Rick Ross might be able to keep rival rappers at bay with hardcore bars but Uncle Sam fears no man regardless of reputation. He found that out the hard way as Ross finally caved into the IRS and coughed up $4.6 million in back taxes.
According to The Blast the Department of Treasury recently filed a Certificate of Release of Federal Tax Lien on the head honcho of Maybach Music which confirms that he settled a 2012 tax bill of $4,617,370.86. Ross was originally hit with the tax lien back in 2016 and was at risk of the IRS seizing his assets for lack of payment.
Why it took this long for Rozay to finally agree to pay up is anyone’s guess but if we’ve learned nothing else from past tax dodging celebrities, Uncle Sam is undefeated in the ring.
Now all we can do is patiently wait for the IRS to come knocking on the door of our current Divider-In-Chief for that $400 million tax bill he ducked in the 90’s and hope the outcome is as gloriously gruesome for him as we expect it to be.’
One of many voluminous things about the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan is the beloved Nation of Islam leader’s secured relationship with Hip-Hop culture. Such nigh bond is put on display in the debut of Farrakhan’s long-awaited musical compilation project titled Let’s Change The World.
The project attributes a spectrum of eight musical genres including classical, gospel, jazz, folk, opera, reggae, calypso, and rap. Let’s Change The World is bejeweled with features from Grammy Award-winning legends in the likes of Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Stephanie Mills, Deniece Williams alongside Hip-Hop luminaries Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, and Common and several more music icons including the late Teena Marie and Damian Marley.
The highly anticipated project is a righteous deed of Farrakhan which took 14 years of grand devotion to create. Recording took place all over North America, hitting 16 studios including the one located at the Nation of Islam’s headquarters in Chicago, Mosque Maryam.
Let’s Change The World was released earlier this year on Feb. 23, the dawn of the Nation of Islam’s Saviours’ Day weekend and welcomed by a ravishing music reception in Chicago. Farrakhan dropped insight about the moment he made the project a determined idea during the ceremony, giving hefty kudos to the late renowned musician, Charles Veal.
“This has been 14 years in the making and it started in 2002 with a brother, he may be on the wall somewhere, Charles Veal … he helped me in my playing of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the symphony in Los Angeles. And he said, ‘Minister would you be willing to do an album?’ and I said ‘yes’ so we started,” recalled Farrakhan via NOI.org.
Let’s Change The World, is the Nation of Islam’s leader grand return to the creative calls of the life element of music. Before joining the Nation of Islam in 1955, Farrakhan was in the midst of a budding professional music career as a calypso singer known as “The Charmer” and owned a hit which reigned the Billboard charts for the following five consecutive years. Before touching the adept music scene of the ’50s, as young as 13 years old, the beloved young virtuoso was a skilled violinist and went on to participate and win national competitions and also played in college orchestras and collective symphonies.
Overall, on the Hip-Hop tip, Farrakhan has expressed his sentiments with Hip-Hop rappers and the power of their positions. In a 2015 interview with the Breakfast Club, he elaborated on why and how he sees rappers as being the leaders of the future:
I was with Brother Snoop, and I was telling my brother how you rappers are the new leaders. You’re the real leaders of the people. The rapper doesn’t think he’s a leader, but he’s got followers all over the world. The biggest preachers don’t have as many followers as one rapper. How can we get you to rap where intelligence is coming through the lyrics with a beat that begins to open the minds of people. Our people want better and they’ll do better if they are shown better.
The project is currently available in the form of a box set, which is a limited edition collector’s item retailing at $250. The elegantly packaged set features over 40 songs, 7 CD’s, and an approximately 100 paged book showcasing exclusive content including interviews and photographs. Farrakhan has surely introduced a supreme segment of sounds the masses will spend careful time dissecting.
Maybach Music Group leader Rick Ross is celebrating it up. The hip-hop star has reacted to a judge dismissing a lawsuit fired his way from rap rival 50 Cent.
Yung Renzel went to Twitter this week to hype up his big legal win.
Earlier in the week, reports emerged about Ross not having to worry about Fif suing him for remixing his “In Da Club” smash.
Today, attorney Leron Rogers, partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, announced that in a sealed, federal court summary judgement order (No. 3:17-cv-00550-WWE), that his client, William Leonard Roberts, II, a.k.a. Rick Ross, was exonerated of wrongdoing in a mixtape right of publicity lawsuit brought by Curtis James Jackson, III, a.k.a. 50 Cent, in 2015. A case of first impression, United States District Court of Connecticut Senior U.S. District Judge Warren Eginton clarified the use of sampled music in Mixtapes.
At the core of the case brought by 50 Cent was his claim to rights related to the 2003 Billboard topping song, “In Da Club.” Seeking millions of dollars in damages and an injunction barring the use of any trademarks and work product he created or produced, 50 Cent claimed that Rick Ross unlawfully used 50 Cent’s name and identity in his 2015 “Renzel Remixes” mixtape. But, according to the ruling, as he does not own the copyright to “In Da Club,” its master, nor does he have a right to claim to licensing for his name or voice in the recording—all are owned by Shady/Aftermath Records—his claim was dismissed as without merit.
