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EXCLUSIVE: Scarface Issues Statement After Release From Jail

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Scarface, real name Brad Jordan, was released Friday been released from jail where he was being held for non-payment of child support.

Now, the rap legend is speaking out for the first time in a statement released exclusively to AllHipHop.com.

“First and foremost I would like to thank my supporters for their concern during my recent arrest in Atlanta. While we have resolved the issue I would like to correct some misinformation,” the rapper told AllHipHop. “The amount reported that was owed is inaccurate and I had no knowledge about there being an arrest order for me as I have traveled to Atlanta many times; with the latest trip being in September to perform at the One Music Festival. Due to the nature of the case (having a minor child involved), I will make no further comment at this time.”

The ordeal occurred last week when Scarface was being honored with the “I Am Hip-Hop” distinction at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. Several Texas marshals were waiting to arrest him after he accepted his award, which ending up delaying the show.

Yesterday, the rapper posted a couple of videos on his Facebook page yesterday, on which briefly featured Erykah Badu.

50 Cent Donates $10,000 To Breast Cancer Organization, Passion For Pink

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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50 Cent has donated $10,000 to the breast cancer organization, Passion for Pink, at their fundraiser over the weekend (Oct. 17).  The nonprofit is operated by the mother of Wild N’ Out‘s Hitman Holla, Sevmek Fulton.

If you noticed me over the years you know I don't mind fighting. I been fighting my whole life. I had to fight in my hood for position, fight my way into music,fight to Win. Now I gotta fight to keep it, it's cool it's just another fight. The only lost on my record is to cancer my Nana was the love of my life, but @hitmanholla mom is gonna Win the rematch for me. #EFFENVODKA #FRIGO #SMSAUDIO

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Fif made sure to have Effen Vodka sponsor the event and promised to match other donations for up to $10,000 as well. Ali of the former rap group the St. Lunatics was the one who initially reached out to the “Nine Shots” rapper about the charity event, according to FOX 2.

[ALSO READ: Quan: 50 Cent Told Me Being A “Real N*gga” In The Industry Is A Bad Investment (VIDEO)]

“I was just happy,” Hitman Holla said he felt about 50 getting involved. “I tweeted to 50 like thanks, man. I just love support, can’t thank Ali enough.”

Gucci Mane Writes Open Letter To His Fans

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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Gucci Mane is the busiest man behind bars. He keeps releasing music without support from a major label and keeps fans abreast about not only his plans post-prison but his thoughts as well.

He recently posted an open letter to his fans via Twitter to remind his fans that he is “more than a rapper.”

[ALSO READ: Check Out Gucci Mane’s New Single “Paranoid” Featuring Waka Flocka Flame & Chaz Gotti]

“I am not the typical entertainer,” Guwop wrote. “The difference between me and the average entertainer is they dream of signing to a major label so they can have this giant machine push them and propel them to stardom, but I don’t have that dream. My reality is all I am, all I got. I am the machine behind me. The streets signed me and the Trap named me God. I am a machine. They call me Gucci, some call me Guwop, but they should call me The Machine.”

The Atlanta rapper also released some new tracks in honor of 10/17, saluting his 1017 Records. Listen to them here.

 

Dr. Dre Has Been Sued By A Former Housekeeper

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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Dr. Dre is being hit with a lawsuit from a former housekeeper, the New York Daily News reports. Raquel Sagustume claims she was treated unfairly by two fellow housekeepers and also cheated out of vacation time, missed meals and not paid for overtime.

“Sagustume said the other staffers — two female cousins — felt threatened by her skill level and unfairly delegated their own work to her, causing her physical strain and injury,” according to the  NY Daily News.

[ALSO READ: Dr. Dre’s Looking To Go On Tour With Snoop Dogg, Eminem & Kendrick Lamar?]

Sagustume also claimed that because she was bullied by the two other staffers, she suffered a panic attack which landed her in the hospital. She also complained of a “burning pain” in her neck, back and arms due to working under stressful conditions. She said that Dre and his wife, Nicole Young, never intervened to put an end to the unfair treatment. Sagustume says she still suffers from anxiety and depression and wants punitive damages.

