Geraldo Rivera Believes Hip Hop Is More Damaging Than Racism

Geraldo Rivera made some bold claims in a recent Huffington Post Live segment.

After describing himself as a "militant moderate" Rivera went on to say “Hip Hop has done more damage to black and brown people than racism in the last 10 years."
The Fox News contributor stated that not everybody can be successful in the music industry and urban trends like sagging pants and tattoos prevent young people from having a career in other avenues of life. Rivera – the recent runner up on Celebrity Apprentice – blamed cultural leaders like Russell Simmons for creating such an outlying lifestyle.
“I love Russell Simmons, he's a dear friend of mine,” Rivera says. “I admire his business acumen. At some point, those guys have to cop to the fact that by encouraging this distinctive culture that is removed from the mainstream, they have encouraged people to be so different from the mainstream that they can't participate other than the racks in the garment center, those entry-level jobs. And I lament it, I really do. I think that it has been really destructive culturally.”

Amber Rose To Release Tell-All Book This Year

In the wake of this week’s heated social media feud between model Amber Rose and Khloe Kardashian, it has now been revealed that Rose will soon release a tell-all book. According to Radar Online, a source has confirmed that the ex of Kanye West will release a tell-all book through Simon and Schuster publishers later this year.
The book will reportedly be titled “How To Be A Bad B*tch” and will focus on the “mistakes” Rose has made in her past, “so other girls really don’t have to do the same.”
Radar Online previously reported that Kim Kardashian allegedly asked her sister Khloe to put an end to her recent feud with Rose since she has “way too much info about Kanye.”
“[Kim] told her sister that she really needed her to end the feud and not say another word,” a source said while speaking with Radar Online. “Amber knows way too much info about Kanye from dating him, and if the feud continued, Kim knows that she would have used it as ammo.”
Earlier this week, Amber and Khloe traded both words and memes via social media after Rose criticized rapper Tyga for dating 17-year-old, Kylie Jenner. Jenner is also Khloe Kardashian’s half-sister.
“She’s a baby, she needs to go to bed at 7 o’clock and relax,” Rose said about Jenner during an interview with The Breakfast Club. “That’s ridiculous. He [Tyga] should be ashamed of himself. That’s how I feel. For sure. He has a beautiful woman and a baby and left that for a 16-year-old who just turned 17.”
Amber Rose’s “How To Be A Bad B*tch” is slated for release this November.

10 Inspirational Dr.Dre Quotes Listed By Parade

Parade has assembled a list of “10 Inspirational Quotes to Celebrate Dr. Dre’s 50th Birthday.” 

The rapper-producer-Beats Music executive turned 50 yesterday (February 18).

The first quote in the Parade list is, “When the ideas are coming, I don’t stop until the ideas stop because that train doesn’t come along all the time.”

A portion of Dr. Dre’s story will be presented in the forthcoming N.W.A Straight Outta Compton biopic. 

N.W.A, whose other members included Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella, rose to prominence in the 1980s thanks to its aggressive brand of Gangster Rap and such songs as “_ _ _ _ Tha Police” and “Express Yourself.” 

Since then, Dr. Dre co-founded Death Row Records, launched Aftermath Entertainment and co-founded Beats Electronics. He’s also produced and executive produced landmark recordings by Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent, among others.

Another quote on the Parade list includes how Dr. Dre looks toward the future.

“When I think of the future, I think a lot of Quincy Jones and how he is an inspiration,” the quote says. "Nothing pulls you back into the studio more than the belief that your best record is still ahead.”

To read the complete “10 Inspirational Quotes to Celebrate Dr. Dre’s 50th Birthday” list, visit Parade.

Lil Wayne's Daughter Reginae Carter Details Birdman Relationship

Reginae Carter – Lil Wayne's daughter – recently stopped by Power 105.1 The Breakfast Club with her mother, Toya Wright.
The Breakfast Club crew grilled Toya and Reginae on a wide range of topics including Wayne's feud with Birdman and Reginae's Super Sweet 16, which recently aired on MTV.
Viewers who watched the show on Monday (February 16), may have noticed Birdman did attend Reginae's Super Sweet 16 party. Toya says, at the time of the taping, the dispute "wasn't like this."
"I had them in two different sections, but it wasn't no issue," she said.
Reginae told the morning show hosts that the conflict did exist at the time the show was being taped, but it didn't hinder her relationship with her father's former father-figure.
"I see him any other time," Reginae explains within the clip. "That's my family. I have nothing to do with those issues. That's business. I am family. That's family."
Elsewhere in the 24-minute conversation, Reginae and Toya discussed whether or not they're currently dating and Toya reveals why she declined appearing on Love & Hip Hop.

