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YG Details Guns Being Drawn On Him & His Family During Police Raid
Source: Rich Fury/Getty Images / Rich Fury/Getty Images YG is opening up about his frightening encounter with the police during his recent arrest in Los Angeles days before he was scheduled to perform at the Grammys in January. Earlier this week during his interview with online radio show, The Morning Hustle, YG touched on the incident, revealing that while he was being arrested the police not only had their guns drawn on him but the entire family that was with him at the time. “Around the Grammys, the police raided my house while I was there with my family and my kids,” YG recalled. “They came at like four in the morning when everyone was still sleep, they had the helicopter going around and everything so I hopped up to see what was going on. So I open the door and boom they draw down on ...
Former Bad Boy Rapper Loon Released From Prison After 9-Year Stretch
Source: Ray Tamarra / Getty Loon is a free man. The former Bad Boy rapper has been released from prison after 9-years served on a drug trafficking conviction. The New York Post reports that Loon, born Chauncey Hawkins (and now Amir Junaid Muhadith after converting to Islam), was released from federal lock up on Wednesday (July 30), and while celebs had lobbied on his behalf, it was mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic. US District Judge Terrence Boyle changed Loon’s sentence to time served, citing that he was not a danger to society and that COVID-19 was an “extraordinary and compelling” reason that he be released. Loon was scheduled to be released next year in August 2021. While a number of celebs petitioned for Loon’s release, one homie was particularly helpful. Reports the NY Post: Fr...
Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock & Jim Carrey United For A Private Stand-Up Show
Source: Supplied by WENN.com / WENN Somewhere out there a small group of lucky people witnessed one of the greatest shows on earth. Yesterday (July 29), Chris Rock took to his Instagram page to reveal that he joined Dave Chappelle for his Dave Chappelle & Friends: A Talk With Punchlines, and blessed 100 socially distant audience members with a comedy set for the ages. And if that wasn’t an amazing enough duo for the night, Rock eventually FaceTimed Jim Carrey into the set much to the delight of the crowd in Ohio. The invite-only show on tour has been kept as secretive as the Illuminati thus far. But Rock’s IG post finally shed a little light on how incredible it must be to be in the audience to watch these two comic legends share the same space at the same time. Unfortunately, the cont...
Watch Toni Cornell Cover Pearl Jam’s ‘Black’
Toni Cornell, daughter of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, covered Pearl Jam’s “Black” during the Lolla2020 livestream on Thursday. She performed a socially distanced, acoustic version of the Ten classic that was faithful to the original version. The free Lolla2020 stream, replacing the canceled Lollapalooza festival, will air July 30 to August 2 on YouTube. The event will feature over 150 archival and original performances and performances — including the first major reunion in over 20 years from Perry Farrell’s Porno for Pyros. The Chris Cornell estate honored the singer on July 20, what would have been his 56th birthday, by releasing a previously released cover of Guns N’ Roses ballad “Patience.” The song was tracked in 2016 at Los Angeles’ Henson Studios whi...
Arts Council England Confirms Dance Music Events are Eligible for £1.57 Billion Relief Package
In a major win for a dance music culture throttled by the impact of COVID-19, Arts Council England has confirmed that the country’s nightlife sector will be eligible to receive financial support from the government’s unprecedented £1.57 billion rescue package. According to a report by the Evening Standard, the initial announcement of the package made an ambiguous mention of “live music venues,” which drew the ire of the region’s clubbing sector. The announcement led to the formulation of the Fatboy Slim-backed “#LetUsDance” initiative, which pressured the UK Government to acknowledge the electronic dance music scene as an explicit beneficiary of the relief package. After many of dance music’s corps d’elite sent formal letters to Me...
MTV Adds “Best Quarantine Performance” Category to VMA’s, DJ D-Nice Nominated for #DanceTogether
Back in March 2020, when COVID-19 was roaring its ugliest head, DJ D-Nice hosted his “Homeschool at Club Quarantine” show on Instagram Live. Offering a serendipitous glimmer of positivity by funneling an at-home dance party to living rooms all over the globe, the New York City-based DJ and hip-hop artist performed for 9 hours straight on March 21st. The unprecedented livestream attracted a staggering 100,000 viewers, including Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Michelle Obama, and Mark Zuckerberg, among many others. The show ultimately became a prescient harbinger for the lockdown age, signaling the start of an inescapable and increasingly robust live music streaming landscape. Ahead of its iconic Video Music Awards show, MTV has announced two new categories designed t...
