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Gucci Mane continues to branch out into different genres. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gucci-mane-and-youtube-personality-jake-paul-are-working-in-the-studio-together-news.37403.htmlView the full article

Cardi B handles the hook on this selection off Juicy J's "Highly Intoxicated." https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/juicy-j-and-cardi-b-want-to-fuck-all-night-on-kamasutra-new-song.1975718.htmlView the full article

George Michael: Freedom to feature Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Liam Gallagher, Naomi Campbell, more View the full article

Karrueche Tran turns some heads. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/karrueche-tran-rocks-revealing-outfit-at-vh1-hip-hop-honors-show-news.37402.htmlView the full article

Previous recipients of the $250,000 award include Bob Dylan, Laurie Anderson, and Ornette Coleman View the full article

Chief Keef comes through with the first single off of his upcoming album. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chief-keef-releases-mailbox-off-of-upcoming-the-dedication-project-new-song.1975715.htmlView the full article

Listen to a new song and choice collaboration off Juicy J's new mixtape "Highly Intoxicated." https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/juicy-j-asap-rocky-and-suicideboys-get-freaky-on-highly-intoxicated-song-highlight-new-song.1975716.htmlView the full article

PARTYNEXTDOOR appears to be calling out another member of the R&B community. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/partynextdoor-supposedly-fires-shots-at-kehlani-in-own-up-to-your-s-t-news.37400.htmlView the full article

Drop 3 from the Kids Supply Collection has arrived. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-west-kim-kardashian-launch-new-thekidssupply-collection-news.37401.htmlView the full article

Juicy J's new mixtape "Highly Intoxicated" is here. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/juicy-js-highly-intoxicated-new-mixtape-is-here-new-mixtape.117484.htmlView the full article

Jerhonda Pace went to "The Real" to discuss her time spent with R. Kelly. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/r-kelly-alleged-victim-details-time-spent-in-sex-cult-news.37399.htmlView the full article

Here's your estimated 3-day box office returns (new releases bolded): 1. It - $60.0 million ($218.7 million total) 2. American Assassin - $14.8 million ($14.8 million total) 3. mother! - $7.5 million ($7.5 million total) 4. Home Again - $5.3 million ($17.1 million total) 5. The Hitman’s Bodyguard - $3.5 million ($70.3 million total) 6. Annabelle: Creation - $2.6 million ($99.9 million total) 7. Wind River - $2.5 million ($29.1 million total) 8. Leap! - $2.1 million ($18.6 million total) 8. Spider-Man: Homecoming - $1.8 million ($330.2 million total) 10. Dunkirk - $1.3 million ($185.1 million total) The Big Stories There are virtually no surprises at the box office this weekend. Nothing was going to challenge the latest incarnation of Stephen... Read More View the full article

An overview of the current roster of Young Money artists. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/who-is-on-young-money-a-guide-to-the-2017-roster-news.37243.htmlView the full article