 

 

 

Jeezy Releases ‘Seen It All’ Documentary

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: Videos
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It’s been a long year on the road for Jeezy, but coming from where Jeezy came from, Jeezy considers it a blessing to be able to do what he does for a living. As such, Jeezy is back with his latest installment of #SundayService showing how around the world Jeezy gets love. The thing is to get love you have to give it and Jeezy does that. In this case we get to see the sold out shows and epic nature of this path around the globe, while still giving back to the community.

This week’s sermon is a video doc piece on Jeezy’s “Seen It All Tour” to excite fans for the Church In These Streets concert series kicking off November 12 in NYC. Check it out HERE. Concert dates are below and tickets are currently available at his website below.

After a busy week in the streets with the release of his hit single “Sweet Life” featuring Janelle Monáe, Jeezy announced the Church In These Streets concert series and made an appearance on “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.”

Jeezy #SundayService campaign will continue each Sunday with a new piece of content from Jeezy in support of his forthcoming album Church in the Streets out November 13. Fans should tune in to catch his latest sermon at http://JeezySundayService.com

“Church In These Streets” Concert Dates:

November 12 New York, NY The Highline Ballroom

November 17 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall

November 18 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

November 22 Los Angeles, CA Mayan Theatre

November 25 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

November 27 New Orleans, LA House of Blues

VH1 To Air ‘LHH: Out In Hip-Hop’ Special About Gays In Rap

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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Homosexuality in hip-hop has always been a taboo subject until now.  With Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood telling the story of Myles aka rapper Siir Brock, who struggles with being openly gay with his boyfriend Milan, it it helping to begin the conversation about its controversial nature.

[ALSO READ: Tahiry Jose Is Returning To Reality TV]

VH1 will be airing a round table discussion, hosted by ABC correspondent T.J Holmes, tonight (Oct. 19) where prominent hip-hop figures and cast members bluntly discuss why being homosexual in hip-hop isn’t fully accepted. AllHipHip CEO Chuck Creekmur as well as DMC of Run DMC, journalist Emil Wilbekin, as well as Ray J, Lil’ Fizz, Myles and many more.

Tune in at 11:00 p.m on VH1.

STIC Of Dead Prez breaks Down Let’s Get Free, Social Media Addiction, RBG Fit Club

By: Emazing Smith Updated Category: Features
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Stic of Dead Prez stopped by Hot 1079 to chop it up with B High about creating classics Lets Get Free (Hip Hop, Propaganda), Revolutionary but Gangsta, and Information Age. Stic also discusses mental health, holistic wellness,  social media addiction, how to take back control of your life, RBG Fit Club and much more.

Just Blaze Discusses Working With Kanye West On Jay Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) The sound for Jay Z’s 2001 album The Blueprint was mostly crafted by three producers – Bink, Kanye West, and Just Blaze. ThisIs50 caught up with Just, and the Roc-A-Fella Records affiliate discussed working with Ye on the classic Hov LP.

[ALSO READ: Young Guru Talks The Making Of “The Blueprint” & Why Jay Z Did Not Lose To Nas (AUDIO)]

Blaze stated:

I remember the day [Kanye] came to the studio with “Takeover” and everybody went crazy. Myself included. I was working on ‘U Don’t Know’ in the other room. He comes in, and he’s like, “How did you get your horns to do this? And how do the drums…” He was asking me questions about how I constructed that. The same way I would have questions for him about how he might have chopped up certain things.

[ALSO READ: 1500 Or Nothin, Young Guru & Just Blaze Explain Makings Of Jay Z Tidal Concert]

Watch Just Blaze’s interview below.

Is Meek Mill Using This Video To Send A Message To The “Chumps”?

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Rumors
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We all know by now rappers like to use social media to send subliminal messages to their rivals. So was that the case with a recent video on Meek Mill’s Instagram?

The caption Meek added to the reposted clip (“How I treat chumps when I see em lol”) suggests it could be a slight jab done in fun. But was the Dream Chaser just sharing a funny video or was he letting it be known how he really feels about certain people?

Check out the IG vid below and decide for yourself.

How I treat chumps when I see em lol

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The Game’s ‘The Documentary 2’ Opens At Number 2 On The Album Chart

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) West Coast rapper The Game was involved in a tight race for the #1 album in the country with Selena Gomez. In the end, the former Disney star’s Revival edged out Game’s The Documentary 2 for the top spot.

