contra Scandal. To have music labels profiteer by pushing the image of the dangerous black criminal is irresponsible. My recent article on Loop 21 and Toure’ article on the Washington Post are a must read to understand. Also you can see the Emmy nominated VH1 Documentary Planet Rock “History of Crack and Hip Hop” to see why my name made William Robert’s career. Telling young people with no hope because of poverty that you can sell drugs and parlay it into a record career is selling false hope.

TELL THE PEOPLE THE TRUTH, THEY GAVE YOU THE MONEY AND YOU HAVE NEVER SOLD A DRUG. IT’S OK TO BE WILLIAM ROBERTS II, rather than the second Rick Ross.

AHH Stray News: Rick Ross Heading Back To Nigeria, Common In Foreclosure, Philly B-Boy Wins Red Bull Competition

(AllHipHop News) Miami rapper Rick Ross will head to Nigeria to headline the Summer Jam Fest 2012 concert in August. Rick Ross will be performing in Lagos, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, where this year’s Summer Jam Fest will take place. The 2012 edition of Summer Jam Fest is aimed at promoting a healthy and proper lifestyle. The concert is being sponsored by St. Eve Concepts, a wellness and enzymatic weight management company in West Africa. The news of Rick Ross’ headlining performance at Summer Jam Fest 2012 comes just a week after the rap star was sued by a different Nigerian promoter, for skipping out on last year’s festival, due to “security concerns.” Rick Ross will headline the 2012 Summer Jam Fest on Friday, August 17, 2012.

Miami rapper Flo Rida has been hit with a six-figure lawsuit, over a canceled Canadian concert last year. According to the lawsuit, Flo Rida was supposed to perform 10 shows last year, from July 3-12. The lawsuit, which was filed by the Spin Artist Agency (SAA), claims that Flo Rida failed to show up to any of the shows. Now, the rapper is being sued for $200,000 for breach of contract. SAA claims Flo Rida made them lose over $200,000 in ticket sales, concession and alcohol sales. Flo Rida’s reps have not responded to the lawsuit.

Philadelphia native DOMkey was the winner of Red Bull BC One North American Qualifier last night (July 22) in Chicago, at the Aragon Center. After four rounds of one-on-one breakdancing, DOMkey edged out the 15 other finalists in front of thousands of spectators. DOMkey will represent North America during the Red Bull BC One World Finals in Rio de Janeiro this December. “It feels great, I always kind of doubt myself because I am my hardest critic. So when I do win; it is always 10 times better and it feels really good right now,” DOMkey said.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Common Having Money Issues?

It seems like every other day there is a rapper having a trouble with either their taxes or a foreclosure. Well, we hear that Common has joined the long list of artists having money issues and is facing a foreclosure of his Chicago apartment.

According to TMZ, Common has stopped paying the $2,285 monthly mortgage payments and the bank is none too happy with him. Bank of America is claiming that Common hasn’t paid his mortgage since March 2012, and they have filed for a foreclosure so that they can sell the apartment and recoup their loses.

Let’s hope that Common has just overlooked the expense and will pay off what is due soon. The bank wants to recoup the amount of the mortgage, plus interest and penalties, which total $345,389. Handle your business, Common.

Krayzie Bone: Chasing The Devil

It’s a resume’ that trumps most of Hip-Hop’s heaviest hitters: two Grammy Awards, multiple American Music Awards, over 40 million records sold worldwide, and a loyal fanbase only the game’s elite can dream of. By now, Anthony “Krayzie Bone” Henderson should be sitting back and enjoying the fruits of his labor, but instead, the Bone Thugs N Harmony frontman is still fighting for a way to write the perfect final chapter to his storied career.

With a spot on the coveted “Rock the Bells” lineup card secured, and a much anticipated solo album on the way, the ball is firmly in his court.

In this AllHipHop.com exclusive, the silent assassin of Bone Thugs made it clear he’s doing things his way, and making sure he bows out of the rap game on his own terms:

AllHipHop.com: First order of business for anyone outside of your immediate fanbase, you had a big announcement recently regarding your solo project.  For anyone who missed it, what was that announcement?

