10. Ciara vs. Jive Records

Following countless delays, Ciara decided she had had enough of the setbacks Jive placed in front of her. She took to her Facebook page to complain about the label’s lack of promotion. Ciara stated she had to pay to promote her single, “Gimme Dat,” out of her own pocket. Jive’s lack of faith in the Atlanta singer/songwriter led her to request for their contract to be terminated. A few weeks later, Ciara’s name disappeared from Jive’s roster of talent and her website, Ciarasworld.com, had been shut down. The virtual erasing of Ciara’s ties with Jive led many to speculate she had been dropped. After all, those rumors were floating around before Ciara decided to blast them on her Facebook page. Inquiring minds are still searching for details concerning the deterioration of their relationship.

9. Jill Scott vs. Hidden Beach Recordings

Our soul sista, Jill Scott has had a seemingly controversy free. Our love affair with Jill almost came to a screeching halt earlier this year when she and Hidden Beach Recordings were embroiled in a nasty lawsuit. The label’s head honcho claimed the neo-soul singer stopped recording for the company before her six album deal had expired. Scott countersued citing Steve McKeever, the label head, cost her millions in profits. Before the situation could get out of hand, the two came to an agreement. Jill was allowed to leave and signed a deal with Warner Brothers Records, which distributed her fourth effort. Hidden Beach will release a 10 song project entitled “Just Before Dawn: Jill Scott From The Vault, Vol. 1.” Why can’t cooler heads prevail in all of these situations?

8. The Clipse vs. Jive Records

In 2003, One of the casualties of the merger between BMG and Sony Music Entertainment was The Clipse. Signed to Pharrell’s Star Trak imprint, the Virginia rap duo was legally forced to stay on Jive when Star Trak moved its distribution deal over to Interscope. Jive, known more for having success with pop acts, allowed The Clipse to finish working on their second album without having any intention of delivering it to the public. Tensions between the group and the label mounted until Malice and Pusha T asked for a formal release. When Jive denied their request, The Clipse took the issue to court. As litigation took place, the duo started dropping the mixtape series, We Got It 4 Cheap. By the end of 2006, Jive relented by releasing Hell Hath No Fury, in conjunction with The Clipse’s Re-Up Records.

7. 112 vs. Bad Boy Records

People question how Diddy can be a label executive when he wants to be an artist himself. That has been the basis of quite a few artists leaving Bad Boy Records. 112 was one of the biggest male R&B groups in the late 90s and early 2000s. After having a hit album with Part III, the boys of 112 decided they were men and needed to take a stand. Slim, Q, Mike, and Daron felt Bad Boy no longer suited the mature adults they’d become. Despite all parties’ calling the decision amicable, many believed 112 signed with Def Soul for more creative control over future projects.  Being the legal gangster he is, Diddy worked out a deal to where 112 would be represented by both companies for the release of Pleasure & Pain. Amid rumors of internal strife, 112 parted ways in 2007 and Def Jam dropped them from their roster.

6. JoJo vs. Da Family Entertainment

In 2006, JoJo was at the top of her game. She had a Top 10 hit with “Too Little, Too Late” and was crafting tracks for her next album. By 2009, new songs hadn’t materialized. JoJo posted messages on her Myspace page informing her fans it was Da Family Entertainment who was holding up the new disc. Later that year, she filed a lawsuit against the boutique company. The singer alleged her label wouldn’t let her out of her contract or allow her in the studio to record new songs. An agreement was finally reached in January of 2010. JoJo’s future albums would be distributed through Interscope Records. If you’re wondering where the new album is, it’s slated to hit shelves this coming fall.

5. Consequence vs. G.O.O.D. Music

The beef between Kanye West and Consequence is a personal one that spilled over into business. When Kanye debuted in 2004, Consequence was there. He helped with lyrics and concepts for each of Kanye’s works, save My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. While the squabbles between the two remained under wraps for a moment, Consequence grew tired of playing a secondary role when he was promised a starring one. Cons has alleged he hasn’t received credit for the work he contributed to West’s albums. Another thorn in the side of this relationship is Consequence’s sophomore disc being delayed by Kanye and Q-Tip’s dragging of their feet. Consequence has left G.O.O.D. Music and created his own label called Band Camp. To add insult to injury, he changed the title of his next album from Cons TV to Get Even. I wonder who’s the target for that dagger.

