(AllHipHop News) Hip-hop star Talib Kweli is suing bloggers at a website who published a story alleging he raped a 14-year-old girl. The 42-year-old rapper, full name Talib Kweli Greene, is taking legal action against the writers behind Turtleboy Sports, a website founded by bloggers in 2013, according to documents obtained by U.S. website The Blast. In his lawsuit, Kweli alleges that in April last year posts on the Turtleboy Sports Twitter account referenced a blog published on a website called Buffalo Bruisers, purporting to be a first-hand account from a woman who alleged Kweli had raped her when she was 14. The musician’s lawyers reportedly claim that site was created by Turtleboy Sports staff specifically to publish the rape story. The blog in which Kweli is accused of rape was also published in April last year and as of January 3 is the only one that appears on the site. In the documents , Kweli, who along with fellow rapper Mos Def is part of the duo Black Star, claims the rape allegations hurt his tour sales and put his career at risk. He is suing for defamation and is seeking unspecified damages. According to his lawyers, two tweets allegedly sent from the Turtleboy Sports account read, “Talib Kweli once molested a 10-year-old boy. Read it on the Internet on a site called Buffalo Bruises. Must be true” and “why did you rape that 14-year-old girl? How much did you pay her to keep quiet.” The first tweet wrongly names the website in question as ‘Buffalo Bruises,’ which is, in fact, a sports blog based in Buffalo, New York – whose writers have feuded online with a Turtleboy Sports blogger in the past. The story about Kweli was published on the similarly named ‘Buffalo Bruisers’ website, underneath an editor’s note which claims the blog is not affiliated with Turtleboy Sports.

(AllHipHop News) Hip-hop icon Reverend Run’s daughter, Angela Simmons, rang in 2018 as a single woman after parting ways with the father of her baby boy. The fashion designer and reality TV star is thought to have split from Sutton Tennyson several months ago, and as she prepared to kick off the New Year, Angela confirmed the couple was no longer together. Angela, who shares son Sutton Joseph with her ex, did not comment on rumors of Tennyson’s infidelity but did encourage other single mothers to power through the tough times to ensure they are truly happy with their lives. “2017 … You were a beast,” she began her Instagram message. “I can truly say that this year has made me stronger. Well I recognized my strength to walk away from what isn’t healthy for me. I faced my biggest fears this year. And from that I am open to my new life and evolving. I truly have seen and been through some stuff that I know tons of women go through. “And I speak up to let you know there’s hope. All of those who are single mothers that are hurting that want to give up .. Don’t ! Also don’t stay somewhere that you aren’t valued. And don’t allow anyone to treat you less than what you are. It’s not easy to face my truth in front of this cold world. But I face it with pride because I got through this and will get through it all…!” The 30-year-old, who previously dated rapper/actor Romeo Miller, announced her engagement to Tennyson in April 2016, just five months before giving birth to their son. They were reported to have secretly tied the knot in late 2016, but never confirmed or denied the claims. https://www.instagram.com/p/BdT-jyZHru0/?hl=en&taken-by=angelasimmons https://www.instagram.com/p/BdbkcWZnBBG/?hl=en&taken-by=angelasimmons

