While Drake has been tweeting about how many times he listened to Chief Keef’s “Love Sosa”…another member of Keef’s crew is getting attention for a different kind of “hit.”

Lil’ Reese…who, along with Lil’ Durk, is one of the more talented members of Keef’s GBE crew…is seen in this shaky cell phone footage arguing with a female at some kind of house party.
After the argument escalates, you see Lil’ Reese poke the young woman. She smacks his hand away. He shoves her. She rushes him in retaliation….and then Reese proceeds to punch and kick her repeatedly even after the girl is prone on the ground, clearly no longer fighting back.

This is not like the infamous uppercut video, where a crazy woman spits on and attacks a bus driver, before he knocks her out. Both the driver and the woman are facing charges.

This is not like the murder of Jo Jo, a 16-year-old aspiring rapper, whose public beef with Chicago rivals, Chief Keef, Lil Reese and Lil Durk was just as much a gang beef as it was a rap one. Keef and Reese mocked the murder on twitter.

It’s not about poverty, or gang culture, or lead-based paint. This is just a demonstration of an inferior human character…and the sign of someone who needs help and punishment.

Be disgusted…
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Maybach Music Group’s Gunplay has been making headlines in recent weeks, and all for the wrong reasons. On Wednesday, news broke that the rapper voluntarily turned himself into Miami Police after a warrant for his arrest was issued back in May. The warrant stemmed from an armed robbery with no additional details noted according to TMZ. Now, footage of the incident in April has now surfaced and it’s not looking good. In the security video, you can see Gunplay pulling out a firearm and assaulting his accountant with the weapon. It’s alleged that a cell phone and gold chain were also stolen during the encounter.

If convicted on the two charges of armed robbery and now aggravated assault with a firearm, Gunplay could face life in prison.

Watch footage of the incident after the jump….

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I don’t know why something that is borne into absurdity would develop into anything more sensical….so I’m not surprised that now, on the heels of the BET Hip Hop Awards brawl between MMG’s Gunplay and members of 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew….Gunplay called up TMZ to chat about the fight.

Couple things that caught my attention:
1) Calling up TMZ. How do you guys feel about that?
2) Gunplay’s spin on being ambushed by G-Unit is that he prevailed despite being outnumbered. Which seems to be backed up by this video.
3) Gunplay also suggests that he tried to fight 50 Cent, but Fif was “hiding” behind security. I thought he was onstage at the time?
4) Gunplay says this “melee” is something that he goes through “on a daily basis.” Yikes! That sounds stressful.
5) TMZ’s headline reads, “Rapper Says He Wants to KILL 50 Cent.” Dude. Really? That is wildly inaccurate and unethical. Maybe a reference to “kicking his ass” was just not juicy enough? I have transcribed the short convo, so you can see exactly what Gunplay said….

UPDATE: It seems that 50 has responded on Twitter…

Did Gunplay really say “he wants to kill 50 Cent”?…
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It was reported and confirmed, now TMZ comes through with backstage footage from Rick Ross and Young Jeezy’s skirmish at the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards taping in Atlanta on Saturday night. While Jeezy’s not in the clip, and no fists are thrown, security stands in the middle of both camps as people shove and in one case shatters a mirror. According to the title, viewers should be watching some sort of fight, clearly that’s not the case here. Cameos from DJ Drama and DJ Khaled.

Previously:
Footage of MMG’s Gunplay Fighting With G-Unit at the BET #HipHopAwards
War and Peace at the BET Hip-Hop Awards: Starring Rick Ross, Jeezy, 50 Cent and Fat Joe

“Lmao word drop fast RT @Bigbigguy: @ItsKiddKidd u guys jumped gunplay?”
-via G-Unit associate Kid Kid’s twitter.

There were two separate incidents of “aggression” at Saturday night’s taping of the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. There was the altercation between Rick Ross and Young Jeezy (read more here), and then there was the Gunplay fight….While 50 Cent was onstage making peace with Fat Joe in honor of the late Chris Lighty, the G-Unit and MMG crews have definitely not mended their beef from the days of Pimpin’ Curly and Tia Kemp. Sources tell me that when Gunplay (of Ross’ MMG camp) walked alone through the corridor of trailers by a group of G-Unit associates, including Kidd Kidd, Mike Knox, Tony Yayo and more….he was jumped. Someone caught the end of the brawl on camera, when Gunplay and one other person are left fighting, and a policeman ends it by pepper-spraying both of them (apparently Machine Gun Kelly was downwind from the spray as well).

Watch video of the fight….
And read more details of the sheer moronic ignorance…
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Aggressive, gregarious, and infinitely connected…Chris Lighty, one of hip hop’s most successful middle men, is dead at the age of 44. According to sources close to Chris and his team, he was found dead at home in the Bronx earlier today by his wife and his bodyguard. Chris allegedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police confirmed to the New York Times that they are investigating the death as a suicide. Meanwhile, the New York Daily News cited unnamed sources that told them Chris shot himself after arguing with his estranged wife, Veronica:
“Lighty, 44…stepped outside his South Riverdale apartment about 11:30 a.m., after a spat with his wife, Veronica, police sources said.
Suddenly, a gun shot was heard and Lighty was found lying faceup with a 9-mm. pistol next to his body, sources said.”

