(AllHipHop News) Kelis has called out her former husband Nas, claiming the rap star was both mentally and physically abusive. The “Milkshake” singer claimed that Rihanna’s infamous beatdown at the hands of Chris Brown in February of 2009 was a wake-up call for her to get out of her drug-fueled, b#### relationship with Nas. She filed for divorce from Nas in April of the same year. “When the Rihanna and Chris Brown pictures came out I thought about coming out because I also had bruises all over my body,” Kelis claimed in an interview. “But I didn’t say anything because I’m private. But seeing her the way she looked and then looking at myself, I felt embarrassed.” Kelis also commented on their ongoing custody battle over their 8-year-old son, Knight. Kelis accused Nas of parenting when it was convenient for him. “You can’t not show up for months and then show up and try to make up your own [visitation] schedule,” Kelis said. For his part, Nas has claimed in court documents that Kelis is abusive and confrontational, citing an incident over Easter Weekend, when he encountered Kelis “fuming” in anger when he attempted to pick up his son, Knight.

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West’s bromance with President Donald Trump continues to cause shock waves in the hip+hop community. A number of rappers have weighed in on back and forth taking place on Twitter between Donald Trump and Kanye West, who expressed his “love” for the President and even posted a picture of himself in a Make America Great Again hat. Artists like Chance the Rapper, Joe Budden, Cyhi The Prynce and Malik Yusef have all chimed in on the rap star’s right-leaning beliefs. Snoop Dogg, who was also once down with Trump, shared a picture of a frumpie looking Kanye holding a smoothie that is going viral. Snoop, who once shot President Donald Trump in the head in a music video, obviously isn’t feeling Kanye’s political views.” That’s mighty white of u Kanye. !N#### if u don’t snap out of it,” Snoop wrote adding: “Get out part 2.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BiA3QDzA7c6/ Ironically, Jordan Peele, the director of the original hit movie “Get Out” also weighed in Kanye’s tweets. Jordan Peele’s#### movie popularized the term “A Sunken Place,” which is now become synonymous with Kanye West’s behavior. Yesterday, Kanye posted the interior of his $60 million dollar Bel Air mansion and asked his followers “do this look like a sunken place?” Jordan Peele was quick to respond.

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z’s mother is to receive a major honor at New York’s GLAAD Media Awards. Gloria Carter will be recognized with a Special Recognition Award for her coming-out story, which featured on her son’s 4:44 album track Smile. She briefly appeared on the song, on which her son raps: “Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian/Had to pretend so long that she’s a thespian/Had to hide in the closet, so she medicate/Society shame and the pain was too much to take/Cried tears of joy when you fell in love/Don’t matter to me if it’s a him or her.” She delivered a speech at the end of the track, in which she explained what it was like to be a gay black woman. “You live in the shadows for fear of someone hurting your family or the person you love,” she said. “The world is changing and they say it’s time to be free. But you live with the fear of just being me.” Announcing the special honor on Wednesday GLAAD’s president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said, “By sharing her truth with the world, Gloria Carter increased visibility of lesbian women of color at a critical time and sent a powerful message of empowerment to the entire LGBTQ community. “Her story and the unconditional love that her family exhibits resonate with so many. The GLAAD Media Awards will be a critical platform to honor her work and further this important message.” Jay-Z recently detailed his mother’s story during an appearance on David Letterman’s Netflix show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” revealing he cried tears of joy when she came out to him. “For her to sit in front of me and tell me ‘I think I love someone’… I really cried,” he said. “I cried because I was so happy for her that she was free.” Director Ava DuVernay will also be honored at the GLAAD Media Awards – she is the recipient of the Excellence in Media Award – and actress Samira Wiley will be presented with this year’s Vito Russo Award. The New York awards ceremony will take place on May 5.

