PnB Rock
Joe Budden Takes Aim At DJ Akademiks Over Airing PnB Rock Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty Joe Budden recently got into a tense discussion with Adam22 over the media personality’s decision to air an older PnB Rock episode shortly after the Philadelphia native’s tragic shooting death. Budden once again took aim at a fellow podcaster in DJ Akademiks, criticizing his friend for doing a similar act. In episode 562 of The Joe Budden Podcast, Budden and co-hosts, Ice, Ish, and Parks got into a discussion surrounding PnB Rock’s death and the immediate reaction to the incident. Around the 40-minute mark of the episode, Ish made mention of the Akademiks and PnB Rock interview in which the late artist explained that he’s been the target of robberies in Los Angeles in the past. Budden fired back, stating that he witnessed the clip ...
Ice-T Done Sharing Tips On L.A. Gang Culture: “MFs Will Not Listen”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Eugene Gologursky / Getty Ice-T is done speaking out. Following the senseless murder of rapper PnB Rock, the West Coast legend took to social media to share that he’s done sharing words of wisdom to the youth on how to avoid being setup and robbed, or worse, while in LA. Sharing his message via Twitter, Ice-T shared why Los Angeles rappers are hardly seen wearing jewelry while in their home city, stating that it’s not because they’re “broke” but instead don’t want to “test the streets.” “People are still hitting me up about my comments about LA Gang culture,” the actor-rapper tweeted. “If you NOTICE, LA rappers don’t wear a lotta Jewelry… Me, Snoop, Cube, Dre, Game, Kendrick.. The list goes on.. It’s not cause we’re broke. LA is just a Dangerous pla...
Nicki Minaj Addresses Criticism About PnB Rock Death Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Rapper Nicki Minaj is addressing the criticism she received after comments she made on social media about the shooting death of PnB Rock. The 30-year-old rapper was shot and killed during a robbery at a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Los Angeles. Social media users pointed blame at PnB Rock’s girlfriend who had shared a photo of her meal at the restaurant in her Instagram story. Related Stories Late Monday night after the Philadelphia rapper’s death was confirmed, Nicki Minaj chimed in, writing on Twitter, “After Pop Smoke there’s no way we as rappers or our loved ones are still posting locations to our whereabouts,” Minaj said. “To show waffles & some fried chicken????! He was such a pleasure to...
LAPD Puts Pawn Shops On Alert After Murder Of PnB Rock
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty PnB Rock was senselessly shot and killed while dining inside a known Los Angeles soul food establishment, and the assailant reportedly made off with some of Rock’s belongings. LAPD put out a call to local pawn shops and stepped up their investigation to bring PnB Rock’s killer to justice. TMZ reports that LAPD officials put out an alert to local pawn shops to keep an eye out for anything that was previously owned by PnB Rock. According to the outlet, police obtained surveillance footage of the robbery and shooting from inside Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in South Los Angeles. More from TMZ: Related Stories We’re told investigators contacted numerous pawn shops in the area, asking them to alert cops if anyone tries to make a buck of...
PnB Rock Tributes Pour In From The Hip-Hop & Music Community
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 27 mins ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
PnB Rock Shot Dead While Dining In L.A. Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Rapper PnB Rock was shot today (Sept. 12) while he was out dining at a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, he has passed away. According to TMZ, PnB was eating at the Inglewood location of the restaurant with his girlfriend on Monday afternoon. A little before 1:30 pm PT, a gunman came in and shot PnB. Reportedly, the assailant removed jewelry from PnB’s person before fleeing, and didn’t target anyone else in the restaurant. Related Stories Video of PnB as he laid shot on the floor of the restaurant soon started circulating on social media but we will not be sharing that footage. It’s likely his Opps may have moved on PnB after his girlfriend shared footage of where they were eating [Note: Blame the sho...
PnB Rock, ‘Fleek’ Rapper, Dies at 30
PnB Rock, the rapper best known for hit songs “Selfish” and “Fleek,” has died at the age of 30, law enforcement officials confirm. The rapper was gunned down at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in a robbery attempt in Inglewood on Monday afternoon at around 1:20 pm. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later. A graphic video that circulated online earlier today showed the rapper lying in a pool of his own blood. Born Rakim Allen on Dec. 9, 1991 in Philadelphia, the rapper first appeared on the national radar in 2014 when he was just 19. PnB Rock released his first mixtape, which he made while in prison where he was serving a 33-month sentence for drug possession. He signed with Atlantic Records in 2015. That same year, he released his breakthrough single “Jealous” which featured Fetty Wa...
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