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UPDATE: Back in May, it seemed like Jas Prince’s lawsuit against YMCMB was over. Apparently, that’s not the case. TMZ is reporting that although he recently filed documents to dismiss his Florida federal lawsuit against Birdman and Aspire Music Group, he plans to file again in New York. Prince is seeking millions in unpaid royalties and claims to be the one who brought Drake to Young Money. In May, word got out that a judge had thrown out the case; and last month, it was revealed that a settlement deal had been reached with at least two of Aspire's shareholders. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ PREVIOUSLY: Jas Prince: Birdman Owes Me Millions The legal discord keeps getting worse over at Cash Money Records. Jas Prince, son of Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J. Prince, hasn’t given up his bout with the label over Drake, and claims he’s owed millions in overdue royalties. According to TMZ, Prince filed new legal docs t

FLORENCE, Colo. (WLS) -- The murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee led an Illinois congressman in search of peace to a supermax prison. Congressman Bobby Rush went to the most secure prison in the United States - ADMAX prison in Florence, Colorado - to meet with two inmates who founded the gangs at the center of a dispute that police say triggered Tyshawn's murder one week ago. "Right now, as I see it, they're part of the solution, not part of the problem," said Rep. Bobby Rush. The reverend/congressman Bobby Rush was in full pastoral dress as he talked with Larry Hoover and Abdul Malik Kabah - formerly known as Jeff Fort - about Tyshawn Lee, the targeted 9-year-old murder victim. "They knew about it and were appalled at it," Rush said. Hoover, who co-founded the Gangster Disciples, has been in prison since a 1973 murder conviction. He was transferred to ADMAX for running a drug ring from an Illinois prison. Fort formed the Black P-Stone Nation in the

BEIRUT: A Saudi prince and four others were detained on Monday in Lebanon in the largest drug bust in the history of the Beirut airport, a security source said. Saudi prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four others were detained by airport security while allegedly “attempting to smuggle about two tons of Captagon pills and some cocaine,” a security source told AFP. “The smuggling operation is the largest one that has been foiled through the Beirut International Airport,” the source said on condition of anonymity. Captagon is the brand name for the amphetamine phenethylline, a synthetic stimulant. The banned drug is consumed mainly in the Middle East and has reportedly been widely used by fighters in Syria. I am a prince and I do what I want, said drugged-up Saudi royal The security source said the drugs had been packed into cases that were waiting to be loaded onto a private plane that was headed to Saudi Arabia. The five Saudi citizens were still in the airport and

Meek Mill apparently has been granted the authority to kick Wale out of MMG, because he seemingly did just that on his instagram account. The Philly rapper ranted and even suggested that Wale commit suicide, a notion that the D.C. rapper has wrestled with in real life. Niggas b doing all this to drop a new record gossiping about they hoe ass feelings and they personal life because they miserable and nobody don’t rock wit them! Really stay away from me Fam! U not MMG NOMORE! This why u can’t get my number you a hoe! 😂😂😂😂 and u dead cracked right now @wale foh nuttttt! I wasn’t even mad at you Fam u got some real issues with yaself and you jealous! Broke rapper! This my last time I think addressing shit on the Internet …. But if I don’t talk about it one of you dudes gone get hurt speaking my name like it’s sweet! Y’all niggas gone stop mentioning my name like it ain’t no consequences…. I’m off this internet! I don’t speak on Mmg in interviews unless it’s good! U a clown … We don

Lil Wayne had a front row seat watching Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao. He also watched the Ravens beat the 49ers in the 2013 Super Bowl. He even watched the finals of the NCAA Women's Tourney. And he stiffed the ticket brokers ... allegedly. Tickets of America and White Glove International claim Wayne got $119,400 worth of tickets and never paid a cent. According to the lawsuit, Wayne got tickets for the following events: -- Mayweather vs. Pacquiao $67,500 -- Super Bowl XLVII $14,000 -- MTV Video Music Awards $4,000 -- Heat vs. Hawks $11,000 -- Lakers vs. Rockets $11,100 -- Clippers vs. Rockets $11,300 And this is sad ... NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four -- a measly $500. The suit claims Wayne got the tickets between February 2013 and June 2015. The suit names Young Money and Wayne's manager, Cortez Bryant, but not the rapper himself. We reached out to Wayne. So far no word back. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/08/14/lil-wayne-sued-tickets-mayweather

Dame Dash seems to always have a new business venture up his sleeve and with the success of past endeavors, I would not be surprised if his latest business plan takes off. Dame has been working on a streaming service–Dame Dash Studios–for some time now and it is set to launch on September 1st! @copacetic_LB || @TatWza Those with a business sense have to respect the grind that Dame is constantly on. Before anyone jumps to conclusions, this streaming service that Dame is about to embark on is nothing like Jay-Z’s Tidal. While Tidal is strictly to promote music and help increase artist revenue, Dame’s service will stream all music and films that he has the rights to. As far as film is concerned, customers can expect new content to be provided with the service as Dame is currently in the works in producing several projects. According to the man himself, he wants to give the people an outlet to watch the films they want to see and more importantly things that they need to see. For ins

