Master P Weighs In On Lil Wayne & Birdman Beef

Master P says that he hopes Lil Wayne and Birdman can make amends.
"The advice I give Lil Wayne and Birdman is that y'all made money together," he says to HipHopWired. "Y'all family. You guys shouldn't be at each other like that. Both these guys could go and be successful."
Master P, who like Lil Wayne and Birdman is from New Orleans, has high praise for the pair. He says that they shouldn't give people what is expected.
"I think what Birdman built is a great brand," he says. "Lil Wayne is a hell of a talent. That's what people wanna see. They wanna see us going at each other. They wanna see us killing each other. I feel like I think they could work it out. I feel like whatever it is, even if y'all gotta go your separate ways, I think y'all should go in peace."
Birdman and Young Thug are implicated in a conspiracy to kill Lil Wayne.
In December, Lil Wayne said he wanted off Cash Money Records and then filed a lawsuit against Birdman and the label.

50 Cent Says Cars & Jewelry Are Not His During Sex Tape Court Appearance

50 Cent testified in court today (July 21) and described his finances to a jury who will decide if he has to pay punitive damages to Lastonia Leviston for posting a sex tape of her, Page Six reports.
50 says that the cars and jewelry that he displays in social media are not his.
"It’s like music videos," he says. "They say action and you see all these fancy cars but everything goes back to the dealership."
The rapper says that he owns three gold chains and wears a plastic Casio G-Shock watch, not a diamond-studded Rolex.
"The Hip Hop culture is aspirational," he says.
50 Cent says that his net worth is around $4.4 million, not $155 million as Forbes reports.
He admitted that he owns a 21-bedroom home on 17 acres in Connecticut and that he receives six digits for various appearances.
The report says that 50 apologized to Leviston, who was seated in the crowd. He says that the competitive nature of the Rap game caused him to post the tape of her. Leviston has a child with Rick Ross.
"I’m sorry if you feel like I hurt you," 50 Cent says.
50 was supposedly all smiles as he gave his report to the jury, which consists of four women and two men.
"You gotta smile when you’re in a public situation," he says. "If you’re crying they’re just having more fun with you."
(The most recent article in this thread was published July 10 and is as follows.)

A jury decided today (July 10) that 50 Cent must pay $5 million to Lastonia Leviston for posting a sex tape of her, Daily News reports.
The rapper must pay damages to Leviston, who has a daughter with Rick Ross, for two counts. The first is for violating her civil rights by posting an image of her without her permission. The second is for intentional affliction of emotional distress. Each count is $2.5 million.
50 Cent was not present at the trial or the verdict.
(The original article in this thread was published on June 17 and is as follows.)
Rick Ross’ baby mother, Lastonia Leviston appeared in a New York City court earlier this week to speak on the personal damage, which resulted from rapper 50 Cent allegedly putting a sex tape featuring the woman on his website.
Leviston is currently suing 50 Cent over the release of the sex tape, which the Queens, New York lyricist says he did not make public.
According to XXLMag.com, during her appearance in court on June 15, Leviston stated that the release of the video caused her emotional damage.
Additionally, Leviston’s lawyer, Philip Freidin informed jurors that 50 Cent gained a great deal from the release of the sex tape on his website. According to Freidin, the video brought extra traffic to a site where the rapper sold merchandise, concert tickets, and music.
It was previously reported that the sex tape brought in over 3 million views on YouTube.
50 Cent’s lawyer, James Renard attempted to denounce Leviston’s claims in courts, stating that “Her life is better because she filed this lawsuit against Rick Ross’ rival.”
In addition to Leviston’s lawsuit against 50 Cent, 50 is suing Rick Ross. According to the rapper, the Maybach Music Group founder is the one responsible for the sex tape leak.

Police Going After Rihanna's Stalker After Death Threats

Rihanna‘s alleged stalker has decided to make his obsession public by posting stuff online about killing the singer and even posted a selfie of him outside her house, but the LAPD are now going after him via his online accounts. According to TMZ, after Rihanna got a scary gun threat on social media, she decided it was time to track this creep down electronically through his phone, computer, and his social media accounts.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … LAPD will scour the records of someone who goes by Alex Mercer and Ralph Alexander on Twitter and Yahoo. We’re told the guy posted a selfie of himself on April 30 outside Rihanna‘s former home. The next day, he tweeted … “Should of killed @rihanna a minute back I would be good right now. Sorcery is a weapon I use guns, bout to get a gun license, can’t use my hands.”