KARRA Shines Light on Importance of Vocalists in EDM Following Toxic Livestream Comments
As one of the most prolific vocalists in the electronic dance music scene, Karra‘s contributions to the culture at large are innumerable. With an expansive discography of solo hits and major collaborations, including those with KSHMR, NERVO, Sam Feldt, Jason Ross, and Ghastly, among many others, Karra’s powerful voice is a ubiquitous force in the music production world, streaming landscape, and live music arena. Following a recent livestreamed performance on Insomniac TV called “Infinite Skies,” Karra took to Twitter to bemoan a litany of toxic, disrespectful comments about her. Addressing the vitriol in a series of tweets, she illuminated just how vital she is to the modern EDM zeitgeist. “Last night the EDM community really showed me how much they ...
Hear Billie Eilish’s Beautifully Eerie New Song ‘My Future’
After teasing “my future” since last week, Billie Eilish finally released her beautifully eerie new song. Starting off as a jazz ballad, the song kicks into quicker gear that causes you to bounce as Eilish’s vocals float on about self-love. “I’ve changed my plans / ‘Cause I’m in love with my future / Can’t wait to meet her / And I’m in love / But not with anybody else / Just want to get to know myself,” she sings before the tempo picks up. The singer’s brother/producer/co-writer Finneas revealed in March that they were working on new material. “We’ve started working on the new album, and I think the best thing we can do is stay out of our own way,” he told Vulture. “The first album was pretty pure in its intention. We didn’t set out to write a darling album. Our only target ...
Tracy Morgan & Wife Megan Wollover Are Separating
Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Looks like love in this day and age just doesn’t seem to hold up as well as in decades past (damn social media!). After only five years of wedded bliss, Tracy Morgan and his wife, Megan Wollover have filed for divorce according to PEOPLE. The surprise split comes 8 years after The Last O.G. star announced he was happily engaged to Wollover while on the red carpet of the Emmy’s in 2012. It took a few years but the couple finally walked down the aisle in 2015, 14 months months after the 51-year-old comedian survived a horrific highway crash that led to Morgan getting a whopping $90 million settlement from Walmart after one of it’s trucks slammed into his tour bus. Though with that paper you’d think it would’ve been an extravagant wedding, but it turned out to be...
R. Kelly Claims He Isn’t Getting A Fair Trial Due To Anonymous Jury
Source: R. Kelly Big Jam 2012 in Chicago Chicago, Illinois – 16.11.12 Featuring: R. Kelly Where: IL, United States When: 16 Nov 2012 Credit: WENN R. Kelly is still trying to work his way out of a possible prison sentence anyway he can. He says the court’s game of hide and go seek isn’t giving him a proper shot to build his defense. As exclusively reported by Bossip the “Step In The Name Of Love” singer is calling foul in his child pornography case. His legal defense team claims that the feds aren’t playing fair by keeping the identities of the juror panel anonymous. To hear the court tell it Robert has a long history of harassing individuals who have influence on his court decisions. Additionally it has long been rumored he paid off the family of the minor he was seen on tape having s...
J. Cole & Puma To Drop The RS-Dreamer Silhouette This Weekend
Source: Puma / PUMA Months after J. Cole previewed his Puma Sky Dreamer signature sneaker, the N.C. MC returns with his first basketball silhouette which will no doubt have his hardcore day ones flocking to the spot to pick up a pair. Puma and Cole’s new RS-Dreamer was built with the basketball court in mind as it utilizes the “RS foam” to give ballers some comfort while terrorizing their opponents on the court. The new sneakers will even feature the “DREAMER” logo to let everyone know that these joints are J. Cole certified. “When said out loud, all the best dreams sound crazy. Dreamer was created with the belief that, still, we must follow ours, no matter how unachievable they may seem to others.” “Over the years, basketball shoes have progressed greatly in their level of techn...
Megan Thee Stallion Receives Overwhelming Support From Beyoncé, Rihanna & Lizzo
Source: @theestallion / Instagram Megan Thee Stallion may be working hard at tightening her circle, but a few high profile celebrities including Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Lizzo have stepped up to show support. On Wednesday (Jul 29), the “Girls in the Hood” rapper took to Instagram to share some of the love she has been receiving from the industry’s leading ladies. From flowers to cards and candy, Megan Thee Stallion was definitely feeling the love and more sure to take some time to let them and her fans know. Starting off the love on her own, Meg posted a picture of herself with a notebook before adding a second picture that featured three Post-it notes with three specific tasks that included “Pray”, “Take care of skin” and “write music.” Seeing the positive outlook Rihanna was the first to re...
