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OG Maco Fans Receive A Promising Update From His Manager Amid Alleged Suicide Attempt

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OG Maco fans expressed concern, confusion, and since-retracted condolences for his condition after he allegedly survived a suicide attempt this week. Moreover, authorities found him unresponsive in his home in California after a neighbor head a firearm go off, although we don’t have many more details to go off of. First and foremost, we wish Maco the best during this difficult time and hope that he recovers in a speedy fashion. It seems like this might be the case, as his longtime manager and friend Poppa Perc relayed a hopeful update on his condition to Instagram on Saturday (December 14).

“We all wanna thank you for praying for @ogxmaco,” OG Maco’s manager Poppa Perc shared on the social media platform. “He’s still fighting and he’s in a more stable condition and it’s better than what he was 2 nights ago. We won’t know [too] much untill Monday for now please keep praying.” The “Let It Be” artist himself hasn’t really given fans much of a direct update or statement on the situation, but they are focused on support and solidarity rather than having all the answers as soon as possible.

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OG Maco’s Manager Provides An Update

However, fans also faced a lot of confusion during this time, as some outlets reported that OG Maco passed away. His manager quickly dispelled these rumors, as he spoke to AllHipHop to confirm Maco’s well-being along with some other social media posts blasting these publications. “Say Cheese is capping right now,” Poppa Perc relayed on Instagram. “Maco is still in ICU.” “He’s still on life support, still fighting,” he told AllHipHop on Friday (December 13). “They are doing multiple tests on his brain and trying to let the swelling go down a bit, let his head heal a little bit, so they can do a procedure. Only immediate family is allowed at the hospital, but we’ve been getting updates.”

Meanwhile, fans of the “Devotion” rapper continue to make their support crystal clear on social media. OG Maco’s situation still left many of them with questions, but during such a sensitive and arduous time, they are ready to wait as long as they need to.

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Drake’s Manager Quotes “Red Button” Lyrics Amid “Not Like Us” Petitions And The Trolls Can’t Help But Laugh

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No matter what Drake does now, people are going to pick him apart. Overall, this entire petition debacle surrounding Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” record, and UMG and Spotify just isn’t a good look. Given how clear cut the results were from the battle earlier this year, moving on and coming back with new music was probably his best option. But he has decided to go against that and instead try and disprove how popular the diss track is. Drake has filed two pre-action petitions since yesterday, with the first one revolving around what he believes is a violation of the RICO Act. He’s alleging that UMG and Spotify were working in tandem to artificially inflate the streams and traction of “Not Like Us” and its video.

But it didn’t stop there. Just a few hours ago, reports have come out revealing that Drake is also seeking damages over defamation. He believes that the track is essentially a grossly false, as it does label him as a ped*phile. Drake was hinting at a round two between him and K. Dot earlier this year. However, this is a pretty disappointing sequel to the original film we got to watch in real time.

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There’s Nothing That Can Save Drake Now

But Drake’s team doesn’t seem to think so. In fact, his manager, Matte Babel, feels that this is just the beginning to what could be a scary series of events for Kendrick, UMG, Spotify, and whoever else. We say it that way because Babel is quoting some bars from Drake’s For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition. He shared these lyrics, which read, “Everyone was good with me, then everyone expression faded / Tickin’ time bomb and they beggin’ me to detonate it.”

Babel also included these: “If I press this red button, dog, everybody Heaven Gated / Press this red button, dog, and everything forever changes.” So, yeah… if this is indeed the “red button” then Drake is in an even deeper hole. The trolls are already coming out in droves and tearing this “threat” from Babel to pieces. “A b**** n**** love b**** n****s, they exist with ’em in style,” one Twitter user writes. “Suing for defamation ain’t no red button dawg,” another adds. In totality, Drake is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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John Legend’s Manager Recounts Disturbing Incident At Alleged Diddy Party

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There have been so many stories about Diddy parties and whatever went on in them that it’s hard for fans to know what’s personal experience and what’s a piece of potential evidence amid his whole legal scandal. Fortunately, many of these recollections of alleged moments come from folks framing them appropriately, such as a recent opinion piece in The New York Times from John Legend’s longtime manager, Ty Stiklorius. She recalled an alleged encounter at a Sean Combs party in St. Barts almost three decades ago, and the now-49-year-old spoke on how an unidentified man allegedly took her to a bedroom in a way she found quite disturbing.

