Month: January 2025

Floyd Mayweather Boxing + Fitness Employees Stage Walkout Over Unpaid Wages

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Employees at Floyd Mayweather’s Los Angeles gym have taken a bold stand, staging a walkout and protest after claiming they haven’t been paid for weeks by Mayweather’s ‘Money Team’ company. The demonstration took place outside the Highland Avenue facility, drawing attention to the alleged financial neglect and potential closure of the gym.

Staff members held signs and spoke out over a microphone, expressing frustration and demanding accountability. One sign labeled the situation as ‘modern-day slavery,’ while another took a jab at the famed boxer’s brand, reading: ‘The $ Team has no $’.

‘We’re out here just letting everybody know that they have not been treating us right,’ said one employee during the protest. ‘Even if you work for a different company and you ain’t getting paid, you’re scared to show up and say something because you know how businesses do. They silence you and they fire you because everything’s “at will.”‘

Reports indicate that the financial strain has left workers unable to cover rent and bills, further exacerbating tensions. The disgruntled employees are also accusing the Mayweather Boxing + Fitness group of violating the California Labor Code, escalating the matter beyond unpaid wages to potential legal action.

This walkout casts a shadow over the reputation of Mayweather’s fitness brand, raising questions about labor practices within the company.

Thoughts?

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WATCH: Cordae Reveals What Caused the Break-up of YBN

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YBN was one of the fast-rising groups in Hip-Hop, and then it popped. Now, Cordae is giving the reason for the spit.

Appearing next to YouTuber Peaks100, Cordae revealed what caused the end. “The business side of it was kind of like, super f—ed up, honestly.”

He added, “N—-s got into a big argument in Europe. People say certain things they can’t take back. It’s still love, but it’s just some sh-t that you just can’t take.”

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2 Chainz Reveals 2025 Plans Include Three New Projects

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2025 looks like the year of 2 Chainz. The ATL legend hit Instagram to recap his 2024, highlighting booming business with Smoothie King, Pizza Vedura, ATL Candy Land, and more. But the 2025 will pull in the music as he announced three new projects, with two already at 90% completion.

You can hear it all below.

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A Troll Called Rihanna ‘Forehead’ While Demanding A New Album And The Singer Fired Back

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For years now, people have been pestering Rihanna to release a new album. It’s largely been in good fun, but recently, one fan crossed a line and Rihanna didn’t hold back with her response.

Online, a user named Lorenzo wrote, “We want an album forehead.” Rihanna clapped back, “listen Lorenzo! You ain’t cute enough to be calling me by my black name you dizzy f*ck!”

For the record, forehead jokes apparently aren’t off-limits for Rihanna, but she’d seemingly prefer if they come from people close to her, or just herself. In a 2023 interview, she said of her family, “You don’t have an idea [when you picture your future family]. I hoped that I could have kids one day. And I hoped that I could have them in love. I hoped I could be a part of a family that breaks generational curses… it’s happening, and I can’t believe it. The only thing I imagined was probably the forehead on RZA. Riot doesn’t have it. I’m like, wait, are you sure? You can’t lose this thing.”

Then, in 2024, she made her pick for who she’d like to portray her in a biopic, saying, “Taylor Russell. You know why? Because she’s got, like, a nice forehead. She’s, like, fly. And I feel like I want to be her, so I want her to pretend to be me. I want people to see me in that light.”

Ice Spice Ended Her 2024 By Getting Booed For Showing Up Late To A New Year’s Eve Music Festival Set

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Ice Spice was booked as one of the headliners of Australia’s Wildlands Festival on New Year’s Eve. It did not go well.

The “Princess Diana” rapper reportedly showed up 25 minutes late for her 30-minute set, and left after only two songs. Videos from the festival show the moment Ice Spice’s mic was cut, eliciting boos from the restless crowd.

“At 11.01 p.m. – they gave her an extra minute – they cut the mic and you heard the collective sigh from the crowd,” podcaster Brenton Larney told the Guardian. “They’d been waiting for a while and they get two songs? So that was a bit ridiculous and it was just really disrespectful how she walked off, she was laughing they tried to give her flowers for her birthday and she just shrugged them off.” He added that it appeared Ice Spice seemed like she “didn’t want to be there… It was just really disrespectful to see.”

