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EXCLUSIVE: Yo Gotti Speaks on 'I Am' Feedback And New Hit 'F-U'

By: Mikey T The Movie Star Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Epic Records recording artist Yo Gotti recently sat down with AllHipHop.com at Circle House Studios in Miami, to discuss the feedback on his sixth studio album, I Am, as well as his bubbling single “F-U” featuring Philly wordsmith, Meek Mill.

Yo Gotti said that word of mouth has helped the album maintain steadily sales since the album was released on November 19.

“We getting nothing but good positive feedback for the album I Am,” Yo Gotti told AllHipHop.com. “The numbers are doing fairly well, but most important to me is the fans love it, the fans f**k with it. That’s what it’s all about to me. Giving the people what they want.”

One street record on the album has been gaining steam on stations throughout the country, even though it has yet to be released as an official single.

“The ‘F-U’ record is out of here, shout out to my boy Meek Mill, Infamous on that track,” Yo Gotti said. “That’s a smash, I wish they could put it on the radio. The are playing it on mixshows, but I think a record like that, if they put it in full rotation, it would go #1.

“To me coming from a creative space, a hit record should be a hit record and it should travel wherever it go, regardless of the content or whatever it is. I think the ‘F-U’ record is a smash…even though the chorus is ‘F-U’….”

Check out the exclusive interview with Yo Gotti below:

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The Lox Pull A Beyonce, Drop New EP

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) First Beyonce and now The Lox.

The Lox have been dormant as a group since 2014’s We Are The Streets, but the Yonkers collective have suddenly dropped The Trinity EP on iTunes Wednesday morning. The group didn’t announce it at all, but hinted on social media late Tuesday.

The group – Jadakiss, Sheek Louch and Style P – formally made the announcement on their various social media outlets.

The group is expecting to drop We Are The Streets 2 in 2014.

The album hit midnight.

Click here to get the album.

WTF News: Two People Spent a Month in Jail Because Cops Thought Their Soap Was Cocaine

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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Just when you thought the police couldn’t get worse with their stupidity…

Two people spent a month in jail because police mistook two packages of soap for cocaine. Annadel Cruz, 26, was driving a Mercedez-Benz on Interstate 79 in Lehigh County, Penn., on November 13 when troopers pulled her over for speeding, reports the Huffington Post. When questioned about a marijuana smell coming from her car Cruz admitted that she smoked earlier in the day and produced the small amount that she was carrying.

The trooper then found two white bricks wrapped in clear packaging and Cruz informed them that it was homemade soap. Field tests allegedly indicated the substance was cocaine, so Cruz and her passenger were sent to jail on cocaine-trafficking charges. The passenger’s bail was set at $500,000. Cruz was also charged with marijuana possession and traffic violations and her bail was set at $250,000.

It took authorities an entire month to determine that the white bricks were actually soap.

Both parties have been released but their attorneys believe that Cruz was profiled.

“I think it is a nice car with out-of-state plates and a Hispanic female behind the wheel. If it was me driving that car, this wouldn’t have happened,” said her passenger, Alexander Bernstein.

Their lawyers also believe that either the field test was never conducted or something wasn’t done properly.

There’s no word on what actions Cruz and Bernstein plan to take but they better sue or as much as they can get.

What kind of dumb a### cops…

Hip-Hop Rumors: Peter Gunz Says His Sister Wives Are More Banging Than Stevie J's

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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Ok, not ver batim…but something along those lines.

Peter Gunz understands that there are some stark similarities between he and Stevie J, but the comparisons are starting to become a bit O.D. so he wants to set the record straight about their differences. He told Vh1 that they’re two different types of people and insinuated that his women are finer and more refined.

Peep game:

It bothers me a little bit because they say I’m trying to be Stevie J. I understand the comparison – two women, he’s with the side chick, you know, it bothers me a little bit because I never watched Love & Hip Hop Atlanta but I knew immediately that my story line was along the lines of his because I had producers and everyone around me saying ‘Oh, we’ve got another Stevie J-Joseline-Mimi thing.” But no, me and Stevie J are two completely different characters. He’s more on the funny character side while my situation is very real and it’s just a different pedigree of people. Sorry, no disrespect, it’s just a different pedigree of women and situation. I think that’s why I catch so much heat and Stevie gets away with it. He was hated for a little while but then beloved because it’s almost like, funny and he’s a character, he has the faces and the pregnancy test in his back pocket. This situation is serious and Tara doesn’t seem like a person who would tolerate nothing like that, she’s extremely intelligent, master’s degree, well-versed. Amina: beautiful, extremely talented. Why are these two beautiful women taking this from this old one hit wonder?

