Exclusive: Rapper Rick Ross Opening Wingstop Restaurants

Platinum selling rapper Rick Ross is expanding his business empire into the restaurant business, via a new partnership with national restaurant chain, Wingstop. Rick Ross has signed a development agreement with the Richardson, Texas-based company, which has over 480 Wingstop restaurants across the United States and Mexico Rick Ross will open the first of several Wingstop restaurants in Memphis, this Fall. Ross, who name checked Wingstop brand on the song "MC Hammer" from his album Teflon Don, felt an affinity with the brand, which made it easier to make the decision to invest. "After tasting Wingstop's signature lemon pepper–flavored wings in Miami, I knew this was a franchise I wanted to add to my investments," Rick Ross told AllHipHop.com in a statement today (August 4th). The Wingstop menu focuses solely on cooked-to-order chicken, along with the chain's newest offering, glider sandwiches. Rick Ross joins a number of celebrities who have invested in the Wingstop franchise. Earlier this year, NFL star Troy Aikman became an investor in the company and now sits on the Board of Directors. 

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Rapper Lil Wayne, Young Money, Cash Money Sued For $15 Million Over "BedRock"

Rapper Lil' Wayne has been hit with a $15,000,000 lawsuit over the hit single "BedRock." Done Deal Enterprises, based in Waynesboro, Georgia, filed a lawsuit against Lil Wayne, Young Money Records, and Cash Money Records, in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, over the song. The lawsuit, which was filed on August 1st, claims that the rapper stole their copyrighted tune "BedRock," and incorporated it into the track of the same name, that was eventually featured on the compilation album We Are Young Money. We Are Young Money peaked at #1 on the Billboard Rap charts upon its release in December of 2009. The Young Money version of the tune featured guest appearances by Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lloyd, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz and was originally produced by Kane Beatz. The rapper and his counsel have been directed to appear in court on October 12th, 2011. 

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