Nicole Barnes, 51, filed the case back in March 2025, accusing the St. Louis artist of posting her address and home image on Facebook while encouraging her massive social media following to “kick in the door” and conduct violence at her residence.

According to AllHipHop‘s reporting, the underlying beef stemmed from tensions between Sexyy Red and the father of her child, with Barnes caught in the crossfire.

Her attorney, Steven Weaver, made it clear that his client had nothing to do with whatever conflict sparked the social media posts.

“We did try to informally resolve it, and her attorneys thought it was a joke,” Weaver stated, highlighting how the initial attempts at settlement fell apart.

The consequences for Barnes have been severe and ongoing. She’s had to abandon her Hazelwood home entirely, now living in constant fear and requiring professional counseling to manage the trauma.

The lawsuit alleges assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Barnes couldn’t locate Sexyy Red through standard legal channels, so she pursued service by publication in a newspaper instead.

What makes this case particularly intense is the family connection at its center.

Barnes is seeking $5 million in damages, and since Sexyy Red hasn’t responded to the lawsuit despite being properly served, she’s now pushing for a default judgment in that amount.

Sexyy Red’s lawyer Jason Lampert fired back with a statement, saying, “The claims asserted in this case are baseless and completely without merit. Red categorically denies these allegations and looks forward to defending herself in court.”

According to TMZ, the judge hasn’t ruled on Barnes’ motion for default judgment yet, leaving the case in limbo as the legal process continues to unfold.

The rapper, who boasts 5 million Instagram followers, now faces the possibility of a massive financial hit if the court sides with Barnes and grants the motion.

The energy was different because he wasn’t just performing his catalog; he was bringing out the people who helped build it. Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams both stepped on stage to remind everyone why this moment mattered so much.

Timberlake came out midway through the set, and they locked into “Holy Grail” together, the 2013 track that still hits different live.

After that collaboration, JT stayed on the mic and delivered “Until the End of Time” to the crowd, and Paris was eating every second of it.

The connection between these artists was real, not forced, and you could feel it in how the performance flowed from one moment to the next.

Pharrell was the first guest to hit the stage, and he brought the production energy that made so many of these records possible.

They ran through “Excuse Me Miss,” “Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me),” and “Frontin'” before diving into “Allure,” which Pharrell produced and Jay-Z called his favorite joint of the night.

The chemistry between them showed why their collaborations have lasted this long and why people still care about what they create together.

The setlist was a masterclass in longevity, pulling from every era of his career. “Tom Ford,” “Hard Knock Life,” “Big Pimpin’,” “Izzo,” “Run This Town,” “Family Feud,” “U Don’t Know,” “Dead Presidents,” “No Church in the Wild,” and “Dirt off Your Shoulder” all got their moment.

This Paris show is part of his 30-year anniversary tour celebrating Reasonable Doubt, the album that changed everything when it dropped in 1996.

He’s also marking 25 years of The Blueprint, which came out on September 11, 2001, and shaped how people understood what a rap album could be.

The tour already hit London with Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and others, and it’s heading to Los Angeles on October 23rd and 24th for the final shows.

The celebration came weeks after the perfume’s August 19 release, marking Ice Spice’s first move into beauty through an Ulta Beauty exclusive.

In gallery photos, Ice Spice wore a cream strappy top with a sheer red skirt, sky-high nude heels and long honey-brown hair beneath a black printed cap.

She posed inside the purple-lit After Eden lounge beside a friend, carrying a quilted beige bag while photographers crowded close to capture the look.

The Bronx rapper named the scent after her 2023 breakout record “In Ha Mood,” which she called the right starting point for a larger fragrance plan.

“I had a few songs where the titles could have worked,” Ice Spice told ELLE. “But ‘In Ha Mood’ just feels right because that was my first big song with a real music video and budget. It was the first single I pushed after being signed to a major label. It only feels right to start my first perfume with my first big song.”

In Ha Mood is a floral fruity amber eau de parfum developed with Revlon Fragrances and perfumers Adriana Medina, Christine Hassan and Carine Certain Boin.

Its opening features the Queen Royale Accord, a blend of berry fizz, pear and wild raspberry, followed by rose, plum blossom and magnolia.

