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Among others, Big Sean discussed his disappointment in the rap that has been out recently: “I feel like there are flaws on the first album [and] flaws on the second album,” Big Sean said. “I don’t know if I’ll ever drop an album that doesn’t have any flaws…I probably will drop a perfect album one day. I’m going to master that…There’s not a lot of good rap music out there. So I really feel like there’s big responsibility for me to make good rap music, because there are only a few people that make it. I’m a beast out here. I’m not going to front. When it comes to this rap shit, you really got to be on a high level to fuck with me.”

Now that Lil Wayne has had his public disagreements with Cash Money, Charlamagne thinks differently of the record label: “That’s gotta hurt. Because Lil Wayne has been with Baby forever…My thing is how can anybody want to be in business with Birdman after watching Lil Wayne complain. For what is the second time. Remember back in the day when Juve and B.G. and all them left? Wayne was about to leave at one point with Roc-A-Fella for like the same reasons. The money was funny and whatnot. He wanted to go other places. I just don’t understand why you would want to sign with Birdman after seeing how he did his son. The man he kissed in the mouth. The man who made Cash Money what it is. First of all, let’s be clear, Cash Money would be dead if it wasn’t for Lil Wayne. Remember ‘Bling Bling’ when Baby said ‘By the year 2000 Lil Wayne’s gonna tear this game up?’ That’s one of the most underrated prophecies ever in the history of Hip Hop. Lil Wayne really tore the game up.”

Kid Cudi has recently involved himself in the famous handbag company, Coach. Coach has started their new Dreamers Campaign in which Kid Cudi is becoming the new face of: “Kid Cudi’s effortless ease and coolness could not better embody the spirit of the spring ’15 men’s collection.”

August Alsina while performing in St. Louis at anti-violence concert called “State of Emergency 2” with all proceeds going to the “Put down the Pistol” program. A fight had broken out between the shows promoter Loose Cannon Slim and August Alsina because Slim was upset that August showed up late. Fabolous was also backstage but he made sure to stay clear of the fighting.

Jay Z is said to be a part of a group that is in talks to purchase Hot 97 radio station. Jay and a group of investors that include Carmelo Anthony is said to be targeting Hot 97 for purchase and have hired lawyers and investment bankers and are serious about getting the deal done. Hot 97 is home to big radio personalities such as Ebro, Perter Rosenberg, Miss Info, and Funkmaster Flex. This is interesting because Flex has just been going on rants the last week aimed at Jay Z and has even said that Jay Z can’t control the higher ups at his station. But we’ll see if any of this really comes to fruition and if it actually does it will be interesting to see how Funkmaster Flex reacts after hearing his recent rants.

TLC hasn't dropped an album since 3D in 2002 which came out seven months after the tragic passing of group member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. Now the two T-Boz and Chilli are gearing up for a final album and are planning on having the project funded on Kickstarter with a goal of $150,000 posted today. In an interview T-Boz said, "We've always been known to do things differently. We've always been trailblazers and trendsetters. We've always been outspoken, and this seems like the perfect opportunity.”, when asked about the reasoning for using Kickstarter. Chilli added that yes they are celebrities but they want to bring their fans into the process to see how it is done.

It has been a few months since Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa finalized their divorce. But Amber has just let go of some shocking information about what her family thought about Wiz. Amber was interviewed by OWN recently on the special called “light Girls” which is a follow up to “Black Girls” and in it Rose talked about how her family didn’t attend her and Khalifa’s wedding in 2013 because of his skin color. “With my family, they feel like they’re more superior, or better than an African American, because we’re Creole and we have culture." She said. "I'm angry that my family is like that and they wanna 'pass' so bad that they raised my mom and my uncles and my aunts to not fully know their culture, I feel like that's why my father is white." Light Girls will aired tonight at 9 PM on OWN.

This Sunday morning there is some tragic news coming out of the A$AP mob which is that the founder A$AP Yams has passed away. There are no details on the cause of death but a lot of his friends and collaborators took to social media to give their condolences. A$AP Yams real name is Steven Rodriguez and he formed the A$AP crew back in 2007 playing a large role in beat selection and creative choices. We at HHNS send our condolences to the friends and family of Yams. We will keep you up to date with new details as they come in.