Wildlands acknowledged the incident on social media. “We understand that Ice Spice’s delayed arrival caused some frustration,” the festival wrote. “Managing a stacked festival means that we have to be extremely firm with scheduled set times. We had a strict curfew of 12:30 and needed to ensure that Chase & Status went on stage on time so you could all enjoy the NYE Countdown!”

Ice Spice released a deluxe version of her debut album Y2K! on Christmas.

Tony Buzbee Rips Jay-Z’s Legal Strategy Apart After Hov’s Motion To Dismiss Sexual Assault Suit

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Tony Buzbee’s latest court motion in the Jay-Z sexual assault case, according to an exclusive AllHipHop report, responds to Hov’s attempts to dismiss the lawsuit from Buzbee’s anonymous client. Moreover, the attorney claims that the Brooklyn rap mogul has a misguided legal strategy, is trying to move too fast with his claims, and will suffer the repercussions of not following the law to its fullest extent and intent. For example, one of the Roc-A-Fella boss’ arguments is that Jane Doe’s accusations can’t be relevant because they allege an incident in September of 2000, three months before the creation of the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act.

However, Tony Buzbee argues that Jay-Z missed the point of the Protection Act to begin with, as part of its purpose is to sidestep typical obstacles such as statutes of limitations even before its application as law. In addition, the lawyer also dismissed Jay’s focus on rulings from lower courts such as the Second Circuit or the New York Court of Appeals, as neither provided strong rulings on the Protection Act’s retroactivity and thus cannot prevent the case from moving forward.

Read More: Tony Buzbee’s Crisis Chronicles: Unraveling Lawsuits Against The Attorney

Jay-Z At A Cowboys Game

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Another one of Jay-Z’s arguments is that the Child Victims Act preempts overlapping statues and supersedes the Protection Act itself, so the sexual assault lawsuit should still face dismissal due to time constraints and due to statutes of limitations. “Local anti-discrimination laws are generally not preempted by state law in New York,” Tony Buzbee reportedly argued in his latest legal filing, positing that court precedent does not favor preemption. Finally, the attorney’s last point against Hov concerns the latter’s argument around geography. Since he claims the supposed assault that the anonymous accuser is alleging happened outside of New York City, then he believes Buzbee has no right to sue under the Protection Act.

Nevertheless, Tony Buzbee argued that Jay-Z made this point too early and did not even allow for a discovery process to determine this discrepancy. As you may know, the court allowed the suit to proceed recently, which means we will presumably get the answer to many of these questions and disagreements.

Read More: Rappers, Raids, & Reckonings: 2024’s Biggest Legal Battles In Hip-Hop

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Kamaiyah Has A Wavy & Chill Vibe With “Kaori”

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Kamaiyah always carries a bubbly and free-spirited personality with her wherever she goes. The California rapper and singer has used this to her advantage over the course of her nearly decade-long career. It’s led to a lot of underrated hits and some big features such as “Why You Always Hatin?” and more. The way she’s pretty effortlessly able to craft catchy raps with laid-back and sometimes comedic deliveries is admirable. This allows her to work in many different tonal settings, such as a more chill hip-hop space. That’s the aesthetic Kamaiyah went for on her most recent EP, Alternative Space. It’s her fourth project of 2024 and it arrives just in time with 2025 around the corner.

It follows up on her more self-reflective Figuring Out My Emotions, Before We Party, and then November’s Ms Everything. While this is certainly a lot of music, Kamaiyah has been keeping busy elsewhere. She dropped an accompanying documentary for Ms Everything on Christmas, and it seems that this eagerness to create is carrying into 2025. “Ms Everything Documentary dropping on Christmas and a new project Friday. Who working hard as me? 2025 we coming alive 🤍” she wrote. Hopefully we get an album in the coming months, but let’s redirect our focus to Alternative Space. One reason why we love this tape is due to the instrumental palette she’s presenting on it. It lives up to its name with wavy and darker productions, two ways we would describe maybe our favorite cut, “Kaori.” Kamaiyah brings this speedy and confident flow to the song and it’s helping us fall in love with it even more. She what she was able to deliver below.