Vanilla absolute, magenta moss and amber create the scent’s base, while the light-pink bottle uses a butterfly-shaped bow and emerald-cut cap.

“Vanilla is something that I just can’t let go of,” Ice Spice said in a recent interview. “I’ve loved it since I was a baby. I think that’s just because my mom always had vanilla scents in the house growing up.”

She also described the perfume as an extension of the confidence attached to the song that inspired it.

“I just feel so confident when I hear it,” she said. “And when I wear In Ha Mood the scent, I feel confident as well, so I feel like they’re just the perfect pair.”

The Fashion Week function marked Ice Spice’s first major public appearance since AllHipHop chronicled her provocative “Saint” and “Sinner” tattoos, red script inked on the backs of her upper thighs beneath each butt cheek.

Ice Spice unveiled those tattoos in a video wearing striped boy shorts and a matching top, captioning the post, “For the love of the game.”

In Ha Mood remains available exclusively through Ulta Beauty in 0.33-ounce, one-ounce and 3.4-ounce sizes priced from $28 to $79.

The untitled film, known internally as “Whitney Springs,” was supposed to drop July 4, 2025, then got pushed to March 20, 2026, and then got yanked from the schedule entirely last November without any explanation.

Now it’s just sitting there, collecting dust while Trey Parker and Matt Stone are stuck apologizing for the delays.

The project started strong. Back in January 2022, Paramount picked up the script written by South Park veteran Vernon Chatman, and by CinemaCon 2024, then-Paramount Pictures head Brian Robbins was calling it “one of the funniest and most original scripts we’ve ever read.”

The comedy centers on a young Black re-enactor working at a historical slave plantation museum in the Midwest who clashes with the town’s hypocritical racist mayor, played by Parker himself.

The film also features original, unreleased music from Kendrick Lamar, who’s producing alongside Dave Free, with Parker directing and Stone producing.

But somewhere between the script reading and now, everything fell apart. Sources describe early cuts as “really rough,” and the budget ballooned to somewhere between $70 million and $150 million depending on who you ask.

According to The Ankler, Paramount committed more than $100 million through a negative pickup deal, meaning the creators keep whatever’s left from the budget.

Parker and Stone released a statement taking responsibility.

“We take full responsibility for the schedule delay of this movie,” they said. “We apologize to our partners at pgLang and Paramount and we appreciate their patience. South Park and life’s circumstances have gotten in the way but we still believe in the project.”

The timing is brutal for Paramount, which is currently fighting 12 state attorneys general over David Ellison’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal Ellison spent the past year cozying up to Donald Trump to help push through federal antitrust review.

The cause remains unclear at this time, leaving the family devastated during what should have been a joyful period of new parenthood.

Sources close to the family confirmed the tragic news. The B2K founding member and his wife are asking for privacy as they navigate this unimaginable pain.

Raz B announced Astro’s arrival on May 18 through Instagram, writing that the family was at the hospital welcoming their newest addition.

The couple also shares son Versai Carter, and Mona Li, a licensed practitioner and entrepreneur, has a daughter from a previous relationship.

Just weeks after Astro’s birth, the family celebrated Father’s Day together, with Raz B posting a video of himself tenderly holding his infant son.

Raz B, born De’Mario Monte Thornton in Cleveland, Ohio, rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a core member of the multi-platinum R&B boy band B2K, which also featured Lil’ Fizz, J-Boog, and Omarion.

The group’s self-titled debut album in 2002 peaked at number two on the charts, and they went on to star in the feature film “You Got Served” in 2004, cementing their place in Hip-Hop and R&B history.

In a September 10 filing, Petty’s lawyer says Hough’s 1994 notarized letter contradicts her current lawsuit and defeats her rape and emotional-distress claims. The request seeks dismissal of Hough’s civil case, not the criminal charges that ended with Petty’s 1995 conviction.

AllHipHop has obtained a copy of Hough’s original letter, which Petty’s lawyers attached to their new filing as a central exhibit. The document asks authorities to drop the charges and includes Hough’s statement, “On the day that I said I was rape [sic] it is half true and half false.”

The letter also describes an argument and Hough’s claim that Petty would not allow her to leave immediately. Hough wrote that Petty would not let her leave after an argument and demanded sex before he would permit her to go home.

