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Kim Kardashian is being sued by her maintenance and cleaning staff over claims that she allegedly did not pay them fair wages or provide meal breaks.

Seven people on the billionaire reality television star’s staff have filed a lawsuit against the businesswoman for allegedly stiffing them but representatives for Kim K state that the vendor is actually to blame for short-changing her employees. 

According to a report by TMZ, the staffers worked at Kim’s mansion in Hidden Hills. They claim that they were told upon being hired that they were full-time employees, yet they were treated as independent contractors and missed out on benefits. They also claim that they were denied meal breaks, did not have expenses covered, and weren’t paid proper wages. 

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A representative for Kim says that she hired the staffers through a vendor for maintenance and cleaning services and they’re the ones to blame for stiffing the employees. “[Kim] is not responsible for how the vendor manages their business and the agreements they have made directly with their staff,” said the rep. “Kim has never not paid a vendor for their services and hopes that the issue between these workers and the vendor who hired them can be amicably resolved soon.”

One staffer claims that they were fired after inquiring about his rights and those of his son, who also worked at the home. His son was 16-years-old but he worked more than the maximum number of hours for a minor under California law. 

We will keep you updated on the outcome of this lawsuit.

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There are some who might argue that healthy competition has all but faded from hip-hop, citing the posse cuts of the nineties and early two-thousands as the gold standard. Yet many of today’s active artists are genuine students of the game, taking pride in their ability to hold it down with a highlight-reel verse.

For Polo G, that opportunity arose with the release of “Gang Gang,” a collaboration that found him linking up with one of his idols — Lil Wayne. Alas, by his own admission he fell slightly short, taking to Twitter to reflect on his experience being “outshone” by the legendary lyricist. 

“Lol Wayne The Only Ni*ga Eva Walked Me Down On a Song,” wrote Polo, a few days back. “But I definitely need my rematch or sum. It’s crazy tho cuz I take the approach I do in this shit cuz of him…goin From Tryna study The lyrics to actually bein on a song w Em.”

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To be fair, Lil Wayne tends to outshine the majority of his collaborators, whether a veteran or a newcomer. Even Nicki Minaj, no stranger to stealing the spotlight, recently admitted to being “washed” by Weezy and Drizzy on their recent “Seeing Green” collab. Luckily, Polo G doesn’t appear to be sweating it in the slightest — in fact, he likely knew the risks upon securing the Weezy feature to begin with. Perhaps, should a “rematch” indeed occur, Polo G will put in that extra work to ensure he comes out on top — difficult though such a task may be.

After all, Wayne is a competitor to the core, as evidenced by his own perspective on collaboration. Lest we forget, this is a man who refused to be one-upped by Eminem, who has a habit of outshining his guests at every opportunity. We wish Polo G the best of luck in his new challenge — do you think the young emcee has it in him?

Nicki Minaj is back and she’s just as influential as she’s ever been. The superstar rapper returned to the spotlight a few weeks ago before the re-release of her debut mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty, which included three new songs. With the way Nicki has been moving, it looks like she may be planning on taking over with even more new music before the end of the year, plotting on keeping attention glued to her for the coming months.

On social media, the rapper has held an impressive command over her fanbase of over 137 million on Instagram, keeping the Barbz fed with plenty of recent content. She pretty much single-handedly revived the Crocs brand by boosting sales by thousands of percentage points on numerous styles and now, she’s threatening to surge stocks even higher by bringing her pink Crocs back out.

“You guys asked me to post the looks from my bts video so I’ll start with this one,” wrote Nicki on IG, sharing her latest photo dump and teasing fans that she has even more pictures ready to unload. She posed by her pool and stuck out her booty in an all-pink athletic outfit that hugged her body tightly. In the second photo, she really wanted people to see the full range of her curves, bending over in the shot. Finally, she dropped it to the floor and wiggled around, setting pulses racing with a third video.

This is solely one of the many stunning looks that Nicki Minaj has brought out in recent weeks. Check out the looks below and be sure to scroll through below for even more.

Soulja Boy has no problem reminding the world of all the times he was ahead of the game. While it may seem to be just jokes, Draco has come through with proof of his various trailblazing accomplishments. Earlier in the month, the Atlanta native took credit for being the first rapper at famed jewelry and diamond store Icebox. 

Additionally, he’s claimed credit for Nicki Minaj’s memorable cut “Itty Biggy Piggy” and for being the first rapper to have Fanta Jello. Perhaps his most well-known of firsts is being the first rapper to upload videos on YouTube (it’s even in his Twitter bio). Just as he did with his Icebox claim, Draco is coming through with the receipts proving he was in fact the first rapper on YouTube. 

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“I was the first rapper on YouTube,” tweeted the “She Make It Clap” artist. He then attached a screenshot of text confirming the claim. “For starters, consider this fact: After a months-long beta period, YouTube officially launched on December 15, 2005 with a daily traffic around eight million views,” reads the statement written in March of 2016.

“Soulja Boy uploaded his first video just three months afterward, solidly characterizing him as an early adopter,” it finished. Considering that YouTube serves as the main platform rappers and other artists use to share their music videos and other content, this is a pretty monumental “first” for Soulja. 

We recently sat down with him and he discussed finally getting his credit, Drake, Elon Musk, and more. “Yeah, man. People definitely get my flowers. I just say it now, like, I gotta let the people know. That’s just me,” he said in the interview.

