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Kid Cudi had social media buzzing Wednesday, September 14, with a stream of fiery tweets that took aim at Drake and his former G.O.O.D. Music label boss, Kanye West.

"Everyone thinks they're soooo great. Talkin top 5 and be having 30 people write songs for them," Cudi wrote. "My tweets apply to who they apply. Ye, Drake, whoever. These niggas dont give a fuck about me. And they aint fuckin with me."

Everyone thinks they're soooo great. Talkin top 5 and be having 30 people write songs for them

— The Chosen One (@KidCudi) September 14, 2016

My tweets apply to who they apply. Ye, Drake, whoever. These niggas dont give a fuck about me. And they aint fuckin with me.

— The Chosen One (@KidCudi) September 14, 2016

It didn't take West long to respond.

"Respect the God" @KidCudi @kanyewest @TeamKanyeDaily pic.twitter.com/gCuYBKuFZO

— ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ (@dannyViaTSA) September 15, 2016

During his concert Wednesday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa, West stopped the show briefly to fire back.

“Kid Cudi, don’t ever mention 'Ye name!” West roared to the approval of the 16,000 fans in attendance. “I birthed you! … Don’t try to say who I can do songs with! You mad 'cause I’m doing songs with Drake? Can’t nobody tell 'Ye who to do songs with! Respect the God!”

Sheesh!

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Meek Mill lost a cousin Tuesday, September 13, during a wave of violence that swept over the city of Philadelphia.

TMZ reports that Angelo Colon died from a gunshot wound to the head. He was 1 of 5 people who died that day from stabbings or shootings.

Meek mourned the loss of his relative via an Instagram photo and expressed a desire to get his family out of his hometown, and instill a different mindset into the young ones.

"Damn Lo! Watching my family die to these philly streets," he wrote. "Probation is the only thing that got me tied to come coming back here so frequent!! My mission is to save my family from these streets and change the mindframe of all my lil cousins growing up in it!!!! #RIPLO hurt me to see you in this same spot lifeless!"

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In April of 2013 Kid Cudi left Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label. He released a statement at the time saying there were no hard feelings.

"Man, everything is cool," the Cleveland rapper said. "Everything is peace with everybody on the label. There's never been any issues, but I am announcing that I'm no longer on G.O.O.D. Music. And this is something that no one knows, really. I'm no longer on G.O.O.D. Music."

On Wednesday, September 14, Cudi went on a Twitter rant that suggests he didn't reveal his true feelings when he exited stage left.

"I need yall to know I got so many haters within the industry and these clowns know Im bout to crush their entire existance," he began. "Everyone thinks they're soooo great. Talkin top 5 and be having 30 people write songs for them. Let me tell you something. The days of the fuckery are over. The fake ones wont be lasting too much longer. Im the one they worry about cause they know I dont give a fuck about the corny shit they do. And all u jealous chicken hearted shits I see you too. I am the culture. I keep silent because I dont ever wanna come off like some angry hater, but today, not only do I feel fantastic, Im feelin like taking over. I already have."

Cudi then got more specific about the targets of his diatribe, when he named both Kanye and Drake.

"My tweets apply to who they apply. Ye, Drake, whoever. These niggas dont give a fuck about me. And they aint fuckin with me," the Day 'N' Night hitmaker continued. "Niggas keep you close when they see how powerful you are by yourself. When they see your greatness. Out of fear. Ive been loyal to those who haven't been to me and that ends now. Now im your threat. Anybody got a issue with my words im glad. If you feel me, dont be scared to use your voice. I was for so long out of blind loyalty. From here Ill let the music speak. As you were, peace and love to my supporters and true ones."

Well, Damn!

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Imani Boyette, the 21-year old 2016 first round pick of the WNBA's Chicago Sky, has been on a campaign since May of this year to meet 50 Cent.

"For the next month or so I will outline my love and at least 50 reasons, @50cent should come to @wnbachicagosky vs. NY #WNBA20for50," she tweeted on May 10.

For the next month or so I will outline my love and at least 50 reasons, @50cent should come to @wnbachicagosky vs. NY #WNBA20for50

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) May 10, 2016

And true to her word, Boyette, kept the tweets coming.

She says the music icon has been her favorite since the first time she heard his classic debut album "Get Rich or Die Tryin."

Imani and Paul Boyette

When Imani married Paul Boyette on July 25, 2015, their first dance was to 50's song "Best Friend."

