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DJ Envy, Cesar Pina Sued Under Civil RICO Violation and New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act

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DJ Envy Goes Against Lawyer's Advice, Makes Statement Against Rumored Involvement in Real State Scam

DJ Envy and Cesar Pina have been named in a new lawsuit over their real estate business practices. In court documents obtained by AllHipHop, Envy, and Pina are being sued by Derik Deangelo, Chamblin Group Real Estate Ventures LLC, and Reispec Developments LLC.

The suit claims state the two men used their “Flipping New Jersey” seminars as “funnels to draw in victims” to their real estate scam. The lawsuit includes violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, a breach of contract, a civil RICO violation, fraudulent transfer, and more. The plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial and request $2,000,000 in damages.

“During these private consultations and meet and greets, members of the Pina network attempted to ‘size up’ the financial resources of each attendee and solicited individuals with sufficiently high net worth to ‘partner’ with Pina, DJ Envy, and other members of the network in real estate ‘joint ventures,’” the docs read. “During these meetings, Pina also offered his personal ‘consulting services’ wherein he made himself available for one-on-one private meetings with guests at his office for flat rate fees ranging from $1,500 to $2,500 per meeting and more.”

You can read more of the court documents here.

Recently, DJ Envy’s cohost, Charlamagne Tha God, spoke with the Rap Radar podcast and revealed that he would keep the show going if Envy was no longer part of the crew.

“‘The Breakfast Club’ is bigger than any of us as individuals,” Charla said. “I’ve always felt like that.”

He added, “I’ve never felt like The Breakfast Club was just a show about three individuals. That’s always where my mind was.”

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Charlamagne Tha God Says The Breakfast Club Would Continue if DJ Envy Left: ‘The Breakfast Club is Bigger Than Any of Us’

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DJ Envy trended heavily throughout the fall due to his alleged role in a ponzi scheme. His cohost, Charlamagne Tha God, spoke with the Rap Radar podcast and revealed that if Envy was no longer part of the crew, he would keep the show going.

“‘The Breakfast Club’ is bigger than any of us as individuals,” Charla said. “I’ve always felt like that.”

He added, “I’ve never felt like The Breakfast Club was just a show about three individuals. That’s always where my mind was.”

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Charlamagne Tha God On “The Breakfast Club” Without DJ Envy

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Charlamagne tha God has spoken out on the future of The Breakfast Club as it continues without DJ Envy. The longtime co-host has been facing backlash after his former business partner Cesar Pina was arrested for allegedly using a ponzi real estate scheme to defraud investors. Charlamagne addressed the situation during an interview on Rap Radar podcast.

“I think The Breakfast Club is bigger than any of us as individuals. I’ve always felt like that. In my mind, what I’ve always wanted for The Breakfast Club was new talent constantly comes in and is a part of this, is under this umbrella of the club. So whether Angela Yee is there, or I’m there or Envy’s there, the platform can still continue,” he said. Yee had also hosted the show until December 2022, when she left to launch Way Up With Angela Yee.

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Charlamagne Tha God With DJ Envy & Angela Yee

BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Charlamagne tha God, Angela Yee, and DJ Envy, winners of the Best Pop Culture Podcast award for ‘The Breakfast Club,’ attend the 2020 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards at the iHeartRadio Theater on January 17, 2020 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

The radio host added: “I’ve never felt like The Breakfast Club was just a show about three individuals. That’s always where my mind was, [and] you kind of see that. Like, if you plan to have the longevity you hope to have eventually things gotta change. I feel like regardless of what Envy’s situation is, I feel like, you know, I always felt like that was the plan. That should be the plan.” Check out his full comments on Rap Radar below.

Chalamagne Discusses How “The Breakfast Club” Will Evolve

Charlamagne’s contract to stay on The Breakfast Club runs through 2025. In 2022, he said he forsees himself staying in the role afterward, as noted by Revolt. Be on the lookout for further updates on the future of The Breakfast Club on HotNewHipHop.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals Why She Didn’t Name August Alsina In Her Memoir

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Jada Pinkett Smith recently appeared on The Breakfast Club, where she discussed her new memoir, Worthy. The book details her rocky relationship with her husband Will Smith, revealing that the two have them have actually been separated for seven years. Famously, she was linked to August Alsina at one point in their previously-unknown separation, which was dubbed an “entanglement.”

