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Kid Cudi Trashes Stage in Australia After Performance Cut Short

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Kid Cudi trashed an Australian concert stage after his performance at The Heatwave Music Festival was cut short, according to reports.

Cudi became frustrated when he was unable to perform his hit songs “Pursuit Of Happiness,” “Day n Night,” “Memories” and others.

According to ToneDeaf.com.au, the rapper knocked over lights and speakers on stage before exiting to the crowds dismay.

Despite Cudi’s outrage, many concert goers would agree that the tantrum was warranted as the Heatwave Festival in Melbourne, Australia received thousands of complaints online about number of issues ranging from the festival not having ATMs, to the venue not carrying alcohol.

Complaints from attendees also included general admission ticket holders being granted access into the VIP areas, the premium front-row seats having no view of the stage due to the location of the speaker stacks, and artists failing to show up to meet and greets.

The Cleveland bred rapper’s set was further complicated when his guitarists were allegedly told by security they couldn’t come on stage despite having full artist credentials.

Cudi’s set wasn’t the only one that was cut short, as Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne’s set was cut from 90 minutes to 50 minutes, since the festival started 3 hours late from its scheduled 2:30 start time.

Refunds are currently being issued to those who paid for the meet and greet according to Ticketek.

Kid Cudi has not Tweeted nor was he available for comment at the time of print.

Drake Performs for Sundance Film Festival Attendees

(AllHipHop News) Drake performed for Sundance Film Festival patrons last night, despite being nearly three hours tardy to the show due to blizzard-like conditions in Park City, Utah.

Drake finally appeared and started the night off with “Up All Night” and segued to his first verse on “Forever,” at which point he introduced Toronto-based DJ Future the Prince.

An apologetic Drake told the crowd he was late due to a six-hour plane delay.

Drake performed medley of hits for the crowd, including “Show Me a Good Time,” “Make Me Proud,” “I’m On One,” “She Will,” “Marvin’s Room” and others.

The rapper also poured drinks for fans in between songs to make up for his lateness.

Drake closed out his set rapping songs from the RIAA Certified Platinum Take Care.

“Ring The Alarm” Producer/Pioneering Reggae Artist Winston Riley Dies Of Gunshot Wounds

(AllHipHop News) A producer who created an often sampled reggae song died from gunshot wounds over the weekend, in the West Indies.

Producer Winston Riley had been hospitalized since November, after he was shot in the head in his upscale residence in St. Andrew, Jamaica.

Prior to being shot in the head in November, Riley was targeted in August of 2011 when he was shot by unknown assailants.

Before that incident, he was stabbed by and unknown arsonists also burned down his legendary record store, Techniques.

Riley was born in West Kingston and rose to prominence in the early to mid 1960’s, as a member of influential Ska/Rocksteady band, The Techniques.

He was also influential in the popularization of Reggae music throughout Europe with hits in the 1970’s.

By the 1970’s, Riley was producing early records for a genre of music that would later be identified as Dancehall music.

He produced several hits for the genre including Tenor Saw’s classic “Ring the Alarm,” while artists like Nas, OGC, Busta Rhymes, Biz Markie, Slick Rick and numerous others have sampled his work.

Riley’s son told local media thy he had no idea why his father had been targeted.

At press time, police have no suspects or motives in any of the incidents.

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Rockie Fresh Set to Drop “Driving 88”, Releases Tracklist and Artwork

(AllHipHop News) While the anticipation builds for Rockie Fresh’s next release Driving 88, which is set to drop Monday (January 23), Rockie is gearing up for a few shows that will also feature Wale.

Driving 88 is Rockie Fresh’s follow up to his previous project The Otherside and features Casey Veggies, Phil Ade, and King Louie.

Rockie recorded the album over the course of the past year.

During that time, he was in and out of sessions with Good Charlotte, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, and more.

But now, Rockie is finally ready to share his latest creation.

The project is inspired by a long year on the road, a trek that allowed him to meet new people, make new fans, and learn from various experiences.

Rockie hopes to inspire, as much as he has been inspired in the process.

Below are a few tour dates planned with Wale, in addition to the official artwork and track listing:

1/26 Chicago, IL Reggies Rock Club (Release Show)
1/31 Wichita, KS The Cotilion (w/ Wale)
2/01 Omaha, NE Sokol Hall (w/ Wale)
2/02 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom (w/ Wale)
2/09 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose (w/ OCD)

Hip-Hop Rumors: Has Amber Rose Leaked An Explicit Photo of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian???!!

