Megan Thee Stallion asked a court to prevent 1501 Certified Entertainment from deposing Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez.
According to documents obtained by AllHipHop, Megan Thee Stallion sought a protective order for Perez in the rapper’s ongoing legal battle with 1501. Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyers criticized 1501 for issuing a subpoena to Perez, calling it an “underhanded tactic.”
“1501 does not seek relevant, admissible evidence because Perez does not have any,” the attorneys explained. “Rather, 1501 is intent on harassing Perez and disrupting her responsibilities as CEO of Roc Nation. But Texas law does not give 1501 a license to use discovery for these purposes. The apex doctrine is applicable where, as here, a party seeks to distract a senior executive from their duties to sit for an improper deposition.”
Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, sued 1501 in an effort to get out of her deal with the label. The multi-platinum selling artist believed she completed her contractual obligations.
Carl Crawford and his 1501 imprint claimed Megan Thee Stallion hasn’t fulfilled the terms of their deal. The label also argued it had no issues with her until Roc Nation became involved in her career.
1501 wanted to question Roc Nation’s CEO in the case. But Megan Thee Stallion’s legal team insisted a deposition of Perez would be “improper.”
“As set forth in the affidavit, Perez has no unique knowledge relevant to this action and her deposition is not reasonably likely to lead to relevant evidence,” the lawyers contended. “The claims and defenses at issue in this case involve two primary disputes: (1) the accounting between Pete and 1501; and (2) the contractual dispute regarding whether Pete’s two latest albums satisfy her recording commitments under the Artist Agreement. Perez does not have unique or superior knowledge regarding either.”
Attorneys acknowledged Perez has “some knowledge” of Megan Thee Stallion’s general affairs, but the Roc Nation CEO doesn’t handle the rapper’s finances. Lawyers sought a protective order for Perez, who wouldn’t provide relevant testimony regarding 1501’s album agreement.
“1501 does not seek to depose Perez for any legitimate reason and the posture of this dispute reveals that 1501’s hope is to avoid having its motion decided on the merits,” the legal team wrote. “The Court should not condone what is, at best, gamesmanship or, at worst, an abuse of the judicial process. Accordingly, the notice should be quashed and a protective order should issue.”
Imagine leaving for work perfectly healthy and returning home infected with an incurable sexually transmitted disease.
This was the harsh reality facing at least two women employed at Houston medical office building, and nearly a dozen more victims await to be tested.
There was no sex involved, but 50-year-old Lucio Diaz was being loose with his genitals around the office. Thus, bringing new meaning to conversations at the water cooler.
Employed as a janitor, he must’ve felt his work was too important to ruin, considering he used co-workers’ water bottles as his personal toilet.
According to reports, he may have also turned the water cooler into a u#####. Diaz was arrested in October and charged with aggravated assault.
Unfortunately for him, one victim caught Diaz’s dirty deed on camera after she set up a spy camera on her desk. Describing the scene the victim said, “[he] just picked it up, removed the cap, and proceeded to put his penis halfway into the bottle…then he tilted it up so that his penis was surrounded by the water.”
Clearly, he’s missed a few WAP appointments.
“I raised it to my face, smelled it, and it smelled like urine,” she later told KHOU 11.
Now two women are confirmed to have contracted herpes as a result of ingesting the tainted water. Meanwhile, 11 people await testing for the incurable disease.
Attorney Kim Spurlock said, “We filed suit on behalf of four victims.”
In addition to a civil suit against the building owner, Diaz, and his employer, assault with a deadly weapon will be added to his charges.
Based on his age and medical history, this man has been putting his penis in the wrong puddles for years.
Prosecutors need to keep this biohazard off the streets. Let’s see if he dares to play with water in prison.\
Ghostwriting is a normal thing now. And yet folks still want the credit for being creative. They don’t want to admit that they had help. And they want it to seem like they are genius or something. Well, earlier this week Latto had an epic leak of 130 songs, demos and reference tracks.
In the process, a lot of familiar songs were heard and Coi Leray and Bia were among them. It made them look crazy, especially when people are doing interviews about their creative process. Sooooooooooo….it is time for the explaining to happen.
Here’s what she had to say on IG Live.
“It’s unfortunate what happened to Latto. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. It’s f##### up, it’s foolish. There’s a lot of hard work that a lot of people put into the music — not only the artist, but the producers. And for people to go and leak something that’s precious to somebody is corny.
But I’m here to speak for myself and I do want to give a little education real quick. My whole album. I mean, every single feature written by me, so I know my pen game is super amazing.
This does not discredit none of these icons’ talent and pen game … There would be no game without writers. Now, when it comes to rap, I also understand that as well, but I do melodies, I’m melodic; I’m not sitting here trying to rap battle nobody. You see my freestyles I’m not the best thinker when it comes to freestyles. But when it comes to me taking my time and writing a song, I’m amazing.
You think if Young Thug wrote me a song, I couldn’t re-cut it? … I’m gonna re-cut the whole song, and I’m gonna do it the best way I can. It’s my song so I could change something if I wanted to. That’s just how music is created and y’all need to understand that. A lot of y’all are ignorant and need to grow up. It’s not a funny situation.”
The talk was captured on IG and re-uploaded to YouTube.
By the way, I believe there was a reference track for Nick Minaj in there. If you remember, they had a bit of a beef recently. Latto did not mention this either, which shows me she is super solid. She could have easily dropped that dime.
