(AllHipHop News) R&B singer Chris Brown has apparently exonerated rapper Meek Mill of any wrong doing during a brawl between the singer and Drake last night (June 14) in New York.
Chris Brown suffered a nasty gash on his chin, after being struck by a bottle inside of W.i.P, after his entourage brawled with Drake and his crew inside the venue.
Early reports suggested that rapper Meek Mill started the altercation and eventually struck Chris Brown with a bottle.
But the two men agreed that Meek wasn’t involved via Twitter tonight (June 15).
“Me and @MeekMill ain’t on that b#######. Real respect Real,” Chris Brown tweeted.
Meek replied to Brown’s message immediately, after denying involvement earlier in the day.
“We just getting money,” Meek Mill replied.
According to the latest reports, representatives for Drake are now cooperating with the investigation into the brawl, which sent several people to the hospital.
One female partygoer required 16 stitches after being hit by a flying bottle in the club and five others were injured.
W.i.P also suffered major damages as a result of the fight.
As the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey started filling up on Tuesday night (June 12) and the rain began to fall, one thing was inevitable: this Club Paradise stop was going to have to be one of the tour’s finest to make up for the wet, cold, and muddy fans suffering outside of the amphitheater’s shelter.
The second-leg of Drake’s super-successful Club Paradise tour currently features 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, French Montana, Waka Flocka, and J. Cole, and with a lineup such as that, every member of the sold-out crowd knew that they’d be in for a special night of seeing their favorite artists performing some of their most well-known and hottest records for four hours straight.
Regardless of attendees still finding their seats when 2 Chainz hit the stage promptly at 7 pm, the night’s first performer held nothing back energy-wise and delivered a short-set full of his current hits like “Riot,” “Spend It,” “Got One”, and his verse from G.O.O.D. Music’s current smash, “Mercy.”
Shortly after 2 Chainz’s set, MMG’s Meek Mill touched down and ran through records like “House Party,” “Burn”, and “Ima Boss. With the energy already at a high, leave it to Waka Flocka, who was backed by a live band and some interesting set design, to turn up the show’s dial to 11 as he blazed through hits like “Oh Let’s Do It,” “No Hands,” which featured a live drum remix during Wale’s verse, “I Don’t Really Care”, and “Hard In the Paint” – the latter two of which he performed as he was making his way through a crowd of ravenous fans.
At one point, after he returned from his adventure in the crowd, Waka did a record that was fittingly appropriate for the Jersey Shore locale, his new record from Triple F Life, “Fist Pump.” Waka, who released his sophomore album on the day of the show, closed out his set with: “If you ain’t my friends, fans, or family, then f*ck you!” He later exclaimed, “Thank you, and I love you all to death!”
J. Cole, backed by a live band that included two keyboards, one drummer, one DJ, and a bassist, was up next. The North Carolina MC showed the crowd of thousands how a real artist evolves and matures, not just in his music but in his stage show, which was flawless.
Cole got his charismatic set started with a verse from “Dollar and a Dream”, and then went right into the up-tempo tracks “Who Dat” and “Blow Up.”
He continued his set with his currently in rotation “Nobody’s Perfect” followed by “Work Out” and his verse from Beyonce’s “Party.” “In the Morning”, sans Drake, was next followed by the MC’s biggest record to date, “Can’t Get Enough”, which he used to close out his set.
The crowd had gone nuts for almost three hours at this point, and the man behind the entire tour, Drake, had yet to even take the stage. And then it happened. With “Lord Knows” blaring through the speakers, Drake greeted the crowd and stormed through records like “I’m On One” and “Headlines”, before taking a short break to honor one of his recently deceased friends with a poured out bottle of Hennessy and “Crew Love” bumping in the background.
The highly-energetic and infectious set continued with “records like She Will” and “Up All Night”, before 2 Chainz came out to perform his current single, “No Lie”, followed by Waka Flocka who hit the stage for “Round of Applause” alongside Drake. After a Rihanna-less “Take Care,” Drake brought out Mavado to accompany him on a few songs and then perform a few of his own Reggae hits.
