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Blueface To Pay $13 Million In Vegas Strip Club Shooting Damages: Report

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Blueface is a man of many talents, businesses, lanes, industries, antics, and a whole lot of Internet exposure. If you’re not reading about his mother’s latest rant or feud with him, and it’s not his baby mama drama either, you’re probably checking out a piece about a wild take of his within the realm of pop culture. What you’re reading right now, though, is something that could really stop the rapper in his tracks. Moreover, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, a judge ordered him to pay $13 million in damages over a 2022 Las Vegas strip club shooting that the court found him guilty of. For those unaware, the venue in question, Euphoric Gentlemen’s Club, sued the Cali MC for allegedly ruining their business and won this new summary judgement.

Furthermore, he actually got probation in this case, which is a lucky break to say the least. However, it’s unclear how Blueface will respond to all this because he wasn’t even there to witness or challenge the motion. Not only that, but this civil case doesn’t list that he has an attorney, so we don’t know if he will want to appeal. Either way, this is a whole lot of money for the “BDD” artist to cough up, and we’re sure that he’s not feeling too happy about this.

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Blueface At A 2022 Fashion Show

Blueface Vegas Shooting Damages 13 Million Pay Strip Club Hip Hop News
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Blueface attends Daniels Leather Fashion Show at Blue Moon on September 14, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images)

What’s more is that the payment itself isn’t entirely one-sided; he has a few different complications to answer for. To break it down, Blueface’s damages bill overwhelmingly comprises of compensation for lost revenue, which totals $12.9 million in this case. In addition, he must pay $198K in lease damages, $84K in payroll expenses to the club’s employees after it shut down in November of last year, and a couple other considerations. With all this in mind, the 26-year-old received orders to take care of a lot of loose ends in this case following a guilty verdict.

Meanwhile, he got a suspended sentence thanks to his plea deal in this case. That translates to only three years of probation and no time behind bars if the MILF Music label boss keeps clean and proper in his movement. Surely, we will get a reaction to all this very, very soon. On that note, stay logged into HNHH for more news and the latest updates on Blueface.

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Usher & Ashanti Trade “Happy Birthday” Wishes At Vegas Concert: Watch

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One celebrity birthday is already a lot, but two of them under the same roof means that fans have to really test their vocal chops when they sing their congratulations. Moreover, this just happened at Usher’s recent Las Vegas show on Saturday (October 14), which called for a special occasion with a fellow R&B superstar of his. The now-45-year-old was born on October 14, whereas Ashanti– who was in attendance that night- turned 43 the previous Friday (October 13). As such, they just had to take advantage of the occasion and wish each other well on their special 24 hours. While onstage, both singers sang “Happy Birthday” to each other, and the crowd made sure to give it their all for the two.

Of course, it’s not like the party stopped there, as the DJ immediately started laying some beats down for everyone to turn up. Overall, it seems like it was all just a massive party, and Usher and Ashanti certainly deserve such extravagant birthday celebrations. They aren’t just musical contemporaries, but also kindred spirits in terms of what they represent for R&B and what how they impacted the culture as a whole. As such, it’s great to see them celebrate and give each other their flowers for all the success and camaraderie they share.

Read More: Usher’s “Good Good” Hits Billboard Top 30, His First Song To Do So In Eight Years

Usher & Ashanti Celebrate Their Birthdays Together Onstage: Watch

However, don’t get it twisted; even though they came up during a similar time and seem close, they never became romantically involved. Instead, Ashanti dated Nelly, and the two recently rekindled their romance after a lot of speculation. They seem happier than ever these days, and a birthday tribute from the rapper to the 43-year-old showcased a lot of their treasured memories together. “”One time for the birthday girl…” he expressed in the Instagram post’s caption. “@ashanti Enjoy your day Ma you look awesome!!!! Happy Birthday Love ya!!!!”

Meanwhile, the Confessions singer is having a heck of a year himself, what with the Vegas residency, new singles, an album on the way, and of course, the announcement of his Super Bowl halftime show next year. What are you looking forward to the most from these two superstars? Let us know in the comments down below. Also, for more news and the latest updates on Usher and Ashanti, stick around on HNHH.

