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Jay-Z Hits Tony Buzbee With A Defamation Amendment To Extortion Lawsuit

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Jay-Z and Tony Buzbee are currently at war with one another and there is no end in sight. Overall, it all started when Buzbee brought forth a sexual assault lawsuit against Jay and Diddy. Buzbee claimed that Jay and Diddy allegedly raped and assaulted his client, who has remained nameless. Since that time, the music mogul has filed an extortion lawsuit against Buzbee. Furthermore, Buzbee has been hit with various other lawsuits that are unrelated to the Jay-Z case.

According to Rolling Stone, Jay-Z has added on to the extortion lawsuit, as he is also alleging defamation. When it came to the initial charge of extortion, this is what the court documents had to say. “Viewed in the context of Buzbee’s prior statements threatening to file criminal complaints against, and publicly shame, a ‘long list’ of celebrities, the message in the Extortion Demands was clear: pay up, or face a criminal investigation and extraordinary reputational harm.”

Jay-Z and Alex Spiro Go After Tony Buzbee

As for this latest filing, Jay-Z and his lawyer Alex Spiro could not be more clear. “In short, defendants placed a gun to Mr. Carter’s head. They were demanding that Mr. Carter either: (a) pay ‘something of substance’ to stop Defendants from making public the wildly false allegations of sexual assault that would subject Mr. Carter to opprobrium and irreparably harm his reputation, family, career and livelihood, or (2) endure that financial and personal ruin. Defendants’ statements and correspondence made clear the immediate and extensive threat of exposure if Mr. Carter failed to pay.”

Meanwhile, Tony Buzbee has given his response to the new claim. Just like you would expect, he has denied any wrongdoing. “The new claim is patently frivolous and will be dismissed. I’ve never said a word about him. This is just another attempt to bully and intimidate me. It just won’t work,” the attorney stated. It seems like this situation is just getting started, and we cannot fathom where it will go next.

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Jay-Z Sues Sex Accuser Lawyer Tony Buzbee For Defamation And Extortion

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

After being accused of sexual assault by a woman who claims she was 13 years old at the time, Jay-Z has filed his own lawsuit for defamation against the anonymous woman’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, according to Rolling Stone. Shortly after the news broke, Jay filed an extortion lawsuit against Buzbee, calling the rape lawsuit and subsequent story seeding in the media a shakedown; on Friday, he added a charge of defamation, saying that by going to the media before he admittedly finished vetting the woman’s story, he’d intentionally defamed the rapper-turned-businessman in order to force a settlement.

The documents filed Friday read, “Viewed in the context of Buzbee’s prior statements threatening to file criminal complaints against, and publicly shame, a ‘long list’ of celebrities, the message in the Extortion Demands was clear: pay up, or face a criminal investigation and extraordinary reputational harm.” According to Jay’s attorney, Alex Spiro, and his firm, Buzbee’s initial demand letter gave a two-week window for response, seeking material settlement and threatening further action.

“In short,” the docs claim, “Defendants placed a gun to Mr. Carter’s head. They were demanding that Mr. Carter either: (a) pay ‘something of substance’ to stop Defendants from making public the wildly false allegations of sexual assault that would subject Mr. Carter to opprobrium and irreparably harm his reputation, family, career and livelihood, or (2) endure that financial and personal ruin. Defendants’ statements and correspondence made clear the immediate and extensive threat of exposure if Mr. Carter failed to pay.”

Buzbee denied the defamation claims, replying via a press statement, “The new claim is patently frivolous and will be dismissed. I’ve never said a word about him. This is just another attempt to bully and intimidate me. It just won’t work.” Jay had previously denied the alleged victim’s accusations, asking the court to dismiss the suit. During a recent interview, Jay’s accuser acknowledged that her story had “inconsistencies” but maintained it to be true.

SZA Pens A Drama-Filled Relationship Epic With “Scorsese Baby Daddy”

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Crafting songs about one’s emotions is a little trickier than some may realize. On the surface, it looks easy. You are literally singing about your own life and yourself. However, not all songs in this vein are created equal. Some can come across as too surface-level and cringey. But SZA is an artist who can effectively and creatively convey feelings of self-loathing. One reason why she’s so effective with these kinds of tracks is her witty writing and occasional humor. “Scorsese Baby Daddy,” one of the 15 additional cuts to her SOS Deluxe: LANA, is fantastic blending of these two qualities and then some. If you are into film, you know that Martin Scorsese is an expert when it comes to making drama flicks. The Wolf of Wall Street, Shutter Island, and Hugo are just a few excellent movies in his portfolio.