Meek Mill then returned to perform “Amen” off his recent mixtape Dreamchasers 2 with Drake, followed by an encore performance of “Ima Boss”. Shortly after, French Montana hit the stage and performed a brief set that included “Choppa Down”, “Everything’s A Go”, and “Stay Schemin”.
Drake followed up his guests tracks with his own “Miss Me” and “Make Me Proud”, before going into a short intermission that saw the Toronto native and YMCMB general shouting out individual fans in the audience. “HYFR” and “The Motto” were next, and just as the clock hit 11 pm, Drake fittingly closed his headlining set with the first single from his debut album Thank Me Later, “Over”.
Check out some pictures from the NJ stop of the Club Paradise Tour below:
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For tickets to the remaining Club Paradise Tour dates visit Ticketmaster.com.
(AllHipHop News) Snoop Dogg has been known to enjoy a few video games along with a nice smoke, so it’s no surprise that the veteran rapper is the new spokesperson for the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 video game that hits stores September 11 of this year.
In addition to the video game, Snoop has released a song – “Knocc ‘Em Down” – and an accompanying video where fans can watch him playing the game in live action.
“I knocc ’em down, it’s like Tekken/ Jump kick put tips on you in second/ Ready for the battle / You can pick the weapons/ God fist combo get ready for the blessings/ Smash on you pronto from all directions / Line the fade up, buttons get to pressin’,” Snoop raps.
While the game doesn’t release until September, fans can pre-order a version which offers access to an additional Snoop Dogg stage in the game, and includes exclusive early access to the characters Kunimitsu and Ancient Ogre, in addition to Michelle Chang and Angel.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be available on X-Box and Playstation. Watch the video below:
And the information just keeps coming in. Check out the footage below which shows Drake, Meek Mill and Chris Brown exiting the club after the “bottle melee” last night. Meek looks like he’s out of breath and someone from his entourage is telling the camera guy to stop shooting because Meek “just had a fight.” Chris Brown takes off his jacket in front of his truck and is standing next to one of his friends who is heard saying, “them n*ggas is pu**y.” Drake is shown in the video surrounded by security while he’s standing by a woman.
Skip to the 2:40 mark to see the footage:
Crazy! Expect more footage to come out in the next few days. I can’t wait to hear what Meek Mill has to say on Funk Master Flex tonight.
The 16-track Hunger Game mixtapeincludes no guest features and showcases production from the likes of Omar Gee, Andre Laudz, Futuristiks, Omari MC, and more.
We’re not sure why, but singer Roscoe Dash has inserted himself into the “bottle melee” situation by being the first celebrity to speak out about the violence that took place last night involving Drake, Chris Brown, and Meek Mill. In a series of tweets, Roscoe Dash @’ed both Drake and Meek Mill’s Twitter accounts and says that he “can’t support sucka sh*t” as well as explains that he’s “lost alota respect” for the two.
Check out what he tweeted below (read from the bottom up):
Meek Mill caught wind of the tweet and denied any involvement, while telling Roscoe Dash to “stay in ya lane.” Check out his tweet below:
Check out Roscoe Dash’s response below:
Okay.
So now both Meek Mill and Drake are denying any involvement. Bottles can’t throw themselves now, can they? Who do you think is ultimately going to have to pay the price for the attack against Chris Brown and take responsibility for injuring five other people in the process?
“Fail,” an online urban comedy show for youth, will premiere its second season exclusively on AllHipHop.com in a partnership with Hip-Hop legend Christopher “Play” Martin of Kid-N-Play, and acclaimed producers, Vanessa Baden and James Bland. Watch the exclusive airing of “Fail” Episode #5 here on AllHipHop.com.
Episode #6 description: Hope devises a plan to convince Dr. Hill to allow the group to make up a test they were caught cheating on.
(AllHipHop News) Philadelphia’s own femcee/actress, Eve, performed at Kung Fu Necktie this week as part of the Reebok Classics Hip-Hop legends concert series.
After taking time to visit her old high school, Eve took to the stage in front of a sold-out crowd of friends and family members, performing her classic songs from her stint as a member of Ruff Ryders and over the course of her career.
“The Philadelphia music scene was always a part of my life, I guess from the time that I was 11 or 12. Maybe even younger than that is when I started doing talent shows and things like that,” Eve explained about here growth as an MC in Philadelphia.
