Pharrell Has Officially Signed With Adidas!

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oday adidas has confirmed that they have signed another artist to there brand. Today Adidas has signed skateboard P aka Pharrell. Pharrell and Adidas did agree to a deal earlier this year but nothing was official today Adidas & Pharrell make it official and Adidas welcomes there latest member to the Adidas family.

Stayin On Top: Floyd Mayweather Tops The List of Highest Paid Athletes Again

Without any endorsements at all, Floyd Mayweather has once again topped the list of highest-earning American athlete. He's not Money Mayweather for nothing.

The boxer is expected to rake in a cool $90 million in 2013, while the next closest, LeBron James, is expected to make only $56.5 million.


Following James is Drew Brees with $47.8 million, Kobe Bryant with $46.8 million, Tiger Woods with $40.8 million, Phil Mickelson with $39.5 million, and Derrick Rose with $33.4 million.

Say What!?!: Nas Wants Reversal Of $10 Million Lawsuit Filed By Promoter Who Was Kidnapped In Angola?

Nas is planting his foot down firmly by refusing to pay promoter Patrick Allocco one penny of the $10 million lawsuit against him.

As we previously reported, Allocco and his son, also named Patrick, were not allowed to leave Angola for 49 days after Nas failed to show for a 2011 New Year's Eve show.

A local promoter by the name of Henrique "Riquhino" Miguel paid Nas $300,000 in advance for the show. When the rapper didn't appear as planned Miguel prevented the Allocco's from leaving the country. 

 Allocco and his son hailed a cab to take them to the U.S. Embassy, but instead of taking them there the cab driver drove them to a parking lot where they were surrounded by two dozen gun-toting men. The men turned out to be Miguel's bodyguards. They took the Allocco's to the police who interrogated them in Portuguese--which they do not speak for seven hours."When we first arrived at the jail for questioning, they made sure to show me where I would be staying if I couldn’t get the act or the money right away," Allocco told New Jersey.com. "It was a Third World holding cell that smelled of sweat and human body odor."


The U.S. Embassy intervened on behalf of the concert promoter and placed him and his son in a hotel. However their passports were taken away and they weren't allowed to leave until Nas returned the advance.  The "Hate Me Now" rapper eventually repaid the $300K advance allowing the Allocco's to be released.

In December 2012 the promoter sued Nas for $10 million. In the federal lawsuit, Allocco claimed he was beaten and threatened constantly while being held in Angola. He also says that because he was unable to do business during his 49 days out of the U.S., he lost his home and business.

Apology Delivered: Lil Wayne Finally Apologizes To Emmett Till's Family

This took long enough. Lil Wayne has penned a letter of apology to Emmett Till's family over the use of the late 14-year-old's name in a vile lyric on his verse from Future's “Karate Chop (Remix).”

In said song, Weezy raps, “Beat the pu--y up like Emmett Till,” which angered the family and many aware of the significance of Till's death to the Civil Rights Movement.


Besides mentioning that he understands the pain the family feels since he is a father himself, the YMCMB rapper acknowledges Till's cultural significance in his letter. “I have tremendous respect for those who paved the way for the liberty and opportunities that African-Americans currently enjoy,” reads the letter. “As a business owner who employs several African-American employees and gives philanthropically to organizations that help youth to pursue their dreams my ultimate intention is to uplift rather than degrade our community.”

Wayen's formal apology comes after the family vowed to pressure Mountain Dew to drop Tunechi as a spokesman. Till's family wrote an open letter to Wayne back in February shortly after the song was first heard. In his letter, the “No Worries” rapper also vows to never perform the song. Coincidentally, or not, Mountain Dew just announced a deal with Complex Media to launch a new website.

What have we learned here? Rappers only respond to something when it can effect their pockets (see: Rick Ross)