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In a recent interview with Hot 97 Machine Gun Kelly opened up a little bit about his relationship with Amber Rose. Last month photos of Kelly and Rose popped up online which spawned rumors that the two were seeing each other much to some of Kelly's fans dismay. Kelly talked about it on the radio show saying "Everything was completely natural, it wasn't anything that I had expected or planned, or anything like that. You know when the universe throws something your way, things happen. I'm one of those people that goes with it, and I don't fight it, and I had no idea what came with that. I'd be a liar if I didn't say that it's not like a struggle everyday coping with that fact that it is one of the most anti-spotlight people ever, and one of the most in-the-spotlight people ever. Along with the flack that'll come with it from people unknowing of the situation, which I accept and I don't blame anybody for... It's one of those things that make you rethink the whole fame thing again." Check out the interview below.

The N.W.A biopic is well on its way to being in theaters later on this summer and though the main focus of the film is the main members of N.W.A, Snoop Dogg will be portrayed as well. Snoop did a interview recently with DJ Whoo Kidd and talked about who he ideally had in mind for the role saying “I would've preferred Nipsey Hussle for the look, but Nipsey wanted to do his own thing, which I respect.” Nipsey Hussles reasoning for not taking the part was because he didn’t want to be stuck being compared to Snoop forever more.

On Sunday night the Billboard Music Awards were on television and Kanye performed his hit single “All Day” and “Black Skinhead” and both were heavily censored. So today Kanye issued a statement about the situation via his publicist. “Kanye West was grossly over-censored at the Billboard Music Awards. Non-profane lyrics such as “with my leather black jeans on” were muted for over 30 second intervals. As a result, his voice and performance were seriously misrepresented. It is ridiculous that in 2015, unwarranted censorship is something that artists still have to fight against. Although West was clearly set up to face elements beyond his control during the live broadcast, he would like to apologize to the television audience who were unable to enjoy the performance the way he envisioned.” Keep it locked right here for updates if ABC responds to Kanye’s comments on the situation.

Before doing a show in Riverton, Wyoming last Saturday, Layzie Bone, from Bone thugs-n-harmony met an erratic driver while on the highway. The driver drove off of the road and spun out and Layzie Bone along with other crew members approached the car. The driver was delirious and not able to recognize anyone that’s why Layzie found out the driver, who is 24 years old, was a diabetic and a fan. Layzie gave aid to the driver by giving him chocolate and fruits that increased his blood sugar. When interviewed by the local news Layzie simply said "I'm not doing this interview to be like no hero,  I'm not that person. I genuinely care about people... When I see negative things that happen as a blessing, I make it into music." Check out the interview below.

A director by the name of Gobi Rahimi has created a indigogo campaign trying to fund a movie he seeks to create that is about the final seven days of Tupac’s life. The film spans from the day Tupac was shot on September 7, 1996 while in Las Vegas up until his death. If you didn’t know already Rahimi directed a few of Tupac’s music videos which include “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted”, “Hit Em UP”, and “To Live & Die in L.A.” “I was waiting for Tupac at club 662 in Las Vegas after the Mike Tyson fight on September 7, 1996, soon after, I was informed by rapper Nate Dogg that Tupac and Suge Knight had been shot and taken to University Hospital. I immediately rushed there to be by Tupac’s side. This was the first of an emotional 7 days that I sat guard over Tupac who was in an induced coma, riding the line between life and death. 7Dayz is the story of my experience at the hospital amidst death threats, undercover FBI informants and an uncooperative Police Department.” The goal for his campaign is $300,000 which will cover everything. At this time the film has raised a little more than $4,300.

TMZ is reporting that Drake and Diddy have squashed their beef with a phone call back in mid-april. The reasoning for them deciding to end the beef is because they are going to be seeing a lot of each other during events of theirs this summer that they will both be at. Drake has valuable assets on his team that Diddy might want access to like the beat maker Boi-1da so settling this beef really is good for both parties.

Just last month it is said that Bobby Shmurda, who is awaiting trial for many charges, got with three crip members in prison fighting two blood members in a fistfight. The fight was broken up with mace says the prison guard. The trail for Shmurda will begin on June 25^th and if convicted of all his charges he faces up to 25 years in prison so he really shouldn’t be making any enemies.

The Billboard Music Awards were last night in Vegas and Iggy Azalea got three awards. Iggy won two out of three main Hip Hop awards. She won Top Rap Artist beating out J. Cole, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Rae Sremmurd. Iggy also won Top Rap Song for her song “Fancy”. But J. Cole won did win Top Rap Album which is well deserved.