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Chandler Jones Arrested In Las Vegas Amid Social Media Antics

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Raiders defensive star Chandler Jones is reported to have been arrested on September 29. Jones was arrested by the Vegas Police Department hours after breaking down on a livestream before telling his social media followers that he planned to hit up a strip club. While TMZ was the first to report the arrest, the details remain scarce. However, a police spokesperson did tell the outlet that Jones was detained for violating a protective order.

Before Jones stepped away from social media on Thursday, he had engaged positively with Antonio Brown. “We gotta sit down and have a Kumbaya…call it CTE podcast! I love you too!” Jones wrote on X after AB sent some love his way. Hours earlier, Jones did a dawn livestream out in the Nevada desert. The Raiders defensive star was behaving erratically. He shone a powerful flashlight directly into the camera. Furthermore, he announced that Aaron Hernandez didn’t kill himself in jail before bursting into tears.

Read More: Chandler Jones Tags LeBron James And Kodak Black In Bizarre Instagram Video

Jones Arrested After Alleged Hospitalization

Furthermore, Jones’ arrest comes at the end of another bizarre week for him. Earlier this week, Jones claimed that he was hospitalized against his will by the Las Vegas Fire Department. In journal entries posted to X, Jones recounted his ordeal. He claims to have been taken from his open by a group of firemen and injected with an unknown substance in the back of an ambulance. From there, he was taken to Southern Hills Hospital and later transferred to Seven Hills Behavioral Health Hospital. Jones reportedly refused medications and was not told why he had been hospitalized.

Furthermore, Jones alleged that he had called Raiders GM Dave Zeigler “6 to 7 times asking for help and I wondered if he had me put in here, but he never answered.” Jones has claimed that he is simply seeking answers about the behavior exhibited by the Raiders. “I’m still confused on what I did wrong. I’m stuck here, I’m very sane, I’m to strong of a person to be mentally broken.” The Raiders, LVFD, and LVPD all declined to comment on the situation.

Read More: Chandler Jones Claims Raiders Sent A “Crisis Team” To His House

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Tupac Murder Case: Police Reportedly Arrest Suspect In Drive-By Shooting

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The murder of Tupac Shakur is one of hip-hop’s most tragic and infamous stories, one that continues to spark interest, mystery, and controversy. Of course, his feud with Biggie Smalls and his subsequent loss also adds to that dark context and intrigue. However, despite this case being open for over twenty years, there is still hope that we will get some answers. Sure, those answers have mostly been conspiracies up until this point, but it seems like we might get an official closure on it soon. Moreover, according to reports from the Associated Press, Las Vegas police arrested a suspect in the fatal 1996 drive-by shooting.

No further details emerged surrounding this arrest as of writing this article, so things are still pretty unclear. What’s more is that this follows a couple of other interesting developments in the Tupac case as of late, especially concerning Keefe D. Many believe, including prosecutors, that he’s responsible for the murder, but recent forensic examinations point to other conclusions. For example, authorities found bullets in his home that don’t match the crime scene in this case, and his testimonies and legal battle reignited speculation around this.

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Tupac Murder Suspect Arrested, AP Reports

“Well, the story I heard that was portrayed in the murder rap movie or whatever, it was Greg Katie accounts that supposedly Keefe D gave,” Diddy’s former bodyguard, Gene Deal, expressed to The Art of Dialogue of the Tupac case in a recent interview, calling cap on Keefe’s denials. “If you ever been in an interrogation or anything that has to do with some law enforcement, right? Before they get to that videotape, before they get to that camera, it’s already written down what you’re going to say. They going to tell you what they need for you to say and how they need for you to think and what you need to do to get out this situation.

“And Keefe D- no disrespect,” Deal continued. “To me, he did what he had to do to walk home. He said what he had to say to be a free man. All the players is dead right now. He’s the only spade left on the table. He gon’ win, or he gon’ lose.” For more news and the latest updates on the Tupac Shakur murder case, stay logged into HNHH.