Krayzie Bone: Well, man, it was basically the announcement of this album that I’ve been working on, Chasing The Devil, is going to be a double CD, and I’m going to release the first one for free digital download. Just to give something back to the fans. I actually forgot to mention that it is going to be a double CD when I made the announcement, so I’m clearing that up now so everybody knows it’s going to be a double CD, and the first CD is going to be released for free digitally. However, I am going to have the whole double CD album available for physical purchase if people would like to do so. The full-set hard copy of the album is going to include a massive package with a DVD, t-shirt, hat, you know, all kinds of stuff I’m giving. So it’s going to be a nice collector’s item.

AllHipHop.com: Why did you decide to go with a double album and go this route with releasing it?

Krayzie Bone: Well, for one, I wanted to give something back to the fans, just all the hardcore fans that have really been following us the whole time we’ve been out. We have a very strong core fanbase who have been following us, and have dealt with us through all the thick and thin, breakups and makeups, and they’ve been around the whole time. So just to show my appreciation for all the love that they’ve shown us. I had to give back to them.

AllHipHop.com: Now you’re doing this completely independent now?

Krayzie Bone: Well, the most I want to say on the business end is I’m going non-traditional.  It’s not going to be like the regular, you know, Sony Records, or a record label like that. I have many different brands, huge brands, who are interested in partnering up with me for the release of this album. Nowadays, you can go do a music deal with Nike or Yahoo, you know what I’m sayin, because everybody is getting into music now.  So it’s like, those are all non-traditional ways or routes that a person can go, and something that I’ve been introduced to by some of my business associates. We have several partners of that stature interested in partnering up, so that may be the route I go, something non-traditional.

AllHipHop.com: You’ve talked about it before, and you’ve always had that Catch-22, you have a certain part of your fanbase who like “Mo’ Murda” stuff and this and that. How would you describe this upcoming album in terms of content, if you had to compare it to something you’ve done?

Krayzie Bone: Man, I would say it’s like a [Thug Mentality 1999] on steroids. I’ve mixed it up, dealing with stuff that I deal with in the industry, yeah, of course I wake up sometimes and I feel like going to get the SK and just sprayin’ everybody. You know what I’m sayin’? And I talk about that on the album.  Then there are those laid-back songs, like the original Bone sound.  Then I’m doing the quick flow on a lot of songs on this album. And then, there are the songs where I have the real serious messages, spiritual songs, and just everything. I’m giving everybody a piece of my last 20 years in the business.

AllHipHop.com: Like you’ve said, you’re doing this non-traditional, you don’t have the record label, there’s not all the BS. In terms of standing behind this project, do you think this is your best solo project? And if so, why?

Krayzie Bone: I feel like it’s some of my best work. Because every day I go in the studio I get better and better. So this is some of my best work, and I stand behind it 100 percent and saying that I think it’s going to be a very good album, and I really think the fans are going to appreciate it and love the music selections and the content. I think they’re going to really get into it.

AllHipHop.com: Your entire story and the reason you have your fanbase is tied to four other guys, which makes up Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. The last time we spoke, I can’t remember a time when things were in a worse situation with the group. Where are you guys at now in terms of Bone?

Krayzie Bone: Well, man, personally, we’re all cool. Everything is calm right now as far as personally. Everybody’s been speaking to each other. We’re gearin’ up to do Rock The Bells; it’s coming up soon, so we’ve been talking more and more these past few months. I was actually in the studio with Flesh last night. I think everybody has come to a point where they understand that we’re all grown now, and it’s not going to be the same that it was back in ’94 or ’95 when we came out. We’re all grown men, and things never stay the same. I mean, it’s a reality, and people hate to face it. I hate to face it sometimes, too, but Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will never be the same Bone Thugs-N-Harmony we was at that time. Personally.

