DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo Rock KandyPens In "No Brainer" Video

After teasing the track for several days, DJ Khaled premiered “No Brainer” on Beats 1 Radio on Friday (July 27). Now, the monster producer has returned with a visual for the song.

Featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo and — of course — Khaled’s son Asahd, the video takes place on a fake movie set and finds Khaled in the role of director. The KandyPens and bottles of Luc Belaire champagne are flowing as each artist runs through their verse.

“No Brainer” comes from Khaled’s upcoming project Father Of Asahd, which will serve as his eleventh album.

It marks the second time Chance, Bieber and the Migos rapper have collaborated with Khaled. Their last posse cut, “I’m The One,” was included on Khaled’s 2017 Grateful album and debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 upon its release.

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DJ Khaled has been a part of the ever-evolving roster of high-profile artists who co-sign KandyPens, including Migos, DJ Khaled21 SavageFat JoeChris Brown50 CentFrench MontanaNasKanye WestYoung ThugTygaJadakissK-CampKid Ink, and Fetty Wap.

Last September, the popular vape company released a limited edition line with A$AP Rocky, the Flacko Jodye Collection, which only deepened their connection to Hip Hop culture.

More recently, KandyPens launched a new vaporizer line with Amber Rose, the appropriately titled Amber Rose Collection.

KandyPens was named one of the best vape pens of 2017 by High Times, who called the PRISM+ “the best coilless wax vaporizer in its price range.”

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Lil Wayne, The Roots & Lil Kim Forced To Cancel Shows Due To NYC Weather

New York, NY – Multiple Hip Hop artists were forced to cancel their performances this weekend, including Lil Wayne, The Roots and Lil Kim.

On Friday (July 27), flights in and out of New York City were either cancelled or delayed by several hours due to a lightening storm. According to NBC New York, a ground stop was issued at La Guardia, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark airports.

Wayne, who was scheduled to perform in the Big Apple on Saturday night (July 28) as part of the Panorama Festival, announced the cancellation on Twitter. Panorama ultimately decided to shut down the first night of the festival altogether.

“New York! Panorama! Due to mother nature I was delayed and wont make it,” Wayne wrote. “Kant wait to kome bak and rokk with my NY fans asap.”

The Roots were expected in Detroit on Friday night. As Black Thought was attempting to fly out of NYC, he told HipHopDX he was still stuck on a plane hours after boarding, referring to the situation as a “nightmare.”

Questlove issued a video statement on Instagram and — like Wayne — confirmed weather was to blame for their inability to make it to the Motor City show.

“Alright Detroit, please accept our sincerest, sincerest apologies … over the last 20 plus years, we’ve had maybe five or six ‘what had happened was’ but this one was unavoidable. Most of the New York flights because of the lightening storm kept flights on the ground for like eight hours at a time, and we didn’t want to do a half-ass show.”

The legendary Roots drummer added they would make up the show on August 31 and promised it will “be worth it.”

Thought I’d start w #WhatUpDoe but now it’s more like #WhatHadHappenedWas…yes yes believe me Detroit I know Friday nights are valuable y’all paid hard earned loot in this shaky uncertain economy to support us (believe you me i didn’t wanna let the city of my musical hero down) @common will still be there tonight. But we will make it up to you AUGUST 31st 2018. Yes we exhausted all options for travel short of plutonium a flux capacitor (okay I’m kinda freaked out autospell KNEW I was spelling that using “FL” alone ?)—I know y’all mad (@stroelliot was all too happy to Nelson us w the influx of “boos” when the announcement was made (“ahh haa!”)—please forgive us and hopefully we will see you on the 31st

A post shared by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Jul 27, 2018 at 6:24pm PDT

Lil Kim’s itinerary was also affected by the storm. She was scheduled to perform in Toronto, Canada alongside Busta Rhymes at the Rebel Entertainment Complex on Friday (July 28).

