Jerry Heller Claims That Eazy-E Wanted To Kill Suge Knight.

According to Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller, Eazy-E wanted to kill Suge Knight.

Heller recently revealed this in a radio interview, claiming that Eazy wanted to kill Knight and that he feels he "should have let him" do it.

In an interview with Prezident Bejda of The Murder Master Music Show, Heller explained how this conversation took place.

"Eazy said, 'You know this guy Suge Knight?' I said, 'Yeah.' He says, 'Well, I'm gonna kill him!' He said, 'This guy is gonna be a problem and I think I should kill him.' I said, 'Let me think this thing through. First of all, we're doing $10 million a month with six employees. We don't even have a typewriter in the office. We're the most successful start-up record company in the history of the music business and you want to kill this guy? That just doesn't make any sense to me.'"

Heller then explained that he regrets talking Eazy out of it.

"You know something? I should have let him kill him. You know? I would have done the world a favor. He would have done it for sure by himself. He always rolled by himself and he was fearless...I think that he was going to go do it. I took him seriously."

"He was right and I was wrong," he later added. "I shouldn't have talked him out of it. Ruthless would probably still be around. Dr. Dre and Ice Cube would probably still be with Ruthless. It would have been an empire." 

Heller co-founded Ruthless Records with Eazy-E and managed N.W.A. but was later dissed by former members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. Eazy's daughter, E.B. Wright, is now working on a documentary about her father's life. Her doc will feature interviews with Eazy's friends and colleagues. Another documentary, Ruthless Memories, is also being worked on. That film will feature an interview with Jerry Heller.

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Kasim Allah "A Day In The Hood" (VIDEO)

New Rochelle, NY (May 10) -- The only absolute in this universe is Mathematics. So when Mister 7 aka Kasim Allah drops some knowledge on a track, the Hip Hop world better take a close listen. In the latest visual from his "Living Mathematics" LP, 

Kasim takes you on a journey through New Rochelle, New York aka Now Rule with the single "A Day In The Hood" along with Now Rule crooner Don Scribbs on the hook. Kas reminisces on his Hartley Houses hood back in the days, with special appearances from the Now Rule Mob, including Brand Nubian's legendary Lord J.

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Dame Dash Is Deep In Debt & Possibly Facing Eviction

Dame Dash is broke. The Hip-Hop mogul and founder of Roc-A-Fella Records is in dire financial straights under a heaping amount of personal debt.

Long rumored to be in a financial hole, the New York Daily News detailed the Harlem native's money troubles, and they are probably worse than most imagined.

    “I am currently several months behind in paying my personal bills,” he wrote Tuesday in the 5-page filing. “For instance, I am currently over $100,000 behind in rent for the only home in which I live and at risk of being evicted.”
Dash lost a pair of multimillion-dollar Tribeca lofts to foreclosure in 2010, with $7.3 million left on the massive mortgages.

He was platinum-selling Jay-Z's partner in Roc-A-Fella Records and the Rocawear clothing line, and once boasted in a magazine interview that he ruled a $50 million empire.

In a recent interview with the Combat Jack Show, Dash admitted that he wasn't balling like in his Roc-A-Fella days but assured listeners that he was relatively financial stable. He even mentioned making plenty of low keys moves with projects like his DD172 art gallery and a motor oil, for example, that theoretically kept him comfortable. However, the New York Daily News reports a way different story.

In a sworn statement asking a judge not to garnish his wages, Dash disclosed:

- He pays $24,000 every three months to his ex-wife, fashion designer Rachel Roy, for child support of their two kids, and to cover money owed on the lofts.

- New York state forces Dash to send another $4,341.10 per month for support of his son, Christian.

 - He paid nearly $20,000 in garnished wages in late 2012 for other debts.

 - And he faces a pending $40,000 tax payment for business earnings.

Nevertheless, Dash insists he is in this situation as a result of fighting legal battles that come with being an independent business man.

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BLD Arrested Today For Driving Without A Guide.

Brussels, The Underground Hip-Hop artist BLD aka Big Lion Dream was arrested this afternoon while he accompanied a female artist to a African film festival in Saint-Catherine.

According to the police officer, The artist didn't respect the no entry zone.

A area where all car drivers should respect the road sign.and the artist had no guide with him. 

But thats wasn't the case according to the artist.

They were driving on an road that had a déviation so they had to follow the other cars that were taking the same road for deviation.

Then all of a sudden the Police appeared and stopped their car.

One of the male police officer came to treated the femnale artist on board like monkey which made the case more exicted.

Why would a police officer treat a black woman like a monkey?
Isn't that a racist case?

Because when analysing this, the artist wasn't the only one driving on that road.
Why didn't the police stop the other cars that were taking the same deviation ?
Why only stopping BLD in his car  ?

Did the police officer stopped them because there were black people in the car?
There's  a lot to investigate in this case.

More coming soon.

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DJ Mister Cee Was Arrested For Trying To Pick Up A Male Prostitute In Brooklyn.

 Legendary deejay and "Ready To Die" co-executive producer Mister Cee was cuffed for his second sexual offense in three years, after allegedly trying to buy sex from an undercover cop this week.

Popular Hot 97 deejay “Mister Cee” was busted trying to pick up a male prostitute in Brooklyn, cop sources said Saturday.

 But Cee, 46, whose real name is Calvin LeBrun, didn't know that the gigolo he approached at Madison St. and Broadway in Bushwick just before midnight on Friday was really an undercover cop, the sources said.

Cee has been charged with patronizing a prostitute and is waiting to be arraigned.

If this sounds familiar, you are not experiencing deja vu. This is at least Cee's third time being arrested for a similar crime.  In 2011, Cee pled guilty to loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution after he was busted for receiving "oral pleasure" from man in a parked car. He also reportedly pled guilty in October 2010 to the same charge.

The 2011 incident didn't lead to Cee losing his radio gig. Hot 97's program director Ebro Darden has been tweeting about todays news, saying that it will be addressed on the morning on Monday, May 6. "The listeners are our family. We will address this with you an for you. @HOT97 always stand by Mister Cee.. Family is Family,"

Cee has been charged with patronizing a prostitute and is waiting to be arraigned. Also, last we heard, DJ Mister Cee is married.

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Belgian's Up-N-Coming Artist Drew Songz ( I"m Looking Up There ) @DrewSongz_Off

Drew songz, whose real name is Aziz, a young 18 year old singer from Charleroi (Belgium) makes its appearance again with his new title. He grew up in a musical universe and decided to release a street album.

He prepares his first album entitled'' My path to the top'' which released in the year 2013.


Drew released her first song called'' I look up there'' inspired the French rap artist'' The Weasel'', inspired by his titles released'' Fatima "and" I hope'' excerpts from his last album'' Funny'' course

" French reader "

''Drew songz, de son vrai nom Aziz, jeune chanteur de 18 ans originaire de Charleroi (Belgique) fait de nouveau son apparition avec son nouveau titre. Il grandit dans un univers musical et décide de sortir un album street.
Il prépare son 1er album intitulé ''Mon parcours vers le sommet'' qui sortira au courant 2013.

Drew a sortie son 1er morceau intitulé ''Je regarde là-haut'' inspiré sur l'artiste du rap français ''La Fouine'', inspiré de ses titres qui sont sortis ''Fatima" et "J'espère'', les extraits tirés dans son dernier album ''Drôle de parcours''   

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Kriss Kross rapper Chris Kelly found dead

Chris Kelly, one half of the 90s rap duo Kris Kross, has died in Atlanta.
 Fox 5 news said he had been found unconscious in his home.

Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office said Kelly, 34, was pronounced dead around 5pm local time at the Atlanta Medical Center.

Ms Honey said authorities are unsure of Kelly's cause of death and that an autopsy has yet to be performed.

But Cpl. Kay Lester of the Fulton County police said "it appears it may have been a possible drug overdose."

Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy" performed alongside Chris Smith, known as "Daddy Mac," in the early and mid-90s.
The rappers were discovered by producer Jermaine Dupri while they were singing in an Atlanta mall.

By far their most successful song was "Jump" from the 1992 debut album "Totally Krossed out". They were also known for their unique style of dress, which involved wearing their clothes backwards.

Thanks to the instant fame that came with the smash hit, the pair toured with Michael Jackson, but were never able to match the success of "Jump".

Earlier this year the duo reunited to perform at a celebration of the anniversary of Dupri's record label So So Def.

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Lauryn Hill Writes A Open Letter Explaining Her Situation With Taxes

Lauryn Hill’s personal and financial life have once again become the subject of much discussion and scrutiny by the public. There have been reports about her taxes woes, her living arrangements and a new record deal that should produce a new album.

But, the singer maintains that there is much to explain and so she has written an open letter revealing her side partially. She says that some of the dollar amounts surrounding a new deal with Sony are inaccurate, in addition to offering context to the deal based on the units she’s sold in her illustrious career.




The letter is below:

    It has been reported that I signed a new record deal, and that I did this to pay taxes. Yes, I have recently entered into an agreement with Sony Worldwide Entertainment, to launch a new label, on which my new music will be released. And yes, I am working on new music.

    I’ve remained silent, after an extensive healing process. This has been a 10+ year battle, for a long time played out behind closed doors, but now in front of the public eye. This is an old conflict between art and commerce… free minds, and minds that are perhaps overly tethered to structure. This is about inequity, and the resulting disenfranchisement caused by it. I’ve been fighting for existential and economic freedom, which means the freedom to create and live without someone threatening, controlling, and/or manipulating the art and the artist, by tying the purse strings.

    It took years for me to get out of the ‘parasitic’ dynamic of my youth, and into a deal that better reflects my true contribution as an artist, and (purportedly) gives me the control necessary to create a paradigm suitable for my needs. I have been working towards this for a long time, not just because of my current legal situation, but because I am an artist, I love to create, and I need the proper platform to do so.

    The nature of my new business venture, as well as the dollar amount reported, was inaccurate, only a portion of the overall deal. Keep in mind, my past recordings have sold over 50,000,000 units worldwide, earning the label a tremendous amount of money (a fraction of which actually came to me).

    Only a completely complicated set of traps, manipulations, and inequitable business arrangements could put someone who has accomplished the things that I have, financially in need of anything. I am one artist who finds value in openly discussing the dynamics within this industry that force artists to compromise or distort themselves and what they do, rather than allowing them to make the music that people need. There are volumes that could (and will) be said.

    MLH

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Scarface Says "There Is A Conspiracy Against The Blacks In Hip Hop"

There is "a conspiracy against the Blacks in Hip Hop" and record label executives have "brainwashed a generation" of fans.

Scarface recently vented about his frustrations with record label executives and Hip Hop.

In an interview with Hardknock TV, Face shared his displeasure by speaking on how he feels race and racism affect the music that is released by record companies.

"I feel like we losing it," Face said in the clip. "I feel like the people that are in control of what Hip Hop does is so fucking White and so fucking Jewish and so they don't give a fuck about what the culture and the craft really is about."

Scarface paused at this point and said he wanted to clarify.

"Let me say this shit right because I want this to be as offensive as I can fuckin' make it for these old-ass punks that's running these record labels that's in the powerful positions to dictate what the Black community hears and listens to. I fucking hate that shit. That shit pisses me off," he added.

"There's no fucking way that you can tell me that it's not a conspiracy against the Blacks in Hip Hop. You put out fucking records that make us look stupid. You make us look dumb.

You brainwash a generation of Hip Hoppers with this fucking crud and then when these other rappers come out, splitting it down the middle, these other rappers' shit sound like 'Wow!' Y'all look great!' 'Y'all look stupid!' ... Then mothafuckers start going over here and pretty soon, Hip Hop is White now." 

Scarface has been rapping as a solo artist and group member with Geto Boys since the early 1990s. Scarface has also been in charge of Def Jam South in the past.

Less than a year ago, Scarface spoke with HipHopDX's current Editor-in-Chief Justin Hunte regarding his take on the new generation of emcees and Hip Hop. Speaking of this, he said, "I think that anything goes in Hip Hop these days. I blame everybody who came before right now, including myself, for the conditions of what it is.

I think the people that came before me taught me and if I couldn’t reach nobody else, then I didn’t do my job. I should’ve been a little better about the way that I laid my blueprint down. So I have nobody to blame but myself for the conditions of Hip Hop today."

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Snoop Dogg's 420 Party In Hollywood Shut Down By Cops

The cops shutdown Snoop Lion 420 Festival, an impromptu smoke-out taking place in a Hollywood Hills mansion this afternoon after neighbors complained about traffic and noise levels.

Snoop arrived just as the cops were clearing out the party and was "incredibly cooperative," according to TMZ. The great event, in honor of today's unofficial national marijuana toking day, began early at 11AM and was expected to go all night... or until the weed ran out.

No one was reportedly ticketed or arrested.

Snoop drops his new reggae-tinged LP Reincarnated under his alter-ego Snoop Lion this week on April 22. The LP is his twelfth studio album. It was produced by Major Lazer and features everyone from Drake to his daughter Cori B and pop singer Miley Cyrus.

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Candis White @SheIsHipHop A talented Female Artist To Entertain You

Candis ‘SheIsHipHop’ White

"It don’t take a prophet to see the young girl is gifted/either hate it or get wit it/ I am what every brilliant mind envisions..."

Brooklyn, New York, home of some of entertainments most gifted and vibrant superstars also gave birth to this 20th Century's rap phenomenon. She is intelligent. She is fascinating...She IS Hip Hop.

Known to the industry as Candis, this burgeoning female artist has the lyrical poise to fall in line with some of the greatest of MCs, both male and female. With more than a decade of caressing line paper with an ink pen, Candis is solidifying her spot as one of the best to emerge out of the Big Apple. Compelled by the likes of Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G, Nas, Foxy Brown, Lil Kim, Missy Elliott and Tupac, it is her very own life experiences growing up in Brooklyn's Farragut & Fort Greene Projects that allows Candis to demolish any microphone she encounters speaking truth whenever she breathes air into the mic.

It was in 2003 when Candis composed a tear-jerking number in reference to her years growing up and the loss of her grandmother, titled "It's OK" that she started to see hard work and dedication paying off.

This work of art earned her a $10,000 college scholarship in the annual BMG World of Expressions songwriting contest. Candis has a message in her music that separates her from her peers --- a “heart-felt” message that captures the essence of hip-hop.

Candis is a constant reminder of what the entertainment world is missing. But being such a powerful force in the tri-state, it will be a matter of no time before she is recognized by the masses for her lyrical flow.

Given the name "SheIsHipHop" by her former manager after seeing her work in the booth, the moniker became a no brainer! Since the 2011 release of her self-titled mixtape "@SheIsHipHop", Candis has been performing at some of the hottest spots in the tri-state and beyond, and also appearing on internet radio shows throughout the world, gaining fans on every continent.

While most suffer the loss of their mixtape buzz after a while, Candis continues to reign. She has worked with an assorted array of noteworthy artists, as well as appeared on MTV's RapFix Live "Get In The Game" segment. In 2012 alone, Candis received three major award nominations, Most Original Female Artist, Best Female Rapper of the Year and Best Artist Website of the Year, which proves that this young lady is already making her mark in the game.

Candis is currently working on her E.P. titled "Soundtrack of My Life" and recently launched her website SheIsHipHop.com.

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J Dilla Featuring 5 ELA & Pierre Anthony "Center Of The Movement" [VIDEO]

Detroit -- The legacy of the late J Dilla has added another chapter with the release of the new music video "Center Of The Movement", featuring hip hop icons 5 ELA and rising star Pierre Anthony. 

The song is the newest single from Rebirth Of Detroit, the latest album from J Dilla released on Ruff Draft Records.

The music video, directed by Steve Furay of Common Breath Media, shows the city of Detroit unified as the center of a new music and cultural movement, a position familiar to the Motor City as recognized by the world. J Dilla continues to experience a growing reputation worldwide as one of the greatest music producers of his time, a prodigious artist who accumulated a lifetime of classic material before his tragic passing in 2006.

5 ELA are one of Detroit's most exciting groups in the city's current hip hop landscape, with their highly anticipated new album "Global Warming 2022" scheduled for release in 2013.

Their latest music video, "Salute", is a 15 minute experimental short film also directed by Steve Furay.

Mudd of 5 ELA says the Center of the Movement video "is a powerful expression of what a love movement is meant to be. With historical artifacts displayed from Detroit's and the world's music history it gives a new meaning to the Renaissance City Detroit is known for."

Director Steve Furay has created several music videos for 5 ELA through his company Common Breath Media, as well as the online video series 5 ELAvision.

 He is also a contributing writer for The Michigan Citizen, writing stories about the city's hip hop community and it's role in helping Detroit develop a revitalized art and media economy.

The video was created as a cooperative economic project, directly aimed at promoting all of the performing artists and the companies represented in the production, including Ruff Draft Records, 5e Gallery, Black History 101 Mobile Museum, Nandi's Knowledge Cafe, Spectacles, and Common Breath Media.

A special introduction was also filmed for the music video, featuring words from Detroit's internationally celebrated poet jessica Care moore, Paradise Gray of X-Clan, Omari King Wise, Duminie DePorres and Khalid El-Hakim, with an original score from Black Bethoven.

The video also serves as promotion for the new book "The Center of the Movement: Collecting Hip Hop Memorabilia" from Khalid El-Hakim, owner of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum.

The book will feature interviews and essays by some of hip hop's pioneers, including Professor Griff, KRS One and Paradise Gray of X-Clan, as well as rare memorabilia from the archives of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum. "The Center Of The Movement" will be published by Moore Black Press, owned by jessica Care moore.

The video shows pieces of 5 ELA's history through memorabilia held by the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, including images of founding member Proof of D12, a flyer for a classic 5 ELA show with Eminem as a guest opener, and a copy of the classic "Yesteryears" EP, produced entirely by J Dilla.

"The material objects of hip hop are created, used and often discarded with never being placed into a significant historical context," says Khalid el-Hakim. "After 40 years of a movement that many people did not think would last, there is evidence in vast materials such as flyers, clothing, photos, promotional material, albums, cassettes, fine art and etc. that people are now finding value in."

DJ LaJedi, official Starfleet DJ, sound provider for Michigan legend One Be Lo, and founding member of The Foundation of 5E Gallery, states that the Center Of The Movement video is an important step to bringing Detroit hip hop music back to the city's Motown soul roots, and helping it be a transformation tool for the next generation.

"For 40 plus years, Detroit Hip Hop Culture has been nurtured in the womb of a Musical Mecca-Detroit, Michigan" says DJ LaJedi, a Detroit hip hop DJ. "The innovative tradition of Detroiters in music, entreprenurial, spiritual, educational and lifestyle arts has been the spark that keeps our fires lit throughout our celebratory and extremely challenging cultural story."

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Eazy-E’s Daughter Remembers the Legendary Rapper on His Death Anniversary

(March 26) marks the 17th year anniversary of the late, great Eazy-E’s death. To celebrate the rapper’s unfortunate and untimely passing, XXL talked with his daughter, 20-year-old aspiring artist E.B. Wright, about her father’s legacy and how his music inspires her art. R.I.P. Eazy-E.

(As told to Christian Mordi)

“Each year I seem to find something new or different to do [to celebrate his life and death]. This year actually I want to be pay homage to my father because a lot of people know who I am, and a lot of people know that I am Eazy-E’s daughter. A lot of people my age, they know who he is and he is a big figure and a legend and somebody famous but they don’t really know who he is. So every year and even through my music, as well, I’m really trying to —while [still] being myself— I’m really trying to bring along and explain, you know, his legacy and let people know my age and younger exactly who he was and what he did, you know, for the music industry and the world.

This year I’m actually going to pay homage to him by recreating… I’m doing a photo shoot. I’m going to be recreating a couple of his album covers. So, that will be really cool and interesting to see. You will see his album covers and you will see the ones that I did with me. That will be really cool.

I miss everything [about my father]. The things I remember the most, honestly, I had a couple of years with my dad but we did spend a lot of time together, and till this day I still have dreams about just different special moments. The one that stands out the most is one of my birthday parties. And it’s crazy that it has been 17 years and 17 birthdays that he has missed. I just miss everything. In this day and age you get to see all these different celebrities with their kids from Will and Jada with their kids and you see even Jay-Z and Beyonce have a kid now, and you see Puffy with all his kids and Run with his kids and Russell Simmons with his kids and it’s really, really hard to be one of those kids and not have my father here. He was such a big name and he’s not physically here to support me and to be there and for people to see me with him. A lot of that is just really heavy on my chest.  It really is and I just miss everything about him.

I think his fans should really remember him for how he revolutionized freedom of speech. With me, now being a big fan of Kanye West, looking back on that kind of level, you could say that my father was that back then, speaking his mind, telling the truth on how he feels. Like, in this day in age, it’s Kanye West when it comes to that— no censorship, just really speaking your mind, just freedom of speech and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Everyone should be themselves and say how they feel, or do what they wanna do. Different is better and at the end of the day people wanna know the truth. You know, the fakeness—there’s a lot of that going on. I want people to know that and know that’s the same way that I will be.  So just speaking the truth and telling how I feel about what’s going on.

I do pop rock music and I would say my dad influenced not exactly the type of music that I have done but just [encouraged me] to be myself. I grew up in the music business, and I have a music background on my mother’s side as well.  But seeing who my father and mother were in the music business, just growing up around it, I think it was just something inside of me and something I loved and I think with my father not being here, it encouraged me to follow my dreams even more. I really just love music and my dad wasn’t just music he was a businessman and entrepreneur, so there’s so many things that I wanna do and that’s how he inspires me: just letting me know that anything is possible.

Right now I am working on my album and getting ready to release a few different videos. The first one is for my single “What I Wanna Do”  and I am going to release a couple more singles, as well, before the album is released. I’m doing that independently right now, with my own money and I’m getting ready to release a web series as well. I’ve been offered a few things in regards to reality tv so I am just seeing what is going to happen with that, and I am just talking to a couple different people about my music situation right now so I have a lot coming and I’m excited about everything.

[My father didn't only influence me, but others. Absolutely. Everybody from Little Wayne to Drake, 50 Cent, Kanye West. Hip-Hop today wouldn’t be what it is today if it wasn’t for my father. Period.

[I listen to my dad's music for motivation]. I know its so random but “Little Compton City Gs” is like my absolute favorite song, not just because it’s my father’s but like totally in like all music. Like I really love that song. And “We Want Eazy.” My campaign right now is “We Want E.B.” Even my Twitter right now is “We Want E.B.” and my website is wewanteb.com. Everything I am doing is “We Want E.B.”  So that definitely was inspiration from my father’s “We Want Eazy.” I watch videos from him all the time and, you know, he is not here so I have to use the little bit that I do have, so, thank God for technology and music and this is exactly why I love music so much, because if someone is no longer here it still lives on. All you have to do it pop up a CD or pop up You Tube or something and he’s like right there.

[If my dad were alive today,] oh my God… he would be Jay-Z, the Russell Simmons, Puffy,  50 Cent. Like, my father definitely would have been a mogul. He was doing this stuff back then, I’m talking about the endorsements and investments and everything outside of music like film and like what Ice Cube is doing now and what Dre is getting into with the Beats, and different things— my dad was doing these things 20 years ago. So you can only imagine somebody being ahead [of their time] back then 20 years ago. He definitely would’ve been a billionaire right now, and the biggest businessman. And everything would be different from the people doing it now to even down to my life— everything would be different. It trips me out. It’s really crazy how he isn’t here.  I really wish he was.”

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Rumors: Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy Beef!

The National Enquirer was TMZ before TMZ and they have the scoop.

Arsenio Hall’s longtime friendship with Eddie Murphy exploded into a bitter feud after the comedy legend snubbed Arsenio’s request to appear on the premier of his new talk show!

Arsenio has been rounding up big-name guests for his return to late-night TV this fall, but when he approached Eddie, the former Saturday Night Live star told him NO WAY!

Sources say Eddie, 51, put his foot down because he believes Arsenio has been capitalizing on their friendship for years and is just trying to use him for a quick ratings boost.

And Arsenio, 58, is miffed because he believes his former pal is envious of him jump-starting his career while Eddie’s movies are fizzling at the box office.

Is Eddie hating? Trying to treat Arsenio like his underling, as he was in “Coming To America?”

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A Rapper Attempts To Sacrifice Friend To Join The Illuminati

A Virginia man is slated to appear in court this summer after attempting to sacrifice a friend in hopes of joining the mysterious Illuminati, a move he thought would jump-start his floundering rap hopes.

Last week in Henrico County, a judge scheduled a two-day trial for 27-year old Wafeeq Sabir El-Amin to begin on June 26, for his bizarre act.

The Richmond Times Dispatch reported that El-Amin shot at his friend last December inside a home that was to become a recording studio.

Aiming his firearm at the friend, El-Amin reportedly uttered the words “you are my sacrifice” before firing the gun. The man was shot in the hand as pieces of bone ricocheted into his eye, but he was able to wrestle the gun from El-Amin and shot him in the abdomen, before running off.

El-Amin overindulged in drugs that evening, and was so under the influence that he couldn't recall the events that took place.

Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Thomas L. Johnson said in court that his office plans to reveal the connection between Hip-Hop culture and the secret society of the Illuminati.  Investigators on the scene, found a pound of chronic and literature that tied success in the music industry with the Illuminati. There was also mention of a book linking rapper 50 Cent to the mystical group.

El-Amin, a Richmond native, had no criminal record prior to this incident. The friend, who fired the retaliatory shot was not charged.

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