(AllHipHop News) A leading official at the Catholic League has slammed Jay-Z’s new “Family Feud” video, calling the promo “gratuitous” and “exploitative.” The star-studded film was released exclusively on the “99 Problems” hitmaker’s streaming service Tidal on Friday and in the footage, he is seen walking into a church, hand-in-hand with his daughter Blue Ivy. His wife Beyonce, actor Michael B. Jordan, Thandie Newton, and Jessica Chastain also feature in the video, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Fans may be raving about the promo, but Catholic League president Bill Donohue is far from happy – he didn’t even like the video’s 30-second teaser that was released before the full clip. “A video trailer is supposed to be a teaser, but in this case it falls flat, leading nowhere,” his statement reads. “Jay-Z’s recently released Family Feud video shows him walking into a Catholic church with his real-life daughter, rapping away – ‘Nobody wins when the family feuds’ – as he struts. This is followed by a flashback scene where he is shown kissing a gal in her undergarments. “Then Beyonce appears, standing at the pulpit, wearing a navy blue outfit, dressed like a queen. She is a priestess: she hears Jay-Z’s confession, apparently a statement on his real-life infidelities.” “Is it anti-Catholic? No, it is not a bigoted assault,” the statement continues. “Indeed, it pales next to Jay-Z’s relentlessly racist (and anti-black) lyrics. But it is nonetheless gratuitous as well as exploitative, just the kind of thing we would expect from this genius couple.” Jay-Z has yet to respond to Donohue’s statement. Meanwhile, in the song, Jay-Z references his wife’s infamous line from her song “Sorry,” in which she sings, “He only want me when I’m not there/He better call Becky with the good hair.” The lyric fueled speculation about infidelity in the superstars’ marriage and in Jay-Z track, he alludes to some of their issues. “Yeah, I’ll f##k up a good thing if you let me/Let me alone, Becky/A man that don’t take care his family can’t be rich,” he raps.

(AllHipHop News) Alicia Keys is fighting to be dismissed from a $16.5 million lawsuit filed against her and husband Swizz Beatz by luxury car company bosses. In September of 2017, lawyers for Metro Gem Leasing sued Swizz, 39, and Alicia’s company, AK Worldwide Productions, accusing the producer of reselling and fraudulently using leased luxury cars after he defaulted on the leases. In the complaint, the couple are accused of having five leasing agreements in default, including a $155,000 Range Rover and $600,000 Ferrari F12. According to The Blast, 36-year-old Alicia has filed papers claiming she was not involved in the agreements, that her name is not included in any agreements, and that to the best of her knowledge, any cars were returned. The “Fallin’” singer also accuses executives at the leasing firm of trying to involve her in the suit to maximise the potential payout. Swizz, real name Kasseem Dean, has filed a separate motion looking to dismiss the case, accusing Metro Gem Leasing bosses of trying to obtain money from him due to his status as a public figure.

AllHipHop News Eminem, Beyonce, and The Weeknd have been confirmed as headliners this year’s Coachella festival. The Weeknd will hit the stage Friday evening, and Eminem is slated to close out the event on Sunday. Beyonce was originally due to headline the event back in April of 2017, but was forced to pull out as she was expecting twins. Other artists confirmed for the two-weekend event include Migos, French Montana, Cardi B, SZA, Belly, Tyler the Creator, Dej Loaf, Belly, Flatbush Zombies and more. The news marks the first time Eminem and The Weeknd have headlined Coachella shows, although Eminem appeared on stage with Dr. Dre in 2012, while The Weeknd is a regular Coachella performer and appeared as a surprise guest last year. But this is the first time he has his own headlining set. Weekend one of The 2018 Coachella begins on April 13. Weekend two of the festival starts on April 22 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Take a look at the full lineup below. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdd4Km_FIXD/

(AllHipHop News) R&B singer K. Michelle is celebrating the prospect of finally having her butt implants removed by bidding a funny farewell to her enhanced backside on social media. The “Love ‘Em All” star has been happy to show off her additional assets in recent years, but in late 2015, she admitted she wanted to have the surgical enhancements reversed so she would be taken more seriously in her career. Now Michelle has finally booked herself in for the required surgery in January, and she has shared a quirky video of herself dancing in a recording studio to say bye to the implants she nicknamed Betsy. “Good Betsy! It’s been 2much of you stealing my shine… It’s time to allow my new booty to be set free,” she captioned the Instagram clip. “I had so much fun Betsy!” She went on to joke about her bigger butt becoming the “apple of the eye” of many top athletes and rappers, quipping, “They loved that a##!” However, the singer will be glad to see the back of her enhancements, which have caused her various health issues: “I will miss you and how my jeans fit. But I won’t miss hopping into my jeans every morning,” she continued. “I won’t miss my weight being so up and down that when I’m smaller you have me looking like a chicken drum stick. My A#$ is already pregnant how could i ever handle carrying twins also with all that weight my legs would give out. I’ll miss you Betsy but you also caused me inflammation through out my body. No amount of beauty is worth your health! So everything has to be returned to its natural state!” https://www.instagram.com/p/BdNk6qogJkx/?hl=en&taken-by=kmichellemusic

