As soon as Kelis and Nas settle one legal issue regarding their 8-year old son, Knight, another one pops up.
The two were in court earlier this year after Nas asked for and was granted more visitation.
TMZ now reports that Kelis has filed legal documents claiming the $8,000 Nas pays per month in child support isn't enough. She argues that when that amount was set the rapper wasn't doing as well financially as he is now.
Kelis says additional funds are needed to pay for 50% of Knight's school-related costs, 50% of child care and 50% of unreimbursed health care.
She hasn't specified how much more she wants and a judge has yet to make a ruling.
An alleged fight between Quavo and Eric the Jeweler is going to land the rapper in jail.
As we previously reported, Eric filed a police report claiming Quavo and another man jumped him following an argument over a $10,000 debt owed to the jeweler by Offset.
During the alleged attack at 1Oak nightclub in New York City on, January 29, Eric says his $30,000 chain was taken.
TMZ reports that NYPD has contacted Quavo's attorney, Drew Findling, informing him they have enough evidence to arrest his client. An arrest warrant is forthcoming.
Findling says Quavo is innocent and police will only embarrass themselves if they arrest and prosecute him.
"This is yet another example of a young African-American hip hop star potentially being treated unfairly by the criminal justice system," Findling asserted.
"Black Panther: The Album," the movie soundtrack has arrived. The project was co-executive producer Kendrick Lamar and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith..
The project features contributions from K. Dot, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Khalid, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, Anderson .Paak, Ab-Soul, Future, Jay Rock, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, James Blake and more.
1. "Black Panther," Kendrick Lamar 2. "All The Stars," Kendrick Lamar, SZA 3. "X," ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Saudi 4. "The Ways," Khalid, Swae Lee 5. "Opps," Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok 6. "I Am," Jorja Smith 7. "Paramedic!" SOB X RBE 8. "Bloody Waters," Ab-Soul, Anderson .Paak, James Blake 9. "King's Dead," Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake 10. "Redemption Interlude" 11. "Redemption," Zacari, Babes Wodumo 12. "Seasons," Mozzy, Sjava, Reason 13. "Big Shot," Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott 14. "Pray For Me," The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar
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“Been a lot of places when I stare at the map,” Evidence rhymes on a song from his latest album ‘Weather or Not,’ “But never been to therapy—for me, that's rap.”
During a recent visit to MASS APPEAL HQ, the esteemed L.A. rapper and producer stopped by the studio for some real talk. "I think it’s therapeutic to rap," states Evidence, who recorded a very personal song after his mom passed away. “That song is what made me go solo,” he says of the track that was initially recorded for the last Dilated Peoples album in 2006. “It just felt weird putting it on there…. This song was out of place.”
Twelve years later Evidence has released another raw emotional track. “Now the mother of my son is fighting cancer,” he says. “If I just shut up all the way, I feel like I’m living a lie.” When he started writing “By My Side Too” he wrote the first line—“My lady losing her hair.” When he told a friend about it, his friend said “Don’t write that, you’re gonna bum me out.”
Fortunately, he ignored that advice. "I just kept revisiting it, probably because I’m going to treatment with her every day.” The feedback has been powerful. “There’s a bigger reward for wearing your heart on your sleeve, than it is for keeping it covered up," Evidence says. "The payoff is way bigger than ‘I like how your syllables lock up!’”
The wide-ranging conversation touches on Evidence's come-up, starting with memories of living next to producer QD3 in Venice, California. “My introduction was through a producer’s eye," he recalls. "I got to see a record through.” Before long he started making his own beats because he got “a little bit frustrated calling other people for beats.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Evidence touches on the inspiration behind his "Weather Man" persona, and why he'll be abandoning that approach on his next album.
“I wanna be known as more of like a RZA or El-P or Kanye—someone who’s just automatically known as a double threat, someone who can make beats and can rap, who can do it all.” With that in mind, he's drawing inspiration from the classics. “I loved Mobb Deep’s second album,” he says. “Havoc did most of it. He shaped the sound of that record. That’s what I wanna try to do is find my own sound, not just do well on Premier’s sound, do well on Alchemist sound.”
One thing he's not about to do is chase current rap trends. “There’s a formula to make a record," Evidence observes. "It’s very known. It’s very easy to do. It’s pop music. If I liked that type of stuff I’d probably be a bigger artist. It’s just not fulfilling to me, so here I am.”
The Isaiah Thomas experiment is over in Cleveland.
Just months after acquiring the all-star point guard in a trade that sent Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics, the Cave have shipped Thomas off to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Cavs are also sending Channing Frye and its 2018 first-round pick to the Lakers for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance.
