Backstage at The Breakfast Club's 5th anniversary event on Thursday, December 17, Young Buck and Jadakiss chopped it up about how their collaboration, "Realest In the Game," off of Al Qaeda Jada's "Top Five Dead or Alive" album came about.
Buck was then asked to name his top five greatest rappers. In no particular order he picked 50 Cent, The Notorious B.I.G, Scarface, Tupac Shakur and Jadakiss.
Peep the full clip below and give us your opinion on Buck's list in the comment section below.
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Check out Pusha T's"Darkest Before Dawn" short film starring G-Unit artist Rotimi. Also make sure you pick up King Push's new album titled "Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude."
At the height of "Freeway" Ricky Ross' cocaine selling business in the 80's he was raking in $3 million on some days and eventually sold over $900 million worth of the drug, which would be $2.5 billion in today's dollars.
His connection was Contra-aligned Nicaraguan Denilo Blandon, who eventually flipped and worked with the Drug Enforcement Agency to bring Ross down.
The former drug kingpin sat down with Vlad TV to talk about that part of his life.
Chris Brown kicks off the weekend by dropping an official music video for "Little More (Royalty)." This is off of the singer's new album titled "Royalty."
Meek Mill was found to be in violation of his probation during a hearing in Philadelphia on Thursday, December 17. He will find out his fate when court resumes on February 5, 2016. It's possible he could be headed back to jail.
After the news broke, Chris Brown, took to Twitter to show his support for Meek and rant about corrupt district attorneys, judges, the government, gun control and more. Check it out below.
wish the judge could see the influence meek mill can have out of jail more than in it.Y'all wanna lock him up but what about FREDDIE GRAY?
Chris Brown releases his highly anticipated seventh studio album titled "Royalty." The superstar singer locked down features from Solo Lucci, Future and Tayla Parx. Stream it up top and purchase it from iTunes, Google Play or Amazon Music.
Meek Mill returned to a Philadelphia courtroom Thursday, December 17, to plead his case before Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley, during a probation violation hearing.
The 28-year old rapper, real name Robert Williams, testified that it wasn't his intention to thumb his nose at the system by leaving Philadelphia without permission from the court, but the life of an artist is chaotic and schedules frequently change at the last minute. He said that he has transformed into a better person since beginning a relationship with Nicki Minaj earlier this year.
"I'm not a gangsta. I'm not a criminal," he told the judge as Minaj looked on. "I have my queen, Nicki [Minaj] now. I'm trying to do better and feel like I can be the best rapper out there."
Mill added that he realizes his "life is on the line" and has left old friends behind in order to spend more time with his family and Nicki," according to the Associated Press.
Despite the emotional testimony, Brinkley, ruled that the rapper had violated his probation, which stems from his 2009 drug and gun conviction. She will decide at a February 5, 2016, hearing whether or not to send him back to jail.
Until then Meek cannot work or perform except for community service.
Last year Brinkley sent him to jail for 5 months for violating his probation.
Self Made Inc. boss RIZSELFMADE presents a new music video from his artist, ShimmyChoo, for the song "You Know." This is off of Shimmy's forthcoming mixtape titled "Back to My Time Zone," due to be released mid January 2016.
The Selfmade Inc App (Powered by RapidTechSolutions LTD) is now also available. The app can now be downloaded from Google Play for Android and App Store for iOS, for free, which allows users to stream music from Selfmade Inc, read blog posts, watch videos and more.
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO, Martin Shkreli, was arrested by the FBI on Thursday, December 17.
The 32-year old Brooklyn, New York native, who just this week said he would bailBobby Shmurda out of jail, and had previously paid $2 million for the Wu Tang Clan's secret album, "Once Upon a Time In Shaolin," has been charged with securities fraud, according to Bloomberg.
A boyish drug company entrepreneur, who rocketed to infamy by hiking up the price of a life-saving pill from $13.50 to $750, was arrested by federal agents at his Manhattan home early Thursday morning on securities fraud related to a firm he founded.
Martin Shkreli, 32, ignited a firestorm over drug prices in September and became a symbol of defiant greed. The federal case against him has nothing to do with pharmaceutical costs, however. Prosecutors in Brooklyn charged him with illegally taking stock from Retrophin Inc., a biotechnology firm he started in 2011, and using it to pay off debts from unrelated business dealings. He was later ousted from the company, where he’d been chief executive officer, and sued by its board.
In the case that closely tracks that suit, federal prosecutors accused Shkreli of engaging in a complicated shell game after his defunct hedge fund, MSMB Capital Management, lost millions. He is alleged to have made secret payoffs and set up sham consulting arrangements. A New York lawyer, Evan Greebel, was also arrested early Thursday. He's accused of conspiring with Shkreli in part of the scheme.
