Nas Reportedly Discloses Income As Kelis Child Support Battle Wages On

As the child support battle between Nas and his ex-wife Kelis wages on, the legendary MC has reportedly revealed how much he makes per month as part of the proceedings.

Kelis is asking for more money to support their 8-year-old son Knight and according to TMZ, Nas filed legal documents disclosing his income in an effort to show the judge how much financial responsibility he already has to shoulder.

The Queensbridge OG reportedly pulls in $175,000 per month and has more than $8.3 million in his bank account. The legal docs list his monthly expenses at $76,834.04 — $20,245.70 of which goes to helping some of his family members. Nas also has a rent bill of $15,000 a month.

Kelis is currently receiving $8,000 per month, but a judge will have to determine if that will change in the future.

Nas and Kelis were married in 2005 and their divorce was finalized in 2010. In a recent interview with Hollywood Unlocked, the “Milkshake” singer alleged she suffered years of physical and emotional abuse during their marriage.

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Pete Rock & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Join Moses Sumney On Moogfest Free Stage

Dunham, NC – Hip Hop heads residing in Durham, North Carolina are in for a treat. Moogfest — the annual festival dedicated to the work of Robert Moog, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer — has just added a free stage with an awesome line-up.

On May 19 in the heart of downtown Durham, the festival (now in its 14th year) has announced the addition of legendary producer/DJ Pete Rock, as well as Ali Shaheed Muhammad, the key component of the immortal A Tribe Called Quest. The two will each do a live DJ set and given their history, it’s a free experience that fans won’t want to miss.

Moses Sumney, whose debut LP Aromanticism was named among the best albums of 2017 in the New York Times, is also included in the lineup. He’ll be joined by a live band for his second Moogfest appearance. Additionally, he’ll be taking part in a songwriters workshop.

The mostly electronic music festival also boasts names such as KRS-One and producer/DJ J Rocc of Beat Junkies fame in their extensive lineup.

You can see the full schedule and grab tickets to the other events here.

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Adidas Under Investigation Following Accident At Kanye West’s Office

Calabasas, CA – An employee working on Yeezy shoes at Kanye West’s Calabasas office was badly injured when a 3D printer fell onto his foot during an accident in late March. According to TMZ, the injury from the massive 3D printer was so intense the employee had to be airlifted to the hospital.

As a result of the workplace accident, the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) is now investigating West’s office to see if there are any violations. They specifically want to determine if any workplace violations contributed to the gruesome accident.

Adidas is facing fines of up to $129,000 per violation, and the man injured has reportedly enlisted the help of a lawyer. Although details on his condition have been kept under wraps, TMZ reports his foot may have been amputated as a result of the accident.

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Kevin Gates Teases New Music On Instagram

Kevin Gates took to Instagram Sunday (May 13) to preview new music over a series of four consecutive posts, all captioned with the hashtag #imhim.”

The Bread Winners’ Association rapper didn’t share any track titles or release dates, but dropped some fresh bars across the posts, “I done changed lanes/ I ain’t miss a beat/ Praise to Allah/ Made it out the clink,“ he raps in the first clip. Then, “So focused I ain’t checkin’ the comments/ Want smoke? Go relocate your momma/ Been broke, had to come up from grindin/ Sold soap, had to come up no options,” he raps over a Yung Lan-produced beat.

I done change lanes #imhim

A post shared by Kevin Gates (@iamkevingates) on May 13, 2018 at 6:52pm PDT

Pretend #imhim

A post shared by Kevin Gates (@iamkevingates) on May 13, 2018 at 7:11pm PDT

I swear this my last I think #imhim

A post shared by Kevin Gates (@iamkevingates) on May 13, 2018 at 7:19pm PDT

I ain’t lost my touch – in every aspect – #imhim s/o @yunglan

A post shared by Kevin Gates (@iamkevingates) on May 13, 2018 at 7:58pm PDT

The Louisiana native was released from prison in January, and had been relatively quiet since. After months of Instagram silence, he made his comeback last Monday (May 7), with some videos flexing his jewelry and showing a family meal. 

