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Migos Drops Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Against Former Lawyer Damien Granderson

Source: Prince Williams / Getty Atlanta Hip-Hop group Migos is hitting the breaks on their multi-million dollar lawsuit against their former lawyer Damien Granderson. Variety reports that the Migos complaint against the lawyer was “dismissed with prejudice” on  Wednesday (Feb.3). The rap trio filed the lawsuit against their longtime attorney back in July, claiming that Granderson “abused his position of trust as Migos’ fiduciary from the moment he was retained as Migos’ lawyer.” They also claimed that cheated [the group] out of millions of dollars,” also accusing him of “glaring conflicts of interest” and showing favoritism towards his other client and their label Quality Control Music. The initial suit did not disclose an exact amount of money the group comprised of Quavo (Quavi...

Kano governor orders compulsory drug test for council election contestants

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed all cleared contestants in the forthcoming local government elections scheduled to hold January 16 to be subjected to a compulsory drug test. The state commissioner for information, Muhammad Garba, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the state Executive Council Meeting held at the Government House, Kano. According to Garba, the decision was part of the government’s policies to rid Kano of illicit substance abuse. He reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to tackle drug abuse among political leaders. He said the government would not hesitate to issue necessary disciplinary measures against ”anyone found with the trace of illicit substance including a compulsory recommendation for rehabilitation”. G...

Migos Rapper Takeoff Accused Of Raping Woman At L.A. Party, Sued

Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Takeoff is being accused of raping a woman at a Los Angeles party. The Migos rapper is being sued by the alleged victim. According to TMZ, a woman who has only identified herself as Jane Doe has filed a lawsuit claiming that Takeoff displayed some stalker-like behavior at an L.A. party (back in June…during a pandemic?) before assaulting her in a bedroom in a home where the event occurred. According to the victim, he raped her in the bedroom of the person who invited her to the party. Moving along, the paperwork claims Takeoff kept staring at her during the party, which made her “extremely uncomfortable.” The rapper also allegedly offered her weed but she rebuffed the offer. After that, she claims she was heading upstairs with the man who uninvit...

Migos’ Takeoff Accused of Raping Woman at a Party in Lawsuit

Migos’ Takeoff has been sued by a woman in Los Angeles who says that the rapper raped her at a party in Los Angeles in June. According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by SPIN and filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday (Aug. 5), the woman says that she was invited to the party, which took place in Encino on June 22, by Migos’ part-time DJ Durel (Daryl McPherson). The woman, identified as Jane Doe, said that she noticed the rapper staring at her throughout the course of the night and made “extremely uncomfortable. Later that evening, Defendant Takeoff began talking to Plaintiff and offered her marijuana. Plaintiff felt uncomfortable and left the conversation.” After the alleged victim relayed that she was uncomfortable and had “no desire to engage i...

Triller’s New ‘Step Up To The Mic’ To Feature Judges Including Quavo, Takeoff & Murda Beatz

Source: Prince Williams / Getty While most people are sheltering in place and dealing with the effects of cabin fever, some in Hip Hop are still making major moves.  Triller, one of the leading social media platforms, has enlisted the services of Quavo and Takeoff of Migos, super producer Murda Beatz, and hit-making songwriter, Starrah, for a new series where they will be in search of the next big music star. The aforementioned four of biggest names in music today will be judges of the show whose aim is to discover America’s next top recording artist. The show is titled Step Up to the Mic and is a unique, all-digital, elimination-style contest that will feature up and coming artists across the nation who will submit audition videos on Triller (#StepUp) for an opportunity to win t...

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