Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty Hov Slapped With Lawsuit For Using An Uncleared Sample According to TMZ , Hov is in a little legal trouble after reportedly not clearing a sample for a song off his “Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life” album. Guitarist Ernie Hines recently filed suit against Hov , Roc-A-Fella Records, Sony Music and Timbaland, claiming they ripped one of his songs from back in 1969 and used it on Jay’s 1998 record “Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life” without his permission and failed to pay him. Hines says his track “Help Me Put Out the Flame (In My Heart)” was sampled for the ‘Vol. 2’ song “Paper Chase” but he didn’t even become aware of it until last year because he claimed he was old and doesn’t listen to rap music. Hines also claims Timbaland also used ‘Help Me’ on Ginuwine’s 1999 album, “100% Ginuwine” — once again without his permission or without any payment. Hines says the songs have been played on a lot of platforms over the years, and that he’s owed a lot of bread. He’s suing for damages exceeding $2 million.
F ood insecurity has become an ever-growing issue within underserved communities across the country. Research showed that in 2017 nearly 40 million Americans—including over 12 million youngsters—lacked access to food. NBA star LeBron James is determined to reverse that alarming trend. According to CBS Sports , he joined forces with Walmart for a campaign to spread awareness about hunger in America. ICYMI: @KingJames teams up with @Walmart to help feed the hungry https://t.co/EIKtBKVcuE pic.twitter.com/SKvJvSMBoP — ABC 7 News – WJLA (@ABC7News) May 18, 2019 The campaign—which is called Fight Hunger Spark Change—was created to benefit the nonprofit Feeding America. Through its initiatives, the organization works to combat hunger faced by communities of color, children, senior citizens, and those living in poverty. They also address the hunger gap in rural communities. The end goal in this collaborative effort is to provide 1 billion meals for the hungry. As part of the Fight Hunger Spark Change initiative, Walmart will contribute to the pantry for underserved families at LeBron James’ I Promise School in Akron. Since the inception of this specific campaign, Walmart and Feed America have served over 975,000 meals and James has stepped in to push the project goal forward. Overall over 749 million meals have been served through Walmart’s partnership with Feeding America. “It’s an honor and a privilege for me in my community and what I’m doing here to partner with such a heavy hitter in Walmart,” said James. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is thankful to have James participate in this initiative and believes that his platform will help amplify the campaign’s message. “What we hope to accomplish together with LeBron is to magnify each other’s efforts. We would love to help this model that he’s creating lead to a situation where it could help even more people,” he said. “Walmart has a responsibility to help strengthen communities.” James has continually lent his voice to social and political issues impacting underserved and disenfranchised communities. Check out the story behind the campaign below. SEE ALSO: Students At LeBron James’ I Promise School Show Impressive Academic Improvement Simone Manuel Talks Water Safety At LeBron James’ I Promise School [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3852563″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Gabe Ginsberg / Getty Gabrielle Union Made Some Music Videos With Jessica Alba Gabrielle Union stopped by The Tonight Show on Friday night to chop it up with Jimmy Fallon about her brand new series, L.A.’s Finest. While talking about the show, the actress comes clean about what really goes on behind-the-scenes during long days of filming, and even ends up sharing an excerpt from one of the music videos she and co-star Jessica Alba created messing around on set. Peep the video down below to see how Union and Alba get down to DaniLeigh’s “Lil Bebe (Remix).”