(AllHipHop News) Embattled rap mogul Russell Simmons has had a rape lawsuit filed against him dismissed after reaching an out-of-court settlement. Filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik launched legal action in January, claiming she was assaulted by the Def Jam Recordings co-founder in 2016 after he agreed to let her interview him at his home in Los Angeles for a documentary she was working on. She accused Simmons of pouncing on her and raping her when she refused to have sex with him. Jarosik also alleges he had taken advantage of her on a series of other occasions at his homes in Los Angeles and New York between 2011 and 2016. Simmons has admitted he and Jarosik had a casual relationship that occasionally involved sex over the course of a decade but insisted all intimacy was consensual. He subsequently hit back at Jarosik’s lawsuit, in which she was seeking $5 million in damages, by insisting she was simply making a money grab.However, the two parties have since reached a confidential agreement over the dispute and the suit was officially shut down on Wednesday. The case was dismissed with prejudice, preventing Jarosik from refiling in future. It’s not the only legal headache Simmons has faced in recent months – he is also fighting a lawsuit from an unnamed woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her during an encounter in a Sacramento, California hotel room. She is seeking $10 million in punitive damages for the “severe emotional distress” the alleged incident caused her. She became the 16th woman to go public with claims of inappropriate behavior against the music industry veteran. Simmons has refuted her accusations and all other allegations of sexual misconduct posed against him.

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West is hiring 160 new employees to help turn his Yeezy brand into a billion-dollar business by the end of 2018. The hitmaker took to Twitter to confirm reports he had parted ways with his remaining manager Scooter Braun, the man masterminding the careers of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, and two entertainment lawyers, after they refused to ditch their other clients and work full-time for the rap superstar. Revealing he will not be replacing Braun or his other longtime representative, Izvor ‘Izzy’ Zivkovic, who he split from in March, Kanye wrote, “I no longer have a manager. I can’t be managed.” “I’m nobody’s ‘client’,” he added, explaining he was working on streamlining his circle of advisors, so he can bring everything in-house. The hip-hop superstar went on to outline his vision for his business empire. “We have 160 positions to fill by the end of the year,” he tweeted. “Yeezy will hit a billion dollars this year. It is the 2nd fastest growing company in history. It is a unicorn (firm with a billion-dollar valuation) on its way to becoming a decacorn (firm with a $10 billion valuation).” He also boasted about becoming the “single highest paid person in footwear,” allegedly raking in more cash than basketball great Michael Jordan and his Jordan brand, before unveiling plans to expand his Yeezy firm beyond clothing and sneakers and make his pricey products more affordable. “there’s been a lot of fake news so I just wanted to give you the facts,” he stated. “Yeezy will become the biggest apparel company in human history by working with the most genius level talents and creating product at an affordable price. I hired the head of supply chain from the Gap. We will reach the prices I’ve promised”. “I am this generations Ford Hughes Jobs Disney,” he declared, likening himself to business magnates Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, Steve Jobs, and Walt Disney – comparisons he previously made at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Shortly after Kanye’s early morning Twitter rampage, it was reported the rapper had already filed 24 trademark applications to use the Yeezus name, the title of his 2013 album, for a variety of products and services, including toys, video games, cosmetics, jewelry, music and record production, and retail stores, among other endeavors. All the paperwork was filed with U.S. officials on April 20.

(AllHipHop News) Lil Kim’s luxurious Alpine, New Jersey mansion has gone up for sale in an unbelievable deal. The Queen Bee’s former $2,3 million residence is on the auction block with bids starting as low as $100. The house fell into foreclosure in 2010 and Lil Kim attempted to reach a deal with the mansion in 2015, but the house ultimately went into foreclosure in 2017. The sale of her house, which is now worth $3 million, comes on the heels of a $212,000 tax bill the IRS presented the rapper, for failing to pay all of the taxes she earned in 2016. According to reports, the auctioning off of Lil Kim’s mansion is set to take place on May 11.

