Is R. Kelly Arrest All About Money? Or Is It The Operation?

R. Kelly and his wife have sparred over cash and custody of their three children on a regular basis since their divorce was finalized in 2009, with the courtroom battles largely shielded from public view since records were sealed in 2013.

R. Kelly and his ex-wife, Andrea Kelly, have seldom agreed on how or what the R&B star ought to pay on his divorce settlement, records released Monday show. A judge last week ordered that Kelly’s files be made public “just like anyone else” after media organizations petitioned the court following Kelly’s three-day stint in the Cook County Jail in March for non-payment of some $160,000 in child support.

Case records show that the singer was ordered to pay his ex-wife more than $30,000 a month as part of the divorce settlement — with $10,000 per month designated as a “maintenance” payment for Andrea Kelly that would remain in effect until January 2019. The maintenance payment was removed in 2013, after Andrea Kelly remarried. In November of that year, R. Kelly paid $113,000 to settle a back child support amount.

“Robert has gone to great extents to shelter his income and assets and, upon information and belief, to place certain income and assets in the names of others,” they wrote.

Four months later, R. Kelly’s attorneys said the singer “has a tax liability of over $7 million.” By August 2013, they said, the singer had paid his wife $1.48 million.

Also last week, the singer was hit with federal child pornography, obstruction of justice and racketeering charges by the U.S. attorney’s offices in the Northern District of Illinois and Eastern District of New York.

Name Your Favorite Lil Wayne Track

In our book, New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne has done more in the music industry than anyone his age. For many years, Lil Wayne was the flagship artist of Cash Money Records, before ending his long-tenured deal with the company in June 2018.

Can you agree with us that Lil Wayne should be considered a G.O.A.T? Name Your Favorite Lil Wayne Track! The Wrap-Up Magazine would like to hear your thoughts.

Many of Lil Wayne's fans say his best album is "Tha Carter V,"  but us at the Wrap-Up Magazine has chosen "Lollipop" as our best Wayne song liked the most. Name your favorite Wayne track below!

"Lollipop" is the first single from American rapper Lil Wayne's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III. See more Wayne articles below!

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Lil Wayne Tops All Mixtapes For 2018

Pastor Troy Talks No Limit Confrontation

Part 2 interview on Dirty Glove Bastard where he tells a interest story where he once had one confrontation with C-Murder and the No Limit Camp, plus talks being on tours with Cash Money, Diplomats, Ruff Ryders and etc.

Ways to Save Money on Your Mortgage

It’s hard to believe the Flex Modification Program actually exists when you hear that many  Americans could reduce their monthly payments by as much as 20%. If you’re struggling to make your mortgage payments, find out if you can benefit from this program by contacting your mortgage company.

Americans agree that refinancing with Freddie Mac Flex Modification saves money, and not surprisingly banks are on edge about it.

If you are not currently at risk of delinquency and foreclosure but could use some relief from high mortgage payments, refinancing may be your best option. Lowering your rate or adjusting your term can put money back in your pocket each month.

If lowering your payments and shaving years off your mortgage would help you, it’s vital that you act now. We were surprised that you may even take some cash out of your home when refinancing to use however you need it.

Many Americans borrow from their 401k to help with unexpected bills which can set them back years in reaching their retirement savings goals. Forget borrowing from your 401k – refinance and borrow from your home to get cash to pay bills, renovations, your child’s education, or any other big investments.

As the Fed changes rates, new opportunities to save may be available for you even if they were not in the past.   The Fed wants to boost the economy and often that means cutting rates and putting money back in your pocket to go out and spend.

The good news is there are services that could help you save time and money by comparing multiple lenders at once. One such service is LendingTree, which has one of the biggest lender networks in the nation to provide consumers with a comprehensive set of mortgage options.

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Lil Wayne Sues Former Lawyer

The rapper is suing Ronald Sweeney, an attorney who represented him from 2005 until 2018, for overcharging him during their 13 years working together, reports TMZ. According to docs obtained by the website, Lil Wayne claims that Sweeney was charging him 10 percent for every deal he helped close, even though industry standard is 5 percent.

In addition to overcharging Lil Wayne, the rapper also accused his former lawyer of trying to get even more money out of him. The docs claim that Sweeney, by enlisting the help of another firm, allegedly got himself an extra 23 percent from Wayne’s multimillion-dollar settlement with Cash Money Records and extra 15 percent from his settlement with Universal Music Group.

Wayne is seeking at least $20 million, according to TMZ.

How Master P Survived A Decade Of Music

When Master P first entered the music industry, it was never about music. Percy Miller is a business man all the way around the board.

The No Limit Soldiers kept the music industry on lock by releasing new content every month. Upon arrival with his debut album "Bout It Bout It" Master P had the largest movie and soundtrack surfacing during that time.

Back in 2014, in an interview with VladTV, Master P recently claimed to have sold as many as 75 million albums during his tenure with No Limit Records. Having gained immense popularity in his musical career, Master P is also the CEO of P. Miller Enterprises. As of 2018, Master P's net worth is roughly $250 million.