Vanilla Ice Locked Up For Robbery And Grand Theft

Vanilla Ice was arrested in Florida today for allegedly being involved in a home burglary. Ice has been doing home renovations and is even hosting a DIY show called, “The Vanilla Ice Project.” The reports claim Ice was doing a job in Lantana, Florida, and items from the house next door were stolen. After police got a search warrant to Ice’s Palm Beach house, they found most of the items that were stolen.

“Well, during the renovation of one property in Lantana, Florida, an adjacent property had some items go missing. Among the items that were stolen, Variety reports that a bicycle, a pool heater and furniture were stolen. During a police investigation of the burglary, police obtained a search warrant for Ice’s Palm Beach County home where they found several of the stolen items. Thus they concluded he “played a role” in the robbery.” (HNHH)

Ice was taken in by police today and is being charged with burglary and grand theft.
“Vanilla Ice was brought in by police today, and is being charged with burglary and grand theft in connection to the incident, which reportedly occurred some time last month. Police say that Ice has been cooperative in their investigation.”

Afroman Punches Female Fan During Performance

Rapper Afroman (best known for his hit, ‘Because I Got High‘), was arrested Tuesday night in Biloxi, Mississippi mid performance. Afroman was in the middle of a guitar solo, when a female fan found her way on stage. As soon as the fan started to dance up on the rapper, he wailed on her punching her right in the face.

“The rapper was performing in Biloxi, Mississippi Tuesday night when the woman somehow got on stage and started dancing next to Afroman — and then suddenly, without warning … he turned and landed a right-handed haymaker to her face.
He obliterated the woman … who went down hard — but Afroman kept on performing. Witnesses say she was bleeding and crying, but somehow she managed to get up on her own. 
Cops eventually stopped the show, escorted him off stage, and arrested him outside the venue. He was booked for assault.”

Bobbi Kristina Reportedly Slowly Being Taken Off Of Coma Medication

According to reports Bobbi Kristina had a tracheostomy tube put in her throat on Wednesday to prevent any infection from her breathing tube. Reports claim the doctors now have to slowly wean her off of the coma medication because the family eventually wants to take her off life support.
“Doctors caring for Bobbi Kristina Brown inserted a tracheostomy tube in her throat on Wednesday to prevent any infection from her breathing tube, a source close to the family told NBC News. The family ultimately wants to remove her from the medically induced coma she was placed in after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub on Jan. 31. But the source said she must first be weaned off of the coma medication. Her overall condition, however, remains unchanged.”

Nicki Minaj Team Member Murdered In philadelphia

Tragedy has struck Nicki Minaj and her team. A member of Minaj’s team, De’Von Pickett, was stabbed and later died from his wounds. Another member of her team, Eric Parker, remains in critical condition. NBC Philadelphia reported that the altercation started inside a bar.

“We believe that both of the victims, as well as the perpetrator, were all inside of this bar and that’s when an argument started,” Chief Inspector Scott Small said, per NBC Philadelphia.

Drake's Founder Files Lawsuit Against Birdman For Unpaid Debt

The man who discovered Drake, Jas Prince, has decided to expose Birdman and Cash Money by filing a new lawsuit against them demanding they open the books and show how much money Drake has really made the label.
Jas filed the lawsuit because he was promised a huge portion of the profits Drake made Cash Money, and he has only received $2 million so far. Drake has reportedly made the label $40 million dollars.

“Jas is pissed because he’s gotten a grand total of $2 million for his find, even though he was promised a huge chunk of the profits. And there are reports Cash Money has made $40 million from Drake.” (TMZ)

Wiz Khalifa Has Photo Proof That Amber Rose Is A Bad Mom [Photos]

As we reported, Wiz Khalifa is now fighting for full custody of his son because the kids mother, Amber Rose, is not being a good parent. Now reports claim Wiz even has photo evidence that Amber’s house is way too dirty for their son to be living in.
One of the photo’s shows dog poop all over the bag patio and another shows a knife on a counter. Check out some of the photo’s TMZ has obtained below.