Tyga Sued For Starting New Clothing Line

Tyga is being sued by a lady who claims he stole her concept for a clothing company and started his own. According to report, Tyga and Chuon Guen Lee created the Last Kings clothing line in January of 2013, and she says he was suppose to promote the line and get it in to a popular store called Tilly’s. Lee is now saying the rapper didn’t do what he promised, and he even ran off and got another partner to start another clothing line with a very similar name called Egypt Kings!?
Lee is suing Tyga and his new partner for $1.6 million, plus damages.

Birdman Throws Drink On Lil Wayne At Club LIV

Lil Wayne and Birdman have been going at it for a while now, but no physical altercations have occurred until now. Wayne and Birdman were both in Miami‘s Club LIV Sunday night, and while Weezy on on stage next to the Dj’s booth, Birdman decided to dump a whole drink on Wayne’s head. Although the video doesn’t show Birdman actually throwing the drink, it came from his VIP section and sources inside the club say it was the Cash Money head who did it.

Joe Budden Disappointed With Nicki Minaj's Comments Regarding Him

After hearing the response Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj had to his comments on his I'll Name This Podcast Later, Joe Budden says he thought Nicki was smarter than that.
"I fuck with her," Joe Budden says during an interview with Allhiphop. "I'm a Nicki fan. I'm a fan of Nicki. I fuck with her. I'm well documented in saying that I fuck with her. That's why it was a little disappointing. She's always come off a bit more well thought out. A bit more intelligent than that."
Joe Budden also feels as though Meek Mill's response was because of the influx of tweets he received regarding Budden's comments on his podcast.
"I think Meek eventually understood that it was a joke, but at that point it's too late that you understand it because we live in a business where public perception is everything," Joe says. "If you have a million people in your mentions saying all this fuck shit, you take that approach even if you know it is a joke."
Joe Budden is positive that Meek Mill and Nicki know that he wasn't serious, although in the interview he calls Meek corny for calling him corny.
"I am sure he knows that I don't have any issues with him," Joe Budden says. "I'm positive that he knows that. But it's the show. It's the whole smoke and mirrors thing."

Chris Brown Victim Of Home Invasion

According to reports from Fox News, Chris Brown was the victim of a home invasion.
The incident took place at Brown's residence in the Tarzana area of the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County before 2 am PST today (July 15).
Three armed men reportedly barged their way into Brown's estate while the singer was at a nightclub.
TMZ reports his aunt was actually present during the whole ordeal and was held at gunpoint until being forcibly locked away in the closet.
This is the "Loyal" singer's second run-in with a home invasion this year.
In May, he had to deal with a female intruder found naked in his bedroom inside his home in Agoura Hills, California.

Young Thug Arrested For Making Terroristic Threats

Atlanta artist Young Thug was arrested this morning (July 15). The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports that the “Lifestyle” rapper was taken into custody for allegedly threatening to shoot a Perimeter Mall security guard in the face and is being charged with making “terroristic threats.”
The publication says that the artist born Jeffrey Lamar Williams and a mall security guard got into a dispute on July 7. According the arrest warrant, Thugger threatened the security guard while being escorted from Perimeter Mall.
Jim Joyner of the US Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force says Young Thug was arrested this morning at 6 am in Sandy Springs, Georgia. He was booked into the Dekalb County Jail and is currently awaiting his bond hearing.
Young Thug released his controversially entitled project Tha Barter 6 earlier this year.

DMX To Serve Six Months In New York Jail

According to a news report from Buffalo, New York’s WIVB, DMX will spend the next six months in the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo.
The Yonkers, New York rapper was placed in the holding center on Tuesday (July 14) of this week to serve time for a family court ruling.
The Guardian reports that DMX’s sentence stems from the 44-year-old musician not paying $400,000 in child support. He was initially arrested in late June prior to a performance at New York City’s Radio Music Hall.
The news report from WIVB states that DMX’s sentencing comes at a time when the rapper has managed to garner “a history of crime in Erie County, including over child support and traffic violations.”
In April of this year, DMX and his entourage were accused of robbing a man of $3,200 and holding him at gunpoint at a Newark, New Jersey gas station. After being approached by TMZ about the incident, he stated that he didn’t recall any incident taking place at the gas station.
“I wouldn’t even be on the cameras,” DMX said while speaking with TMZ in April. “We stopped at a gas station. I don’t recall any incident happening. I make way more than that doing a show. So, why would I want that type of trouble for myself…The harder the devil works at trying to destroy me because I’m special to God.”