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Kenosha Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake 7 Times In The Back Won’t Face Charges
Source: Scott Olson / Getty The August 2020 shooting of Jacob Blake at the hands of police in the city of Kenosha, Wisc. left the 29-year-old man unable to walk and sparked a number of nationwide protests. The officer who shot Blake in the back seven times will not face charges, but the family is now in talks to launch a civil lawsuit against the Kenosha Police Department. Local NPR outlet WUWM reports that after the news went wide that officer Rustin Sheskey would not face charges on Tuesday (Jan. 5), it was then reported that the Blake family and their legal representatives will examine a pathway of launching the lawsuit. The shooting incident took place when officers, responding to a domestic incident, approached Blake with Sheckey unloading his service weapon in front of the man’s chil...
Lil Durk “Coming Clean,” Uncle Murda “Russian Roulette” & More | Daily Visuals 1.4.21
Source: Prince Williams / Getty We know that women tend to gravitate to men who can belt out a smooth sounding song out their vocals, but how many women are cool with sharing such a man? We’re not sure but apparently Lil Durk found a few and moved them into his luxury home. In his visuals to “Coming Clean,” the Chicago crooner shows us why it’s good to be him these days as he strolls through his house where a number of women walk around in bras and panties because, well, why not? Showering with chocolate syrup was the only thing that didn’t make sense to us to be honest. Back in Brooklyn Uncle Murda heads to the projects to get lit with his peoples and roll dice and shows everyone how real it is in the field for his clip to “Russian Roulette.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some j...
Snoop Dogg Taunts Eminem On Instagram For “Soft Ass Sh*t” Lyrics On “Zeus”
Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Snoop Dogg and Eminem are kicking off the new year with new beef and it’s not staying respectful. Over the weekend an Eminem fan account captioned a post on Instagram asking if Snoop was being “disrespectful” when he said during an interview in July that he could live without Slim Shady’s music, amongst other flagrant comments. Catching wind of the post, Snoop jumped in the post to slam Em and the song “Zeus” from his deluxe album Music To Be Murdered By – Side B released last month. “Pray I don’t answer that soft ass Sh*t,” he taunted in the comments. The song in question calls out the Long Beach legend directly. “And, as far as squashin’ beef, I’m used to people knockin’ me/But, just not in my camp/I’m ...
Nicki Minaj & Cash Money Records Sued For $200 For Jackin’ “Rich Sex”, Allegedly
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Just because Nicki Minaj is a brand new mommy, don’t think that people won’t still come for her bank account when unpaid royalties, allegedly, are involved. This week the Queens rapper was hit with a lawsuit from Jawara Headly who says that Nicki ripped off his song “Rich Sex” after letting her hear his version of it a little before 2016. TMZ is reporting that Headly a.k.a. Brinx Billions slapped the Queen rapper along with Young Money, Cash Money and Universal Music Group with a $200 million suit claiming that Nicki not only jacked his cut, but even told him it would be “extremely marketable and become a global hit” after hearing his original version. Brinx says he’s known Nicki since 2007, when they met on MySpace, but he’s still pissed his pa...
Is That You Betha? MA$E Is Returning To Being A Pastor
Source: Brian Stukes / Getty 2020 was a crazy year, so crazy it had millions of folks embracing their faith a bit more. One rapper is putting the rhyme book away and returning to the pulpit. As spotted on Complex MA$E will be revisiting his former career as a pastor. On Sunday, January 2 the Gathering Oasis Church in Atlanta announced he will be their holy leader. “Join us in welcoming our new leader, Pastor Mason Betha!” the tweet read. The post was paired with an accompanying visual of the Harlem native donning what seems to be a tracksuit. Join us in welcoming our new leader, Pastor Mason Betha! pic.twitter.com/PiAelXG8VS — The Gathering Oasis (@gatheringoasis) January 3, 2021 He confirmed the new opportunity with his own post to Instagram. “THANK YOU 🙏🏾 Also tag so...
Saweetie To Make Her Acting Debut On ‘Grown-ish’
Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty We’re only a few days into 2021 and Saweetie is already making career changing moves and expanding her portfolio in the new year. After earning celebrity status in the music game, the Icy Girl artist is now making the transition from rapper to actress as she gears up to show her acting chops in the upcoming season to Grown-ish. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Cali representative revealed that she’ll be taking on the role of an overbearing artist named Indigo, who’ll be more than a handful for Yara Shahidi’s Zoey Johnson. Like many rappers before her, Saweetie has gotten bit by the acting bug something serious as she’s hoping to not only get more acting gigs, but maybe even starring in her own series at some point in the future. “I could d...
