Eazy-E Allegedly Hired Ex-Israeli Soldier To "Deal With" Suge Knight

It’s been more than 30 years since the seminal Hip Hop album Straight Outta Compton was released, but N.W.A co-founder Eazy-E is still being talked about with equal parts awe and reverence.

Gary Ballen, a cousin of the late N.W.A manager Jerry Heller as well as a stage and production manager for the group, recently sat down with the Murder Master Music Show to tell some never-before-heard stories about his late friend and how he really was larger than life.

On Eazy-E

“He was short but stocky! He could stand still and do a backflip and land on his feet. His upper body strength was amazing! I saw him knock some guy out at a video shoot. Some big dude was getting in the way at a Michel’le video shoot and Eazy walked up to a 250-300 lbs guy and Eazy knocked him out with one punch.”

On Suge Knight

“One day, Suge walked into my office and closed the door behind him and said, ‘You’ve been disrespecting Dr. Dre and Michel’le and I want you to stop.’ That was the first time I ever backed down from anyone in my life. It was Suge Knight and he was pretty big and menacing at that time.”

On Hiring An Ex-Israeli Soldier To Handle Suge Knight

“The first time I ever saw Mike Klein, it was a picture of him holding up two severed heads. He was one of those crazy Israeli army guys and when I met him, he had a real strong crew of guys who worked for him and they became our bodyguards. Him and Eazy got to be real close because Eazy liked that Rambo mentality and Klein was an expert at everything whether it was karate, fighting or anything. Once he threatened Suge, then everything was all over. The first thing I heard was he told Suge if he ever comes back, he would chop him up and put him in dumpsters all over the city. And the second thing I heard was he told Suge if he ever comes to the office uninvited again, he would leave in a box.”

Listen to more of the interview below.

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Wale Signs New Deal With Warner Bros. Records

Los Angeles, CA – After a string of consistent project releases, Wale has formally found himself a new home at Warner Bros.

“I felt their passion, commitment, and enthusiasm from day one,” he said in an exclusive statement to Complex. The signing comes just months after he — from what is known — amicably split from Atlantic, with whom he’d spent six years.

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He alluded to the situation on a song titled “Negotiations,” which appeared on his second of two 2018 EPs, Self Promotion. “Yeah, mind racin’/Negotiatin’ my situation/I burned bridges I can’t repair, so been fly lately,” he rapped.

On the same song, he also references what may have been parting words between himself and the label. “I’m I’m bad business, the rap industry thinks I’m crazy … the gatekeepers, they hate me say I’m militant,” he raps.

His fallout with Atlantic seemed to be written on the wall, amid poor/declining album sales — with Shine moving just a little more than 25k units in its first week.

For a label that counts acts streaming behemoths like Bhad Bhabie to its roster, numbers like that spell flop in capital letters. Combine that with beef and what many have seen as a poor attitude, and the rapper began to look like a liability.

Still, Wale has been able to keep his sales consistent and live dates in support of the album remained packed.

With two extremely promising EPs thus far in 2018 and a very respectable catalog in his name, Warner Bros. clearly sees the vision. Label co-chairman Tom Corson proclaimed Wale to be a “pillar in the hip-hop community and beyond,” in a statement. “Wale is truly a force to be reckoned with, and we look forward to a successful partnership for years to come,” he added.

“They believed in my vision wholeheartedly, and I am ready to show and prove,” Wale says. He joins like DVSN, Mac Miller, PartyNextDoor, and recent Warner Bros. signee Lil Pump.

A new album is expected later this year.

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"Evil Fucking Child": Flo Rida Accused Of Shunning Disabled Toddler Son

A woman who gave birth to Flo Rida’s child has embarked on a tell-all campaign accusing the “My House” rapper of denying his 19-month-old son solely because of the disability he was born with.

She’s even gone on record to claim the multi-platinum rapper has described the toddler as an “evil fucking child.”

The Daily Mail sat down with 34-year-old Alexis Adams, who claimed that Flo Rida denied the child until a paternity test proved that Zohar Paxton was, in fact, his.

Adams and Flo Rida met in Miami in 2015, but the details of their meeting — and relationship — are unclear, and Adams didn’t get into it in the interview. She did, however, claim during her pregnancy, she lost contact with the superstar born Tramar Lacel Dillard and

Flo Rida, for his part, only made one mention about the situation in the past, when he told TMZ back in April that Adams was vying for a “cash grab.” Past that, however, he’s been very silent on the subject.

