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NE-YO Kicks Off Champagne and Roses Tour with Unforgettable Night

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NE-YO Kicks Off Champagne and Roses Tour with Unforgettable Night

NE-YO, the multi-platinum hitmaker, commenced his highly anticipated Champagne and Roses Tour with a spectacular sold-out performance at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill. The evening featured special guests Mario and Pleasure P, adding to the unforgettable experience.

NE-YO delighted fans with timeless R&B classics like “Because of You” and “Miss Independent,” alongside newer hits such as “U 2 Luv” from his recent album “Self Explanatory.” Prior to the show, fans were treated to a sensational R&B dance party called the “Champagne Hour,” with DJ Mr. Light Show setting the mood.

The Champagne and Roses Tour is now set to visit Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, OH on Wednesday, September 13th, and it will continue to captivate audiences across the U.S. in cities like Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, and more. The tour will conclude with a grand finale at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA on Oct. 4th.

NE-YO’s tour promises an electrifying journey through R&B excellence, and fans nationwide are eagerly awaiting their chance to experience the magic.

UPCOMING CHAMPAGNE AND ROSES TOUR 2023 DATES: 

Wed Sep 13 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center

Thu Sep 14 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Fri Sep 15 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

Sun Sep 17 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann

Mon Sep 18 – Hartford, CT – The XFINITY Theatre

Wed Sep 20 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

Fri Sep 22 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place

Sat Sep 23 – Atlanta, GA– Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park

Sun Sep 24 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Wed Sep 27 – Dallas, TX– Dos Equis Pavilion

Fri Sep 29 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land

Tue Oct 03 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Wed Oct 04 – Mountain View, CA– Shoreline Amphitheatre

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Ne-Yo’s Ex Arrested For Helping Son Fight Another Child

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This week Grammy Award winning singer/ songwriter Ne-Yo and the mother of his two youngest sons, Instagram model Big Sade, were ordered into mediation over their child support battle. Now it has been revealed that Sade was arrested in March for cruelty to children for helping her fight a classmate at the bus stop. Witnesses and cameras allegedly saw Sade “kick and place the child in a chokehold before spraying him in the face with pepper spray.

Radar Online reports:

Ne-Yo’s ex-girlfriend Sade Bagnerise was taken into custody on charges of cruelty to children after she allegedly helped her son fight another child at the bus stop, RadarOnline.com has learned.

RadarOnline.com has obtained a petition for a temporary protective order filed by a woman named Veronica Madison against Sade.

In the petition, Veronica claimed Sade and Sade’s son, whom she does not share with Ne-Yo, “premeditated the act” of driving from their home to her neighborhood. She alleged they went to the bus stop, hid behind the bushes, and then attacked her son after he exited the school bus.

Veronica said eyewitnesses and camera footage captured Sade allegedly punching Veronica’s son as Sade’s child also fought him.

In the petition, she said witnesses saw Sade “kick and place my son in a chokehold prior to spraying him in the face with pepper spray. Eyewitnesses notified law enforcement at which point [Sade] and her son fled the scene.”

Veronica claimed that witnesses stayed on the scene and “gave account of what they saw to police.”

She said paramedics were called to treat her son for pepper spray in his “eyes, hair and on his body.’

Since the alleged incident, Veronica said Sade’s son has continued to make verbal threats via social media. She claims Sade’s child has sent messages and attempted video calls — and even allegedly threatened to “kill my son on video.”

“He’s also made threats to breach my home and inflict harm on my son, myself, my mother, repeatedly, with gunfire,” she alleged.

Veronica added, “This is the 3rd altercation with my son” and Sade’s child. “All three times [Sade’s son] has summoned my son to fight. The last two times he’s attacked him without warning. Once at school and once at the bus stop.”

The mother said her son does not have any interest in fighting with Sade’s son.

In her petition, filed in March 2023, Veronica stated, “[Sade] has been arrested and is currently being held at Fulton County Jail. Charges have also been pressed against the child. Bond conditions state no contact with my family. This [restraining order petition] is being filed to further enforce the ruling.”

Jail records obtained by RadarOnline.com show Sade was arrested on March 27 on charges of cruelty to children – 1st degree, cruelty to children – 3rd degree, and battery.

Sade was released on March 29 after posting a bond of $31k.

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CoCo Gauff Becomes The Youngest US Open Champion Since Serena Williams

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Coco Gauff has been dubbed as the future of women’s tennis since she was 15 years old. She arrived at the US Open on Saturday, and took her first Grand Slam championship. Gauff becomes the youngest US Open Grand Slam winner since Serena Williams took the title in 1999.

The 19-year-old American outlasted No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the new top-ranked player in the WTA, in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 thriller in the US Open final at Arthur Ashe Stadium. She becomes the 11th teenager to ever win a Grand Slam singles title, and the question now becomes how many more are in front of her.

“Today was the first time I’ve ever seen my dad cry,” Gauff said to ESPN after the match. “He doesn’t want me to tell y’all that, but he got caught in 4K. He thinks he’s so hard, but you know he’s not … My dad took me to this tournament [years ago], sitting right there watching Venus and Serena [Williams] compete, so it’s really incredible to be on this stage.”