“When I say I started this, when I say I started that, it’s no cap. I really did start it but it’s like I’m just having fun, just letting people know what it is. But I get my credit, I see the tweets, they give me my credit. They know I started it,” he finished. Read the full thing here. 

AS Sale guard Terrell Stoglin became the first player to score 40 points in a Basketball Africa League game last week, becoming the league’s top scorer. As one of the biggest names in the league, the former Maryland baller used his voice to speak out against J. Cole’s presence in the BAL, stating that the rapper has taken a deserving player’s job away.

There has been a media circus surrounding J. Cole’s professional basketball career overseas. Following the release of his latest studio album The Off-Season, the North Carolina-bred superstar rapper made his on-court debut as a member of the Patriots BBC. Cole’s highlights have been going viral on social media, including a clean pull-up jumper from his most recent game, but some people believe that with his subpar stat line, he should be focusing on music. 

Terrell Stoglin spoke to the press and said that Cole’s presence in the BAL is “disrespectful” to other players that have been shut out by the pandemic and are still at home, training hard and hoping to get picked up by a team.

“I think there’s a negative and a positive [to J. Cole’s presence],” said Stoglin to ESPN. “The negative part of it is: I think he took someone’s job that deserves it. I live in a basketball world. I don’t live in a fan world. I know a lot of guys that had their careers stopped by COVID and they’re still home working out and training for an opportunity like this. For a guy who has so much money and has another career to just come here and average, like, one point a game and still get glorified is very disrespectful to the game. It’s disrespectful to the ones who sacrificed their whole lives for this.

 
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The positive side of it is: it brings a lot of attention, and, I guess, money. I don’t really pay attention to that type of stuff. I’m more [concerned that] he took someone’s job that deserved it.”

What do you think about Stoglin’s comments? Do you agree?

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Lloyd Banks has been steadily rolling out his upcoming album The Course Of The Inevitable, which was up until recently strictly referred to as COTI. While the Punchline King hasn’t revealed much in the way of new music, he has gone a long way in setting a tone, having delivered a few trailers featuring a spoken word performance from Rashan Brown. Based on the production value we’ve seen so far, it’s looking like a massive endeavor from Banks, who hasn’t released a studio album since 2010.

Last night, Banks came through to share another piece of the COTI puzzle, unveiling the official album cover on his Instagram page. “The Course Of The Inevitable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” captions Banks. [Photo by] @anthonybgeathers starring my boy! Christopher Lloyde II.” 

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With the cover out in the open, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before Banks comes through to unveil the full tracklist. Given some of his recent collaborators — a list that includes names like Havoc, Conway The Machine, and Ransom — it wouldn’t be surprising to see a few familiar faces lining the project. Of course, there remain many fans still hoping for a callback to the G-Unit era, as Young Buck previously opened the door for collaboration on “Ash Tray.” Unlikely, but the hold of nostalgia remains difficult to shake. 

 Check out the official album cover for The Course Of The Inevitable, and look for more news on the upcoming album to surface in the near future. Are you excited to see what Banks has been cooking up?

Unfortunately, reports of gun violence is something many of us are all too familiar with now. According to reports, the latest victim of armed violence is Arkansas native Bankroll Freddie. The Quality Control rapper was reportedly shot recently but fortunately remains in stable condition. 

Details surrounding the situation that led to the gunshot wound are scarce, but Freddie himself seemingly confirmed the news on his social media pages. 

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Despite the gunshot wound appearing to hit right under his chin, the Arkansas rapper seems to be in good spirits. He shared an Instagram post to his story of the fresh bloodied wound with the caption “I’m good” on Monday (May 24), likely around the time of the violence took place. Viewer discretion is advised for the graphic photo attached below. 

Jumping into the rap game in 2017, Bankroll Freddie signed to Quality Control shortly after in 2019 after landing on the radar of the label’s co-founder Pierre Thomas. “I feel like a lot of stuff I did slept on. Probably because ain’t too many people heard me. I’m a new face to the world. A lot of people may not have heard my new stuff, my old stuff. It’s more about putting it out there, put it in they face,” said the rapper in an interview earlier this year with XXL. 

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We’ll keep you updated as more information about the shooting becomes available. In the meantime, our prayers go out to Freddie. 

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Yung Bleu knew was he was doing when he sang about “Thieves in Atlanta” for one of his recent singles. A few weeks ago, rapper Ludacris had his car stolen from an Atlanta bank after he left the car running in the parking lot. He eventually got his vehicle back. On Tuesday, 11Alive reported another car theft, this time affecting pop star/rapper/activist Akon, who reportedly was pumping gas in Buckhead when somebody hopped in his whip and drove off.

According to the report, Akon was filling up his white Range Rover and left the car running. Police are looking at surveillance footage and trying to find the suspects responsible for taking off with the car. Atlanta police are urging residents not to leave their cars running after auto thefts have risen by about 47% since last year.

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“Any time you stop your vehicle and you leave your vehicle for just a split second, please turn your vehicle off and take your keys with you and secure your vehicle,” said Lt. Dorian Graham. “We’re having far too many vehicles stolen because we are leaving our vehicles running.”

Akon has not made any public statements regarding this incident. We will keep you posted on any updates in this developing story.

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