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Lil Wayne, Assault: Photographer Says He Was Hit With Skateboard After Trying for Picture

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Whether recent stories are true, it's probably best not to try to photograph Lil Wayne while he's skating. Last month, the rapper was accused of assaulting a snapper outside a Miami church, and on May 3, TMZ reports, Weezy allegedly struck again, as he or someone in his entourage hit a photographer with a skateboard. Police are said to be investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made.

The supposed victim, Alfredo Marino, tells TMZ that he approached Wayne and his crew and asked them for a photo. They said no, and when he went back to his car to snap one on the sly, he claims, the MC followed him and began making threats.

"Don't you know all it takes is a word and these motherf---ers are going to f--- you up?" Wayne said, according to Marino.

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Chico DeBarge Files for Divorce, Asks for Paternity Test (Reports)

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Citing "irreconcilable differences," Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge, an R&B singer whose older siblings performed in the Motown group DeBarge, has filed for divorce from his wife, Andrea DeBarge, TMZ reports.

As per the gossip site, Chico and Andrea married in 1996 and separated nine years later. The couple has four children, and while the singer has asked for visitation rights, he's not seeking custody.

Might that be the result of dubious paternity? According to TMZ, Chico has asked the courts for a paternity test. Reps for his soon-to-be ex have yet to respond.

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Rap Genius Top Lines From Childish Gambino's 'F--- Your Blog'

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For a television star, Donald Glover sure has a lot to say about the Internet. His rap alter ego, Childish Gambino (he took the name from, of course, a rap-name-generating website), recently released the appropriately titled "F--- Your Blog", a tune that helpfully lays out how to beef with someone in this age where Twitter wars are the new dis songs. Courtesy of Rap Genius, we're looking at the top 3 lines from the track.

3. "Saw your blog on Thursday/You only re-blog S--- Girls Say/You didn't re-tweet my birthday/All your comments say 'first's are so gay"

Gambino goes for blood in this one, mocking his blogging antagonist's lazy habit of re-posting material from the popular S--- Girls Say Twitter feed and leaving lame comments in online forums. But the rapper's hurt obviously goes deep, as refusing to publicly acknowledge one's birthday on the Internet is apparently the "you didn't bring me flowers" of the 2010s.

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Black Eyed Peas, George Clinton Settle Lawsuit Over Song Sample

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of using his music without proper permission.

The settlement was reached after mediation and was reported to a federal judge on Monday, records show. The judge has canceled an upcoming trial as attorneys work to finalize settlement documents, and no further details were provided.

Clinton sued the Peas in December 2010, claiming the group used elements of his 1979 song "(Not Just) Knee Deep" in remixes of their international hit "Shut Up." The song first appeared on the group's 2003 album "Elephunk," and it released "Shut Up Remix" the same year. It also was used in another remix included on the deluxe edition of the Peas' 2009 release, "The E.N.D.," according to Clinton's lawsuit.

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Maybach Music Group 'Self Made Vol. 2' Tracklist Debuts With Nas, Wiz Khalifa, T.I. & More

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The Maybach Music Group team has unveiled the tracklist for Self Made Vol. 2 and the effort features some hip-hop veterans and a few newbies. Set to drop June 26, Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Stalley, Gunplay and Omarion unite on the album, which is comprised of 14 tracks.

The tracklist debuted on Ross' RozayRaw.com Friday (May 18) with a link to a pre-order of the album. The LP finds respected MCs Nas ("This Thing of Ours"), T.I. ("Bury Me a G") and Bun B ("Black on Black") rapping on songs while new school artists Wiz Khalifa ("I Be Puttin' On"), Nipsey Hussle ("Fountain of Youth") and Kendrick Lamar ("Power Circle"), among others, also serve verses.

Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Stalley, Gunplay and Omarion all lay claim to at least two tracks on the album, with the aforementioned collaborators assisting.

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David Banner 'Amazing' Video: Chris Brown Dances With Michael Jackson, Rapper Is a Bobblehead Doll

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David Banner, who is releasing his upcoming album, Sex, Drugs and Violence, as a free download, for a $1 donation, has concocted a similarly creative visual concept for his song "Amazing," which features Chris Brown.

The stop motion clip, which was directed by KTJB, features Banner and Breezy as bobblehead dolls, rolling around town in a toy convertible and picking up some plastic chicks. The effort even features an appearance by a toy figurine Michael Jackson, performing a dance routine with Brown.

"The goal of Sex, Drugs & Video Games is to show the world Urban music is still valuable," Banner explained of his new album, before thanking comedian Louis C.K. for inspiring the model.

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Will Smith Slaps Male Reporter for Kissing His Mouth, 50 Cent Hospitalized & More

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50 Cent was hospitalized earlier this week, facing stomach surgery after eating a bad hamburger, but kind words from his mentor Eminem helped him push through. "[Eminem] goes, 'Yo Fif, you were shot nine times man if you die over a burger, this shit ain't gonna go right. People ain't gonna be feelin' this,'" 50 Cent shared. [HipHopDX]

MTV2's "Hip Hop Squares," debuts on Tues., May 22, at 11PM ET, featuring Mac Miller, Fat Joe, Machine Gun Kelly, Ghostface Killah, DJ Khaled, Tech N9ne and host Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97. Comedy. [MTV]

Also on the MTV tip, T.I. has revealed that he is still working on collaboration albums with two fellow ATL MCs. "I got a few albums that I'm workin' on: the Man and the Martian project with B.o.B; me and Jeezy been talkin' about doin' this project for a minute. It wouldn't take us long to do," he told MTV. "We got maybe 30 or 40 [percent done]. Between the two of us, we probably got five or six records." [RapFix]

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