Master P and the No Limit Soldiers was the hottest rap group until Cash Money records hit the scene to slow down their record sales. Master P created a hip-hop empire without registering on any mainstream radar. For several years, he operated solely in the rap underground.

Beginning in the early 1990s, the New Orleans native dominated the landscape for much of the decade with a staggering amount of product. Although many associate P with The Big Easy, he established the No Limit brand in Northern California.

Shifting the label to New Orleans, P signed Mystikal, Kane & Abel, Mia-X, the late Soulja Slim and former Death Row artist Snoop Dogg.

It wasn’t all music with Master P, as the mogul’s film company continues to release films independently in DVD format to this day. P has been engaged in several business ventures over the years and the introduction of the digital-only No Limit Forever record entity only solidifies he’s not going anywhere soon.

Netflix Prices Set To Rise

Prices for its popular standard plan, which allows streaming on two devices at the same time, will be increased to $12.99 per month from $10.99. The company's top-tier plan, which allows streaming on four screens in high definition, will be raised to $15.99 from $13.99 per month, while fee for its basic plan will rise to $8.99 from $7.99.

Netflix is raising monthly fees for its U.S. subscribers by between 13 percent and 18 percent, the video streaming pioneer's first price increase since 2017 as it spends heavily on original content and international expansion.

Time Warner Inc's HBO Now streaming service charges $14.99 per month, while Hulu's no-advertisements plan is priced at $11.99 per month.

Netflix has been pouring money to bolster its original content, which boasts award-winning shows such as "The Crown", "Black Mirror" and "Wild Wild Country", to fend off intensifying competition from players such as Amazon.com's Prime Video service and Hulu.

The company is expected to have a debt level of $8.33 billion in 2018, according to Daniel Morgan, senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Co, which owns 15,019 shares of Netflix.

"With Netflix frequently tapping the debt markets on several recent occasions, the price hike could help ease concerns with a growing deficit on free cash flow to fund a likely continued escalation in Netflix's content spending, which likely topped $13 billion in 2018."

Did Lil Uzi Vert Quit Because He Is Gay?

What! Lil Uzi Vert's been preparing for the album's release throughout 2018. The rapper announced his departure from the rap game via instagram saying "I'm done with music I deleted everything I wanna be normal". He added at the bottom of that post, "You are free."

Vert gained attention after appearing on Migos’ song “Bad and Boujee,” which reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 2017. That same year, in June, his song “XO Tour Llif3” peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song went quadruple platinum, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. His debut studio album, Luv Is Rage 2, premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

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Lil Uzi was Soundcloud’s most followed artist of 2016. In 2017, he made Forbes’ list of Hip Hop cash princes. The following year, he made the magazines’ list of 30 Under 30 in music. So far, the rapper has been nominated for two Grammy awards.

Lil Uzi Vert was reportedly fined $30,000 after a promoter says the rapper missed a 2017 show and then didn’t respond to a lawsuit. Promoter VelleBe says Lil Uzi was paid $40,000 to perform at a March 25, 2017 show at Clayton’s Beach Bar in South Padre Island, Texas, but was a no-show.

In January 2019, Lil Uzi alarmed fans when he announced he was quitting music and deleting all his songs. Apparently, the rapper was overwhelmed with his career choice and decided it was time to go back to his life before the fame. This is the message he wrote to fans on Instagram stories account: “I wanna take the time out to say I thank each and every one of my supporters, but I’m done with Music. I deleted everything. I wanna be normal… I wanna wake up in 2013. You are free.”

Lil Uzi Vert has collaborated with artists including Mac Miller, Migos, and Post Malone. He also makes money from touring and album sales. The rapper earns roughly $60,000 per show. Lil Uzi Vert has a net worth of $17 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Man Finds $10,000 In Chanel Hand Bag

Now this man is a good hearted person. Richard Taverna came into the possession of just such a "donation" on Thursday morning at the Lincoln Center-66th Street 1 train stop when he found a Chanel purse sitting unattended on the platform. The commuter scooped up the stray bag, saw a note inside written in Russian and took it home with him. That is, until he realized it was stuffed with $10,000 in cash.

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Taverna went to police with the bag, and the money, in order to reunite it with its rightful owner. "It wasn't mine. If someone lost $10,000, they're probably going through a lot of distress," Taverna said. A woman who lives in Manhattan but was traveling to Russia left the cash on the platform by accident, and came to the 20th Precinct looking for her bag.

She is a lucky woman. It's a good thing Taverna turn the bag in because the next person would not have.

Birdman's Mega Million Dollar Mansion For Sale

Birdman's mansion was on sale for a year without a successful buyer making an offer. The mansion, which is located on Palm Island in Florida, was going for $20 million last year. Now the asking price has dropped $4.5 million. Elaborating on the mansion's details, the house features 10 bedrooms, guest suites, a private beach, volleyball court, two wine cellars, a movie theater and a chef's kitchen with a pizza oven.