Considering all that Pinkett Smith shared, some were surprised that she failed to mention Alsina’s name in the book. Charlamagne Tha God asked her about this decision, which she claims was for his sake. According to her, the 31-year-old has been through quite a bit, and she didn’t want to create even more stress in his life. “I felt like he’s been through enough,” she explained. “You know what I mean? And I just wanted to be respectful in that manner.”

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Jada Pinkett Smith Says August Alsina Has “Been Through Enough”

Charlamagne later went on to ask her whether or not she feels the need to “heal” that particular situation. “I’m definitely hoping at some point, for sure,” she then replied. Alsina and Pinkett Smith met back in 2015 through her son Jaden. What began as a friendship eventually evolved into a romantic relationship. In 2020, he sat down with Angela Yee to speak on their romance, reflecting on the years he spent with Pinkett Smith.

“I totally gave myself to that relationship for years of my life, and I truly and really, really deeply love and have a ton of love for her,” he explained. “I devoted myself to it, I gave my full self to it — so much so to the point that I can die right now and be okay with knowing that I truly gave myself to somebody.” What do you think of Jada Pinkett Smith’s decision to to include August Alsina’s name in her new memoir, Worthy? How do you feel about her explanation? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Says Legal Action Will Come Over Latest Will Smith Rumor

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Just as it started to seem like Will and Jada were out of the news cycle, they’ve been rushed back into the mix. That’s because earlier this week one of Will Smith’s former friends, Brother Bilaal, recently spoke to blogger Tasha K. In the interview, he claimed to have once walked in on Smith and fellow actor Duane Martin having a sexual encounter. That unsurprisingly took off online as fans discussed the rumors and whether or not they were credible.

While the couple often let rumors fade away without much acknowledgment, they’ve both spoken out against this one. Smith described the rumor as “unequivocally false” in a statement shared yesterday. Now Jada is making similar claims. She recently appeared on The Breakfast Club to once again claim that there’s no truth whatsoever to the rumor. She went even further in her refuting of the rumors by claiming that they would pursue legal action for the allegations. Check out her appearance on The Breakfast Club below.

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Jada Pinkett Smith first brought a wave of attention to her and Will last month when she started doing a series of bombshell interviews to promote her new memoir. That included sharing some shockingly intimate details about their relationship. She described them as having lived “entirely separate lives” for years now.

The revelations didn’t stop there either. Jada also took the chance to look back on her relationship with Tupac. She described him as her true love, which unsurprisingly got many concerned for how that makes Will Smith feel. She also told a story about how Tupac once proposed to her while he was in prison, though she ultimately turned him down. What do you think of Jada Pinkett Smith refuting the recent allegations about Will Smith and threatening legal action? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Boosie Badazz Praises Sexyy Red But Says She Isn’t His “Type”

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Boosie Badazz says that Sexyy Red isn’t his “type” but had plenty of praise for the rapper regardless while speaking about her during a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club. Charlamagne introduced the topic by bringing up Sexyy Red’s recent comments on Boosie, in which she labeled herself the modern day version of him.

“Yeah, I saw that,” Boosie said. “I feel like she gave me my flowers, I feel like she really gave me my flowers because Sexyy Red from The Lou. I been there in The Lou since, I’m talking about 20 years. Like, the one people love and respect his ratchetness. They respect her ratchetness. I thought about it I was like, ‘she kinda right.’ Because people respect my ratchetness. You might not like it, but you respect it.”

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Boosie Badazz Attends Revolt Summit

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 24: Rapper Boosie Badazz speaks onstage during the 2022 Revolt Summit at 787 Windsor on September 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

From there, Boosie recalled meeting a girl at the mall who “looked just like Sexyy Red.” Boosie continued. ” That ain’t never been my type, bro. Them like my sisters. Girls like them who grew up with me in the projects. I never been turned on to them like that. They always been like my sisters. Now, late night when their ain’t nothing open but legs and the Waffle House, I’ll slide now. Yeah, I’ll slide.”

