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Tyler Perry Donates $100K Toward Legal Fees For Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend
Source: Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment / Getty Tyler Perry has donated a large sum of money to Kenneth Walker’s GoFundMe that’s raising money for his legal battle against one of the cops responsible for the death of his girlfriend, Breonna Taylor. According to TMZ, the 51-year-old billionaire contributed a whopping $100,000 paid in two installments of $10,000, one $50,000 and a $30,000 to reach the fund’s asking amount. The media mogul has been on a philanthropic streak over the last couple of years. His recent work helped pay for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks who was gunned down by Atlanta PD in a parking lot, paid for the groceries for senior citizens across multiple grocery stores, fed families for Thanksgiving, and covered the funeral and rent for Tyne...
Jake Paul Calls Out Conor McGregor & Dana White, But Nate Diaz Responds
Source: Mike Roach / Getty Ever since turning Nate Robinson into the butt of many jokes and even an online challenge, Jake Paul‘s really been feeling himself something ridiculous. It’s gotten to the point where the YouTube personality has been talking ish to UFC icon and former champion, Conor McGregor and not only challenging him to a fight but even offered the Irish arse kicker a $50 million purse to get it done. Taking to IG to call him out for “ducking” him (uh-huh), Paul went for the jugular and called him a “c*nt” and even called his wife a “4” on a scale from 1 to 10. Accusing McGregor of being scared of losing to a YouTuber, Paul went on to call out UFC’s head white man in charge, Dana White by calling him a “p*ssy” and a “bald b*tch!” While this seems like all showmanship and/or o...
Lamar Jackson Denies He Dropped A Deuce During Last Night’s MNF Game
Source: Jason Miller / Getty Last night’s Monday Night Football matchup between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens turned out to be a thriller as reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson was able to deliver to his team a “W” during the final minutes of the game. But it almost didn’t happen. During the third quarter of the game, Lamar unexpectedly trooped it to the locker room with no explanation given to reporters. When the 4th quarter came arund, reports began to come out that the superstar quarterback was cramping badly in his arm and had to get it massaged out. Then, with the game on the line, time ticking away, and Baltimore’s third-string quarte back writhing in pain on the field with an apparent knee injury, Jackson emerged from the locker room looking like a spring chicken running up a...
HHW Gaming: Electronic Arts Reaches Agreement To Drop A Billy On “DiRT” Developer Codemasters
Source: Chesnot / Getty Electronic Arts backed up the Brink’s Truck in a move that it hopes will pay off in the end with the development of quality racing game titles. EA announced today (Dec.14) that it has reached a deal to purchase the UK-based game studio Codemasters for an astounding $1.2 billion. The move sent shocks throughout the gaming world because it was believed that Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive was initially working on acquiring the DiRT developer for $994 million; that deal didn’t happen. In a statement, EA confirmed the acquisition stating: “We believe there is a deeply compelling opportunity in bringing together Codemasters and Electronic Arts to create amazing and innovative new racing games for fans. Our industry is growing, the racing category is gr...
KXNG Crooked Talks Slaughterhouse, Death Row & 2020’s Top Verses in New Interview
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Since the breakup of one of the Slaughterhouse a few years back, KXNG Crooked‘s been keeping busy, dropping some bars here and a few cuts there for the heads who bop to lyrically-enticing records. While fans have been pondering what the former Death Row Records representative’s been up to these days, HotNewHipHop caught up with the artist formerly known as Crooked I as part of their 12 Days Of Christmas series in which the cigar-smoking aficionado was honest and open about a bevy of subjects. Crooked shared which of his 2020 verses he holds in highest regards and who he thinks measures up to his own lyrical prowess this past year. Something from Royce, something from Em. You know, they call us the holy trinity of lyricism, me, Royce, and Em. They put the church...
E-40 & Too $hort Prepare For A Bay Area Verzuz Battle This Weekend
Source: Maury Phillips / Getty One of the very few, if not only, bright spots that this COVID-19 pandemic brought to Hip-Hop was the creation of the highly entertaining Verzuz battles which pit music legends and OG’s catalogues against one another. From Gucci Mane versus Jeezy to DJ Premier versus RZA, fans around the world have been entertained to no end as they’ve relived the days of yesteryear thanks to Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s brainchild. Though the highly anticipated Ashanti Verzuz Keysha Cole has been canceled due to the Murder Inc. songstress catching the ‘Rona and Satan himself somehow, Too $hort and E-40 are filling in the open slot and readying to remind the world where the term “hyphy” came from. Yesterday (Dec. 13), the Bay Area legends took to social media to announce their...