[ALSO READ: Stream The Game’s New Album “The Documentary 2”]

Gomez opened with 117,000 equivalent album units (85,000 pure album sales). Game came in second with 95,000 EAUs (83,000 pure album sales). Streaming totals essentially decided the week’s winner.

The Documentary 2 marks Game’s fifth album to reach the Top 2. His last solo studio effort, 2012’s Jesus Piece, came out the gate with 86,000 copies for 6th place on the Billboard 200. Prior to that release, each of Game’s LPs opened at either #1 or #2.

Game will have the chance to make a major mark on the following week’s chart as well. The Documentary 2.5 was released on October 16. According to Hits Daily Double, Demi Lovato’s Confident and Pentatonix’s self-titled fourth album are in a race for the pole position at the moment.

[ALSO READ: Is Hit-Boy Dating Selena Gomez?]

Big K.R.I.T.’s ‘All My Life’ Album To Be Released Through RBC Records

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Rumors began swirling last week that a new Big K.R.I.T. album was headed to stores in the near future. It turns out the talk was true, but a project titled All My Life will be released through RBC Records, not K.R.I.T.’s major label Def Jam.

[ALSO READ: Big K.R.I.T To Release The New Album ‘All My Life’ Before The End Of 2015?]

The 12-track All My Life features unreleased cuts from the Mississippi rapper/producer’s early days before the Def Jam deal. The project is described as providing a slice of K.R.I.T’s indie side.

Big K.R.I.T. broke onto the scene with the 2010 mixtape K.R.I.T Wuz Here. His discography also includes the mixtapes Return Of 4Eva, 4eva N A Day, King Remembered In Time, and the recently released It’s Better This Way. K.R.I.T has dropped the critically acclaimed studio albums Live From The Underground and Cadillactica as well.

All My Life is scheduled for release on November 20. The album is available for pre-order on iTunes.

[ALSO READ: Big K.R.I.T. & DJ DRAMA Release Surprise Mixtape “It’s Better This Way”]

T.I. Explains Why He Parted Ways With Columbia Records

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Tip dropped his latest EP Da’ Nic independently through his Grand Hustle Records and Empire Distribution. The artist formerly known as T.I. was signed with Columbia Records for his previous LP Paperwork, but the Atlanta spitter has since parted ways with the major label.

[ALSO READ: Stream T.I.’s New EP “Da Nic”]

Tip told the Associated Press:

We did the first project and we both made money. We didn’t shock the world or blow the roof off of what we intended to do. But I think that I walked away with a positive enough experience to say I’m good. I really don’t have a problem with them. They were good partners. We shared that moment. … I don’t think it was impressive enough of a project or a rollout or relationship that either one of us needed to stay longer and invest more.

Earlier this year, Pharrell – the executive producer on Tip’s Paperwork – expressed he was not happy about the way the album was presented. He said at the time, “They did that record hoping for radio play, and they got nothing out of it…. Great, you got your No. 1 Hip Hop song. But what does that do for your sales?”

Pharrell later clarified his comments about Paperwork adding, “I love T.I.’s album, he is a genius. There was a different single more appropriate for the current temperature in society.”

Tip’s longtime collaborator DJ Toomp also stated publicly that he was not the biggest fan of his musical partner’s last LP. He even revealed he was not on board with all of the T.I./Pharrell collaborations on the project.

“There have been a few Pharrell and Tip collabs that I could dig, but on some of these joints I was like, ‘They’re cool, but I don’t think they’re ready for this,’” stated Toomp. “There were a lot of songs on that album that I felt weren’t ‘2015.’”

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Pharrell Addresses Saying He “Wasn’t Happy About The T.I. Situation”]

Lil Wayne Facing Lawsuit From Former Lawyers

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) 2015 has been a year of litigation for Lil Wayne. Besides suing his label Cash Money Records, the New Orleans rapper is now tied up in a lawsuit with his former legal representation.

[ALSO READ: Leaked 21-Page Lawsuit Reveals Details Of Cash Money’s Contracts With Lil Wayne, Young Money & Drake]

TMZ reports Garbett, Allen & Roza are suing Wayne for $80,000 in unpaid lawyer fees. The firm represented Wayne in another lawsuit filed by the private jet leaser Signature Group.

