Day: October 20, 2025

Master P rallied the New Orleans community Saturday for a charity basketball scrimmage at the University of New Orleans, aiming to raise funds for a new Jumbotron to replace equipment lost during Hurricane Katrina.

The Hip-Hop mogul, who has served as UNO’s President of Basketball Operations since February 2025, partnered with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal to organize the exhibition game.

The matchup featured UNO’s basketball team against Sacramento State University, which includes Shaq’s son on the roster.

Master P has transformed his role from music industry titan to collegiate basketball executive.

The New Orleans native played collegiately at both the University of Houston and Merritt College in Oakland, California, where he earned a business degree before launching his entertainment empire.

“This is gonna be our first game. Our first test. We are just going to keep getting better and better from here. When we put that New Orleans on our jersey. We are representing the city of New Orleans. We can compete with anyone, but we still need more help. I am encouraging businesses to come out. Step up and come out with us,” Master P told WDSU.

The charity scrimmage represents Master P’s broader vision to revitalize UNO’s basketball program.

Since accepting his position as President of Basketball Operations, he has worked to recruit talent and build partnerships with high-profile figures in sports and entertainment.

The university’s Jumbotron was among the casualties of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, leaving the athletic program without this essential piece of equipment for nearly two decades.

Master P’s fundraising efforts aim to modernize the facility and enhance the game-day experience for fans and players.

UNO’s official regular season begins in November, marking the No Limit mogul’s first full season in his executive role.

The Privateers compete in Division I basketball and represent a significant opportunity for Miller to apply his business acumen to collegiate athletics.

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A woman is confused after the Uber she ordered never arrives. Then her Starbucks barista lets her know it could be a scam.

TikTok user Jess Renee (@organizedhumanllc) posted a series of videos about her experience on Aug. 28. “I am literally in a stand-off with an Uber driver and I don’t know what to do,” she says to start the video, which has since amassed more than 940k views.

“I called an Uber at like 2:40. It said it would be there in three minutes,” she explains. “Three minutes goes by; it says one minute. Three minutes goes by; it says one minute. Now I’m getting a little confused.”

So she contacts the driver eight minutes into her wait. “I’m like, ‘Hey, is everything good? It says that you are one minute away, but it’s been like eight,’” she says. “It’s now 3:26 and he still hasn’t canceled.”

Starbucks Barista Airs Out Uber Scam

Jess Renee went to the nearby Starbucks to wait for her ride. That’s when the barista told her that this is actually a common scam.

Uber lists this as one of the fraudulent activities that can get drivers banned from the app. The rules prohibit drivers from accepting fares that they don’t intend to complete or cancel. Drivers do this because the customer canceling puts the driver in a position to claim a cancellation fee.

“So now we’re at the point where we’d rather sit around and risk making money to possibly make money by scamming people who need rides?” she asks. “Also, tell me if I should cancel because I don’t know if I’m being stupid.”

She ends the video by promising her Uber driver she is willing to wait him out. “Sir, you messed with the wrong chick,” she says.

Shortly after she posted the first video, Jess Renee received a notification that a new Uber was on the way. “That means he canceled,” she says in a triumphant follow-up video.

Viewers React to the Uber Stand-Off

This is obviously not an uncommon experience for Uber passengers. In the comments, viewers who’ve been in similar situations told their stories and offered advice. 

“This happened to me one time and he spent almost two hours driving around and I didn’t cancel,” one person wrote. “I just kept calling him and asking him if he was lost. He ended up picking me up and he was not happy about it. And I reported him.”

Several other users backed up that sentiment. “Order a Lyft and leave the Uber up,” one person wrote. “Don’t cancel.”

There could be non-nefarious reasons for this incident. In a Reddit thread posted to r/Uber two years ago, a person offered an explanation. “The driver is probably multi-apping,” they wrote. “They went and did a DoorDash order instead of picking you up. One good thing to know is that you can always cancel an Uber ride up to two minutes without paying any cancellation fee. So if you have a driver that accepts a ride, and just keeps driving the opposite way for several blocks, cancel right away and re-book for a new driver.”

All Hip Hop contacted Jess Renee via TikTok comment and direct message for comment. We also contacted Uber via email for comment.

@organizedhumanllc I’m stuck in a standoff with my Uber driver right now. It’s been over 40 minutes, and they still haven’t picked me up or canceled. I won’t cancel!! Scammers messed with the wrong women! What would you do in this situation?#scam #uber #ubers #standoff #cancel ♬ original sound – Jess Renee

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French Montana walked away with a courtroom win and his platinum plaque intact after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit tossed out a copyright infringement lawsuit tied to his 2013 single “Ain’t Worried About Nothin’.”

The legal dispute, filed by musician Eddie Richardson, accused the Bronx rapper of lifting elements from an instrumental Hip-Hop track without permission.

Richardson claimed French Montana’s team copied his composition, pointing to the use of “deep percussion, rhythmic snare” patterns that he believed were taken directly from his work.

But the appellate judges weren’t convinced. The court sided with Montana, stating there wasn’t enough evidence to show the rapper “duplicated the work as opposed to merely imitating it.”

That distinction proved critical, as copyright law requires a higher burden of proof for actual copying versus coincidental resemblance.

The court also noted that the musical elements Richardson cited were too generic to qualify for protection. Familiar sounds in Hip-Hop production, the judges concluded, can’t be locked down by a single artist.

“Ain’t Worried About Nothin’” was the lead single off Montana’s debut album, Excuse My French and it made a solid impact on the charts, peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It later earned platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.

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