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Freeway Reveals His Son Has Passed Away #RIP
Source: @phillyfreeway / Instagram The year 2020 continues to inflict pain and suffering on many people around the world and just like hundreds of thousands of his fellow Americans, Philadelphia’s Freeway is mourning the loss of a loved one today (Oct. 29). In the wee hours of the morning, the “Roc The Mic” rapper took to Instagram to inform his hundreds of thousands of followers that his eldest son, Jihad, had passed away and though he didn’t reveal how he died, Freeway’s heartfelt post was all we needed to feel his pain. “God knows I try my best to be strong, but this right here is a pain like I never felt. Please cherish your time and your love ones because we’re not promise the next breath. I Pray Allah forgives my son for all Of his sins and I pray that Allah grants him the highest le...
Footwear News Achievement Awards The Nike SB Dunk “Shoe Of The Year”
Source: Nike / NIke Okay sneaker aficionados, the results are in and according to the “Shoe Oscars” known as the Footwear New Achievement Awards, the Nike SB Dunk has been crowned the top sneaker silhouette of 2020. Hypebeast is reporting that after much consideration and research, the FNAA felt that the OG Nike silhouette was the hottest thing going in 2020 as it really was probably the most popular remixed silhouette of the year. From the Travis Scott’s to Valentine’s Dr. Strange Love to the heat sensitive Civilist “Thermography” SB’s, the Dunks have seen their popularity rise to astronomical levels thanks to creative innovation and slick designs. But that wasn’t the only honor given this year as the FNAA covers much ground with their awards and recognition. “Designer of the Year” was gi...
Struggle “Activist” Ice Cube Explains Why He Curved A Zoom Call With Senator Kamala Harris
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Ice Cube heart is in the right place, but his execution is the pure definition of struggle. Ice Cube just needs to stop with these interviews about his contract with Black America at this point cause he clearly has no idea what in the world he is talking about. Plus, he is looking real funny in the light. During a recent appearance on Fox Soul’s Cocktails with Queens with hosts Claudia Jordan, Syleena Johnson, Vivica A. Fox and LisaRaye McCoy, Cube, tried to explain why he thought it was a good idea to turn down a Zoom call with Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Basically, Cube’s reasoning was he felt he was too good to be “lumped in” with other “entertainers” who would be on the Zoom call with Harris. Claudia Jordan put ...
Remember The Name: Keiajah “KJ” Brooks Had Heavy Smoke For Kansas City Board Of Police Commissioners
Source: Keiajah “KJ” Brooks / Instagram As of now, the viral video of Keiajah “KJ” Brooks should have made it across a timeline or two but in case it hasn’t, read on. The Kansas City activist gave a blistering rebuke of the city’s police chief and also called out each member of the city’s board of police commissioners by name. Brooks began her speech letting the folks in attendance know off the bat that she wasn’t there to make friends with anyone. Instead, Brooks used her time to directly speak to what she and other community activists have called racist and unfair treatment in the city at the hands of its police force. “Fair warning, I’m not nice. And I don’t seek to be respectable,” Brooks stated in the opener of her speech. “I’m not asking y’all for anything, cause y’all can’t and won’...
Breonna Taylor Grand Jurors Say They Were “Betrayed” By Kentucky AG
Source: Jon Cherry / Getty The grand jury’s decision to not prosecute any of the officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor was disappointing, but not shocking as we’ve all become used to police getting away with murder. Following the controversial decision, jurors began to complain that Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron never presented them with the option to consider murder or manslaughter charges against the officers in question, and now TMZ is reporting that two male jurors (one Black and one white) are speaking out and confirm that the fix was in from the get-go. Speaking to CBS’ Gayle King about how the case was presented to them, the jurors call the Daniel’s actions a “betrayal” and called out the Kentucky AG for lying about the 6 homicide options the jurors had on th...
Everything That Happened At The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards
Source: BET / BET Following the virtual presentation of the BET Awards, the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards went down last night (Oct. 27) in the same manner with the main show, hosted by the 85 South Show’s Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean. Cordae kicked off the show with a powerful freestyle about the importance of voting while Lil Baby and his artist 42 Dugg opened up with the first performance with “We Paid.” The City Girls played in water in catsuits singing anthems “Kitty Talk” and “Jobs” in their first televised performance since JT’s release last year. Mulatto and Gucci Mane took over Magic City in a performance that left you wanting lemon pepper wings while Quavo shook the room for the Woo in a special tribute to Pop Smoke. Hip-Hop legend Master P was honored by Sno...