4. Faith Evans vs. Bad Boy Records

As one of the flagship artists on Diddy’s label, Faith Evans wasn’t as big a name she should have been. Faith recorded some of the biggest R&B hits for  the company. the issue for her was the same issue 112 had with Sean Combs. She felt there was a conflict of interest. How could the person supposed to guide your career do their job effectively  when they were trying to be and artist themselves? After the moderate success that was the Faithfully album, Faith made history by becoming the first contemporary R&B singer contracted to Capitol Records.

3. The Lox vs. Bad Boy Records

When you talk about being out of place, The Lox signing with Bad Boy Records is prime example. The Lox found themselves fighting to be rid of the Bad Boy image. Shiny suits and big budgeted video didn’t fit the rugged outlook of the Yonkers rap trio. Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch wanted to work with Ruff Ryders label because they had a harder image which fit The Lox’s attitude. After venturing down all legal avenues to no avail, they took it to the streets. The group started a grassroots movement with t-shirts emblazoned with “Let The Lox Go.” Diddy relented, yet kept some of their money from their future earnings.

2. Michael Jackson vs. Sony Music

Michael Jackson’s last full length album he recorded was the 2001 disc, Invincible. Before its release, Jackson and Sony were at odds over the artist’s master recordings. Michael was supposed to receive the masters to all of his work in 2000. However, there were clauses in the agreement which made sure Jackson didn’t get his masters for another 20 years. MJ discovered the lawyer representing him in the matter also worked for Sony. After unearthing the shady practices of Sony Music, Michael sought an early exit from his contract. When Jackson informed the label he was leaving the company after Invincible was finished being promoted, Sony suspended all promotions for the project.

1. Prince vs. Warner Brothers Records

Prince has never been one to shy away from controversy–be it rocking chaps with the butt cut out on national television. One of the most attention grabbing moments in Prince’s career was when he etched ‘slave’ in his face when he began to feel Warner Brothers was stifling his creativity. When Warner Brothers wouldn’t let Prince out of his contract, he began dropping albums in rapid succession to fill the requirements of his deal. How’s that for there being more than one way to skin a cat?

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During the show’s intermission, a 60-man brawl erupted in the middle of the hotel between rival hip-hop crews.  According to the police, five people were injured, but no arrests were made. An investigation is ongoing.

“This community is comprised of thousands from Baltimore to northern Virginia who love to make music and support the artists who do so,” veteran, respected promoter Dre All Day said in a statement.

Wale who hails from the DMV area, addressed the situation on Twitter.  “Just heard about the DMV awards,” Wale tweeted. “DC hiphop took major steps last year…And now this. WE gotta do better.”

Spotted @ AllHipHop.com

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Hip Hop is like wrestling these days, with a lot of trash talk and beef. Still for the most part Hip Hop is as fake as wrestling but every now and then rappers get so mad at each other that they hit each other. Sometimes during battles, sometimes just randomly. Just because your boy Lil B got knocked out, here are the Top 5 Hip Hop Punchouts of the YouTube era.

5. This is a “translated” version of the battle between Math Hoffa and Dose. If you want the original, it’s here. Check for the punch at 2:57

4. E6 and Kesan were characters on “G’s to Gents,” an MTV reality show. E6 decided to come at Kesan sideways in a freestyle and Kesan decided to sucker punch him in the middle of his rhyme. Kesan has since been accused of molesting his daughter and has a rap video defending himself. Check 1:30 for the punch.

3. This battle between E-N-J and Niks coined the phrase “You Mad Cuz I’m Stlylin On You.” Don’t brag about your gun in a rap battle and if someone is mad that you’re styling on them, you don’t have to remind them. Check for the punch at 0:30. Watch the whole battle here.

2. Lil B gets punched in the face by a preppy kid from Berkeley. Was he mad that Lil B looks like Jesus? Or maybe he was a big Kat Stacks fan. I don’t know but dude was just chillin with him then punched him like 8 times.

1. Charles Hamilton took possibly the hardest punch of all the rappers when he battled a girlfriend of his. He tried to get cute and mention the fact that he had unprotected sex with the girl and that she had an abortion and the girl got mad and punched him in the face. Check for the punch at 2:32

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Rapper Yukmouth identified Suge Knight as one of the men who beat and robbed him of $92,000 in jewelry, before recanting the story.

According to the Associated Press, Detective Jeff Briscoe said that Yukmouth filed a police report saying Knight was among the 11 men that arrived at a San Fernando Valley, CA super market parking lot only to attack him over an unpaid debt.

Knight was originally identified, but Yukmouth retracted the statement.

Yukmouth, 35, has yet to recover the jewels and the police have yet to speak to Suge Knight, as they would like to.

