Like every time the Grammy's come on, someone who made an impact in the music industry passed away. I mean we are reminded about the tragic death of Whitney Houston. She died on February 11, 2012. Now one of the greatest jazz musicians in the world passed away.
Al Jarreau, the voice behind several hits and the winner of seven Grammy Awards passed away early Sunday morning at the age of 76.
On his official website, the news was confirmed. He died in Los Angeles. He was hospitalized for exhaustion and it forced him off his tour. He would cancel his tour dates and semi-retire from touring.
He death was preceded with family and friends present.
He was a product of Milwaukee. He sang for fun growing up and didn't pursue a music career. He decided to jump into show business when he graduated from college.
Before his death, he apologized to his fans.
"With complete sorrow, Al Jarreau must retire from touring. He is thankful for his 50 years traveling the world in ministry through music --- and for everyone who shared this with him --- his faithful audience, the dedicated musicians and so many other who have supported his effort."
He is survived by his wife Susan and their son, Ryan.
Our late thread is dedicated to Al Jarreau and we mourn his loss.
Whine with Tomi. This blonde beeyotch is becoming more mainstream by Black entertainers Trevor Noah and Charlamagne Tha God.
Since The Daily Show host Trevor Noah's interview with conservative troll (alt-right darling) Tomi Lahren, many people are seeing her as a potential threat to journalism and social integrity.
To go so blind with accusations against people she barely knows is one thing. To reward her with book deals and a television show spewing racially charged rhetoric is another.
Lahren is about to leave The Blaze network soon. She is gunning for bigger opportunities now that her man-crush fuhrer Donald J. Trump won the election. She, Matt Drudge, Ann Coulter, Alex Jones, Michael Savage, and Sean "Softball" Hannity are doing a gloating tour. Her most famous outburst was the nasty comparison of Black Lives Matter to the Klan. She believes that the BLM's protesters are similar to the Klan.
She also took aim at Beyonce, Jay-Z, Colin Kaepernick, Jesse Williams and others.
Lahren is a "Hop-Hop Republican" as she describes herself.
Her most recent feud is involving Wale, a Washington, DC, rapper who is closely associated with Miami rapper Rick Ross.
Wale was addressing Lahren by song by calling her "Tammy" instead of her actual name. He was trying to subliminally call her out for her negative compassions of Black leaders by saying her name wrong.
The alt-rights hate us
Some back baby mommas hate us
We only learn half of the drama, other side crazy
On behalf of Charlemagne I'm sure he ain't trading sides
Maybe I should meet Tammy Lahren, I'll Lauryn Hill her
Trainor, she miseducated anyway
Prolly hate the color of my face
Lahren took the bait and she's been feuding with Wale ever since.
So if you're gonna put someone in a song...diss 'em.. perhaps get their fricken name right next time @Wale
Now Raw Story and many other outlets are digging into her past. Her past was full of teenage joy and first year college scenarios. She was then a raging liberal before she became a darling of the white extremist movement.
Syracuse University student Matt Gehring uncovered a series of videos from Lahren's University of Nevada-Las Vegas days, where she hosted a political roundtable show on UNLV-TV called "The Scramble."
In the 2014 videos, Lahren (whose signature shout-at-the-camera approach is noticeably absent) can be seen acknowledging the scientific consensus that climate change is real, and advocating for lawmakers to address the “multi-dimensional issue” of gun violence.
"Despite this cold snap, scientists have reached a consensus: climate change is occurring," Lahren said in one video. "What are we going to do about it is the controversial question we will address here today."
In 2017, Tomi calls everyone snowflakes and fragile. But in 2014, Tomi hosted this civil discussion about slurs and their place in society. pic.twitter.com/ed31Be9e5k
Tomi won't mention the words "gun control" without blaming Islam. But she calls it a multi-dimensional issue here, with no mention of Islam. pic.twitter.com/evDEUVbdPc
As Gehring points out, while Lahren today "won't mention the words 'gun control' without blaming Islam," in college she managed to get through an entire segment on the nuances of gun violence without mentioning the religion.
"We need to understand that it's a multi-dimensional issue,"she said in 2014. "So anytime you have a rampage or school shooting, it's not caused by one thing. It's not cause by the gun, it's not caused by the violent media or video games, it's not caused by mental health—anything entirely. It's a multi-dimensional issue so it needs to be addressed from all angles."
So far, the troll responded to videos with the words,"So!"
Lahren doesn't apologize for her past. All she cares about is basically getting attention and spewing her rants.
Rapper Yung Mazi had a lead sandwich and a hospital bill.
Atlanta rapper Yung Mazi was bucked in the chest at a local Waffle House in the Buckhead neighborhood. He and his girlfriend were enjoying some breakfast when a terrorist shot him mulitple times and taking off.
The terrorist is still at large and the Atlanta Metro Police are checking the cameras for vehicle and pedestrian movement around Piedmont Road.
Police say that Mazi was ordering the food when he was shot.
