(AllHipHop News) The music business is treating rap star Logic well, judging by a recent real estate purchase. The rapper, born Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, recently copped a $3.2 million house in the San Fernando Valley, according to reports. Logic’s new bachelor pad is over 7,000 square feet and comes with a pool, a renovated kitchen, a huge backyard and killer views of the nearby mountains. No word yet on what Logic is planning to do with his $1.9 million mansion in nearby Tarzana, where he once lived with his wife Jessica. The former couple separated shortly after attending the Grammy Awards together in January. In March, Logic officially filed for divorce.

(AllHipHop News) Migos rap star Quavo has been hit with a charge after a wild fight at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas. The cops had to break up a fight between members of Migos and staff security. An argument took place when a hotel employee reportedly asked Quavo to move his car, which triggered the confrontation. The Las Vegas Police finally broke up the right, which ended in Quavo being charged with one count of battery.

(AllHipHop News) A woman who accused Usher of giving her herpes has launched a new lawsuit against him. Laura Helm claimed she contracted the sexually transmitted disease during unprotected sex sessions with the Yeah! hitmaker in July. The singer previously denied Helm’s claims and in November of 2017, her lawyer requested the dismissal of a $20 million lawsuit without prejudice. However earlier this week, Helm filed a new lawsuit in Georgia for several counts of negligence, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud. “Plaintiff suffers mentally and emotionally from the humiliation and stigma attached (to) a single woman infected with the incurable Herpes SV2,” the lawsuit reads. Helm is seeking unspecified damages. Usher has not responded to the new lawsuit, but he is also facing legal action from Quantasia Sharpton, who went public with her rumored night of passion with Usher during a press conference in August. Sharpton revealed she had not contracted herpes from the alleged encounter at a Days Inn hotel following an Usher concert in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2014, but is suing because she believes she had been put at risk by the musician. Usher has refuted her claims, but he is also being sued by an unidentified Georgia woman, who claims she was also diagnosed with herpes after sleeping with the singer. She filed suit in July of 2017 demanding $20 million in punitive damages and another $20 million for emotional harm and medical bills. The 39-year-old, who recently separated from his second wife Grace Miguel, has also denied those allegations and previously asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.

(AllHipHop News) R&B singer Erykah Badu is weighing in on Kanye West’s controversial tweets and offering up support for the rap star. Kanye has sparked controversy by offering up his support for President Donald Trump, who thanked the rapper and said he had “great taste” for his support. A number of artists have condemned Kanye’s right-leaning beliefs and his tweets, including Malik Yusef, Questlove, John Legend, T.I., Snoop Dogg and Daz, who was so p##### at Kanye that he banned Kanye from California. Erykah Badu stayed out of the politics but supported Kanye’s “free thinking” mentality and criticized the torrent of backlash the Chicago producer has been facing. “that’s what u get for using your own brain…u know that’s illegal in most states right?” Erykah Badu tweeted. “Not a matter of a individuals being ‘wrong’ or ‘right,’” she continued. “Perhaps a matter of accepting (& I’m going to stretch & even say ‘respecting’) the thoughts of others when they are ‘different’ from YOURS or those of the “group’s.” Something is ‘wrong’ with that. DIALOGUE vs DEMONIZE.”

(AllHipHop News) The cops were called to a hotel last night (April 29) in Las Vegas to break up a huge brawl between members of Migos and staff security. According to reports, the rap stars were in town to perform at Drais Beachclub Atop The Cromwell. Everything went smoothly during the performance, but afterward, the trio, along with Cardi B and their entourage, were involved in a dispute with a valet at the Encore, the hotel where they were staying. An altercation took place after an employee of the hotel allegedly asked Quavo to move his car, prompting a back and forth exchange, that resulted in fists flying. Employees from the hotel had to summon backup from in-house security at Encore, and they, in turn, had to call Las Vegas Police to help calm the disturbance. One man was arrested for the brawl and cited for a minor crime and released, while the entire group was kicked out of the Encore.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper J. Cole’s new record KOD has debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart. The record has scored the biggest album sales week in 2018 with 397,000 equivalent albums sold. The album is also Cole’s fifth consecutive number one following 2011’s Cole World: The Sideline Story, 2013’s Born Sinner, 2014’s Forest Hills Drive, and 2016’s 4 Your Eyez Only. Cardi B’s debut album Invasion of Privacy moves up a spot to take second place, while A Perfect Circle’s Eat the Elephant debuts at number three.

(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Chief Keef is in the clear over an assault case last year in Los Angeles. In January of 2017, Keef was accused of beating down Ramsay Tha Great and sending him to the hospital. Keef and several associates allegedly rolled to Ramsay’s house and beat him up, while wielding an AK-47. Ramsay claims Chief Keef stole a Rolex from him as well as $1,500 in cash and although Ramsay went ahead and pressed charges, they have been dropped due to a lack of witnesses willing to testify. Ramsay Tha Great couldn’t make the hearing since he is serving out a 10-year sentence for human trafficking, while another witness simply went missing, causing the prosecution’s case to fall apart.