Saturday was Gauff’s third win of the tournament after losing the first set. Per ESPN Stats & Info, the only other person to win the US Open in that fashion was Gauff’s idol, Serena Williams, who did it at 17 years old in 1999.

Coco Gauff overcame a head start from Aryna Sabalenka. It took an epic comeback against Madison Keys for Sabalenka to reach the final as well, but there was no slow start by the Belarusian this time. Sabalenka opened the match by breaking Gauff in front of a highly partial New York crowd looking for the first American US Open champion since Sloane Stephens in 2017.

Gauff broke Sabalenka back three games later, but that was the last game she’d win in the first set. Sabalenka, one of the hardest hitters on tour, showed a form so overpowering that even Gauff’s speed couldn’t neutralize her.

By the end of the match, Gauff was showing her speed.
After four years of waiting, Gauff won her first WTA 1000 event at the Cincinnati Open last month and didn’t stop there.

“Honestly, thank you to the people who didn’t believe in me,” Gauff said. “A month ago, I won a 500 and people said I would stop at that. Two weeks ago, I won a 1000 title and people said that was the biggest it was going to get. Three weeks later, I’m here with this trophy right now.”

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Happy 55th Birthday To Hip Hop Icon Big Daddy Kane!

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Today marks the 55th birthday of Grammy Award-winning lyricist Big Daddy Kane!

Born on this day in 1968, Brooklynite Antonio Hardy aka Big Daddy Kane stepped on the scene with the Juice Crew in the late ’80s and has been rocking the mic and setting cultural trends ever since. Even cultural critic publication Rolling Stone called him “a master wordsmith of rap’s late-golden age.” His career has solidified him in hip-hop history putting out hits such as “Ain’t No Half Steppin”, “I Get The Job Done”, and “Smooth Operator”. He has also lent his lyrical talents to others such as Biz Markie, who founded the budding star, helping to ghostwrite his hit “Vapors”.

As if that was not enough, Big Daddy Kane was the first Hip Hop artist to sell out the Apollo Theatre not once but twice with his women-only show. He also has film credits making appearances in several movies such as Brown Sugar, Posse, and Gunman to name a few. Needless to say, Big Daddy Kane is an amazingly talented and versatile artist. We salute you and thank you for all that you have given yourself to the rap game! Enjoy your physical degree day God!

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Ja Rule Fires Back At 50 Cent: “Enjoy These Criminal Charges & Lawsuit”

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The Ja Rule and 50 Cent feud continues. While the two New York artists have been back and forth for quite some time now, recent antics seemed to have reignited the tension.

Of course, everyone knows 50 to be the troll he is on social media. Early Thursday morning, the G-Unit founder posted a video clip of Ja Rule from the 2023 BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards in Miami the evening prior, showcasing Ja Rule tied to a wooden column as he performed his religious song “One Of Us” that was released back in 2000. Rule was shirtless, surrounded by singers dressed in all white as he rapped.

50 wrote in the caption: “👀look at this shit head, is he supposed to be Jesus. 😆 WTF you can’t make this shit up. LOL so stupid ! #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi”

This reaction elicited a response from Ja himself, who took to his own social media to post a picture of 50 Cent upside now. He wrote in the caption: “We ain’t forget — enjoy these criminal charges and lawsuit, dickhead!” 

While Ja has since deleted the post, he referred to 50 Cent’s recent incident where he hit a fan with a microphone during the LA stop of his Final Lap Tour. While 50 claimed it wasn’t intentional, many wonder if he will be sued for his actions.

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WATCH: Cardi B Delivers Her New Single and Video “Bongos” Feat. Megan Thee Stallion

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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s new single, “Bongos,” has arrived. The sex exudes from the single early as it opens with bodacious women twerking on a beach and Cardi’s opening bars: “Eat this ass like a plum, this pussy tight like a nun.” The new video is very extremely colorful and features the two taking on impressive dance break downs before up close and personal moments with the two seductive rap queens.

You can the new release below.

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Cam’ron Drops New Album ‘The Lost Files Volume 1’

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Cam’ron and Ma$e launched their popular sports talk show, It Is What It Is in February 2023. Its popularity landed the show an eight-figure deal with Underdog Fantasy for season two. Season two began on September 4th with two episodes featuring former NFL players Antonio Brown and OJ Simpson. Cam’ron’s newest album The Lost Files Volume 1 shows his evolution as an entrepreneur instead of being primarily recognized for his music.

The lead single to the album, “It’s Only Money” with DJ Kay Slay had a cinematic video featuring Cam and Ma$e in a comedy-esque opening scene. Fans of It Is What It Is recognize the instrumental being the theme of the show’s first season. “It’s Only Money” focuses on Cam’s history as a hustler with his signature brash delivery. He raps a line where people ask him how much money he got and he hints that he hasn’t spent any money from his film Killa Season.

