Tuesday Tales

Keen ears will notice that rapper Kendrick Lamar sampled Janet Jackson's "Anytime, Anyplace" on his latest single "Poetic Justice".  The rapper says  he'd like to have Jackson appear with  him in the video for the song, and if he could, it would be a blessing. The song's title is also the same title of the John Singleton film in which Jackson starred.  The group Odd Future says the 17-year-old fan now suing them for attacking him during their show in San Antonio says he threw the first  punch. Video of the incident has surfaced, and it clearly shows the fan threw the first punch before receiving a beat down. He took to Twitter to brag about suing the group and promised to post a picture of his check when he receives it. Good luck with the lawsuit. The Quinton Taratino film "Django Unchained" is the third film to cancel it's Hollywood premiere after the mass shooting in Newtown CT. Both the Tom Cruise film "Jack Reacher" and "Parental Guidance" cancelled their premieres as well. Fans looking forward to seeing rapper Meek Mill on tour will have to forget about it. A  judge has refused to lift restrictions on travel as part of his probation from a 2008 gun and drug conviction.  Future has inked a distribution deal with Epic Records for his new label. He said in a statement that he's excited about working with label head LA Reid because he helped gain a great deal of success. Reid will be leaving the hit show "The X Factor" to focus on his job as a label executive. Rapper Lil Wayne is now off the hook with the IRS. He's paid the government agency close to $8 million in back taxes and they've now released the lien on his Miami Beach home. Singer Alicia Keys is being sued by songwriter Earl Shuman. Shuman claims that Keys' song "Girl On Fire" steals a line from his song "Hey There Lonely Girl", which was a hit in the 1960s. No comment from Keys on the matter. It looks like rapper Meek Mill has found new ammunition in his on-going fued with Cassidy. He responded to Cassidy's new single "Condom Style" by calling it the worst song in the history of rapping via Instagram. The track is a remake of "Gagnam Style", the international hit by Korean rapper Psy. Riding on the wave of the song's popularity, Cassidy tweaks the lyrics in his own version turning it into a pro safe-sex anthem. Although the song is infused with humor, Mill says the joke's on Cassidy. In response to the criticism, Cassidy took to Twitter, where he eluded to the big-picture effect of the song. He says if the song causes just one man to strap up or saves one person from getting an STD then the song has served it's purpose. The two rappers have been trading jabs ever since Mill declined a rap battle, saying Cassidy wasn't in his league. Rappers T.I and Chief Keef have new music in stores this week. On DVD: "Picture Perfect", "Trouble With The Curve", "Total Recall" and "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days". On the tube: "Raising Hope" on Fox, "NCIS" on CBS, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on ABC and "The Voice" on NBC. Happy Tuesday!