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Cardi B Cancels Memorial Day Concert Due To Plastic Surgery Complications
BALTIMORE, MD – Cardi B has reportedly pulled out of a Memorial Day event in Baltimore, Maryland due to complications stem- ming from her recent plastic surgery.
According to TMZ, the Grammy Award-winning rapper was scheduled to headline the 92Q Spring Bling Festival, but due to the breast augmentation and li- posuction she endured last month, she’s unable to make the gig.
Cardi’s plastic surgeons
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warned her about perform-
ing so soon after the proce- dures, but she showed up at the Beale Street Music Festi- val earlier this month despite their medical advice. She ad- dressed the crowd during her set, admitting she was ignor- ing her doctors’ orders.
“I have some news for y’all. I should have canceled today,” she said. “I shouldn’t really be performing because moving too much is gonna fuck up my lipo. But b(&*h I’m still gonna get my muthaf*&^in’ money back, let’s go!”
The Notorious B.I.G. Getting Brooklyn Street Named In His Honor
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G
BROOKLYN, NY – A block in Brooklyn where The Noto- rious B.I.G. spent his form- ative years is being named in his honor. Rolling Stone re- ports the stretch of St. James Place between Gates Avenue and Fulton Street will now be called Christopher Wallace Way.
Last Wednesday (May 15), the Brooklyn Community Board 2 voted to approve the
re-naming petition 33 to one, with four abstentions. The dedication is expected to be approved by the City Council and Mayor Bill De Blasio soon.
“Honoring Biggie symbol- izes more than just one man,” initiative leader LeRoy Mc- Carthy said. “It symbolizes a culture. It symbolizes a bor- ough. It symbolizes a people, and Hip Hop is worldwide.”
Melvin Edmonds, Founder Of R&B’s Soulful After 7, Dies At 65
Melvin Edmonds, older brother of legendary hit- maker Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and a founding member of the R&B group After 7, which rose to fame in the ’90s, has died. He was 65. Melvin Edmonds’ death Saturday was announced by the group Monday on Face- book, and confirmed to the Indianapolis Star by his son Melvin.
Edmonds suffered a stroke in 2011, according to CNN, and had been in poor health, but seemed to re- bound in recent years, rejoin- ing the group in 2016 for its comeback album, Timeless. His death was “unexpected,” After 7 said in its Facebook post, saying, “We the group
Melvin Edmonds in After 7's “Can’t Stop” video.
After 7 are deeply hurt and saddened by the unexpected, sudden loss of our brother, friend & Jason’s father, Melvin D. Edmonds, age 65 on Saturday, May 18, 2019. ...
“We are doing our best to cope and thank you for your understanding in giving us the time we need during these very difficult days.”
Melvin Edmonds grew up in Indianapolis, the sec- ond-oldest of six sons: Mar- vin Jr., Melvin, Michael, (After 7 bandmate) Kevon, Kenny “Babyface,” and Derek, according to the In- dianapolis Star.
Melvin Edmonds, along with brother Kevon and friend Keith Mitchell founded the group, whose self-titled 1988 debut album went platinum. They rose to fame during the 1990s with hits like “Can’t Stop,” “Ready or Not” and “Heat of the Mo- ment.”
Tory Lanez Says His ‘Broke Leg’ Single Will Go
Platinum In 10 Seconds
Tory Lanez has set high expectations for his upcom- ing single “Broke Leg.” The outspoken artist predicts his Quavo and Tyga-assisted track will go platinum and do so in a matter of seconds.
“The smile u make when you about to drop the SUM- MER ANTHEM on the 31st of this month,” he wrote on In- stagram. “and it FEATURES @quavohuncho & @tyga #BrokeLeg ... THIS ONE IS GOING PLATINUM IN THE FIRST 10 SECONDS.”
Tory plans to follow up his “Broke Leg” with a bar- rage of content. The Inter- scope Records rapper/singer
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says he’s been holding back on new music at the request of his label.
Paper Chase: Jay-Z And Timbaland Slapped With $2 Million Lawsuit For Uncleared Sample
Timbaland and Jay-Z might have to shell out mil- lions of dollars to soul singer Ernie Hines, who alleges the music moguls stole sam- ples of his work.
According to reports from the Blast and TMZ, the suit was brought in response to both Jay-Z’s “Paper Chase” from the 1998 Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life album, and Gin- uwine’s 1999 song, “Toe 2 Toe” on 100% Ginuwine.
Some might say that both songs have been around for years, so why wait to com- plain about it now? Well, lest we forget, Ernie Hines, the soul crooner from Jackson, Miss., who co-authored “Help Me”(1969),is81yearsold.
Timbaland speaks onstage during the OTHERtone panel at SOMETHING IN THE WATER - Day 1 on April 26, 2019 in Virginia Beach City.
According to the lawsuit obtained by the Blast, as a senior citizen, Hines is so disconnected from hip-hop
music and culture that he’s just now hearing how Tim- baland boosted his track.
So now it’s about 20 years later, years that Hines could have been using those sam- ple-clearing checks to help live a more comfortable life and he’s upset. Looks like Hines is ready for a paper chase Timbo and the rest weren’t expecting.
While reports haven’t mentioned Ginuwine in the lawsuit, according to Com- plex, the lawsuit seems cen- tered on Ginuwine’s song:
Hines has filed against Jay-Z, Timbaland, Roc-A- Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings, Universal Music GroupandSonyMusic.
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