WORLD WRAP FEDERATION's Blog – July 2019 Archive (102)

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department at the time of his death, it was revealed on Monday.

The joint probe, which also includes the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, focused on whether there was gang activity at the Grammy-nominated rapper’s strip mall, according to the New York Times.

The property at the forefront…

The US State Department has weighed in on the treatment of A$AP Rocky by Swedish authorities after the rapper was arrested in Stockholm for an alleged attack that took place late last month, a report said.

Secretary Mike Pompeo has been briefed about the detainment of A$AP Rocky — real name Rakim Mayers — as the “A$AP Forever” rapper is being held in a Swedish prison…

R. Kelly‘s inner circle gave investigators a trove of videos of the R&B singer allegedly having sex with underage girls, according to a report.

The 20 tapes allegedly feature multiple underage victims, attorney Gerald Griggs and federal law enforcement sources told TMZ.

Griggs, a lawyer for one of R. Kelly’s alleged victims, described the sources of the videos as…

Juice WRLD is trying to get back over $50,000 he says a prospective landlord is refusing to return after he ended up not leasing a home from them.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Juice WRLD claims he was interested in a renting a home in Tarzana but he had specific requirements.

The lawsuit states that it was made clear the home would be…

Rapper T.I. will honor the late Nipsey Hussle at his Lil Trap House pop-up this weekend in the parking lot of Delicious Pizza Hollywood.

The exhibition will feature one-of-a-kind pieces in honor of trap artists like Hussle, including rappers YG, Pusha T, Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Migos, Young Thug, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj.

T.I. first launched…

R. Kelly made a brief appearance in Chicago federal court Friday and was ordered held in jail at least through the weekend.

The 52-year-old disgraced R&B singer wore an orange jail jumpsuit as he stood in front of the judge with his hands behind his back and replied, “Yes, Ma’am’’ when asked a question during the 15-minute hearing.

The hearing was supposed to…

After a bizarre declaration that it may be his last night on tour with Blink-182 on Thursday, Lil Wayne assured fans he wasn’t quitting.

“Yesterday was krazy!” the rapper, 36, tweeted on Friday. “But I want all my fans to know I won’t be quitting this tour! I’m having too much fun with my bros blink-182. Bangor,ME See you tomorrow!”

During their concert in…

Rapper Remy Ma — who is charged with punching a reality TV castmate of “Love & Hip Hop: New York” — claimed in Manhattan court Friday that her accuser is harassing her stepdaughter.

The Bronx rapper’s lawyer, Dawn Florio, told a Manhattan Criminal Court judge that she plans to hand over screenshots to prosecutors proving her client’s foe, TV…

Lil’ Kim abruptly canceled all of her upcoming interviews — including appearances on “Today,” “Access Hollywood” and “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” on Thursday — but media insiders said it was the outlets that pulled out due to restrictions the rapper’s team put on the talks.

Lil’ Kim is currently promoting a VH1 show, “Girls Cruise,” with Chilli of the group…

Kanye West is building a fleet of “Star Wars”-esque shelters in a California forest.

“Inspired by Luke Skywalker’s childhood home, West has been working with a team to design prefabricated structures that sport the same austere aesthetic, with the goal of deploying them as low-income housing units,” writes Forbes’ Zach O’Malley Greenburg in a new profile of the…

Rapper Kevin Gates is being investigated over a series of photos showing him flaunting hundreds of dollars during a prison visit in Louisiana.

The photos posted on Gates’ Instagram on Monday show him sitting at a table holding up multiple C-notes while visiting his father, Lee Lucas, and fellow rappers, C-Murder and Mac, who are inmates at the Elayn Hunt Correctional…

Jay- Z is the latest celebrity to enter the legal weed business and you can guarantee that he is going to be successful.

The one-time drug dealer, who has rapped about dealing crack cocaine in the past, will join the California-based cannabis company Caliva as Chief Brand Strategist.

The San Jose company said on Tuesday that Jay-Z had entered a long-term…

Ja Rule may still be taking knocks in the court of public opinion over his role in 2017’s infamous Fyre Festival, but his legal troubles over the doomed event may soon be over.

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that the rapper, who has previously done time for tax evasion, can be dismissed from a civil suit over the festival — for which Ja Rule served as a…

The Kronoberg detention center in Stockholm — where A$AP Rocky is being held after a street fight — is firing back at his manager’s claims that the prison has “inhumane conditions.”

Rocky’s manager, John Ehmann, launched an online petition Tuesday in which he claimed the prison had the rapper under “24/7 solitary confinement, restriction of amenities for the most…

Singer August Alsina has been hospitalized after losing the ability to walk.

Alsina, 26, revealed the concerning news on Instagram Monday, sharing a video of himself lying in a hospital bed.

“Hi guys, it’s August,” he began in the clip. “As you can probably tell, I’m in the hospital. So, here’s the stitch: I woke up one day and wasn’t able to walk.”

“I…

Jay-Z came out on top in the legal battle over “Reasonable Doubt” royalties, as the case has been dismissed officially.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Jay-Z and the man who sued him, Raynard Herbert, have both agreed to dismiss the lawsuit.

Per their deal, the case will be closed without the option to refile and each side will pay their own…

Nicki Minaj has shut down a promoter’s lawsuit without ever having to show up to court, as a judge dismissed the case because the singer couldn’t be served.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, a New York judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by promoter Cahuenga, Inc. The judge said the case was being thrown out because Cahuenga didn’t serve Minaj,…

MTV continues to pull on the strings of our nostalgia. On Monday (July 8), Diddy took to social media to tease the possible return of Making the Band a decade after it went off the air.

Diddy was responsible for overseeing the popular talent search show after taking the reins from boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman, who led the formation of O-Town on the first…

Usher is demanding that the woman accusing him of giving her Herpes be sanctioned for allegedly playing games in the lawsuit she filed.

Usher is asking a Los Angeles judge to award him $2,500 in sanctions against his accuser and her legal team.

The singer claims that during the deposition of Jane Doe, on June 25, 2019, she refused to answer questions. During…

A guy who claims he did work on a voice assistant app for Will.i.am's tech company claims the company never paid him for his work, so now he's suing.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Eyas Shanaah claims he did work for i.am+ as a "linguistics consultant" to help "create a voice activated version of the application Omega in Arabic."

The company's…