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Charlamagne Tha God Jokes He Will Perform Fellatio If Kanye & Adidas Reunite

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There are plenty of ways to make a bet, but Charlamagne Tha God takes the cake. The talk show host is known for making outrageous claims regarding staking chances. This time it centered on Kanye West and Adidas. This week, news muddled around the streetwear company was re-partnering with Ye to unload its stock of Yeezys. They split ties with West following his wild anti-Semitic scandal, but there have been reports about significant financial losses.

West’s supporters seem to have a ‘that’s what they get’ attitude, but the company may get itself out of a multi-million dollar hole if these new updates are believed. Charlamagne recently visited the Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant With Akaash Singh podcast, where he was questioned about the controversy. He was asked about placing a bet on West and Adidas reuniting, and The Breakfast Club host was willing to go the distance to say it will never happen.

Charlamagne Places His Bet

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“I’ll suck some d*ck,” he said with a laugh. “That’s how sure I am. It’s not happening, yo. Neither one of those things are happening. So, I’m confident with that bet. It’s not happening.” He added that Ye and Adidas coming together to unload inventory isn’t the same as negotiating a new deal. This isn’t the first time Tha God has made a similar bet. While tracking Tekashi 6ix9ine’s case years ago, Charlamagne knew the rapper wouldn’t get off scot-free.

“If Tekashi 6ix9ine beats this case, I will suck his d*ck, and he doesn’t even have to ask me,” he said in 2018. After learning 6ix9ine received two years in prison and five years probation, Charlamagne returned to explain it was “all hyperbole.” He also added, “So that’s what I was using to let people know that there was no way in hell 6ix9ine was beating this case. You got these idiots on social media who will say things now like, ‘Oh, well, he only got 24 months. Technically that’s beating the case.’”

Hasn’t Lost A Bet Yet

“No, it’s f*cking not,” he further stated. “There’s no such thing as technically beating your case. I don’t care if it was 24 months or two days, you got sentenced.”

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Kanye West Reaches Agreement With Adidas To Sell Remaining Yeezy Sneaker Inventory

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Kanye West and Adidas have finally reached a settlement to sell the rest of the remaining $500 million in Yeezy sneaker inventory. The footwear giant terminated its partnership with West this past October following his anti-Semitic comments and the several antics that followed — including sitting down with InfoWars host Alex Jones to chat about his admiration for Hitler and Nazism.

According to reports, Adidas and the controversial rapper will sell the remaining sneaker inventory this year. The new contract will focus solely on selling the rapper’s existing merchandise and will not include any new designs or apparel from his clothing line.

The settlement comes off the heels of Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden revealing that the athletic brand was expected to take a nearly $1 billion hit since terminating their partnership.

“The numbers speak for themselves. We are currently not performing the way we should,” Gulden said before mentioning that 2023 would be a “year of transition” for the company.

He continued, “We will put full focus on the consumer, our athletes, our retail partners, and our Adidas employees. Together, we will work on creating brand heat, improve our product engine, better serve our distribution. and assure that Adidas is a great and fun place to work. Adidas has all the ingredients to be successful: A great brand, great people, fantastic partners, and a global infrastructure second to none.”

Rumors Circulate That Kanye And Adidas Have Reached Deal To Sell Remaining Billion Dollar Yeezy Inventory

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Rumors are circulating around the internet and social media that Adidas has struck a new partnership with Kanye West, just months after he was dropped by the brand for his anti-semitic comments.

Rumors of the new partnership come after reports that Adidas could lose up to $1.3 billion dollars in unsold Yeezy sneakers. According to some reports, it will cost Adidas millions to rebrand the shoes and some reports even said that they would still have to pay Kanye a royalty if they were to rebrand the shoe and sell it.

One sneaker YouTuber, Roszko, even made a video confirming that Ye and Adidas are back in business together. He says in the video that the partnership is solely to sell off the remaining Yeezy inventory and that no new designs will be produced.

While Ye seems unbothered by being dropped from Adidas, these rumors have not been confirmed by Adidas or Kanye himself. At the time, however, Ye seems unbothered by not being in partnership with Adidas. He has adopted a mere hermit lifestyle ever since his “cancellation” and even got remarried.

As for Adidas, having Kanye back on the team would surely help, as the company continues to deal with the financial fallout from its split with West. Newly appointed Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said in a recent press release that the company is not performing how it should and needs to use 2023 to “make Adidas shine again.”

“The numbers speak for themselves. We are currently not performing the way we should. 2023 will be a year of transition to set the base to again be a growing and profitable company. We need to put the pieces back together again, but I am convinced that over time we will make Adidas shine again. But we need some time.”

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Consequence Airs Out Former G.O.O.D Music Artists On “Disappointed”

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Ye basically dismantled his empire in a matter of months. Though his behavior since 2017 has been largely problematic, most people, including his inner circle, have been willing to work with him regardless. Unfortunately, things took a turn last year following controversial appearances on Drink Champs and other right-leaning podcasts where he spewed anti-Semitic comments alongside a known Holocaust denier. Everybody from fans to friends and family members distanced himself as brands like Adidas cut him off.