Even though Wayne lost the $2 million suit, Garbett claims they never received payment for their work on the case. Wayne’s current attorneys argue Garbett received a $12,000 retainer when the firm was hired in 2014.

[ALSO READ: Lil Wayne Claims Cash Money Owes Money To Drake, Nicki Minaj & Tyga]

Soulja Boy: Kanye West Had My Back When Ice-T Was Hating On Me (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Back in 2008 a then teenage Soulja Boy found himself in a feud with rap legend Ice-T. The Law & Order: SVU actor declared Soulja was killing Hip Hop and told him to “eat a d*ck.”

[ALSO READ: Ice-T vs Soulja Boy: What Does It Really Mean?]

According to the “Crank That” rhymer, one Hip Hop superstar had his back during the quarrel with Ice-T. Soulja was recently asked about Kanye West’s announcement he was running for president in 2020. The star of Love & Hip Hop Hollywood revealed he would support Ye in his bid for the White House.

“You got my vote Kanye. You know I f*ck with you,” stated Soulja. “Kanye had my back. Ice-T was hating on me when I was like 19. Kanye said, ‘I love Soulja Boy.'”

[ALSO READ: Soulja Boy Cites Kanye as a Creative Inspiration, Hints at G.O.O.D. Friday Appearance]

Watch Soulja Boy’s interview below.

Gucci Mane Dropped Two Songs To Celebrate 10/17 Yesterday

By: Vance Brinkley Updated Category: Music
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Just because Guwop is in jail doesn’t mean that he can’t release any new music to his fans. To celebrate 10/17, the same number as his 1017 Brick Squad  label, Gucci Mane drops two new songs to hold fans over until he’s out. Both tracks are produced by Honorable C-Note, and features the marble-mouthed rapper either rapping over banging beats or singing over auto-tune.

Check out the tracks belowhttps://soundcloud.com/guccimaneofficial/gucci-mane-big-money-p###-da-honorable-c-note

https://soundcloud.com/karencivil-com/gucci-mane-ball-with-you-p###-da-honorable-c-note

18 Year Old Rapper Kodak Black Arrested For Multiple Charges

By: Vance Brinkley Updated Category: News
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Florida up-and-coming rapper Kodak Black has been making a name for himself online this, but that’s all been put to a halt lately. According to DJ Akademics,  the “Skrilla” artist was arrested by local police and charged with a whole slew of charges including assault, kidnapping, armed robbery, possession of marijuana, and driving with a suspended license. Police pulled Black over in suspicion of the rapper’s assault and robbery charges.

Kodak Black is one of the youngest Floridian rappers to make big moves in the Sunshine State. His single “No Flockin” earned him more than 2 Million YouTube views as well as a co-sign from Drake. The song also managed to be played on the rap star’s show OVO Sound Radio on Beats 1.

Drake is Dropping an Official Video For “Hotline Bling”

By: Vance Brinkley Updated Category: News
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Hotline Bling has been in everyone’s music rotation, and has even been remixed by several artists from Jordan Bratton to Erykah Badu. After more than two months of being released, Drake is finally giving “Hotline Bling” the video treatment. Earlier today, the OVO leader made the announcement through his Instagram account.

https://instagram.com/p/8_2n-tjQKP/?taken-by=champagnepapi

Drake also managed to show a release date for the official set of visuals.

https://instagram.com/p/8_2eFTDQKB/?taken-by=champagnepapi

Keep your YouTube on lock for the release of Hotline Bling tomorrow.

Did Meek Mill Send Drake a Backhanded Compliment On Instagram?

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Meek Mill has consistently been a victim of the internet ever since his beef with Drake. However, the Philadelphia rapper continues to throw low-key shade at him even after his lost. Recently, Meek posted a very odd photo on Instagram, but it’s very obvious who it is for. The post featured the MMG artist flaunting two diamond rings with the caption “What a time…..” The caption is a reference to Drake and Future’s widely popular mixtape What a Time to Be Alive.

https://instagram.com/p/8_lkwTikAG/

Like his beef, the Instagram post failed to capture the internet, and left many clueless about it was about.

https://twitter.com/AniCaribbean/status/655871005877866496

There have been rumors that Meek Mill is dropping a diss record.