“To this day, I can’t remember how I managed to talk my way out of that terrifying situation,” Ty Stiklorius said of the alleged encounter at the Diddy party. She credited her quick thinking and how her brother was apparently looking for her on that boat with saving her life. However, John Legend’s manager also claimed that she saw this as “just one guy behaving badly at a drunken party.” When she continued to move up in the music industry, she characterized its environment as the victim of present trends that allow sexual misconduct to spread freely and without consequence.

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Diddy At An Andrew Gillum Rally

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Sean “Diddy” Combs performs at the Bring It Home Midnight Rally held for Andrew Gillum at Florida A&M University’s Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Fla. the night before the 2018 midterm election Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. Famu Gillum Rally 110518 Ts 004. © Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

For example, Ty Stiklorius spoke on another alleged incident a couple of years later, although it seems like this situation has no connection at all to any of Diddy’s allegations. Nevertheless, she alleged that a senior music executive gave her an “unsubtle invitation” to his hotel room, which reinforced her initial fears that the alleged Combs party and incident represented. Still, Stiklorius believes that there are still great people with values in the industry that can change these attitudes in a way that goes beyond any one case, alleged perpetrator, incident, or pattern of behavior.

Ty Stiklorius began to manage John Legend in 2005, an experience that she says assured her optimism about the entertainment industry changing its ways and giving more proud and righteous examples of these professions. “It turns out that many artists, including John, want to be a part of a different model of business and culture,” she wrote in her piece for The New York Times. As for the Diddy situation, prosecutors and the defense continue to call each other out for alleged spins, leaks, interferences, and more.

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Man Impersonating Sexyy Red’s Manager Arrested For Alleged Sexual Battery

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It just got “Sticky” for Sexyy Red. Police recently arrested a man pretending to be her manager on alleged armed sexual battery and false imprisonment with a weapon charges on Tuesday (October 29), according to WPLG Local 10 in Florida. Moreover, Vladimir Joseph claimed that he worked an event for Sexyy Red at a strip club near Miami. He reportedly approached a woman outside of the venue and said his name was “Alexander Beamer,” claiming to be the St. Louis femcee’s manager. “Vladimir Joseph is not her manager,” a representative for Sexyy relayed to WPLG.

The story goes that the alleged victim and three men got into the man pretending to be Sexyy Red’s manager’s car and drove to his house, where he allegedly forced her to ingest cocaine at gunpoint. “Take it or I will kill you,” the 41-year-old allegedly remarked. Per the police report, Joseph forced the woman upstairs and allegedly sexually assaulted her “for several hours.” He allegedly “recorded her performing sex acts on him” and then “forced the victim to take a shower and continued sexually assaulting her.” The “You Don’t Love Me” rapper seemingly hasn’t addressed this at press time.

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Sexyy Red Performs At Powerhouse NYC

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 26: Sexyy Red performs onstage at Powerhouse NYC at Prudential Center on October 26, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Manny Carabel/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

Afterwards, Vladimir Joseph allegedly sent the victim home in a Lyft. His provision of ride details helped her identify Joseph and pinpoint the alleged assault’s location to law enforcement. The man claiming to be Sexyy Red’s manager surrendered to police and presumably remains without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. As for Sexyy herself, she had a couple of big releases in recent weeks that kept her busy. She even got love from Taylor Swift for her GloRilla collab, “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME.”