(AllHipHop News) John Legend has threatened to sue a blogger for suggesting he and his wife Chrissy Teigen have connections to a pedophile ring. Teigen was stunned when investigative writer Liz Conkin linked her and the singer to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, taking to Twitter on Saturday to confess she was “pretty disturbed” by accusations. Conkin posted photos of Legend and Teigen’s daughter, Luna, dressed as “Alice in Wonderland,” a hot dog and a pineapple, and suggested the couple was involved in the human trafficking ring. “Apparently dressing my daughter as Alice in Wonderland and a hot dog and having a pizza emoji on Snapchat has to do with pizzagate and being uhhhh darksided,” the pregnant model wrote. “Holy s##t That thread is wild…” But Legend got legal, stating: “You need to take my family’s name out of your mouth before you get sued.” The blogger, who claimed Teigen and Legend “run in a circle with people who rape, torture & traffic kids”, backtracked, stating the couple “could be victims”, prompting an angry Teigen to protest: “Don’t backtrack now and say we ‘run with’ pedophiles. I am taking this FAR, Liz. Your s##t ends here. I don’t care HOW you backtrack or WHAT you deleted. I have it ALL. I’m the last person you are f##king with. You are DONE with me and my family. You are going to court.” The model and TV personality added: “It is INCREDIBLY weird to be two (semi) normal, ridiculously boring human beings who literally make food, watch tv and clean up dog b### in any kind of off time and then be suddenly accused of being in Hollywood’s hottest p### ring.” Pizzagate is a conspiracy theory surrounding human trafficking and child sex slaves in the U.S., linked to a number of restaurants. The theory has been extensively discredited by a number of lawmakers.

(AllHipHop News) Dave Chappelle has courted controversy with his latest Netflix special by joking that the sexual harassment allegations against Louis C.K. “made him laugh.” In “The Bird Revelation,” which was released on New Year’s Eve, Dave addressed the sexual misconduct scandal that swept across Hollywood towards the end of 2017 and included allegations against figures such as Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and fellow comedian Louis C.K. After Louis admitted the stories were true, he lost a partnership deal with HBO and had his movie “I Love You, Daddy” dropped. “Louis was like the turning point. All these allegations were terrible – I shouldn’t say this – but his allegations were the only ones that made me laugh,” Dave said. “It’s terrible, I’m sorry ladies, you’re right. At the same time, Jesus Christ, they took everything from Louis. It might be disproportionate, I can’t tell. This is where it’s hard to be a man.” He then referenced the woman who said her comedy dreams were ruined after Louis masturbated in front of her, by saying, “Well then I dare say, madam, you may have never had a dream. C’mon man, that’s a brittle spirit… You think if Louis C.K. jerked off in front of (civil rights activist) Dr. (Martin Luther) King, he’d be like, ‘I can’t continue this movement?’ “Show business is just harder than that – them women sounded like, I hate to say it, they sounded weak… How the hell are you going to survive in show business if this is an actual obstacle to your dreams?” The comedian also addressed allegations against Weinstein, noting his appearance and adding, “If it was Brad Pitt doing that sh##t, you wouldn’t have heard a peep,” before moving onto Spacey, who was dropped from “House of Cards,” after he was accused of making sexual advances towards “Rent” star Anthony Rapp when he was just 14 years old. Dave joked that Spacey “sniffed that s##t out like a truffle pig” because Rapp “grew up to be gay anyway” before continuing, “And not to victim-blame, but it seems like the kind of situation that a gay 14-year-old kid would get himself into. “He was 14 years old and forced to carry a grown man’s secret for 30 years. The saddest part is, if he had been able to carry that secret for another six months, I would get to know how House of Cards ends.”