“He asked to make love with me again. I said no. so we started arguing again. Than he told me if I would have sex with him, I can leave. So I did, because I was already late for school, and I just wanted to leave.”

Hough further wrote, “Kenneth, have always been a friend to me in the past. He have never disrespected me in any way.” She also said Petty “may be guilty” of telling her she could not leave until they had sex, but added, “he’s not a rapist.”

Hough has claimed she does not know who wrote or submitted the letter, but Kenneth Petty has submitted the document as proof that Hough has exaggerated the claims against him.

Petty’s attorney now argues those passages destroy Hough’s present account that Petty sexually assaulted her at knifepoint after approaching her at a bus stop. The filing says Petty denies threatening Hough or sending anyone to pressure her, and maintains their sexual contact was consensual.

According to AllHipHop’s reporting on the original case, Hough said she reported the 1994 assault at John Adams High School after escaping Petty’s home. Petty later pleaded guilty to attempted rape, assault, unlawful imprisonment and weapon possession, serving four years in prison.

The conflict resurfaced after Petty became publicly involved with Nicki Minaj and later faced a federal case over failing to register as a sex offender in California. Hough alleged that the couple and their associates pursued her in 2020 because Petty wanted his registry status removed.

Hough said a childhood acquaintance known as “Black” contacted her after Petty’s California arrest and offered to connect her with Minaj and Petty. She alleged Black later presented $20,000 in cash and notarized papers seeking a statement that she had lied about the assault.

Hough also alleged Minaj called her directly in March 2020 after learning Hough might help with Petty’s registration case. During The Real, Hough recalled, “She said that she got word that I was willing to help them out in a situation. I didn’t understand what she was referring to.”

“I told her, ‘Woman to woman, this really happened,’” Hough continued. “And I haven’t spoken to her since.”

Hough alleged that relatives were later offered $500,000 for a recantation and that private investigators, lawyers and other intermediaries contacted her family. AllHipHop reported that Black allegedly posted an Instagram message in 2021 referencing the $20,000 offer alongside images of guns.

Hough said the pressure forced her to leave New York, move to Georgia and eventually relocate again to Florida after an alleged encounter involving her daughter. She sued Petty and Minaj in August 2021, accusing them of intimidation, harassment and emotional harm tied to efforts to make her recant.

Minaj was later voluntarily dismissed from the suit, leaving Petty as the remaining defendant. Petty’s newest filing argues that Hough lacks direct proof connecting him to later threats and that several claims arrived after the legal deadline.

His attorney has also asked Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to delay an October 12 pretrial filing while the court considers Petty’s proposed dismissal motion.

The rapper’s No Knife Chicken & Waffles debuted on September 6 at 700 Atando Avenue in North Charlotte, and within hours, photos of the menu went viral with customers and internet critics alike expressing shock at the pricing structure.

Plain waffles started at $15, flavored varieties hit $25, and the Soulfood Cornbread Waffle commanded that eye-watering $45 price tag, with six wings available as a $10 add-on.

Rather than stay silent, DaBaby addressed the backlash head-on during an interview with Positively Charlotte on Fox 46 Charlotte.

He broke down what goes into each dish, explaining that his cornbread is homemade from scratch, the collard greens come cooked with turkey, and fresh sweet potato gets folded directly into the waffle batter.

“This is really a $100 waffle,” he said, making clear that the pricing reflects the quality and labor involved.

For customers unwilling to pay for that level of preparation, he had a direct suggestion: “Waffle House has something for you, you know what I mean? But if you want an elevated dining experience, if you want a waffle, Waffle House, I’m sorry, don’t let this come off as shade to you, this isn’t just flour and water.”

The Waffle House comparison is instructive.

A classic waffle at the chain runs between $5.25 and $5.95, while their All-Star Special costs $12.35.

DaBaby’s pricing sits in an entirely different market segment, targeting customers seeking upscale dining rather than quick service.

The restaurant features a full bar, booth seating, and late-night service running past midnight, positioning itself as a destination spot rather than a grab-and-go breakfast place.

This move fits DaBaby’s larger business strategy perfectly.

He runs Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment, his own record label, and earlier this year launched the Be More Grateful music festival in Concord with 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Waka Flocka Flame, and Boosie Badazz.

The restaurant marks another expansion of his mogul empire beyond music.