Even though they were not exclusive, Adams did receive a paternity test confirming that Flo Rida was the father (which she, at the time, released to The Jasmine Brand), who continues to pay his child support even though the two are no longer in communication with one another.

She said that the child, who suffers from a condition called hydrocephalus, will be dealing with medical conditions for the rest of his life. When the boy underwent serious brain surgery, she claims Flo Rida was “cold and distant” to his son, sat in the waiting room with his sunglasses on and didn’t try to engage the child at all.

While Adams admits that she receives child support from Flo Rida, who also pays for his son’s medical insurance, she is currently in court because her attorney claims that what he provides “is not enough” to meet the needs of a disabled child.

Hydrocephalus, sometimes called “water on the brain,” is a condition where fluid builds up in the brain’s cavities, putting undue pressure on the brain itself. According to The Mayo Clinic, hydrocephalus can happen at any age, but is most common in babies and adults 60-years-old and older. The long-term complications of the disease are widely varied and often difficult to predict, but if it’s treated early enough in children, it can lead to few, if any, complications, later in life.

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Conway Teams With Sonnyjim For "Death By Misadventure" EP

Just a few months after dropping the Blakk Tape, Conway The Machine has returned with a brand new EP titled Death By Misadventure. The Griselda/Shady Records artist’s latest work is a collaboration with British rapper/producer Sonnyjim.

Conway handles most of the rhyming duties while Sonnyjim is behind the boards, but the latter does contribute a few vocals. The six-track project features a guest appearance by Roc Marciano and a remix by producer Budgie.

Check out the Conway and Sonnyjim’s Death By Misadventure stream, cover art and tracklist below.

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1. 80 Blocks From Tiffanys
2. Belugas
3. Kevlar Tux f. Roc Marciano
4. Cristal Cereal f. Sonnyjim
5. Capiche
6. Cristal Cereal f. Sonnyjim (Budgie Remix)

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Man Sues Cardi B & Offset Over Post-Met Gala Beatdown

A professional autograph seeker is suing Cardi B and Offset after claiming the couple’s security team beat him up outside of a Met Gala after-party.

Giovanni Arnold, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, was captured on video hounding Cardi for an autograph before an altercation took place on May 8. Footage showed him on the ground being attacked by multiple people after he taunted Cardi and Offset, who denied his autograph request.

According to TMZ, Arnold claims Cardi told him, “Fuck outta here nigga, I will slap the shit out of you” outside The Mark Hotel in New York. Offset allegedly told him, “Shut up, bro, before a nigga beat you out here.”

The lawsuit, which was filed by attorney Daniel Szalkiewicz, says three of the Hip Hop power couple’s bodyguards attacked Arnold after he tried to de-escalate the situation. Video of the incident appears to contradict his assertion though. In the clip, he can be heard saying, “I’ll take all your money, bro. Please beat me up. Please brother. Please be a fool.”

Arnold was taken to the hospital following the altercation. He claims to have suffered injuries to his face, back, neck and body.

(The previous version of this article was published on May 9, 2018 and can found below.)

Though everyone saw the up-close-and-personal footage of the beatdown of an autograph seeker outside a post-Met Gala 2018 party earlier this week, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper is claiming ignorance — and feigning blindness.

“I’m legally bliiiiiind,” she sings for the TMZ camera. “I’m legally blind, sir.”

A member of her entourage can then be seen shooing the cameraman away, asking him to “leave her alone” because she’s a “pregnant lady” who worked “really hard” today.

The initial reports about Giovanni Arnold, a professional autograph seeker, suggested that Cardi B’s security gave him an unprovoked beatdown after he requested a signature from the Bronx native.

Later, however, the reality seemed to be very different: a longer video shows Arnold heckling Offset after being refused autographs and begging him to “beat him up” — an offer some apparent Migos affiliates eventually obliged.

The New York Daily News also reports Arnold will likely file a lawsuit.

“Our client was beaten to a pulp for requesting an autograph,” said attorney Daniel Szalkiewicz. “Our client was held in the hospital overnight for observation. The videos clearly show this was not an act of self-defense. The assailants fled the scene to avoid being arrested for their savage attack. “No fan should ever be treated in this manner, and words never justify violence.”

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