Ultimately, it appears that this strained his relationship with artists on the G.O.O.D Music roster. Pusha T, the former G.O.O.D Music president, confirmed that he isn’t part of the label. A month prior, Def Jam said the Ye-founded label was no longer part of their roster. This led close associates like Consequence to air out their feelings towards the signees, claiming that they turned their backs on Ye. “Does Pusha T have a right to distance himself from situations he don’t want to be in? Yeah. He a man. Do those two have grievances behind the scenes that are not being spoke about? Yes, they do,” Consequence explained of Pusha T and Kanye’s relationship.

Consequence Is “Disappointed” In G.O.O.D Music Artists

This week, Consequence addressed his issues with the G.O.O.D Music camp on his new single, “Disappointed.” The song is expected to land on his forthcoming album, NIce Doing Business With You. The effort finds Consequence speaking on his disappointment with numerous members of the G.O.O.D Music camp who turned their backs on Ye when things got rough. “When we in the crisis, you could see whose ungrateful/ The whole label ran instead of having Ye’s back,” he raps on the song.

He elaborated on his decision to release the song on Instagram, explaining that he’s been extremely vocal in the press about his displeasure with numerous signees. Once again, he calls out those who previously signed to Ye for supposedly abandoning him in a time of crisis. “If you were only around for the G.O.O.D. times then you were never on OUR team to begin with…,” he wrote. Check the song out above.

Quotable Lyrics
The whole Label ran instead of having Ye’s back
I guess crabs in a barrel is a curse from being Black
That ain’t the —- that the ancestors died for
That’s the —- that makes the internet July 4th

Kanye West Obtains New Legal Team For $7 Million Lawsuit

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Kanye West is no stranger to lawsuits. After being canceled by his previous legal team for his antisemitic comments, Ye has finally obtained new representation that will defend him in his current crisis. According to RadarOnline, attorney Gregory K. Nelson will be fighting for the 45-year-old’s current $7 million lawsuit. Phantom Labs, the production company that had put on several of Ye’s events, is suing the rapper for outstanding invoices.

From June 2021 to March 2022, Phantom Labs worked with the “Bound 2” singer on his Sunday Service events, the Free Larry Hover show with Drake, and the Donda 2 listening party. Most recently, the company was starting work for Ye’s Coachella performance this year before it was canceled. While the controversial artist initially paid the invoices on time, the charges quickly piled up. In total, Phantom Labs is seeking $6 million in unpaid dues, with an additional $1.1 million for their work for the Coachella set.

Kanye West Sued By “Sunday Service” Production Team

Kanye West previously dropped by legal team for antisemitic comments and lack of communication. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

Ye, however, remains that the production company’s accusations are incorrect. The news outlet reports that he claims to not owe the company as they have “failed to perform the services.” To escape the charges, Ye believes the case should be closed, as Phantom Labs “performed so poorly that any further payment would be unreasonable and unfair.” With the large-scale projects created by the team remaining unpaid, Attorney Nelson and his team will be defending their client in court. “I, Gregory K. Nelson, of Weeks Nelson, hereby enter my appearance as counsel for Defendants YE, f/k/a Kanye Omari West, Very Good Touring, Inc., Yeezy Apparel LLC and Yeezy LLC in this matter,” the filing stated.

Nina D. Boyajian, who previously represented Ye, noted an additional reason for dropping him as a client. She claims that she has been “unable to meaningfully communicate with [West] in order to represent them in this matter.” This is not the only case in which the father-of-four has received backlash from his legal representation. Ye’s recent lawsuit with an Australian burger shop over the use of the name “College Dropout” faced a similar fate. After going M.I.A., Boyajian’s team seemingly had enough. While they couldn’t get in contact with him, the law firm took to newspapers to publically denounce the rapper. To keep up with all things hip-hop, be sure to check out HNHH.

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Karma After Kanye? JP Morgan Chase, Adidas, & Balenciaga Fall Short Since Split With Ye

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Several companies such as JP Morgan, Adidas, and Balenciaga have cut ties with Kanye West since his 2022 remarks were deemed antisemitic. However, since Ye’s partnership terminations, it seems those companies are also experiencing financial and reputational issues. Since late 2022, Kanye West has lost several business dealings. Now, it seems those same companies are experiencing financial […]

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Kanye Takes No. 1 Spot On ’50 Genuinely Horrible Albums By Brilliant Artists’ List

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Fresh off Billboard and Vibe‘s Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, Rolling Stone has an offering. This, however, isn’t necessarily a good thing, as the list marks 50 Geniunely Horricle Albums by Brilliant Artists. Listed under the outlet’s “Epic Fails” label, the artists aren’t relegated to one genre. No one was safe, and West’s 2018 release Ye earned itself the top spot.

