(AllHipHop News) When 50 Cent makes an enemy, it appears there is never any reconciliation. At least that’s the way it seems with Rick Ross, who was recently hospitalized and placed on a breathing/ heart machine, after being hospitalized on Thursday. Fif poked fun at Rick Ross’s condition after relatives found the rapper slobbering and unconscious inside his Miami mansion. Reports circulating on the Internet cited a police report which claims Rick Ross allegedly defecated on himself. 50 Cent took the time to throw it through few jabs at Rick Ross and blamed his health condition on using drugs. ​ 50 also posted a scene on his Instagram page from “Rocky 4,” featuring a photo of character Ivan Drago, who said of Apollo Creed, “if he dies he dies.” https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf2cTUuFkTY/?hl=en&taken-by=50cent

(AllHipHop News) Rapper-turned-TV-host Eve missed out on an opportunity to invest in popular sports drink Vitaminwater. The “Who’s That Girl” hitmaker was invited to work with an acquaintance developing the line several years ago, but she turned him down and now regrets her decision. “Years ago, when I was first coming up in the business and I lived in New York and we would all hang out at (restaurant) Mr Chow, there was this man…, I can’t remember what he did, we were all friendly,” she said on her U.S. talk show The Talk on Thursday. “And he was like, ‘Hey I’m starting this new drink. It’s really good for you. It’s going to be really healthy and it’ll help somebody like you, a performer, it makes a lot of sense’. “At that time I was too young to be interested in it and it was Vitaminwater.” “I was just talking to my mother about this, I saw him talking on some type of business journal thing and I was like, Mom that’s that thing that I missed!’ But, you know, it just is what it is,” she added.

(AllHipHop News) Nas’ early investment in a technology company has potentially earned the rapper millions of dollars. The rap star’s Queensbridge Venture Partners was an early investor in Ring, which manufactures WiFi cameras and doorbells. Earlier this week, Ring announced it had been acquired for $1 billion by Amazon, creating a windfall for Nas” VC firm, which was among the earliest investors in the company. In addition to Queensbridge Venture Partners, other investors included Richard Branson and Upfront Ventures. Over the past several years, Ring has gained traction in the market, scooping up over 2 million customers, while pulling down over $160 million dollars in revenue in 2016. According to the LA Times, the sale of Ring is the biggest exit for a Los angeles-based company, since the sale of Dollar Shave Club for $1 billion in 2016.

(AllHipHop News) Officials in Charlotte, North Carolina are bracing for the return of Young Dolph to CIAA Weekend. According to reports, the Memphis rapper is due to make an appearance in the city over one year after being targeted in a violent shooting. Over 100 shots were fired at the rapper during a broad daylight shooting on February 25, 2017. Young Dolph was embroiled in a feud with fellow rapper fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti, who was also in town for CIAA. While Yo Gotti was never charged in the incident, CMG artist Blac Youngsta, born Sammie Marquez Benson, was charged with four counts of discharging a firearm into occupied property. According to flyers circulating online, Young Dolph is set to make an appearance at a local nightclub at an event that is not sanctioned by th city, or associated with CIAA. “I’m hoping someone’s had a chat with this guy and there’s an expectation the city is watching,” said mayor pro-tem Juliet Eiselt, who is also chair of the city’s community safety committee. “The issues in the past have been around people coming in for these unsanctioned parties.” Young Dolph, who was wounded in Los Angeles during a targeted shooting, is among dozens of hip-hop artists who will appear in Charlotte this weekend. CMG artist Moneybagg Yo, Gucci Mane, 21 Savage, Rick Ross, Dave East and others are scheduled to make appearances as well.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Big Sean has outlined plans to build a luxury movie theater and concert venue in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan. The “Bounce Back” hitmaker is known for giving back to his local community, and earlier this week, he joined forces with Paul Glanz, owner of theater company Emagine Entertainment, to announce a joint venture which they hope to open in 2020. The Sean Anderson Theater, which draws its title from Big Sean’s birth name, will be a top-of-the-line multiplex with up to 1,300 seats, while the hip-hop star and Glanz also want to have space at the venue to hold live concerts and other events. “We want to do something revolutionary with it,” Big Sean explained. “We don’t want to just make it a movie theater, traditionally. We also want it to be a hub for entertainment for the whole community. We want people to have an incentive to go the extra miles, to travel into Detroit.” An exact location has yet to be unveiled, but the rapper insists it will be in the center of Detroit in a bid to boost the economy after city officials filed for bankruptcy in 2013. It’s the latest new Detroit venture for Big Sean. He and his mother, Myra Anderson, also recently launched the Mogul Prep education program, through which they aim to educate students about all of the jobs available in the music industry in a bid to help them forge lasting career paths. “All I wanted to be was a musician, but if I had known these kind of things, who would have known the possibilities for me and my crew around me, and what we could have done to take it further?” he told Billboard. “I know the unemployment rates are super high in Detroit, especially for the young ones. We’re trying to really help that out and give them clear career paths that are needed, and that they probably have natural talents for.” Meanwhile, Big Sean is also working hard on new material after deciding to postpone the start of his upcoming Unfriendly Reminder Tour earlier this week so he could “stay focused” in the recording studio.