50 Cent Addresses Lil Wayne & Birdman Beef

Opening up about his thoughts on the current feud between Lil Wayne and Cash Money, 50 Cent sat down with MTV recently and explained why he's happy to have total control over his own albums' release dates as a newly independent artist.
"I enjoy the freedom of being able to set the date," he said. "To say, 'It's gonna come out on that date 'cause it says it's gonna come out on that date.' Everybody else can catch up."
Addressing Wayne's release date woes at Cash Money, 50 offered his perspective on the rift.
"I'm surprised to see Wayne going through that because of the relationship between him and Baby," he said. "I think it'll work itself out. I hate when personal things become public 'cause everyone [speculates] on things they don't really know. I just know that they had a father-son relationship and that could easily be something that they communicate between the two of them and resolve instead of having everybody else involved. Be careful the things that you say about the Wayne and Baby situation. Baby will forgive Wayne for the things that he's saying and Wayne will forgive Baby for the things he's saying, but they may not forgive you. The relationship has so much depth to it that you really shouldn't even speak on it. Because they're public people we don't think about it but that's like me being in the middle of you and your mom having an argument. Then you and your mom make up for whatever reasons but I can't come over your mother's house no more 'cause of the stuff I said."

Jay Z Sued By Aspiring Rapper Claiming To Be His Son

A 21-year-old aspiring rapper by the name of Rymir Satterthwaite is claiming that Brooklyn, New York lyricist-turned-entrepreneur Jay Z is his father, according to a report from TMZ. Satterthwaite claims that the rapper had relations with his mother in the early 90s, prior to his fame, and as a result, the rapper may possibly be his father.
Satterthwaite and his legal guardian, Lillie Coley recently filed a civil suit against Jay Z, stating that the musician “submitted fraudulent information to the court.”
Additionally, TMZ reports that the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder allegedly refused to take a paternity test.
According to Coley, who penned the civil lawsuit, Satterthwaite has suffered financial and emotional distress due to Jay Z’s actions.
Jay Z currently has one child, Blue Ivy Carter, with wife Beyoncé Knowles.
TMZ adds that their attempts to contact Jay Z’s attorney have gone unanswered.

Suge Knight Rushed To Hospital

Suge Knight was rushed to the hospital after suffering from a stomach issue today (February 19), according to TMZ.

Knight was due to appear in court today but fell ill before he was transferred from jail to court, where he was slated to appear regarding the robbery charge he and Katt Williams are facing after a September 5 incident in which they were arrested for the theft of a female photographer’s camera in Beverly Hills, California.

As a result of the arrest, Williams faces seven years in custody while Knight faces 30 to life in state prison.

Earlier this month, the former Death Row Records owner was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after suffering chest pains while in the lockup area near the courtroom.

Lil Wayne Talks Birdman Rift, "The Free Weezy" Album & Retirement

Lil Wayne has broken his silence regarding his Cash Money Records status.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Weezy jokes about the Tweets he shared last December that exposed his troubles with his father figure, Birdman, and his "prisoner" status on the label he has belonged to since age 12.

Wayne told the publication that he and Birdman are currently not speaking to one another. He says that he has "no words" for Baby and truthfully, he's "super-numb" to the situation.

Rolling Stone was able to reach the rapper by phone last week. Although he wasn't open to talk about the pending lawsuit, he did discuss the status of Tha Carter V, his forthcoming Free Weezy album and the possibility of retiring in the near future.

According to Wayne, Tha Carter V, is "super-done."

"Cake baked, icing on top, name on top, candles lit," he says. "I would have released it yesterday if I could. But it's a dead subject right now. It's a jewel in the safe. It's that stash-house money."

As for The Free Weezy Album, which is slated to be released in March, Wayne says he is "working on it every day."

"I guarantee it's going to be something dope," he says. "If you don't want a musician being creative, don't get The Free Weezy Album."

Elsewhere in the interview, Wayne mentions that he listens to newer artists like Rae Sremmurd and Migos. He also admit to considering retirement.

"I've thought about it," he says. "But for a person like me that bleeds, eats, sleeps and shits music, it's hard to do."