Lil’ Kim Reported at $1M in Debt

February 7th, 2012 | By Safiyyah

It seems that Lil’ Kim is in a tight situation with a debt amounting to over $1 million in unpaid taxes.

TMZ reported that Kim’s tax issues amount to over $1,026,862.42, as indicated by the IRS. This has been the total amount of what the Queen Bee owed since 2002. It has been around $86,347.85 during 2009.

C.J. Kim’s publicist responded to the news claim in stating that, “It is a known fact that for some time TMZ has been running stories on celebrities or well-known persons of interest and providing the general public and media with publicly accessible information on random celebrities and their private matters with the internal revenue service, this [sic] does not come as a surprise, as it is Tax Season and is a sell-able media opportunity, it is for no other reason that Kimberly Jones (a/k/a: LIL’ KIM) is now the target of such random media scrutiny.

As it pertains to the story that was ran on TMZ(February 4,2012)regarding Lil’ Kim, we would like to inform fans, media, and the general public, that LIL’ KIM has hired professional attorneys to handle this matter(embellished by all standards via the media), and that she, along with her team of legal experts are working cooperatively and diligently with the I.R.S and federal authorities to amicably resolve the situation.”

Lil’ Kim was having money issues since 2002, where the amount owed increased as the years went by, without her settling her debt. However, the artist is taking measures to ensure the smooth flow of this debt in order to start anew.

Diddy’s Reaction to Machine Gun Kelly’s Arrest

January 30th, 2012 | By Safiyyah

Diddy took Machine Gun Kelly’s Arrest well despite the original tweet that sounded nervous and uncomfortable with the situation.

Upon hearing of the misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge the rapper Kelly was arrested for, Diddy prompted to reach him out through Twitter when he said “@machinegunkelly WtF!!!!!! Call me at miami crib now!!!!! Everyone hit him and tell him to call me NOW!!!!! Pls thanks!!!!”

Rapper Kelly addressed the response and told MTV that “You can tell he’s, like, playful with it, but there’s a serious tone behind. I talked to Puff today, and he’s like, ‘It’s all good. Do what you do. You did what you had to do.’”

The situation nearly got out of hand when Diddy was misinformed of a second arrest. The alleged arrest involved Kells, MGK’s associate, was driving while drunk, eventually crashing the car.

Rapper Kelly defended himself and said that, “He thought I was in the car too, so he thought I got arrested twice. It was like the first arrest was cool, like, all right, he’ll let it slide. But when he [thought it was two arrests], he was like, ‘What the f—? You got arrested two times? Something is wrong with you, man.’ He was, like, spazzing out. I think all the label is on edge about how we rock.”

MGK is known for his rapid rapping. He is also popularly known to create three mixtapes entitled “100 Words and Running”, “Lace Up”, and “Rage Pack.” Recently, the rapper was known as the “Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2011″ by MTV.

50 Cent and Chelsea Handler, They Dated

January 27th, 2012 | By Safiyyah

As much as controversies surrounded the rapper 50 Cent and TV host Chelsea Handler, the host confirmed that she and the rapper had indeed been going out together for a few months.

Handler confirmed a leaked photo that showed her kissing the rapper’s cheeks. During an appearance on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show, she spoke about the relationship. She said that they did date for a few months until R&B singer Ciara showed interest in the rapper.

This was prompted during a scheduled appearance of Ciara on “Chelsea Lately”, where 50 Cent told Handler that Ciara had feelings for the rapper and wanted to reconcile. Handler did not take the communication lightly and she hasn’t spoken to 50 Cent since that incident.

The host of Chelsea Lately said that she was frustrated at 50 Cent when she shared that, “You’re telling me this girl wants to get back with you but she’s upset that you’re dating me? Is that what you’re saying… Whatever I called him was probably the worst thing you could say to a black person, short of calling him the N-word. Like I said… you’re a street person basically something along the lines of being a gangster. And it was really, really offensive and I hung up and I’ve never spoken to him again.”

The two had been secretive about their relationship, but Handler has shed some light on what happened between them. 50 Cent has been recovering from the incident where he was picking up on his music.

Ja Rule Talks About Prison Sentence And Lil Wayne

January 18th, 2012 | By KingIce.com

Keith Murray Refutes Rumors of Brawl with Tupac Shakur

January 14th, 2012 | By Safiyyah

Keith Murray said that did not have a fight with the late Tupac Shakur, despite rumors saying otherwise.

Murray said out right that, “That’s some dumb shit to say that I beat Tupac Shakur up.” However, he did mention that in an interview that he and Shakur had a heated argument regarding the intention of Murray and LL Cool J’s “I Shot Ya”. It ended peacefully where Murray defended that the rumors were due to media outlets taking his words out of context.

The Def Squad emcee also continued by saying that, “I want to give a shout out to Afeni Shakur, she may have seen it. If you look at the clip, you’ll see that I never said that I beat Tupac up; I said that we squared off in the House of Blues because when he got shot, he thought that we all made that record ‘I Shot Ya’ with LL Cool J about him. When I seen him, I said, ‘Nah, we ain’t talking about you,’ we shook hands at the end of the night and that was that… I would never disrespect Tupac. When I first met him, it was in New York. I seen him, and I said, ‘You the s**t,’ and he said, ‘No, you the s**t.’”

Murray also said that he disliked how his words were misinterpreted because they were used out of context. He clarified that the whole video clip showing the argument ended quite well.

In answering what he could have done over again, he said, “I wouldn’t have been so aggressive.”