Now as far as doing business, we have been talking. We’re all aware that next year marks the official 20th year anniversary of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony being in the business.  That’s one of the reasons Rock The Bells wanted to have us as special guests, because they’re like, ‘Twenty years in the business, and it’s like y’all music is just starting to get notarized now.’  So hopefully we can come together, do a lot of things in regards to our 20 years in the game.

Now don’t quote me on this, but we’re looking to maybe put out an album, a 20th year anniversary album. And, hopefully, if all goes well, we’re looking to do a world tour, which is something that Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has never done as all five members. We’re looking to really solidify our brand, the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony brand, in the music business for what it is. We’re living legends.

And I think right now we’re living in the era of music where these up-and-coming artists are just now starting to realize and give us our just dues. All these young cats coming up saying they grew up on Bone. I think now we’re in that generation where we’re going to start hearing that more and more. Because, I mean, we raised a lot of these dudes in the game, and it is what it is.  We can feel that their music had a heavy Bone influence, and we just appreciate to be alive and well, healthy, and still be around to enjoy that.

AllHipHop.com: So what’s the main thing you think needs to happen for you guys to come together and make all that happen?

Krayzie Bone: Well, for one, I think we need to come together and structure an all-star team. Going back to preparing to be an artist, you can be a business man and be an artist, but when you’re in artist mode you really can’t do everything. So we all have to come to an agreement as to who we’re going to have represent Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. We’ve been through many managers and many people who have represented Bone, and for some reason or another, it didn’t work out.

So we all have to come together and agree on business. Creativity and the music, that has never been a problem amongst our group. Everybody pretty much knows their positions when it comes to making the music. We have to come together on the business aspect of everything, and put somebody in place that we trust.  Not saying that we have to put everything is this person’s hands, because we’re all grown men, and we can all definitely be checkin’ on our business on the regular, but we have to have that neutral person.

We have to have somebody that’s going to bat for us and speaking for us, and it has to be a team structure because it takes a lot to deal with five different personalities in a group.  So it has to be somebody who is able to maintain under pressure and deal with it all, because it can get hectic just dealing with the different personalities. So I think that’s the major problem, is structuring a business team.

AllHipHop.com: Is there a common belief now, as you get into Rock The Bells and this 20th year anniversary, that this is your last chance as a group to carve out that final chapter in the legacy as a group?

Krayzie Bone: You could say so.  This is definitely an honor and a blessing for people to even still be checking for us after 20 years.  That goes to say that our music and the foundations that we’ve laid down are so strong that people still believe in Bone. Even the people that’s running this Rock The Bells show, they’re all huge Bone fans. And we’ve talked to them all, and they’ve let us know how much of an honor it is for us to even be on the show. So we have an opportunity to let everybody know why they chose us to be the special guests, and just bring back in everybody’s memory who we are, what we stand for, and why we’re considered legends.  So I think it’s very important that we come out on the winning end of this situation in order for us to further our brand and solidify who we are in this business.

AllHipHop.com: There has been a lot of turmoil, and in terms of your fanbase, it seems that people are doubting you guys a little more. Why should people not doubt Krayzie Bone right now?

Krayzie Bone: Man, because the music speaks for itself. With the whole UNI5 thing, like I told people, we wanted way more songs on the album that would have balanced it out. To me, it’s hard to get behind a concept and really express the concept when you’re limited to putting certain amount of songs on there. We’ve always came out with albums that had like 17 to 20-something songs on the album.

There were songs that should have been on the album that wasn’t on the album, but like I said, being signed to a major label we were restricted, and at the end of the day the label had the last say-so. So it’s like, that’s why I’m not so much in a hurry to rush and sign with a major label, or sign with anybody really. I’ve been really enjoying my freedom. I’m doing what I want to do, when I want to do it, and how I want to do it. So that plays a major part in a person’s creativity. And I think just from the music that I’ve been putting out after that, people understand what it is with my music. When I have the time and the freedom to do what I want to do, it’s going to be a great project.