By the way, BIA was also in the leak and she also had something to say. Basically, she said she co-wrote all her stuff along with others, Latto included.
Latto kind of got the last word in though, essentially saying everybody is working with everybody. This means the art of emceeing is dying a slow death,
Many of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars have been giving back during this holiday season, spreading love to those in need.
Three of them, Fetty Wap, T.I., and 50 Cent, had events servicing their community, and people were smiling ear-to-ear in gratitude.
Fety Wap, a New Jersey native, hosted his giveaway on Tuesday, November 22nd, in Patterson, NJ, providing the community with bags full of must-haves for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, according to CBS.
The “Trap Queen” artist partnered with Colleges Achieve School, led by Dr. Gemar Mills to help about 500 family members. Fetty Wap was not in attendance because he is currently in prison for dealing kilos of cocaine, but his family members came out in proxy.
On the same day, T.I. hosted his 17th Annual Turkey Giveaway to hundreds in Northwest Atlanta, KWCH reports. This charitable effort did more than give away birds, but also provided bags (branded by Humana, the partner) of meal essentials.
“I can’t say how much this event means because I know now people in this area deserve to have a happy holiday,” Tip said. “They deserve to eat with their families and be at peace, just like everyone else does. So whatever we can do to provide that for them it brings me, my wife, my children the utmost honor.”
Queens native and new Houston transplant 50 Cent hooked up with the Houston Rockets’ Clutch City Foundation to help the underserved and vulnerable through his G-Unity Foundation.
The meal included a turkey and food items donated by the G-Unity Foundation, Kroger, and Spec’s. In total, Fif blessed 1,000 people.
In addition to the food, guests received a ticket voucher to an upcoming Rockets home game, Click 2 Houston stated.
While not a rapper, Usher, another Atlanta hero, hosted a holiday giveback on Wednesday, November 23rd, at the Freedom Village Family Service Center in Sandy Springs, GA.
Like the artists, we hope all have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.
Amber Rose is a legend in her own right, and she continues to bless the world with her undeniable energy and beauty. Best known for her nickname MUVA, Amber is a down home South Philly chick at heart. And while she boasts over 23.1 million followers on Instagram alone, her humility is what fans can appreciate most.
Amber stands for all things female empowerment and women’s rights, reminding individuals all around the world to be confident, unapologetic, and always stand their ground regardless what comes their way. Using her enormous platform for the greater good, Amber went on to start the SlutWalk, a global movement calling for an end to rape culture, including victim blaming and s### shaming of sexual assault victims.
Surrounded by music her entire life, dating back to her roots in Philly, Amber is finally ready to step into the limelight as her own recording artist. Most recently, Amber connected with the legendary Mannie Fresh to release her new single and visual “GYHO,” which stands for “Get Your Hoe On.” The songs flip the Cash Money classic, “Get Your Roll On” by Big Tymers.
On the 44th episode of Shirley’s Temple, Amber Rose discusses getting Nicki Minaj on Kanye’s “Monster,” working with Mannie Fresh, her mental health, going through divorce, her experiences with therapy, her forthcoming album, and more!
AllHipHop: Definitely want to touch on the music, I saw an interview where you said you were doing music even before you were pregnant.
Amber Rose: So I’ve been working on my album right after I had my baby, so two years. Everything is pretty much done now, and I’m doing it all independently. Have really dope features.
AllHipHop: Give us one.
Amber Rose: I can’t. I can’t give you one, but you’ll be really surprised. I really took my time. I always loved music, I just always focused on other people’s music. I said f### it, I want to do it.
AllHipHop: That’s not talked about enough though. The fact that you got Nicki Minaj on “Monster,” that’s legendary.
Amber Rose: You know what’s so crazy about that? Nicki already said that eight years ago. Kanye already said that 10 years ago. Once I say it, it’s craziness. Everyone just goes crazy. I’m a type of person, I would have never said that if they didn’t already say it. There’s so many different things that I’ve done throughout the years that I will never talk about because I don’t feel like I need validation. But when I said it, I’m like how do you guys not know this? They already said it before.
AllHipHop: Did you get the A&R credit?
Amber Rose: No, I don’t think so. I never really looked into it. Again, I don’t do things for that reason. She’s dope, he has a song that she’d be dope on, I wanted to put that together. People think, how could he have not known her at the time? But you gotta think, once the album comes out, that was two years before that. It takes a long time. I love Nicki, she’s so talented. I’ve watched her career throughout the years, and I’m proud of her.
AllHipHop: When did you feel like you were ready to release music? You didn’t say anything for two years.
Amber Rose: Because I have children, I really didn’t want to be out during the pandemic when we really didn’t know what was going on. Wear a mask, don’t wear a mask. Six feet, blah blah blah. Watching the news every day, people were really dying left and right and it was really scary. I wanted to be in my house, go to the studio, go back to the house. Just wait for the right moment to be able to put it out and feel free to work it.
AllHipHop: You gotta tell us how “GYHO” with Mannie Fresh happened.
Amber Rose: I hit him in the DM, to be honest. That’s how I got most of my features, I DM them and hope for the best. The worst thing someone could say is no. You’ll be like okay cool, I’ll hit somebody else up and see if they say yes. And that’s what I did.
With Mannie Fresh, I said I want to do “GYHO” over “Get Your Roll On” beat. I initially had the “GYHO” beat sped up and looped, and I sent it to him. He said “this is f###### fire, but I need you to come down to Houston and let me reproduce the whole thing.” It was tight, we went to his house. He has a whole huge studio at his house, he was so accommodating and so f###### dope. Sometimes I still can’t believe that I worked with Mannie Fresh, it’s crazy.