Funkmaster Flex decided to go on another rant today about Jay Z. Allegedly Jay texted Flex saying “This is HOV” after calling him private and not getting any response from Flex. Flex went on a rant because he didn’t like that “HOV” was capitalized “you should’ve lower-cased it, bruh” Flex said then adding “don’t talk to me with capital letters”. Then he goes on to say Hov is “a corporate commercial rapper that drops a little catch phrase every three months” So keep checking in for more information on this beef that Flex is trying to get started.

Lil B was woken up by a banging on his door a few days ago. The person at his door was Mateo Ysmael who lives in the same two-story duplex in Costa County, CA. Lil B says now that he owes the 15 year old kid his life after a electrical fire had spread though his residence. In a local paper Lil be was recorded saying this. "I'm grateful to be alive. If that kid didn't come knocking on my door ..." Lil B lost articles of clothing and some music in the fire but most of his belonging are okay.

A sub duo of the rap collective Odd Future, MellowHype, which consisted of artist Hodgy Beats and Left Brain is coming to an end says Hodgy. In an interview Hodgy said that he and Left Brain would no longer be known as MellowHype. Though the two are still going to make music together they will not be a part of the sub duo anymore. The reasoning coming from Hodgy is that the two are getting older and want to change things up. "I believe we're individuals. He feels the same way as well. We just individual people but we work together and everybody needs their own identity. It's a big refocus. Nah, we ain't breaking up. Nah, this ain't any weirdo shit. It's just some real shit. It's a refocus. Going from boys to men this is what it is. So it either understands it, 'cause it will be explained–cry about it, talk shit, applaud us–we still moving." Hodgy said.

We have known about Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey having a rocking relationship for a while now but it seems things are finally officially coming to an end. TMZ reports that Nick actually filed for divorce back on December 12^th which made it clear why Mariah had been late to her NBC tree-lighting special because she was busy talking to her lawyers about property settlements. This happened just a week before Nick filed making it clear why she did it so quickly. That’s all that is known for now but make sure to check back for more information as it comes out.

During a radio rant last night Funkmaster Flex made it really clear what he thinks about Jay Z’s blog called “Life + Times” dropping an excessive amount of bombs during the rant. When broken down the rant was this few years back Life + Times had interviewed Flex about his app “DJ Funk Flex” app asking a lot of questions about the creation of the app which didn’t end up in the interview. What they did instead was use his information to create their own app according to flex. Jump back to present day and Life + Times emails Flex asking about asking about his involvement in the upcoming Dipset mixtape which turned to Flex getting on the radio and going on a rant saying “you KNOW my involvement.",, "I don't understand how someone from that site can ask me my involvement in the Dipset reunion, but when I used to go out to the 40/40 I was told not to play any Dipset records. I'm so confused." And "The site is trash, a bunch of dumb big pictures and no numbers. Y'all can't move with me in this digital space." We’ll see if this actually gets any involvement from Jay Z himself but as of right now it seems that Flex just has a problem with the people that run his blog.

MTV has not confirmed it yet but it is being reported by TMZ that Tyga has got himself a reality tv show on the network. They are saying that it will center around Tyga and his friends excluding Blacc Chyna and Kylie Jenner from the show. You’ll be seeing instead the lavish lifestyle Tyga has while chilling with his homies. The show is said to have a spring release and there is word that Tyga has already filmed a segment with Chris Brown. Keep looking out for more details on this new show and if it really comes together.

Lupe has deleted his twitter account once and for all saying that he wanted to “go back to the shadows.” When asked about his not wanting to be relevant Lupe had the following to say. “I don't want to be relevant today. I don't want to be the go-to guy for the club song or to speak on all the dumb shit that's going around. I'm happy being that somewhat sophisticated, overly deep weird guy making powerful music -- but just two or three degrees away from the center of attention. There is a new generation speaking to a new generation, so you have a Kendrick Lamar and a J. Cole and the other people who are the new Lupes. I don't have the same lingo. I don't sip lean or smoke weed. I can't compete with a Wiz Khalifa for the attention of a 12-year old.