Despite these troublesome circumstances, many in the music industry who knew Chris Lighty are remembering his vast influence and experience. Born in the same Bronx River Houses as hip hop music itself, Lighty got his first crack at the music business by carrying record crates for DJ Red Alert. He was known then as Baby Chris, the youngster of Red Alert’s Violator crew. Then he became the road manager for The Jungle Brothers, and from there, Lighty was recruited by Lyor Cohen and Russell Simmons to work for RUSH Management. But Chris became a power player in his own right when he started his own Violator Management company, wheeling and dealing for clients like Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Diddy, Mariah Carey…and most famously, 50 Cent.

In 2000, as the “music lifestyle editor” for Vibe Magazine, I wrote a feature about hip hop’s most influential siblings. There were the Dashes (Damon, Darren, Bobby), the Ronsons (Mark, Sam, Charlotte), the Deans (Chivonne, Darrin, Waah), the Rifkins (Steve, Jon, and Rich Isaacson),…and the opening spread was Chris Lighty, playing ball at his Jersey mansion, alongside his brothers Dave, Jonathan and Mike. What I remember most about that project and all the times that I worked with Chris afterwards, was his intensity, wealth of experience, and a brutal honesty that comes with self-confidence. Condolences go out to his family, his kids, his team, and his artists.

Read about Chris Lighty and his brothers (Vibe, 2000)…
Check out Chris Lighty’s Road Manager Rules To Live By (Ego Trip Book of Rap Lists, 1999)…
Watch Chris Lighty’s cameo in De La Soul’s legendary “Buddy” video…
Watch Chris Lighty speak on his career and the music business (with Al Lindstrom, 2011)
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Earlier today, B.G. was sentenced in federal court to 14-years in prison for gun possession and witness tampering according to the New Orleans Times. Back in 2009, the former Cash Money artist plead guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm during a traffic stop in his hometown of New Orleans. During that search, local police found three firearms in his possession. Along with the gun charges, he’s also being accused for conspiring to obstruct justice as he attempted to convince an associate to falsely claim ownership of the weapons. To make matters worse, B.G. is also linked to two high-profile murders in the area.

via XXL

Previously: Hard Knock Lives: Young Buck and Beanie Sigel Both Get Multi-Year Prison Bids

Things aren’t looking good for Lauryn Hill. After being charged earlier this month for tax evasion, Hill has pleaded guilty to the charges. She now faces up to three years in prison for failing to file tax returns in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In addition to the three years, Hill can be fined an amount of $75,000. Lauryn’s been released on $150,000 bail and sentencing is scheduled for November.

via TMZ

Previously: Nas and Lauryn Hill Turn Up Hot97’s Summer Jam 2012 (Video/Photos)

On Tuesday night, Trae The Truth sustained an injury from a shooting in the parking lot of a Houston strip club. According to witnesses, over 20 shots were fired and sadly three people were found dead with two more victims wounded. Currently, no arrests have been made and local police are urging witnesses to come forward. Following the incident, this photo of Trae in hospital was tweeted with confirmation the ABN general is doing well.

Police spokesman Victor Senties released this statement to the public:

“There were hundreds of people in that parking lot. Somebody must have seen or heard something. We desperately need someone to come forward.”

Below, watch a local news report from Houston of the incident…..

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(The End Result: Chris Brown’s Bloody Chin)

This kind of stuff happens everyday, predominately amongst young teenage boys when intoxicated off cheap beer. But of course grown men have childish tendencies, too. Even rich ones. Take Chris Brown and Drake for example, last night the twitterverse got sucked into rumors around the two getting into a physical altercation at NYC club WIP (It’s right next to Greenhouse). Allegedly, after some words were exchanged about their relationships with Rihanna, Chris ended up getting hit in the chin with a glass bottle. There’s a few stories floating around, the UK Sun says Breezy sent Drake’s table a bottle and Drizzy returned it with a note: “I’m f*ckin the love of your life, deal with it.” TMZ also a similar story. Patrons at the club have at least confirmed there was some sort of incident that involved both camps and bottles being broken.

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE 1: (Mikey Fresh) I just spoke to a WIP insider, who was at the club during the incident.
She says many celebrities were at nearby club Greenhouse to celebrate Teyana Taylor’s signing to G.O.OD Music but then partygoers moved to nearby W.I.P (Work in Progress), including Fabolous, Ne-Yo, Adrienne Bailon, Juelz Santana, and Mary J. Blige. According to our source, rappers were trying to out do each other with their bottle orders. And she claims that Chris Brown ordered four bottles of Cristal and had one sent over to Drake’s table as a “gesture of good will.” Our source did not see the actual exchange but her coworkers told her that Drake refused the bottle and sent a reply note (Rumor has it, the note read something like, “I’m f*ckin the girl of your dreams, deal with it.”). Chris walked over to Drake’s table and both parties were arguing. Meek Mill was also with Drake. She says it appears that Meek was actively arguing with Chris. Then glasses and bottles started flying. Our source says Drake had a number of very large security guards and they rushed him out the back door, and not the bathroom.
We have also confirmed that multiple people were injured, including female patrons who were cut in the face with broken glass.

UPDATE 2: TMZ obtained an official statement from Drake’s camp. Read it after the jump…But do you really think he should be claiming that he was “just leaving” when the fight happened?

UPDATE 3: Chris Brown peace-tweets Meek Mill….Drake remains odd man out?

See all the update details…
Chris’ deleted tweets from last night, Meek’s subliminals, and photos of Chris’ injured bodyguard…now Chris’s Meek Mill tweet…
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