AllHipHop: That moment must be surreal for you. Just seeing other rappers and their legendary sessions, and to now have your own. How does that feel?
Amber Rose: For him to want to work with me, that’s really cool. Because he could have wrote me off and said “b####, why the f### you trying to do music now?” I know that people feel like that and that’s fine, you have to prove them wrong. He had my back from the beginning. He loved my voice and said “yo, this s### is tight. Let’s do it.”
AllHipHop: Talk about getting him in the video, I thought that was legendary.
Amber Rose: We flew to the Dominican Republic, we shot it there. We got a huge big ass mansion out there, partied and worked. It was fun. Shout out to Playboy, shout out to Centerfold. Playboy definitely helped all that happen. “GYHO” was everythingthey wanted to be about. It was empowering for women to own our bodies and do what we want without explaining ourselves, and that’s what Playboy and Centerfold is all about.
Also, a misconception that I put that song out the same day Roe v. Wade got overturned was just not the case. When you’re independent, you have to upload a song a month before and set a date, then it comes out that date.
AllHipHop: Who do you distribute through?
Amber Rose: Distrokid, I do everything through Distro. I didn’t know that was going to happen, it actually came out the day before that happened. I saw that all over the internet. Why would I say: okay it’s such a traumatic time for women, let me put out a song. Some things people need to know, it’s ridiculous to think that.
AllHipHop: A big part of the show is mental health. How are you doing? How is your mental state?
Amber Rose: My mental health is better. What I do besides meditate, I really am into Buddhism. I’m learning, but I love that they’re not judgy. It’s really a simple philosophy of be a good person, and I love that. It’s not like if you’re gay, you’re going to hell. If you lie to someone… Christianity and all that s###, I don’t even want to get into that because that’ll take hours. Just be a good person.
One thing that I do for meditation is K’NEX. You can make ferris wheels, you can make helicopters. They came out in 1992, I came across them on Amazon one day. I’m like oh s###, I used to do this as a kid! They had a motorcycle one, so I made it for Slash. My little baby. I sat there for two hours, I didn’t think about anything. I didn’t think about b####### or my family or any toxicity or anything that I’d been through. It really was a form of meditation. Now I literally bought every one you can get. They have the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building. I take my time and put them all together.
AllHipHop: How do you fall into Buddhism? Did you have an awakening?
Amber Rose: One of my family members was Jesus-ing me to death. One of my friends said “you know Buddhism is the #1 philosophy/religion in the world?” I never really looked up Buddhism. I started looking it up, I started getting books. I’d read and read and read all day. I like it, itfeels good. It feels comfortable. I went to a Buddhist temple.
AllHipHop: I was going to ask if you went to a temple.
Amber Rose: Yeah, I took my niece. It was really nice. Again, it wasn’t like the church where if you have pink hair, you’re not welcome. I can’t even get into that. Everyone there was from all different walks of life. It was very welcoming, loving and warm. I just felt comfortable.
AllHipHop: Your divorce with Wiz was very difficult. What helped you get through that? I’m sure there’s a lot of females out there that are in the same position.
Amber Rose: I cried for three years straight, while dating other people. I’d be with them, then go in the bathroom and cry. I watched my mom be in such a toxic relationship my whole life. When they broke up, she never moved on. She was forever f##### up over that. It’s been 14 years now and she still hasn’t dated anyone since then.
That’s one of the mistakes I made during my divorce, was pushing myself to date people because I didn’t want to be like my mom. But I wasn’t ready. It’s f##### up, but it’s true. I can be honest. I’d be out on dates with them and literally go in the bathroom and cry. Come back and be like okay! I wasn’t happy for a long time.
AllHipHop: What finally helped you?
Amber Rose: I cried it out until I couldn’t cry anymore, that’s all you can do. Nothing can mend a heartbreak, it just takes time. It doesn’t just go away. There’s no Buddhism or nothing you can do to make that feeling go away. You gotta let time heal it.
Just know it’s temporary. When you really love somebody like that, that never goes away. But it does get better, it definitely gets better. That’s why me and Wiz coparent so well, because we’ve come to terms with our relationship a long time ago. We respect each other and our significant others. When we have parties for Sebastian, we all come together as a family. Even AE and Wiz, we all get along. There are times where Slash wants to go to Wiz’s house to see his brother, we’re one big happy family now.
AllHipHop: That obviously had to take time, right?
Amber Rose: Yeah, it takes time. We’ve always been really good coparents. Because even if you’re mourning, you still have to make it about the kids. You can’t make it about you, or who he’s dating or who you’re dating. You gotta make it about your baby, and that’s what we did.
AllHipHop: Growing up with divorced parents, were there things you saw that you didn’t want to happen in your own life?
Amber Rose: With my mom’s situation, I didn’t want to end up like that so I forced myself to date when I wasn’t ready. Being famous and married is a million times harder. If the statistics already say “non-famous people are getting divorced at a rapid rate” – when you’re famous, it’s way harder. We get photographed or there’s fake stories about us.
If I go out with my friends and an NBA player is in the same restaurant, the next day: “Amber was seen with so and so.” I don’t know him! That’s unfair for you to make a story about me, and now I have to live with that and explain myself when it’s not the case. It makes it that much harder. Especially, we were young when we got married. We weren’t really prepared mentally for that.