“It breaks my heart that I couldn’t be at the show tonight,” Kim wrote on Twitter. “I wish I could be there tonight but due to weather circumstances every flight was delayed and then cancelled. I tried everything in my power to make it and wish I could have performed for you all.

“The promoters and my team are working very hard to get me back to you guys. Love ya!” 

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Vic Mensa Calls Tekashi 6ix9ine Fight Challenge "A Big Misunderstanding"

Vic Mensa has obviously had some time to reflect on his recent decision to challenge Tekashi 6ix9ine to a fight.

In a new interview with TMZ, he claims he was talking about the video game Street Fighter — not an actual street fight.

“Oh man that was all a big misunderstanding,” he says. “I was talking about play me in Street Fighter. I’m just sensitive about the city, man. It’s like Chicago is a city that has a lot of adversity, so I feel like it’s our duty of us that rep the city to protect. But I’m all about peace. I was talking about video games.

I think we gotta put positive energy into the world We don’t want to see young men, young rappers losing their lives and things like what happened to X [XXXTENTACION]. It’s important to put positive energy in the world because negative energy catches up to you.”

Mensa released an Instagram video on Thursday (July 26) challenging 6ix9ine to a fight for disrespecting Chi-Town.

“If he wanna talk about ‘suck my dick’ and all that, fight me then,” he said. “Point blank, see me and these fucking hands. No security. We seen you drive around Chicago with eight police. Shoot the one-on-one. See what happen to you, boy.

“I’ll turn your muthafuckin’ face the color of your hair. So, put up or shut up like your bitch-ass homie.”

@6ix9ine @akadmiks

A post shared by VALENTINO (@vicmensa) on Jul 25, 2018 at 10:51am PDT

Meanwhile, 6ix9ine was in New York City for an episode of The Angie Martinez Show on Thursday after Mensa’s video had made the rounds. When asked about the situation, the rainbow-haired rapper acted like he had no idea who Mensa was.

Regardless, Mensa is ready for a fight — at a video game arena. 

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Lil Pump Announces "Harvard Dropout" Release Date

Lil Pump has announced the release date for his sophomore album Harvard Dropout. On Friday (July 27), Pump took to Twitter to reveal the project would arrive on August 17 — his 18th birthday.

“HARVARD DROPOUT IS DROPPING ON MY BIRTHDAY AUGUST 17,” he wrote in all caps. “ESSKEEETITT!”

Harvard Dropout marks the follow-up to his 2017 self-titled debut album. Upon its release, the project debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, selling over 45,000 total album equivalent units in its first week. It was certified gold by the RIAA in June.

The Warner Bros. signee released the “Drug Addicts” video earlier this month, which starred veteran actor Charlie Sheen. Prior to that, Pump hit #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Esskeetit.” 

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Charlamagne Tha God’s DNA Was Reportedly Not Found In Sexual Assault Accuser’s Rape Kit

Charleston, SC – A petition was started earlier this month asking for Charlamagne Tha God to be fired from iHeartRadio due to a 2001 alleged sexual assault.

But according to documents obtained by The Blast, The Breakfast Club host’s DNA wasn’t found in accuser Jessica Reid’s rape kit. The reports reveal there was no evidence of any semen found inside the alleged victim from an oral, vaginal and rectal swab.

Materials tested from underneath Reid’s fingernails were also analyzed and determined to contain “nothing of apparent serological evidentiary value.”

Reid was 15 years old at the time of the alleged assault. Charlamagne went to the police in an attempt to clear his name of any wrongdoing. He ultimately pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor for having alcohol at a party where the alleged incident took place.

He was sentenced to three years of probation, but the charge of sexual assault was dropped.

Reid, now 32, is attempting to take the case to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Earlier this week, Charlamagne addressed the situation on an episode of The Breakfast Club. He maintains his innocence.

Check it out below. 

[This article was last updated on July 21, 2018 and can be found below.]