A few weeks ago, Amber Rose confessed to the world via a tabloid interview, that Kanye West was cheating on her with Kim Kardashian. Amber reveled that she had proof of the affair. Here’s what Amber told TMZ:

“I know what the truth is, she knows what the truth is, Reggie [Bush] knows what the truth is and so does Kanye. … I have solid proof, I just don’t want to take it there.”

Well, here we are a few weeks later, and we ain’t saying it was Amber, but someone has provided Media Take Out.com with, in their words, “A NEKKID pic of Kanye West .. .. giving BACKSHOTS to a CELEBRITY!!! “ Below is what Media Take Out.com printed about the photos:

“We confirmed that the pic is indeed AUTHENTIC. And the woman in the pic . . . well we ain’t just yet. But let’s just say that when you find out WHO it is that Kanye was FREAKIN OFF . . . you’re jaw will fall ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR!!! We’ll reveal shortly . . . Developing . . . “(Media Take Out)

Click here to see the very explicit photo.

I can’t tell if that’s Kanye, but that sure does look like Kim K’s famous rump. What do you think?

Source: Media Take Out.com

Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Juelz Santana Going to Be a Father Again???!!!

We got a sneak peak of tomorrow’s “Love & Hip Hop” finale, and in the clip, Juelz Santana’s baby mama, Kimbella, confesses to her family that she’s pregnant! 

Knock a video h*e up once, shame on her; knock her up TWICE, SHAME ON YOU, JUELZ!! I kid, I kid. Congratulations to the happy couple!

Click on the link to see the clip — Kimbella Confesses She’s Pregnant!

Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Fat Joe and His Wife Split Up???!!!

Well, it looks like another married couple bites the dust. The YBF.com is exclusively reporting that Fat Joe and his wife Lorena have split up after 17 years together. According to a source close to Lorena, Fat Joe started feeling himself a little too much after his recent weight loss and began cheating on her.

Lorena discovered a gang of text messages on Joe’s phone and also received confirmation from one of Joe’s homeboys. The source says Joe’s “homeboy” sent her a pic of Joe and his new boo thang, a 26-year-old chick from Dubai, who goes by the name “Ms. Dubai.” She resides in Miami – where Joe, Lorena, and their 5-year-old daughter live as well. And Joe has supposedly flown her to several places with him, and even brought her out in public to parties and such.

I don’t think Joe and Lorena were actually legally married. Either way, I hate to see a long-term relationship come to an end. It looks like Joe lost some brain cells along with all that weight!

Source: The YBF.com

Hip-Hop Rumors: Did G-Unit’s DJ Whoo Kid Almost Get Stabbed Over a 50 Cent Record???!!!

G-Unit’s DJ Whoo Kid recently revealed how Suge Knight set him up to get poked for putting an unreleased 2Pac verse onto 50 Cent’s track “The Realest Killaz”. Apparently, Suge set up a fake DJ’ing gig at a Los Angeles club so he could get the 34th street gang to put hands on the DJ.

Check out some exerps from DJ Whoo Kid’s interview with Thisis50.com:

“Suge Knight took it upon himself to ‘find me’ that day — the promoter got tricked, too. The promoter gave me the five G’s and once I got to the stage, of course, at the time ‘In Da Club’ was the biggest record, so of course the first record I played was ‘In Da Club.’ So as soon as I played ‘In Da Club,’ the whole club turned and looked at me…[then] the promoter came up to me and was like, ‘We gotta get you out of here — Suge Knight’s in the front.

“We’re trying to call the cops so he don’t come in, but he wants to come in’ [Then] we started running out the back, I’m jumping in the van, and then for some reason – I don’t know where, but [affiliate] C-Lo got the dirtiest looking gun I ever seen in my life, so I’m looking up and I see the 34th Street Gang running up to us with knives, so I’m like, ‘Holy sh*t, I’m about to get stabbed for some 50 sh*t!’ I’m like, ‘Yo, get the gun!’ By the time [C-Lo] grabs it…the police come — [C-Lo] throws the gun all the way to the back of the van. The cops grab the 34th Street Gang, and we peel off.”

Check out the video below:

Wow, he said Sha Money XL fainted!!! Suge was a scary dude back in the day. I think I would have fainted, too!!!