AllHipHop: When was the first time you went to therapy?
Amber Rose: A couple of years ago. It didn’t really help me. I guess it was someone to talk to, but for me, make the pain go away. And therapy doesn’t do that, they just talk and they’ll give you homework for a week. Then you’ll talk to them the following Thursday.
“Hey, don’t have these negative thoughts. I’ll see you on Thursday.” B####, I just paid you $400. What’re you telling me right now? Give me something, I’m paying you to figure it out. People should try it though, it might work for them. There’s therapy for a reason, but it wasn’t for me.
AllHipHop: You went to couple’s therapy right?
Amber Rose: It was the same. It was just homework. You need to figure out what’s wrong with you, and move accordingly. Because that’s not my problem.
AllHipHop: Was mental health discussed in your household growing up?
Amber Rose: Girl, hell no. Not at all. My whole family is f##### up.
AllHipHop: Do you discuss it in your household?
Amber Rose: Yes. My children are very little, so it’s not really a conversation with them yet. You know what, I’m lying. Because with Sebastian, he has friends that gaslight him. They’re young, so I try to have those conversations with Sebastian. Because he has a friend, she always makes him jealous on purpose. That’s not a real friend Sebastian.
Because a real friend would be honest with you and say, “I want to play with a different friend today.” Or “I have a playdate with this person, I’ll call you when I’m done.” He’s so loving and sensitive, he really gets his feelings hurt. She’ll be like, “I’m not playing with you now because my best friend is here.” Sebastian, that’s not cool. You don’t need to be friends with people like that. I want to be like b####! Talk to my f###### son like that. [laughs] I’m playing. She’s nine.
AllHipHop: I know you named Slash after Guns N’ Roses, music’s really been a part of your life.
Amber Rose: Yeah babe, I grew up in South Philly. I grew up in a very soulful city. Every barber shop, every corner store, every hair salon, every car that drove by, it’s always music. My mom was a waitress my whole life. When I was young, she couldn’t afford a babysitter. I’d have to sit in a booth in the diner and listen to music all day, color and s###.
I was Sebastian’s age: eight, nine years old. I knew all the Four Tops, Temptations. I knew Donna Summers, Anita Baker, word for word. I knew every song ever. I’d go home and watch MTV, so I knew all the grunge, the heavy metal, the rap. I knew it all. I fell in love with it. That’s probably why I date artists, because I think it’s hot. Being creative, I want to be around this.
AllHipHop: Is there a line that you can’t cross in hoeing?
Amber Rose: People are so shocked that I say that. I’m not saying please go out and share your body with everyone. I’m not telling people to do that. I’m simply saying that those derogatory labels that are used against women, will be used against you anyway. So live your best life, whatever that may be. Because again, I was called a hoe online when I had one boyfriend in the industry. I was the biggest w#### on earth, I had one boyfriend.
It got to the point where bruh, I’m not dealing with this s###. If I’m a hoe because I’ve dated your favorite rapper and now you’re mad at me, that’s also kind of gay. Stop being mad at me because I’ve dated your favorite rapper and they loved me. That’s what you’re really mad about, because they all loved me. It wasn’t fake relationships. We cared about each other, regardless of who I dated. Why are you really upset? Why am I called all these derogatory labels? That’s why I got to the point where I embrace the derogatory labels and I don’t let them hurt me. My fanbase and all the girls do the same. You know what? I’m not going to let this hurt me either. We created a whole movement around that.
It’s similar to what the gay community did with the F-word. These kids were committing suicide because they were being called that in school, they didn’t want to live like that. Now gay boys call each other that all the time. Same thing with the N-word with black people, we’re taking these words back and not letting them hurt us anymore.
When I say be a compassionate hoe: why are you out f###### married women or married men? Why are you breaking up homes on purpose? Because you think it’s cool, it’s not. You can go be single and be a hoe, that’s what I’m telling you to do. If you want to do that, you should do that. But don’t involve family and children, people’s hearts and their mental health. That’s not cool, that’s not what I’m about at all.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your album?
Amber Rose: My album is a mix of Marilyn Manson, System of Down, Madonna, Rick Ross, and Lil Kim had a baby. That’s my album. “GYHO” was literally put out to disrupt the market. We didn’t even make a clean version for radio. We wanted to p### people off real quick, and that’s the tip of the iceberg of the songs that we have.
Diddy done fell and bumped his head somewhere in 1992, thinking he could’ve played Bishop in the cult-classic “Juice.”
Fat Joe recently hosted Ralph McDaniels in the latest session of his Instagram live. You never know what type of controversy may arise.
Through casual conversation, Joe seems to know how to get intricate details out of Hip-Hop’s biggest names. During the conversation, the legendary host of Video Music Box recalled getting a call from the Bad Boy Entertainment CEO.
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Ralph explains “Juice“ was the first movie he ever worked on. At the time, Diddy was working on a film with Andre Harrell, but he was eventually fired. This prompted the call.
“He said Ralph, you’re working on ‘Juice‘. I want to be Bishop. I saw the script, Bishop, that’s me,” Uncle Ralph revealed.
Puzzled by Diddy’s sudden inquiry, he assured him Tupac already had the job.
These days, Diddy seems to have a loving attitude toward all. Despite changing his middle name to Love back in May 2022, Thirty years ago, he may have been a straight-up hater.