BOOK TEASER: Mia X’s “Things My Grandma Told Me, Things My Grandma Showed Me”

Editor’s Note: Mia X of former No Limit Records fame is AllHipHop.com’s resident lady who shares heartwarming (and gangster!) stories and recipes from her “Mamaw,” along with new music so you remember her mic skills, too! Check out a book excerpt below from Mia X’s forthcoming Things My Grandma Told Me, Things My Grandma Showed Me:

I was feeling down and depressed because I found out that my boyfriend had gotten someone else pregnant. I knew that if I left him, I would have to move back with my mama, and even though I had the best mommy, once you move out and live on your own you establish a comfort zone unlike no other. I called mamaw to see what she was doing.

She was saying that she had a pot of red beans on the stove and was about to make cabbage also. I knew she was cooking for a small army because of the heavy traffic of folks who visited her house everyday. So I asked her if she could use some company and help. She made me smile when she said, “You know mamaw always welcomes your company, Mity.”

After we hung up, I got dressed and headed to mamaw’s.

On the way I thought about everything that was going on in my life. I loved my boyfriend, we had a daughter, he loved and treated my son as his own, I wanted to be with him, but I was so mad, shamed, and hurt. I just wanted him to settle down with me and do right! All his b*tches and making all these babies. When will he stop was the only thought in my head.

Knock knock I said, turning the knob to mamaws always unlocked door. “Come on baby. I’m in my room.” Hey lady. I hugged her neck and kissed her satin smooth mahogany skin. I was trying to avoid eye contact because I had been crying all night.

“What’s goin on witcha lil gal”? I didnt have a poker face, so mamaw knew something was bothering me. On top of the fact that she could damn near see through all of us be it good or bad. I exhaled but before I could say anything she told me. “Go was dem outside spirits off you hands so we can sit down and make conte” (discuss things/gossip).

Mamaw had a house rule. Once you crossed her door seal you had to wash you hands. She said you should never bring the random germs from the outside spirits to linger in someones house. As far as her kitchen went, even if you already washed your hands, before you touched anything you had to wash them again.

“Stir the beans and pour the water off the pickle tips(pickled pork briskette) and fill the pot up again they need to boil twice,” Mamaw was saying as she was making her way to the kitchen. I was placing the pickle tips and fresh water back on the stove for the second boil when she said.

“What the n*gga did dat got you looking like you gotta be David Dukes chamber maid?” He made a baby on me mamaw! I burst into tears. My heart felt like it was about to explode.
“Girl dry yo eyes! You ain’t crying no money and you can’t drink yo tears nor the spilled milk! “Mity, he did it. It’s done and you got some decisions to make. He’s f*ckin hoes and enjoyin the streets and this doesnt seem to be working for you because you want to be in a committed relationship. You got a one man p*ssy and he got a party wiener and the sausage be for everybody who want it at the party.

“They say you can’t turn a hoe into a housewife. Well you cant turn a party wiener into Cliff Huxtable either baby. A man will f*ck a duck if it can toot up and spread eagle. I know you hurtin but you gotta face the facts. You can be the sharpest, shiniest knife in the drawer and sometimes he’ll go for a plastic one just cause he can. Get the onion garlic celery and bellpepper out the icebox (refrigerator) and a stick of butter. Cut the butter in half and drop a piece in my bean pot. I’ma use the other half to saute’ my onion and garlic for the cabbage.”

In addition to our families daily meals, mamaw cooked a 5lb pot of red beans with 10lbs of meat everyday and fed the neighborhood. Some people were living pay check to paycheck and often had to choose between the light bill and groceries. Some were on drugs, homeless or they got off work so late they were too tired to cook except for on Sundays. Mamaw hated to see people with small children cooking at 9 and 10pm, so she would say to them, “Well baby I ain’t got much but I always have something to eat and you are welcome to come get a plate.

