Tory Lanez Charged In Megan Thee Stallion Incident

Tory Lanez is officially charged. Cardi B defends Offset. Plus - One of Travis Scott's music videos hasn't been completely paid for.

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00:00Tory Lanez is officially charged. Cardi B defends Offset, plus one of Travis Scott's music videos

00:08hasn't been completely paid for. Hey guys, Devontae for Hollywood Life with your Hip Hop Roundup,

00:15but before we begin, make sure you hit that sub, like, and bell button for all the latest on your

00:19favorite celebs. Let's kick this off with Megan Thee Stallion and her Don't Stop scholarship.

00:24Named after her latest single, the scholarship is a part of a partnership with Amazon Music

00:29that aims to award two scholarships worth $10,000 each to women of color that, quote,

00:35are pursuing an associate's bachelor's or postgraduate degree in any field of study.

00:41And moving on to Travis Scott. According to The Wall Street Journal, Laflame's collab with

00:45McDonald's was such a hit, it stands as one of the two reasons the company's U.S. sales have,

00:51quote, bounced back from the initial shock of the coronavirus pandemic. And in other Trav News,

00:56Page Six reports, the production company that made his Wake Up music video claims Epic Records

01:01still owes them nearly $200,000. The company, Smuggler Inc. believes Epic Records never intended

01:08to pay them the final payment as promised in their agreement and, quote, looked for and fabricated

01:13excuses to try and reduce the contract price to an amount below $600,000. Adding to this,

01:20Epic Records reportedly blacklisted Smuggler Inc., causing two directors to pull out a

01:26of projects that they were bidding for. Moving on to Cardi B now because she took to Twitter to

01:30defend her soon-to-be ex-husband from fans. Cardi B said, quote, I don't give a F if you don't like

01:36him. I don't talk to him, but you're not going to disrespect my child's father. I will slap at you

01:40courtesy of culture. She continued, quote, you're not the one that's going to raise my kid. You're not

01:45the one who's paying for her shit. And finally, let's talk about Tory Lanez because just weeks after

01:50the release of his album claiming his innocence, Tory has reportedly been officially charged in

01:55connection with Megan Thee Stallion's shooting. According to TMZ, the LA County DA's office hit

02:01Tory with one count of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and one count of carrying a loaded,

02:07unregistered firearm in a vehicle. If convicted, Tory faces up to 22 years and eight months in prison.

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