He is reportedly recovering from the shooting. No condition was released at this time.
As most rappers, they usually brag about the "trap life". Mazi said it est, he's been shot over 10 times and he said that "looks like that type of dude" that strokes fear in the weak. He's after all a "real dude" from the streets of Atlanta.
He said that he might walk around with at least $250K in jewelry on and not worry about people noticing.
Mazi is a devout Muslim and is the father of three children.
In his biography he states he was shot five times --- one bullet hitting him in the head and leaving him temporarily brain damaged, almost ending his life.
"When the bullet hit me in the head it greatly affected me. I had to learn how to read, write, and speak all over again. I'm still not 100% right. I tried doing my daughter's elementary school homework and it was hard. I couldn't count money. My brother had to send text messages for me from my phone. It was deep."
After this shooting, I hope he reconsiders the "trap life" before going back into the studio.
Mt. Vernon, New York bar owner was killed and five others were injured by a terrorist who just got out of the county lockup.
The Mt. Vernon Police and Westchester County boys were quick on apprehending the terrorist.
They checked the videos and saw this asshole popping his piece.
Again there's no such thing as unity. Gun violence is an everyday thing and it's an epidemic that can't be stopped. An inept Republican-controlled Congress will not take up the matter. They rather play upon the usual fear-mongering that helped the fuhrer win the election.
This shooting ruined the lives of many this Christmas.
The Mansion was the scene of the shooting in which owner O'Neil Bandoo was kicking out a group of rowdy assholes who were ruining the night by acting ignorant. Bandoo was killed in the lobby after the terrorist Errol Hillary got booted out.
Security guards at the club helped cops tackle the gunman as he tried to bolt from the scene.
The terrorist was caught in the Bronx. He will be formally charged with murder. He will also answer for having a weapon under disability. He was just released from county lockup on a similar charge.
The Mansion nightclub is closed indefinitely.
He posted a $200K get out free card for attempted murder in the Bronx.
The terrorist is innocent until proven guilty.
Mayor Richard Thomas was none too happy about this. "It's a dark day in our city."
Over 200 people were in the club and nearly a dozen were either injured from the fight or the shooting.
Troy Ave didn't escape the Grinch who tried to take his life.
While on his way to his family's house to celebrate Christmas, rapper Troy Ave was ambushed by a gunman. The rapper and his wife were injured by the attack.
According to early reports, Troy Ave, real name Roland Collins, was shot twice while on his way to see his family in Brooklyn for Christmas. A lawyer for the rapper says his injuries are not life-threatening and that he drove himself to an area hospital for immediate treatment.
A tweet from the New York City Alerts account reports Collins was shot in the arm and grazed in the head while driving his Maserati in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn around 5 PM tonight.
Troy Ave's second brush with death this year. The rapper was at the center of the now infamous Irving Plaza concert shooting in May that saw one person dead and several injured. Troy reportedly shot himself in the leg during all the chaos and was charged with one count of attempted second-degree murder and four counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
Troy Ave used his red Maserati on his mixtape cover.
He is currently on shackle after posting a nearly $1 million get out of jail free card. He faces that second-degree attempted murder trial next year.
Troy Ave is innocent until proven guilty.
Troy Ave newest mixtape is out. White Christmas 4.
It's unfortunate that even on Christmas, gun violence continues to happen.
There's no such thing as unity. The junk food media always promote Martin Luther King Day, Independence Day, 9/11, Thanksgiving and Christmas are symbolic days of unity. When in reality, its just another day where someone else loses their life to senseless violence.
Obnoxious billionaire Martin Shkreli brags about owning Lil' Wayne's master copy of his scrapped album Tha Cater V.
The scrapped Tha Carter V was supposed to released on Cash Money Records in 2014. It was Lil' Wayne's final in the series. The album was scrapped after Lil' Wayne got into a huge feud with Cash Money CEO Bryan "Baby" Williams, known also as Birdman.
The two have a major feud. Birdman also put the brakes on Tyga and others after they spoke out against the label during interviews.
Birdman also has acquired rights to Young Money Entertainment, the label that Lil' Wayne co-owns.
It just started trending on social media.
A controversial billionaire hedge fund manager and all around douche, Martin Shkreli claims he has the master copy of Lil' Wayne's album. Shkreli teases the viewers on his Periscope video, a single called Carter V.
Shkreli was previewing snippets of the album.
He is notorious for raising the prices on life saving pharmaceutical drugs that assist in treatment of HIV and cancer.
He is also notorious for buying the rare Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album from the Wu-Tang Clan last year.
The album was kept under armed guards, enclosed inside a unbreakable box, and is considered one of the rarest and most expensive album.
Shkreli bragged he paid $2 million for the album. The album would cost $30 million by most standards.
The group vowed to keep it on lock until 2103. Shkreli violated the clause by playing a snippet of the video a day after Fuhrer Trump won the election,
Shkreli is considered a hip-hop fan.