SZA likens her love of drama in her own life to Martin’s obsession with the genre on this track and it works like a charm. The instrumental hooks you right away thanks to the meaty guitar strums that give the track a nice punk aesthetic. It gives off angsty teen pop but elevated thanks to SZA’s craftsmanship. Her howling vocals really sell it as well as she asks the man she wants in her life to try and take on her issues. However, SZA is not putting down the idea of changing for the better. “One day, I’ll understand all that it takes to be a lady.”

“Scorsese Baby Daddy” – SZA

Quotable Lyrics:

I rolled up all my problems
And then I smoked about it
I could’ve called my mom up
I’d rather f*** about it
Addicted to the drama
Scorsese baby daddy

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Wack 100 Enrages The Internet After Claiming To Take A Photo With Son Of Biggie’s Murderer

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

When March 9, 2025, arrives, it will have been 28 years since the gut-wrenching passing of Biggie (The Notorious B.I.G.). It’s a topic that still looms large over everyone we just listed and remains a sensitive one for most. Every day we continue to send our best to the family and dear friends of Biggie and today is no different. Unfortunately, there are still occasions where he can’t just be left to rest and Wack 100 has been responsible for multiple of them.

For example, back in 2022 during a interview with Drink Champs, Wack 100 made the insane claim that the “Juicy” MC didn’t die a legend. “Tupac died a legend, Biggie didn’t. His body of work—movies, double CDS, albums that went quadruple… He was dead before his first album came out,” he argued. “Over the years, motherf***ers remake the songs, he became that.” Of course, this did not sit well with a lot of folks, with some asking, “Why are n****s still entertaining this guy period.”

The Internet Is Done With Wack 100

Wack 100 posted an INSANE picture with the son of Biggie’s killer. pic.twitter.com/PEWwpMmdc9

— No Jumper (@nojumper) December 24, 2024

That sentiment is being echoed two years later after Wack 100 supposedly took a photo with someone in particular. That person the manager claims is the son of the killer of Biggie Smalls. He explained how they wound up crossing paths on his part-time job over at No Jumper with Adam22. “I got out the car, he’s looking at me, so I see him on me. I go in to pay for my gas… and he come in and said, ‘hey you remember me?’”

At this point, Wack thought something serious was about to go down. However, after looking at the kid, he realized it was “Lil Poochie,” the son of “Daddy Poochie.” Back in 2012, reports were floating around that he was the supposed gunman in the drive-by in Los Angeles. Still, Wack 100 decided to take a picture with the son, which left Adam22 to call him out a bit. “You did this intentionally to provoke hip-hop fans who are still reeling.” Wack 100 then retorted that he learned this from “your people” that this is an instance of “dark humor.” The internet is currently letting him hear it, with one person encapsulating the majority’s feelings about this: “Wacc turned into a real buster lol.”

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Rob Markman Clowns Adam22 Over Ridiculous Jay-Z And Kendrick Lamar Hot Take

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Rob Markman is one of the most respected voices in the culture when it comes to hip-hop commentary. Overall, he has always approached topics in a level-headed way, and fans have always resonated with what he has to say. The opposite can be said of Adam22. The two could not be more different in their approaches. Sometimes, Adam approaches the genre with the kind of irreverence that typically gets called out by hip-hop’s elder statesmen.

Throughout the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, Adam22 has been particularly wrong on more than a few occasions. Sometimes, his takes are so a-historical, that they force the hands of those who otherwise wouldn’t even amplify his talking points. This is exactly what happened recently as Adam claimed that Jay-Z and Kendrick are known for collaborating with artists who are less lyrical than they are. As a result, they are looked at as superior artists. Markman saw this take and knew he had to correct it immediately.

Rob Markman Calls Out Adam22

“He rapped with BIG on his first album. Had joints with DMX, Scarface, LOX, Eminem for Christ’s Sake,” Markman explained. “I normally don’t amplify these things, but what the fuck are we really talking about here?” Overall, this is probably the best reaction possible to one of these takes. At the end of the day, to question Jay-Z and Kendrick’s lyrical ability after all of these years is just completely out of line. But, Adam22 is someone who understands the game, and he has mostly been on Drake’s side throughout the feud.