Source: Johnny Louis / Getty Former “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” Couple Back In Court Over Toddler Bonnie Bella Reality star Stevie J says he’s concerned for his youngest daughter’s safety and has asked a judge to award him full custody of the girl while accusing his former co-star and lover Joseline Hernandez of purposely cutting him out of their daughter’s life. The former Bad Boy producer filed a flurry of court documents earlier this week alleging that Hernandez committed “parental alienation” after she hightailed it to Miami to shack up with another guy. Jordan said his daughter’s mother won’t let him visit the now three year old, speak to her on the phone or have a say in her day to day upbringing – which are all violations of their paternity agreement. Jordan said that Hernandez has blocked him from doing things like participating in the little girl’s academic life and she refuses to communicate with him about the girl’s development – even their Miami address, his court filing – which was obtained by BOSSIP – states. Interestingly, Jordan also claimed that he fears for Bonnie’s safety and well being, and has asked the judge to appoint a “guardian ad litem” whose job is to represent Bonnie Bella’s best interests and eventually report their findings to the judge. He says he is more financially and mentally stable to care for the little girl, and has a safe and loving home to raise Bonnie in with new wife, Faith Evans, his adult children and extended family, according to court documents. Source: David Becker / Getty Bonnie Bella was born in December 2016 amid a nasty breakup between her parents that devolved into an acrimonious paternity battle. Each side accused the other in family court of drug abuse, cheating and violence. But last year, both Hernandez and Jordan agreed to Hernandez having primary physical custody of Bonnie, with Jordan getting weekend visitation and a say on things like her schooling, healthcare, religion and extracurricular activities, court documents say. The “Leave It To Stevie” star said that Bonnie and his relationship has ultimately suffered because of Hernandez’s actions, and he wants a judge to punish her. He also wants Hernandez to pay child support to him if the judge awards him primary custody. We’ve reached out to both Hernandez and Jordan’s lawyers for comment. A judge has yet to rule on Jordan’s request.
Source: Robert Alexander / Getty Texas Cop Fired For Killing Unarmed Black Man While we’re glad that this cop is facing a real punishment for taking the life of a Black man, we can’t help be wish this was the rule and not the exception. According to NYPost , an Arlington, Texas police officer, Bau Tran, was fired and charged with the criminally negligent homicide of 24-year-old O’Shae Terry last September. Texas isn’t exactly a place where police are held to a standard of accountability when it comes to violence against people, but especially people of color. Tran shot Terry on Sept. 1 after another officer pulled the Forest Hill resident over on a registration violation. After talking for several minutes, body camera footage shows Tran grabbing the passenger-side window of the SUV Terry was driving as it begins to roll up. The officer stepped on to the vehicle’s running board as it started to move, pointed his gun into the SUV and fired multiple shots. Terry later died at a hospital. Tran was initially placed on restrictive duty, but then placed on leave after the grand jury indicted that a$$. Good riddance. Take some of your bacon-scented buddies with you.
Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty MusiCares Reveals The Mac Miller Legacy Fund The Mac Miller Legacy Fund has officially been launched by MusiCares, and will set out to help young people who are struggling with substance abuse, according to their website. MusiCares, which was created by the Recording Academy back in 1993, announced the non-profit on Thursday in Los Angeles during its annual MusiCares Concert for Recovery. Mac Miller’s very close friend Vince Staples was in attendance to reveal the news during a tribute to the late musician. The Mac Miller Fund—which was founded at the Pittsburgh Foundation by the rapper’s family—will grant $50,000 to help establish the MusiCares Mac Miller Legacy Fund. The site also shares that the legacy fund “is dedicated to helping members of the music community age 27 and under who are facing addiction.” The Mac Miller Fund currently has assets of nearly $1 million, which has been accumulated from donations via the Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life concert that took place last October, along with some contributions from the public. Mac’s family issued a statement after the MusiCares’ announcement saying the following: “These grants celebrate Malcolm’s life and legacy by funding two respected organizations that provide opportunities for young people to realize their talents and potential. It’s critically important to our family to fund a safety net for artists and musicians who are struggling with substance addiction. No life should be cut short for lack of expert help.”