In response to the “I Ain’t Mad At Cha” rapper being picked for the role of Bishop, Diddy supposedly said “Nah, I’m from Harlem Ralph, just think about it. Think about the script. That’s me!”
Ralph concluded this was a hard ask. Fat Joe seemed to have a similarly puzzling look before laughing at the thought of Diddy playing Bishop.
Bishop was supposed to be from Harlem.
With Diddy, there’s a feeling he would’ve been a little more “money-earning Mt. Vernon.”
After going into rehab and rebuilding her life upon release, Wendy Williams is back on the road to her happiness.
On Monday, November 21st, Miss “How You Doing?” made her first public appearance at New York’s OG terrestrial radio WBLS’s Circle of Sisters Series.
The topic on hand? Love.
When asked about love in the future, Williams said, “I never deny it, and the first thing I think when I see men is, ‘Are they wearing the finger?’ ‘Cause if they’re wearing the finger, then that’s an immediate hello. But I can’t wait to fall in love, and I don’t want to get married.”
She also said she wouldn’t mind if her new man had a family, hoping the kids were preteen or teen.
“Then we’ll be able to do things together,” she continued. “Like if we want to all of a sudden want to fly from New York City, if we want to fly to France to be there for two days to have food or whatever, I want to be able, you know, I could be qualified with a man that, ‘Come on, baby. Let’s do it. Do we fly private or do we fly public?'”
Rapper Drake is helping the dreams of an old Austrian artist to life by investing in his 35-year-old plans.
Back in 1987, André Heller tapped some of the greatest painters of the 20th Century, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Salvador Dalí, Philip Glass, Keith Haring, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein, to help him design an avant-garde amusement park called Luna Luna.
Heller’s goal was to create a carnival that would be a “bridge between the so-called avant-garde—the artists who were a little snobbish sometimes and didn’t connect with the masses—and the so-called normal people,” he said.
The amusement park opened in Hamburg, Germany, back in the day but shut down because of financial issues.
Now, according to The New York Times, Drake is stepping in to help the dream of reopening the park come true. Champagne Papi just invested $100 million into the fun land.
Anthony Gonzales, a partner in DreamCrew (Drake’s company) said, “within a 30-second conversation of ‘this existed,’ we were all in.”
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“When I first heard about Luna Luna I was blown away,” Drake said. “It’s such a unique and special way to experience art. This is a big idea and opportunity that centers around what we love most: bringing people together.”
Heller is excited about the future saying, the partnership is like “when you promise your child a swimming pool, and then somebody comes and is like, ‘Wouldn’t you like to have the Mediterranean Sea?'”
“I am passing the baton to the partners of Luna Luna, who have the energy, vision, and respect to keep the spirit of Luna Luna alive,” says Heller. “It feels miraculous that the artworks from Luna Luna will again see the light of day, and I am honored that a new generation around the world will experience the wonder of Luna Luna for many years to come.”
They will now push the carnival out on a world tour, starting in America in 2023.
Also, with the tour will be a re-issue of a book to tell the story of how Luna Luna came to be. The book will drop on February 15th, 2023.
She could’ve been running with Sha’Carri Richardson and Olympic champions like Alyssa Felix. Instead, she’s usually drunk, running behind Blueface.
Before the colorful hair, Blueface tattoos, and long nails wrapped around Hennessy bottles, Chrisean Rock (Malone) was a track star. Notably, she was highlighted in Baltimore WBFF’s “Maryland Moment” segment in July 2020.
In the words of photojournalist Ben Worsley, “the college athlete overcame a lot of adversity to get to where she is now.”
Somehow where she is now leaves us wondering what the hell happened to that girl.
Affectionately known as “Seany,” the Baltimore native is the 11th born of her parent’s 12 children. She recalls growing up in cramped spaces all across Baltimore City as her dad was in and out of jail most of her life.
Her mother worked to support the family before struggling with drug addiction. What started as a temporary situation became nine years of homelessness.
But Chrisean’s talent helped her escape a harsh reality. With the continued support of friends and coaches, she eventually found peace within the lines of the track at Santa Monica College in California.
Her older sister Tesehki Malone spoke highly of her little sis saying, “Chrisean on the track is a beast.”
You can tell Chrisean is a fierce competitor and her fiery attitude stems from a difficult life.
However, if her talent propelled her to be among the best in conference races during college while also winning $10,000 playing Ultimate Tag, why can’t she leave Blueface behind?
A former North London record store specializing in rap music was the hub of an undercover sting operation staffed by cops, according to a new investigation.
In a new in-depth report, Vice details how the half-a-million-pound “Operation Peyzac,” aimed to target gun crime and increasing violence in the local area.
According to prosecutor Heidi Stonecliffe QC, 35 mostly Black men aged between 16 and 41, were convicted in the sting for offenses including trafficking guns and drugs. In 2016, Daily Mail reported 37 alleged “armed criminals and drug dealers” were put behind bars for a total of 400 years in the sting.
“The undercover officers sought to portray themselves as having unspecified criminal links in order to infiltrate relevant persons to gather evidence on their levels of criminality,” Abbas Nawrozzadeh, a senior consultant solicitor at Eldwick Law, told Vice: “This was one of the largest undercover operations in London in recent years.”
Nawrozzadeh worked on the defense of a 19-year-old Black man caught up in the sting.
“Our client, like many of the other defendants, looked up to the undercover officers as ‘olders,’” Nawrozzadeh said. They saw these elders as “experienced and credentialed,” with the ability and connections “to make them famous.”