Moving forward, the conversations and discourse surrounding Kendrick Lamar and his peers is only going to get more and more tedious. It is unfortunate but that is just how it is when you enter GOAT debates. Just look at everything that involves Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Those conversation are extremely nauseating, but we keep having them. Why? Who even knows at this point.

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N.O.R.E Claps Back At Dame Dash For His Comments About “Drink Champs” Protecting Jay-Z

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

N.O.R.E is starting to get tired of Dame Dash talking about him and his Drink Champs platform. According to AllHipHop, he hit back at the former Roc-A-Fella head honcho after suggesting that they have been protecting Jay-Z since his rape allegations arose. Dame made the comments on a recent The Art Of Dialogue interview, saying, “Like, he can control Black media ’cause a lot of them either work or do business with him. But, like, you know, Drink Champs can’t get him out of this one, and neither can Charlamagne. ‘Cause those are the guys that hold him down no matter what he does anyway.”

Dame then went on to say that he needs to start getting ahead of the “white media” such as People and Entertainment Tonight because “they on his head.” Well, this eventually got to N.O.R.E, and he’s now taking the time to respond. It began with an Instagram Story post in which he labeled Dame Dash “Lame Dash” and also “more clueless than Stacey [Dash].” Then, N.O.R.E publicly addressed the matter by responding with a video which is below.

N.O.R.E Doesn’t Want To Take It There With Dame Dash, But He Will

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In it, he suggests that Dame Dash is essentially not who and what he used to be. Moreover, he doesn’t want to disrespect him any further than this clap back, but he’s encouraging him to get his life in order before things possibly get out of hand. “I have been receiving it you have been coming at me,” he began. You think I don’t got time. I’m not like these other people. I got time.”

N.O.R.E continues, “So you know what I’m gonna do? Tomorrow, I’m gonna wind up in Paris. The next day after that I’m gonna wind up in Saint Barts, Saint Martin, Anguilla, the things you used to do. We’re trying to show you love but you keep coming at everybody. If you got beef with one person you supposed to keep that beef with one person. You got beef with everybody around him.” N.O.R.E finishes with, “We don’t want to disrespect you and I’m trying not to as much as I can because I actually respect the s*** out of you, but you became the lame chatty patty person that you said you were against. Get your life together my number is the same if you wanna work it out.”

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Young Thug Accused Of Faking His Emotions During Viral Jail Call With Leena Sayed

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Young Thug is currently going viral on social media and it is not for the best of reasons. Overall, fans were left stunned last night as Law & Crime released videos of Thugger’s jail calls. Some of them were with the likes of Mariah The Scientist, which makes a whole lot of sense given their relationship. However, many were confused as one of these calls was with Leena Sayed, the girlfriend of boxer Devin Haney. In the video, Sayed was crying profusely and even exclaimed her love for the incarcerated artist.

Of course, this brought up some serious cheating allegations given the fact that Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist were supposed to be together at the time. Young Thug has since responded to the video, claiming that it was nothing serious. Meanwhile, Sayed has noted that at the time of the call, she had not yet met Haney. However, the embarrassment of the clip has still got to sting. Interestingly enough, there is one moment in the video where Young Thug wipes at his eyes, and this particular action is being called into question.

Young Thug Speaks Out

If you watch the video, which is now plastered all over Twitter, it seems almost apparent that there are no actual tears coming out of Thug’s face. This has led to countless reactions on social media, with various users accusing the artist of faking his emotions and manipulating Sayed. However, once again, this is social media conjecture. Having said that, Thug’s tweet about the situation showcases just how little he cares about all of this.

Only time will tell what happens with this, going forward. Devin Haney and Mariah The Scientist are the true aggrieved parties here, and they have yet to say anything. Meanwhile, the internet is currently urging Mariah to break up with her man. Overall, it’s just not the situation you want to deal with before Christmas.

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Latto’s Latest Twerking Display Gives Fans A Serious Case Of Whiplash

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Latto has been having herself a sensational 2024 and for a whole bunch of reasons. Overall, many see her as one of the best women rappers in the game. Moreover, she has been getting recognition from various peers and continues to put out captivating singles and albums. While she was more active in the first half of the year, the second half has proven to be a lot more celebratory for her. After all, 2025 is just a week away, which means she can bring some new energy to the table.

With this in mind, it should come as no surprise that Latto would want to turn up for her birthday, which she celebrated fairly recently. The artist was at a club recently, where she ordered herself the most expensive steak on the menu. As the food arrived to her table, she decided to turn around for everyone to see and ended up giving a show of her twerking skills. Of course, this video is making the rounds on social media, with many showcasing their thirst for the artist.