Last month we shared a story on a Cleveland woman, 37 year-old Ralkina Jones, who was discovered dead in her jail cell. Police have just released the video of Ralkina roughly about 15 hours before she died. She discussed her special medical needs with the Cleveland Heights officers saying “I’m not asking for any exception to any rules, but I will tell you this: I don’t want to die in your cell.” Jones was initially brought in for assault, child endangerment, and domestic violence charges after an altercation with her ex husband. Jones notified the officers that she suffered from Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and of her mandatory prescriptions stating “What happens is, when I go from a sitting to a standing position, I faint.” She was sent to the hospital after officials noticed she was looking out of it and was later brought back to her jail cell where she became unresponsive. Her initial autopsy revealed that there was “no suspicious injuries” but the Jone

Tyga released his oft-delayed The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty on Spotify for free as a surprise last week, though only available to stream. A few days later, on a Friday, it was made available on iTunes. Update: Tyga responds to Complex about the low sales, see what he says in the gallery above. Back in June, Troy Ave released his Major Without A Deal album on iTunes on a Friday as well, which because it was in place of the traditional Tuesday release, resulted in only 3 days worth of “first-week” sales, since Nielsen Soundscan closes their tracking on Sunday nights for the week. The result was 4,373 units sold in those 3 days for Troy, something he caught a ton of flack for on social media. Tyga now has him beat, though. Marisa Mendez: Twitter || Instagram Now that the charts are available, Complex did some digging and found that T-Raww moved a whopping 2,200 units in those 3 days. Jeez! For his part, Tyga had the following to say in response to their findings: @complex label

vin Durant texts Leo Chang at midnight sometimes. This a fairly normal part of a relationship between signature athlete and sneaker designer—Nike’s Eric Avar has surely been awakened by messages from Kobe Bryant countless times—but Durant and Chang have a unique bond nonetheless. Chang, who joined the Nike Basketball team at the same time as Durant, has designed every one of Durant’s signature shoes. Even Tinker Hatfield and Michael Jordan, as close as they became, didn’t work together from the beginning. They’re comfortable with each other, and it’s readily apparent as they discuss their latest joint project, the KD8. There has been growth on both ends, as Durant has won scoring titles and the MVP award, while Chang has risen to become design director of Nike Basketball. And there have been experiences shared—Chang, on his first visit to Durant’s hometown of Seat Pleasant, Md., ran Hunt’s Hill, one of KD’s workout spots. Image by Andy Hur Other Nike signature athletes like Bryant

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This week both social media and traditional media have been full of stories about Bruce Jenner’s transition to becoming Caitlyn Jenner. After the Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star’s Vanity Fair cover story was released, Jenner was congratulated by fans, his Keeping Up With the Kardashians family members, and even President Barack Obama. [ALSO READ: Bruce Jenner Emerges As “Caitlyn”] Instead of following the trend, record producer Timbaland posted a highly circulated meme featuring an image from the Eddie Murphy movie Coming To America. The picture included the words, “His momma named him Bruce. Imma call him Bruce.” Tim was then accused of being transphobic and insensitive toward Jenner. The creator of hit records such as “One In A Million,” “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” “Cry Me A River,” and “Holy Grail” jumped on Twitter to defend his use of the meme and to call out the media for focusing on his post.

Kevin Gates x DJ Holiday present the new mixtape "Murder For Hire"

Some Hip Hop followers were surprised to find out veteran rapper Juvenile decided to sign back with Cash Money Records after the label has been accused for years of not properly compensating its artists. Juve stopped by The Breakfast Club this week, and the New Orleans rhymer addressed his return to Cash Money. [ALSO READ: Juvenile Announces He Has Re-Signed With Cash Money (VIDEO)] “We worked it out. They cut the check,” stated Juvenile. “It’s a matter of lawyers sitting at the table. Lawyers are gonna do their thing, and we’re gonna do our thing outside of it. They worked it out.” When Juve first rose to prominence in the late 1990’s he teamed with fellow Cash Money artists Lil Wayne, Young Turk, and B.G. to form the group Hot Boys. Both Wayne and Turk are now suing the company for past royalties. Juvenile briefly gave his views on Wayne’s legal battle against CMB. “I just stay out the way,” Juvenile said. “It ain’t my position to even give advice. I’m gonna stay out of tha

Since its inception, Roc Nation has been taking over the world step by step, and they just unveiled another power move. It’s been recently announced that Roc Nation, alongside Three Six Group (home to Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, and Deadmau5) would be forming Three Six Zero Entertainment, which will serve as a full-service management company to represent actors, directors, and writers in the film, television, and digital industries. The company plans to offer branding and financial services to its clients. The launch of this firm is Jay Z’s biggest move into the wider array of the entertainment business after the successes of Roc Nation and Roc Nation Sports. Along with bringing along Roc Nation CEO and co-founder Jay Brown, Jay Z will be bringing his leverage in the music world into Hollywood. This announcement comes not long after it was made public that Jay Z was purchasing Aspiro, the streaming service. What do you think Jay Z is going to do next? It seems like he isn’t stopp

If ‘real recognize real’ is a maxim you subscribe to, then Kendrick Lamar just got the endorsement of a lifetime. In a new interview with GQ, the Motown legend gave the young Compton rapper a glowing review. “Kendrick Lamar is extremely talented,” Wonder said, adding “But not only is he just talented; he has a real concern for the people.” Stevie must have digested the social perils Kendrick laid out on good kid, m.A.A.d. city, because he’s evidently been paying attention since then–later in his interview with GQ, Stevie started giving his own, animated rendition of “i.” For more on Kendrick, check out his latest XXL cover story.

