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Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine + More Surprise 50 Cent With A Belated Birthday Dinner

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London fans were surprised to see rapper/entrepreneur 50 Cent at a London restaurant to perform at the Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park on Saturday. The mogul was enjoying a belated birthday celebration at Somalian restaurant, The Village, on Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, on Sunday evening.

50’s friends, including music moguls Dr Dre, 58, and Jimmy Iovine, 70, who co-founded the Beats Electronics brand in California in 2006, put on a surprise belated birthday bash for the star, who actually turned 48 on July 6.

Fifty formed part of a star-studded line-up for Wireless, which first took place in Hyde Park in 2005. This year’s festival saw performances by Travis Scott, 32, ex-partner of the youngest Kardashian sister, Kylie Jenner, 25, with who he shares two children, New York rapper of the moment Ice Spice, as well as 34-year-old Jamaican singer Popcaan.

Fifty will be back in the UK later in the year for the UK leg of his The Final Lap Tour: Get Rich Or Die Tryin‘ – 20 Years Later. He’s playing the O2 Arena on Saturday November 11, then Wembley Arena.

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Rapper Wiz Khalifa Sells Portion of Music Catalog

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Hip-hop’s biggest stars continue to sell their music catalog this week Wiz Khalifa  is the newest to let go of a percentage of his catalog. After both Nelly and Logic sold portions (or their entire music catalog), the Pittsburgh rapper has officially sold the publishing rights to a portion of his music catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners– the same firm that Nelly entered a deal with on Wednesday.

Although Wiz’s earnings in the sale have not been publicized, it has been confirmed that hit songs of his such as “Black & Yellow” and “See You Again” are both included in the deal, as both are the only two songs in his career to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In a statement attached to the press release, Khalifa spoke on his relationship with HarbourView Equity Partners’ founder Sherrese Clarke Soares and how much the agreement impacts his record label Taylor Gang.

“Sherrese and HarbourView truly understand the value of music and artistry,” he said. “We are excited to partner with them as they continue to build a dynamic media company that is in line with the values and goals we all have here at Taylor Gang.”

Soares also made a statement of her own celebrating Wiz’s talent.

“Wiz Khalifa has already made a profound impact on culture as a musician, executive, media visionary and creative force.” she said, “We celebrate his talent and creativity and are thrilled to welcome him and Taylor Gang to the HarbourView family today.”

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Drake Confirms New Nicki Minaj Collab At Detroit Tour Stop

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Drake and Nicki Minaj has arguably given hip hop some of its most notorious collaborations over the years. From Drake’s iconic Thank Me Later “Up All Night” to Take Care and “Make Me Proud—their chemistry on the mic is undeniable..” We haven’t heard the dynamic duo in several years, but on one of his first It’s All A Blur North American tour dates, Champagne Papi confirmed that the two will reunite sooner than you think.

“Imma give away one thing off the album in Detroit tonight, ‘cuz I got a lot of love for Detroit,” Drake told his audience on Saturday (July 8) night. “So Imma have to tell you, like, me and Nicki Minaj did our first song in like, a really long time,” he revealed, causing the crowd to loudly cheer and applaud. “I got a lot of love for her.” The father of one didn’t share any further details, but over on Twitter the Queen of Rap celebrated the news with a throwback photo of the Young Money members.

Do you think the two will take over the charts yet again?

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Kim Kardashian Says She Struggles Raising Her Kids Without Kanye: ‘It Kills Me’

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Kim Kardashian recently shared she was having a hard time telling her kids about her situation with their father, Kanye West.

During the latest episode of The Kardashians, the reality TV star detailed her struggles with her children, North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm after parting ways with her husband.

After sharing how overwhelmed she was when he made those comments about Jews, Kim talked about her parenting issues.

“I love my life with my babies,” the Skims founder said in a confessional. “This week in particular has been so hard. Obviously, there’s just times in life when things get really hectic and I think you just have to tune it all out and realize that being a mom and being really present is the most important thing.”

Admitting she is “in the trenches,” Kim said, “I am the one doing all the daily stuff all the time. I do the morning routine, I do the night routine, it’s like a pit stop with race cars.”

