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Houston rapper Sauce Walka recently sat down with Say Cheese TV to chop it up about a variety of topics, including his mom being a stripper, evolving his hustle and more.

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This is the story of how the biggest cash bust in the history of the War on Drugs never uncovered any actual drugs.

In 2007, federal police raided the Mexico city mansion of the high-flying businessman Zhenli Ye Gon. Inside they found $207 million dollars – over two tonnes of $100 dollar bills – along with luxury cars and automatic weapons.

But who was Zhenli? How did a Chinese-Mexican businessman go from photo-ops with world leaders to allegedly supplying the Sinaloa Cartel? And how did he supposedly blow $157 million gambling in Las Vegas?

In this episode we uncover one the outright weirdest, least known stories of the entire War on Drugs.

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Nicki Minaj is being sued for more than $200 million over her song "Rich Sex" ... which a Queens rapper claims she ripped off after he played it for her.

Jawara Headley -- a Queens rapper who goes by Brinx Billions -- is suing Nicki, claiming he let her hear his version of "Rich Sex" sometime before 2016. In docs, obtained by TMZ, Brinx claims Nicki told him it would be extremely marketable and become a global hit.

But, Brinx -- who calls himself a songwriter, artist, music producer, composer and rapper -- claims Nicki jacked his song and put it on her "Queen" album. Brinx insists he's the sole author/creator/composer/writer/producer of "Rich Sex."

Interestingly enough, Jawara is already credited as a writer of "Rich Sex" according to the ASCAP database.

Brinx says he's known Nicki since 2007, when they met on MySpace, but he's still pissed his pal allegedly ripped specific lyrics, such as ... "It ain't such a thing as broke and handsome." Beyond lyrics, he says her song also has similar music, musical notes, musical arrangement, musical beats and musical rhythm.

Brinx is suing Minaj, along with Universal Music Group, Young Money, and Cash Money, for more than $200 million in damages.

Source: TMZ

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Nancy Reagan, the widow of former president Ronald Reagan, died earlier this week at the age of 94. She's remembered by many for her "Just Say No" campaign during the government's war on drugs in the 80's.

A TMZ cameraman caught up with Rich Homie Quan in NYC to ask him about "the original trap queen."

"Who? Who is that?" Rich responded, before being told that Reagan was the wife of a former president and had taken a firm anti-drug stance. "Shit, I do drugs all the time."

The hilarity was just beginning at that point.

While the cameras were still rolling the rapper was approached by a homeless man.

"You need a little donation?" Quan asks. "What you gonna do with it? Gonna buy something to eat?"

The "Type of Way" hit maker then hands the guy $200 and gives his own anti-drug warning.

"Get you something to eat and get you some liquor," he says. "Don't get no crack, man. I'ma come and find your ass."

Much respect to Quan for giving back, but how do you tell someone not to do drugs when you just admitted that you use them all the time?

Peep the madness below.

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Master P's estranged wife, Sonya Miller, is having a really hard time financially since filing for divorce in October 2013.

According to TMZ, she and her four minor children are on welfare and have been forced to move in with her 24-year old son, Romeo, even though P is worth $200 million.

Sonya claims that P, real name Percy Miller, won't respond to her divorce petition and has been fined $10,000 by a judge for ignoring it.

Mrs. Miller feels like she's entitled to some of the No Limit Forever CEO's fortune since she was with him before he was famous and helped to build his business empire.

The soon to be ex-couple have been married for 25 years. Master P hasn't commented on Sonya's claims.

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Evander Holyfield is one of the best boxers to ever lace on a pair of gloves, but he's probably got some of the worst accountants in history. How else can you explain the fact that he's earned over $200 million in his boxing career, yet still owes a staggering $546,200.91 in child support for his 18-year old daughter, Emani Holyfield?

The Georgia Dept. of Human Services is after Holyfield to pay the debt. According to TMZ, the boxing great has been held in contempt of court and ordered to immediately fork over $2,950 a month to clear the debt. He coughed up a check for $17K recently, which knocked the amount down to it's current balance of $546,200.91.

In addition to the payment plan, the judge ordered that a percentage of Holyfield's income be used to pay down the debt.