In the opening track “Run It Up,” Cam shouts out the platforms that offered deals to them but said three million wasn’t enough. He emphasized how It Is What It Is made Stat Baby a star and how rapping is something he doesn’t need to do because he is involved in several different business endeavors these days.

The eight-track album only contains one feature and that’s from Styles P on “Top Of The Pyramid.” Styles raps give the Dipset crew their flowers as he rhymes about how hustlers from New York City are the best of the best and never take no for an answer. The Lost Files Volume 1 revolves around Cam’s past hustler ways and how his ways not only remained the same, but matured into cultivating greater ventures. 

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[WATCH] Cardi B Talks Shopping At Target, Collaborating With Offset On SiriusXM’s Hip Hop Nation

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This week, Cardi B stopped by the SiriusXM studios to promote her new song Bongos with Megan Thee Stallion. She sat down to talk to SiriusXM’s Swaggy Sie on Hip Hop Nation. During the interview Cardi B spoke about how she goes shopping at Target.

“Listen, I’m very spontaneous. I cannot be in the house trapped for nothing, like I have to go outside. I have to look at things,” said Cardi. “I have to look at soaps. I have to look at soaps and smell candles or some shit because it’s like, I cannot just be at home, so it’s like, I just put a sweater on and it’s like, “Ooooo, COVID is bad,” but like I be putting, I don’t care if nobody’s wearing a mask. Imma put a mask on and I’m gonna go in that Target. I’m gonna go to the supermarket. Sometimes I go to the Bronx. I will literally walk up and down, up and down, and people wouldn’t even know it was me.”

Cardi B also talked about collaborating with husband Offset and wanting to do more songs with him, saying, “I do wanna do like more songs with him. I do wanna explore. I feel like we do so much rough songs and it’s like, let’s talk about fucking. Like, it’s like we always talk about the music. Let’s talk about fucking because I feel like we always like on attack mode when we do songs together…. Yeah. Let’s do a little something, something. Freaky freaky freaky freaky.”

Check out her comments about hubby Offset HERE

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Today In Hip Hop History: Jay-Z Released His 11th LP ‘The Blueprint 3’ 13 Years Ago

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On this date in 2009, Hip Hop’s most recognized cultural icon dropped his eleventh album entitled The Blueprint 3 on the Roc Nation/Asylum/Atlantic imprint.

Produced by Hov himself, Kanye, No I.D.This Jigga project boasted more guest appearances than any of his previously released full-length albums, the Neptunes, Swizz Beatz, and several others. The singles from this LP are arguably some of Jay-Z’s most recognized songs by millennials; “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” “Run This Town,” ” “Empire State of Mind” and “On to the Next One” were chart-topping tracks during the summer and fall of 2009 and will forever be remembered as some of Hov’s most revered hits.

Commercially speaking, this album became Jay-Z’s eleventh number one album, breaking the record of pole position albums he once shared with Elvis Presley. Selling almost a half-million copies in its first week, TB3 was certified platinum by the RIAA within two months of its release. Currently, the album has sold over 3 million copies.

Salute to Jay, Ye, Rihanna, Drake, Alicia Keys, and everyone involved with this essential piece of Hip Hop history!

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French Montana Donates 500 Canoes to Makoko Community in Lagos, Nigeria

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French Montana Donates 500 Canoes to Makoko Community in Lagos, Nigeria

French Montana, the acclaimed musician and philanthropist, has donated 500 canoes to the impoverished community of Makoko in Yaba, Lagos Mainland. Makoko recently served as the backdrop for Montana’s latest music video, “Wish U Well,” released last Friday. Montana’s generous gesture not only aids the community but also stimulates the local economy by involving local craftsmen in the production of the canoes.

This act of kindness continues Montana’s mission to give back to communities in need, rooted in his genuine connection with the people and culture of the regions he visits. Six years ago, during filming “Unforgettable” in Uganda with Swae Lee, Montana initiated the Suubi Health Center project, improving maternal healthcare for underserved mothers and children across 55 remote villages.

The “Wish U Well” video captures the vibrant culture and resilience of Makoko, reflecting Montana’s deep appreciation for the community. Yet, it also marks the launch of a groundbreaking philanthropic effort. Montana, along with Swae Lee, gamma., and SALXCO, plans to donate 500 wooden canoe boats to Makoko’s 200,000 residents, who face recurring flooding threats.

Makoko has grappled with pollution, sewage issues, and insufficient sanitation systems. This initiative aims to revitalize the community and enhance its resilience to climate change impacts. The plan involves a large financial contribution to fund the production of the 500 boats, with an estimated delivery by December, just in time for Christmas. French Montana’s dedication to driving positive change continues to make a meaningful impact on communities worldwide.

“I witnessed firsthand how water is both a lifeline and an obstacle in Makoko. These boats are essential tools transporting the residents of Makoko and goods and services,” said Montana. “As an immigrant from Morocco, giving back to communities in Africa, the place that raised me is so important. When I was filming, I met local leaders who talked about the daily struggles and aspirations of the wider community. I was moved by their spirit and positivity, which inspired me to get involved and to help impact change.”

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