(AllHipHop News) Eminem and Dr. Dre are among a group of musicians facing a bizarre lawsuit from a rapper accusing them of stealing his music and trying to kill him. Jason David Yonai, who is also known as KazeLoon or K.D. Lean, is suing the stars, along with singer Chris Brown, rapper The Game, and music executive Jimmy Iovine for allegedly committing “numerous counts of fraudulent (and) criminal acts”. “The defendants in this matter committed numerous counts of fraud against me and the plaintiffs and then tried to hire hitmen to kill me and my group or the plaintiffs,” reads the lawsuit, filed in U.S. Federal Court in Los Angeles in November. “The defendants in this matter committed intentional acts such as threats, threats to commit a crime against our person, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, defamation (slander and libel), solicitation of murder with great bodily harm and malice premeditation against us the plaintiffs, with a conspiracy theory and group of many people who are the defendants in this matter.” Bosses from Dre and Iovine’s Beats Electronics and Eminem’s Shady Records companies are also included in the lawsuit. According to reports, Yonai, who is suing on behalf of himself and other, unidentified plaintiffs, is representing himself in the case and is seeking more than $75,000 in damages. The defendants have yet to respond to the case.

(AllHipHop News) Drake was the star performer at social media giant Snapchat’s top-secret company party in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Video has emerged of the “Hotline Bling” rapper onstage at the Microsoft Theater, performing in front of employees at the lavish New Year’s Eve party thrown by Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat. Co-founder and chief executive officer Evan Spiegel personally sponsored the appearance of the “One Dance” hitmaker, as well as hiring the entire LA Live complex in downtown Los Angeles, which houses the Microsoft Theater, and various restaurants to host his staff flown in from all over the globe for the party night of the year. The bash reportedly cost about $4 million and while executives at Snapchat didn’t confirm the cost of the event, the company did say in a statement: “We’re excited to celebrate a transformative year as a team. Evan is personally sponsoring the night’s performance.” Attendees were reportedly bound to strict secrecy, with employees told not to share any photos and the Snapchat app blocking any photos or videos sent from the LA Live complex. However, a few photos were shared of a vibrant firework display, an overview of employees at the party, extravagant floral arrangements and video of Drake crooning. As well as the star entertainment, guests were permitted to dine at any of the restaurants on the L.A. Live complex which included Katsuya, Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, and Lucky Strike. The rapper, who is very active on social media, didn’t post anything from the event, but he certainly made it a night to remember for Snapchat staff. Employees were treated to the exclusive event in celebration of the year the company made its long-awaited initial public offering. It’s now a $17 billion company that posted a $561 million loss for the first nine months of 2017.

(AllHipHop News) A man was detained by police on Monday night for allegedly trespassing on singer Erykah Badu’s property. The “Tyrone” hitmaker reportedly found the man in her home in Dallas, Texas on Monday night, according to local TV station WFAA. She is said to have called the man “a stalker” and claimed he had flown from Detroit, Michigan. The man allegedly left the home and was later issued a criminal trespass warning. The incident comes just a day after Erykah had a bizarre encounter with police officers on New Year’s Eve. She filmed the incident for an Instagram video, in which Erykah, while seated in her car, tells the camera, “OK, it’s New Year’s Eve. I just got pulled over” before asking the two cops, “And why are you pulling me over?” She pans the camera to her open car window and one of the officers bends down and says “Because I wanted to say hi!” before laughing. Erykah brings the camera back to her and looks confused but slightly amused as she says “Hi” and the cop replies, “This is happening”. “WTF (what the f##K) Babylon,” she wrote alongside the video. “Happy New Yearerzzzz!” The encounter divided opinion in the comments section, with some users thinking it was endearing and others branding it unprofessional or some form of harassment. Erykah later took to Instagram to film a video with the two cops in the background, to insist to her fans that he was all good fun. “Peace and love. These behind are me (are) Donterio and Clay. You know I love them very much,” she said in the video. “They always patrol and help us a lot. We just having fun, New Year’s Eve. I wasn’t harassed or anything. I mean it could have been worse… Happy New Year 2018.” “When The good ones show up….This gone get y’all off the hook, or fired for damn sure. (Don’t fire my friends DPD! Well, y’all can fire the white one) ..just playin Clay. Happy new year Donterio and Clay!” she wrote in the caption. ​https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdb-C77nVaT/?hl=en&taken-by=erykahbadu https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdb-C77nVaT/?hl=en&taken-by=erykahbadu