Holyfield, who has 11 children once earned $35 million for a single fight with Mike Tyson.

In 2008 he was shelling out at least 500K a year on child support according to the New York Times.

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Patrick Allocco and his son are in limbo

The American promoter stuck in Angola with his son because Nas failed to show up for a New Year's Eve concert he was paid $300,000 for is speaking out about his predicament.

As we previously reported, 51-year old Patrick Allocco, CEO of AllGood Concerts and his 22-year old son, also named Patrick have not been allowed to leave Angola until local promoter Henrique "Riquhino" Miguel is paid back the $300,000 he fronted for the failed concert plus an additional $50,000 in expenses.

Nas's rep told TMZ that the rapper didn't travel to Angola because of a miscommunication about his travel arrangements, but according to Allocco and the Miami Herald, Nas was in Miami at a party thrown by Lebron James on New Year's Eve.

Allocco said when he landed at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport on December 30 he found out Nas and the opening act Jemiah Jai were not coming. When Miguel was informed there would be no concert he became furious. Fearing for their safety, Allocco and his son hailed a cab to take them to the U.S. Embassy, but instead of taking them there the cab driver drove them to a parking lot where they were surrounded by two dozen gun-toting men. The men turned out to be Miguel's boyguards. They took the Allocco's to the police who interrogated them in Portuguese--which they do not speak for seven hours.

"When we first arrived at the jail for questioning, they made sure to show me where I would be staying if I couldn’t get the act or the money right away," Allocco told New Jersey.com. "It was a Third World holding cell that smelled of sweat and human body odor."

U.S. Embassy Vice Consul David Josar intervened and had the pair moved to a hotel in the capital city of Luanda, where they are holed up. Aside from battling dysentery the pair are said to be fine, but no resolution has been reached to get them home. They haven't been arrested but their passports are being held.

Alloco says Nas has sent $200,000 of the money to his attorney.

"He is supposed to send another $100,000, but now he is reneging," Allocco said. "The investigation could last forever."

Allocco's wife has spoken to representatives from the State Department and U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s (R-11th Dist.) office.

"I just want them home," she said.

"After we became aware last week of Mr. Allocco’s predicament in Angola, Congressman Frelinghuysen reached out to Ambassador Christopher McMullen and our office has been in regular contact with U.S. embassy staff," said Steve Wilson, a spokesman for the congressman. "We understand that Mr. Allocco and his son are safe and negotiations to allow them to return home will hopefully be concluded soon. In the meantime, we remain in touch with the Allocco family here in New Jersey."

Allocco has worked in Colombia, Trinidad and India without incident in the past. Booking shows for acts like Jermaine Jackson, James Brown and Earth Wind & Fire.

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Rapper Plies has been ordered to pay a group of five men $200,000 total after a jury found him civilly liable for a 2006 club shooting that left them injured.

The victims were hit by bullets after a fight broke out between members of Plies' camp and another rapper at a Gainesville, Florida nightclub.

During the criminal trial, Plies pleaded no contest to illegal possession of a concealed weapon that was found after the shootings. Plies avoided jail time and was sentenced to probation while his brother, Ronell "Big Gates" Levatte served three years in prison for his role in the incident.

The civil lawsuit against Plies, real name Algernod Lanier Washington, was filed in April 2008.

According to the rapper's lawyer, the victims in the case were offered nearly four times the amount they were awarded to settle the case out of court, but they turned down the offer.

The plaintiff's attorney Chad Roberts told Gainesville.com back in March 2010 that he feared the shooting would only bolster Plies' street credibility.

"The irony is that when you criminally prosecute (gangsta rappers) their stock goes up," he said. "It's hard to punish them. The only way to punish is them is to hold the record company accountable."

During the trial Plies took the stand where he revealed a background much different than one you would expect from a gangsta rapper.

Plies told the jury he was his high school's homecoming king, best dressed student and received a full scholarship to Miami of Ohio University to play football.

The jury deliberated for nearly two days before deciding the rapper and his brother should pay the victims for their pain and suffering, but the total dollar amount didn't come close to the $10 million they were seeking.

Plies take stand during civil trial

Plies and his brother Big Gates found civilly liable for 2006 shootings

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