1. I have loved you @50cent since my dad picked me up in 3rd grade bumping Get Rich or Die Trying without his shirt on. #WNBA20for50

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) May 10, 2016

2. Fiddy! My first dance at my wedding was to "Best Friend" - tell me I don't love you bruh! @50cent #WNBA20for50 pic.twitter.com/tOot902zaT

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) May 10, 2016

3. I got prolly 1 of my worst whoopins in 6th grade cuz my myspace intro had the uncensored lyrics to P.I.M.P, worth it tho. #WNBA20for50

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) May 11, 2016

If you weren't aware I am currently in a month long twitter campaign to get @50cent to come to @wnbachicagosky v NY June 24th! #wnba20for50

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) May 11, 2016

Please believe me @50cent this is a stop worth making. I'm 4 deep in my fiddy reasons. #wnba20for50

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) May 11, 2016

5. You should come to the game because Lil Wayne has been to WNBA games and we all know you love women more than him.  #wnba20for50

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) May 11, 2016

20. This is still my life motto @50cent, also known as "I ont got it." #wnba20for50 pic.twitter.com/G1RjxdrBeT

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) June 1, 2016

21. I don't think people know you got 9 books. @50cent but I think it's impressive. Only 19 days till I meet you bae! #wnba20for50

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) June 6, 2016

It wasn't long before Boyette's campaign started to get national media exposure.

“I have pretty much everything he’s ever made in my iPod," she told USA Today in June.

She said her teammates were not always the most supportive.

“They think I’m ridiculous. I just love 50 Cent," she explained.

Boyette wasn't sure if her idol would grant her request and said she would "probably cry" if he did.

Just when it looked like her efforts were going to be futile the "In Da Club" hit maker reached out to Boyette via his Instagram account in late June.

"Imani I'm coming to see you play soon as I can. I just have to check when your playing so I can fly in," he wrote."

Boyette was ecstatic, writing on Twitter: "YALL IM CRYING! #wnba20for50 is alive and well!! LOOK AT GOD! Won't he do it?!"

YALL IM CRYING! #wnba20for50 is alive and well!! LOOK AT GOD! Won't he do it?! pic.twitter.com/MrwYS4CPSp

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) June 29, 2016

So I'm mad we lost today but you know, @50cent just turned my frown upside down!

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) June 29, 2016

On Tuesday, September 13, 50 kept his promise by attending the Sky's game against the Minnesota Lynx at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

The one the only @50Cent has arrived to watch @imaniboyette. (Vine by @WNBA) https://t.co/SRUkdD9iqm

— Rickard Bergquist (@sportblogg) September 14, 2016

Boyette's team won in overtime by a score of 98 to 97. The 6' 7" center had a key block in the extra period.

After the game 50 gave Boyette a big hug.

"Man she blocked a shot in over time," 50 captioned a photo with Boyette on Instagram. "I said oh shit !!! Lmao."

Check out a few of the tweets following last night's game.

Can we all just recognize how much of a boss @ImaniBoyette is for getting @50cent to come to the game tonight?! #makingdreamscometrue

— Brittany Ducksworth (@BritDucksworth) September 13, 2016

Imani Boyette SKIES for a big-time rejection in OT! Play of the game presented by @Spalding https://t.co/BKu9tXhWug

— WNBA (@WNBA) September 14, 2016

.@50Cent with the best seats in the house to check out @ImaniBoyette. pic.twitter.com/QFV07P3NH5

— WNBA (@WNBA) September 14, 2016

That moment you get a W in OT and meet @50Cent post game. https://t.co/tmFvQbvjL2

— WNBA (@WNBA) September 14, 2016

50 Cent grants WNBA rookie’s wish by attending Chicago Sky game, gives her huge hug after OT win https://t.co/DLbqBmxyAe

— For The Win (@ForTheWin) September 14, 2016

50 Cent for the win. @ImaniBoyette finally got her wish after the rapper came to watch her play last night. pic.twitter.com/waajZEY8ks

— espnW (@espnW) September 14, 2016

@ImaniBoyette I chose the wrong profession. If only @50cent was waiting w/a hug 4 me after I gave a poppin lecture. https://t.co/sOyrKIbOtf

— Tasha Philpot (@TashaPhilpot) September 14, 2016

50 Cent, Sophia Bush, keys play in OT? Quite a night for Sky rookie @ImaniBoyette https://t.co/0FsjVGO4bu pic.twitter.com/ggvnI54KCJ

— ChicagoSports (@ChicagoSports) September 14, 2016

Couldn't of dreamt a better life. Shoutout to God for blessing me with things I never even asked for.

— Imani Boyette (@ImaniBoyette) September 14, 2016

Dream big everyone!!

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Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci calls on 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne for the remix to "Key to the Streets." Give it a listen up top and sound off in the comment section below and let us know if you like the collaboration.

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Desiigner, born Sidney Selby III, had it rough before the hit song "Panda" changed his life. 

In this short short clip called "I Am Def Jam" the 19-year old Brooklyn, New York native reflects on getting shot, always having the desire to create art that would entertain people, making his parents proud and wanting to give back to the community by showing that there are positive ways to make it out of the hood.

