KANYE WEST IS OFFICIALLY 'YE': Kanye West has officially changed his name to “Ye.” According to Billboard, on Monday (October 18th), Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams formally signed off on the new name. Two months back, Kanye filed the petition seeking to change his name for “personal reasons.”
BENGALS PLAYER JOKES ABOUT GETTING SICK AFTER EATING AT EMINEM'S RESTAURANT: Eminem's new restaurant Mom's Spaghetti is under fire after 21-year-old Cincinnati Bengalstar Jackson Carman saying he visited the restaurant and it made him sick. He said, “Would not recommend eating Moms spaghetti when you visit Detroit laughing emoji.” He later clarified that he was joking, saying, “FYI: I did not actually try the Moms Spaghetti Restaurant while I was in Detroit, I was referencing the @Eminem song lyrics.”
NAS RECALLS WORKING WITH DMX ON THE SET OF 'BELLY': During a recent interview, Nas opened up about working with DMX on the set of “Belly” in 1998. He said, “It'll never be the same because our brother's not here. Rest in peace. We formed like a brotherhood. I didn't have to see him. I didn't have to call him. He didn't have to call me. But when we saw each other, though! It was that. It was beyond. Even working on the film, we cried.” Nas explained that he and X were working on a scene when they both became overwhelmed with emotion. He explained, “'I was like, you feel that, bro? You know what's happenin'?' And he was like, 'Yeah,' and he started talkin' to me and he started crying and I'm crying. I'm like, this man, his energy is somethin' else.” He continued, “People need to understand, DMX had more love than most rappers will ever see… He walked through any hood, he sold millions of records, he had an incredible movie career. Kids ain't doing that today.”
SNOOP DOGG SUED OVER POSTING VIRAL VIDEO TO INSTAGRAM: Snoop Dogg is facing a new copyright lawsuit that claims he posted a viral video of a protestor trying to scale a Manhattan office building to his Instagram page without permission. According to Billboard, a media outlet called FreedomNews.TV filed a suit on Monday (October 18th) in Los Angeles federal court, accusing the rapper of stealing copyrighted footage of the April incident. The unlicensed video, which Snoop captioned “Dummy of the Week,” is currently still live on his Instagram and has been viewed more than 4.5 million times since it was posted in April. FreedomNews.TV has claimed the video that appeared on Snoop’s feed was an “exact copy” of their original, and that Snoop himself takes an “active and pervasive role” in what content is posted to the social media account. In addition to copyright infringement, FreedomNews.TV also accused Snoop of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits the removal of “content management i
nformation” used on copyrighted works.
LIL DURK AND LIL BABY EARN $15 MILLION ON JOINT TOUR: Lil Durk and Lil Baby's Back Outside tour has earned the rappers millions. DJ Akademiks previously said that he didnt think the rappers could sell out concert halls and reported that the tour was not doing well. Durk took to Instagram, showing off a plaque for the tour. Durk said, “250k tickets sold. Overall profit 15mssss @lilbaby we did it.”
YUNG MIAMI SAYS IT'S HER DAUGHTER'S PARTY & SHE CAN TWERK IF SHE WANTS TO: Yung Miami took to Instagram to respond to people who had something to say about her twerking at her daughter's party. One person commented, “There’s a time and place for everything and a kids party ain’t one.”Miami responded, “Idc what y’all will and will not do. How y’all was raised or grew up. I do what tf I want to do at my functions.
