The next Sept. 11 showdown is upon us, and it has nothing to do with the federal government. New albums from Kanye West and 50 Cent will hit store shelves tomorrow and both rappers will appear on BET‘s 106 and Park. In what is being dubbed as the “lyrical super bowl of the century”, West and 50 will join Terrance and Rocsi on stage and will perform various songs from their new releases. While this will be the only time 50 Cent and Kanye will be together on Sept. 11, the were on stage as co-presenters at last night’s VMA‘s and rocked the mic together several weeks back in New York.
It seems that no award show is official these days without a boxing (or stabbing, as we witnessed with the Vibe Awards some years back) match. This year’s VMA‘s saw Kid Rock and Tommy Lee come to blows. The altercation was first reported by the AP and confirmed by a public relations representative of the Palms Hotel. According to producer Rich Nice, who witnessed the incident, Tommy Lee“antagonized”Rock, who threw the only shots that landed. According to Nice, Rock hit Tommy Lee with a backhand, followed by another shot to the face. Hotel security broke up the fight before it went further, placing Lee in a head lock, dragging him from the area. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., Rock was cited for misdemeanor battery. Can’t we all just get along?
More than ten years after his tragic and untimely death, Tupac Shakur is still finding himself in legal trouble—sort of. Last week, Isaiah Israel filed a law suit against Amaru Entertainment, which is headed by the late emcee’s mother, Afeni Shakur, alleging copyright infringement. The suit is tied to the clothing line which bears one of Tupac‘s monikers, Makaveli Branded. Israel‘s apparel company, Marco Bellini uses the same initials, “MB” that Makaveli Branded uses on clothes. According to documents, Israel had the letters trademarked in 2002 and has been selling clothes bearing the letters for nearly nine years. The suit accuses Amaru Entertainment of “false advertising, unfair competition and unfair designation of origin.” Before taking this issue to court, reports state Israel made several verbal requests to Amaru Entertainment to provide “attribution and acknowledgement” of his ownership of the trade mark. His requests were denied.