(AllHipHop News) Kim Kardashian has called on members of the media to stop blaming her husband Kanye West’s Twitter ramblings on “mental health issues”, insisting he is just a “free thinker.” The rap superstar recently made a return to social media after laying low for months following his nervous breakdown in November 2016, when he canceled his Saint Pablo Tour and was subsequently admitted to hospital for exhaustion. He has since used his Twitter account to announce the June release of two new albums, and a philosophy book, and on Wednesday, he confirmed reports suggesting he has parted ways with his manager Scooter Braun and two entertainment lawyers as he strives to build up his own in-house team of representatives. Kanye went on to admit he is still a big supporter of controversial U.S. President Donald Trump because of his outspoken nature, insisting they share the same “dragon energy,” declaring, “He is my brother. I love everyone. I don’t agree with everything anyone does. That’s what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.” However, he also claimed to have love for Trump’s defeated 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton, too, and insisted he doesn’t identify with either the Republican or Democratic Party because he’s “not even political.” His barrage of tweets, which earned Kanye the thumbs up from the nation’s leader, prompted his wife, reality star Kim, to encourage him to clarify his statements. “My wife just called me and she wanted me to make this clear to everyone,” he explained. “I don’t agree with everything Trump does. I don’t agree 100% with anyone but myself.” Kim also jumped onto her Twitter page to condemn bloggers and reporters for “trying to demonize” the rapper by weighing in on his Twitter musings. “let me just say this… your commentary on Kanye being erratic & his tweets being disturbing is actually scary,” she wrote. “So quick to label him as having mental health issues for just being himself when he has always been expressive is not fair.” The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” beauty continued to brand her man a “free thinker” who is just “being himself which is very expressive,” although she made it clear she does not agree with his stance on Trump. “Most people (including myself) have very different feelings & opinions about this. But this is HIS opinion,” she added. “I believe in people being able to have their own opinions,even if really different from mine He never said he agrees with his politics.” Kim wrapped up her Twitter posts by insisting she has nothing but “love” and “respect” for Kanye for speaking out against public opinion, claiming, “Kanye is years ahead of his time”. She concluded, “Mental Health is no joke and the media needs to stop spitting that out so casually. Bottom line.” Despite Kim’s defense of Kanye, it appears many don’t share his views on Trump, which have reportedly cost him at least nine million followers. Prior to his tweets on Wednesday, he is said to have boasted 27.8 million fans on the site, but that soon depleted to 18.6 million followers, after sharing a photo of his signed red cap with Trump’s Make America Great Again slogan plastered across the front. Twitter has blamed the massive fluctuation on a glitch in their platform.

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West has caught the attention of the White House. The rap star’s tweets expressing his “love” for his “brother” President Donald Trump came up in a briefing. Kanye has been on Twitter confirming support for President Donald Trump, whom he met back in 2016, just two weeks after Trump won the election. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders addressed questions regarding Kanye’s admiration for the President, while Trump himself replied, via a tweet. ​https://www.themaven.net/api/media/fa2f48fa-81e3-48f9-be24-1e8c2b17a763

(AllHipHop News) Rapper/actor Mack Wilds has landed a starring role in the upcoming film “Dinner For Two.” Mack will star as a broken-hearted lover who is a suicidal alcoholic who is going through a breakup with his girlfriend in the new movie, which was written and directed by Orlando Bishop. As the rapper prepares a “last supper” for his love interest Angela (Chaley Rose), he begins to reflect on their relationship through multiple glasses of wine and whiskey. “To permanently numb the pain, Chris contemplates taking his own life, as Angela refuses to love him back and forgive his downward alcoholic spiral,” according to a synopsis for the flick. In addition to Mack Wilds and Chaley Rose, “Dinner For Two” will also star Prince Hammond and Shaun Baker, The movie will premiere at the end of Summer 2018.

(AllHipHop News) Blac Chyna’s mom Tokyo Toni has lost a $1 million lawsuit she filed against legendary talk show host Wendy Williams. Apparently, a judge presiding over the case grew tired of waiting for Tokyo Toni to serve Wendy Williams with the proper legal papers so the entire case has been dismissed. Tokyo Toni filed the lawsuit against Wendy and producers of “The Wendy Williams Show” in October of 2017, claiming the host regularly slandered Toni with “nasty irrational despicable” comments on her daytime talk show. She claimed Wendy’s comments caused her stress, embarrassment and left her unable to sleep or eat, in a handwritten lawsuit. “I have never been so humiliated and shamed in my entire life. I am a humanitarian!!!” Tokyo Toni claimed in the now-dismissed lawsuit, claiming she had to quit driving for Uber and Lyft and was eventually hospitalized.