The homecoming experience was captured in a short documentary chronicling her career and her visit to her high school in Philly.
“Martin Luther King High [School], you know I had fun, but I think more than anything musically, that’s where I kinda honed a lot my cypher skills,” said Eve. “Like every lunch time there was a cypher, every lunch time, and I stayed at other people’s lunch times so I could battle them. So if it did anything for me, I think it was good for my music. That’s I think when the city started to notice me, the blonde girl that rapped – that was my name.”
Earlier this week, legendary lyricist Rakim also performed as part of the Reebok Classics series at Joe’s Pub in New York City.
Okay, so now people are coming forward and saying that Meek Mill is the person who started the whole fight between Chris Brown and Drake last night, AND that Meek Mill is actually the one who hit Breezy with a bottle and NOT Drake.
According to a source at TMZ, Meek Mill started the whole thing when he began screaming at Chris Brown from Drake’s table. The two allegedly engaged in a screaming match and were arguing back and forth with each other. The source says that the argument was NOT about Rihanna, but ended up getting out of hand and that’s when Meek Mill allegedly hit Breezy with a bottle.
Drake’s rep also released a statement to TMZ saying that Drake had no involvement in last night’s fight.
“Drake did not participate in any wrongdoing of any kind last night at W.i.P. He was on his way out of the club when the altercation began.”
The rep adds, “[Drake] did not engage in any activity which resulted in injury to person or damage to property.”
A photo of Chris Brown’s security guard at the hospital after the fight was also leaked today and dude looks like he really got hurt. Check out the photo below:
Wow, that photo is very telling at how dangerous the situation was last night. Sources say that Breezy’s security guard, who goes by Big Pat, was practically “scalped.” Below is a photo of Chris and his bodyguard in better days:
Rumor has it that Meek Mill already has two strikes, and if he is found responsible for any injuries last night, he could be in a world of trouble. Meek is scheduled to be on Funk Master Flex’s show on HOT 97 tonight to talk about what happened last night.
(AllHipHop News) A representative for Drake has denied the rapper was involved in a club altercation, that resulted in the injury of R&B singer Chris Brown.
Reps for Drake issued a statement TMZ.com, in regards to a brawl that broke out between the entourages of Drake, Meek Mill and Chris Brown last night (June 14) at club W.i.P. in New York.
“Drake did not participate in any wrongdoing of any kind last night at W.i.P.,” a rep said. “He was on his way out of the club when the altercation began.”
While the catalyst for the altercation has yet to be revealed, many sources are pointing to tension between Chris Brown, Drake and rapper Meek Mill, over R&B singer Rihanna.
According to reports, all three men reportedly dated the famous songbird at one point or another.
Drake, who was joined at the club by Meek, has denied any wrongdoing in the incident.
“[Drake] did not engage in any activity which resulted in injury to person or damage to property,” the rep added.
A witness at W.i.P. who refused to be identified stated that Meek started the verbal confrontation, which led to Chris Brown being struck in the face with a bottle.
After nearly 30 years in the entertainment business – as one of the original gangster rappers and a convincingly good actor – he’s ready to try to his hand at film directing.
According to Ice T, he has always wanted to direct films, so when the opportunity presented itself, he knew his first project would have to involve his beloved Hip-Hop. The reviews are already in, and his directorial debut is a bonafide winner, as it strays away from rapper stereotypes like money, drugs, and misogyny and hones right in on…”the art of Rap.”
Since Ice T knows a thing or two about Hip-Hop (he corralled 52 rappers to star in his film!), on the eve of his much-anticipated Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap premiere, he drops his “Top 5 Rappers Dead or Alive” on AllHipHop.com.
And he co-signs AllHipHop.com as the official website for the culture. (Thanks, Ice!):
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap hits theaters tomorrow (June 15).
After a disastrous stint on VH1 reality show, “Couples Therapy,” DMX’s long suffering wife announced that after 14 years of marriage, she was filing for divorce. DMX, who was just announced as one of the headliners for the “Rock The Bells” tour, has had his business affairs in order as of late and recently released a mixtape.
