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May 7, 2021
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Report – Chris Brown’s Birthday Party Shut Down by Police

[ad_1] Chris Brown's 32nd birthday celebration, which was also on Cinco de Mayo, ended abruptly after neighbors filed a noise complaint.According to a report from TMZ on Thursday (May 6), the LAPD shut down Breezy's festivities at his San Fernando Valley, Calif. home early this morning at around 2 a.m. Apparently, law enforcement received a disturbance call about loud music and improperly parked cars near the singer's home.A rep for the LAPD confirmed the noise complaint and crowd dispersal with XXL this afternoon. The rep said, "Officers responded to a loud noise call in the 19600 block of Citrus Ridge and disperse a large crowd. No incidents reported."The outlet claims that when police...

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May 6, 2021
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Foogiano Gets Five Years in Prison After Removing Ankle Monitor

[ad_1] Foogiano will be behind bars for a while after allegedly removing his government-issued ankle monitor and leaving it on the side of the road last December.According to a report from the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday (May 4), a judge in Georgia's Greene County Superior Court sentenced the 1017 Records artist to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Monday (May 3) to removing the ankle GPS device.Music executive and Authentic Empire founder Boomman tweeted about Foogiano's prison sentence earlier this week on May 3. He wrote, "Green County Just Gave @FoogianoDaMayor 5 years for cutting an ankle monitor for a gun charge that wasn’t his and was claimed by some one else...

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May 6, 2021
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XXXTentacion’s Estate to Sell His Unreleased Songs as NFTs

[ad_1] Some of XXXTentacion's unreleased music will be available soon through an NFTs (non-fungible tokens) sale.On Thursday (May 6), it was announced that XXX's estate, run by his mother Cleopatra Bernard, and his manager, Solomon Sounds, have partnered with Yellowheart to release never-before-heard songs from the late rhymer through an exclusive NFTs collection. Yellowheart is a non-fungible tokens marketplace for music and ticketing, which accepts cryptocurrency and credit card payments.The cover artwork for the unreleased tracks were designed by Stephen Bliss, the artist and illustrator responsible for the Grand Theft Auto video game artwork. GTA was also XXX's favorite game.The collection also contains unseen footage from X's 2017 Revenge tour.The NFTs sale begins on May...

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May 6, 2021
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Travis Scott Fans Upset at $300 Astroworld Festival Ticket Price

[ad_1] Travis Scott fans are not feeling the prices for the rapper's Astroworld Festival this year and they're making it known via social media.On Wednesday (May 5), tickets for Travis Scott's third annual Astroworld Festival went on sale at 10:00 a.m. CT, nearly doubling from the $179 price point in 2019. This year, access to the event started at $300 plus $65 in fees for the two-day general admission tickets. The two-day Stargazing VIP passes were $725 plus a $69 fee and the top tier tickets, the two-day No Bystander VIP ticket, were $1,000 with a $78 fee. All tickets are currently sold out.Prospective festival-goers noticed the upcharge and hopped on Twitter to express their feelings about...

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May 6, 2021
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How Much Would It Cost to Get a Verse From Your Favorite Rapper?

[ad_1] Drake said it best on his 2014 cut, "0 to 100 / The Catch Up," when he spit the bar, "Know yourself, know your worth." Rappers have clearly been taking heed to the seven-year-old lyric when it comes to how much they'll charge for a verse. Of course, the amount ranges based on skill, tenure, whether or not the artist is in high demand and the list goes on. Either way, a number of your favorite hip-hop artists have named their price and it's a pretty penny. Brace yourselves and your wallets.Back in February, DaBaby revealed that it'll cost six figures to get him on a record—$300,000 to be exact. Then, on a snippet...

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May 6, 2021
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G Herbo Caught Allegedly Lying to Federal Agent, Hit With Charge

[ad_1] G Herbo has been hit with another charge in connection to his ongoing 2020 federal fraud case.According to court documents obtained by XXL on Wednesday (May 5), Herbo, born Herbert Wright III, has been charged with lying to the feds during a voluntary interview with a U.S. special agent and a special agent for the FBI in 2018.The legal document, which was filed on Tuesday (May 4) in the United States District Court District of Massachusetts, includes information that on or about Nov. 24, 2018, the Chicago rapper "knowingly and willfully made the following materially false, fictitious and fraudulent statements and representations in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the...

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May 5, 2021
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Lakeyah Aims to Be Quality Control Music’s Next Up

[ad_1] Show & ProveInterview: Sowmya KrishnamurthyEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Milwaukee is known for its breweries, cheese curds and NBA basketball star Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo, but hip-hop has struggled to escape its city limits to make it on the big stage. Lakeyah, a native of the Wisconsin city, wants to change that. “I aspire to be the biggest artist in the world,” she affirms. The 20-year-old rapper-singer has always had grand aspirations beyond her hometown. “I never saw myself doing anything else besides being an artist,” she conveys. That dogged determination catapulted Lakeyah to joining Quality Control Music in 2020—home...

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May 5, 2021
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Meek Mill Buys $50,000 Worth of Dogecoin

[ad_1] Meek Mill is officially a part of the Dogecoin stock wave.On Tuesday (May 4), the Philadelphia rapper shared via his Instagram Story that he has purchased $50,000 worth of Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that has recently skyrocketed in value. When Meek cashed out on his cryptocurrency, Doge had a value of $0.541058. This means he had $92,411 in Dogecoin at the time of his purchase.Meek Mill captioned his IG Story post: "I just grabbed some doge birds too much money moving for me lol," followed by several praying hand emojis.He also tweeted yesterday afternoon, "I just grabbed some doge I’m tired of missing out."Meek appears to have first shared his interest in stocks...

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May 5, 2021
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Trippie Redd Names His Top Five Rappers

[ad_1] Every rapper has their list of favorites and Trippie Redd has shared his top five rhymers.During an interview for XXL magazine's Spring 2021 issue, on stands now, Trippie Redd names a range of hip-hop artists from the 1990's Atlanta rap scene to SoundCloud-era rappers that have attributed to the artist Trippie is today."Aight, [Lil] Wayne, Drake...

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May 5, 2021
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Birdman Reveals Cash Money Makes $30 Million a Year From Masters

[ad_1] Birdman has offered an inside look into how much money his record label, Cash Money Records, makes by owning various artists' masters.During an interview on media personality Wallo's podcast, Where's Wallo, on April 30, the New Orleans-bred record executive explains how much he profits from his current and former Cash Money Records artists' music catalogs."We license the music," Birdman revealed. "I just started letting people sample my shit. So yeah, it’s a gang of ways you can make money with your masters. We generate $20 [million] to $30 million a year just on our masters."Over the course of the label's existence, a number of rappers have been signed to Cash Money Records such...

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