Source: MARK RALSTON / Getty Man Arrested After Beating A Woman With An Electric Scooter A man in California was arrested and charged in the murder of an elderly woman after he allegedly beat her to death with an electric scooter, according to reports from KTLA . 27-year-old Amad Rashad Redding was indicted on Wednesday on one count of murder in the death of 63-year-old Rosa Elena Hernandez. Authorities say that Redding approached Hernandez in Long Beach on Monday afternoon, knocking her to the ground and then proceeding to stomp on the woman’s head. When a bystander tried to help, that is when Redding reportedly took an electric Bird scooter and bludgeoned her to death. Officers who responded to the horrific incident found significant injuries to Hernandez’ upper torso and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police don’t believe that Redding actually knew his victim prior to this incident, and prosecutors described him as a transient who “randomly attacked” Hernandez. One resident did tell the station, however, that she had seen Redding in the neighborhood before. “I’ve seen him, he walks around, I’ve seen him walk around a few times by our house actually,” said Misty Velasco. Hernandez was a local babysitter who had lived in Long Beach for almost 40 years. “She knew everybody in the community, she would walk around, talk to all the Latinas and Latinos who lived in the neighborhood,” Dennis Fitzgerald said. “She did not drive, so she just walked every place.” Redding fled following Monday’s assault but was found about four hours later inside of a business, according to the Los Angeles Times . He was previously arrested back in February for allegedly setting a fire inside his family’s home in Louisiana, as reported by the Louisiana State Fire Marshal . Redding is currently being held on a $2 million bond and faces a possible sentence of 25 years to life in jail if convicted.
Source: NBC U Photo Bank / Getty Khloe Kardashian Sparks Nose Surgery Rumors Khloe Kardashian has people speculating that she knifed up her face. This time, fans suspect she’s gotten a nose job. In recent photos, Khloe’s nose appears to be a lot thinner and the tip is a pointing upward. Here is the profile of her seemingly new schnoz. View this post on Instagram I love a good hair flip photo A post shared by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 14, 2019 at 5:12am PDT This isn’t the first time Khloe was accused of knifing up her body. In 2018, after Tristan’s cheating scandal she stepped out with a thinner waistline. Here is what Khloe looked like before and after. Does anything look different to YOU? Hit the flip to see how folks are reacting to Khloe’s nose in recent photos.
Source: @Azia.iam / Courtesy Azia Releases ‘Plates With The Snakes’ Single It’s time to get your summer music together and we have a vibe for BOSSIP readers to add to their playlists. Singer/rapper Azia just released her single ‘Plates With The Snakes’ and it’s a vibe! The half Haitian, half Trinidadian Brooklyn resident appeared on BET’s “Hustle In Brooklyn.” Throughout the series, Azia was determined to make a career out of her passion; music. She actually went viral last year for looking stunning folks at Brooklyn’s Labor Day Parade . View this post on Instagram Are y’all ready for #Hustleinbk tonight on @bet ….. I designed and made all the costumes your gonna see tonight A queen of many talents #ThatsAzia n Press that link in my bio #HappyTuesday #Carnival wait till y’all see what I do for next year A post shared by AZIA (@azia.iam) on Dec 4, 2018 at 8:15am PST On “Plates With The Snakes” she sings about keeping focused on just that and not being distracted by sneaky folks. Click here to stream it on your platform of choice or on the player below and tell us if you’re feeling it in the comments!
Source: New York Daily News Archive / Getty Lamar Odom Used Fake Penis To Pass Olympic Drug Test We already knew Lamar Odom was a wild boy, but cotdamn… Let TMZ tell it, Lamar wanted to represent the USA SO badly in the 2004 Olympics that he used a prosthetic penis to pass drug tests that he was obviously going to fail. Odom recounts his use of the fraudulent phallus in his soon-to-be-released book “Darkness to Light”: “We started googling ‘fake penises’ and studied different ways to beat a drug test.” “After an exhaustive search we ordered a giant, rubber, black c*** to arrive the next day,” Odom writes in an expert first provided to People … “I unzipped my pants and carefully slid the fake penis through the zipper hole. To get the pee to come out of the tip, I had to squeeze the shaft repeatedly.” BRUH. Lamar goes on to talk about how paranoid he was when the tester showed up at his crib to take a sample, but somehow the dubious d**k was never detected by the Olympic official. Thing is, the USA had a terrible showing that year when they came in third and went home with a bronze medal. Kinda makes you think that Lamar wasn’t the only one who might have been on the sauce that summer.
