Future took to Twitter to respond to the $10 million lawsuit filed against him by Rocko and his label A1 Recordings.
The Atlanta rapper had a hard time accepting he had been sued by someone he considered to be from the street and used the opportunity to take shots at his former friend,
"Call them people & tellum u was jus playing Brodie," Future Hendrix wrote. "Ion want my nigga lookin like no baby momma. Real street nigga went to the court house, how did it feel when u signed the papers???? My dog gave a statement."
Call them people & tellum u was jus playing Brodie..
Rocko says he didn't have any other option other than to seek a legal remedy to the problem.
"LORD KNOWS I HAVEN'T SEEN A COURTHOUSE IN AGES! THAT'S WHAT LAWYERS ARE FOR!" he wrote. "OLD HOMIE OF MINE ONCE TOLD ME JUST LET THE LAWYERS HANDLE IT."
LORD KNOWS I HAVEN'T SEEN A COURTHOUSE IN AGES! THAT'S WHAT LAWYERS ARE FOR!
Aswe previously reported, Rocko filed a $10 million breach of contract lawsuit against Future, alleging the rapper signed a deal with A1 Recordings in 2011. As part of the agreement Future's first six albums would be recorded for the label.
Rocko claims that the "Wicked" rapper tried to circumvent the contract by negotiating backdoor deals with A1's distributor, Epic Records, without his knowledge, then failed to pay him his 25% cut from those multi-million dollar advances.
He's seeking proper compensation, plus a share of Future's earnings from endorsements and touring.
Ron Browz a.k.a. Ether Boy calls on Brooklyn, New York rapper Maino for his new song titled "Mazi, Porsche & Beamerz." Listen and download the track for free up top
Snoop Dogg was given the honor of throwing out the first pitch at the San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves game at Petco Park in San Diego on Wednesday, June 8.
It wasn't a pretty sight as the right handed rapper uncorked a ball that sailed high and far wide of the catcher.
Big Snoop Dogg took it in stride and showed a sense of humor when he later messaged50 Centon Twitter.
Lil Wayne pays tribute to the Cleveland Cavaliers as they battle the Golden State Warriors for NBA supremacy in the finals. The track was produced by Ben Billions.
Superstar singer and actor Usher Raymond teams up with Young Thug for his Master P-inspired new single titled "No Limit." This is a Tidal exclusive. Hit the link to head over there and take a listen.
Earlier this year Lord Jamar sat down for a VladTV interview in front of a live audience and he remembered back to a time in rap when it wasn't cool to wear big chains or be flashy. The Brand Nubian rapper explained that he stopped wearing jewelry because he didn't want to promote drug culture, adding, "We wanted to be on some positive shit."
Later, the conversation shifts to politics, as Lord Jamar shares his thoughts on why he believes Hillary Clinton was promised a presidency back when the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal hit. To hear more of what he had to say on the situation, including why he believes Trump is doing good whether he wins or loses, hit the clip below.
Forbes has rolled out it's annual "Highest Paid Athlete" list.
Real Madrid soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo sits on top with total earnings of $88 million. The number two spot belongs to Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi. Forbes estimates he raked in a whopping $81.4 million.
Lets take a look at the top 10 athletes on the list.
Rodney Hill Jr. akaRocko and his record label, A1 Recordings, are taking Future to court alleging the rapper breached his contract.
TMZ reports that Rocko signed Future to a deal in 2011, requiring his first six albums to be recorded for A1.
Rocko alleges that Future, real name Nayvadius Wilburn, went behind his back and signed a side deal with A1's distributor, Epic Records.
Rocko alleges he's owed 25% of the multi-million dollar advances from Epic, plus 20% of the "Turn on the Lights" hit maker's earnings from endorsements and touring.
He is asking a judge to award him more than $10 million.
The British singer and her legal team filed the complaint on December 17 in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Ora stated in the lawsuit that she was "self-funding her promotional television appearances, recording costs and video projects."
She further claimed that as Roc Nation expanded into sports management and Jay Z started the music streaming service, Tidal, her career was put on the back burner.
When the label switched its distribution partner from Sony to Universal, Ora was left behind.
"When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist," the complaint read. "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. 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."
Roc Nation counter-sued a month later, saying Ora was in breach of her contract for not delivering four more albums following the 2012 release of her debut project titled"Ora,"which the label claimed cost $2.3 millionto record and promote.
Things have since been ironed out.
Billboard reports that Ora has been released from her Roc Nation contract and has signed a new deal with Warner Music.