“It’s like, ‘Brush your teeth, brush your teeth, brush your teeth, brush your teeth, do your hair, do your hair, do your hair, do your hair, like changing tires really quickly,” she shared before adding how she is trying to protect her kids and hide what their father is doing publically.

“I am just in protection mode of my kids and just try to hide everything,” Kim continued. “It’s just hard for me to figure out like if they don’t know anything, why wouldn’t dad come over for dinner?”

“Why isn’t dad at my things? That kills me. It’s the one thing that gives me anxiety, because then I’m embarrassed if people are going to say something at a game or a function.

“Is it safe? Is it dangerous? I just don’t know what to do. I’ve been managing it the best way I know how, because I want my kids to see a healthy dad, you know, it’s just a lot. So I take it day by day,” Kim said.

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Nelly Sells 50 Percent Of His Music Catalogue

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Rapper Nelly recently followed a rising trend of artists selling a hefty percentage of their music. Now the ‘Hot n Here’ rapper cut a $50 million deal for the sale of 50% of his music catalog.

TMZ reports:

Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ … Nelly secured a $50 million deal for 50% ownership over his entire catalog — which includes 8 albums and a ton of #1 singles that helped define pop culture in the 2000s.

We’re told Nelly is teaming up with a company called HarbourView Equity Partners for this, which is forking over the dough to lock up some of his best-known songs … such as, “Ride Wit Me,” “Dilemma” and of course, “Hot in Herre.” Obviously they’re getting more than just that … but those tracks are, by and large, the ones Nelly’s perhaps best-known for.

In fact, a couple of these songs won him Grammys — he snagged a statuette in 2003 for “Dilemma” (Best Rap/Sung Performance) and another that same year for “Hot in Herre” (Best Male Rap Solo Performance). He has another Grammy to his name for “Shake Ya Tailfeather.”

No word yet on which parts of Nelly’s catalog — besides the above-mentioned singles — now belong to HarbourView … but considering the wide range of tunes he has under his belt … you gotta figure there’s more goodies in the vault that they’ll now have a claim to.

It’s a lot of money, obviously — so it’s great news for Nelly. Interestingly enough, things are going swimmingly for Nelly in other departments of his life … including his business ventures, like his alcohol brand, MoShine.

Plus, he’s not even done making music at this point in his career … the guy produced a full-on country album, “Heartland,” in 2021 — and we’re hearing part 2’s on the horizon as well.

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Tupac Shakur’s Self-Designed Ring Part Of Sotheby’s Upcoming Hip-Hop Auction

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2Pac’s custom ring is scheduled to go up for auction later this month at Sotheby’s New York. The ring is made of gold, diamonds, and rubies, is shaped like a crown and was created in honor of his engagement to Kidada Jones. It’s estimated to bring in between $200K-300K when it goes up for auction July 18. The ring will be displayed at Sotheby’s New York from July 18-24.

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To celebrate Hip Hop’s milestone 50-year anniversary, Sotheby’s presents its third dedicated Hip Hop sale, highlighting Hip Hop’s profound impact on art and culture across five decades, from its inception in the South Bronx in 1973 through today.

2Pac wore the self-designed ring to the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards just days before he was shot. According to Sotheby’s, 2Pac typically wore the ring on his left ring finger. It will be auctioned as part of a special series in celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop.

The ring is on offer from Yaasmyn Fula, the artist’s godmother who was one of Tupac’s most trusted advisors with all of his most important matters, including commissioning a new piece of jewelry to commemorate his achievements and usher in a new era of prosperity.

Featuring original art, historic studio equipment, sneakers and jackets, archival flyers and posters, rare artifacts, and more, the auction spotlights the iconic artists and trailblazers who defined not only the musical genre as we know it, but also the global phenomenon of Hip Hop culture spanning art, fashion and much more, including Tupac Shakur, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Ice-T & Afrika Islam, Fab 5 Freddy, Big Daddy Kane, Futura, Lee Quiñones, UNKLE, and Mo’ Wax Founder James Lavelle, among many others. The sale will be presented in collaboration with entertainment company Mass Appeal, which throughout the year has curated an array of programming as part of its Hip Hop 50 initiative.