(AllHipHop News) Fetty Wap has been ordered to pay a fine and attend a safe driving program after pleading guilty to drunk drag racing. The rapper was pulled over by police after he was spotted drag racing on the Gowanus Expressway in New York last November. The “Trap Queen” star was apparently speeding in his Mercedes in a 50 mile an hour zone. Fetty handed over an expired New Jersey driver’s license to officers, at which point police noticed signs of intoxication. He was given a field sobriety test but blew a 0.9 – just above the legal limit. The rapper, real name Willie Maxwell II, was arrested for 15 charges including reckless endangerment, drag racing, driving under the influence, driving without a valid license, unsafe lane changing, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, following too close, and speeding. On Thursday, 26-year-old Fetty pleaded guilty to both reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated, and Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Marguerite Dougherty sentenced him to attend a two-day driver improvement program and 14 hours of an impaired driving program. He also has to pay $500 in fines and attend a victim impact panel. Zaine Richards, 31, who was behind the star in another car, was also arrested in November. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday to reckless endangerment and unlicensed driving charges, and was told he would have to pay a $100 fine and $88 in surcharges, as well as attending a two-day driver improvement program. Following his November arrest, Fetty defended his drag racing, telling reporters that it had never put others in harm’s way. “I would never put people in danger,” he said. “It was 2 o’clock in the morning. There wasn’t no cars behind us.”

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has dethroned Sean “Diddy” Combs as the richest entertainer on the planet. Over the past year, Jay-Z’s net worth has increased to $900 million, putting him on top of Forbes list for the first time since the Forbes Five was created in 2011. Diddy clocked in at #2 with an impressive net worth of $810 million, largely due to his investments in Ciroc and RevoltTV. Dr. Dre rounds out the top three, with $770 million, but he could be #1 by next year, since he has stock options with Apple that will vest, and should bring in an extra $100 million this year. Drake and Eminem placed fourth and fifth place, with a net worth of $100 million dollars each in 2017.

(AllHipHop News) Akon has been hit with a bill for $165,000 for allegedly failing to pay his rent. The “Locked Up” singer reportedly leased space on the 66th floor of the Empire State Building in New York from GTFM executives for his fashion line Aliaune Milano. According to legal documents, he agreed in July 2012 to pay $25,000 for the rental and he kept up with the payments until July 2015, when he allegedly stopped. GTFM officials claim he moved out in January 2016, by which point he owed almost seven months’ worth of rent. They filed a lawsuit against the R&B star to reclaim the money but he never responded, so a judge has issued a default judgment of $164,787.

(AllHipHop News) Rappers Drake and Future have been dismissed from a $25 million dollar lawsuit after a woman was raped at one of their concerts. The incident took place at their show on August 14, 2016, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. A woman only identified as “Jane Doe” filed the lawsuit, claiming the rappers were negligent after a man who worked for Bridgestone Arena forcibly raped her inside of the venue. The woman originally accused Drake, Future, Bridgestone Arena and others associated with being negligent, because the man was already wanted for assault, prior his job at the arena. The woman is still suing Bridgestone Arena and two other parties she claims is responsible for the sexual assault.