Read More: Prosecutors Confident That Keefe D Will Face Murder Trial For 2Pac’s Death

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Drake Reveals Who His Favorite Rapper To Perform With Is

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Drake has collabed with a lot of people. It’s only inevitable given how long and storied his career is at this point. However, who is this favorite rapper to perform alongside? Drake answered that question during a recent show on the It’s All a Blur tour. “I was shooting a music video with my favorite rapper to rap with,” Drake began while performing in Vegas. By the way, I got a lot of respect for a lot of rappers. But I got one guy, he’s my favorite to rap with on any song. His name is Rick Ross. That’s my brother. And we were in the Palms Hotel overlooking Vegas and I was saying I wonder if I’m ever going to be big enough to play these huge arenas that I was looking down on. And hey, here we are.”

Over the years, Drake and Ross have collabed on 14 songs. The first of these was the 2009 DJ Khaled track “Fed Up”, on which both Drake and Ross featured. A year later, Ross featured Drake on “Aston Martin Music”. Most of their collabs have been Drake features on Ross-led songs. However, Ross also have a few features on Drake tracks as well. 2019’s “Money in the Grave” peaked at #7. Their only collab to chart higher than that is 2021’s “Lemon Pepper Freestyle”, which hit #3. What’s your favorite Drake/Rick Ross collab? Let us know in the comments.

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Drake Album Hype Grows

Speaking on collabing with Drake, one person is very excited for his upcoming album, For All The Dogs. During a live stream, Nicki begged Drake to drop For All The Dogs, the album on which she has a feature. “Drake, I’m not going to tell you one more time. The Barbz want the album! He can be Champagne Papi, I don’t care, Papi, The Barbz want the album.”

Fans were disappointed when the new project didn’t drop late last month. In fact, backlash was significant enough that Drizzy had to address during his current tour. “I know everybody’s upset because I didn’t drop my album last night,” he told the crowd. “I didn’t say it was dropping last night,” he reminded fans. “So don’t be mad at me. I just said it was coming soon.” No release date for the album has been announced yet. Furthermore, few details have been revealed about Minaj’s track on the album. Additionally, Drake has said that the album will be a return to “old Drake”.

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Drake Says He Might Reveal “For All The Dogs” Release Date At Vegas Show Tonight

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Drake’s For All The Dogs quickly became one of the most anticipated albums of 2023 upon its release date, and the mystery and anticipation behind its rollout has only added to that. Moreover, the Toronto superstar spent a lot of time during his ongoing “It’s All A Blur” tour with 21 S*vage addressing this project. Sometimes, he gave hints about features and how he feels about it, and other times, he spoke on its as-of-yet unknown release date. Even though it’s dropping soon, its previouscover art reveal left many fans thinking it would drop that week, and that wasn’t the case. However, now we’re going through that doubt all over again thanks to some recent remarks the 6 God made during his first Las Vegas stop of the tour.

Furthermore, Drake expressed that For All The Dogs is “real close,” and that he might drop the release date at his next Vegas show. This video comes from presumably his first stop on Friday (September 1), so maybe tonight’s show (September 2) will yield some results. Still, this isn’t anything other than speculation, as it’s hard to tell for casual fans and viewers whether this is even from that Vegas show. Perhaps the opportunity came and went, but fans are still holding out hope for tonight.

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Drake Hints At Revealing For All The Dogs‘ Release Date Soon

Despite all this anticipation, it’s also very understandable that The Boy hasn’t dropped For All The Dogs yet. After all, he’s on a wildly successful tour that ran into technical difficulties, rescheduled and canceled dates, and brought on so much star power in the form of special guests. As such, it’s difficult to stay fully in album mode when you’re on the road, but if anyone can do it, it’s Drake. When you made that much money and that many headlines over pretty much anything, it’s a great press run to capitalize on.

Now, what remains to be seen is if For All The Dogs will come out during this tour or after. It would be nice to see the OVO mogul revitalize his joint trek with some new material to debut. On the other hand, we bet a full tour dedicated to this next project would make a load of cash as well. With that in mind, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Drake.