In late 2015, 50 went at Ricky Rozay to the tune of $2 million for featuring the remix on his Renzel Remixes mixtape.
According to the lawsuit, Ross utilized the instrumental and title of “In Da Club” for his project, to which Fifty claims that Rozay illegitimately used his identity to promote and sell his current studio album Black Market. According to the suit, Fifty’s lawyers are seeking “$2 million in damages and an injunction barring the use of any trademarks or work product created or produced by 50 Cent,” per the WSJ. (VIBE)
Maybach Music Group leader Rick Ross doesn’t have to worry about paying lump sums of money to his all-time rap foe. Yung Renzel is reportedly in the clear following a lawsuit from G-Unit‘s 50 Cent.
According to Ross’ lawyer Leron Rogers, a federal judge dismissed Fif’s case claiming his rap nemesis did an “In Da Club” remix without his permission.
Today, attorney Leron Rogers, partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, announced that in a sealed, federal court summary judgement order (No. 3:17-cv-00550-WWE), that his client, William Leonard Roberts, II, a.k.a. Rick Ross, was exonerated of wrongdoing in a mixtape right of publicity lawsuit brought by Curtis James Jackson, III, a.k.a. 50 Cent, in 2015. A case of first impression, United States District Court of Connecticut Senior U.S. District Judge Warren Eginton clarified the use of sampled music in Mixtapes.
Ultimately, 50 not owning the “In Da Club” master may have determined his fate.
At the core of the case brought by 50 Cent was his claim to rights related to the 2003 Billboard topping song, “In Da Club.” Seeking millions of dollars in damages and an injunction barring the use of any trademarks and work product he created or produced, 50 Cent claimed that Rick Ross unlawfully used 50 Cent’s name and identity in his 2015 “Renzel Remixes” mixtape. But, according to the ruling, as he does not own the copyright to “In Da Club,” its master, nor does he have a right to claim to licensing for his name or voice in the recording—all are owned by Shady/Aftermath Records—his claim was dismissed as without merit.
In late 2015, 50 went at Ricky Rozay to the tune of $2 million for featuring the remix on his Renzel Remixes mixtape.
According to the lawsuit, Ross utilized the instrumental and title of “In Da Club” for his project, to which Fifty claims that Rozay illegitimately used his identity to promote and sell his current studio album Black Market. According to the suit, Fifty’s lawyers are seeking “$2 million in damages and an injunction barring the use of any trademarks or work product created or produced by 50 Cent,” per the WSJ. (VIBE)
Back in May, footage surfaced of Fif living it up allegedly with Ross’ baby mother Lastonia Leviston.
Maybach Music Group’s Rick Ross is totally here for what his protégé has to say. The hip-hop veteran has stepped forward to react to Meek Mill‘s must-read open letter to himself.
Yung Renzel went to Instagram Wednesday (October 3) to co-sign Meek’s words to his 19-year-old version of himself.
On Wednesday, Meek Milly’s emotionally-driven message went viral and features him dishing on everything from taking over the rap game to having his mom’s back.
“My question to you, Meek, is: Are you willing to travel those rocky roads towards your throne? Most importantly: Are you sure you want this responsibility?” he writes. “Like our old heads used to say, ‘Heavy is the head that wears the crown.’ It’s free to dream but nothing is more expensive than achieving them. I repeat: Nothing is more expensive than achieving your dreams. Trust, you will get yours. You will set the rap game on fire. What if I told you that you will record with Mariah Carey? Or that you’ll buy a Ferrari after coppin’ the Rolls-Royce? That fly sh*t is cool but you wanna know what tops it all? Mom never having to worry about money again because you believed in yourself. The countless times she risked it all to feed you and Nasheema won’t be in vain. But I can’t stress enough how much it costs to be a young leader. Costs even more to be a young Black leader.” (XXL Mag)
“I’ll be honest—same as African-Americans in this country—things are about to get both easier and more difficult for you,” Meek continues. “Over the next decade, you and your people will make major moves—you, professionally and Black people, politically. We’ll all begin to realize that our culture is our most valuable product. Unfortunately, on the streets, not much will change. In 2018, Black lives won’t matter much more than they do in 2006. You saw what happened last year with Hurricane Katrina. You saw how the administration didn’t care whether we drowned or ended up homeless. We could have a Black president and they’d still disrespect them like they were just another n*gga. And just like it will cost you to claim your power, the same goes for our race. For upping our stock in this country, we will pay like a muthaf*cka.” (XXL Mag)
Sources tell TMZ Cardi recently stepped into the studio with none other than Meek Mill to lay down some material that’ll be used in a forthcoming song. We’re told they cranked out hooks and verses — all of which is fair game for a final product that’s yet to be released. While we’re told the collab happened a few months ago, the timing is nothing short of less-than-perfect for Nicki … who’s in the middle of a good ol’ fashioned beef with Cardi. (TMZ)
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