(AllHipHop News) Rap mogul Jay-Z, pop superstar Lady Gaga and actors Laura Linney and Jesse Williams are among the winners of the 2018 Webby Awards. The “Empire State of Mind” hitmaker’s promo for “Smile,” in which he opens up about his mother Gloria Carter’s sexuality, has been named Best Individual Performance in the Film & Video category, while Netflix documentary “Gaga: Five Foot Two” earned the Webby People’s Voice Awards for Music and Best Editing. Katy Perry’s marketing campaign for her “Chained to the Rhythm” single release, which sent fans on a global treasure hunt to hear the new music before anyone else, has been awarded the Webby People’s Voice Award for Music (Social), and British singer FKA twigs has been honored with a Special Achievement prize for her “incredible contributions to digital culture and for embracing the Internet as the ultimate creative platform to share experimental new art.” Meanwhile, Laura Linney’s role in Netflix drama series “Ozark” has landed her the Webby for Best Actress, Grey’s Anatomy actor Jesse Williams has picked up another Special Achievement accolade for his social activism, and director Steven Soderbergh will be presented with the Webby Film & Video Person of the Year honor for his interactive filmmaking app Mosaic. Other winners include “Hamilton” creator and former star Lin-Manuel Miranda (Public Service & Activism – Social), Kourtney Kardashian (Webby People’s Voice Award for Celebrity/Fan – Website), and Meryl Streep’s Vogue.com interview with Anna Wintour (Variety – Film & Video). The awards, which celebrate the best of the Internet, will be handed out at a ceremony in New York on May 14.

(AllHipHop News) While Kanye West is busy bearing his soul on Twitter, his wife Kim Kardashian is flaunting her flesh. Earlier today (April 25), Kim Kardashian hit up her account with some nude photos. Kim took a page from Kanye’s ex Amber Rose and snapped a picture of herself cupping her bodacious bosom, in addition to a candid shot of her unshaven crotch. The pictures served their purpose – to promote Kim’s new KKW Fragrance. The photos come just as her husband Kanye West made his grand return to Twitter after almost a year of silence. Kanye has managed to grab headlines around the world with his tweets, which have ranged from philosophical quotes to addressing claims that he has been acting “erratic,” after he fired his entire management team earlier this week. Kim also seems to have a problem with Kanye addressing claims that he is in a “sunken place.” Kanye hit up Twitter this morning and posted pictures of the interior of their multi-million-dollar, Los Angeles mansion. Kim took a swipe at the producer/rapper/businessman, in a series of follow-up posts.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper T.I. celebrated pal Meek Mill’s release from jail on Tuesday (April 24) by calling him and posting their chat online. The hitmaker walked free after spending five months behind bars, and T.I. caught up with Meek as he made his way to a Philadelphia 76ers basketball game on Tuesday evening. During the chat, the Atlanta, Georgia based MC posted on Instagram, T.I. joked, “I told you not to take that 10 years of probation. I told you, ‘Ask the people if you can do two years right quick’.” Meek was originally sentenced for violating his probation linked to a 2008 case. “You really walked that s##t down better than I could have. I ain’t going to lie to you,” T.I. who has also spent time behind bars on illegal weapons charges, added. “You became a household name, that’s really what happened. Like before, you had to be a fan of rap to know who the f##k you was, now you became a household name.” https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh9zCQChKjV/?hl=en&taken-by=troubleman31 Famous pals Kevin Hart and Jay-Z were also celebrating Meek’s release – comedian Hart, who visited the rapper in jail on Tuesday morning, wrote: “Meek Mill is Frrrrreeeeeeee… I just left from seeing him in jail… and we were just told that he is being released. Wooooooow… Stand Up Philadelphia!!!!!!” https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/Bh-VgdkgBYP/ Meanwhile, Jay-Z, who Meek Mill thanked personally in his prison release statement, put out a statement, which read, “Today, Meek Mill, a son of Philadelphia, is a free man. He was incarcerated unjustly and caught in a probation trap for years by a broken system. Now we can celebrate his release. We thank every individual that has supported and fought alongside Meek every step of the way.” Jay has been an outspoken supporter since the rap star was first locked up, and in November, he wrote a piece for the New York Times, in which he attacked the U.S. justice system and accused lawmakers of picking on black people.

