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Kimora Lee Simmons Releases
Nas And Noreaga Squash Beef
NAS AND NOREAGA
The beef between Queen representatives Nas and Noreaga is over. Nas was in Miami last weekend to cele- brate the release of his classic album Illmatic. During his set at LIV, the rapper brought out his longtime foe to hit the stage with him.
The falling out between the one time collaborators was the result of Esco taking shots at N.O.R.E. back in the early 2000’s. This was the result of the infamous issues between Nas and Jay Z. Noreaga was associated with Jay’s Roc-A- Fella Records at the time.
The feud continued for 8 years with both emcees send- ing verbal shots at the other in- cluding Nas dissing Noreaga’s 2002 album God’s Favorite on Power 105. In 2011, Nore pointed to that particular moment as one of the reasons he could not move past his problems with Nas for so long.
Witness: Fight Led To Fatal Stabbing Of Nicki Minaj’s Crew Member
Young Buck To Release First Book
Photos Of Her New Baby Boy
After recently dropping his new mixtape, 10 Bullets, Young Buck is con- tinuing to work his pen.
He has announced that he is writing a book about his ex- perience in prison. Appropri- ately titled, Behind The Wall, the Nashville, TN spit- ter will reportedly paint a vivid picture of what it is like for a celebrity to be locked down.
months in a Mississippi federal prison after being convicted of gun charges and tax eva-
YOUNG sion in 2012. BUCK Behind The Wall will be published by Resource Printing. A release date has not been announced, but the
Model and fashion entre- preneur Kimora Lee Sim- mons gave birth to her fourth child, Wolfe Lee Leissner, earlier this month with husband, Tim Leiss- ner by her side.
On her personal Insta- gram, she revealed that first sneak peek of her newest family member.
Simmons was a trooper during his delivery — Her baby arrived at a big boy 11 pounds!
Simmons has two daughters, Ming and Aiko, from her first marriage to mogul, Russell Simmons. Her third child, Kenzo is from her former long-term
The G-Unit rep spent 18
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Kimora and son, Wolfe.
relationship with Oscar-nom- inated actor, Djimon Hounsou. And now of course, she also has Wolfe with Leissner. Leissner, a financier for Goldman Sachs, has two daughters of his own from a previous relationship.
book is sure to arrive “soon.”
HBO Launches Theater Tour Prior To Airing Bessie Smith Biopic
Bessie Smith was a lengendary blues singer in the 1920s and 1930s. Queen Latifah will portray Smith in the HBO biopic.
Nelly’s manager, J. Erv- ing, spilled the beans about his client’s upcoming projects during a sit down with Bill- board. Erving, who also manages John Legend and Miguel, revealed that Nelly and his longtime record label Universal Records parted ways last year and that now he is working as an independ- ent artist. He is working on new music, but his new mate- rial is giving country gram- mar a whole new meaning.
“He’s a free agent on the label side now, and is working on a country-based Heartland EP, which should be really in-
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teresting,” Erving said. “He may be one of the first hip- hop artists to jump into that space in an authentic way with Florida Georgia Line and Tim McGraw, so we think he has an opportunity to grow that base even more.”
A release date has not been announced.
Country EP ‘Heartland’
Legendary singer Bessie Smith, who captivated audi- ences during the 20s and 30s, is set the get the royal treat- ment as Queen Latifah pre- pares the singer in HBO’s “Bessie.” Scheduled to debut on May 16, the biopic follows the story of Smith, once regarded as the best blues songstress of her time.
In honor of the project, HBO has announced the launch of Bessie’s 81 Theater Tour, a private workshop that will utilize top songwriters and producers in order to offer to provide invaluable industry in-
sight as well as mimic how Smith and her peers created their own community of musi- cians prior to the invention of Social Media.
The brainchild of pro- ducer Bryan Michael Cox and songwriter Stacy Barthe, each showcase will feature local artists hand- picked by industry vets, with showcases to be held in New York (April 28th and 30th) and in Los Angeles.
Each event will feature a dinner and a private concert that boasts a special perform- ance at the end.
NICKI MINAJ
DEVON PICKETT
A musician says a fight out- side a Philadelphia bar led to a stabbing that killed a member of rapper Nicki Minaj's tour.
Marcus Kincy testified Tuesday at 31-year-old Pierce Boykin’s preliminary hear- ing.
Boykin is charged with murder in the Feb. 18 stabbing death of 29-year-old Devon Pickett.
A 27-year-old man survived stab wounds to the side and arm.
Kincy says he, Pickett and other members of Minaj’s tour were at Che’ Bar and Grill where a friend worked.
Kincy says they moved outside when the bar closed after a fired employee caused a disturbance.
He says he found Pickett unresponsive on the ground after the stabbing.
A judge is expected to de- termine if there’s sufficient ev- idence to send the case to trial.
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