Chad Johnson Expecting His Fifth Child Chad Johnson recently made a special announcement to the world; his girlfriend is pregnant. The former NFL player and Crystal Bates, the woman he’s been dating since splitting with Evelyn Lozada, are expecting a baby girl and Chad used the #WomanCrushWednesday hashtag to announce it. - See more at: http://bossip.com/1093303/congratulations-chad-johnson-confirms-that-his-girlfriend-crystal-is-expecting-a-gut-full-of-ochocinco/#sthash.R0QY27EH.dpuf

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After Funk Flex’s longwinded diatribe the other night, Cam’ron & Jim Jones dropped a (somewhat disappointing) Jay Z diss. Hot 97 legend and “king of digital space” Funk Flex went on a longwinded bomb-laden diatribe on air the other night, dissing Jay Z’s Life & Times website and calling it “trash,” after they purportedly stole his secrets to success during an interview back in the day and used it to launch their own (failed) app. Flex was apparently set off all over again with Life & Times emailed him with the same kind of pitch–asking for an interview regarding his involvement in the upcoming Dipset reunion. Flex took to the airwaves and Instagram to let the world know he was unhappy with Hov, and Cam’ron and Jim Jones, longtime Jay Z adversaries, soon followed suit, dropping the “Victory” freestyle. Cam’ron, keeping it classy as ever, even samples Queen Bey on the diss track. As a Dipset fan, the track is more than a little disappointing. Meanwhile, in keeping with

Steven Rodriguez, better known to the Hip Hop world as A$AP Yams has died. Details behind his death are currently unknown, but members of the mob such as A$AP Ferg, Bari and Rocky have spoken out on social media about their friend. The 26-year old founded the mob with A$AP Bari and A$AP Illz in 2007. After meeting Rocky in 2008, the group began to grow bigger and they found success after the release of Rocky's mixtape, Live. Love. A$AP. Yams made a name for Rocky and the other members of the mob on his Tumblr page. In an interview with the New York Times, he credited the page to his success and called Rocky "Luke Skywalker" to his "Yoda." Source: The Independent

Listen to Meek Mill's new comeback release "Ice Cream (freestyle)". Meek is back! After previewing new music on Instagram for the past few weeks, Meek Mill finally decides to treat fans to something new for their playlists with “Ice Cream Freestyle”. Hopping on Wu-Tang's classic cut "Ice Cream", Meek proves that he hasn't missed a beat while being locked up and delivers some more vicious, in-your-face rhymes for the streets. Highlighted by his lyrical onslaught, Meek raps about everything from police injustice & being locked up to giving advise to the Shmurda gang and Nicki rumors. It should hold fans over until Meek drops off his highly anticipated Dreams Worth More Than Money album. Until then, stream this new street banger and let us know what ya think! (Flex bombs for now)

A little earlier in the week the Rich Gang comrades teased us with a track “M.O.M” (Mind On Money) in preparation for their upcoming sequel to Tha Tour Pt. 1. Today the two are back with another hit entitled “In This Game“. Starting off with a flood of some piano keys then it goes right into an upbeat tune while still keeping rhythm. Lets take a moment to applaud the two for building anticipation by releasing dope hits for their upcoming sequel that will drop eventually. Listen below.

I want to say this off the TOP – I cannot confirm in anyway the allegations presented. This is intriguing though, because it comes from Jamel Simmons aka Redrum of the Horrorcore group, The Flatlinerz. This is the group that was signed to Def Jam as the genre of music got popular. They don’t stop the accusations at Def Jam and Russ either, they go into talking about Jay Z and more! In this exclusive interview with the Murder Master Music Show ugs4life.com – they say a lot of s**t. Read excerpts from the interview below. Jam Master Jay was very instrumental in their success: “I remember Jay took me out for my 25th Birthday, and not long after that he got killed. For people who don’t know, Jam Master Jay is the reason we got signed, he signed us first.” When asked if anyone knew anything about Jam Master Jay’s murder: “We don’t really know about that! Who is to say what it was about. We don’t know bruh! He was one of the best, I can’t see it happening. It kind of rocked everybody

After thousands of NYPD cops turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio during the funeral of fallen officer Rafael Ramos, many were criticized for the perceived disrespect of Ramos who was slain by a mentally challenged man on December 20. Yet during the recent funeral for Wenjian Liu, the second officer killed during the attack, many within the NYPD was seen doing it again, despite pleas from police commissioner William Bratton not to do so. Officers claim that the Mayor failed to come to their defense following a recent wave of anti-cop sentiments, resulting in a bitter rift between the two. With his back to the mayor, one officer said: “I can’t stand even looking at him. He has no friends here.”