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Drake Gifts Fan A Chanel Bag During Vegas Show

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After a brief stop in Canada, the It’s All a Blur tour has returned to the United States. As the tour enters its final full month, Drake kicked things off in Sin City. While more highlights of the night are likely to emerge, especially if any bras made it onto the stage. However, the current concert clip doing the rounds shows an act of kindness from the Canadian rapper.

During the concert, Drake paused to gift a fan standing near the stage a gold-colored Chanel bag. It’s unclear what led up to this interaction, which was originally posted to TikTok by the user “laurennoelmiller”. It’s unclear if Miller is the woman receiving the bag in the video. Regardless, it’s a moment that that fan is not going to forget for a long time.

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More Drake Shenanigans From It’s All A Blur

Of course, as with every tour stop, there have been plenty of Drake antics as of late. On the more positive end of the spectrum, Drizzy gave away concert tickets from a scavenger hunt on his official website. Fans were encouraged to explore various pages of the website to find parts of a code that led to a chance to win free tickets for the tour. Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj is seriously ready for For All The Dogs to come out. Minaj reportedly has a feature on the album. According to Drake, the album will be out soon, though he declined to give an actual release date.

However, not all of the viral moments have been as positive. While not directly related to the tour, a snippet from For All The Dogs was released online. In it, Drake can be heard saying “I should probably be in there with Thug and them” on the partially leaked track. The snippet got some pushback from fans, who disliked Drake’s fairly clean persona and career privilege being compared to the very real criminal charges being faced by Young Thug and company in the YSL trial.

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Suge Knight Could Testify At Hypothetical Keefe D 2Pac Trial

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Suge Knight could be called as a witness for the prosecution if Duane “Keefe D” Davis is put on trial for his role in the death of Tupac Shakur. Knight was sitting beside 2Pac when an unknown assailant killed the rapper in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. Knight sustained minor injuries in the attack, with 2Pac dying six days later after being shot four times.

The case, which is a favorite among true crime buffs, has soared back into the public interest after law enforcement conducted a series of raids last month. Keefe D is the uncle of Orlando Anderson, a gang member believed to have been the gunman that killed 2Pac. 2Pac had had a physical altercation with Anderson earlier in the night. Meanwhile, Keefe D has claimed for several years that he handed Anderson the gun that was used to kill 2Pac. While Anderson was killed in a gang shooting in 1998, Keefe D’s self-professed involvement could see him in a courtroom in the near future.

Read More: Keefe D claims he sold 2Pac evidence to cop assigned to the case

Strength Of Evidence Will Determine If Keefe D Trial Happens

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Tupac Shakur and Marion Suge Knight (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

The primary raid was conducted on the home of Keefe D’s ex-wife. Keefe D had claimed that evidence relating to the murder could be found there. Bullets, magazines, and other paraphernalia were recovered during the raid. That evidence has since been presented to a grand jury. However, police have warned that it could take months for the grand jury to reach a decision on an indictment.

Meanwhile, Keefe D has blamed Diddy of all people for inciting 2Pac’s murder. “If I wouldn’t have ever met him, I wouldn’t have ever been involved in this bullshit,” he stated. “I would’ve never met the brother. I never would’ve been involved in this bullshit. Me and Suge, we played on the same pop warner team and everything. My home boys helped put Suge in the game. It really crashed two people’s empire in one night. Mine’s for sure — Suge’s too. [Diddy] the only one still balling. He made our shit go down, man… He won’t even look out or nothing. Because he pitted us against each other, which was kinda smart. We’re Crips and Suge was Bloods.”

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Cardi B Twerks Up A Storm In Vegas Nightclub Appearance

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On July 27, Offset released his newest single, “Jealousy”. It’s the former Migos member’s third single of the year, following “2 Live” and “TBS”. The releases appear to be preceding Offset’s upcoming album, Blame It On Set. Furthermore, Cardi B, Chlöe, Latto, and Travis Scott are all expected to feature on the release. Despite Scott reportedly appearing on Blame It On Set, Offset did not make an appearance on Scott’s recently-released Utopia.

