This week in Hip Hop, Las Vegas’ Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino issued an apology to Meek Mill amid accusations of discrimination. Also, Lil Durk turned himself in to Georgia authorities and lastly, 50 Cent demanded Power actor Rotimi pay up his debt following the success of his Walk With Me EP.
Cosmopolitan Publicly Apologizes To Meek Mill
Meek Mill put the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino on blast after the luxury Las Vegas establishment reportedly kicked out the veteran rapper for an alleged altercation with their security.
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Meek and his lawyer maintained that no such altercation happened and encouraged the hotel to produce video documentation to back up their claims. The hotel was unable to and released an apology on Friday (May 31).
“We apologize to Meek Mill for how we handled the situation on Saturday, May 25, as we did not act in a respectful manner and were wrong,” the statement read. “Meek Mill has not had any prior incident on our property.”
Fellow recording artists Swae Lee and Yo Gotti say they’ve faced the same type of discrimination at The Cosmo in the past as well.
Read more about Meek Mill’s experience here.
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Lil Durk Turns Himself In
Lil Durk remains in Fulton County Jail after the Atlanta Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest on attempted murder charges.
According to legal docs, the Chicago-bred rapper has also been charged with aggravated assault, association/participation in criminal gang activity, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
“I have nothing to hide,” Durk said in an interview with WSB-TV. “I have nothing to run from. We found out we had a warrant actually while on tour. Once I heard, I immediately came back.”
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Read more about Lil Durk going to jail here.
50 Cent Demands Rotimi Pay His $300K Debt
50 Cent is still relentlessly making his rounds to collect the debts owed to him. His latest debtor seems to be actor/singer Rotimi, who stars as Dre Coleman on the STARZ hit show Power.
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50 claimed Rotimi owes him $300,000 and since the singer’s new EP Walk With Me hit No. 1 on iTunes, Mr. Jackson obviously wants his coins. Snoop Dogg even stepped up and offered to satisfy the amount owed.
So far, Rotimi has paid $100,000 of his debt.
Read more about Rotimi owing 50 Cent money here.
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#DXCLUSIVES: Royce Da 5’9, Kid Bookie & EPMD’s Parish Smith
KXNG Crooked & Royce Da 5’9 Discuss Eminem & Slaughterhouse On “Crook’s Corner”
On the third episode of HipHopDX’s Crook’s Corner, KXNG Crooked and Royce Da 5’9 talk about Slaughterhouse’s impact and Eminem.
Watch the full episode of HipHopDX’s Crook’s Cornerhere.
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Rapper Kid Bookie Talks Collaboration With Slipknot’s Corey Taylor & Fight For UK Love
UK-based rapper Kid Bookie got to work with his idol Corey Taylor for his song “Stuck In My Ways” and explained how it all happened while speaking to DX.
“I just picked my phone up and tweeted Corey like, ‘We gotta work before we both aren’t on this earth no more,'” Bookie told DX. “Then I get the fucking message back like, ‘Yo let’s talk,’ and I’m losing my shit.”
Read the full interview with Kid Bookie here.
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Parish Smith Confirms EPMD Is “3 Or 4 Songs Deep” Into 1st Album In 11 Years
Parish Smith revealed he and Erick Sermon, together known as EPMD, are working on their first album together in eleven years.
“The demand from the Hip Hop community, the previous dope shows we did like at The Apollo and the trip to Africa really made us want to do the album,” Smith told DX. “It’s just time. Everything just comes back around. Like ‘Business As Usual,’ we gots to give the people what they want.”
Read the full interview with Parish Smith here.