**UPDATE**
Martin Shkreli has been released from custody on $5 million bond. He's been charged with securities fraud conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, U.S. attorney Robert Capers announced.
U.S. attorney Robert Capers
The second defendant, lawyer Evan Greebel, was charged with wire fraud conspiracy.
Both men pleaded not guilty in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.
MOMENTS AGO: Martin Shkreli leaving FBI after being processed by officials in New York following his arrest. https://t.co/qGNZOusfgV
Rita Ora may soon be parting ways with Jay Z's Roc Nation label. Billboard reports that the 25-year old singer has filed a lawsuit under California Labor Code Section 2855, better known as the "seven-year rule."
Ora signed with the label in 2008 at the age of 18. Her legal team filed the suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, December 17, asking a judge to declare that her contract violates California law and is unenforceable.
She claims the label has abandoned her as it has diversified into sports management and the streaming music business with TIDAL.
The singer states in the lawsuit that she is "self-funding her promotional television appearances, recording costs and video projects."
"When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist," states the complaint. "As Roc Nation's interests diversified, there were fewer resources available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives. Rita's remaining supporters at the label left or moved on to other activities, to the point where she no longer had a relationship with anyone at the company."
The lawsuit further states that when Roc Nation switched its distribution partner from Sony to Universal, Ora was left behind.
"Between Sony's limited economic return from its orphaned relationship with Roc Nation and Sony's indirect relationship with Rita, Rita is caught in a political quagmire of dysfunction," states the complaint.
Ora has only released one major project while with Roc Nation, her 2012 self-titled album.
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Fetty Wap and his Remy Boyz crew release a new song titled "Handgun." The track was produced by Zaytoven. Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
Pusha T will be launching a concert tour in support of his new "Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude" album.
Things kick off March 3, 2016 in Vancouver. Additional stops include San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Nashville, Washington D.C., New York City and Montreal before closing in Minneapolis on April 6.
Mar. 3 – Vancouver – Vogue Theatre Mar. 4 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox Mar. 6 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom Mar. 8 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom Mar. 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater Mar. 12 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre Mar. 14 – Austin, TX – SXSW Music Showcase Mar. 16 – Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall Mar. 17 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Mar. 20 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works Mar. 21 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Mar. 22 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend Mar. 23 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club Mar. 25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero Theatre Mar. 26 – New York, NY – Playstation Theater Mar. 29 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom Mar. 30 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club Apr. 1 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda Apr. 2 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall Apr. 4 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre Apr. 5 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Apr. 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Mills City Nights
G-Unit emcee Kidd Kidd recently sat down with DJ Smallz to get his opinion on the job Barack Obama has done as President.
"When Obama came in everything was fucked up already," Kidd said. "A lot of people give this man so much hatred and so much bullshit, but everything was already fucked up. All he could do was come in and try to fix it. He can't fix it overnight. But he was doing a good job to me. He was one of those Presidents that was for the people."
Check out the rest of the interview to get Kidd Kidd's hilarious take on Deez Nuts' presidential nomination.
Azealia Banks got herself into trouble earlier this week when she went full pit bull on a female bouncer at club Up&Down in New York City.
The New York Post reports that the 24-year old "212" rapper was arrested Wednesday morning, December 16, hauled off to jail and charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault after allegedly biting a female bouncer's breast.
Banks reportedly went with an invited guest to attend a party for one of the club's owners. The event was invite-only and attendees were required to get a stamp before entering.
When the Harlem, New York native tried to enter the downstairs party she was told to go back up to get a stamp. An argument ensued with 2 bouncers who didn't recognize Banks.
She reportedly threw a fit and started “screaming at the top of her lungs, cursing” and using racial slurs. A club owner spotted the commotion and allowed Banks in.
Still angry, Banks reportedly attacked the female guard.
A witness says she.“spit in the [female bouncer’s] face.” As Banks was being removed from the club she allegedly bit the bouncer's breast hard enough to almost rip her shirt, causing swelling and redness.
Photos via Christopher Sadowski and Banks' Instagram
With his new album "Royalty" dropping on December 18, Chris Brown stopped by Power 106 to chat on The Cruz Show.
The singer talks about radio keeping him in the game, whether he would smash Adele, his daughter Royalty, his massive weight gain when he went to jail, buying a car for a woman who was the victim of domestic violence, donating $1 of each copy of "Royalty" sold to Children’s Miracle Network hospital
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