Rumors say that Stevie J and Benzino have been going around telling people that Peter has been trying to mimic Stevie. But according to Gunz, that’s all fairytales and he’s definitely not trying to be like Stevie J.

Riff Raff Goes On Twitter Rant Calling Out Hot 97's Ebro Darden

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Whatever you want to say about Riff Raff, he has his core fans, and he clearly has a handful of haters. According to the Houston, Texas native Hot 97’s program director Ebro Darden would fall into the latter group, and Riff Raff made his feelings about Ebro known to the world on Twitter.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Riff Raff – OG Bobby Johnson feat. Kid Sister (Remix)]

Riff Raff is apparently upset about a poll ran by Hot 97 that he feels like he rightfully won. The former MTV reality star didn’t hold back on the social media site calling Ebro a racist and a liar.

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Ebro then responded to some of Riff Raff tweets with his own posts.

This is not the first time the two have exchanged heated words towards each other. In an interview with Hot 97 earlier this year, Ebro questioned Riff Raff authenticity and background. He even called Riff Raff “the new Vanilla Ice” with Riff Raff responding that he is just being himself.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Hot 97′s Ebro Darden Appears On Combat Jack Show]

Watch the interview below.

Slaughterhouse Announces New 2014 Tour

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The four-headed Hip Hop monster known as Slaughterhouse is set to hit the road in 2014. Joe Budden, Royce da 5’9”, Joell Ortiz, and Crooked I are headed out on the Glass House Tour. The trek will begin with a 5 day run in Austin, Texas for the SXSW Festival, and then it will continue throughout North America through the month of April.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Eminem & Slaughterhouse – The Backroom Freestyle]

For ticket information visit glasshousetour.com.

Check out the promo video with dates/locations for Slaughterhouse’s Glass House Tour below.

Legal Docs Show R. Kelly & Ex-Wife Andrea Kelly Were In Dispute Over Child Support Payments

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Legal documents obtained by AllHipHop.com show that R&B singer R. Kelly was involved in a court case with his ex-wife Andrea Kelly over child support. A notarized subpoena filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois was sent by Ms. Kelly’s attorney to the performance rights organization SESAC, Inc.

The doc dated October 30, 2013 commanded the company to provide information about R. Kelly’s royalty income, licensing agreements, and assets to Andrea’s lawyer Robert M. Motta of Motta & Motta, LLC.

[ALSO READ: R. Kelly Reportedly Owes Over $100,000 In Unpaid Child Support]

R. Kelly has maintained that he does not owe any child support to his ex-wife. A rep for the singer told AllHipHop last week, “Mr. Kelly is current on his child support payments.”

Ms. Kelly’s attorney Alison Motta of Motta & Motta LLC has confirmed with AllHipHop.com that R. Kelly was recently in arrears with his child support and that the subpoena was filed by her firm in response to a court case. Despite media reports, Ms. Motta also confirmed that Andrea hired Bounty Alert/Project Child Support to assist her in recovering those funds.

Kai D. Patterson, President & CEO of Bounty Alert addressed his organization’s involvement in the Kellys’ child support case with AllHipHop.com via e-mail.

“We were asked to provide Ms. Kelly our program at no upfront cost and told that Andrea Kelly had mismanaged her earnings she received from VH1’s#### reality series, Hollywood Exes,”  wrote Patterson. “Although she did not meet the criteria for receiving our services at on upfront fee, we provided the program at no upfront cost as a courtesy to Andrea Kelly’s attorney, since her attorney represented Ms. Kelly could not afford the initial payment of $350.”

Motta refutes Patterson’s claim that Andrea was unable to afford the costs of PCS stating, “Obviously, she was having financial difficulties because of the child support situation, but it was a stretch to define her as indigent.”

