DRAKE BREAKS THE BEATLES' RECORD FOR MOST TOP FIVE HITS ON BILLBOARD'S HOT 100 CHART: Drake has surpassed The Beatles' record for most top five hits on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. The rapper has accomplished his 30th career top give hits with DJ Khaled's “Staying Alive” featuring Lil Baby.
YOUNG THUG SUED BY PROMOTER FOR $150K OVER CANCELED SHOW: According to The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Young Thug is being sued for $150,000 over a cancelled show. A-1 Concert Entertainment has claimed that they hired the rapper to perform a 45 minute set for a concert in June for $300,000. He was paid $150,000 upfront and would receive the remainder of the fee once the performance was over. Since Thug was arrested, the promoters want their money back and are suing Thug for breaching his contract and although
BATTLE RAPPER SAYS THE GAME IS 'DESPERATELY BEGGING FOR EMINEM'S ATTENTION': Battle rapper Pat Stay took to Instagram to speak on The Game's Eminem diss track “The Black Slim Shady” off of his upcoming album Drillmatic. He wrote via Instagram, “I gotta say, as a fan losangelesconfidential its been hard to watch you desperately begging for @eminem attention trying to battle him. Trust me, I respect the hunger, but once you start that whole 'he only blew up because he's white' type sh*t it comes off more haterish than competitive.” She continued, “But Game, you seem very eager to battle. Specifically a “white boy”. Well why don't you do a real battle and come see me. We can do it in LA. Yeah, you're way bigger than me in the music world, of course. But in the battle world you're the underdog, by a long shot. We can put whatever up too.”
RICK ROSS HIT WITH FINES FOR SEVERAL VIOLATIONS AT FIVE WINGSTOP LOCATIONS: According to XXL, Rick Ross has been fined by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has for several violations at five Wingstop restaurant locations in Mississippi. On August 11th, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOLWHD) announced it had collected $114,427 “in back wages, liquidated damages and civil penalties” from five Wingstop locations in the state operated by Boss Wing Enterprises. $51,674 in back wages and liquidated damages for 244 workers were recovered as well as an assessment of $62,753 in civil money penalties.nnThe violations include forcing employees to illegally pay for safety training, uniforms, background checks and cash register shortages