(AllHipHop News) The parents of Trayvon Martin have thanked rap mogul Jay-Z for his steadfast support in keeping the slain teen’s memory alive. Jay-Z’s six-part docuseries “Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story” recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Trayvon’s parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin were on hand for the opening, where they acknowledged Jay for continuing to shine a light on their late son. “Just the magnitude of his name and what he carries as a person, not as an artist, but as a father, to have him behind this project is huge,” Tracy Martin said. “Rest In Power” is based on the circumstances surrounding Trayvon Martin’s death at the hands of community watch volunteer George Zimmerman, in 2012. Zimmerman was charged with murder but cleared at trial after alleging self-defense, based on Florida’s controversial stand-your-ground law. Jay-Z has been among those fighting for justice for Trayvon ever since. In February, Jay appeared at the 6th Annual Peace Walk And Talk where he praised Trayvon, who was just 17-years-old when he was slain by Zimmerman. “Trayvon serves as a beacon of light to all the people out here so you guys would never have to go through the pain and the hurt these guys went through,” Jay-Z told the crowd. “Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story” is based on a book penned by the slain teenager’s parents Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton.

(AllHipHop News) “Skinny” Joey Merlino is a well-known Philly crime boss who has survived numerous attempts on his life over the past 20 years in the City of Brotherly Love. According to Skinny Joey, he was excited to see Meek back on the streets of Philadelphia. “I’m glad he’s at home with his family where he belongs,” Skinny Joey Merlino said during a press conference regarding his own pending prison sentence. Just as Meek Mill gained his freedom last week, Skinny Joey was losing his, after being released from a 12-year sentence, which ended in 2011. The mobster pleaded guilty to an illegal betting charge on Friday (April 27). Skinny Joey is looking at up to 16 months in prison this September when he is sentenced for racketeering, fraud, extortion, loan sharking and other crimes on the East Coast. https://www.google.com/sorry/index?continue=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmy5Oz7V6Kw&q=EgQs6lVwGOWSg_kFIhkA8aeDS7-zNPwG1lcmljDWoHK0ERGY1nCFMgFy

(AllHipHop News) G.O.O.D Music President and activist Pusha T presented a private screening with actor David Arquette for the Matthew Cooked-directed film “A Survivors Guide to Prison.” “Survivors Guide To Prison” follows the stories of individuals who spent year after year in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. The screening took place at Google in Washington D.C. to bring awareness to criminal justice reform. Pusha attended the event with Tony Lewis Jr., a community activist, and son of an ex-kingpin, who wrote the book “Slugg: A Boy’s Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration.” Members of the panel included director Matthew Cooke, producer David Arquette, Kevin Ring, Topeka K Sam, activist Luis Cardona, and others.

(AllHipHop News) It appears as though Kanye West has revealed the artwork for his upcoming 7-track album. Earlier today, Kanye was back on Twitter, where he posted an image Dr. Jan Adams, the man who performed plastic surgery on his mother Dr. Donda West. According to Kanye, this photo of Dr. Adams will be used as his upcoming album’s cover. Kanye, also asked fans to help him his new release. In 2008, Dr. Jan Adams was absolved of any wrongdoing in the death of Kanye West‘s mother, Dr. Donda West, who died of complications from plastic surgery at the age of 58 in November of 2007. Shortly after West’’s untimely death, Dr. Jan Adams said nothing had gone wrong during the operation, which included a tummy tuck, a breast reduction, and liposuction. Dr. Donda West was a former professor and she vacated her title as chair of Chicago State University’’s Department of English and Speech in 2004, to be Kanye’’s manager. The release of the supposed album artwork comes on the heels of two new tracks from Kanye West. Kanye dropped one song titled “Lift Yourself,” and another titled “Ye Vs The People” featuring T.I.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Too $hort is taking legal action to rehabilitate his reputation after a rape case against him was rejected earlier this month. Teana Louis claimed the Oakland rapper had sexually assaulted her on various occasions in 2016 and made her to have oral and a### sex against her wishes. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to pursue the case, and Too $hort is taking advantage of the legal victory. Too $hort alleges Teana Louis may have perpetrated a crime by filing a false police report. He also says the accusations in court and on social media affected multiple business opportunities he was working on. The rapper is suing for slander and defamation of character and he is asking for an unspecified amount of damages.

(AllHipHop News) Tekashi 6ix9ine’s allegiance to the Bloods is costing him a business deal worth millions. Last week, police revealed 6ix9ine’s manager was a person of interest in three separate shootings, including one inside of the Barclay’s Center during the Adrien Broner/Jessie Vargas fight last weekend. The Brooklyn rapper, who has been banned from the Barclay’s Center in the wake of the shooting, just lost a multi-million dollar deal with headphone company, TUNES. The company had lined $4.5 million for 6ix9ine to promote a colorful line of headphones, but they have backed out of the deal over the recent violence, which is reportedly connected to a feud with rapper Casanova. “At this time it is in the best interest of our company to move on. We wish him well, he’s a great artist,” a rep for TUNES said in a statement.

(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne has announced details surrounding the 4th Annual Lil Weezyana Fest in his hometown of New Orleans. While the lineup has yet to be finalized, the rap star will reportedly celebrate the 10-year anniversary of his classic hip-hop album Tha Carter III. This year’s event will continue its tradition of being hosted at the Superdome at Champions Squares Bold Sphere Music on August 25. ​ ​