He explained: “The defence case was that the undercover officers entrapped the defendant to commit these offences under inducement and threats. It was submitted on behalf of the defence that the defendant was entrapped into committing offences he would otherwise, but for their actions, not have committed.”
Stonecliffe notes the Undercover officers deployed in “Operation Peyzac” were “probably the finest,” she has ever worked with.
Former Cop Says Undercover Policing Must be Ethical
Former Merseyside Police Detective Superintendent Richard Carr said undercover policing can be “effective” if done ethically.
“I think that undercover policing has got a vital part to play in policing,” Carr said. But it’s got to be done ethically and proportionally. You’ve got to play by the rules. It all needs to be authorized. Some of these may be innocent people who have been entrapped. And I don’t know whether that’s the case [here], but what it doesn’t mean is that undercover policing is ineffective.”
California-based recording artist Saweetie released The Single Life on November 18. As part of her media run to promote the EP, the Warner recording artist addressed the current state of female rap.
Saweetie recently sat down with TheBootleg Kev Podcast. The show included the 29-year-old entertainer discussing the difference, in her view, between current music created by men in Hip Hop and women in Hip Hop.
“It just goes to show that this is the reason why women [are] running rap and Hip Hop,” Saweetie told Bootleg Kev. “Because there’s just so much violence and disrespect in the male music.”
The “My Type” hitmaker added, “Remember when YG, Tyga, Chris [Brown] was out? Big Sean… TeeFLii, it was fun, party music. It wasn’t like, ‘I’m gonna do this to you.’ I feel like we gotta raise the vibration with the music and get back to having a good time.”
Saweetie Joins A Prominent List Of Women Who Presented Projects This Year
In addition to Saweetie dropping The Single Life, music fans also got other female rap releases like777by Latto, Traumazine by Megan Thee Stallion, and Anyways, Life’s Great… by GloRilla in 2022. Doja Cat also continued her rise as a mainstream act by winning her first Grammy Award in April.
Nicki Minaj earned her first solo Billboard Hot 100 #1 single this year with the “Super Freaky Girl” track. Latto’s “Big Energy” found Billboard chart success and industry award recognition. GloRilla and Cardi B’s “Tomorrow 2” made it into the Hot 100’s Top 10.
R&B vocalist Summer Walker decided to try her hand at rapping.
On Tuesday, Walker dropped a music video for “Sense Dat God Gave You” with Sexyy Red. The visuals feature both women rhyming inside and outside a gas station.
“I’m NOT a rapper lmao I just wanted to do hood rat stuff with my friend🤸🏽♂️,” wrote Summer Walker on Twitter. That tweet collected more than 10,000 retweets and 49,000 likes.
Summer Walker also made headlines in recent days after the Georgia native reacted to the Recording Academy not nominating her for a single Grammy Award for the 2023 edition of the ceremony.
“As for the Grammys for a [second] time, the math is literally not matching,” wrote Summer Walker on Instagram. “I was [going to] post some numbers but it’s ok, at least the streets [f###] with me. Y’all always pack out every show and support every time I drop so thanks for the love I do receive.”
The Love Renaissance (LVRN) recording artist released the critically acclaimed Still Over It in November 2021. Still Over It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 166,000 first-week units. The project became the first R&B album by a female act to reach the top of the chart since Beyoncé’s Lemonade in 2016.
Going by a one-word tweet, it seems JT is no longer romantically involved with Lil Uzi Vert.
“SINGLE!” tweeted JT of the City Girls at 9:38 pm ET on Thursday. The Hip Hop couple reportedly began dating in 2019. Lil Uzi Vert split from his longtime girlfriend Brittany Byrd three years prior.
Back in March of 2021, Uzi professed his love for the Miami, Florida native. JT offered her own love confession in August of this year by calling Uzi a “dream come true” in an Instagram post celebrating his birthday.
“It made me a much better person,” said JT at the time about her relationship with Lil Uzi Vert. “I feel like I found my home with him, my safe space. Once you find your safe space, you know.”
Many families in the United States will come together for Thanksgiving festivities tomorrow (November 24). However, it appears Philadelphia-bred artist Meek Mill is not a fan of the holiday taking place on Thursday.
Earlier this week, someone on Twitter asked Meek to share his plans for Thanksgiving. The 35-year-old rap star responded by mentioning the treatment of Native people at the hands of European colonizers.
“Thanksgiving [is] fake… The Pilgrims killed the Indians. I still remember them books from school, horrible. I got Indian friends… My family might link up!” tweeted Meek Mill on November 21.
Thanksgiving fake …. The pilgrims killed the Indians I still remember them books from school horrible I got Indian friends …. My family might link up! https://t.co/3zHDeiVN3Q
Meek Mill Uses A YelloPain Song To Help Make His Point
Apparently, Meek Mill’s comments upset some social media users. He returned to Twitter on Tuesday to add more context to his thoughts on Thanksgiving. Meek shared a link to an Instagram post about “Happy Thanksgiving (How Dare We Celebrate Thanksgiving)” by YelloPain.
“This song is not about Pilgrims and Indians meeting each other and feasting for suppеr. This is about millions of Indians murdered and villages burning and bleeding for nothing,” raps YelloPain in the song. “This is about all my dеscendants from Africa happy and acting like we ain’t disgusted.”
YelloPain’s “Happy Thanksgiving” music video has amassed more than 1.1 million YouTube views since premiering on November 24, 2021. The Dayton, Ohio native also has other popular visuals on the site such as “Graduation” and “Last Time.”
