Celebs Turn Up & Show Out at BET Hip Hop Awards

Celebrities headed down to Atlanta this weekend for the BET Hip Hop Awards.
The show, hosted by Snoop Dogg was taped at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center and featured a few surprises for the audience including a recorded cypher from Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and Common.

Some of the night's biggest winners included DJ Mustard for "Producer of the Year," Future won "Best Club Banger" for "Move That Dope," and Doug E. Fresh was awarded the "I Am Hip Hop Award."
Fresh held back tears as he thanked his fans and paid homage to his mother who died of Alzheimer's disease in May.
"I have to acknowledge her," he said. "I want to thank this woman and hip-hop. If it wasn't for hip-hop, I don't know where I would be."
The show will air on BET on October 14.
For now, check out some moments from the red carpet and backstage above.

Woman Assaulted By Keyshia Cole Over Birdman Speaks Out

The woman who was allegedly assaulted by singer Keyshia Cole has spoken out about the singer's arrest.
According to TMZ, sources identified the woman in the assault as Sabrina Mercadel, a Cash Money employee for over 10 years. The woman spent the night at Birdman's home with 4 other people when Cole came in at 5 a.m.
Mercadel says she's never had a relationship with her boss and doesn't get why the singer would believe that.
Sources also added that Keyshia approached Mercadel when she was coming out of the bathroom. Cole approached her and said, "What are you doing with my man?"
Keyshia has been released from jail and posted her own reaction to the ordeal on Instagram

Keyshia Cole Arrested For Assaulting A Woman In BirdMan's Condo

Keyshia Cole spent a not-so-pleasant Friday morning in jail ... after allegedly assaulting a woman who apparently spent the night with Keyshia's rumored BF.

Keyshia showed up at a swanky condo complex in West L.A. at around 5 AM. We're told she went there to see Birdman -- the CEO of Cash Money -- who she's reportedly dating.

Our sources say ... for some reason security let her go up to Birdman's penthouse and when she got in she saw another woman and went nuts.

We're told Keyshia attacked her ... leaving scratches all over her face.

Cops were called ... and Keyshia was arrested for battery and an outstanding reckless driving warrant.

She was just released on $46,000 bail.

We called Keyshia's rep ... so far no comment.

August Alsina Awakes from a 3 day Coma

August Alsina's condition was much more serious than his camp initially let on -- the singer was in a coma for 3 days after fainting on stage in NYC ... but he is finally awake.

August posted a gnarly photo of himself Friday morning after regaining consciousness ... thanking friends and family for their "prayers and concerns." In the pic, his head is heavily bandaged and an oxygen mask is strapped to his face.

TMZ broke the story ...  BET's Best New Artist of the Year collapsed and fell off a stage Monday night. The next day, Alsina's rep said he was suffering from seizures and was in ICU.

Alsina's rep now confirms he'd been in a medically induced coma since Tuesday, and on a breathing machine.

 

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The Sons of Ol' Dirty Bastard, Big Pun, and Jam Master Jay Appear in Moss' Latest Lookbook

 

Hip-hop and fashion have always gone hand-in-hand, and Queens-based Moss Clothing celebrates the union in its Fall 2014 lookbook. Shot by the legendary Ricky Powell, who rose to fame as Def Jam's unofficial photographer in the late 80's and early 90's, the Sons of Greatness lookbook features the children of three hip-hop legends who the world lost too soon. 

Young Dirty Bastard (son of Ol’ Dirty Bastard), TJ Mizell (son of Jam Master Jay) and Chris Rivers (son of Big Pun) were photographed by Powell in various locations around the Big Apple. The overall aesthetic is gritty, nostalgic, unmistakably New York, and unmistakably hip-hop. The clothing itself is vibrant and colorful, featuring Aztec and paisley-inspired patterns. There's even a playful all-over chicken drumstick print.

In a recent preview on the Moss blog, founder Shahed Serajuddin ​explained the concept of the lookbook further: "Time and people come to pass, but their influence lives on. When the opportunity recently came about to pay tribute by pairing Ricky, street culture's most iconic photographer, with the children of his subjects of years past. It was a deeply meaningful challenge that I knew I had to take on."

Big Pun's Widow Claims Fat Joe Screwed Her Royalties

Fat Joe is an immoral cheat who betrayed his protege, Big Pun ... so claims Big Pun's widow who claims Joe has left her out in the cold since her husband's death.

Liza Rios is beside herself ... she says in a new lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- hubby Big Pun had a deal with Fat Joe to split the fortune Pun made from songs like "I'm Not A Player."

Liza says a few years after her 700-pound husband died from a heart attack in 2000 ... Joe turned off the spigot and she hasn't gotten a penny since 2005 ... even though the records continued to sell.

It's especially maddening for Liza, because Fat Joe released posthumous albums years after Big Pun died.

She wants more than a million bucks.

BTW ... Fat Joe is skinny now.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/18/big-pun-widow-fat-joe-music-record-royalties-lawsuit/#ixzz3DmGozZvb