(AllHipHop News) Kris Jenner has branded claims she’s feuding with son-in-law Kanye West over his recent bizarre behavior as “lies.” The Kardashians matriarch took to Twitter to set the record straight after reports surfaced detailing how unhappy she was about Kanye’s actions in recent weeks – such as his apparently random posts on Twitter and his recent decision to part ways with manager Scooter Braun. A report claims Kanye, who is married to Kris’ daughter Kim Kardashian, “has had huge blow-ups with Kris” because the momager “sees how erratic he’s acting and is most concerned about her daughter’s brand.” “She’s trying to be a good mother-in-law, so he’s having explosive issues with her,” the insider added, noting that “everyone is really, really worried… He genuinely believes he’s God and a genius and that he can do everything on his own.” However, after being alerted to the article on Twitter, Kris addressed the claims made in the piece by writing alongside a link: “Lies, Lies, Lies.” And, in response to another link which stated that Kanye is “very hard to deal with right now,” Kris wrote: “Nope… not true!” Kanye hit headlines on Tuesday (April 24) when it was revealed he had made the decision to part ways with Scooter – leaving him without a management team in place. The move came just weeks after he also cut ties with his longtime manager Izvor ‘Izzy’ Zivkovic. It’s claimed the 40-year-old has no plans to hire a new manager in the near future, even though he is preparing to drop two new albums one week after the other in June. The studio projects will be his first since suffering a mental breakdown in late 2016 when he canceled his Saint Pablo Tour and was hospitalized for exhaustion.

(AllHipHop News) Meek Mill made a triumphant return to his hometown of Philadelphia tonight (April 24). Just an hour after the rapper was released from a Chester, Pennsylvania prison, he was the guest of honor at the Philadelphia 76ers’ playoff game against the Miami Heat. Meek arrived at The Wells Fargo Center via a private helicopter with billionaire Michael Rubin, the co-owner of the Sixers. The rapper was the center of attention as he rang the opening bell for Game 5, sporting a Joel Embiid jersey, flanked by comedian Kevin Hart. Thousands of his fans were on hand to greet the rap star, who was released from prison earlier today, after a five-month stay in prison for allegedly violating his probation in his 2008 drug and gun case. Now that he is free on unsecured bail, Meek and his lawyers are planning on getting his entire conviction tossed. https://www.google.com/sorry/index?continue=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51tFA-L4J8U&q=EgQi3HnaGPXzgvkFIhkA8aeDS_3Bn1-5Rh8EtQwKp-oB0TOxlgcdMgFy

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West has reportedly parted ways with music mogul Scooter Braun, weeks after cutting ties with his longtime manager Izvor ‘izzy’ Zivkovic. The Power hitmaker brought Braun onboard as a co-manager in March, 2016, working alongside Zivkovic, who had been part of the rapper’s inner circle since around 2010. However, last month, it was claimed Kanye had cut ties with Zivkovic, and now he has ended his professional relationship with Justin Bieber’s mentor Braun too. Sources say the hip-hop superstar is no longer working with music lawyers Howard King and Peter Paterno, after allegedly requesting they, along with Braun, become “in-house” employees for his Yeezy brand, and ditch all of their other clients. They reportedly refused, and instead decided to call it quits with Kanye. It’s claimed the 40-year-old has no plans to hire a new manager in the near future, even though he is preparing to drop two new albums within the space of a week in June. The studio projects will be his first since suffering a mental breakdown in late 2016 when he canceled his Saint Pablo Tour and was hospitalized for exhaustion. The news of his staffing change emerges a day after New York radio personality Ebro Darden recounted a weekend chat he had had with Kanye, who apparently got candid about his 2016 health crisis. “Nobody really showed love for me when I was addicted to opioids and in the hospital,” he reportedly told the Hot 97 host. The rapper, who is married to reality TV star Kim Kardashian, also told Darden he was hospitalized “for his own health and safety”. Kanye has yet to comment on the conversation or news of his split from Braun.