Unfortunately, a recent interview with HOT 97’s Peter Rosenburg has some people jumping to the conclusion that he is back on drugs. Check out the video interview below and judge for yourself:
What do you think? I want to see DMX get back to his glory days, so let’s all hope that maybe he was just tired the day of the interview.
If Rick Ross and his MMG brethren know one thing, it’s how to throw a party. Last night at Sin City Cabaret in the Bronx, that’s exactly what Rozay and Co. did, and it was a night that won’t be forgotten, at least not anytime soon.
For those that don’t know, listening events typically take place in hotels, clubs ,and recording studios, but after last night, it would appear that strip clubs are the new hot spot.
In attendance were all of MMG’s members, including Ross, Meek Mill, Wale, Stalley, Omarion and affiliates like French Montana and Gunplay. DJ Khaled, who was handling “host” duties for a majority of the night, Drake, Busta Rhymes, Wais P, Teyana Taylor and many more were also in the building for the listening event where attendees would be hearing the “Untouchable Maybach Music Group Empire’s” new compilation, Self Made Vol. 2.
Some of the album’s standouts were tracks like “Actin’ Up,” “This Thing Of Ours” with Nas, “The Zenith,” and the album’s opener, “Power Circle”, which features verses from each MMG member and a feature from one of the most talked about new rappers in the game, Kendrick Lamar.
While the album played in the background, the sight of dancing girls and falling money made it easy to be distracted by what the crowd was hearing, but if anything is for sure, it’s that Ross and his MMG crew have another winner on their hands with Self Made Vol. 2.
And, on June 26, the rest of the world will find out why.
Check out a video of the event below provided by RR:
Maybach Music Group’s Self Made Vol. 2 Hits Stores On June 26th
More details are emerging regarding what initiated the fight which left Chris Brown with a gash on his chin and sent five innocent bystanders to the hospital, one of whom is currently in critical condition.
The club WIP NYC (the bottom level of Green House) was packed with celebrities, including, Fabolous, Maino, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Teyana Taylor, Meek Mill, Tony Parker, Drake, and Chris Brown. According to a source on Sandra Rose.com, Chris Brown was already in the club with some Bloods gang members as was Meek Mell, who was in the club with his “grimy Philly n*ggas.” Drake arrived later and the DJ announced that “DRAKE IS IN THE HOUSE!”.
After playing a few Drake songs, the DJ then played one of Meek Mill’s tracks. After that, the DJ played a Chris Brown record. Drake, who was dancing on a table, jumped down off the table, like, “Naw, I don’t f*ck with that n*gga!”
Then, according to a NY Daily News police source, a round of drinks with a note about Rihanna was sent between the two groups before the fight began.
Drake allegedly approached Chris Brown and threw the first punch, as well as clocked Brown over the head with a bottle, according to GlobalGrind.com.
At that point, bottles start flying like a blizzard around the club. A source inside the club says that said Drake ran into a bathroom as the melee started — a melee that he initially started.
Meek Mill’s people started throwing bottles as security escorted Chris Brown’s frightened girl, Karrueche Tran, out of the club to safety.
Brown allegedly shouted: “Pu$$y ass ni**a hiding in the bathroom!” and tweeted about the incident. Check out his tweets below:
Chris Brown’s security landed in the hospital, but Chris suffered a laceration on his chin.
Four of the injured people taken to local hospital were innocent bystanders, while the fifth was believed to be involved in the fight, police sources said. One of the injured, a 25-year-old man with a head wound, was in serious condition at Bellevue Hospital this morning.
New York party promoter Jessica Rosenblum tweeted Meek blaming him for the whole thing. “Really??? FU Meek Mills – u know how many f*cking years we worked to have fly hip hop sh*t in downtown NYC? G### if u don’t know how 2 hang”
Meek then tweeted out, “It wasn’t me…. (shaggy voice) lol” and also tweeted about Rihanna goodies being the reason behind the fight tweeting – “That p*ssy must be good LOL” along with a photo of the club after the bottle fight. Check it out below:
This is madness! The Chris Brown/Drake camps will meet again at the BET Awards on July 1. I think BET better look into hiring some extra security, stat!
And side note…isn’t Chris Brown still on probation??