Meek Wants To Know If His Critics Got Any Money This Week
Meek Mill’s tweet about YelloPain also included him writing, “This what I was trying to say about Thanksgiving… I was just with some people from London, they don’t even celebrate that s### lol. I never thought about if they did either🤔.”
Another Twitter user quote-tweeted Meek and essentially pointed out that English citizens would not observe American Thanksgiving. The Flamerz 5 mixtape creator fired back at the person by focusing on his own wealth.
“Why you so passionate about my thoughts… you get any money this week? Are you eating off your education. Who are you and why you on my d#%k like this? lol. I be crushing this life. Chill bro, I feed families trees you not on my level… This the vibes now [the f###] lol goofy,” tweeted Meek.
https://t.co/tghYRpkdUb this what I was trying to say about thanksgiving … I was just with some people from London, they don’t even celebrate that s### lol I never thought about if they did either🤔
Please tell me why someone from London would be celebrating thanksgiving… like CMON SON. It’s not that hard to do a quick google search. https://t.co/zXEurSrJW7
why you so passionate about my thoughts … you get any money this week? Are you eating off your education. Who are you and why you on my d#%k like this lol I be crushing this life chill bro I feed families trees you not on my level … this the vibes now tf lol goofy https://t.co/hNvELVKPPi
Social justice activist Shaun King once again blasts Kanye “Ye” West. The Morehouse College graduate took issue with West teaming up with alt-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos.
According to reports, Kanye West plans to run for President of the United States in 2024. After a failed White House bid in 2020, West decided to work with Milo Yiannopoulos on his next campaign.
Shaun King reacted to the news of the Kanye West/Milo Yiannopoulos political partnership on Instagram. The Real Justice PAC founder posted a lengthy caption blasting Ye for aligning with an alleged white nationalist.
“The man that Kanye is with right here, Milo Yiannopoulos, is not only one of the most poisonous bigots in the world, he has directly caused tremendous harm to my entire family,” wrote King on the social media app.
King added, “[Yiannopoulos] is literally banned from every single social media platform for his overt white supremacy and harassment of Black people. After literally bragging about pedophilia and saying that he approved of it between men and boys, he was not just forced out of Breitbart, he had a book deal and more canceled.”
Shaun King Calls Kanye West A “Black White Supremacist”
“THIS IS WHO KANYE SPENDS TIME WITH. Kanye is a Black white supremacist. Don’t tell me s### about Kanye being righteous or some 3D chess-playing freedom fighter,” argued Shaun King in his Instagram post.
Earlier this year, Shaun King called out Kanye West for allegedly harassing his estranged wife Kim Kardashian West. That Instagram post included King claiming West crossed the line into abuse. Plus, he compared Ye’s behavior to former President Donald Trump.
Ice Cube claims his decision to forgo the COVID-19 vaccine cost him a fortune, missing out on a $9 million film.
The West Coast icon was slated to appear in the Jack Black comedy film Oh Hell No, but in Oct. 2021, reports surfaced claiming Ice Cube was dropped from the cast. The film was shot in Hawaii, and Sony reportedly required all cast members to be vaccinated before participating in the shoot.
During an interview, Ice Cube confirmed reports at the time that suggested he backed out of the film over his refusal to take the vaccine. He confirmed rejecting the movie “because I didn’t want to get the m############ jab.”
“I turned down $9m,” Ice Cube told Gillie and Wallo on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast. “I didn’t want to get the jab. F### that jab. F### ya’ll for trying to make me get it.”
However, Ice Cube says he “didn’t turn down” the film before clarifying: “Those m############ didn’t give it to me because I wouldn’t get the shot. I didn’t turn it down.”
Furthermore, Ice Cube said he felt he didn’t need the vaccine, pointing to his never contracting coronavirus during the pandemic.
“They just wouldn’t give it to me,” Cube continued, referring to the movie. “The covid shot, the jab…I didn’t need it. I didn’t catch that s### at all. Nothing. F### them. I didn’t need that s###.”
Nonetheless, Ice Cube is unsure how Hollywood will react to his decision not to take the Covid vaccine. “I don’t know how Hollywood feels about me right now,” before adding, “That’s Hollywood though. They’re on some s###. But me too – I’m on some s###, too.”
Saweetie has seemingly responded to Joe Budden after the rapper-turned-podcaster suggested her recent “Don’t Say Nothin’” freestyle was inappropriate in light of the tragic passing of Migos rapper Takeoff.
The Bay Area native dropped her new EP The Single Life, last week (Nov. 18), and fans immediately began discussing “Don’t Say Nothin.’” Saweetie acknowledges the gossip surrounding her love life on the track.
After her highly publicized breakup with Quavo, rumors surfaced that she was dating Lil Baby. Some listeners found the track distasteful, suggesting Saweetie should have delayed the album while the culture is mourning Takeoff.
Meanwhile, Joe Budden added his voice to the mix. “Saweetie gotta shut the f### up,” he said during the latest episode of his podcast.
“Did you f### Offset or not” he questioned, referring to Internet gossip suggesting Saweetie slept with Cardi B’s husband. When his co-host pointed out Budden’s “bad timing,” he launched into a rant.
“It was bad timing for whatever she was saying in that freestyle,” Joe Budden said of Saweetie’s new song. “It ain’t the time for your freestyle. Because what I heard, I honestly didn’t really hear nothin’ directed to Quavo. Like, I just keep hearing Lil Baby and I think people keep confusing it with Quavo like they did last time.”