"I was definitely around trouble with what I was doing before music," he says. "I was in the wrong places. I was in the wrong timing. I got hit, got shot. Until I just came down and was like, I can't sell no drugs. I sell music. Music definitely saved me." 

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Kid Ink drops off a new song titled "One Day." This is off of his forthcoming "Rocketshipshawty 2" mixtape, dropping on September 20th. The track was produced by D.A. Doman.

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B.o.B gives Revolt the green light to premiere his official music video for "War Witch." This is off of his new mixtape titled "A.I.R. (Art Imitates Reality)." Grab it now from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/BoB-AIR-Art-Imitates-Reality-mixtape.800528.html.

Watch the visuals here: https://revolt.tv/videos/revolt-premiere-bob-war-witch-00097153 or below.

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Check out Usher Raymond's performance of his single "Crash" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. This is off of his new album titled "Hard II Love," available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hard-ii-love/id1147225416

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Snow Tha Product recently stopped by Hot 97 to chop it up with Nessa.

She talked about expressing her political views on social media, Tech N9ne regretting not signing her but continuing to offer his support, police brutality, being a woman in the industry, wanting to work with Eminem and Lauryn Hill, starting to incorporate singing into her music, her love life and more.

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Birdman is not happy with the way he's being portrayed publicly as contract negotiations between Cash Money Records and Lil Wayne have reached an impasse.

As we previously reported, Wayne filed a $51 million breach of contract lawsuit against the label in January of 2015. 

The suit claims that Cash Money violated the deal in three ways.

1. Not paying Wayne an $8 million advance when he began recording "Tha Carter V" in December 2013.

2. Failing to pay Wayne an additional $2 million upon completion of the album a year later.

3. Refusing to release the album.

TMZ reports that Wayne's recent retirement talk and the perception that Stunna won't release "Tha Carter V" has the record mogul feeling like he's being made to look like the bad guy, when that's not the case.

Sources close to Birdman told TMZ that he can't release the album because Weezy refuses to hand it over.

Wayne's camp says it's going to remain that way until he's properly compensated financially. The rapper vows not to leak "Tha Carter V" because he's not going to give it away for free.

Fans can only hope this situation gets worked out sooner rather than later.

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Joe Budden has finally set a release date for his "Rage & the Machine" album. The project will arrive on October 21 via his Mood Muzik Entertainment imprint and EMPIRE.

Features include Joell Ortiz, Stacey Barthe, Tory Lanez, Fabolous, Emanny and Jazzy.

Check out the cover up top and full tracklist below. You can pre-order the album now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rage-the-machine/id1153857176

Rage & the Machine Tracklist:

1. Three 4:28
2. Uncle Joe 3:05
3. Serious (ft Joell Ortiz) 2:38
4. By Law (ft Jazzy) 3:55
5. Flex (ft Fabolous & Tory Lanez) 4:11
6. Forget 1:31
7. I Gotta Ask 2:55
8. Time for Work (ft Emanny) 3:25
9. Wrong One 3:28
10. I Wanna Know (ft Stacy Barthe) 5:54
11. Idols 6:11

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Tidal is still trying to find it's footing in the ultra-competitive music streaming business.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Jay Z's firm Aspiro AB, the Swedish holding company for Tidal, booked a net loss of 239.5 million Swedish crowns ($28.23 million) in 2015.

The list of artists on the company's roster is impressive.

Kanye West, T.I., Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Beyonce, Jay Z, Usher, Madonna, Alicia Keys, Prince, J. Cole, Chris Martin, Calvin Harris, Prince, Daft Punk, Jack White, Arcade Fire, Jason Aldean and deadmau5 all release exclusive content through Tidal.

However, the competition from rivals Apple Music and Spotify is proving to be very stiff.

Couple that with the ease in which fans can get music for free and you can start to see what Tidal is up against.

According to the Wall Street Journal, "A person familiar with the matter said the financial statement doesn’t paint a complete picture of the situation at Tidal because it doesn’t reflect all U.S. revenue and financing."

Jay Z bought Aspiro in January of 2015 for $56 million.

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Malachi Love-Robinson is a "Donkey of the Day" repeat offender. The 19-year old was busted earlier this year for practicing medicine without a license in Palm Beach County, Florida.

On Friday, September 9, Johnson was caught trying to pull off another scam.

He stopped by a Virginia car dealership with an elderly woman and tried to purchase a new Jaguar. Johnson claimed to be a doctor, but an employee recognized him from his Florida caper.

The cops were called and Johnson was placed under arrest.

He's charged with making false statements to obtain credit, obtaining money by false pretenses and identity fraud. He is in custody at the Rappahannock Regional Jail -- this time with no bond.

Listen up top as Charlamagne gives Johnson another well deserved hee-haw.