Birdman joined forces with Cash Money Records signee Jacquees for their collaborative album, Lost at Sea 2, which serves as the follow-up to their 2016 project, Lost at Sea. In a press release, Jacquees shared his excitement over the chance to take risks with Stunna.

Jacquees - Trip

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In the midst of promoting his debut album 4275, Jacquees takes fans on a “Trip” with his remix to Ella Mai’s latest single. As part of his “Quemix” series, the Cash Money crooner adds his silky smooth touch to the infectious R&B jam. “My bad, it’s your bad for you trippin’ on me,” he sings before professing his love: “I’m addicted to ya, your love I gotta get.”

While Quees delivered a stellar debut this past June, Ella Mai is now readying the release of her much-anticipated debut album, which is coming soon.

Birdman and Lil Wayne Now fighting Over Drake's Royalties

Soon after Birdman and Lil Wayne seemingly ended their beef, things might be reignited yet again.

In 2017, Aspire Music, co-founded by Lil Wayne's manager Cortez Bryant, sued Birdman over unpaid royalties from Drake's catalog. Birdman has responded with a countersuit that accuses Bryant and Lil Wayne of working with attorney Ronald Sweeney in an attempt to gain a larger share of Drake's profit.

Aspire claims they discovered Drake and are entitled to 1/3 share of profits from Drake's first six albums in addition to a share of copyrights. The remainder was to be split between Lil Wayne's Young Money and Birdman's Cash Money.

Birdman is seeking unspecified damages for fraud, aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty and interference with contractual relations in the lawsuit. He also wants Aspire's lawsuit to be tossed.

Lil Kim Files Bankrupt

Back in 1997, Kimberly “Lil Kim” Jones famously rapped about being “all about the Benjamins.” But today, the platinum-selling hip-hop artist is singing a very different tune. According to The New York Daily News, Jones has filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in New Jersey and has racked up more than $4 million in debt.

2 Pistols Ft Tory Lanez - "Bhad" @2pistols @torylanez

The artist 2 Pistols has been a known name in the music industry since his chart topping hit "She Got It" which featured T-Pain nearly 10 years ago. After a run with Cash Money Records and as an Indy artist 2P took a step back from music to dive into the cash crop of legal marijuana cultivation launching his company InhaleUSA which specializes in growing premium bud, as well as THC & CBD vape pens.

Now that InhaleUSA is booming in the legal markets he has been targeting, Pistols has come back to his first love MUSIC with a new release called "BHAD" featuring international superstar Tory Lanez. On "BHAD" Pistols gets back to his dirt talk, bedroom raps for females he has major success with in the past with "She Got It" & "Lights Down Low".

This record will sure be a streaming HIT for the masses this summer. Look for the official video of "BHAD" as well as more new music to be released in the near future.

Whats Next For Wayne And His Empire

Lil Wayne just got a 10 million dollar check cut t him on behalf of a lawsuit with Birdman, he is also cut free from Cash Money Records. So What's next for the greatest rapper of all time?

Will Wayne go to Roc Nation or begin his own thing? Lil Wayne fans threw their lighters up last week when news broke that the New Orleans rap icon reportedly settled his dispute.

R&B singer and Cash Money signee Jacquees has another side to that story, though. “I just talked to Stunna the other day,” Jacquees confirmed. “He told me Wayne Cash Money. He said everything good.”

Baby even said he’d arrange for Weezy to hop on a record with the 24-year-old, too. Another Cash Money vet, and New Orleans emcee, Mack Maine, affirmed this after letting Jacquees know that Wayne “always rocked with [him].”

Lil Wayne Wins Legal Battle Against Birdman

After what feels like an eternity, Lil Wayne and Birdman's financial dispute appears to have run its course as Weezy has reportedly won big with a settlement worth over $10 million. With Juelz Santana confirming recently that his long-awaited collaborative project I Can't Feel My Face with Wayne has been completed, the last few days have been full of promising news for fans of Wayne's music.

Skinnyfromthe9 Releases New Video For "Pink Choppas" @skinnyfromthe9

Skinnyfromthe9 aspires to animate hip-hop like never before. He continues that hot streak in 2018 with the hypnotic and high energy “Back When I Was Broke” and his latest visual “Pink Choppas,” debuted on WorldstarHipHop.

Note$ - What's Next

Note$ releases his latest visual for "What's Next", off his upcoming mixtape titled "Real Rich". Note$ is the latest phenomenon to come out of New Orleans, Louisiana!

Will Tha Carter V Drop This Year

The release date for Lil Wayne‘s twelfth studio album Tha Carter V has been a decision held in hostage for nearly six years. The Cash Money chief and musical father to Wayne, Birdman has recently expressed a high level of assurance that the lengthily postponed album will drop this year, 2018.

Top 5 Young Thug Videos

He is known for his unconventional vocal style and fashion. He first received attention for his collaborations with rappers Rich Homie Quan, Birdman, Cash Out, and Shawty Lo. So now The Wrap-Up Magazine has summed down his Top 5 hottest videos of all time.