Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Estate Reportedly Warns Lil Wayne Over "New Dirty Bastard" Trademark

The Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard has sent a cease and desist letter to Lil Wayne and Young Money Entertainment, according to The Blast. The estate is reportedly upset over Weezy’s intentions of trademarking “New Dirty Bastard.

News of Wayne’s efforts to file for the trademark surfaced in June. Last month, the attorney for the Estate of ODB and the late rapper’s daughter, Taniqua Jones, told The Blast they were “willing to work together” after learning of Young Money’s filing.

Now, the family is warning Wayne and Young Money about using the moniker. The estate reportedly tried to get in touch with Weezy about his plans for the name but never heard back. They believe “New Dirty Bastard” is a violation of their trademark and want it to be rescinded.

The estate claims the trademark will confuse consumers. According to sources close to the Wu-Tang Clan legend’s family, new ODB-related projects are in the works, causing concern about how Wayne and Young Money’s filing would affect the releases.

ODB passed away in 2004.

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Jay Rock Blends 8-Bit Animation & Live Action In "ES Tales" Video

Jay Rock has mashed up the worlds of 8-bit animation and live action for his “ES Tales” video.

The Top Dawg Entertainment artist’s unique visuals — directed by Jack Begert and Dave Free of The Little Homies — add a new dimension to the Teddy Walton-produced track, which appears on Rock’s latest album Redemption.

Watch the “ES Tales” video above.

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Cardi B Is The Internet’s Newest Meme Classic

Cardi B proved her sense of humor is perfectly intact once she became the internet’s latest meme target.

After a childhood photo of a five-year-old Belcalis Almanzar made the rounds, social media had a field day turning it into a series of “My Mommy Say” memes.

The Bronx firecracker got in on the joke and shared a couple of her favorites via Instagram.

One of them read, “My momma said y’all have to play with me.” Cardi captioned the photo with, “Yaaaa annoying for this. Leave five year old Belcalis alone.”

Yaaaa annoying for this ?????Leave five year old Belcalis alone ??

A post shared by Cardi B Official IG (@iamcardib) on Jul 2, 2018 at 9:18pm PDT

The second one Cardi posted read, “My momma said your daddy ain’t in college, he in jail.” She captioned that one with, “too funny cause I was a smart ass like this.”

???????too funny cause i was a smart ass like this ???

A post shared by Cardi B Official IG (@iamcardib) on Jul 9, 2018 at 11:19am PDT

Evidently that was just the beginning. People all over Twitter and Instagram started making their own little kid Cardi memes. The mother-to-be had fun with those, too.

Cardi’s foray into meme land follows jet ski JAY-Z who was the internet’s victim last week.

Check out some of the best Cardi memes below.

Either you knew this kid or were this kid. Lmdao tried to tag cardi b but i forgot 4 years ago we got in a argument online and she blocked me ahaha but ilove u girl #cardib

A post shared by ?Mermaid Tatiana Monroe ? (@hollywood__monroe) on Jul 10, 2018 at 3:20pm PDT

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Pharrell Curates Spotify’s Black History Is Happening Now Volume 2

Pharrell has taken over the reins of Spotify’s Black History Is Happening, a series created by the streaming platform in partnership with creative collective Saturday Morning.

The hit-making producer is curating volume two of the year-long platform, which highlights the work of black artists and creatives through music curation, video and podcasts.

Pharrell succeeds Janelle Monáe, who curated volume one earlier this year.

Skateboard P’s curated selections are live now on Spotify in the US, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Germany and Canada. The highlights include the work of black women, Pharrell’s inspirations and a showcase of his own work — including music from The Neptunes and N.E.R.D.

A series of video interviews with Pharrell are also available on YouTube. In the clips, the veteran producer details his perspective on black culture, politics and much more.

Visit Spotify’s Black History Is Happening Now hub here and check out Pharrell’s videos below.

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Donald Glover Reportedly Isn’t Being Sued By Former Label, Just Owes $700K

Despite initial reports that Donald Glover was being sued by his former label, Glassnote Entertainment Group, it turns out the imprint only filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court.

According to Billboard, court documents filed by Glassnote on July 6 say the label is seeking $700,000 in unpaid streaming royalties from digital radio services like Pandora, SiriusXM and the non-interactive radio functions of Spotify, among others.

Glover released three albums with Glassnote, including 2011’s Camp, 2013’s Because The Internet and 2016’s Awaken, My Love! Under Glover’s original contract, the label licensed those three albums at a 50 percent net royalty rate. Those royalties were paid to SoundExchange when his songs were streamed on the services.

SoundExchange paid Glover $700,000 for his role as the artist and he’s entitled to 45 percent of the approximately $1.6 million currently paid out. The court docs reportedly state that Glover went after Glassnote for the other 50 percent of royalties because he owns his master recordings. The label only licensed the three albums (meaning they were on loan) and the license expired last October.

In the complaint filed last week, Glassnote is asking a judge to mediate the contract dispute and determine who has the rights to those royalties.

Billboard added that a source close to Glassnote said the company has never been in litigation with an artist since the company’s 2007 inception.

Glover signed with RCA Records in January and released “This Is America” as his first single with the label. The single debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[This article has been updated. The original version was published on July 6, 2018 and can be found below.]

Donald Glover, who also goes by his musical alter ego Childish Gambino, is reportedly being sued by Glassnote Entertainment Group.

According to TMZ, the imprint has filed a lawsuit again the Atlanta mastermind for failing to pay them streaming royalties. Glover has reportedly collected over $700,000 in royalties but hasn’t given any of that money to Glassnote.

Glassnote and Glover have partnered on several mixtapes and three albums together, including his commercial breakthrough Awaken! My Love. 

The label claims to have already paid Glover $8 million and expects to pay him another $2 million in royalties over the next three months. It’s also saying Glover demanded another $1.5 million to resolve any streaming royalty disputes. 

Glover signed with RCA Records in January 2018. In a statement, Glover called the move “a necessary change of pace.”

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