NBA superstar, Dwayne Wade has been ordered by a judge to hand over their two sons to his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches. Zaire and Zion, ages 9 and 4, were withheld from seeing their mother when an emergency motion to keep Siovaughn Funches away from the children was filed in the court system by Wade. Previously, the Miami Heat player failed to make alimony payments to his ex-wife which left Funches in a financial bind. Leading up to the filing of the motion, Siohvaughn Funches was spotted in downtown Chicago holding a sign and blasting Wade for his alleged wrong doings against her which may have been the reason for Wade filing in court. In his request, Wade asked the judge to demand Funches have a psychological evaluation which the Judge later denied. In a separate ruling, Wade was ordered to pay Funches $5 million dollars and now to give back the children to his ex wife for visitation.
Here's the video of Funches in downtown Chicago:
Here's Wade and his ex-wife Funches:
Here's Wade with his children:
Here's Wade with his girlfriend Gabrielle Union:
Did the judge make the right decision? What do you think? Let us know.
Pop icon, Rhianna has won her case in the $5 million dollar lawsuit against the British retailer called Top Shop. The owners of Top Shop, Arcadia Brands Limited, have been ordered to cease the sale of the fashion T-Shirt which has the face of Rhianna across the front of the garment. According to reports, Rhianna did not endorse nor approve the use of her image by the British retailers which some customers might have believed at the point of purchase. The total cost of this mix up will cost the owners of Top Shop up to $5 million dollars although the exact amount hasn't been ruled, yet. As we know, Rhianna has a clothing line of her own called River Island which is currently not stocked at Top Shop. The unauthorized use of her image could potentially be a conflict of interest for the singing fashionista.
Hip Hop veteran, Inga Marchand better known as Foxy Brown is being accused of failure to pay for the services of a popular New York hair stylist named G Star. According to the plaintiff, the rapper sought out her services for a dyed and sewn in weave hair style to wear during the annual Hot 97 Summer Jam where Foxy was supposed to perform live on stage with fellow rap veteran, NAS.
While she did make it to the Summer Jam concert, Foxy was late so she didn't get to perform as scheduled that evening. How ever sources say that the raptress did manage to flaunt the hairstyle which allegedly she claimed to love. The stylist tried numerous times to contact Foxy Brown to collect her payment of $900 but unfortunately she wasn't able to be paid. According to G Star, she was told by Foxy to "contact her manager" via Instagram. Shortly there after, a police report was filed by the stylist after Foxy refused to make payment or return calls.
Here's a video of their confrontation:
Here's Foxy Brown falling on stage during a different performance. Notice the hair:
On July 29, 2013, DJ Khaled released a new song called "I Wanna Be With You" featuring Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross. Ordinarily, the new music would be celebrated and appreciated by fans all over. However, the release of the new song is strangely ironic considering that DJ Khaled practically spilled his heart out to Nicki Minaj live on MTV News earlier this week while asking the her hand in marriage. During his proposal, DJ Khaled confessed how much he wanted to be with Nicki Minaj as he showed the camera a diamond ring which he claimed is worth $50,000. The marriage proposal was like a fairy tale come true.
Here's a replay:
Less than a week later, the truth is revealed and DJ Khaled's marriage proposal to Nicki Minaj proves to be a fairy tale after all (or publicity stunt, which ever you prefer).
In Hip Hop news, Rapper, Lil' Kim gives twitter followers a hint at the possible release of new mix-tape. According to her twitter account, the title of this new project is HARDCORE2013 Back 2 Da Streetz. Earlier this week, the Queen Bee tweeted:
Kimberly Jones also known as Notorious K.I.M. or Lil' Kim included a picture of the mix-tape cover which resembles the cover of her 1996 double platinum album, Hardcore.
No official release date for the new project has been announced, yet. At the height of her career, Lil' Kim was dubbed the queen of rap so for her remaining fans this new work is much anticipated. Could this be her comeback?
NBA player, Daniel "Boobie" Gibson, turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department where he's been charged with assault and battery. Allegedly, the incident leading up to the assault charges against Gibson occurred earlier this year. According to reports, the arrest happened this morning around 11:00 a.m. but since then Gibson has been released. Besides playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, many of us know Daniel "Boobie" Gibson from the reality show Keyshia & Daniel: Family First which gives viewers a glimpse inside his marriage to the R&B Songstress. Gibson and Cole got together in 2009 and were married in 2011. Together they have one son.
Here's a throwback interview of Keyshia and Daniel on "The Breakfast club" radio show:
Midwest rapper, Nelly, has released a new song called "Get Like Me" off his upcoming album M.O.
The single featuring Pharell and Nicki Minaj was released on June 2 and the video for the song was shot on June 26, 2013. The finished product isn't released yet. Luckily, there's behind the scene footage available to give listeners a glimpse of the much anticipated video for "Get Like Me". M.O. is scheduled to be release on September 30, 2013 by his Label Derrty which is under Universal Motown. Here's a preview:
Legendary R&B singer, Toni Braxton has lost the rights to a large portion of her music catalogue due to the auctioning off of more than have a dozen of her songs. According to reports, Toni was offered the privilege of buying back the song rights but unfortunately she was outbid by a another buyer. The price of that sale was $20,000 which includes the rights to more than twenty four Toni Braxton songs. Earlier this month, her bankruptcy case was settled so the auctioning of her music was not completely unforeseen for Toni. Included on the auctioned off song list are her hit songs, "You're Makin Me High" and "How Many Ways".
Meanwhile, the "lucky" sister, Tamar Braxton is gearing up to release her newest album titled Loveand War which includes the hit singles "The One" and the "Love and War". Other songs that are scheduled to be on the album are titled "Hot Sugar" and "Get Your Life". The official release date for Tamar Braxton's new album, Love and War, is September 3, 2013. Here's a preview:
Congratulations Tamar! and Toni, in the words of your sister, you better "Get Your Life"! ☮
This week in Hip Hop News, Miami rapper, DJ Khaled proposed marriage to the YMCMB rapper Nicki Minaj live on MTV news. Word on the street is that allegedly, DJ Khaled is already engaged to a young lady by the name of Nicole Tuck.
Publicity stunt, much? Regardless, fellow Miami rapper, Rick Ross gives DJ Khaled his blessings. Right.
Rap legend, Earl Simmons better know as DMX has been arrested (again). Allegedly, on Friday July 19, 2013 around 3 a.m., Simmons was pulled over by the Highway Patrol and taken into custody at the Greenville County Detention Center in South Carolina where he currently resides. Thankfully, he was released from the jail on that same morning. Hopefully he can stay out for good this time. This latest arrest brings the count to over a dozen arrest on his record.
Prior to this most recent arrest in July, there was one back in February 2013; beginning of this year.
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