Latto Enjoys Her Birthday

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Latto recently spoke about wanting to quite twerking, although it is clear that the act was calling to her like Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin mask. At the end of the day, Latto is just having some fun, and you have to respect her desire to do that. Moreover, it is her birthday, so why not enjoy the fruits of her labor? It has been a whirlwind year, and we could all benefit from letting loose.

Going into next year, it will be very interesting to see what Latto has in store for us. She is someone who is always evolving her sound, and we’re sure that the next era of her career is going to be something to remember. Until then, fans will just have to continue to listen to her current catalog, which is filled with anthems and club-ready bangers.

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DDG Responds To Intense Backlash Over Buying Halo A Ferrari He Can’t Drive

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

DDG and Halle Bailey may not be together anymore, but that does not mean they don’t still have a ton in common. Perhaps their most important shared love is that for their one-year-old child Halo. In fact, Halo celebrated his first birthday over the weekend, and there were plenty of storylines to make their way throughout social media. However, there is one in particular that seems to have the entire internet in an utter state of confusion.

By now, you have probably seen that DDG bought his son a Ferrari for his birthday. No, we are not talking about one of those small kid cars that everyone wanted from the Sears catalog. Instead, we are talking about a real Ferrari with a high-powered engine that could go from 0 to 60 in the blink of an eye. Overall, it is easy to understand why this is such a ridiculous gift for an infant. Simply put, they can’t drive it. Moreover, it would be unsafe for them to even be a mere passenger in the vehicle.

DDG Does Not Care For Your Comments

With all of this backlash in mind, DDG decided to go after his trolls on social media. In typical DDG fashion, he flexed his wealth and urged his haters to start doing better in life. “N****s mad cuz they son playin hot wheels and mines playin wit ferrari’s & M’s. Just work harder gang,” he wrote. Considering the man is a YouTuber, he knows how to stir up drama while also getting under people’s skin. He has no problem playing the villain role, and he pulls it off extremely well.

As for that Ferrari, only time will tell whether or not DDG keeps it until Halo is old enough to drive it. By then, the car might be out of date or out of style. One also has to wonder if DDG will be driving it himself, in an act of pure selfishness. Is it any of our business? Who knows.

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New Alleged Snapchat Video Of Travis Hunter’s Girlfriend Leaks Online And Fans Are Concerned

December 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Travis Hunter’s girlfriend Leanna Lenee has been embroiled in all kinds of controversy over the last couple of weeks. Overall, it all started when the couple made a video in which she claimed that Hunter was never her type to begin with. Furthermore, things escalated as she initially wouldn’t stand up for him when he won the Heisman trophy. A few days later, she was unhappy to be at a fan event with him, and the speculation about their relationship only got worse.

Subsequently, the discourse hit a critical mass as old videos and photos of Lenee began to emerge on social media. For instance, one video showcased Lenee twerking on a man in a music video. One image showcased a man putting the palm of his hand on her backside. Now, a new video has made its way to social media. It allegedly showcases Lenee is another man’s bed, and being filmed on his Snapchat story. This video is a few years old, and some believe it occurred while Hunter and Lenee were together, although that is unconfirmed conjecture.

Travis Hunter And Leanna Lenee Experience Controversy

In fact, there has been quite a bit of confusion around the timeline of Hunter being with his fiancee. Some believe that the two have been a couple for five years. Meanwhile, some say they’ve actually only been exclusive to one another for two years now. Depending on what timeline you’re aware of, this footage will certainly skew your perception of what exactly is going on here.

Fans Express Concern For Hunter’s Well-Being

Meanwhile, with this video making the rounds, there has been a lot of concern for Hunter’s well-being. He has already deleted his social media accounts, which is certainly a good first step. However, many cannot help but feel like this is weighing on him heavily, especially with the NFL Draft coming up very soon. Hopefully, Hunter and Lenee can figure things out. Moreover, perhaps the internet can stop digging things up and instigating.

ts was 3 years ago niggas jus being weird now

— Kyle Rogger (@KyleRogger123) December 24, 2024

Yall niggas don’t even care about Travis wellbeing. This just about hate and bullying. Shit lame as fuck.

— Definitely Westley Snipes (@SlimJenkins9) December 24, 2024

IM TELLING U TS GETS WORSE EVERY 12 HRS LMAO

— 𝙥𝙮𝙧𝙞 ⚝ (@pyristic) December 24, 2024

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