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Pharrell, KAWS Virgil Abloh Discuss Fashion & Culture On ‘OTHERTone’ Podcast [Watch]
Source: Jordan Brand / NIke 2021 is now underway and content creators are pushing the pedal already. Last week three titans of industry discussed style, legacy and more. As spotted on Hypebeast Pharrell Williams has reignited his OTHERTone podcast. On the first episode of 2021 he invited his contemporaries Virgil Abloh and KAWS to join him for some in depth conversation. Along with his co-hosts Fam-Lay and Scott Vener, the gang discussed a myriad of topics concerning art, style and more. The trio begin the conversation by detailing how they all originally met each other. Skateboard P and KAWS’s friendship dates back to 2004 when they first connected in Japan. The American artist would go on to design the album artwork for The Clipse’s 2009 Til The Casket Drops. While th...
Save Your Clubhouse Invites Because Quavo Doesn’t Want Them
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Not everyone is willing to jump on the Clubhouse bandwagon. Clubhouse right now is the place to be for insightful information and ridiculous takes that get you dragged on Twitter. Meek Mill knows all about that. The Migos’ member, Quavo, isn’t looking to join the rest of the Hip-Hop community on the app that is basically a Roc Nation Brunch toast turned into an app. On Sunday (Jan.3), the “WORKIN ME” crafter announced on Twitter that he has no plans of joining the latest social media craze. “I’m not doing clubhouse. I don’t want to be on a 54 way.” I’m not doing clubhouse… I don’t want to be on a 54 way 📞 — QuavoYRN (@QuavoStuntin) January 3, 2021 Outside of being on a rather large group call, the rapper didn’t further elaborate on why h...
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Yasiin Bey, Lupe Fiasco Pay Tribute To MF DOOM With Freestyles [Listen]
Source: PYMCA / Getty Last week it was revealed Hip-Hop had lost one of the most unique talents to ever grab a microphone, months ago. Two of his peers have saluted in the most fitting way. Ufortunately, tt was reported MF DOOM is no longer with us in the physical. The loss took the culture by surprise as his wife announced his passing almost two months after he left us. Naturally an outpouring of respect has been put on the late great’s name since via social media posts, playlists, editorials and more. As spotted on Hypebeast a pair of MC’s are giving his flowers via some tribute bars. Chicago lyricist Lupe Fiasco to Twitter to express his gratitude and proposed a new idea for all DOOM fans. “Thanx DOOM…I learned so much from you about the art of rapping. Studied and analyzed you for...
The Feds Deny Kodak Black’s Request To Have His Sentenced Reduced
Source: (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) It seems Kodak Black will have to do his time as it was assigned. He was recently was told good luck with that regarding his request to shave his sentence down. As spotted on HipHopDX the Florida native got some bad news regarding his current bid. Last year the rapper had asked that he get an early release on his 46-month sentence that he got hit with due to possessing a firearm. Well a federal committee has reached their decision and they declined the plea; respectfully. Their reasoning is that he nor his legal team have cited a strong case for the reduction. “(Kodak Black) has not presented ‘extraordinary and compelling reasons’ supporting his request for release,” wrote Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce O. Br...
Kim Hill Reacts To will.i.am Wondering Why Black People Stopped Checking For Black Eyed Peas
Source: Gie Knaeps / Getty Recently, will.i.am publicly pondered why Black people aren’t really checking for Black Eyed Peas despite their international success. The answer is quite obvious, and former BEP singer explained it quite clearly after hearing about his concern. [embedded content] Speaking on Wyclef Jean’s Run That Back podcast, will.i.am discussed his disappointment with the Black Eyed Peas not being celebrated as “a Black group” and examined why that possibly isn’t widely accepted., will.i.am wondered out loud why Black Eyed Peas has been forsaken be the Black community, despite being artists of color (for the most part) and having been discovered by the late Eazy-E of N.W.A fame. “In 2004, Black Eyed Peas we, we were just trying to get on. When you think of…like, I’m a Black d...
Trump’s Lame DOJ Unsurprisingly Clears Cops In The Killing of 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Source: Boston Globe / Getty While this news doesn’t shock us, it still upsets us. Lame-duck Donald Trump’s outgoing DOJ wanted to leave us with one last hard pill to swallow. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday (Dec.29) that it closed the investigation into the unjust shooting death of 12-year old Tamir Rice in Cleveland and that no charges will be filed against the officers involved. According to Raw Story, the DOJ’s reasoning behind its decision was due to the evidence not being good enough to come to a conclusion. In a statement, the DOJ explained its predictable but lame decision, stating: “The video footage is grainy, shot from a distance, does not show detail or perspective, and portions of the incident are not visible because of the location of the patrol car. Further,...