“You been dealing with his ways a long time, Mity. You ought to be tired, but only you will know when you’re really tired. You know when its solid, you know when its shaky, and you’ll know when it’s over. A man treats you how you let him treat you. Women are the ones who really decide if dey gon be his queen or his piece of *ss. This man ain’t yo husband, he’s yo daughter’s daddy. So all he really owe you is to do right by dat baby and to respect the fact dat you her mama. I’m not sayin dat he don’t love you; I’m sayin y’all shacked up and played house, and if ya play with anything for too long, it’s a game or a toy baby. Life and love aint to be played like games.”

I was listening to mamaw and I knew she was right, but I also knew that he promised to love me, and said we would be a family. Now he was behaving like he never said any of that and I was p#####! I clinched my hands and exhaled to fight my tears. Mamaw, so you’re saying that instead of moving in together I should have made him marry me? Mamaw bucked her eyes as she looked over her glasses and said, “F*ck No!

“You can’t make nobody marry you! And marriage don’t mean a relationship will last. People stand up and say vows to God everyday and behave like they single and looking elsewhere before the ink dries on the piece of paper! I’m sayin you knew this man had a party wiener when you met him! He had women and he was f*ckin em. Even if he did like you the most don’t mean he was going to change. He just showed you that you was the one he wanted to wake up to the most. But now if he was ya husband his *ss would think about dat alimony!” she said and laughed.

“People make promises out dey mouts (mouths) on a daily basis, and a hot c*ck man is known for making and breaking verbal agreements. Especially in the lust of the moment and after the nuts bust. You want Mamaw to make you some smothered potatoes, Mity?”

I was caught off guard by her inserting food into our deep conversation. In the time that we had been talking, she had cut four cabbage heads, boiled 10lbs of pickled tips. Some for the beans, some for the cabbage. Cut and pre-cooked five pounds of smoked sausage, and now she was talking about making smothered potatoes, too. Smothered potatoes was one of my favorite dishes, so I wasn’t about to say no. In fact, I was thinking about the container that would be going home with me.

“I was thinking dat we could make em to since you like them so much, and they will also go good alongside the chicken we gon fry and bake. Mity, men take us as serious as we take ourselves. They also make us feel like a priority when we are priority to them. A man is like a action verb; he will show better than he can tell you.

Take his word til he break his word for the most part, and watch how he oo things. Peel mamaw six potatoes, cut em in half and then in four chunks. It should be another pound of smoke sausage in the icebox and a pack of smoked ham; we gon use dat to flavor ya potatoes with butter and red onion.” Mamaw, sometimes when we fuss he says he think he was meant to be with a lot of women. Then he’ll say he love me. So whenever he say stuff, I just fix it in my mind so it make sense ’cause I can never tell what he really mean.

“Well don’t twist his words to fit your feelings! If he said it, he meant it. Believe him! Dats a real bad habit many women have and dats how you’ll end up staying in some sh*t fa to long because you wanna believe what you want him to say. Instead of hearing what the f*ck he really is sayin out his damn mout! (mouth) I can’t tell you what to do with yo man but I will say I’d rather have a good cry take heartache and pain and move on than to stay and live with lies drama and confusion baby.”

Did popi ever cheat on you, mamaw? “Girl we been married since we was 17. Did he cheat? Ha! What you think? Sh*t happens and I ain’t got no room to talk or be mad at nobody. A man can bring his d*ck several places while keeping his heart in only one, and I’m ya popis heart, believe dat!”

She winked and smirked at me. Once the beans were creamed, she cut some of the fat off of her pickled tips and added them to the beans and cabbage that was now cooking down and smelling so good. After I peeled and cut the potatoes and onions, she put a pot of salted water to boil them. She told me to cook the smoked sausage ham and red onion down so that when the potatoes were tender, we could smother everything together. She then put on a pot of coffee. Mamaw made Community Coffee in the morning and afternoon because the people who stopped through loved her coffee, too. Well mamaw, sometimes I say I ain’t gon leave him. I’ma get a man on his *ss.

