The Legendary Battle For The Soul of Parking Space #9 Continues!
(ok, to be fair, I don’t actually know which space was in question, but I’m pretty sure it had some sweet front door access.)

Late last night, our worlds were rocked by the outbreak of violence between two sweet R&B crooners, Chris Brown, of the Greenish-Yellow Locks Vs. Frank Ocean, of The Exotic Headband. The two bumped heads (and a finger) after an argument in the parking lot of the Westlake recording studio. There were reports that Frank was upset over Chris parking in his space, and that Chris was blocked from driving off, and that Chris attempted a handshake, but then the scuffle popped off between the stars and their crews…and then doves cried.

Now, the New York Post is reporting that the L.A. County Sheriff has bad news for the currently-on-parole Chris Brown…
Frank Ocean doesn’t care about your silly “code of the streets”…He wants JUSTICE!
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Ugh. Why couldn’t it have been a dance off?!

Two of the biggest stars in R&B music (with a history of bad blood) just got into a physical altercation! According to TMZ, Chris Brown and Frank Ocean were both working out of the Westlake Studios in West Hollywood, Los Angeles earlier this evening (Sunday, Jan.27). As the story goes, Brown was attempting to leave but couldn’t drive off because Ocean and his crew had blocked him in. Frank Ocean was quoted as saying, “This is my studio, this is my parking spot” before Brown tried to calm the situation by reaching in for a handshake. That’s when members from both Ocean’s and Brown’s camps allegedly jumped in and started brawling.

As we mentioned above, this isn’t the first time Chris and Frank have had beef. Back in the summer of 2011, the two crooners had a war of words on Twitter. Then, the following night, Frank and Tyler, the Creator threw more jabs at Brown during a show in Los Angeles. There was also this infamous video of a group of guys claiming to be Brown’s cousins, stalking Ocean on a Los Angeles street. But later, the two called a truce via Twitter.

Back to the current flare-up….TMZ reports police have been called on the scene and there should be more details to come.

Update3: Bossip received a similar quote from police

“We’re currently investigating this as a battery, but it could be treated as an assault,”Officer Lyle Knight told BOSSIP. “In the process of the investigation they’ll decide whether it’s a hate crime.”

Update2: E! and TMZ confirm Chris Brown is being investigated for assaulting someone during the fight.

UPDATE: Frank Ocean hits Twitter to confirm the fight…and report an injury!
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While his oft-delayed Street King Immortal album won’t arrive until the spring, 50 Cent is very eager to get his fifth solo album out. Catching up with Fuse TV, the face of G-Unit speaks on the previous delays not bothering him at this point. He’s using the negative energy in a positive way, through music that he’s excited for fans to hear.

“Excitingly and unexpectedly, I recorded something two nights ago that tops something that I had on the actual album. I feel like it’s getting better. I don’t want to tell you what it is because both of the songs have features on them, so I don’t want them to feel bad that the song’s now coming off of the project and being replaced by other guys because they’ll have issues with me for no reason.”

He also confirms for a second time that his new album will feature appearances from Eminem (“Champions” and “My Life”), Trey Songz, Ne-Yo, and a record with Chris Brown titled “Lighters” produced by DJ Felli Fel (who the record was originally for).

Watch the interview, plus 50 explains where he got the MMG chain that appears in his “Major Distribution” video below…..

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(Menace II Society, 1993: O-Dog, A-Wax, and Caine)

It’s been 20 years since  Caine (Tyrin Turner) and O-Dog (Larez Tate) ran rampant through South Central, hoo banging and murdering disapproving shopkeepers in the cult classic, Menace II Society. While in hindsight, the movie wasn’t a cinematic masterpiece, it was a must-see shared experience that defined hip hop culture in the 90′s, alongside other movies like Boyz in the Hood and Juice. So it’s interesting to hear Allen Hughes, one half of the Hughes Brothers directing duo (Menace II Society, Book of Eli)  opens up about the making of Menace, and his own infamous brush with violence. Hughes visited Sway (Sway’s Universe) to talk about how late Tupac Shakur was fired from the cast of Menace, sparking a huge brawl and a lawsuit. It’s certainly a topic that has dogged the director for two decades but Hughes speaks candidly about meeting the rapper for the first time, developing a close friendship, and the moment it all went south with ‘Pac’s “erratic” behavior:

“He was going nuts, pacing back and forth in my office,” Hughes recalled. “He was very passionate. I can’t remember what he was complaining about, but he said to me across the room, “Why you smiling n*gga?” And me, I start smiling when I’m getting ready to fire on somebody..”

Watch the 3-part Allen Hughes x Sway interview on…
The Menace II Society legacy…
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Following last night’s heated on-court feud between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett, which continued after the game, the Knicks star explained his actions in a new interview. As you know, Melo decided to try and confront KG after the game. Cameras caught him waiting by the Celtics bus and screaming near their locker room at The Garden. The rumor mill continues to say KG, a known trash talker, said some extremely nasty things about Melo’s wife LaLa. However, Anthony didn’t get into specifics but claims he just wanted to talk to KG, but “lost his cool” in the process.