Meanwhile, Sexyy Red recently called out people assuming she had a fling with controversial OnlyFans creator Gucci Third Leg. “Why every time y’all see me with a n***a, y’all think I’m f***ing him?” she asked on social media. “Like, can I just chill? Can I hang out? God, I’m a grown-a** gangster superhero. Leave me alone.” Hopefully the rest of the year doesn’t include any more controversies or harrowing situations regarding the 26-year-old.

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Janet Jackson’s Alleged Manager Breaks His Silence After Being Fired Over Kamala Harris Apology

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Janet Jackson’s alleged former manager, Mo Elmasri, says that the legendary singer fired her after he put out a statement on her behalf apologizing for questioning Kamala Harris‘ race. Jackson had done so during an interview with The Guardian over the weekend. “Janet respects Harris’ dual heritage as both Black and Indian and apologizes for any confusion caused,” Elmasri’s statement said. Soon after it was released, a representative for Jackson clarified that she hadn’t approved the message.

“I no longer work for her,” Elmasri then confirmed to Variety in an email. “I was fired by Janet and Randy, after attempts to improve her image in front of public opinion and her fans, and this is something I do not deserve.” He added that Kamala Harris has “all my support.”

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Kamala Harris Holds Rally In Atlanta

ATLANTA, UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 20: Vice President Kamala Harris holds a campaign event about reproductive rights in Atlanta GA, United States on September 20, 2024. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images)

As for Jackson’s original comments, she told The Guardian: “‘Well, you know what they supposedly said?’ ‘She’s not Black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian.’” When the outlet clarified that Harris is both Black and Indian, she countered: “Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the news in a few days. I was told that they discovered her father was white.” Harris’ father is a a Jamaican immigrant who came to the United States to study economics. Her mother passed away in 2009, but she was an Indiana immigrant as well.

Harris is currently running for President of the United States as a member of the Democratic Party against the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. She took over the campaign from Joe Biden, after he decided not to pursue a second term, earlier this year. Be on the lookout for further updates on Janet Jackson and the upcoming Presidential Election on HotNewHipHop.

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Ice Spice’s Manager Drops A Bombshell Following Cleotrapa’s Allegations

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Ice Spice’s manager, James Rosemond Jr., has been speaking out on the situation involving Cleotrapa and the Y2K! World Tour on X (formerly Twitter) throughout the day. In one post, he claimed to have spoken with her manager and that he admitted Cleo was in the wrong and blamed himself for the situation. In one statement, Rosemond revealed: “My team spoke to the artist’s mngr this morning & the artist’s mngr said he blames himself becuz he pushed his client to stay becuz it was a great opportunity…but he knows his client is 100% wrong. The mngr realized his client didn’t have the financial backin to be on the tour.”

In another, Rosemond said that it was on Cleo’s manager to set realistic expectations for how the tour would go. “If another bigger artist hit my client & say come on tour w/ her or him w/one day to prepared. As the manager I would advise my client this is risky, I would then connect w/ the other artist’s mgmt & agent immediately to advance logistics to see if it makes sense. To avoid hiccups,” he wrote.

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Cleotrapa Performs On Ice Spice’s “Y2K! World Tour”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 07: Cleotrapa performs onstage during Ice Spice Y2K! World Tour at Terminal 5 on August 07, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation)

When facing more criticism over the lack of preparation time he and Spice afforded Cleo, Rosemond reiterated: “We gave her opportunity to showcase her talent to all age crowd. She could have said something in the lines of ‘hey this is last minute invite & I won’t come out the next show day but I start on this later tour date so our teams can handle logistics and I can be prepared for it’” In conclusion, he wrote: “I came on here to put a perspective out there. All artists don’t understand the nuances of business. The ins and outs. An artist can talk to another artist direct & offer or extend invitation to an opportunity out of the kindness of their heart… I’m big on fairness & unity, peace & love. Best way to live to sleep at night. But we have to be grateful of opportunities that we get. Sometimes the experience is NOT what we expected & that’s OK. You learn from it & move forward. The public bashing just means therapy is needed.”