Mamaw cut me off quick. “Even though we can keep it in longer than dey can keep it up, keep in mind dey still got the best hand at the table baby. We lose respect points when we go t## fa tat with dey a####. Men can compete in a f*ck marathon and come out like a champion. Women who compete in f*ck marathons look like s#### to the world. A man can have a reputation for f*cking everything with two legs and still end up marrying a smart beautiful decent woman. Once a woman has c*m all over her name, nobody wants to go no farther than the wet spot on the bed with her baby. Don’t play games pray on it and be smart about what you need to do. Personally I think you shame to start over because you done had two kids with two men and you worried bout what people gon say, but f*ck dem, dey can kiss yo *ss in church”!

I never said it but I did feel like a let down. The women in my family were strong and married. I loved my kids but I was a teenager when I got pregnant 12th grade and I knew better.

I lived with a silent guilt that I let my sweet mama and solid grandma down. I sold drugs and took chances that could have cost me my life or my freedom. I just wanted to be stable and get it right this time. Now this n*gga on some baby making sh*t. I closed my eyes and the tears rolled. Mamaw poured the water off the potatoes and began to smother them in the onions and meats. “It’s gon be ok, Mity; this ain’t the end and it ain’t gon kill you. You work hard and take care of yo kids. You ain’t throwed away and you know you can always come back home. Dry yo eyes and grab dem two chickens out the icebox baby.”

As I opened the fridge to get the chickens out, I cried harder breaking down and trying to explain to mamaw how I was working, taking care of my babies, keeping my house clean, f*cking him, trying to keep him happy and keep up with him at the same time because he was always gone! I’m trying to play with the kids and give them the time they deserved and I was just wore out! Sleepless nights cause I’m beeping him and pacing the floor wondering what he doing and who he’s with. I cried, Mamaw, it’s just to hard trying to keep up with a n*gga running wild.

“Well Mia, you need to stop worrying and trying cause you gonna run yo pressure up, dawlin. Understand this. You can’t keep up with a p*ssy or d*ck if it aint attached to you! Dats his d*ck, it’s on his body, not yours. Therefore you will never know what he’s doing with it unless it’s right there with you, so just stop trying to keep up because you will never be able to do dat baby.

“When I was young, I used to get mad at ya popi and raise hell. I’d threaten to gut him and f*ck him up all kinds of ways. My mama, yo long gone Mumpu, told me, ‘Girl you got five chilren! You better get a hold of yo nerves!’ She used to sit a couple of whole chickens on the cutting board and make me cut em up.”. A confused look came across my face and mamaw caught it.

She told me, “Yo heart is hurt, yo mind is confused, and you don’t know what you wanna do about yo relationship. So until you ready to say not f*ck but muthaf*ck dat relationship, you gon wash em good, cut em up, cuss em out, have a good cry, compose yoself, then season em to be fried and baked. Dem birds gon look and taste so good you gon forget who you mad at!” she laughed. Chicken therapy, dats how the women in our family cope. Cut dat bird before you cut da other bird! Sh*t, sometimes we had too many cut up chickens in freezer bags!

I had to laugh with her. The beans and cabbage was on a low slow simmer, and she had the smothered potatoes smelling delicious. She lowered the fire and told me to keep an eye on the potatoes while I cut up the chickens. She said she needed to lay down for a lil while and that I needed some time alone in the kitchen. She washed her hands again kissed my cheek and said, Call me if you need me. I’m two rooms away.”

I learned how to cut up a whole chicken when I was 14 years old, but today was different. I was nervous. I took my time and washed the chickens, but when I picked up the knife, I was hesitating. I looked at the first chicken and said, ‘Why you keep f*cking over me?’ Slice down the middle. I felt the joints around the leg and thigh then the breast and wing, cursing, slicing, as the tears rolled.

Talking to each chicken as if they were my baby daddy. Pleading fussing and making my points. Baby if those chickens could hear and talk back! I looked down at the pieces and started laughing. After I cut the chickens I called out to mamaw to tell me how many pieces would be be fried and baked. “Season one with fresh garlic, parsley, lemon pepper, rosemary and kosher salt. Dats fa the oven, baby. Just salt pepper and cayenne on the other; dats our fry bird. You ok in there”? I’m better mamaw; I think I’ma be cutting up lots of chicken, though, I laughed and said.

