Suge Knight has been in Las Vegas ever since the robbing of the photographer occurred. Suge surrendered yesterday to the police and the judge was sympathetic lowering his bail to $500,000 instead of the $1 million it was originally set at by the D.A.
Odd future artist Tyler, The Creator is going to be give an inside look into the creation of his third album Wolf, which dropped last April. The only thing is that the documentary will be extremely exclusive with only one hundred copies being made. Fifty of the copies will be available and Odd Futures Camp Flog Gnaw that is going down in two days.
On his recent track “Multiply” A$AP Rocky disses clothing brands he used to rock with saying “I ain’t really fuckin’ with that BEEN TRILL” and “HBA shit is weak, you can keep that.” In an interview with The Cut he had more clarification on the subject. When asked if he really thought Hood by Air was weak or was it a misunderstanding Rocky replied with “No, there is no misunderstanding.”
Back facing another gun charge is rapper Lil Durk who according to The Chicago Tribune, vowed to stay outta trouble way back in August, was arrested early today in southwest Chicago. Reports are that a woman let officers into the residence that Durk was staying at, and saw him standing near a kitchen island with weapons visible and arrested him knowing he was a felon. Police seized a Glock .45-caliber handgun with 11 rounds and a Springfield .45-caliber handgun with a mag and 13 live rounds. Things aren’t looking too good for Durk since he was already on probation at the time of this arrest.
The rapper Yung Berg who has lately been starring in “Love & Hip-Hop: LA” has been arrested in New York City today after he attacked his girlfriend with the specific charge being “obstruction of breathing.” As reported by TMZ Berg was at Gershwin Hotel with his girlfriend when they got into an argument which ended in Berg grabbing her neck and throwing her on the floor then dragging her by the neck and hitting her in the face. Police arrived and found the girlfriend with bruises on her body and Berg was taken into custody.
Jay Z has acquired champagne brand Armand de Brignac which is a luxury champagne brand. The New York Times is reporting that Jay-owned Sovereign Brands has acquired the brand of bubbly and added this statement. “We are proud to announce that Sovereign Brands, a New York-based wine and spirits company owned by the Berish family, has sold its interest in the Armand de Brignac Champagne brand to a new company led by the globally renowned Shawn ‘Jay Z’ Carter.”
The Los Angeles Laker Nick Young has been dating rapper Iggy Azalea for about a year now and seem to be taking their relationship to the next level. Young recently spoke with DuJour Magazine saying “Me and Iggy just bought a house. We’ve been getting really close lately. I’ve never been with somebody like this.” Then Nick was asked about a possible wedding in which he said “It’s come up a couple times.” But Hopefully Nick gets healed up soon and can get on the court for his 2014-2015 season debut.
Freddie Gibbs and his group were shot at multiple times while they were sitting in their GMC Denali SUV. This happened just after Gibbs performed at Rough Trade which is in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Right after the incident Gibbs took to instagram giving his followers an update on his status saying “Yep. Still Living. Thanks NYC,” Sources close to Freddie say that everyone is okay and that Gibb’s friend was hit in the knee but is recovering now.
A new feature called “Why are rap lyrics being used as evidence in court” was made by Noisey.com. In the publication it cites that even way back in the early 90s court cases would use rap lyrics. A rap scholar at the University of Richmond, Erik Nielson, says the use of lyrics as evidence has become widespread. “Lyrics are being used all throughout the criminal justice process. They’re being used in indictment hearings, they’re being used in actual trials, They’re being used in sentencing hearings. We know that they’re being used in less for ways, for example to compel a plea bargain.” One court case involved an aspiring rapper by the name of Vonte Skinner that was charged with attempted murder. The reports are that during his trial, that took place back in 2008, the New Jersey state prosecutors read 13 pages of lyrics written by skinner which got him convicted.
After having discussed Chris Browns relationship with Karrueche Tran on last night’s episode of The Real Talk show Chris took to instagram to talk about the hosts Adrienne Bailon and Tamar Braxton. On the show Bailon gave her thoughts on Chris Browns relationship with Karrueche stating “Maybe some of her friends also reap the benefits of her dating Chris Brown, they wanna be a part of that circle. So, really, are your friends gonna tell you, ‘Leave that, ‘if there your real friends, yes.” This lead to brown going in on the two show host via instagram later that night saying “‘BRING THAT ASS HERE BOY’ ADRIENNE BAILON,” Brown wrote according to Miss Info. “You ole trout mouth ass bitch. U tried it. Won’t u the same bitch that was fucking wit married men? U also was keeping up with the Kardashians! U can’t talk about relationship goals when u don’t even have life goals. Ain’t you a cheetah girl? Last time u was important niggas was riding spinners and wearing 6x talk Ts. You the same bitch having threesomes like the rest of these hoes. U tried it too Tamara Braxton. U take the role of the ugly sister. It’s always the people wit no career that talk all the shit. Dat plastic surgery fucked yo face up. Bitch look like she always saying “huh”? Muppet face ass! #basicbitchproblems #thotiannas I don’t even need a photo for Tamar, that bitch is beat in every photo! #icanmakeabrokebitchrichbutidontfuckwitbrokebitches.”
Popular Hip-hip radio personality Angie Martinez has inked a management deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation. The roster includes the likes of Rihanna, Big Sean, DJ Mustard and many more. What makes this unique is that Angie is the first ‘Personality’ that they have ever signed. Angie has been making big moves lately her last one being her jump from Hot 97 to Power 105.1.
Suge Knight Health has taken a turn for the worse according to TMZ Suge has passed out twice while behind bars and was taken to a hospital so that they could treat a possible blood clot in his lung. Sources say that Suge has been on blood thinners since he was shot but since his arrest he hasn’t been able to take them which could of lead to the blood clot.
Kendrick Lamar was quoted saying his new studio album could be “even more raw” then good kid, m.A.A.d city. He also added that he is keeping most of his producers in-house but has also worked with Dr. Dre. “If anything, aside from good kid, it’ll probably feel even more raw, because it’s a little more dirty with the live, dirty drums on it. It’s not something that’s contemporary with the MPC and you pressing different patterns and things like that, but we’ll see how it comes out…Everything’s really in-house. Of course Dre, but I really stick with four producers that I’ve been working with since day one. I don’t really go outside the box of that soundwave.”
Kanye West’s new kicks with Adidas are slated to drop in the third week of November. Originally thought to be coming in September the highly anticipated Yeezy III’s look is still undetermined but with Kanye behind it we can expect something of high quality and style.
As reported by TMZ Amber Rose has been dating Zack which is French Montanas Brother. “Amber keeps her distance when they’re in public, but we know she’s seeing Zack. They were out at a strip club and a nightclub in NYC over the weekend.”