(AllHipHop News) Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s two-year-old son was reportedly hospitalized last week with pneumonia. According to TMZ.com, Saint was taken to a Los Angeles hospital last Thursday, where he was checked in as doctors treated the condition – which causes the lung to become inflamed. The website reports that either Kim or Kanye was with Saint the entire time he was in the hospital, sharing overnight duties until he was discharged on Saturday. TMZ added that Saint is now home with his family and “doing well”. Neither Kim nor Kanye have made any mention of Saint’s health battle on their social media pages. Over Christmas, Kim shared a picture of herself and Kanye with Saint and eldest daughter North, four, which is believed to have been taken a few days before Saint’s hospital admission. And when it came to seeing in the New Year, Kim and Kanye looked in good spirits as they shared a kiss for the camera and celebrated 2018’s arrival with friends. The new year isn’t the only arrival the pair have been gearing up for. The pair will become parents of three when their surrogate gives birth to their baby girl, reportedly later this month. Due to issues with her first two pregnancies, Kim was unable to carry her third child herself, although she admitted on a recent episode of the family’s reality series “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” that she was finding the surrogacy process “frustrating.” Kim and Kanye are expecting their third child via surrogate. Complications in her first two pregnancies meant Kim was unable to fall pregnant for a third time, but the reality star is still struggling to see another woman carrying her child. “It is a weird dynamic. Like I go to all the doctor’s appointments and I try to be really present, but when you’re not carrying it yourself it is such a fine balance of how much you’re going to be in their lives,” she sighed. “Of course I want to know every last detail that’s going on with my baby and that’s super frustrating, but I really trust my surrogate and I don’t want to be that person that’s trying to control her every move.” ​

(AllHipHop News) DJ Khaled is out to get healthy in the new year for his wife and his son Asahd. The mogul is the newest celebrity ambassador for Weight Watchers. As part of the new deal, DJ Khaled will be showcasing his weight loss Journey on his social media profiles throughout 2018. Khaled will be promoting for companies “WW Freestyle” program “Weight Watchers is all about being great and being your best self. My son is my love, my life, and I need to be great for him,” DJ Khaled told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “To be great is to be healthy; to be healthy means a shift in my lifestyle, and the new WW Freestyle program is all about healthier habits for my life,” DJ Khaled continued. “The WW program and community is my partner in this process to greatness, and I’m grateful for what’s to come and to share my journey with you all.” DJ Khaled has been paired with a Weight Watchers coach and he is using the Weight Watchers mobile app to follow WW Freestyle program. Fans can check in on Khaled’s progress on Snapchat (@djkhaled305), Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

(AllHipHop News) Joe Budden is starting off his 2018 with a brand new deal. Budden, the former co-host of the popular podcast “Everyday Struggle” with DJ Akademiks shocked fans when news broke he not returning to the show. Last night, Sean “Diddy” Combs hosted a lavish New Year’s Eve bash at his mansion in Miami, where Joe Budden revealed he was officially joining RevoltTV. “Are you ready to get money with me? That’s it,” Diddy asked Joe Budden. “Are you ready to put this black Excellence on a whole ‘nother platform? I want you to ask the hard questions.” In December, Joe Budden announced his contract was up with Complex. The company told AllHipHop.com that “Everyday “Struggle would continue in 2018 without Joe Budden. In related news, Even though Budden is caught up in a minor feud with Migos, he wished the group a Happy New Year. “Lord Quavious, Happy New Year to you sir,” Joe Budden said.