White On White Violence: Armed Biden & Trump Supporters Scrap Outside Democratic Rally In GA
Source: Twitter / Twitter Donald Trump is shining a spotlight on white on white violence across the land. Yesterday (Oct. 27) in Warm Springs, Georgia, armed and very white Trump and Biden supporters got into a heated and at times violent battle outside a Democratic rally. Raw Story got the details about the alabaster anarchy: As the video begins, a Biden supporter wearing a face mask can be see charging at a mask-less Trump supporter. An armed Trump supporter then puts the Biden supporter in a chokehold before tossing him to the ground. At that point, an armed Biden supporter tries to break up the fight. “I will fucking hurt you!” a woman yells. The two armed men then square off. “Back up!” the armed Biden supporter demands. “This is peaceful!” someone shouts. “We’ve got enough viol...
Cardi B Claps Back At Racists Who Claim She Is Devaluing Birkin Bags
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Cardi B is no stranger to criticism but this time the allegations have a very bigoted undertone. She is now accused of sending a legacy luxury brand’s identity to the gutter. As spotted on Page Six the Bronx Bombshell is addressing some hate that continues to brew regarding her taste for the finer things. Earlier this week her husband Offset splurged on his lady in a major way at a Los Angeles Hermès store. He picked out four of their signature Birkin purses which came to the tune of a whopping $128,000 dollars. The gesture left some folks in their feelings saying that the purchase was too extravagant since they only walked away with four pieces. But for those not in the know the “Bodak Yellow” MC has been collecting these pricey totes since she...
Kanye West Spoke To Joe Rogan For 3 Hours, Says Oprah Told Him Not To Run
Source: Neil Mockford / Getty Kanye West is quite loquacious. The struggle Presidential candidate spoke to Joe Rogan for three hours, and even detailed how Oprah Winfrey urged him not to run. Of course, Yeezy didn’t actually listen to Oprah. Just like he said he would, West sat down with the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, and it was a doozy. For nearly three hours, West hit a myriad of topics including his relationship with God, building a soundstage in Atlanta, making his kicks more affordable, the Titanic and all types of other random or not so random sh*t. But the Oprah moment did stick out. “I remember running into Oprah two days or one day after that, and she’s like you don’t want to be president,” said West. “One of the things Oprah said is she said, ‘You got to bone up on your foreig...
Westside Gunn Remarks On The Lack Of Shady Records Promotion
Source: Jeremy Moeller / Getty If there is anything that has remained true in the Hip-Hop industry, it’s that signing to a rapper’s label can either be a gift or a curse. While we’re no closer to knowing if the Griselda Records partnership with Shady Records has been fruitful for the Buffalo, N.Y. outfit, it appears that there could be some rumblings of an issue afoot if Westside Gunn‘s response to a social media post is any indication. With Who Made The Sunshine, Gunn’s formal debut with the Interscope-backed label helmed by Eminem, it has been hailed by several critics as one of his better works in a year where he’s arguably released two other projects in the album Pray For Paris and the mixtape Flygod is an Awesome God II to measurable acclaim. However, the eagle eyes over at Hot New Ne...
HHW Gaming: 2K Reveals ‘NBA 2K21’s Highest-Rated Player, An Honor Only Fit For A King
Source: 2K / NBA 2K21 We got all of the details about the next-generation of NBA 2K21 thanks to a series of courtside reports. Now it’s time to focus on player ratings of favorite professional ballers in the association. Starting today (Oct.22), 2K will reveal the player ratings for both current-gen and next-gen versions of NBA 2K21. To kick things off, we learn that 2020-21 NBA Finals MVP and four-time champion LeBron James is now the highest-rated player in the game with a near-perfect 98 rating. The ratings for James championship Lakers squad was also revealed: Anthony Davis (96), Danny Green (76), ‘Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (76) Alex Caruso (75) Other ratings have since dropped, and they include: Giannis Antetokounmpo: 97 Damian Lillard: 95 Luka Doncic: 94 Jimmy Butler: 93 Kyrie Ir...
Rick Ross Drops A Milli For 87 Acres of Land Outside Atlanta
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Between his music career, chicken wing stop and other business hustles (that is public knowledge), Rick Ross has definitely paid the cost to be The Bawse so of course the “Hustlin’” rapper just treated himself to much more than 40 acres and a mule. More than double that in fact. According to TMZ, Ricky Rozay is now the proud owner of 87 acres of land in his Fayetteville, GA where he can turn his “Promise Land” into a mini Vegas complete with Wing Stops and strip clubs galore. Ross posted a picture of his purchase on his IG page with a caption that read “Promise Land just got BIGGER.” Well, that’s one way to get over the pain of watching his Miami Heat lose their bid at an NBA championship last week. The land is located 20 miles outside of The A and is ...