Ice Spice’s Manager Speaks Out

Cleo came out with her accusations about mistreatment on the tour on Monday, claiming she was denied food, forced to prepare in bathrooms, and more. Check out the back-and-forth on social media below. Be on the lookout for further updates on Ice Spice and Cleotrapa on HotNewHipHop.

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BossMan Dlow Responds To DJ Vlad’s Scamming Claims Amid Interview Debacle

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BossMan Dlow has quickly become a premier talent out of the Florida rap scene over the last year. Numerous hits such as “Talk My S***”, “Get In With Me”, and “Mr Pot Scraper” have propelled him to this level. Even more impressive, all of them are on his 2024 project Mr Beat The Road. With so much support, he took the tape on a short tour, too. This period early on figures to be the springboard that will eventually lead him to become even bigger. However, early success almost always comes with roadblocks and this week is an example of that. On top of allegedly being arrested, BossMan Dlow is also dealing with some accusations from the likes of DJ Vlad.

Over an hour ago, the journalist called out the rapper’s supposed manager, Chris Silvers, of being difficult to work with. Vlad was getting into talks to get the MC on his platform for an interview, but the money has been an issue. Allegedly, Silvers has been refusing to give back the deposit while trying to get four times the amount they agreed on. This led to Vlad putting them on blast, lending a warning to anyone else who had plans of organizing something in the future. “I want to warn everyone out there who is booking @bossman_dlow. We recently gave his manager Chris Silvers a small deposit for an interview. After getting the deposit, he asked for 4 times the agreed upon amount and refused to return the deposit.”

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BossMan Dlow & Vlad Go Back And Forth On X

Vlad then left off with, “D Low, you need to be a better Bossman and hire a real manager if you want to succeed in this business long-term”. But, according to the hitmaker, “My Manager @tymeoutt… It In All My Bio’s Never Heard of a mf Chris Silvers in my Life 😂😂😭”. However, DJ Vlad was quick to respond. “Yup – we were contacted from the same phone number that you listed on your official IG bio. Here is the proof. Like I said be a batter Bossman and get a real manager on your team.” So, someone is not telling the truth, or someone is impersonating as the rapper’s publicist.

What are your thoughts on BossMan Dlow claiming that Vlad is incorrect about who his manager is? Who do you believe is telling the truth right now? Do you think Dlow actually got arrested recently? If so what do you think it’s for? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding BossMan Dlow and DJ Vlad. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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BossMan Dlow’s Manager Accused Of Scamming DJ Vlad For An Interview

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BossMan Dlow is in a pretty sticky situation right now, as a fan recently seemed to film Florida police arresting him and fans have many theories as to why. However, based on a recent tweet from none other than DJ Vlad, it seems like he might have another big issue to worry about when it comes to how he can move in his career. Moreover, the controversial VladTV host accused Dlow’s manager Chris Silvers of being a stingy negotiator and of withholding deposits over plans for an interview with the rapper. While there isn’t any public response from his team at press time, we’ll see whether or not this becomes more contentious in the future or if they clear up this misunderstanding.

“I want to warn everyone out there who is booking @bossman_dlow,” DJ Vlad’s tweet about BossMan Dlow’s manager read. “We recently gave his manager Chris Silvers a small deposit for an interview. After getting the deposit, he asked for 4 times the agreed upon amount and refused to return the deposit. D Low, you need to be a better Bossman and hire a real manager if you want to succeed in this business long-term.”

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DJ Vlad Claims BossMan Dlow’s Manager Is A Scammer

While a lot of fans thought that, if true, this is a pretty low move on BossMan Dlow’s manager’s part, others were more quick to clown DJ Vlad for this incident. “So you got finessed [crying-laughing emoji],” one fan on Twitter replied to this warning. Still, Vlad was happy to explain things further and defend himself, and we’ll see how far that goes. “The person who made the booking for us got finessed. It wasn’t a big amount, but it’s just surprising that they wouldn’t return the deposit after changing the terms.”