(AllHipHop News) The Game’s manager Wack100 is shooting down 40 Glocc’s latest claims that the Compton rapper impregnated a 15-year-old girl. Reports claimed Game had sex with a 15-year-old from the U.K. who was supposedly expecting the rapper’s child. In October, Game was forced to address the rumors, which were running rampant on social media. Last week, 40 Glocc hit the headlines when he posted an alleged conversation between himself and the girl, claiming Game and Wack100 were paying to keep her silent. Over the weekend, Wack100 addressed the claims head-on via his InstaStory. “Do you know how high profile me and my client is? Dummy? If anything of that nature was to go on motherf##ker do you understand the police is coming to get us? Dummy? We jaywalk and motherf##kers see it and they coming to get us dummy. Listening to a motherf##ker who been knocked out, beat up, shot five times, took ni##as to court and all kinds of weird s##t,” ack said. Wack100 offered to take things off of social media. Wack said if it were true, someone should be able to produce a receipt of the wire transfer since it would have been an international transaction. “Tell that n#### to come on out here and play. Stop woofin’ behind Instagram and come out here and play,” Wack100 said. Earlier this month, 40 Glocc sued Game in court, claiming Game is creating shell companies in order to avoid paying a judgment over an infamous fight between the two men in 2012. https://www.google.com/sorry/index?continue=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9ujNgO7ETA&q=EgQi3HnaGJSFg_kFIhkA8aeDSzJL82JokXd2tf9BbhP3KSV4kZBUMgFy

Snapchat is planning on ringing in the new year with a lavish bash. According to reports, the social media giant has forked over $4,000,000 to rent out the entire L.A. Live complex. Employees Of the company will be able to enjoy exclusive access to restaurants and venues like Lucky Strike, Conga Room, and the Microsoft Theatre. Additionally, Drake is rumored to be the surprise performer at the party. Over 5,000 guests are expected to the gathering, which will also force the closure of two streets.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Snoop Dogg has teamed up with bosses at U.S. fast food restaurant Jack in the Box to create a custom meal combination. The Merry Munchie Meals will be launched in California in January, at the same time recreational marijuana becomes legal in the state. The combos will include three chicken strips, two tacos, five churros, French fries, onion rings, and a small drink for $4.20. The box for the meals will feature the marijuana leaf logo from Snoop’s cannabis brand Merry Jane, but will only be available for the first week of January in the avid marijuana smoker’s hometown of Long Beach. They will consider expanding the promo if the meals sell well. “We are about welcoming all of our guests, no matter what they’re craving or why they’re craving it,” Iwona Alter, Jack in the Box’s chief marketing officer, tells Bloomberg. 

(AllHipHop News) Mike Epps has reportedly been sent a cease-and-desist letter by producers who claim he stole their idea for a TV awards show. Executives at network BET announced at the start of the December that they had teamed up with “The Hangover” actor and comedian, who will serve as executive producer of the BET Social Awards, a televised awards show which celebrates the best and worst people, and moments on social media over the past year. However, producers Calvin Valrie, LaMichael Finney and Bervick J. Deculus have accused Epps of stealing their idea and have hired a legal team and sent a cease-and-desist letter to Epps. In the letter, obtained by TMZ.com , they claim they pitched a similar show, titled Social Media Awards, to Epps’ cousin in the hope of getting the funnyman onboard back in February. They never heard back and were shocked when BET executives announced their similar awards ceremony. The producers have told the website they are willing to continue working with Epps, but had planned on selling their show to FOX instead. They have given him until today (December 29) to yield to their demands or they will pursue legal options. The BET Social Awards are currently set to air live on February 11 on BET.