You have to wonder what this means for Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball.
Drake gave back in a major way Tuesday, February 6, when he stopped by Lotus House in Miami ... the only homeless shelter for women and kids in the city.
The superstar donated $50,000 to the shelter, gave $150 Target gift cards to 130 women and bought toys and games for 140 children.
TMZ reports that the money will go towards funding the group's new shelter, which recently opened and holds 500 beds.
Lotus House President Constance Collins told TMZ that the "God's Plan" rapper's gifts will "nourish bodies, minds and spirits of homeless women and children who are among the most vulnerable in our community. Drake's timing is perfect."
Three clubs that booked Cardi B for events NBA All Star Weekend are taking extra precautions to make sure she and party goers are safe.
TMZ reports that clubs Murano, Penthouse and Ace of Diamonds have hired off duty cops who will be in uniform and tripled the number of armed security guards for Cardi's appearances because of threats from the Crips.
All three clubs are under the same ownership. The decision to beef up security was made during an emergency meeting on Wednesday, February 7.
All of this is a result of the "Bartier Cardi" hit maker posting a pic of herself wearing a blue fur coat on Instagram Monday, February 5. The caption read: “I hate wearing Flue but this coat was too poppin.”
Because Cardi is allegedly affiliated with the Bloods, changing the word "blue" to "flue" was perceived as a diss by some members of the Crips.
She later deleted the caption and disabled comments on the photo. NBA All Star Weekend kicks off February 16 in L.A.
A-Trak has a long-established reputation for spotting talent early. His first studio sessions with Young Thug date back to 2013, when a pre-Rich Gang Thugger only had a handful of tracks on YouTube. Over the years they accumulated a stack of songs, and developed a real friendship, too. Finally ready to start revealing this material, A-Trak chose “Ride For Me” for its jaw-dropping (and possibly jaw-breaking) vocal performance. You’ve never heard Young Thug like this. His voice is elastic, self-distorted, at times barely human or intelligible, and at other times familiar and bouncy. As a turntablist and sound manipulator, A-Trak was entranced by Thug's shape-shifting. To round off the song, Trizzy brought in another close friend with an otherworldly voice, Atlanta’s own 24hrs, along with fellow beat innovator (and rising Fool's Gold star) Falcons on the production tip. “Ride For Me” is a speaker-busting rollercoaster ride that defies traditional song structure and will playlist your whole year.
Former NBA star and Los Angeles, California native, Baron Davis, was asked by a TMZ reporter to give his opinion on Cardi B's perceived diss of the Crips.
"She gangbanging now? Cardi B ain't no gangbanger.," Davis said.
The photographer asked if anyone will "press her up" when she comes to town for NBA All-Star weekend.
Baron replied: "I don't know that. The homegirls might."
This whole controversy started over a photo Cardi posted of herself wearing a blue fur coat. She captioned it, “I hate wearing Flue but this coat was too poppin.”
Cardi is an alleged Bloods gang member, and changing the word "blue" to "flue" was perceived as a diss by some members of the Crips. There have been threats warning her not to come to L.A.
Cardi B might not be welcome by some Angelenos when she hosts an event during NBA All-Star Weekend, which kicks off in L.A. February 16.
On Monday, February 5, the 25-year old native of The Bronx, New York, born Belcalis Almanzar, posted a pic of herself wearing a blue fur coat with a caption that read, “I hate wearing Flue but this coat was too poppin.”
Cardi is an alleged Bloods gang member, and changing the word "blue" to "flue" was perceived as a diss by some members of the Crips.
TMZ reports that the "Bodak Yellow" hit maker began to receive threats soon afterwards.
“This will not be accepted. #DONTCOMETOLA,” one IG user wrote, while another added: “Now why you go and do this fuck shit Cardi. This is literally WestCoast Suicide …. bitch betta get #neutral.”
Cardi later deleted the caption and disabled comments on the photo.
RiFF RAFF and DJ Afterthought stop by Sway In The Morning to talk about their recent signing with Beartrap Sound and the new music they are working on. Never one to shy away from the mic, RiFF RAFF takes on the 5 Fingers of Death once again!
CM Punk will make his return to the UFC at UFC 225 against a man who has also lost to Mickey Gall. His name is Mike Jackson. We're not sure how much interest there is in this bout.
Last November, 35-year old Philadelphia rapper Cassidy, born Barry Reese, was arrested in Jersey City, New Jersey for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, after he was spotted by police allegedly getting high in a parked van.
He was scheduled to appear in court last week, but TMZ reports he was a no-show. Consequently, a warrant for his arrest has been issued.
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