Despite the online complaints, the opening day told a different story.

Lines wrapped around the building with customers willing to wait hours for their food, proving that DaBaby’s targeting a completely different customer base than Waffle House serves.

The broadcast will air live from the Peacock Theater on CBS, simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+.

Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Broadus Jr., will also serve as an executive producer alongside Van Toffler and the show’s production team.

“MTV and the VMAs have been part of my story since the beginning. Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage and on MTV – they gave Hip-Hop a place to be loud, fearless and seen by the whole world,” Snoop Dogg said in a statement.

The booking puts a West Coast fixture at the center of the show’s first Los Angeles ceremony since 2017, according to The Associated Press.

Snoop Dogg first appeared on the VMA stage in 1994, then closed the 1999 show with Dr. Dre and Eminem.

He later joined MTV’s tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. in 2005 and performed with Eminem at the 2022 ceremony.

“So to come back now and host the VMAs, all these years later, that’s a full-circle moment for me. And doing it with my brother Van Toffler makes it even more special,” Snoop Dogg said.

“Van was there during those early MTV days when we were changing the culture in real time, and we’ve got a whole lot of history together. Now we get to make some new history.”

The 13-time nominee has won three Moon Person trophies, including a 1994 Best Rap Video prize and 2015’s Best Art Direction honor.

This year’s nominees are already set, with Cardi B and Kehlani’s “Safe,” Drake’s “Janice STFU,” Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl,” Don Toliver’s “E85,” Travis Scott’s “Dumbo,” and Tyler, the Creator’s “Sugar on My Tongue” competing for Best Hip-Hop.

The full nominations list also includes Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T and Malice for Best Collaboration with “Chains & Whips.”

“[The VMAs] have always been about those moments you don’t forget – and trust me, we’re gonna give y’all a few more,” Snoop Dogg said.

Nirvana will receive the Video Vanguard Award during the September 27 broadcast, MTV confirmed this week.

The jury delivered two written notes at 9 A.M. Thursday, September 10, according to official court filings obtained by AllHipHop and courtroom reporting from Taylor Parise of Los Angeles Magazine.

Neither note indicated that jurors had reached a unanimous verdict.

The first message requested “verification/clarification” of a section covering nearly two pages of the jury instructions. The note identified Court’s Instruction No. 18, beginning on page 20 and continuing through page 21.

That instruction relates to the conspiracy-to-commit-stalking charge facing Durk “Lil Durk” Banks and his co-defendants, Deandre “DeDe” Wilson and David “Browneyez” Lindsey.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed that Judge Michael Fitzgerald did not need to add new language. Fitzgerald brought jurors back into the courtroom and reread the existing instruction.

The second note focused on one specific word.

“The jury is asking for the definition of the word ‘intent’ in the context of ‘intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate,’” the foreperson wrote.

The jury directed Fitzgerald to lines eight and nine on page 31 of the instructions.

Once again, prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed that the judge should not provide an expanded definition. Parise reported that Fitzgerald told jurors the law supplies no separate meaning for “intent,” leaving them to apply the word as they normally understand it.

The questions provide the first clear look at what jurors are examining inside the deliberation room.

However, they do not show whether the panel is leaning toward conviction or acquittal. They also do not establish that jurors are deadlocked or have agreed on any charge.

The jury began deliberating Wednesday after hearing competing closing arguments in the Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial.

The five charges include conspiracy to commit stalking, stalking Quando Rondo with a dangerous weapon and stalking Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson, resulting in death.

The defendants also face conspiracy to use interstate facilities in a murder-for-hire resulting in Robinson’s death and using those facilities to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death.

Prosecutors claim Lil Durk financed and directed an August 2022 operation targeting Tyquian “Quando Rondo” Bowman.

The government alleges the plot was retaliation for the November 2020 death of Dayvon “King Von” Bennett. King Von died following an Atlanta confrontation involving Quando Rondo’s group.

On August 19, 2022, two vehicles allegedly tracked Quando Rondo’s Escalade across Los Angeles. Gunmen later opened fire near the Beverly Center, killing Robinson while Quando Rondo survived.

Prosecutors presented surveillance footage, cellular records, GPS information, travel documents and financial records during the trial.