The woman accusing Charlamagne Tha God (real name Lenard Larry McKelvey) of sexually assaulting her when she was 15-years-old has reportedly taken the case to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

According to The Blast, Jessica Reid is taking her complaints to the court’s disciplinary counsel and accusing the prosecution of improperly handling the criminal case. On Friday (July 20), Reid reportedly sent a letter to John S. Nichols, a deputy for the Supreme Court Office of Disciplinary Counsel in South Carolina.

In the letter, Reid wrote, “I am filing a claim against the prosecution because they failed to defend and promote justice. They did not even try to hold him responsible for Raping me. Instead, the State allowed McKelvey to pled guilty to Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and agreed to dismiss the remaining charge which was Rape.”

She went on today she’s “filing a claim for negligence and misconduct of this case due to the prosecutions behavior to not defend the victim and allow justice to be served.”

Repping my mothers alma mater this morning. #SCSU

A post shared by Charlamagne Thagod (@cthagod) on Jun 27, 2018 at 6:16am PDT

The Blast also reports sources close to Reid says she’s requested the DNA samples Charlamagne provided during the initial investigation, claiming her family was never informed of the results. The family is reportedly hoping the information in the samples could help their case.

The iHeartRadio personality was accused of the alleged assault in 2001, something he adamantly denies.

He pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor for having alcohol at a party where the alleged incident took place. Consequently, he was sentenced to three years of probation, but the charge of sexual assault was dropped.

South Carolina has no statute of limitations on prosecution for criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

A Care2 petition started circulating earlier this month, calling for The Breakfast Club host to get fired. It has received over 18,000 signatures at the time of publishing. It refers to Charlamagne as a “pedophile” and calls for his prosecution.

[This article has been updated. The original version was published on July 12, 2018 and can be found below.]

Charlamagne Tha God has lawyered up after a 2001 sexual assault case was brought back to light. On Wednesday (July 11), a petition was launched calling for his termination from The Breakfast Club, but the iHeartRadio host adamantly denies any misconduct.

TMZ spoke to Charlamagne’s attorney Marty Singer who explained, “More than seventeen years ago, Charlamagne was accused of a sexual assault. He never had sexual relations or any physical contact with the accuser and even provided DNA to prove it. At the time of these claims, Charlamagne cooperated fully with authorities, and after the investigation, this charge against him was dropped.

“Charlamagne has spoken about this many times over the years in public, including in his book. While Charlamagne has empathy for all sexual assault victims, he cannot take responsibility for a crime he did not commit.”

According to legal docs obtained by The Blast, a then 22-year-old Charlamagne was accused of “willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously engage in penile/vaginal intercourse with a fifteen year old female child.”

Charlamagne pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor for having alcohol at a party where the alleged incident took place. He was sentenced to three years of probation, but the charge of sexual assault was dropped.

Now that accuser Jessica Reid is 32, she wants the criminal case re-opened. She reportedly hasn’t “been able to get over it” and wants “closure.” Reid’s mother told The Blast she was trying to protect her teenage daughter from suffering and encouraged her not to cooperate with the prosecution.

A 2001 police report from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office reportedly says Reid and a friend were brought to a short-stay Naval housing facility in Charleston, South Carolina and given a liquid that tasted like soda. The friend claims she doesn’t remember much after that but woke up to Reid naked and crying, saying she’d been raped.

After being taken to a local hospital, the staff determined a sexual assault had occurred. Reid implicated Charlamagne as the alleged attacker.

Charlamagne addressed the matter previously during a 2013 interview with DJ Akademiks. He pointed to the lack of DNA evidence as proof he didn’t do it.

The Care2 petition has received roughly 7,500 signatures at the time of publishing. It refers to Charlamagne as a “pedophile” and says he should be prosecuted.

“We want to send a powerful message to all of the people who like to prey on innocent children that it’s not going to happen on our watch,” it reads. “No matter how much money or influence you have, we will not allow you to hurt our children.”

South Carolina has no statute of limitations on prosecution for criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

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