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Tracy Morgan Surprises Residents At Brooklyn Community Center Opening
Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty Tracy Morgan kept it lowkey when he returned to his old stomping grounds in Bedford Stuyvesant last week. It was for a great cause, too. On Nov. 6, the comedian surprised locals attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new multi-million dollar community center at Marcy Houses, causing a welcomed frenzy as soon as he was spotted at the event. What a feeling to be among community members and leaders who have worked so hard to fulfill this project 20 years in the making. Today, we cut the ribbon at Marcy Houses Community Center. Thanks to @RCornegyJr, @NYCMayorsOffice, and a surprise visit from @TracyMorgan. pic.twitter.com/ks0xfVUkdM — Rep. Nydia Velazquez (@NydiaVelazquez) November 6, 2020 The Brooklyn Paper reports that the 3,200 square foot cen...
Notice A Pattern?: Tyga Sued For Unpaid Rent, Allegedly Trashed The Crib
Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty Tyga has never seen a bill he hasn’t paid late. The “Rack City” rapper is being sued for unpaid rent and for trashing the Los Angeles home in question, allegedly. The landlord is suing Tyga for a cool $200,000 which includes back rent and all types of details on what he wrecked in the crib that he stayed in for about a year. Reports TMZ: The landlord is suing the rapper, claiming he stiffed them on $32K in rent when he left the place back in April, after renting it for about a year. But, that’s not even the worst part. In docs, obtained by TMZ, the landlord claims Tyga left gouges in the kitchen’s white oak flooring ($27,650), damaged marble flooring and counters ($15,575) and damaged walls with murals and wallpaper ($103,160.2...
Boosie Badazz Mourns Loss Of Dallas Rapper Mo3
Source: @Saybrea / Radio One As the news of Dallas rapper Mo3 and his shooting death continues to spread, many are left wondering the motivations of the brazen daylight murder. Joining Mo3’s fans in mourning is Boosie Badazz, who took to Twitter to express his grief. In a series of tweets, Boosie Badazz, who worked closely with Mo3, real name Melvin Noble, which captured the massive sense of loss he must be feeling now. “Stop calling me n texting me. F*CK YOU HOES , N*GGAS n FAKE ASS FAMILY ALL YALL CAN SUCK MY D*CK ALL YALL GOT A MOTIVE FUCKING WOTH ME ANYWAY Man Suckad*ck,” read one tweet from Boosie Badazz on Wednesday (Nov. 11), but it isn’t known if this was related to the news of Mo3’s passing. His next tweet, however, was most certainly centered around ...
“Cool Grey” Air Jordan 11’s To Return In 2021
Source: Jordan Brand / NIke It’s finally happening! After years of sneakerheads calling for Jordan Brand to retro the fan favorite “Cool Grey” colorway of the classic Air Jordan 11 silhouette (the lows of the summer ’18 don’t count), it’s being confirmed that our cries have been answered and the Cool Grey 11’s will be dropping next year. According to Sneaker News, the long-awaited colorway is said to be next holiday season’s annual AJ XI release and man, it’s about damn time! Originally released in 2000 and retro released in 2010, many sneakerheads predicted the Cool Grey’s would drop in 2020 to keep the decade thing going, but instead we’re getting souped up Adapt versions of the Air Jordan 11’s and the 25th Anniversa...
Cardi B Quickly Apologizes After She Was Accused of “Mocking” Hindu Goddess Durga
Source: REEBOK / Reebok Cardi B was having herself a good ass week until she dropped one particular photo that made many folks mad at her. Things went left immediately for Bardi after she unveiled her new sneaker collection with Reebok in a cover feature with Footwear News. The news of Cardi’s new kicks was swiftly met with backlash becuase the cover photo featured the “Bodak Yellow’ taking cues from the Hindu goddess Durga giving her 10 arms while holding a pair of the new sneakers. Tweets accusing Cardi of disrespecting Hindu culture and calling for her to immediately apologize began to hit social media. One Twitter user wrote: “Cardi b did not pay “homage” to the Hindu goddess Durga by holding a shoe in her hand, this is plain disrespect and in no way cultural ap...
Southern Discomfort: Waka Flocka’s Instagram Page Disappears After Flaming T.I. Over Street Politics
Source: Robert Kamau / Getty It looks like T.I. and Waka Flocka are experiencing some difficulties and it may be the reason why the “Groves St. Party” rapper no longer has an Instagram page. HotNewHipHop reports that the profile disappeared shortly after responding to T.I.’s posts addressing violence occurring in their hometown. “Atlanta is a beautiful progressive city filled with black excellence,” the “Family Hustle” star wrote on Instagram. “We uplift each other & win together. Stop coming here to kill each other. That shit is played out.” The post was accompanied by the following caption: “Handle YOUR beefs in YOUR city. Thx in advance.” Fans immediately suspected the post was in response to the fatal shooting of King Von, who died over the weekend after beefing with lo...