His wife, Dreka Gates, posted a video to Kevin’s Instagram apologizing to fans on May 4, revealing that the Illinois Department Of Corrections has prevented her busband from leaving the state, saying he isn’t even allowed to come home to California where the two share a home. “We’re doing everything in our power to work this out,” Dreka said.

Gates has missed several concerts as a result of his travel limitations, including a set at this past weekend’s Rolling Loud in Miami.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: Rae Sremmurd’s "SR3MM" Makes Top 10 Billboard 200 Debut

Although Rae Sremmurd’s triple album, SR3MM, made its debut in the Billboard 200’s Top 10 for the week ending May 10, it’s Post Malone who continues to the dominate the chart.

Malone’s sophomore album, Beerbongs Bentleys, has hit #1 for a second consecutive week.

Elsewhere, J. Cole’s KOD makes a short leap to #2 from its #3 position last week despite a 35 percent decline in sales, Leon Bridges’ Good Thing makes a big debut at #3, and the Black Panther soundtrack and Migos’ Culture II round out the Top 10.

Post Gets An Encore

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A post shared by Posty (@postmalone) on May 4, 2018 at 6:52pm PDT

For the second week in a row, Post Malone’s Beerbongs Bentleys has nabbed the Billboard 200 crown. With 192,655 total album equivalent units (23,664 in pure album sales and a streaming count of 240,693,746), it was still enough to take the #1 spot — even with the 58 percent slump in sales.

Beerbongs Bentleys has been smashing records since its April 27 release. Last week, Malone broke the record for the most simultaneous Hot 100 hits, which The Beatles had held since 1964.

Real Crowd Pleasers

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A post shared by Rae Sremmurd (@raesremmurd) on Jan 31, 2018 at 1:14pm PST

Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi’s triple album SR3MM has entered the chart in the Top 10. The Rae Sremmurd duo racked up 56,955 total album equivalent units (5,157 in pure album sales and a streaming count of 73,597,207), landing the project in the #6 slot.

SR3MM serves as the follow-up to 2016’s SremmLife 2, which debuted at #7 upon its initial release.

Nickel Nine Makes Debut

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Even with the Eminem feature on “Caterpillar,” Royce Da 5’9’s Book Of Ryan wasn’t able to crack the Top 20. The project wound up in the #24 spot after pulling in 18,883 total album equivalent units (10,799 in pure album sales and a streaming count of 9,942,824).

Book Of Ryan serves as the follow-up to Nickel Nine’s 2016 album, Layers, which debuted at #22 and marked the first album of his to hit #1 on the Billboard Top RB/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Top 10 Billboard 200 Rap RB Albums For The Week Ending 05/10/2018

Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard’s new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album’s streaming count is available in brackets.

  1. Post Malone — Beerbongs Bentleys — #1 — 192,655 (23,664) [240,693,746]
  2. J. Cole — KOD — #2 — 68,230 (12,828) [80,860,377]
  3. Leon Bridges — Good Thing — #3 — 66,135 (8,575) [9,048, 089]
  4. Cardi B — Invasion Of Privacy — #4 — 61,780 (5,420) [78,007,963]
  5. Rae Sremmurd — SR3MM — #6 — 56,955 (5,157) [73,597,207]
  6. Various Artists — Black Panther: The Album — #9 — 29,619 (4,522) [33,432,716]
  7. Migos — Culture II — #10 —28,708 (1,524) [37,909,883]
  8. Post Malone — Stoney — #11 — 28,157 (2,323) [36,114,638]
  9. YoungBoy Never Broke Again — Until Death Call My Name — #12 — 28,085 (845) [38,152,382]
  10. XXXTENTACION — ? — #13 — 27,804 (655) [38,777,971]

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