WORLD WRAP FEDERATION's Blog – August 2019 Archive (90)

Anonymous entertainment industry players are pitching in to help R. Kelly raise money to hire the attorney who successfully defended Michael Jackson against child molestation accusations, according to a report.

The disgraced singer is reportedly desperate to retain the high-powered Tom Mesereau to defend him in his sex crimes cases, stretching across four…

Eminem's publisher Eight Mile Style filed a suit in federal court Wednesday alleging that Spotify has streamed the artist's songs without having properly licensed them. "Spotify has not accounted to Eight Mile or paid Eight Mile for these streams but instead remitted random payments of some sort, which only purport to account for a fraction of those streams," states…

An alleged Brooklyn gangbanger accused of helping rapper Cardi B unleash a beatdown in a Queens strip club last year was busted on new charges Thursday — for selling more than $12,000 worth of crack, federal prosecutors announced.

Jeffrey Bush, who allegedly served as “muscle” for the hip-hop star during the club brawl, was arrested Thursday morning at his…

Rapper Kodak Black has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges.

Black entered the change of plea in Miami federal court Thursday, months after he had pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors in May charged the 22-year-old rapper for crimes including falsifying information on federal forms to purchase three firearms. Prosecutors say a weapon purchased by Black was…

Drake is being sued over the song "In My Feelings," TMZ reports.

Samuel Nicholas III, a musician who goes by the name Sam Skully, is alleging that a beat of his was sampled on the popular track. Skully claims that the sample in question was taken from his song "Roll Call," which he says was originally released back in 2000. The musician, who's from New…

Missy Elliott fans just couldn’t wait to get their freak on.

In advance of next Monday’s VMAs, where the 48-year-old rap legend will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, MTV will unveil a pop-up museum celebrating Elliott’s decades-long career, in partnership with Pepsi.

Tickets to the Museum of Missy Elliott were so sought after, however,…

Cardi B went on a profanity-laced tirade against the NYPD in a video posted to her Instagram account Tuesday night because the department allegedly helped shut down a back-to-school event hosted by her friend.

In the video, the Bronx-born “Money” rapper accused the NYPD of scaring off the principal of the Brownsville school where her friend Star Brim was set to host…

Wu-Tang Clan will replace South African group Die Antwoord on the Riot Fest lineup next month.

On Tuesday, the festival announced via social media that “Die Antwoord will no longer be performing at Riot Fest 2019” and revealed Wu-Tang on the bill Wednesday morning (Aug. 21).

Wu-Tang is scheduled to take the stage on Saturday, Sept. 14, instead of the Die…

Rapper Tee Grizzley car was shot at in Detroit last night and his Aunt/Manager was unfortunately killed.

Although Gizzley’s condition is currently unknown, multiple sources reported his manager was hit with multiple bullets and has passed away. It appears the shooting was a drive by and the intended target was Grizzley.…

A judge was not impressed with Cardi B’s celebrity status in court and has ordered the private testimony she gave in a $5 million battle to be revealed to the public.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, a federal judge has ordered the transcript of a deposition Cardi gave in the case to be filed un-redacted.

Cardi is battling a man named Kevin…

Nipsey Hussle's collaborative debut with Puma has been in the pipeline for some time, but the capsule has finally been given a release date.

Nip's team announced via his Instagram Tuesday (Aug. 20) that the collection will be available to the public for purchase on Sept. 5.

"Nipsey spearheaded this project from concept to final product over the course of…

After killing it during her Las Vegas residency, Janet Jackson was ready to kick back and party a little.

On Friday, after the penultimate night of her “Metamorphosis” run at Park Theater in Park MGM, Jackson hit Juniper Cocktail Lounge with her band, dancers and crew, then moved on to On The Record Speakeasy and Club.

Stars including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland,…

Felony charges against Chris Brown were dropped on Monday (Aug. 19), one year after the singer was arrested following a concert in West Palm Beach, Florida, for an outstanding felony battery charge related to an alleged attack at a nightclub in Tampa in 2017. A courthouse spokesperson told Billboard that the case was dismissed by intervention program.

The singer was…

Longtime Jay-Z associate Irv Gotti told Page Six that the rapper looks as if he’s being “used like a pawn” by the NFL.

The “Empire State of Mind” rapper shocked fans last week by making a deal with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to join its “social justice campaign” — after backing Colin Kaepernick in his struggle with the league over his kneeling protests. And Gotti…

Wendy Williams’ weekend of partying came to an abrupt end when 50 Cent made her wait outside his soiree.

The “In Da Club” rapper, 44, called out his frequent sparring partner as he shared footage of her and some friends apparently trying to get into his party at New Jersey’s BarCode on Saturday.

“you can’t just show up to my PARTY if you been talking…

Rihanna has been taking her time away from music to work on roughly a million other business ventures, including but not limited to, her high-end fashion line and cosmetics company. However, a recent development has caused fans to freak out. According to a fan account, the singer has registered new music with her music publisher BMI. A new song called “Private Loving,”…

In a mysterious video circulating around social media, for which a source has not been confirmed, the retired, 50-0 boxing legend can be seen talking up the possible bout.

In the clip, Mayweather appears to be addressing potential Saudi business partners and says: “I wanna say thank you.

“It’s an honour to come to Saudi Arabia to sit down with you guys…

Jay-Z’s deal with the NFL “isn’t about selling out,” according to the hip-hop mogul, but instead to harness the league’s powerful platform to tackle issues like racial injustice head-on.

Jay was hit with criticism over his new partnership with the league he had blasted for its treatment of Colin Kaepernick, who hasn’t had a job since taking a knee during the national…

The feds intend to nail accused pedophile R. Kelly — and they have the receipts.

Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York have filed nearly a decade-worth of documents in their sex case against the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer, including flight records, birth certificates and hotel recipients — one of which is for a 2015 stay at the Walt Disney World Dolphin…

Nicki Minaj has changed her Twitter name to Mrs. Petty, the surname of her fiancé Kenneth Petty. The “Starships” singer, 36, revealed in June that she and Petty obtained a marriage license, which means she would have 90 days to tie the knot. Unfortunately, Minaj had to travel so the couple had to renew it to extend their timeframe.

“[We] filed for the marriage…