It isn’t as if RS was shading the artists, per se, but did pick the worst records (in their opinion) from catalogs. Ye is celebrated among fans, but it arguably hasn’t established the same impact as his other classics. Additionally, they noted that it was in 2018 when West’s public unraveling seemed to have its starting point.

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They wrote: “They are certainly the worst works of his career, and it would be easy to pick Jesus Is King or Donda as the single lowest moment. But we’re going with 2018’s Ye because it marks the beginning of the most disastrous artistic and personal collapse in the history of popular music. Clocking in at a mere 23 minutes, the chaotic, half-baked album was cut in Wyoming right around the time he told TMZ that slavery was a ‘choice’ and started wearing a MAGA hat in public.”

“The uproar over his slavery remark caused him to rework many of the Ye lyrics over a frantic two weeks shortly before the album dropped,” Rolling Stone continued. “Which explains screeds like ‘Just imagine if they caught me on a wild day/Now I’m on 50 blogs gettin’ 50 calls/My wife callin’, screamin’, say, ‘We ’bout to lose it all.’” The Kanye scandals of 2018 seem almost quaint compared to his recent issues, but he’s never made music less vital than this.”

View of American rapper and producer Kanye West, his chin in his hand, in the White House’s Oval Office, Washington DC, October 11, 2018. He wears a red baseball cap that reads ‘Make America Great Again.’ (Photo by Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images)
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The pointed review was the only Hip Hop act in the Top 10, but not the full list. Lil Wayne’s 2010 album Rebirth also made this list at No. 24, while Run-DMC’s Crown Royal in 2001 came in at No. 27. Outkast’s Idlewild was a surprise for fans at No. 46. Others like Prince, Madonna, and The Jacksons also found themselves criticized.

Kanye West Files Police Report Over Interaction with Paparazzi

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Kanye West has had enough of the paparazzi. Instead of being engaged in altercations that could cause an issue for him, Ye is going to the police.

TMZ spotted Ye headed into the L.A. County Sherriff’s West Hollywood Station on Tuesday, letting the officers know that he got into an altercation with members of the paparazzi.

Ye reportedly asked members of the paparazzi to stop filming him and his family on Tuesday, with the interaction nearly becoming physical. Instead, Ye went to the police. Now, an investigation is underway into the incident.

In January, Kanye West got in trouble with the law after a video surfaced of him grabbing a woman’s cellphone. The Ventura County Sheriff’s office confirmed that Ye is under investigation for alleged battery after a video surfaced of the artist taking the woman’s phone as she photographed him from inside her car and then throwing it into the street.

According to the Ventura County Star, Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an alleged battery incident involving celebrity Kanye West near the Sports Academy on Rancho Conejo Boulevard in Newbury Park late Friday afternoon, officials said. The incident was reported around 4:37 p.m. after a reported altercation between West and a woman, said sheriff’s Capt. William Hutton. Hutton said that no arrests have yet been made, but it is an ongoing active investigation.

In the video, Kanye can be heard saying something to the effect of “Y’all ain’t gonna run up on me like that. If I say stop”…”stop with your cameras.”

The woman says she was not running and responds by saying, “Kanye, you’re a celebrity.”

Ye then took the phone from her hands and threw it into the street before returning to his SUV and driving off before law enforcement arrived on the scene.

No arrests have been formally made as of Sunday afternoon.

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Timbaland Says That People Aren’t Ready For A Kanye West Super Bowl Halftime Show

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Shortly after Rihanna took the stage for the Super Bowl LVII halftime show, Timbaland shared with his fans what he thinks a Kanye West SB halftime show would be like. While this certainly isn’t going to happen anytime soon, Timb said that people wouldn’t be ready for the spectacle Kanye would bring.

Timb shared his thoughts on Instagram on Tuesday, Feb 14. In the video, he said that Ye performing at the Super Bowl could be the equivalent to Motown 25, the televised 25th-anniversary celebration special of Motown Records which featured artists such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, The Temptations, and where Michael Jackson debuted the moonwalk during his performance of Billie Jean.

“Yo, I was thinking, if Kanye was to do the Super Bowl, that almost would be like watching Motown 25 ’cause that boy is serious. Don’t you ever forget it,” Timb said. “Dat boy Ye doing the Super Bowl they wouldn’t be ready,” he captioned the post.

While some in the comments agreed that Kanye would probably have the greatest performance next to Prince, others said that having Ye on stage live for the whole county to see would be a safety hazard given his history of saying ridiculous and controversial things.

Despite his cancellation, Rihanna performed a few songs which feature Kanye, including Jay-Z’s “Run This Town” and “Diamonds” which feature Ye on the official remix. She also performed “Bitch Better Have My Money,” which was co-produced with Kanye, and “All Of The Lights,” which is a Kanye song featured on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Many fans on the internet even likened some of her stage designs and outfits to that of Kanye as well.

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