Rapper 50 Cent is facing a lawsuit from a producer who alleges the star sampled a song by The Persuaders without permission.
Robert Poindexter, who worked on a number of tracks for the 1970s R&B group, has filed suit in New York accusing the hip-hop star of using part of the band’s track Love Gonna Pack Up and Walk Out in a song called Redrum,…

Hip-hop stars 50 Cent and Swizz Beatz were among the guests evacuated from a Florida hotspot on Saturday after the venue became overcrowded.
Basketball player Lebron James and boxer Floyd Mayweather were also partying with the rappers at the crowded NBA All-Star Weekend bash at the Ballroom at Church Street venue in Orlando.

Fans packed into the venue to get close to the stars,…