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Former Death Row Records CEO, Marion “Suge” Knight is wanted by police for robbing and beating up Yukmouth, formerly of 90s hip-hop group The Luniz, in a supermarket in the San Fernando Valley in California.

From TMZ.com

Sources say it all went down at around 10 PM at a Ralph’s supermarket in the San Fernando Valley.

According to a law enforcement source, Suge and roughly 10 members of his posse allegedly beat up Yukmouth and then took $92,000 worth of jewelry from him.

Suge also is believed to have an outstanding warrant for a previous misdemeanor.

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Thanks to the good folks at Complex, they’ve dropped this hilarious riff between Ne-Yo and Jim Jones on the social networking site Twitter.

Check out the funny below:

GoonieGooGoo ballin out at the lv store

GoonieGooGoo xmas in harlem!!!!!!

GoonieGooGoo @ ChinkSantana yo go grab that duffel and some lv parachute pants 4 me ima be over here doin pushups and not shaving

ChinkSantana hjksdflhkj

GoonieGooGoo u really need 2 learn 2 type ni**a

GoonieGooGoo yo is that neyo

GoonieGooGoo this mr potato head lookin ass dude just grabbed the last duffel!!!

GoonieGooGoo @ NeyoSoul thats my bag ni**a

NeYoSoul @ GoonieGooGoo that aint yr hand on it tho is it

GoonieGooGoo @ NeYoSoul no thats your lotiony ass hand gimme dat bag Shaffer

GoonieGooGoo @ NeYoSoul i got 40 stacks in my jeans no homo

NeYoSoul @LittleTyTy lets go man i gotta go make a song that uses a disease or addiction metaphor to explain romantic entanglements

LittleTyTy @ NeYoSoul so go buy the bag then

NeYoSoul @LittleTyTy you do it im practicing licking my lips these full length mirrors r hardbody

GoonieGooGoo @ MelMatrix yo is that jay camel’s man’s brother

GoonieGooGoo @ MelMatrix that is a terrible swag contest ni**a

GoonieGooGoo mini me just went 2 the register this is not goin down

LittleTyTy@S_C jimmy here runnin his mouth about you again

GoonieGooGoo @missinfo spolier alert im about to stomp out your boy

missinfo “Spoiler Alert”? Who talks like that? LOL!

S_C @LittleTyTy l’chaim!!!!

LittleTyTy goddamnit i cant wait to be promoted to weed carrier

GoonieGooGoo @DameDash Call Kalina

GoonieGooGoo KALIIIIIINNNNNAAAAAA

missinfo Lawyers? That’s so Un Rivera! *puts on disguise and meets G-Dep in Harlem for coffee*

NeYoSoul ow shit wtf was that

NeYoSoul someone just threw a thermal @ my bigass head

Oshy @NeYoSoul that was me ni**a BYRD GANG RAWR

MelMatrix neyo about to get pwned!!!!

GoonieGooGoo wtf is pwned?

NeYoSoul wtf is an oshy?

MelMatrix @GoonieGooGoo clearly you’re not well-versed in web 2.0 slang. perhaps i assumed it was lingua franca, but i was apparently mistaken. mea culpa!

MelMatrix @GoonieGooGoo i mean SOOWOOOOO

LouisVEmployee Sacre bleu, les savages est dans le magasin!

GoonieGooGoo Fuck i just skinned my knuckle on this dudes purse

NeYoSoul @GoonieGooGoo Yeeeeahhh feel the power of the LV clutch you dirt angel

JuelzSantana Jimmy where r you? My digital mixtape just went plutonium SKULL GANG! PAUSE!!!!!

missinfo Seriously people, the only thing worse than beefing rappers is beefing singers. What year is this? SMH LOL SMH ZOMG I’m going to bed.

NeYoSoul Man im glad ive been takin these boxercise classes at crunch

NeYoSoul @GoonieGooGoo HAAARRRRYUUUUUKEN

LouisVEmployee @HipHopCop come quick jimmy is whylin out again

GoonieGooGoo @Camron THIS RUCKER ALL OVER AGAIN NI**A WHERE THE FUCK R YOU

MaxBiggavelli im outside the lv store selling pencils and just saw jimmy catch a speedknot!!!!

MaxBiggavelli srsly im telling the truth also i fucked jims wife and im very very wealthy off my music

MaxBiggavelli Id give neyo a deal if i could hey amalgam gimme an imprint

MaxBiggavelli @ amalgamdigital oh yeah and buy a pencil they so waaaaaaaav