(AllHipHop News) “Black Panther” is Marvel’s third-highest grossing movie release at the U.S. box office. The Marvel-Disney superhero movie follows T’Challa/ Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) as he returns home as king of Wakanda only to find his sovereignty challenged by his long-time adversary Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan). Directed by Ryan Coogler, “Black Panther” also stars Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis, and has raked in a staggering $411.7 million domestically since it was released in cinemas on 16 February. “The Avengers” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” are now ranked as the highest-grossing Marvel movie releases, with “Black Panther” landing in third place. Internationally, the film has made $316.2 million. In addition, “Black Panther” has given Imax Corp. a boost with moviegoers flocking to see it on the big screen. Imax chief executive officer Richard Gelfond reported that it had achieved a record viewership for February. “I am pleased to say that 2018 is off to a solid start,” he said, according to Variety. “We recently achieved record box office in February, led by Black Panther, which did $35 million in Imax box office over the four-day opening weekend.” “Black Panther” is now projected to have a third massive weekend over March 3-4, but will compete with Jennifer Lawrence’s spy thriller “Red Sparrow” and Bruce Willis’ action-thriller “Death Wish.” And actress Angela Bassett, who portrays Ramonda, Queen Mother of Wakanda, has shared that she’s thrilled by the positive feedback the movie has garnered and teased that a possible follow-up is in the works. “We didn’t think we’d change history,” she told The Root at the American Black Film Festival Honors. “But to this degree and with this urgency, with this speed and this love and good feeling, we’re humbled.”

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Desiigner is facing a defamation lawsuit after taking aim at a businesswoman’s “college scams” on social media. Jessica Brown claims she helped the Panda hitmaker’s sister, Siera Selby, land a place at prestigious Howard University in Washington, D.C. through her company College Gurl, which educates students on how to pay for their higher education. She also allegedly arranged for Siera to have access to a storage unit while at the school, but the youngster ended up dropping out, leaving some of her belongings behind in the locker. Brown reportedly reached out to Siera in a bid to return the items but was told she no longer wanted them, only to then be put on blast by her famous big brother. In a post on Instagram last August, Desiigner is accused of telling his 1.7 million followers: “This girl is a fraud. Tried to scam me into paying for my sister to get into Howard University and now she is trying to hold my sister’s belongings. Please stay away from her and her college scams!!” He also tagged Brown’s company profile in the message, and now she is suing the star, real name Sidney Royel Selby III, for defamation and invasion of privacy. It’s not clear how much she is seeking in damages.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Big Boi didn’t have to stretch his imagination much to portray an obnoxious TV sports dad because his son is a real-life star athlete. The Outkast star plays an annoying field father on BET network series “The Quad” and he used his everyday life to pull off the character, revealing his son, Cross Patton, is a high school American football champion who has recently been offered a scholarship to play for the University of Southern California (USC). “It’s a real instance of art imitating life,” he tells CNN of his The Quad role. “My son on the show is a star football player… In real life, my son is a star football player for Woodward Academy (in Atlanta, Georgia).” Big Boi, real name Antwan Patton, is enjoying his acting career after also landing a part in the forthcoming remake of famous cult 1970s film Superfly. The 43-year-old is not new to the film industry – and has 22 acting credits to his name, including roles in 2006 movies ATL and Idlewild – and he reveals his hip-hop history helps him develop characters. “You get to become someone else, bringing that character to life and entertaining people,” he explains. “A lot of directors let me do ad-libbing. Most of my lines in ATL were not scripted, they were just my lines.” Big Boi is attracted to portraying personalities that are totally different than him, and he dreams of landing a gig as a villain, revealing a serial killer role in a dark comedy would be ideal. But fans of Outkast hoping for a band reunion needn’t hold their breath – humble Big Boi admits that although he is flattered by online suggestions of a big Super Bowl Halftime show gig with Andre 3000, his focus is firmly on the opportunities before him. “You’ll have to ask Jesus (about the Super Bowl),” he laughs.