Boosie Badazz Discusses Sexyy Red

It’s not the first time Boosie has spoken about Sexyy Red. Appearing on VladTV back in September, he performed a “ratchet remix” of Sexyy’s hit song, “Pound Town.” He also previously discussed Sexyy Red labeling herself the “modern day Boosie” during a brief interview with TMZ at Los Angeles International Airport. “I feel like she giving me my flowers,” Boosie told the outlet, “I don’t get my flowers a lot and I’m a ratchet hood n***a who still getting money, who getting a bankroll. I ain’t take it no way but she showing me love. She on top of the game right now. We both from the trenches. People can relate to us.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Boosie on HotNewHipHop.

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Boosie Badazz Says VladTV Pays Him $500k A Year

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Earlier today, Boosie Badazz’s lengthy interview on The Breakfast Club made its way online. He discussed a variety of subjects, including his frequent appearances on VladTV. The discussion began with the question of Boosie starting a podcast, which he said he could only do if it made him a lot of money. When Charlamagne clarified that the type of money he wants doesn’t really exist in podcast, Boosie clarified that he was covered through other means.

“Well, I don’t want it. Because, yeah, I could make a half a million with Vlad every year, man. I don’t really need it if it ain’t gon’… Vlad help me out a lot more,” Boosie elaborated. He appears on Vlad TV quite often and frequently comes with revelations in ongoing drama, or new drama entirely. Charlamagne is surprised by the number and gives Boosie the chance to double down, asking him if he really makes that much. “Close to it,” the rapper replies. Check out the full interview below.

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Boosie Badazz Shares His Vlad TV Payments

Last week, Boosie shared a post to Instagram explaining he has a new celebrity crush. While he’s notoriously a big fan of Rihanna, a chance encounter with someone else replaced her at the top of the list. He shared a series of pictures of himself with Chloe Bailey and in the caption officially declared that she’s his newest celeb crush. Some fans definitely found it a bit weird, given the pair’s age gap.

Boosie also gave his cosign to Sexyy Red. She took to Twitter to compare herself to the legend which some fans online took issue with. But Boosie himself felt pretty happy with the comparison. He said “I feel like she’s giving me my flowers” in a response to her original tweet. What do you think of Boosie’s claim that he makes $500k a year from Vlad TV interviews? Let us know in the comment section below.

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DJ Envy’s Cesar Pina Co-Sign Led To Numerous Investments, Claim Alleged Fraud Victims

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The DJ Envy and Cesar Pina story has been capturing the minds of rap fans for weeks. Early rumors began to swirl last month when local news reports identified Pina as the person at the center of an alleged real estate fraud scheme. Multiple investigators came forward claiming that he had essentially stolen thousands from them and journalist investigations backed up their claims. At the time, Envy was considered as one of the potential victims of the scam.

But even then some suspected that he may be more involved than he wanted to let on and that debate has raged ever since. Some of the first people to throw gasoline on the fire were former business partners and other figures in the rap game. They called Envy out for his shady business practices and associating with somebody he should have known was scamming people. As lawsuits began to swirl around Pina, Envy finally addressed the allegations on an October 11 episode of The Breakfast Club. But that acknowledgement didn’t help calm any of the noise surrounding Envy and Pina down.

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Cesar Pina Arrested As Fans Dig Through DJ Envy’s History

Last week, things official spun out of control for Envy. On the 19th Pina was officially hit with fraud charges. In the wake of that news there was a lot of speculation. In the immediate aftermath there were claims swirling that The Breakfast Club was looking for a new co-host and that there was an FBI raid of iHeartRadio spawning from an investigation into him. While neither seem to actually be true, some of the damage had already been done.