The European dates kick off in February View the full article

The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) is recommending that the U.S. Government should suspend Ukraine’s GSP trade benefits, claiming that the country doesn’t do enough to protect the interests of copyright holders. Last year Ukraine enjoyed $53.7 million in unilateral duty-free benefits in the US, while US companies suffering millions of dollars in losses in Ukraine due to online piracy, they argue. The IIPA, which includes a wide range of copyright groups including the MPAA, RIAA, BSA and ESA, characterizes the country as a safe harbor for pirate sites. While physical piracy was properly addressed ten years ago after a previous sanction, digital piracy remains rampant. One of the main problems is that local hosting companies are offering their services to a wide variety of copyright-infringing websites. Without proper enforcement, more and more websites have moved their services there. “By allowing these problems to fester for years, weak digital enforcement has resulted in an exponential increase in the number of illegal peer-to-peer (‘P2P’) hosting and website-based Internet piracy sites, including some of the world’s largest BitTorrent sites located in Ukraine,” IIPA writes. “Some Internet pirates have purposefully moved their servers and operations to Ukraine in the past few years to take advantage of the current lawless situation. Many of these illegal services and sites target audiences throughout Europe and the United States.” The copyright holders highlight the defunct ExtraTorrent site as an example but note that there are also many other torrent sites, pirate streaming sites, cyberlockers, and linking sites in Ukraine. While pirate sites are hosted all over the world, the problem is particularly persistent in Ukraine because many local hosting companies fail to process takedown requests. This, despite repeated calls from copyright holders to work with them. “Many of the websites offering pirated copyright materials are thriving in part because of the support of local ISPs,” IIPA writes. “The copyright industries have, for years, sought private agreements with ISPs to establish effective mechanisms to take down illegal websites and slow illegal P2P traffic. In the absence of legislation, however, these voluntary efforts have generally not succeeded, although, some ISPs will delete links upon request.” In order to make real progress, the copyright holders call for new legislation to hold Internet services accountable and to make it easier to come after pirate sites that are hosted in Ukraine. “Legislation is needed to institute proper notice and takedown provisions, including a requirement that service providers terminate access to individuals (or entities) that have repeatedly engaged in infringement, and the retention of information for law enforcement, as well as to provide clear third party liability regarding ISPs.” In addition to addressing online piracy, IIPA further points out that the collecting societies in Ukraine are not functioning properly. At the moment there are 18 active and competing organizations, creating a chaotic situation where rightsholders are not properly rewarded, they suggest. IIPA recommends that the U.S. Government accepts its petition and suspends or withdraws Ukraine’s benefits until the country takes proper action. Ukraine’s Government, for its part, informs the US Government that progress is being made. There are already several new laws in the works to improve intellectual property protection. The issue is one of the Government’s “key priorities,” they state, hoping to avert any sanctions. — IIPA’s full submission to the US Trade Representative is available here (pdf). Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services. View the full article

Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele designed the intricate garment for “The Gate” View the full article

The party rock icon’s last album was 2009’s 55 Cadillac View the full article

The first half of their 2017 album Uphill Battle appears on the A-side of Bey’s lemon-yellow record View the full article

Donald Glover, two-time Emmy winner, told reporters that he 'probably will' end up making the long-teased collab mixtape between him and Chance the Rapper. View the full article

Blavity, the media and events startup focused on black millennials and black culture, has acquired travel startup Travel Noire for an undisclosed amount. Travel Noire, which offers up traveling tips and guidance for black millennials, reaches over 2 million millennials a month. Next month, I’m heading to Nairobi with some TechCrunch colleagues. Thanks to Travel Noire, I now know to hit… Read More View the full article

Light the candles, word nerds: It's lexicographer Samuel Johnson's 308th birthday. In celebration, Monday's Google Doodle honors Johnson, known best as writer of A Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1755. Image: google According to Humanities, Johnson was not the first lexicographer, nor the first to record definitions, but he was the first to craft a dictionary that sought to standardize the English language— to create a set of rules to which writers and speakers could adhere. SEE ALSO: Google honors 'Mr. Trololo' Eduard Khil with his own lovely doodle video And, as the Encyclopædia Brittanica notes, his dictionary is remembered for the detail and clarity of its definitions in comparison to previous attempts from other writers. Read more... More about Watercooler, Culture, Culture, and Web CultureView the full article

PARTYNEXTDOOR is back again, with a free offering for "Own Up to Your Shit." https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/partynextdoor-wants-you-to-own-up-to-your-shit-on-free-song-new-song.1975713.htmlView the full article

Check out footage from Kyrie's appearance on First Take. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kyrie-irving-doesnt-care-if-lebron-took-trade-request-personally-news.37387.htmlView the full article

Islands known for their idyllic beach resorts have been reduced to rubble so far this hurricane season, after Hurricane Irma tore across the northern Leeward Islands and into the Caribbean earlier this month. Now a new storm is menacing the same region: Hurricane Maria. This new storm rapidly intensified on Monday morning, and and was upgraded to a Category 3 storm at 11 a.m. ET. The storm will impact some of the same islands hit hard by Irma, including Guadeloupe, Dominica, St. Kitts, Nevis, Martinique, and Montserrat, for example. SEE ALSO: What it's like to live through a Category 5 hurricane, as told by residents of a tiny island Read more... More about Climate, Science, Extreme Weather, Virgin Islands, and Puerto RicoView the full article

The night after Aaron and Bryce Dessner joined Justin Vernon during his own concert View the full article