(AllHipHop News) British rapper Stormzy has won a trademark allowing him to use his name on products. The double 2018 Brit Award winner has had an application approved by officials at Britain’s Intellectual Property Office to register his name for use on a host of items, including clothing, perfume, toys, luxury leather goods and jewelry. A filing shows the star has also obtained the rights to sell action figure dolls, board games, card games and other toys ranging from go-karts to bouncy castles using his name. A representative for Stormzy star declined to comment on whether he was looking to diversify his interests beyond music and launch his own branded products. Alongside singer Dua Lipa, Stormzy was the big winner at last week’s Brit Awards, triumphing in the Best British Male and the prestigious Album of the Year categories. He also hit the headlines for his emotional closing performance at the event, which referenced last year’s Grenfell Tower fire and accused U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May of failing the families of the 71 people who died and the hundreds who lost their homes in the blaze. “Yo, Theresa May, where’s the money for Grenfell?” Stormzy rapped from the stage. “What, you thought we just forgot about Grenfell?” The hip-hop star, real name Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo, Jr., later told BBC Radio 5 Live why he chose to use his Brits gig to address the issue. “If I can use my voice to say something bigger than me, and I don’t want this to be about me. It’s not about me, it’s about Grenfell, it’s about all the things I said in that lyric.”

(AllHipHop News) Actor Jimmi Simpson is hoping his portrayal of detective Russell Poole in the new Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. TV murder mystery convinces viewers the top cop wasn’t nuts. Poole was ostracised for linking the Los Angeles Police Department to Biggie’s death in 1996, but Simpson insists the late detective was really on to something – and he wants his latest role in “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and Biggie” to hammer that home. The cop spent a year trying to bring the heavyweight rapper, real name Christopher Wallace’s killer to justice, and he was among the first people to suggest the star’s death was linked to a plot involving a corrupt LAPD detective and Los Angeles hip-hop mogul Marion “Suge’ Knight,” who is currently in jail awaiting a possible murder trial in a separate incident. “He (Poole) was one man, and the LAPD is a force,” Westworld star Simpson told Entertainment Tonight. “There’s a lot of voices, a lot of power, a lot of politics. And, the idea of Russell, in my opinion, has been far too… ‘This guy was nuts about this case… Overzealous’. “This wasn’t some lunatic. This was a man trying to get the truth.” “I wanted to be really truthful to Mr. Poole,” Simpson adds, revealing he studied interviews with the top cop. “I had all the material I needed. Just his mannerisms, just a couple ways that he moves, his vibration… I didn’t want to do an impression at all. I wanted to get that energy and to interpret it.” Simpson even mapped out his character just like Poole would have studied a case: “I went to Rite-Aid and I got a bunch whiteboards, a bunch of calendars and I just broke the entire case like I thought Russell would have.” Poole collapsed during a meeting with L.A. Homicide Bureau detectives in August 2015 and died from a suspected heart attack.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Bryan ‘Birdman’ Williams has labeled Nicki Minaj the “best female ever in hip-hop.” The music mogul didn’t hold back with his gushing statements about the “Anaconda” star, who is signed to his Cash Money record label, during a recent interview with Rap-Up. “I always say she’s the best ever, best female ever in hip-hop, hands down, facts. There’s no getting around it,” he said. “There’s levels to this s##t. Very much levels to this s##t. She’s an elite.” Backing up his theory, Birdman added: “Sometimes, you can put Nicki in a room with males on a rap, but if you put her on females, it’s nothing. She’s a monster in her own race… She’s just a special talent. I’m blessed to have her a part of my team. She’s a special talent I’ve never heard before.” He also explained Nicki’s social media absence, with the star recently sparking concern among fans with her lack of activity on sites such as Twitter and Instagram. “Nicki’s been working,” he said. “That’s all I can say. She’s been working and she’s focused… I just think she’s focusing on her new project.” Nicki is currently working on a follow-up album to 2014’s The Pinkprint.