The album is the long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s Father Of 4 and his first extended project since the 2021 Migos project, Culture III (Offset’s Way). Father Of 4 peaked at #4 and is certified gold. The news of Blame It On Set came soon after Quavo announced his own solo project, Rocket Power. However, Offset’s wife Cardi, who features on “Jealousy”, has stolen the headlines on the song’s release after going all-out in Vegas on Friday night.

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Cardi B Hits Up Dria’s

Cardi hit up Dria’s Nightclub at The Cromwell Hotel. Dressed in a low-cut, figure-hugging yellow dress, Cardi twerked up a storm for a massive audience. Fans captured Cardi performing “No Limit” as she went hard on the twerking, dancing, and all-around showmanship. Of course, twerking is almost synonymous with the rapper at this point. Her mastery of the dance move, as well as related moves like wining, are a core part of her aesthetic and style. She was recently seen showing off her skills at the Mario-themed birthday party of her daughter, Kulture.

The performance came after the couple hit up Instagram Live together to promote the single release. One of the topics they discussed was a recent Congressional hearing on aliens. “I think that aliens exist. I think they’ve been hiding shit from a n*gga this whole time. I’ve been seeing UFOs. It’s live footage of them,” Offset said. Cardi herself wasn’t so convinced that aliens would visit Earth. “They probably got some big-ass shit going on. We’re probably some little peons to them. Then God is real, so at the end of the day, you don’t know what creatures or what’s out there,” she replied. She went on to provide an alternate explanation. “I feel like that sh*t is fake. The government’s trying to distract us.”

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Britney Spears And Victor Wembanyama Address Alleged Vegas Slap

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On the evening of July 5, Britney Spears was allegedly slapped by a security guard traveling with NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama. Initial reports suggested that Spears had approached Wembanyama to get a photo with him, only to be struck by the Spurs Director of Security Damian Smith. Furthermore, Spears’ team later filed a police report, alleging battery. Per TMZ, the incident is being reviewed as a criminal matter. However, police sources appeared to indicate that Smith had not slapped Spears, but instead pushed her hand away from Wembanyama.

Additionally, TMZ spoke to a Canadian man named Brian Grajales who claimed to have witnessed the incident. Grajales primarily corroborated Spears’ account, saying she was slapped in the face after approaching Wembanyama from behind. However, Grajales also included some more unusual details. He claimed that Spears had been speaking in a “British accent” and screamed “This is fucking America” have the incident occurred. At the time of writing, no video footage of the incident has been released to the public.

Spears And Wembanyama Give Conflicting Statements

Spears and Wembanyama have since provided their own statements about what happened. Wembanyama claims that he was “grabbed from behind” by someone while waiting outside Catch, the Vegas restaurant where the incident occurred. “Something did happen, a little bit, when I was walking with some security from the team to some restaurant. We were in the hall. There was a lot of people, so people were calling [at] me, obviously. There was one person calling me, ‘Sir, sir,’ and that person grabbed me from behind. I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight and didn’t stop. That person grabbed me from behind — not on my shoulder, she grabbed me from behind. I just know the security pushed her away. I don’t know with how much force, but security pushed her away.” Wembanyama also claimed that he wasn’t told it was Spears until several hours later.

Spears, speaking on Instagram, refuted Wembanyama’s account. “I am aware the player’s statement where he mentions ‘I grabbed him from behind’ but I simply tapped him on the shoulder. His security then back handed me in the face without looking back, in front of the crowd. Nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses off my face.” Furthermore, Spears went on to demand an apology. “I also don’t appreciate nor do I thin this is a laughing matter. Watching the player smile and laugh was cruel and demoralizing with the situation that took place. I am 5’3 and he’s 7’4…” Spears’ account also contradicts previous reporting that claimed she was knocked to the ground and that she did receive an apology from Smith. However, this story will not be resolved until video footage of the incident is released. This a developing story and we’ll have any updates here at HotNewHipHop

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