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Gucci Mane (Radric Davis), his booking agent Johnnie Cabbell (Hitt Afta Hitt Entertainment), and Debra Antney (So Icey Entertainment CEO) are facing another lawsuit over alleged concert no-shows.

The latest lawsuit was filed in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania by William Marshall (Marshall Productions) and Derrick Brown (Rockstar Entertainment). The two parties allege that Gucci’s representatives took two deposits of $13, 750.00 to book him for concerts in Pittsburgh last August that were never completed.

At the time, Gucci Mane was restricted from leaving the state of Georgia due to parole violations from a 2005 felony assault, which eventually resulted in him being sent back to prison for 12 months on November 12.

According to the lawsuit, Marshall and Brown claim “the defendants’ engaged in a widespread scheme scheduling concerts they knew would not take place, including the concerts involving plaintiffs that are the subject of this complaint.”

Last year, Gucci Mane’s camp was the subject of intense media scrutiny regarding similar claims from other promoters in a 10-page investigative article by Ozone magazine founder Julia Beverly.

“I am fully aware of the recent allegations which have been made about me and my company Hitt Afta Hitt Entertainment (HAH).  I am a licensed and bonded entertainment booker and have been operating my company successfully for almost a decade,” Johnnie Cabbell told AllHipHop.com last December. “During my career, I have booked thousands upon thousands of shows and have worked with various promoters all over the country.  I have maintained an impeccable track record and am operating within the confines of all applicable laws.  I’ve always strived to do the best job I can possibly do and will continue to do that.”

The plaintiffs are seeking over $25,000 in damages.

At press time, a court date has not been set.

Rapper Nicki Minaj has fired her manager Debbie Antney, who is the mother of Waka Flocka.

The termination happened suddenly and came in the form of a cease and desist letter, according to Singersroom News. The notices reportedly bans Antney from conducting business for Minaj.

“I received a letter, which was (a) suspension,” Antney said in a recent interview. “The next letter that came in was a cease and desist in doing all business with Nicki Minaj from Nicki’s attorney.”

Antney said there was no reason for the termination given.

She also indicated that she harbored no ill feelings towards her former client.

“I love Nicki. I wish her the most success. It’s not about the music, she’s like one of my children,” she said. “I wish her no harm, only much success.”

Nicki Minaj recently dropped off a tour with Rihanna to work on her own album.

Nas was ordered to pay his estranged wife Kelis over $250,000 in spousal, child support and legal bills in their ongoing divorce case.

According to TMZ.com, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered Nas to pay Kelis $47,249.42 in back child support, $40,454 in back spousal support and 90% of her legal bills in the amount of $155,787.28.

Additionally, Nas was ordered to pay $10,000 a month towards the $299,015 the rapper owes his former wife in spousal support.

Also, the judge ruled that the rapper must pay $48,549.83 Kelis’ accounting expenses.

The news comes as Nas is preparing to drop his highly anticipated album Distant Relatives with Damien Marley on May 18th.

Kelis prepares to release her new album Flesh Tone, which lands in stores July 6th.

Shyne is gearing up to release the first official single from his upcoming album via a new deal between his Gangland Records, and Island/Def Jam.

According to reports, Shyne will drop the single next Tuesday (April 13th), making it his first new single in almost 10 years.

In February, Shyne inked a seven-figure deal with Island/Def Jam and began recording his album in Belize, where IDJ CEO L.A. Reid hosted a press conference announcing the new business deal.

Shyne is barred from entering the United States and was not allowed to enter the United Kingdom in February, due to his criminal record.

Shyne, aka Moses Leviy, was released from prison in October of 2009, after serving over 9 years in prison for his role in a nightclub shootout in 1999, involving Bad Boy Records’ CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs and his then girlfriend Jennifer Lopez.

Shyne was supposed to be featured on DJ Khaled’s album Victory, but the track, named “All My Life,” featuring Akon and Mavado, was dropped for legal reasons.

According to reports, Shyne  is collaborating with Scott Storch, who is said to be producing a large portion of the album.

He is also working with producer Coptic, who has confirmed that he created a track for Shyne titled “Hand on My 45.”