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“Kaori” – Kamaiyah

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Ja Rule Trolls 50 Cent Over Scathing Reviews Of His Las Vegas Residency

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Ja Rule had a field day on New Year’s Day in response to the negative reviews of 50 Cent’s residency in Las Vegas. 50’s longtime rival shared a clip of blogger Jennifer Gay slamming the entire show in a scathing review on social media. “The sound was balanced poorly making it impossible to hear the performance,” she wrote in part. “His hypemen were unrelenting and overbearing making it difficult to hear anything but their echos.” Sharing Gay’s video on X (formerly Twitter), Ja added with laughing emojis, “Not the worst…”

Ja’s response quickly began circulating on social media. “The fact that you, in a sober state of mind, chose to engage in trolling your arch-nemesis at the beginning of 2025 can only be interpreted as a sign of insanity. I eagerly anticipate a response from @50cent in the form of a ‘killshot’,” one user wrote. Another added: “Where is your residency? At least he booked, busy and getting paid.” When one user brought up Ja’s own Fyre Festival disaster, he shot back: “See why you bringing up old sh*t,” with more laughing emojis.

Read More: Ja Rule Puts His Foot Down On Rumors That 50 Cent Bought All His Show Tickets

50 Cent Performs During Opening Night Of His Las Vegas Residency

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 27: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson performs during the first night of his six-date residency “In Da. Club” at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on December 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The latest post is the second time Ja’s posted about 50’s live shows in recent days. Last week, he addressed a rumor that he had bought tons of tickets to the event to make the arena appear empty. “[cap emojis] You believe this dumb s**t?” Ja Rule said of the rumor. “Like I said before I got 10K for ANYONE who can produce this footage a photo s**t what city/venue did this said show take place??? @50cent is a fat f***ing LIAR.”

Ja Rule Clowns 50 Cent Over La Vegas Show

50 doesn’t appear to have responded to the brutal reviews or Ja’s post. Check out Ja’s recent jab at 50 Cent below and be on the lookout for a reaction on HotNewHipHop.

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SZA and Kendrick Lamar’s “30 for 30” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs Chart

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Twelve tracks from Lana, the deluxe edition of SZA’s SOS album, have surged onto Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart, with “30 for 30,” her collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, debuting at No. 1. The song amassed 17.5 million official U.S. streams, an airplay audience of 385,000, and 2,000 digital song downloads during the tracking week of December 20–26, according to Luminate.

This marks SZA’s seventh chart-topping hit on the Hot R&B Songs chart, breaking a tie with Rihanna for the most No. 1s by a woman since the chart’s inception in October 2012. The record-setting achievement underscores SZA’s continued dominance in the R&B genre and her ability to captivate audiences with her poignant storytelling and emotive delivery.

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OG Maco Posthumous Album ‘Legends Live Forever 2’ Released

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OG Maco’s family has released a new project, Legends Live Forever 2, which was made in collaboration with producer Kino Beats. The profits from the music will go to his family.

“We are honored to share new music from OG Maco, a tribute to his legacy and a way to keep his spirit alive,” an online statement reads. “This release is dedicated to the fans who have supported him through every chapter of his journey, and we’re proud to announce that all proceeds will go directly to his family.”

Rapper OG Maco has passed away at a Los Angeles hospital. According to TMZ, the rapper’s coma worsened to critical condition and he was unable to be revived. OG Maco was hospitalized since Dec. 12 with a gunshot wound to the head.

TMZ also notes Maco’s doctors had trouble obtaining a proper brain scan to remove toxins from his body since he was admitted.

His family released an official statement.

In the weeks leading to today, rumors of Maco’s death hit social media leading to a statement.

“We want to inform OG Maco’s fans, friends, and supporters that he is currently in critical but stable condition,” the statement reads. “He is receiving the best possible care, and we are staying hopeful as he continues to fight. At this time, we kindly ask that you respect our privacy, but if you would like to send any messages or have anything you wish to get to the family, please reach out via DM.”

You can see the full statement below.

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