Kavon “OTF Vonni” Grant, Kacey “OTF Jam” Hester and Keith “Flacka” Jones also testified after admitting their involvement and reaching agreements with the government.

OTF Vonni claimed Lil Durk ordered the operation. He testified that he arranged travel, hotel rooms, vehicles, guns and ski masks for the alleged crew.

Prosecutors argued that Lil Durk’s money, leadership and dispute with Quando Rondo connected the pieces.

“He said he was going to do it, he sent his men to do it, and then he got on a podcast, and he said he did it,” a prosecutor argued during the government’s final presentation.

The defense says OTF Vonni, OTF Jam and Flacka blamed Lil Durk to improve their chances of receiving shorter prison sentences.

Lil Durk’s lawyers also argued that the FBI failed to question potential witnesses, presented only selected communications and never produced a clear record of a promised murder payment.

“There is no conspiracy. There is no stalking. There is no bounty,” defense attorney Drew Findling told jurors. “There is nothing.”

The jury’s questions now focus on whether prosecutors proved an agreement and the intent behind the defendants’ alleged actions.

That distinction matters because presence, association or knowledge of other people’s conduct does not automatically establish that someone joined a stalking conspiracy.

Jurors must decide what each defendant intended and whether that intent was connected to an agreement to kill, injure, harass or intimidate Quando Rondo.

Lil Durk, DeDe and Browneyez have pleaded not guilty. They remain presumed innocent unless the jury unanimously finds otherwise.

Parise reported that some people in the courtroom gallery speculated that a verdict might not arrive until Friday. That was only courtroom speculation. Jurors have supplied no timetable for completing their work.

Deliberations remain underway.

Roughly 100 ninth graders entered the new Bronx School of Hip-Hop where the culture born in the borough now serves as a foundation for public education.

The inaugural class represents an unusual evolution for a movement that has spent more than 50 years educating people far beyond traditional classrooms. At 1600 Webster Avenue, Hip-Hop is now being formally connected to academics, creativity and career preparation inside a New York City public high school.

Founding Principal Jason Reyes, a Bronx native and former middle school principal, described seeing the school become reality in simple terms.

“It just feels, it’s a dream come true, that’s best way I could put it,” Reyes told ABC7 New York.

The school serves grades nine through 12 in District 9 and incorporates the elements of Hip-Hop into rigorous instruction. According to New York City Public Schools, students will study emceeing, DJing, graffiti, breaking and knowledge of self. Audio production, digital media and financial literacy are included alongside the standard curriculum.

The culture also lives beyond the lesson plan. The school features artwork and references to artists including Nas, Lauryn Hill, Biggie and Hov. Reyes pointed to one particularly fitting Nas message displayed for students: “The world is yours.”

For Martha Diaz, founder, president and CEO of the Hip-Hop Education Center, told AllHipHop the school represents the institutional arrival of ideas Hip-Hop has carried for generations.

“The opening of The Bronx School of Hip-Hop is a historic moment for our culture and for education. Hip-Hop was born in the Bronx, and now young people have a school where the culture they come from is recognized as a powerful source of knowledge, creativity, scholarship, and possibility,” she said.

“For more than 50 years, Hip-Hop has educated the world,” Diaz continued. “Now we have the opportunity to build an institution that honors that legacy while preparing the next generation to shape its future. This is more than a school, it is a home for Hip-Hop education.”

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani placed the school within a larger effort to rethink public education when his administration announced five new Bronx and Queens schools for the 2026-27 academic year in May.

“Innovation, excellence and art are woven into the fabric of this city — they define what it means to be a New Yorker,” Mamdani said in a statement. “It’s time our schools reflect that reality. Our students deserve the best. This fall, we’ll deliver it with five new public schools that serve students of all ages, expand access for students with disabilities and put the arts at the center of education.”

Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels said the broader initiative was designed to deliver rigorous learning while responding to the communities the schools serve. He described the new schools as vehicles for “innovative and culturally responsive instruction” that can prepare students for college and careers.

That mission gives the Bronx School of Hip-Hop significance beyond its name.

Hip-Hop once had to fight to be taken seriously by institutions that dismissed its music, language and artistic expression. Now in the borough where those ideas first took shape, approximately 100 freshmen are beginning their high school journeys inside a public institution built to explore their educational power.