“There’s certain things that you just don’t say to men, another man,” Anthony said. “I felt like we crossed a line, but like I said, we both had an understanding right now, we handled it the way we handled it. Nobody needs to know what was said behind closed doors, so that situation was handled.”

“It’s over with for me. Whatever happened last night, happened. The words that was being said between me and Garnett, it happened, can’t take that away,” Anthony said. “I lost my cool yesterday, I accept that, but there’s just certain things that push certain people’s buttons.”

Read more of Melo’s explanation after the jump…

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On sports desks across the country, NBA reporters are discussing more than just the Celtics win over the Knicks at The Garden. Things got heated on the court between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett last night as the two trashed talked and got physical throughout the game. They would eventually both receive technicals for their actions. Allegedly, their feud got so personal that Melo told KG he would be waiting for him after the game. It sounds like some playground talk but cameras caught the Knicks star waiting by the Celtics bus afterit was over. Anthony was reportedly shouting loudly and acting aggresive but with  police presence nothing escalated. There’s rumors that KG made comments about LaLa, but we can’t be sure at this point. Do you think Melo would have tried to fight KG?
ESPN has the full story

MissInfo: This is all besides the point….the only part about this story that I really care about is the alleged trashtalk slander that Kevin Garnett allegedly said to Carmelo Anthony during this game that allegedly sent Melo into a complete rager…..

DID KG REALLY COMPARE MELO’S WIFE TO A SUGARY BREAKFAST CEREAL?!??!

My favorite rumor of the year so far….
and a highlight clip from the Knicks vs. Celtics game…
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The rap batte on wax isn’t dying down between Meek Mill and Cassidy. First we got “Me, Myself and iPhone,” followed by “Repo,” now Tha Hustla strikes back for 10-minutes straight over a medley of classic hip-hop cuts in “R.A.I.D.” The acronym stands for Robert Ass Is Dead, Robert, referring to Meek Mill’s government name.

Listen to “R.A.I.D.” below…..

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(Azealia Banks)

Yesterday the fur flew on twitter when Azealia Banks and Angel Haze, two new female rappers with fine wordplay but similar styles, went at each others throats. The genesis of the beef was sketchy, something about who had the right to act like they were from New York or some such…but as in most cases, the real foundation of the bad blood traced way back to a real life meet-up. Angel claims that Azealia invited her to hang out, and then pushed up on her, but when rejected, things went sour. And Angel used Azealia’s alleged text messages on the artwork for the diss song she dropped, called “On The Edge.”

Today, Azealia responded with her own diss song, called “No Problems.”
“She like my new talk, my new style, my new walk, this new whore. Open your mouth and I bruised yours…Who her? I’m a true star, this butch bitch got blue balls….”

Compare Azealia Banks’ “No Problems,” to Angel Haze’s “On The Edge,”….
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What started as some harmless tweets has turned into Angel Haze vs. Azealia Banks: WW1. Earlier this afternoon, Banks let out a tweet about “real New Yorkers.” Mind you, she didn’t “@” anybody. However, Angel took much offense to this (she’s from Michigan) and start firing her own subliminals before they eventually started directly responding to each other. They got really personal and brought up their past history when they were once “friends.”

Here’s the tweet that set it off:

Seriously, if you were not born and raised in NY…. DON’T CLAIM NY. YOU ARE NOT A NEW YORKER. — YUNG RAPUNXEL (@AZEALIABANKS) January 3, 2013

On Angel’s diss new track, “On The Edge,” she can be heard airing out dirty laundry about Azealia:

“I was the first person to hear “Succubi” or whatever the fuck you call that weak ass diss to Jim Jones”
“Remember when had he had bitches up in your hood looking for dirt on you”
“Or the time you were in the studio with Missy Elliot and she was scared to be in the studio with you”

And she fires in her bars as well:

“What the f*ck you gonna do with this Diplo flow/ diss you on your own shit/ you should dip low h*e”

“You be f*ckin n*ggas on they oxygen tank/shit, I be making moves plottin my fate”

Listen to the full diss track and read more of their tweets after the jump…

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Yuck! About a month ago, we got wind of Pusha T’s disrespectful verse on an unreleased Ludacris song, “Tell Me What They Mad For.” With only a snippet and some typed out lyrics, the news of P’s venom traveled through the Net within minutes. Recently, I even spoke to Pusha who confirmed that he was definitely talking about Wayne and Baby on the track. Following the hoopla, nothing further happened as the song remained tucked away in email inboxes… until today. Thanks to Tapemasters Inc, the full song was released and the sharp eyes at UHTN were quick to grab it up. As reported, the lyrics are the same and he even goes hard at Birdman.

“stupid muthf*ckin five star tatted on his ceiling, bullseye be the muthaf*ckin target for this killin’.

A link to the song and more of Pusha’s lyrics after the jump…

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