The TIDAL streaming service is still getting exclusivity to some pretty big artists content with the latest being from Nicki Minaj and Beyonce. Beyonce and Nicki Minaj have dropped the video for “Feeling Myself”, a Hit Boy-produced track on Nicki’s The Pinkprint album, exclusively on TIDAL. It will only be exclusive to title for a short amount of time but diehard fans of the two artist may fork up the cash just to watch the video early. Will this change anything for TIDAL? Probably not they will have to get a lot more exclusives for a long amount of time.

At around 4am this morning the Queens rapper, Lionel "Chinx" Pickens, was shot while in the passenger seat of his car while driving to Briarwood, Queens. His management team for the Coke Boys rapper has released this statement. "It is with a heavy heart that The Legion Media Group and 4 Kings Management announce the passing of Lionel 'Chinx' Pickens this morning. He was 31. Few details are available about his passing but his management confirmed his passing this morning. The rapper from Queens, New York was a member of French Montana's Coke Boys. Chinx's dedication, humor, and vision will always be remembered: 'Chinx was one of the most talented, dedicated, and determined rappers this industry had to offer,' says publicist Chanel Rae, 'Furthermore, he was a friend.'" Police are reporting that Chinx and another victim were driving in Chinx's Porshce on Queens Boulevard and another vehicle pulled up and opened fire on them. There is no motive at this time and the man that was driving Chinx car is in critical condition. Keep it right here for any updates and thoughs and prayers to Chinx friends and family from HHNS.

A protester named dream hampton who is also a filmmaker, writer, and social critic has used social media to defent Jay Z and Beyonce from the people saying that they remain quiet during the protests in Ferguson and now Baltimore. She has repordely contacted the couple while she was on the frontlines of the protests and was wires "tens of thousands" from them to cover bail costs. Hampton also added that they donated huge sums of cash to the "Black Lives Matter" foundation. It is good to see one of the most powerful couples in the world take part in events that are for the people.

Jay Z had an exclusive "B-Sides" concert for TIDAL users in NYC. Jay performed some rare songs from his catelog and even spit a freestyle taking shots at YouTube and Spotify and even Apple. Check out the lyrics from the freestyle in their entirity below thanks to Billboard. "I don't need no middlemen to talk to my n----s / I understand if you don't understand I figure my n----a / That's where we differ / I take what's mine you accept what they give you / I get you/ I don't take no checks / I take my respect / Pharrell even told me "Go with the best bet" / Jimmy Iovine offered the safety net / Google came around with a crazy check / I feel like YouTube is the culp-a-rit /. N----s pay you a tenth of what you supposed to get / You know n---a die for equal pay, right? You know what i'm worth / I ain't your slave right / You know i aint shucking and jivin' and high fivin' / You know this ain't back in the days right / But i can't tell by the way they kill Freddie Gray right / Shot down / Mike Brown / Like the way they did Tray right? / Y'all gone' keep choking' n----s / we gon' turn style / I ain't your token n---a / You know i came in this game independent right / Tidal / My own label / same difference / Oh n----s is skeptical of they own shit / You bought nine iPhones and Steve Jobs is rich / Phil Knight worth trillions you still bought those kicks / Spotify's nine billion and they ain't say shit / 'Lucyyy you got some splainin' to do' / The only one they hatin' on look the same as you / That's cool / I know they tryin' to bamboozle you / Spending billions on meryin' to confusin you / I had to tell myself "Hov, get used to it" / It's politics as usual." Also check out the video of the freestyle below also.

A well known hip-hop photographer, Armen Djerrahian, has opened a lawsuit on Rick Ross for using photographs that he had taken without permission. TMZ reports that Armen is suing Rick Ross for a photo of Jay z he had taken way back in 2003 that was recently used in Rosses "Movin Bass" video. Armen wants all profits made using they photo and wants to block any further use of the photo without his permission. Hopefully Ross gets this all sorted out quickly.

OG Maco has become one of the newest artists out of Atlanta to achieve success with his hit single “U Guessed It”. Maco has been putting out a constant flow of music for his fans and now he has moved further in his music career by signing to a major label. This was all confirmed from a tweet sent out by Maco himself saying “Deal complete. I just signed major.” And “And now that I’m worth a nice check, Ima need some peace from whatever woman trippin on me.” Then Maco added “No more free music or free features for anyone.” Hopefully this whole signing to a major doesn’t all go to his head and he keeps an element of himself down to earth. Check out OG Maco's music video for his hit song "U Guessed It" below.

Tmz is is reporting that Tyga has neighbors that are becoming more and more frustrated with the amount of parties he throws. The fines have built up to a whopping $10,000 for disturbing the neighborhood with the amount of house parties he has. Since Tyga is renting the landlord is the person who is actually getting most of the negativity. Though Tyga has been banned from common areas of his housing development which isn’t great for his reputation in that community.