R. Kelly Reportedly Sued For Sexual Assault & Infecting Victim With Herpes

Allegations of R. Kelly’s sexual abuse continue to surface. TMZ reports a woman is suing the controversial singer for sexual battery, false imprisonment and failure to disclose an STD.

Faith Rodgers, the alleged victim, says she dated Kelly for about one year after meeting him when she was 19 at a San Antonio concert. Following their initial meeting, Rodgers claims Kelly flew her to New York for a show. After the event, he reportedly “bombarded” her hotel room and engaged in “abusive sex” that involved oral and vaginal intercourse.

Now that the relationship has ended, Rodgers went into vivid detail about the alleged verbal and sexual abuse she suffered. She was allegedly locked in rooms, studios and cars for failing to sexually satisfy him. The lawsuit states that Kelly had a female assistant watching to make sure she never escaped.

Kelly was accused of knowingly infecting another woman with herpes in April. Over the past year, more and more allegations of Kelly’s sexual misconduct have been reported. He’s been accused of running a “sex cult” that holds women against their will and grooming a teenager to be his sex “pet.”

The myriad of reports about Kelly’s sexual abuse have resulted in him being removed from Spotify’s curated playlists and inspired the Lifetime Network to develop multiple projects about his alleged crimes.

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A$AP Rocky Unveils Cover Art For “Testing” Album

A$AP Rocky has been teasing an album called Testing for some time now, and it appears the LP is finally ready for release.

Lord Flocko hit Instagram on Sunday night (May 20) to unveil the album’s cover art and reveal that the project is finished.

ALL DONE

A post shared by PRETTY FLACKO (@asaprocky) on May 20, 2018 at 8:29pm PDT

A leaked image shared by famed Hip Hop journalist Elliott Wilson also lists Kid Cudi, Skepta and electronica giant Moby as guest features. The latter appears on Rocky’s recently released single, “A$AP Forever.”

A post shared by Elliott Wilson (@elliottwilson) on May 20, 2018 at 7:45pm PDT

During an interview with GQ back in October, Rocky spoke on the premise for his new album.

“My new album is really about testing new sounds,” he said at the time. “People are scared to test new sounds, so they go with what’s current ‘cause it’s the easy thing to do. The top 100 songs sound a certain way. People cater more to that because it’s a bigger demographic behind that, or it’s a guaranteed demographic behind that. I prefer to experiment and have my crowd grow with me and to reach new crowds. I don’t just rap—I actually make music. That’s why it takes time. These sonics represent me.”

Rocky has been releasing a flurry of songs in recent months. He dropped “Herojuana Blunts” on 4/20 and “Bad Company” with BlocBoy JB in late March. Before that, Rocky released a number of “testing” tracks, including “5 Stars,” “Above” and “Money Bags Freestyle.”

Testing currently has no confirmed release date. Rocky had said the LP would drop “for sure” before the end of 2017, but it failed to materialize.

Check out the cover art for Testing below.

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A$AP Rocky Unveils Cover Art For “Testing” Album

A$AP Rocky has been teasing an album called Testing for some time now, and it appears the LP is finally ready for release.

Lord Flocko hit Instagram on Sunday night (May 20) to unveil the album’s cover art and reveal that the project is finished.

ALL DONE

A post shared by PRETTY FLACKO (@asaprocky) on May 20, 2018 at 8:29pm PDT

A leaked image shared by famed Hip Hop journalist Elliott Wilson also lists Kid Cudi, Skepta and electronica giant Moby as guest features. The latter appears on Rocky’s recently released single, “A$AP Forever.”

A post shared by Elliott Wilson (@elliottwilson) on May 20, 2018 at 7:45pm PDT

During an interview with GQ back in October, Rocky spoke on the premise for his new album.

“My new album is really about testing new sounds,” he said at the time. “People are scared to test new sounds, so they go with what’s current ‘cause it’s the easy thing to do. The top 100 songs sound a certain way. People cater more to that because it’s a bigger demographic behind that, or it’s a guaranteed demographic behind that. I prefer to experiment and have my crowd grow with me and to reach new crowds. I don’t just rap—I actually make music. That’s why it takes time. These sonics represent me.”

Rocky has been releasing a flurry of songs in recent months. He dropped “Herojuana Blunts” on 4/20 and “Bad Company” with BlocBoy JB in late March. Before that, Rocky released a number of “testing” tracks, including “5 Stars,” “Above” and “Money Bags Freestyle.”

Testing currently has no confirmed release date. Rocky had said the LP would drop “for sure” before the end of 2017, but it failed to materialize.

Check out the cover art for Testing below.

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A$AP Rocky Unveils Cover Art For “Testing” Album

A$AP Rocky has been teasing an album called Testing for some time now, and it appears the LP is finally ready for release.

Lord Flocko hit Instagram on Sunday night (May 20) to unveil the album’s cover art and reveal that the project is finished.

ALL DONE

A post shared by PRETTY FLACKO (@asaprocky) on May 20, 2018 at 8:29pm PDT

A leaked image shared by famed Hip Hop journalist Elliott Wilson also lists Kid Cudi, Skepta and electronica giant Moby as guest features. The latter appears on Rocky’s recently released single, “A$AP Forever.”

A post shared by Elliott Wilson (@elliottwilson) on May 20, 2018 at 7:45pm PDT

During an interview with GQ back in October, Rocky spoke on the premise for his new album.

“My new album is really about testing new sounds,” he said at the time. “People are scared to test new sounds, so they go with what’s current ‘cause it’s the easy thing to do. The top 100 songs sound a certain way. People cater more to that because it’s a bigger demographic behind that, or it’s a guaranteed demographic behind that. I prefer to experiment and have my crowd grow with me and to reach new crowds. I don’t just rap—I actually make music. That’s why it takes time. These sonics represent me.”

Rocky has been releasing a flurry of songs in recent months. He dropped “Herojuana Blunts” on 4/20 and “Bad Company” with BlocBoy JB in late March. Before that, Rocky released a number of “testing” tracks, including “5 Stars,” “Above” and “Money Bags Freestyle.”

Testing currently has no confirmed release date. Rocky had said the LP would drop “for sure” before the end of 2017, but it failed to materialize.

Check out the cover art for Testing below.

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Pusha T Declares Upcoming "King Push" Album To Be "Flawless"

Pusha T is feeling confident about his upcoming album, at least according to some self-congratulatory comments made in a group chat, which were recently made public.

The former Clipse rapper, whose real name is Terrence Thornton, called the album “flawless” and “so goooooooooood” in messages revealed by Def Jam AR Steven Victor.

Victor himself backed Push up, agreeing with the “flawless” assessment and deeming it the album of year.

Push’s first solo studio album, My Name Is My Name, dropped in 2013 and featured a reunited Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) handling production duties. King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude dropped in 2015 and was billed as a “warm-up” to the upcoming King Push.

Kanye West, who will be producing King Push, said the album is set to drop May 25, which will be followed by a solo Kanye project, a Kanye and Kid Cudi dual project, a Nas album, and a Teyana Taylor project, all overseen by Kanye.

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