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YouTube “Comedian” Colleen Ballinger Gets Backlash for Performing Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” in Blackface

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Beyonce‘s “Single Ladies” was obviously one of the biggest hits of her career and over the past decade, there’s been no shortage of people performing the song in one way or another online. While most performances have been lighthearted and funny, viewers aren’t laughing at YouTube “comedian” Colleen Ballinger, whose performance of the hit song in underwear and blackface has recently resurfaced, causing more controversy for the already-embattled “comedian.”

Colleen Ballinger is generally known for her character Miranda and her “Miranda Sings” YouTube series, which revolves around a clueless aspiring singer. However, Ballinger also does other standup and musical comedy routines. In the video, which was posted to Ballinger’s channel about five years ago and is still live but unlisted, the comedian appears in blackface and starts by taking off a long black dress and then pulling what appear to be white cotton underwear out from underneath a black bodysuit. She sings the song with two muscular backup dancers behind her.

This isn’t the first time that Ballinger has been in trouble. In the past, she has been accused of making fun of a male actor with dark skin in which she reportedly asked “where is he?” during auditions for her short-lived 2016 Netflix show, “Haters Back Off.”

Ballinger has also been accused of sharing inappropriate photos with underage fans as well as sharing nude photos of her former podcast co-host Trisha Paytas with underage fans and others as well.

So far, she has not addressed the Beyonce video.

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Cocaine Found In The White House By Secret Service

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Several reports have confirmed that an evacuation was conducted at the White House after a suspicious substance was found on the grounds of the Oval Office by Secret Service agents that later was determined to be cocaine.

U.S. Secret Service Uniform Division Officers located an unknown item on the White House complex,” a Secret Service spokesperson told reporters. “As a precaution, the White House grounds were evacuated, and the DC Fire Departments Hazmat team responded.”

According to the report, the substance was found in an area that was accessible to tourists.

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Rihanna Shares Vacation Photo of A$AP Rocky & RZA: ‘My Bajan Boyz’

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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky continues to give parenting goals. The two are in Barbados, and Rihanna shared an image of Rocky holding their son, RZA.

In the picture, Rocky lifts RZA in the sky. She captioned the post “my Bajan boyz.”

35-year-old mogul Rihanna is the first female artist to have ten songs hit one billion streams on Spotify.

The ‘Umbrella’ singer celebrated on her Instagram page, writing ‘Bad gal bili.’

‘Wit no new album…lemme talk my sh*t,’ the Barbardian-born beauty joked, adding a winking emoji with its tongue out next to an emoji of the flag of her home country.  

Her last album, Anti, dropped in 2016.  

The monumental achievement follows Rihanna’s viral SuperBowl LVII halftime performance, where the former Fenty CEO showed off her baby belly, revealing she was pregnant with her second child.

Arguably one of the most influential singers of the 21st century, Rihanna would go on to release several follow-up, record-breaking albums.

Her 2012 album, Unapologetic, was Rihanna’s first studio record to hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

The dedicated philanthropist also ventured out into multiple business ventures in the wake of her musical success.

Following the release of her sixth album in 2016, Rihanna founded Fenty Beauty in 2017.

Now regarded as one of the best makeup and skincare lines on the market, Fenty Beauty is used by 13% of cosmetics and makeup-users in the United States, according to Statista.

One year later, the Diamonds In The Sky singer founded her second successful business, a lingerie line she called Savage X Fenty.

Drops mic. Salute to ‘Bad Gal Bili’!

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Justin Combs Hit With Two Misdemeanors In DUI Case

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Last month Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Misa Hylton’s 29-year-old Justin Combs, was arrested in Beverly Hills on DUI charges. Misa posted a series of angry posts following his arrest subliminally mentioning Diddy. She wrote, “How do you go from the greatest to ever do it to, to making all your money off of alcohol and suing the damn alcohol company.” Now Justin is facing two misdemeanor charges for drinking and driving.
Radar Online reports:

According to court records, on June 27, a criminal case was filed against Justin Combs. He was hit with 2 misdemeanor charges for driving under the influence and for having a blood alcohol content (BAC) higher than 0.08% or more.

A pretrial hearing date has been set for August 10.

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