He continued, “But, either way, it ain’t the time for confusion. It ain’t the time for none of that after they just lost they brother and nephew. It ain’t time for that. Sorry, Saweetie. Push it back. You been quiet. No need to come shake the table now.” Check out his Saweetie comments in the clip below and the episode of The Joe Budden Podcast at the end of the page.
Joe Budden Calls Out Saweetie
On Tuesday, the “Best Friend” rapper took to social media with an apparent response to Joe Budden: “saweetie needs to S###????? ok joelisha 😍,” she tweeted. She later added, “Is misogynistic behavior normal for HIP HOP culture now? 🤔 guess so 🤷🏽♀️” Check out her tweets below.
Former Yeezy staffers say Kanye West used “cult-like” intimidation tactics, including playing p### during meetings to break down his team.
Kanye West is accused of operating a “cult-like” working environment where staffers would be routinely exposed to p###, including Ye’s own sex tapes and even explicit images of Kim Kardashian as an “intimidation” tactic. Adidas executives were allegedly aware of Ye’s antics. However employees say they turned a blind eye because of the billions of dollars the Yeezy brand generated.
In an open letter viewed by Rolling Stone, staff accuse Ye of a pattern of inappropriate oversexualized behavior that Adidas management accepted with the unwritten rule “Kanye is just Kanye.”
Such actions include Ye showing employees p### on his laptop during meetings and repeatedly expressing his desire to design shoes he would “literally want to f###.”
Kanye West Exposed Explicit Pics & Video Of Kim Kardashian
In a 2018 job interview, Kanye West allegedly showed a prospective employee an intimate photo of Kim Kardashian. “My wife just sent me this,” he said, displaying a “very revealing and personal” image on his phone. He is also said to have shown explicit video of Kardashian to members of the creative team at Yeezy.
One former Yeezy employee said of Kanye West’s antics, “seeing it within a larger pattern, I feel it was a tactic to break a person down and establish their unwavering allegiance to him, testing and destroying people’s boundaries.”
One staffer said Ye’s domineering tactic did not appear gender-based but felt “reminiscent of an emotional abuser.”
During a job interview with a female senior footwear designer, Ye interrupted her presentation with a word of advice. “If you ever get stuck creatively, just watch p### for 10 minutes,” he told the interviewee. One former employee said he’s heard Kanye West make the same statement more than once.
“If you’re gonna be part of Yeezy, we say crazy s### here. You gotta stick with it. We keep moving, and we keep creating,” Kanye West allegedly told her after she tried to return to her speech.
The open letter, sent to the Adidas board on Tuesday (Nov. 22), calls for a review and a public apology to the Yeezy team over “Kanye’s terrorizing behavior.”
“As much as we all would love to solely blame Kanye,” the letter states, “the undeniable truth is that the Adidas executive team and the board have been huge enablers.”
Kanye West wants to run for president with Donald Trump alongside him as his running mate.
This weekend, the rapper turned fashion designer declared his intention to run for president in 2024. Ye also revealed controversial alt-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulo is set to work on his campaign.
The former editor of Breitbart, Milo has been criticized for his association with various neo-N### and antisemitic figures. He has also been condemned over his stances on Islam, feminism, and the LGBTQ+.
Despite the backlash to his 2024 run and the backlash over his many recent antisemitic and anti-Black statements, Kanye West is forging ahead, and has now decided upon a running mate.
The G.O.O.D. Music founder took to Twitter late Tuesday night, announcing he had met with the former president, who was his opponent during his failed 2020 presidential campaign.
“First time at Mar-a-Lago,” Kanye West wrote, claiming he met Donald Trump at his Miami estate. He continued noting there was “Rain and traffic,” before admitting, “Can’t believe I kept President Trump waiting.”
After confessing he turned up to their meeting wearing jeans, “yikes,” Kanye made an interesting revelation.
“What you guys think his response was when I asked him to be my running mate in 2024?” he asked, posting a poll. The options were “That’s very Ye,” and “That’s very Nay.”
While Donald Trump is yet to respond to Kanye West, he has announced his own intention to run in the 2024 election. He aims to become only the second commander-in-chief ever elected to two non-consecutive terms.
Lil Durk’s OTF Gaming ceased operations of its Grand Theft Auto roleplay server “The Trenches” at the behest of Rockstar Games.
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, cracked down on the use of cryptocurrency and NFTs within Grand Theft Auto. Lil Durk’s OTF Gaming received a legal warning and took down “The Trenches” server.
“We have no choice but to comply with their demands as we intend to do right by Take-Two and Rockstar,” OTF Gaming said in a statement. “We will be working with them to find an amicable solution to this matter.”
Last week, Rockstar Games and Take-Two instituted a ban on crypto and NFTs in Grand Theft Auto roleplay servers. Lil Durk previously partnered with Exceed Talent Capital to sell NFTs and loot boxes for his roleplay server. The “Trenches All-Access Pass” offered fans immediate access to the server and loot boxes – for a price.
Take-Two’s policy prohibits servers like Lil Durk’s from engaging in “commercial exploitation, including the sale of ‘loot boxes’ for real-world currency or its in-game equivalent.” It also outlaws “the sale of virtual currencies, generating revenue via corporate sponsorships or in-game integrations, or the use of cryptocurrencies or crypto assets (e.g. NFTs).”