Meanwhile, some other Vlad detractors think that Chris Silvers actually isn’t BossMan Dlow’s manager at all, adding to the “finesse.” At the end of the day, this is sadly a more common occurrence these days thanks to the nature of social media. But what’s definitely true is that Dlow has bigger fish to fry at the moment than a VladTV interview. Maybe they can actually lock it in one day and laugh back at what happened.

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Ice Spice’s Manager Reveals How Her Meteoric Rise To Fame Came Together

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Ice Spice’s manager, James Rosemond Jr., recently spoke with Billboard about the viral New York artist’s rise to fame. In doing so, he revealed how he discovered her, decided to help market her, and more. He began by revealing that “No Clarity” was one of the first songs he heard from her.

“It was her tone and the production she was picking,” he explained, citing what stood out about her. “When I came across her early on, she only had about two or three songs out. She didn’t have the crazy monthly listeners and social numbers. Then I came across a song called ‘No Clarity,’ a drill flip of Zedd’s ‘Clarity,’ and heard the song’s possibilities. Next, I heard ‘Name of Love.’ One, she’s working with the same producer [RIOTUSA] and they’re creating a sound. Two, her tone, and three, they’re flipping these crossover samples in drills. That got me. Then I saw her image — the curls, which was different — and I’m like, ‘Whoa!’”

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Ice Spice Attends Alexander Wang Runway Show

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 05: Ice Spice attends the Alexander Wang Runway Show on June 05, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/WireImage)

As for their marketing strategy, Rosemond Jr. brought up her breakout single, “Munch.” He continued: “Coming out of the gate, it was always three-dimensional chess. ‘Less is more’ was our conversation and ‘Let’s not saturate.’ Strategically, it was also about digital. When we put ‘Munch’ out, we got the right digital team, which was Create Music Group. Its sister companies include WorldStar and Genius. I never want to feel like an artist is on a treadmill. I always want them to feel like they’re moving forward from A to C, C to E. So I did a strategic play on the digital side to accelerate her growth, social and in the market. ‘Munch’ was everywhere that first week we put it out. And that was due to the strategic play that I was able to put together using the song as currency.”

The interview comes as Spice prepares for the release of her debut studio album, Y2K! The project is set to drop on July 26, 2024. Be on the lookout for further updates on Ice Spice on HotNewHipHop.

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Wendy Williams’ Manager And Publicist No Longer Associated With Her

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A report from Radar Online has revealed that neither the longtime manager nor publicist of Wendy Williams currently working for the TV legend despite their heavy presence in her recent documentary. Publicist Shawn Zanotti has reportedly been out of her role with Williams since May 2023. Meanwhile, manager Will Selby, who featured heavily in Where Is Wendy Williams?, reportedly no longer works for Williams in an official capacity. The news about Selby especially comes as a shock as recently as last month he was confirmed to still be working for her.

The reason behind both departures has not been made public at this time. However, many fans are reportedly glad to see both exits, believing that both individuals were taking advantage of Williams. Despite the departures, Williams reportedly remains in a cognitive treatment facility in Florida. She recently went public with a diagnosis of dementia and aphasia.

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Meanwhile, Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams? aired despite a legal challenge to block the program. Just days before its late February premiere, Williams’ filed a lawsuit to block Lifetime from airing the show. Sabrina Morrissey petitioned a judge for a restraining order. However, the move was unsuccessful. Despite this, fans agreed after watching the show that it should not have been aired.

However, fans were confused as to why a white attorney is Williams’ guardian, as opposed to a member of Williams’ family. “Wendy has a son, a brother, a father and a sister that is an attorney. How is this happening, why can’t one of them be her guardian? Who’s advising the son, he’s her next of kin, there has to be some rights he has! Smh, I hate seeing this happen to her. Smh,” one person noted. “Her son needs to fight to be made her guardian. How is this woman I’ll and her guardian is letting her drink entire bottles in her bedroom,” added another.

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