Recorded in Providence, Rhode Island. The tape give over all and very versatile style from BarsBrown. He give a lil of everything his range and content.He was able to capture his lifestyle and the culture from Providence, RI. This being his second tape and his best work to this date. He wanted to be able to draw listener in with his word play and being very lyrical about how he finished the project.Stream on Soundcloud below:
When West Coast rapper Problem leaves his crib the only thing on his mind is "Fuckin Money." Listen's to Prob's latest up top. Produced by DJ Quik, Harley Mac and Uncle Dave.
CHICAGO (AP) — As a young boxer, Muhammad Ali searched for a faith to guide him as he confronted the indignities of racial discrimination. What he found was the Nation of Islam, the controversial black Muslims who preached a doctrine of strict separation of the races and described white people as devils.
The move to a group feared by whites and rejected by many blacks stunned fans who were dazzled by the showmanship, quick wit, and fast fists of the boxer who had won an Olympic gold medal as Cassius Clay. But Ali, who adopted a Muslim name, didn't waver amid withering criticism. He resisted calls to join black civil rights activists, declaring that forced integration wouldn't work.
Ali parted ways with the Nation after about a decade, embracing mainstream Islam, which teaches that believers should embrace all races and ethnicities. He remained a devout Muslim until his death last week at age 74. As one of the most famous Muslims in the world, he traveled widely as a goodwill ambassador, spreading the message of Islam as a religion of peace.
But Ali's decision to join the Chicago-based Nation of Islam more than 50 years ago reflected a recurring theme in his life: a willingness to defy the establishment and do what he believed was right. He offered no apologies for aligning himself with the polarizing group. He found comfort there.
"The Nation did provide him a sense of belonging and group support," says Larry Mamiya, professor emeritus at Vassar College who has studied the group for four decades. "It enabled him to be himself in a world where his sport was controlled by whites. But his charismatic presence also enabled the Nation to attract new members. So it worked both ways."
While Martin Luther King Jr. preached nonviolence, Ali preferred the Nation's emphasis on self-defense, says Mamiya, pointing to the group's most celebrated member, Malcolm X, who believed "if you hit me, I'll hit you back." Ali also was attracted to the group's core principles —'''know yourself" and "do for self," a message of financial independence that led to many Nation members becoming merchants, the professor adds.
Ali went public with his membership in the Nation in 1964, shortly after defeating Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title. He abandoned what he called his slave name, Cassius Clay, and briefly was known by Cassius X before declaring: "I am Muhammad Ali, a free name — it means beloved of God and I insist people use it when speaking to me and of me."
Ali's interest in the Nation of Islam began in his high school years in Louisville, when he lived under the yoke of Jim Crow laws, even after returning home with an Olympic gold medal in 1960. In 1962, he attended a Nation of Islam conference in Detroit and was captivated by the words of Elijah Muhammad, the group's leader, and the more dynamic Malcolm X, Mamiya says.
In a 1964 interview with The Associated Press in which he formally declared himself a Muslim, Ali said he didn't like the phrase "Black Muslims," and described Islam as "the true way to save the world, which is on fire with hate." He declared "forced and token integration" was a "pacifier," or temporary solution to problems blacks face, and one group should not impose its culture on another.
"They have been telling me I should carry signs, that I should join integration marches," he said. "They tell me it would be fine if I married a white woman — it would be good for brotherhood. I don't buy this. I don't want to get blown up. I don't want to be washed down the sewer. I don't want to go to jail."
Ali also emphasized he didn't hate anyone. "I like white people. I like my own people," he said. "They can live together without infringing on each other. You can't condemn a man for wanting peace — if you do, you condemn peace itself."
The Nation's appeal wasn't that unusual in the turbulent 1960s as black pride, black power and African names became more popular. Ali saw the alternative — blacks beaten, jailed and murdered in civil rights struggles, says Harry Edwards, an expert on black athletes and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California-Berkeley.
"The mainstream asked that we continue to have faith in a constitution and a government that was clearly not working for us," Edwards says. "If you're going to have faith, at least have faith in something that advocates for you. That's what the Nation of Islam was. ... Ali simply had the courage of his convictions. His relationship with Malcolm X cemented the deal."
Malcolm X became Ali's mentor and close friend. Their relationship ruptured when Malcolm X split from the Nation after disclosing Elijah Muhammad had fathered several out-of-wedlock children with his secretaries. Ali remained loyal to Muhammad, whose son, Jabir Herbert, was the boxer's longtime manager.
Two years later, Ali refused to be drafted into the U.S. Army, citing his religious convictions. He was stripped of his heavyweight title and didn't box for more than three years. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction on draft evasion charges. During his exile, Ali "was surprised, disappointed and ... devastated" by the lack of support among some Nation members, Edwards says. And, he adds, Ali also regretted he hadn't reconciled with Malcolm X before his assassination in 1965.
