Chance The Rapper spilled some featuring artists’ names for his newest album which included, Frank Ocean, Jcole and Andre3000. Chance then spoke about how he is looking to making his live shows more enjoyable: “The musical-theater aspect of the show that we want to do is a lot about exclusivity. I think creating a space that you can only see in the moment is really important. I like the fact that some of your favorite Broadway musicals are not made into movies.”
Keeping to his word Lil Wayne has filed a lawsuit against Birdman/Cash Money to get out of his contract. It was at first believed that Wayne was only going to sue Birdman for $8 million and for freedom from the label. The lawsuit states Birdman breeched Lil Wayne’s contract by withholding tens of millions owed by Cash Money because of the delay of his album Tha Carter 5. Lil Wayne is suing Birdman for $51 million and is asking the judge makes him joint copyright holder of all Young Money recordings.
Ludacris had a child with Tamika Fuller back in late 2013 then claims came in that he couldn’t pay his child support. But now Luda has won primary custody of his daughter whose name is Cai Bella Bridges and is now just of a year old. When Ludacris spoke to TMZ he had this to say about the ruling “I am gratified that the judge found me to be the most fit and proper parent to have primary physical custody of our beautiful daughter.”
Benzino from the show Love & Hip-Hop tried bringing a loaded gun through airport security while at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday. TSA noticed something weird about his carry-on bag when he put it on the conveyor and found a loaded 9 mm hand gun with 7 rounds in the magazine. Benzino was escorted to jail and got released on a bail of $3,000.
Normally donations are always looked at positively but in the Migos case people have found room too hate. The three rappers posted a picture to instagram of them at an Atlanta High School handing them a giant check for the sum of $1000 dollars. Many have decided to call the artist out and say they should of donated more than that to the School. One of the main people calling them out was Charlemagne Tha God, from Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, even going as far as to give Migos “Donkey Of The Day.”
The news that Lil Wayne is actually suing Birdman came as a surprise for many of us and everyone knows the most successful people behind Cash Money and Young Money are Wayne, Drake, and Nicki. This is why it is such a big deal that Lil Wayne actually wants to take Drake and Nicki with him when he finally leaves Cash Money. Sources close to Weezy say that he also plans to sue to make sure all Young Money Artist stay with him. On Lil Wayne last mixtapes opening track called “CoCo” he says “I ain’t trippin’, I got Barbie, I got Drake too,” obviously referencing Drake and Minaj siding with him when everything splits if it ever does actually happen. Keep it locked for more information on this dispute between Wayne and Birdman.
HOT 97 has been one of the biggest radio stations for Hip-Hop for decades with many of their personalities being there since the 90s. Last year they lost Angie Martinez and Mister Cee and now today they have lost another popular personality, Cipha Sounds. Sounds voiced his frustrations with the station on a recent podcast of his saying he never felt comfort or support from the station so he has decided to leave.
Dr. Dre has just signed a young kid from Dallas, Texas named Justin Mohrle. The artist is still in his early stages of career development and is not allowed to speak about what he is working on yet. Though Justin made the move to L.A. back in the summer of 2014 so it seems as though he is going to being doing a lot of work with Dre. Mohrle has been doing very long 13-hour writing and recording sessions and is working with big names already. Hopefully Dre lets us hear from this new artist soon so we can see what he is truly made of.
Kevin Gates is now wanted by police so he can be questioned about a recent shooting that had taken place at a recent show of his. Kevin Gates “I Don’t Get Tired” tour stopped in Kentucky recently for a show that ended in a shooting. Police were called on Sunday because shots broke out with one person with non-life threatening injuries. Gates continued to perform the show even after all this had gone down and police want to question him because they think he had the best vantage point of the shooting because he was up on the stage. The cops have yet to be able to get a hold of Gates for questioning and probably won’t get any information out of him anyways when they do finally catch up with him.
Dear, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
I am writing because I trust these words will not fall on deaf ears. However, this letter merits no written response or acknowledgement. My hope is that you gentlemen will become an example of the grass roots movement respect for political compromise.
The events that caused certain African Americans to create the Hip Hop art form in the 1970’s are still hyper sensitive subjects, today. This fact is evidenced by the latest surge of nationwide protest coined Black Lives Matter. Like most things that were created out of survival needs by desperate people, this art form is considered by the world as creative genius.
Many years ago, Hip-Hop turned the corner from a culture survival behavior to a world renowned commodity. Like a diamond in many ways. Like a blood diamond in ways that causes for pause in a moment of consideration for the painful plight of others.
This cultural commodity is now used by those with a cultural linage to it for trade. Like many cities of which people travel to as tourist for the purpose of experiencing the culture. Chinatown lays claim to their culture commodities and they sell that culture to tourist everyday in cities across the nation. It would be ridiculous for a Black person to sell Chinese food or other Chinese cultural treasures on a worlds stage.
The plight of Black people is the poor mans copyright (no pun intended) to the genius art form known as Hip-Hop. When someone infringes on copyrights of another in this litigious land either a demand to cease and desist or a negotiated settlement is in order.
In this case, allow me to offer a solution to the issue of infringement at-hand. The only amicable and morally responsible action is for the responsible parties to publicly donate a percentage of the (ill-gotten) gains to those having the claim of birthright on the commodity known as Hip-Hop.
Anything else would literally be consider a Heist.
Respectfully,
Bello Bey
Author of Driving While Black – The Manifesto
Founder of www.operatingwhileblack.com
Connect: www.bellobey.com
Mike Tyson discusses his inspiration for his newest collaboration Iconic featuring Madonna and Chance The Rapper: “Madonna calls you and tells you to come somewhere, you go. I didn’t know what the hell I was going there for. I’m just there having a good time and hanging out with Madonna. She has her producer there and I go into the studio and I didn’t know if she wanted me to talk or rap. I just go in there and start talking. I’m talking about my life and things that I have endured. I’m saying some really crazy stuff. It was really intense.”
Big Sean says that he wants to eventually start his own record label being that he enjoys scouting for new artists: “Seeing how you can help people by being around and inspiring, I wanna do that,” He says. ‘I’m actively looking for artists and people I believe in and giving them opportunity.’”
Nessa will be replacing Hot 97’s Angie Martinez’s PM time slot as of January 26: “You’re gonna get out the new lingerie, you’re gonna spice it up a little and you’re going to thank your old boyfriend for teaching you those tricks but now it’s time to learn some new tricks,” she says. “I feel like coming to Hot 97 is a dream come true and I can’t wait to learn new things here.”
During a recent interview, 2 Chainz discussed becoming the mayor of College Park, Georgia: “I’m a musician, not a politician. I’m supposed to be running for mayor in College Park. I got everybody wishing. I’m really gonna do this little mayor thing in College Park. I’m just trying to make sure I have the right qualifications.”
It’s been a week since A$AP founder A$AP Yams has passed away and we’ve haven’t really heard much from A$AP Rocky until now. Billboard got to talk to Rocky after the premiere of his movie “Dope” and small performance which many could tell how deeply affected Rocky was by Yams passing. “That performance –that was just going to stop me from crying, “I had to address it, because the whole time I was rapping and I wasn’t into it, which is sad, but I just gotta keep it real. I can’t front. It even harder knows that I gotta fly out in less than an hour just to go bury him. That’s the part that eats at me.” Rocky said when asked why he cut his set short.