Envy’s attorney has maintained that he is more of a victim in the case than anything else. That was backed by some of the statements Pina has made since his arrest. Despite that, fans and rappers have continued to bash Envy for his involvement in the alleged scheme. What do you think of the newest developments in Cesar Pina and DJ Envy’s allegedly fraudulent real estate scheme? Let us know in the comment section below.

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City Girls Blame Management And Timing For Poor Album Sales

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City Girls have been getting a lot of flack as of late. This is due to the fact that their new album RAW has been plagued by some poor album sales. Overall, fans aren’t loving the project like the duo may have expected. In its first week, the album is only expected to sell about 6K units. Although the group is pretty massive online and at festivals, these numbers are anything but a reflection of that. Furthermore, the low sales have led to plenty of jokes online.

On Thursday, the group was at The Breakfast Club where they talked about the new album and a myriad of other topics. JT touched on the album’s poor sales projections, noting they didn’t do enough promotion. “It’s tough times. You get what you put in, in this shit. And I feel like, collectively, we didn’t do what we had to do to promote the album,” JT explained. “But if you don’t go hard with promoting your shit, and putting it in people’s face, it’s like, of course it’s going to miss people.”

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City Girls Give Their Take

Although she initially took responsibility, JT eventually changed course and blamed management for the lack of promotion. She also said timing played a big factor in all of this. “Right now, stunting ain’t cool, because people broke,” she added. “I feel like we have a bad timing thing. I feel like our timing, and our management, is poor. We’ve got poor management, poor timing — like, it’s really never no strategy. We just out here, like, why the fuck are we at The Breakfast Club a week after our thing dropped?”

Whatever the case may be, it is clear that the City Girls will need to go back to the drawing board. Let us know what you thought of the album, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news and updates from around the music world. We will always be sure to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists.

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Is DJ Envy A Suspect In The Alleged Real Estate Ponzi Scheme?

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DJ Envy, co-host of The Breakfast Club, generally provides light-hearted commentary, but right now, he’s connected to a very serious federal investigation. Cesar Pina, known as a business associate of Envy’s and occasional guest on The Breakfast Club, has been arrested and charged by federal prosecutors for “a multi-million-dollar Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme” (as reported by Billboard on October 18). People are giving DJ Envy the side-eye, and Desus Mero wasted no time using it as satirical material as this week’s The Daily Show host.

On Wednesday, October 25, People cited court documents regarding DJ Envy’s potential involvement in Pina’s alleged fraudulent activity.

“Pina partnered with a celebrity disc jockey and radio personality to conduct real estate seminars around the country,” the court documents state. “Through these seminars, self-promotional efforts, and other marketing strategies, Pina developed a significant social media following.”

People also relayed that Massimo D’Angelo, Envy’s attorney, exclusively told the publication that DJ Envy “had no involvement in the alleged scheme, and that he’s filed motions to dismiss two lawsuits that named Envy.” D’Angelo added, “Envy is a victim and sits in the same place as the other alleged victims are in these schemes.”

Meanwhile, Pina addressed the rumors surrounding DJ Envy during an Instagram Live on Tuesday, October 24 (as captured by Billboard), saying, “DJ Envy was never in the room with me. DJ Envy has nothing to do with any of these 20 lawsuits of these people who are suing me. It f*cking sucks, bro. It pisses me off that all these people are bashing DJ Envy.”

Billboard also contextualized the complicated legal matter, as excerpted below:

“For months, Pina has faced allegations that he promised dozens of investors big profits on real estate deals in Northern New Jersey, only to return little or nothing. Those accusations started on social media but quickly turned into at least 20 civil lawsuits; one victim attorney estimated that more than 30 investors have come forward, seeking over $40 million from Pina and his wife, Jennifer.

Many of those lawsuits, including one filed by music industry veteran Anthony Martini, name DJ Envy as a co-defendant, citing his close ties with Pina — including Pina’s frequent appearances on The Breakfast Club and a series of real estate seminars that the two men co-hosted. Envy has strongly denied the accusations, saying he knew nothing about any foul play and actually lost $500,000 that he invested with Pina.”

You can watch what DJ Envy had to say about it on the October 11 episode of The Breakfast Club below.