Pharrell Williams Launches His New Label, i am Other Records


UPDATE: An OFWGKTA spokesperson clarified that while they work together, Tyler, The Creator isn't signed. Pharrell Williams has signed Odd Future ringleader Tyler, The Creator to his new imprint i am Other. The signing comes in the wake of the launch of the label, which also houses artists Cris Cab and Maxine Ashley. 
 “They’re not getting the recognition in the mainstream media, but in the digital world they dominate – the 16-, 17-, 18-year-old virtuosos all over the world coming out of nowhere and just taking stake in their position,” said Pharrell. “The Others are multifaceted, pro-active people who live outside the box and aren’t confined by categories.” Tyler, The Creator reportedly turned down major label deals and instead opted to release his sophomore album Goblin with a one-album contract with XL Recordings.

Final Potter Film Has Already Raked In £607m


Harry potter & the Deathly hallows: Part 2 has passed the 1billion dollars (609 million pounds) mark at the worldwide box office, distributor Warner Bros has said. Warner Bros said Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 will soon overtake Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The fourth of Johnny Depp's films in the Pirates franchise has taken £626m. Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the eighth film about the young wizard, has already set a record within the Harry Potter series.

The £607m beats the previous best global haul of £594m that was set up by the original film: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. But factoring in current higher admission prices, the latest film has not caught up with Philosopher's Stone in terms of actual tickets sold.

Soulja Boy Owes The IRS $26,000 In Back Taxes

          The "Crank Dat" rapper is in the dog house with almost $30K owed to Uncle Sam. After claiming that he dropped $55 million on a private jet and later retracting the lie, Soulja Boy is in actuality facing financial woes. According to RadarOnline.com, the 21-year-old owes more than $26,000 in back taxes to the IRS The State of California reportedly filed a $26,805 tax lien against the “Crank Dat” rapper on March 24, 2011, with the matter yet to be resolved.
          Soulja Boy, who made Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings list in 2010 with $7 million in earnings, recently resolved a $3,571 lien in Mississippi last week. According to documents, his financial problems extend further, as his Georgia home was foreclosed on last year.

Twista Clears-Up Twitter Incident, Talks G.O.O.D. Music Beef


Twista clears up a recent incident on Twitter and weighs-in on Kanye West and Consequence's beef. Chicago’s premiere verbal chopper Twista called into 107.5 WGCI’s “The Morning Riot” earlier today to discuss a recent incident on Twitter. Last Friday, the Adrenaline Rush emcee supposedly Tweeted his two cents on Kanye West and Consequence’s current feud, questioning why a Chicago radio station would play Cons’s “The World is Watching 2,” a diss track at Mr. West (the post has since been removed). Twista explained that his intern had jumped the gun on Twitter and fired off the Tweet. He went on to say that he’ll always support 107.5 FM, especially since they’ve shown his music so much support over the years.
“That was a crazy situation [on Twitter]. What happened was my intern had basically heard everything that was going [with Kanye West and Consequence] and kind of sent a response out over Twitter letting everybody know how he felt, and it kind of came back on me like that,” he explained. “I just want everybody to know that I support all Chicago artists. I support definitely y’all [107.5 WGCI’s 'The Morning Riot' for doing what ya’ll do, y’all helped put me in the game, so definitely I support the station in Chicago and everybody that’s doing their thing and repping the Midwest to the fullest.”

Following his explanation, Twista gave his real impression of the highly-publicized beef between ‘Ye, Pusha T and the G.O.O.D. Music ex-patriot Consequence. Twista said that their feud is just another example of in-house situations regrettably playing out in public. He added that crews like G.O.O.D. Music should try to hash out their squabbles amongst themselves before making it public, lest they throw Hip Hop music into a negative light. “It’s really an unfortunate situation,” he stated. “I wish those brothers could have really sat down and talked before that type of stuff goes public, ‘cus it’s really an in-house type of situation. You see it happen in sports all the time – in the locker, they say what happens stays in the locker room. I feel like that’s something they could have talked it out about, because it’s happened before. I’ve seen it happen with Remy Ma and Fat Joe…50 Cent. The crews got to start trying to keep they business like that in-house, and hash shit out so that everybody won’t think that we just all about getting to tour with each other and not being able to work our business out. There’s money out here for all of us. We shouldn’t have to go at each other here like that, especially when we’re all here together.”

Oprah Winfrey is being sued for trademark infringement.

         Oprah Winfrey is being sued for trademark infringement. According to the lawsuit, she stole her famous phrase "Own Your Power" from a New Jersey business woman.