Larsa Pippen Feels Kanye “Brainwashed” The Kardashians Against Her, Reveals She Dated Tristan Thompson
Source: Hollywood To You/Star Max / Getty The fallout between Larsa Pippen and the Kardashian family left many dumbfounded and confused as to what could’ve gone wrong between the celebrity friends, but now we’re getting an idea as to what might’ve played a role in the souring of the relationship between Pippen and the Kardashian klan. During an in-depth interview with The Hollywood Raw podcast, Larsa Pippen explained that she feels that none other than Kanye West himself might’ve been behind the Kardashian sisters turning their backs on her and “brainwashed” them into thinking she’s a villain. While one might think that she and Ye might’ve had a heated exchange or something, Pippen says that the two of them never had any kind of altercation that would lead to Ye having an aversion to her a...
Stacey Abrams Throws A Well-Timed Jab At Outgoing President Donald Trump
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Stacey Abrams is emerging as a star within the Democratic Party, this after she and other organizers have been credited with delivering Georgia for President-Elect Joe Biden. The former gubernatorial candidate shared some of her thoughts about flipping the state blue while also getting in a sharp jab towards outgoing President Donald Trump. Abrams was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the interview segment opened with host Stephen Colbert acknowledging Abrams’ efforts on the ground in Georgia related to getting out the vote. In the socially-distance virtual chat, Abrams said that she gave herself a brief moment to celebrate but put the focus back on flipping the state’s Senate seats. “I had about 17 minutes Saturday afternoon, I’m good,” ...
Swizz Beatz Accidentally Spills The Tea On Outkast & A Tribe Called Quest VERZUZ
Source: Lionel FLUSIN / Getty Season 2 of VERZUZ sounds like it’s going to blow season 1 away. We already learned that Jeezy and T.I. would be kicking off season 2 of the popular online battle series, and now VERZUZ co-creator Swizz Beatz accidentally revealed that a showdown between two of Hip-Hop’s iconic groups, Outkast and A Tribe Called Quest, is in the works. Speaking with DJ Kid Capri on Instagram Live, the camel racing enthusiast dropped the bombshell that we could be getting what could possibly be the biggest VERZUZ yet. Beatz confirmed his boast was an accident stating, “I wasn’t even supposed to say that, I might have just f*ckd that all up,” He carefully pointed out that it’s still in the works while confirming that he and Timbaland got many showdowns lined up. ”We love them, a...
Philadelphia Election Officials Have Gotten Death Threats Since Presidential Race
Source: NurPhoto / Getty As Philadelphia continues to celebrate their contribution to Joseph Biden’s monumental victory the public is now seeing some of the behind the scenes turmoil. Unfortunately the City of Brotherly Love wasn’t so brotherly the last two weeks. As spotted on Crooks And Liars the iconic Pennsylvania city wasn’t unified over the voting process in the recent presidential election. On a 60 Minutes feature Bill Whitaker talked about the ballot process with local officials who were in charge of the counting the votes; specifically those mailed in by Americans who did not want to take their chances of possibly catching Covid-19. Al Schmidt, a Philadelphia city election commissioner, talked to the journalist about how contentious things became. “At the end of the...
Joe Biden Pulls Ahead In Georgia and Pennsylvania, You Know What’s Next
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty Joe Biden is stacking votes and W’s. On early Friday morning (Nov. 6), the former Vice President moved ahead in votes in both Georgia and Pennsylvania after being basically down since Election Day on Tuesday. At the time of this post, Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris are ahead in Pennsylvania by 5,587 according to the New York Times. The votes that put him ahead were from Philadelphia ballots. In Georgia, the Biden and Harris ticket is ahead by 1,097 votes. The county that finally put Biden ahead in GA came from Clayton County aka College Park, which sits to the south of Atlanta. The reason for Biden’s leads are squarely thanks to high voter turnout from Democrats and specifically to Black people as the ballots in his favor came from predominantly Black counties in b...
Drakeo the Ruler Released From Prison, Strikes “Sudden” Plea Deal
Source: @IamMRMOSELY / Twitter If there’s one good thing that has come out of the 2020 Election cycle, it’s Drakeo the Ruler’s prison release. The South Central rapper accepted a “sudden” plea deal from the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office on Monday after serving more than one year behind bars. Drakeo, born Darrell Caldwell, was found not guilty of murder and attempted murder in July 2019. Unfortunately, ties to his Stinc Team rap group kept him behind bars awaiting trial for criminal gang conspiracy and shooting from a motor vehicle. However, the rapper was offered a sudden plea deal offer for time served after L.A. County DA Jackie Lacey’s lost her bid for re-election to George Gascón on Election Day (Nov. 3). Jeff Weiss, a reporter who has closely fol...