Bounty Alert alleges to have received documents and statements showing that R. Kelly was several months behind in child support payments at the time Ms. Kelly contracted the services of Project Child Support. PCS issued a press release days after R. Kelly released his latest album Black Panties claiming the group provided a report to Andrea Kelly’s attorneys showing the singer owed approximately $114,900 in unpaid child support.

According to Motta, the statement was released after Motta & Motta informed Bounty Alert on November 18th that R. Kelly had paid off his child support debts.

“We, nor Andrea, ever denied hiring them. We just denied that R. Kelly owed $115,000,” says Motta. “We sent an e-mail advising them not to do anything, because Mr. Kelly had paid his child support.”

Patterson contends that Bounty Alert/PCS received the first notification that R. Kelly’s arrears were paid at 5:57 PM EST on Friday, December 13 after their press release was published. He adds that according to statements provided by Motta, it was only after Project Child Support was contracted by Ms. Kelly that Mr. Kelly paid his overdue child support payments.

“It is public knowledge that Project Child Support takes extra measures to collect unpaid child support, which we believe was leveraged in the negotiations that caused Mr. Kelly to pay after we were contracted,” states Patterson.

“That’s inaccurate. They’re just trying to cover their a####,” says Motta. “No one on the other side, Mr. Kelly or his attorneys, knew that we hired Bounty Alert.”

Motta maintains that the subpoena and the court case were sealed, and they were not meant to be seen by the public. Her firm and Ms. Kelly are considering what steps to take against Bounty Alert who they believe released the documents. (editor’s note: AllHipHop.com does not confirm nor deny that Kai D. Patterson, Bounty Alert, or Project Child Support were the source for the court documents.)

“I don’t know what makes them think that releasing the private information of Ms. Kelly is good for business,” says Motta. “We are coming up with a plan to counteract Bounty Alert.”

AllHipHop.com contacted representatives of R. Kelly and SESAC. They both declined to comment on this story.

[ALSO READ: Full Details of R. Kelly’s Sexual Assault Surface]

Pharrell Signs With Columbia Records For New 2014 Solo Album

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The man with the golden touch for hits will soon begin crafting his own and now has a new record label home. Announced today (December 17th), Pharrell has signed to Columbia Records for the release of his as-of-yet untitled solo debut album for 2014.

Pharrell’s 2006 solo debut album In My Mind was released on Interscope Records and Columbia Records Chairman/CEO Rob Stringer is excited Pharrell made the switch:

When we excitedly partnered with Pharrell in January of this year, we felt it was his time again. Since then, ‘Blurred Lines’ and ‘Get Lucky’ have defined pop music in 2013, and now we are preparing to launch Pharrell as a global solo superstar in 2014. ‘Happy’ is just the beginning.

Pharrell was apart of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” with each appearing in the Top 15 of Billboard’s Top 200 most popular songs of 2013.

Hip-Hop Rumors: J. Cole Getting Married?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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Big Sean wifed a chick. And now J. Cole? This is interesting. These young men are seemingly willing to lock it in early. Maybe they are taking cues from their idols. But the likes of Jay and Nas didn’t turn it in until much later. But, this is cool and its nice to see that a rapper can get a “regular” chick as a soul mate. LOL! But, BallerAlert reports that the St. John’s University alumni sent their congratulation via Twitter. Here is a bit of a history via image. CONGRATS!

Shout out to BallerAlert for these pics.

 

 

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Drake Responds To Kendrick Lamar's "Control" on Future's "Sh!t" Remix

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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If a n*gga say my name he the hot sh*t/but if I say that nig*a name he still the hot sh*t

(AllHipHop News) In the most subliminal manner possible, Drake has finally responded to Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse on the remix to Future’s “Sh!t”.

After that line highlighted above this post, Drake further hints that he is speaking on Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse by rapping “funny how they dangling the bait but I’m one killing n*ggas on the hook.”

Terrence “Punch” Henderson and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, CEOs of Top Dawg Entertainment quickly responded to Drake’s diss on their personal Twitter accounts:

The song is featured on DJ Esco’s No Sleep mixtape.

Check out Drake’s response Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse below: