Written By: White Chicks On Rap Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown Sued Over Unwritten Books
New York publisher, Simon & Schuster, Inc. is suing Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown for advances the ladies were paid for books that were never written. Brown was paid $75,000 for her autobiography that would have been called “Broken Silence” and Kim was paid $40,000 for a novel.
Reps for Kim and Brown have not commented on the matter.
50 Cent Sues Taco Bell
Taco Bell thought they had a clever idea by asking the rapper to change his name to either 79, 88 or 99 cent, but now the restaurant is being sued for a lot more then 99 cents (the lawsuit is for $4 million). Taco Bell sent a letter to 50 Cent asking if he would change his name for one day and rap at a Taco Bell. The money made from the performance would have gone to a charity of 50’s choosing.
50 Cent claims Taco Bell never sent him a letter about changing his name and that he found out about Taco Bell’s stunt through the media. 50 Cent says that his name and image are being used without his permission.
Dr. Dre’s Detox Album Due Around The Holiday SeasonDre has been working on the Detox album for years, but Dre told USA Today that the end is in sight and fans can expect the album around the holidays.
Guest performers on the album include Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Nas.
Dre also said that once the album is out, he is only going to be working with up and coming acts in his studio.
Nas Joins Protestors At Fox News In New York
Nas has had a busy week…his new untitled album is number one on the Billboard 200 and he was one of many people who protested outside the Fox News Building in New York. Color Of Change & Move On delivered petitions signed by over 620,000 people complaining about Fox network’s portrayal of American-Americans.
Fox News would not accept the petitions and said that the network believes in the first amendment rights of protestors.
Nas told the protesters that Fox has made racist attacks on the Barack Obama and his family. Nas cited comments made by Fox reports who have called Michelle Obama a “baby mama” and the fist bump between Barack and his wife as a “terrorist fist jab”.
After the protest, Nas made an appearance on The Cobert Report where he performed “Sly Fox” which speaks about the racism Fox portrays.
Kanye West And MTV Make A Documentary About War
“Choose Or Lose & Kanye West Present: Homecoming”, is a one hour documentary discussing the stories and the difficulties soldiers face when coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Kanye and MTV correspondent Sway Calloway interview soldiers about their time fighting and surprise them with paying off their debts, paying their rent or paying for school. MTV and the Dr. Donda West Foundation are funding the surprises.
