Atlanta rapper B.oB. Has announced his first major headlining tour will start this August on the “Shootin’ For Stars" tour. 

B.o.B. will hit the road from August to November, when he finished up his current tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan. 

The tour announcement comes amidst a busy schedule for B.o.B., who has dates lined up with The Black Eyed Peas (August 1st), Lollapalooza (August 6th) and the 5th Annual Summer Spirit Festival (August 7th) and other one-off dates. 

"I just want to show people that there are endless possibilities of what you can do," B.o.B said in a statement. "You don't just have to be a rapper, you don't just have to be a trapper; you can be anything you want to be and whatever you do, just love it and it will show."

B.o.B. is riding the success of his debut album B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, which hit #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart when it was released in April. 

Additionally, B.o.B.’s latest single “Airplanes” featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, is currently #1 in the U.K. 

Tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Snoop Dogg and a number of other West Coast rappers are being sued by a legendary bassist who claims the artists illegally sampled a record and never paid him.

Michael Henderson cut his teeth touring with Stevie Wonder and recording extensively with Miles Davis, before he launched a successful solo career and released eight critically acclaimed albums.

His music has been sampled by artists like Jay-Z, Eminem, Notorious B.I.G. and others.

Lawyers for Henderson filed a lawsuit against Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, Goldie Lo, Kam, Doggy Style Records and Universal Music on Tuesday (July 6th).

According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern District, Snoop and company illegally sampled “Riding,” a song on Henderson’s 1979 album Do It All.

Henderson accuses the rappers of incorporating his music into their song “Riding” and also “Hands on the Wheel,“ which were both available for stream, download and purchase.

In the complaint, Henderson claims “Flashbacks” featuring Warzone (Goldie Loc, Kam and MC Eiht) was released on a mixtape, which was used to promote Snoop’s album Ego Trippin’, which was released in March of 2008.

Henderson also says “Hands on the Wheel” illegally incorporated his music and was used to boost ticket sales for Snoop’s West Fest tour in June of 2008.

Henderson is suing for copyright infringement, unfair competition and unjust enrichment. He  is seeking unspecified damages in a trial by jury.
 

Rapper Lil Wayne entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in Yuma, Arizona on Friday (June 18th) in Yuma County Superior Court.

The rapper has began serving a one-year prison sentence on Riker’s Island in New York for a separate gun charge.

On Friday, Lil Wayne appeared in court via a video feed from the New York jail and pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a dangerous drug.

As a result, a number of other felony charges were dismissed, including misconduct involving weapons, possession of a narcotic for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lil Wayne was originally arrested in January of 2008, when his tour bus was stopped near a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint outside of Yuma, Arizona.

A search of the bus uncovered a .40 caliber handgun, four ounces of marijuana, over an ounce of cocaine, 41 grams of ecstasy.

Lil Wayne is expected to be receive up to 36 months of probation in exchange for the guilty plea when he is sentenced, June 30th.

New York’s DJ Absolut is suing rapper Kia Shine in court over Drake’s breakout hit single “Best I Ever Had.”

According to a lawsuit filed in Queens Supreme Court, DJ Absolut is suing Kia Shine, claiming he made at least $1 million dollars off of the single without sharing the proceeds.

The lawsuit stems from a Lil Wayne song produced by Kia Shine and Lil Wayne called “Do It For The Boy,” which was on DJ Absolut’s The Leak mixtape.

According to Kia Shine, he gave a copy of the single to Wayne in March of 2008. He noticed similarities in Drake’s cadence, lyrics and delivery and was eventually awarded a 25% stake in “Best I Ever Had.”

Kia Shine also earned a BMI Award for his role in creating the contested single, although Drake denied reports that the Memphis rapper had anything to do with creating “Best I Ever Had.”

According to the lawsuit, Kia Shine originally agreed to pay DJ Absolut 20% of the publishing from the original track, but Kia Shine and his legal team allegedly cut a deal with Drake’s team directly for the 25%.

"Kia Shine needs to uphold his end of the agreement," DJ Absolut’s lawyer, Brian Levy told The New York Daily News. "It wasn't my client's desire to resort to legal action to get him to do it. We've reached out to him, but he has not chosen to respond."
 

Rapper Gucci Mane has revealed that his album The State Vs. Radric Davis was the first installment of a three-part series of albums.

Gucci Mane told Ricky Padilla of Orlando’s 102 Jamz that his upcoming album The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted is the second album in a three-part trilogy.

“I been in the studio recording, I’m on like 30 songs,” Gucci Mane said. “I shot six videos on the day I got out. I got something on my chest that I want to get off. ”

Gucci Mane revealed that the third and final album will be titled The Final Verdict.

During the interview, Gucci Mane addressed an incident that took place during the filming of one of the videos last week.

Gucci’s associate Waka Flocka Flames was involved in a heated confrontation with Queial, a member of Atlanta rap group Da Congressmen and cousin of Young Jeezy associate, Slick Pulla.

Gucci, who is on probation, looked on as Queial and other members of The Congressmen interrupted the video shoot, leading Waka Flock’s friends to restrain him during the altercation.

“It was dead before it started,” Gucci said of the confrontation. “I’m just getting out so I didn’t really know what was going on but it wasn’t a problem.”

Gucci Mane is slated to appear on 106 & Park next week to premiere the video for “911 Emergency” from his mixtape "Burrrprint 2" with DJ Holiday.

The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted is due in stores this August, according to Gucci Mane.
 

Interviewed Jamie Foxx on 102.5 The Party May 6. Here's the link if you want to listen. He's supporting the Nashville Flood Relief and promoting the new album scheduled for release July 20

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