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All Eyez On Me, originally titled Tupac, is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Benny Boom, produced by LT Hutton, David C. Robinson, James G. Robinson and written by Steven Bagatourian, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Ed Gonzalez, and Jeremy Haft. The film stars Demetrius Shipp, Jr. (Tupac Shakur), Danai Gurira (Afeni Shakur), Kat Graham (Jada Pinkett), Dominic L. Santana (Suge Knight), Jamal Woolard (Biggie Smalls), Annie Ilonzeh (Kidada Jones), Lauren Cohan (Lelia Steinberg), Grace Gibson (Faith Evans), Harold House Moore (Dr Dre.)

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On September 3rd Lil Wayne sent out a tweet that strongly suggested he was retiring.

"I AM NOW DEFENSELESS AND mentally DEFEATED & I leave gracefully and thankful I luh my fanz but I'm dun," he wrote.

On Tuesday, September 13, the rap superstar appeared "Skip and Shannon: Undisputed" and explained why he felt that way at the time.

"This was a tweet after an argument," he told Skip Bayless. "I was at my tipping point over [stalled contract negotiations with Birdman]."

Is @LilTunechi retiring? #WeezyOnUndisputed pic.twitter.com/5zOnJ4Tqmu

— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) September 13, 2016

Shannon Sharpe asked Wayne if the beef with Birdman was real or manufactured.

"This is business," the "Lollipop" hit maker replied. "When it businesses involved ... I have a family. I have kids. I have a mother. We got bills. Once the business is right, then everything is right. So, I did feel that way. And I didn't take the tweet down because I said I still feel that way. And until something is done about it, then maybe it will change."

Wayne added that there's no way that he can ever work with Birdman again.

"Gimme mine and I'll walk off free, smiling."

Artists like Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Young Thug publicly threw their support behind Wayne after the tweet.

The Young Money Records boss said he expected that from Drizzy, but was surprised by Thug and Kendrick coming to his defense because he doesn't know them as well.

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Snoop Dogg entered into the music business in 1992 and has been a permanent fixture ever since.

The West Coast rap legend will be honored Saturday, September 17, during the taping of the 11th annual BET Hip Hop Awards when he receives the "I Am Hip Hop" award.

Past honorees include LL Cool J, Scarface, Grandmaster Flash, KRS-One, Russell Simmons, Ice Cube, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, MC Lyte and Doug E. Fresh.

The show will air October 4th on BET.

DJ Khaled will host the event. Gucci Mane, Desiigner, Jidenna, T.I., Young Thug and T.I. will perform.

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Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart have revealed the guest list for the first season of their upcoming VH1 show, “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party.”

Variety reports that 50 Cent, DJ Khaled, Keke Palmer, Robin Thicke, Bella Thorne and October London will stop by the new show that's being described as a "television dinner party."

Variety adds that the guests will “join Martha and Snoop to create drinks, dishes, and a good time.”

The show is currently in production and will premier this fall.

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Young Lito is preparing to release a project titled "In Due Time" very soon. Today he drops off an official music video for the lead single, "DTON (Different Type Of Nigga)."

The clip was filmed in Providence by CBnone

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Tupac Shakur wasn't just a rapper. He was also an actor, poet and a powerful speaker who did everything with an unmatched sense of passion.

Perhaps that's why today, as we remember him on the 20th anniversary of his death at the age of 25, he still remains one of the most influential artists the world has ever known.

Shakur died on September 13, 1996, from injuries suffered in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting as he sat in the passenger seat of of a car driven by Suge Knight, the CEO of his recording home Death Row Records.

His murder remains unsolved, despite investigations and theories put forth by detectives who worked on the case.

Shakur is considered by many to be best rapper ever.

He released four solo studio albums from 1991 to 1996. Because of his incredible work ethic, Shakur, left behind enough material for six posthumous albums to be released.

His hit records include "Brenda's Got a Baby," "Dear Mama,"Changes," "California Love," "I Get Around," "Keep Ya Head Up," "So Many Tears," "How Do u Want It," "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted," "Hail Mary," "I Ain't Mad at Cha," "To Live and Die In L.A.," "Toss It Up," "Hit 'Em Up," Do for Love," "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto," "Until the End of Time," "Letter 2 My Unborn," "Ghetto Gospel," "Thugs Get Lonely Too" and "Pac's Life."

You can't mention 2Pac's music without talking about his group the Outlawz. Members E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble, Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal, Napoleon, Moozaliny and Kastro were prominent on many of his recordings.

Shakur's acting career began to take off in 1992 with his role as Bishop in the movie "Juice."

He would go on to star in the feature films "Poetic Justice," "Above the Rim," "Bullet," "Gridlock'd" and "Gang Related."

Rest in peace Tupac Shakur. You will forever be remembered.

Check out some of his best music video and listen to some of those who knew him best speaking about working with him below.

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