I baked and fried the chickens just in time for mamaws evening hungry rush. I wasn’t in the mood for a house full and mamaw knew it. She packed up a few containers of red beans, cabbage, smothered potatoes, chicken, and she also threw in a few freeze goods. That’s what we called meals we freeze to pull down and eat when we didnt cook or had a craving. My freeze good containers had gumbo and crab and corn bisque! Mamaw hugged and kissed me as she gave me my bag of goodies and said, “No matter the hour, call me lil girl. I been in my room making conte on the phone with my daughter, and you and our lil babies is welcome at any one of these houses. We love y’all.”

I was trying not to cry again so I just hugged once more and said, I don’t know what I would do without you and mama mamaw. I gotta get the kids from preschool but I’ll call you once I get them fed and settled. “Ok baby, just remember we here fa y’all.”

I know y’all are. I left mamaws house felling better. Picked my kids up, did homework, fed them, gave them a bath, a snack, and a put in a VCR tape for them to watch. My man stayed out again, so the next morning, I dropped my kids off at school, came back, packed, and called my mama. I was crying when she answered the phone. All she said is, “Me, ya daddy, and uncle is coming with the truck, Mi.”

My baby daddy and I were able to get past the break up and become friends. We didn’t sleep together; we didn’t even flirt. We really became friends. Once a person shows you who they
are, you must except them for themselves. He wasn’t what I needed when it came to a mate, but he was still a good person. I took my heartache and pain and moved on, and let the next broad live with the lies and confusion…

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Hip-Hop Rumors: It’s Official, Tyga Is Going To Be A Baby Daddy! Plus, Jae Millz Disses Pusha-T!

We told you back in April that rumor on the street was that Tyga had gotten his girlfriend, popular King Of Diamonds stripper Blac Chyna pregnant. Well, that news was just confirmed. Tyga was spotted eating at a diner at Six Flags with Black Chyna who looks to be about six months preggers. Check out the photos below:

 

 

Both Tyga and Chyna are 24 years old. Glad to see that Tyga is there for his girl while she’s going through this experience. Good luck to Tyga and Black Chyna! That baby’s going to have racks on racks on racks!

In related news, Tyga’s YMCMB label mate Jae Millz dropped a diss record towards Pusha T called “Hearing Voices” over the weekend. Check out what he rapped below:

“Shame on me on yet to have an album in a wrapper/But n—a shame on you for every album getting’ wacker/and you a d—- rider, switch sider, certified clique hopper, still getting nada,” he spits. “N—-s cat fighting with the team on that sneak s—-/making diss records but keeping it secret/throwing darts like a b####/instead bombing like a warrior/just letting me know there’s p—-y in all of ya.”

The track off of Millz upcoming mixtape,Dead Presidents, which is set to drop in August. You can check out the track below. Do you think Pusha T is going to respond?

Exclusive Rumor: Promoter Says Drake Flaked On Multi-Million Dollar Chris Brown Fight!

There was a full $10 Million on the line for Chris Brown and Drake to fight in a celebrity charity. $10 MILLION! All they had to do was go at it for 3 rounds with head gear and all that. But, that fight will not happen, according to a promoter. The promoter Damon Feldman told illseed.com exclusively that the fight was made and Chris Brown was down, but Drake pumped the brakes.

“Drake won’t box. He said he doesn’t want to go that rout. So he basically punked out. There will be no fight now. I’m p##### now,” Feldman told illseed.com. It would have settled their grudge and helped charities. I’m real p##### that Chris Brown wanted this and everything was set,” Feldman said from a plane to another engagement.

There you have it folks. No fight. There could have been, says the promoter but there will be none. I’m not sure that either man wanted this, but who knows.

Word on the street Feldman has been trying to get The Game and 40 Glocc in the ring as well, but is having similar issues.

Source: illseed.com