(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Ralo appeared in federal court today (April 24), to face a felony distribution of marijuana charge. The rapper has pleaded not guilty of trying to smuggle almost $2 million worth of the drug on a private plane on two different occasions. Although Ralo maintained his innocence, the 23-year-old rapper was held without bail as a judge reviews the evidence the FBI has gathered, which seems to be substantial. Police had been monitoring the rapper’s activities for several months and eventually subpoenaed Centurion Jet aka Global Jet, to gain access to emails Ralo sent, who was personally booking jets from Atlanta to Sacramento, California. They set up surveillance and watched Ralo arrive in two black vans, a Mercedes Sprinter van and one for Econo-line van. Investigators watched him and 11 other individuals depart on a roundtrip flight from the Fulton County Airport, to Sacremento. When they returned, agents from the FBI, ATF, and George State Police watched Ralo and his cohorts unload 37 packages of marijuana wrapped in white holiday paper. The cops stopped the three occupants of the vehicle, which was registered to Ralo, as it was departing from the airport, for driving with their lights off. Cops could smell the strong odor of weed so they searched the van and found 520 pounds of pot worth $1 million on the street. To make matters worse, investigators say the rapper uploaded footage of himself surrounded by these individuals and the vans, on December 21, the day before the three men were busted. The same scenario unfolded on April 14, 2018, on another trip when the men were leaving the McClellan Sacramento Airport for the Cobb County International airport. As the passengers boarded in Sacremento, investigators watched five men and one woman load 17 packages wrapped in the same white holiday paper. According to the pilots, Ralo, born and his crew openly smoked marijuana on the plane as it flew coast-to-coast and changed airports mid-flight. The FBI was monitoring the plane, so they were waiting for the rapper and his crew when they arrived at the Peachtree-Dekalb airport. Police arrested the all of the passengers, while Ralo, born Terrell Davis, allegedly refused to obey commands to de-board the plane, until agents sent in the K-9 unit. “After the K-9 was introduced, Davis advised he would comply and was taken into custody as he exited the rear cargo area,” according to agent Allan L. McCleod III. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba4jqtNAfrj/ The FBI found the 17 packages, some of which had been torn and exposing the green marijuana wrapped in clear cellophane plastic bags. The total amount seized in the raid of the plane was over 444 pounds of weed worth $840,000. The FBI says Ralo was selling the drugs from several apartments he owned and rented dubbed “Ralo’s Hood.” Ralo was held behind bars as the judge investigates the status of his probation from a separate case, which his lawyers argue has been suspended. ​ ​ ​ ​

(AllHipHop News) Philly rapper Meek Mill was granted his freedom after five months locked in a Pennsylvania prison. The Supreme Court overruled Judge Genece Brinkley’s ruling to imprison Meek for violating his probation and ordered the rapper released on unsecured bail. Meek was sentenced to a 2-4 year prison term, after he committed a series of minor infractions while serving out the remainder of his probation for a 2008 drug and gun case. The rap star’s lawyers maintained Judge Genece Brinkley, who was overseeing his case, had a vendetta against Meek when she refused to overturn her December 2017 ruling, where she labeled him a “danger to the community,” due to failed drug tests, a fight in a St. Louis airport and traveling without permission. Meek’s lawyers pointed to a crooked cops’ fabricated testimony in the rapper’s original trial as a reason to overturn the sentence and the Supreme Court agreed with his defense attorneys’ arguments today. “I’d like to thank God, my family, my friends, my attorneys, my team at Roc Nation including Jay-Z, Desiree Perez, my good friend Michael Rubin, my fans, The Pennsylvania Supreme Court and all my public advocates for their love, support and encouragement during this difficult time,” Meek Mill said in a statement. “While the past five months have been a nightmare, the prayers, visits, calls, letters, and rallies have helped me stay positive. “To the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office, I’m grateful for your commitment to justice – not only for my case but for others that have been wrongfully jailed due to police misconduct. Although I’m blessed to have the resources to fight this unjust situation, I understand that many people of color across the country don’t have that luxury and I plan to use my platform to shine a light on those issues. In the meantime, I plan to work closely with my legal team to overturn this unwarranted conviction and look forward to reuniting with my family and resuming my music career.” Meek also hopped on Instagram to wish The Philadelphia 76ers good luck, in their attempt to defeat the Miami Heat tonight as they lead the series 3-1. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh9z9imgp-R/

(AllHipHop News) The plot surrounding a rare Wu-Tang Clan album has taken another twist. The State of New York just filed legal documents laying claim to the only copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. The State of New York argues disgraced “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli owes them $1.6 million in back taxes that are due immediately. Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison years for securities fraud after he took money from a company called Retrophin Inc to pay off his other debts. In addition to the prison sentence, which he is appealing, Martin Shkreli was ordered to hand over $7.36 million in assets. The State of New York is asking a judge to grant them ownership of the Wu album, as well as an unreleased copy of Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V and other assets Martin Shkreli owned including a Picasso painting. The State of New York would auction off the albums and the art in order to satisfy Shkreli’s massive tax bill.