Daz Dillinger & Capone ft. N.O.R.E. & Kurupt “Guidelines” & More | Daily Visuals 12.14.20
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Back when Snoop Dogg and the Dogg Pound dropped their surprise attack on the East Coast in “New York New York,” Capone-N-Noreaga linked up with Mobb Deep and clapped back with “LA, LA.” Now more than two decades later the two crews connected to show and prove the East Coast vs. West Coast drama is water under the bridge. In the visuals to “Guidelines,” Capone-N-Noreaga made their way out Greater Los Angeles to kick it with Daz Dillinger and Kurupt of the DPG and getting in some California love and chronic to boot. Keeping with OG’s of the game, Billy Danze of M.O.P. continues to prove that after years in the game, he’s still got some of the hardest bars ever heard in his clip to “Cyrus.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed ov...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With LeBron James & ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ To Help Teach Kids Coding
Source: Microsoft / Space Jam: A New Legacy LeBron James’ new film, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and Microsoft are teaming up for a pretty dope cause that will help usher in the next generation of young video game developers. Announced today (Dec.14), Microsoft Corp. and Warner Bros. will celebrate the 2021 release of James’, not a sequel Space Jam film with an exciting new contest. The campaign will see Xbox, NBA champion and global icon LeBron James, Bugs Bunny, and the rest of the Tune Squad to jump-start young gamer’s game development dreams by amplifying coding education by creating an original Xbox arcade-style video game inspired by the forthcoming film. The contest aligns perfectly with Space Jam: A New Legacy film. Official synopsis: Welcome to the Jam! Basketball champion and global...
Nipsey Hussle’s Estate Valued Over $4 Million After Final Appraisal
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Nipsey Hussle’s family just made headway in appraising the worth of the west coast rapper’s estate, and it turns out to be worth over $4 million. Neighborhood Nip, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was known for his smart business sense spanning as the owner of his clothing line The Marathon Clothing to his record label All Money In No Money Out Inc. Still, the appraisal revealed that the late entrepreneur’s assets did not include real estate property. TMZ reports: The late rapper’s estate filed legal docs documenting the estate’s final inventory appraisal … which puts the estate value at $4,169,088.57. According to docs, obtained by TMZ, a big chunk of Nipsey’s net worth comes from his trademark portfolio, shares of companies he owned as well as pe...
Hunter Biden’s Taxes Under Investigation, Outgoing President Donald Trump Reacts
Source: Handout / Getty President Donald Trump has revived one of his many targets in stating his case that the presidential election was rigged in Hunter Biden. The son of President-Elect Joe Biden announced that he’s under federal investigation for taxes, prompting an expected response from Trump who believes it could have aided his claims that the election was rigged. In a statement, Hunter Biden, 50, offered a statement regarding the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Delaware’s intentions to investigate his tax affairs. “I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional tax advisors,” the statement read. The Office of the ...
Jailed Comedian Bill Cosby Thanks Boosie For His Support
Source: Splash / Splash News Bill Cosby is currently serving three to 10 years for sexually assaulting a woman. Nevertheless, the disgraced comedian figured he’d recognize the supporters he is thankful for, starting with rapper Boosie. On this 10th day of December 2020…I will pay homage to those who have supported me and my family, simply by saying, thank you. The first person to be recognized on Thank You Thursday is Rapper @BOOSIEOFFICIAL Thank you for your support & I’m praying for you to have pic.twitter.com/z6Q4tQQXRy — Bill Cosby (@BillCosby) December 10, 2020 Yep, today (Dec. 10), Cosby took to Twitter to big up the Baton Rouge rapper. “On this 10th day of December 2020…I will pay homage to those who have supported me and my family, simply by saying, thank you. The fi...
Man Arrested In Connection To Murder Of Dallas Rapper Mo3
Source: @Saybrea / Radio One A man has been arrested in connection to the murder of rapper and singer Mo3, according to a public filing from the Dallas Police Department. Kewon Dontrell White faces one charge of gun possession with a murder charge also pending. White, 21, is facing one count of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, this after police made the arrest on Wednesday (Dec. 9) and took him into federal custody. The Dallas Police Beat reported on White’s arrest and highlighted that he will face a murder charge once the magistrate undergoes the formal procedures. From The Dallas Police Beat: Through the course of the investigation, Homicide Detectives determined that suspect Kewon Dontrell White, a 21-year old Black male, was responsible for killing the victim. On Wednesday...
