WORLD WRAP FEDERATION's Blog – April 2018 Archive (96)

Brooklyn-bred “Birthday Sex” artist Red Cafe got a break in his knife and pot possession case that stemmed from a traffic stop in Chelsea.

The 40-year-old Afro-Guyanese rapper, whose real name is Jermaine Denny, copped to disorderly conduct and must only stay out of trouble as a condition of his deal.

Denny, who is signed to Bad Boy Records, was on W. 14th St.…

Cheating Tristan Thompson was present for the birth of his daughter with Khloé Kardashian on Thursday.

Days after Tristan was caught cheating on the “Revenge Body” host with strip club bartender Lani Blair, Khloé, 33, welcomed a baby girl at the Hillcrest Hospital near Cleveland, Ohio. She was joined by mom Kris Jenner and sisters Kim Kardashian and Kourtney…

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BET Networks has partnered with Grand Hustle Productions on “The Grand Hustle,” from Grammy-winning rapper, actor and entrepreneur Tip “T.I.” Harris for a July premiere.

Set in Atlanta, the 12-episode hourlong series features 16 business-minded men and women vying for a coveted position with a six-figure salary within Tip’s multimillion-dollar Grand Hustle business…

TMZ posted security camera footage of Safaree getting robbed in a parking garage. The video has no audio but you can see Safaree and one of his friends. The robbers pat him down while they go through his pockets and remove his jewelry.…

Cardi B said that she “kinda, sorta” thought about getting an abortion when she found out she was pregnant with fiancé Offset’s baby, but knew early on that she would continue her pregnancy.

On Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” on Tuesday, Charlamagne tha God asked Cardi whether she ever thought about “not having the baby,” since she conceived at the height of her…

DJ Khaled scrambled over the weekend to yank a slew of booze-soaked social media posts after getting heat from a consumer watchdog group.

The hip-hop impresario broke federal law — and flouted concerns about his millions of teen followers — as he posted a Snapchat video of himself pouring Belaire sparkling wine and Ciroc vodka over his Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal,…

Hip-hop star Boosie BadAzz is calling for people to boycott the Biloxi Black Beach Weekend in Mississippi.

His dispute began when Boosie was pepper-sprayed by a local mall security guard after performing at last year’s Spring Fest concert at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Biloxi Sun Herald reports that other people with Boosie also were sprayed and some were…

Trey Songz caught a break in his felony domestic assault case.

The Los Angeles District Attorney has rejected the case, Page Six confirmed Monday, after Songz’s attorney Shawn Holley reportedly gave numerous witness statements to LAPD that contradicted alleged victim Andrea Buera’s account of events during NBA All-Star Weekend in February.

The musician’s case…

A bodyguard for boxing champ Floyd Mayweather is recovering at an Atlanta hospital after being shot in the leg outside a hotel early Monday, police said.

It doesn't appear to be a random incident. Investigators say there are indications "the shooter was targeting the victim's vehicle," according to an Atlanta Police Department news release.

The bodyguard was in a…

After stretching Fenty Beauty’s reach to Milan, Italy, Rihanna’s coveted makeup line plans to plant roots in another lucrative market. On Saturday morning (April 7), the Anti singer announced the launch of Fenty Beauty in Saudi Arabia.

In September 2017, Fenty Beauty became available in countries across the Middle East like Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Saudi Arabia…

“Black Panther” has sunk “Titanic.”

The Marvel superhero has now surpassed $665 million at the domestic box office, putting it ahead of James Cameron’s 1997 flick and its $659.4 million gross income (without accounting for inflation).

That total makes the Ryan Coogler-directed movie the third highest-grossing picture of all time, behind just “The Force Awakens”…

Grammy Award-winning artist Chance the Rapper will deliver this year’s commencement address to graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans.

The school’s 82nd Commencement ceremonies for more than 200 graduates will be held Saturday, May 12, at 8 a.m. on the campus’ historic Avenue of the Oaks.

Dillard President Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough says Chance the Rapper,…

RJ Capak will be in court Monday to face Rory Smith, the hulking bodyguard for rapper 2 Chainz for the first time since Smith knocked him out in Rockefeller Center.

Capak was waiting outside NBC Studios on Oct. 27, 2017, with his video camera, waiting to shoot Rose McGowan, when the Atlanta hip-hop artist arrived to appear on the “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy…

Ice Cube is suing a trio of Persian Gulf investors for $1.2 billion, claiming they tried to seize control of his fledgling Big3 basketball league even as they broke promises to fund it.

The suit by the legendary rapper and his talent-agent partner Jeff Kwatinetz alleges that the investors, connected to the royal family of Qatar, ponied up only a third of their $20.5…

Nas claims in new court documents that when he tried to pick up their 7-year-old son, Knight, for Easter weekend, the “Milkshake” singer refused to let him take the little boy, according to The Blast. The rapper also claims that she has stopped him from picking up Knight at school when it is his turn to do so.

Nas noted that they did not have a special arrangement for…

Tiffany Haddish is set to executive produce a comedy series in development at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.

The project is titled “Unsubscribed.” It is described as an examination of female blackness, beauty, and identity through a behind-the-scenes look at the Instagram hustle.

The series hails from writers and executive producers Xosha Roquemore and…

The Migos tour bus ran into trouble in North Carolina on Thursday night.

Three men — who are not members of the Grammy-nominated group — were charged with drug-related offenses after 420 grams of marijuana was seized by the Boone Police Department, Page Six has confirmed.

That night, after Migos had performed at Appalachian State University’s Holmes Convocation…

Jailed rap mogul Suge Knight is back in the hospital.

The founder of Death Row Records was transferred to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center on Tuesday and remained there Thursday morning, according to online jail records.

Knight, 52, complained about his deteriorating health at a criminal court hearing last month, and the judge overseeing his murder case…