In 1975, after Elijah Muhammad died, his son, Imam W.D. Mohammed, succeeded him and moved the group toward orthodox Sunni Islam. Ali was a faithful member, providing some star power by appearing at some of W.D.'s speeches. (Those who rejected the transformation and still accepted Elijah Muhammad's teachings followed Louis Farrakhan as a new leader of the Nation of Islam.)
In his later years, Ali studied Sufism, a mystical Islamic tradition. His book, "The Soul of a Butterfly," quotes Sufi sayings and stories extensively.
Ali will be buried Friday in Islamic tradition, his body facing Mecca.
LYRICS: Can we, we keep Keep each other company? Maybe we, can be Be each other's company Oh company
Let's set each other's lonely nights Be each other's paradise Need a picture for my frame Someone to share my reign Tell me what you wanna drink Tell you what I got in mind Oh I don't know your name But I feel like that's gonna change
You ain't gotta be my lover For me to call you baby Never been about no pressure Ain't that serious
Can we, we keep Keep each other company? Maybe we, can be Be each other's company Oh company
It ain't about the complications I'm all about the elevation We can keep it goin' up Oh, don't miss out on us Just wanna have a conversation Forget about the obligations Maybe we can stay in touch Oh that ain't doin' too much
You ain't gotta be my lover For me to call you baby Never been about no pressure Ain't that serious, no
Can we, we keep Keep each other company? Maybe we, can be Be each other's company Oh company
Can be, can be Be each other's company Be each other's company Just be each other's company Be each other’s company Can we, we keep Keep each other company? Maybe we, can be Be each other's company Oh company
Ace Hood is gearing up to released to the fifth installment of his "Starvation" mixtape. Here is the first single titled "4th Quarter." The track was produced by Smash David and The Mekaniks.
@LaloTheDon @devilsoninlaw @burnsluciano - Concrete Jungle Remix (Official Video) also starring @beautifuldiz & @tokebabe Directed by Lalo The Don, a Lalo The Don Film, Photography by Lalo The Don, Beat produced by Anno Domini Beats. Copyright 2016 Lalo The Don/Thug Gentleman Entertainment, ASCAP/Thug Gentleman Publishing, Twitter@LaloTheDon
01. Chester, The Pal - Enjoyment (3:49) 02. Chester, The Pal - What U Want (4:17) 03. Chester, The Pal - Can't Rest (3:10) 04. Chester, The Pal - Get You Aroused (4:02) 05. Chester, The Pal - Breathe Easy (2:42) 06. Chester, The Pal - One Call Away (4:32) 07. Chester, The Pal - The Parade (5:43)
Bow Wow opened up to VladTV about living the high life of fame as a teenager, including having multi-platinum albums and selling out 20,000 person arenas.
Speaking about what it was like adjusting to fame as a teen, Bow Wow admitted that one of the big things for him was the women, especially the ones who would hang out with his mentor Jermaine Dupri. Bow Wow explained that he had never seen such beautiful women before that, and he added that when he would come home to Ohio from Atlanta he didn't want to speak to girls his own age, in his hometown.
During the conversation Bow Wow also spoke about messing around with girls at fifteen and model Esther Baxter being his first. In previous interviews Esther denied being Bow Wow's first, and he explained to us that she probably didn't realize the situation, because he never told her.
To hear more of the conversation, including his fall out with Jermaine Dupri, hit the clip below.
Bobby Brown has suffered two tragic losses in his life ... the deaths of his ex-wife Whitney Houston in 2012 and their only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, in 2015.
In a new interview with ABC "20/20" host Robin Roberts the singer points the finger at Whitney's informally adopted son, Nick Gordan, who became Bobbi's boyfriend after her mom's passing, as having something to do with both deaths.
Bobbi Kristina Brown (left) and Nick Gordon
"It's not a mystery to me. I know exactly what happened to my daughter. The same thing that happened to my daughter is what happened to Whitney. There's only one person that was around both occasions," Bobby said.
"You won't say his name ... Nick Gordon is who you're referring to," Roberts probed.
"I won't say his name," Bobby replied.
Bobby goes on to discuss the first time he saw Whitney use cocaine, initially refusing to do drugs with her, then eventually beginning to share her habit.
He says they used drugs while Bobbi Kristina was in the home, but she never witnessed it.
"I always made it a point to not let her see me or my wife in that type of situation," he told Roberts. "It's hard when you're doing it every day."
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He was able to capture his lifestyle and the culture from Providence, RI. This being his second tape and his best work to this date. He wanted to be able to draw listener in with his word play and being very lyrical about how he finished the project.Stream on Soundcloud below:
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