Steam was coming out of Lil' Wayne's ears. He was pissed that the album was leaked without his permission and he is launching an investigation into the matter.
World famous grill and jewelry titian Paul Wall was busted in a early morning "No Knock". Paul Wall is a hip-hop artist hailing from the city of Houston.
Grill man and rapper Paul Wall and nine others were busted in Houston today. The feds bust into his home and Grill, Tattoo and Jewelry looking for the weed, the hard and the boy.
Street slang:
Grill - Jewelry encrusted inside a mouth guard. Weed - most commonly known as marijuana. Hard - most commonly known as crack/cocaine. It's also known as medicine, girl, rock, snow, and blow. Boy - most commonly known as heroin. It's also known smack, tar, well and small. No knock - a controversial law enforcement tactic known as the "no knock warrant." The judge issues a late warrant for search and seizure of a individual or property. They use the county boys, the Marshals and the FBI to do early morning raids. The "no knock" means they can bust your door down and grab you out of bed. Usually it happens when the law fears the subject is armed or hiding incriminating information in a concealed area.
Paul Wall along with fellow rapper Baby Bash got hit up by the "no knock".
Paul Wall (born Paul Slayton) was charged with manufacturing/delivery on a controlled substance between 4-400 grams. That could put him in the federal time out for ten years.
Baby Bash was famous for the hit singles "Cyclone" and "Suga Suga".
Baby Bash (born Ronald Bryant) was also handed the same charges. Both were released on bond and have court date in late December.
The two are innocent until proven guilty.
TMZ reports that the rappers were among 10 people arrested when officers executed a search warrant on a Harris County location early Friday morning. The officers can confirm that THC was found.
So they were shipping weed under the table.
That means someone snitched on them. Because the feds don't come to your door at 6am for a friendly visit.
Paul Wall was spotted in metro Houston this week doing charity events for local children before he got caught up.
Well rapper/singer Nicki Minaj's relationship with Meek Mill appears to be over.
I guess he's not on his girl's tour. Taking "L's" is something Meek Mill is good for. The rapper's credibility was shattered by Nicki Minaj's labelmate Drake. The two were faced-off in the "Great Pop War of 2015".
Meek Mill was hammered in two hard hitting disses and he never recovered from it.
The junk food media reported that the two were taking subliminal shots at each others and unfollowed each other on social media.
The Philadelphia rapper even went as far to posting a mystery woman's backside adorned in a red, lacy, ensemble to his captioning "Sitting back like....$avage... just friends." The rapper deleted the post but it was enough to spark rumors of the rapper cheating.
Bossip reports that man in the city already that Meek and this boutique owner named Sonye were an item for over a year. Meek may have been using his DC4 money to help this girl get her own business off the ground.
At the time, Nicki Minaj didn't this girl was hanging around the Chasers. She thought it was on of his posse's girls.
Cheat Mill....Weak Mill.... Meeky Mouse...
It's a damn shame that Nicki Minaj was played by son. Meek Mill still a boy trying to be a man.
Here's the single Froze from the DC4 album. Meek Mill featuring Nicki Minaj and Lil' Uzi Vert.
The city of Augusta gave Dun Deal a bigger studio to produce his hits.
Make America Great Again!
Not so for great for rap producer Dun Deal and the city of Augusta, Georgia. He was detained by the state boys for a crime he didn't commit. The city loses money that could repair the roads, bridges and fund city workers. It seems like they'll have to do some retraining on them police officers involved.
Matter of fact, it might cost Augusta police recruits.
Dun Deal, born David Cunningham doesn't live in Augusta. But he's now a resident after he was awarded $300,000 in a settlement by the consolidated city county of Augusta/Richmond County. The feds and Richmond County Sheriff's office swore out a false warrant against the producer. They claimed his fingerprints were on a getaway vehicle involved in a geeking of an Augusta Costco back in 2014.
Dun Deal had no connection to the crime, despite a witness allegedly identifying him from his artist page on social media. The geekers were involved in stealing nearly $100,000 in jewelry from a display case.
In addition to the settlement, the Sheriff's office formally apologized to the rap producer and placed those involved in the freezer pending an investigation.
Geeker fingered Dun Deal in a jewelry heist he didn't commit.
When he was on social media he accepted a friend request from a fan. That fan was an alleged ringleader in the group. The alleged geeker Ronnica Westmoreland rented a vehicle. She let her fellow geekers bolt off with the loot.
Instead of reading the woman her rights, the law let her sung like a canary and she fingered Dun Deal. She should have clammed up and got an attorney before speaking to the law.
"She said, 'I loaded it to a guy named David.' David is a pretty common name so they went to her Facebook page, found everyone named David. They found a Black man who wears a lot of jewelry. So they jumped to the conclusion, that must be him," said James Radford, the rap producer's attorney.
"The picture that they showed me of me was with Birdman. They asked me who that was. He was wearing a lot of diamonds and they slid me the picture, and they asked, 'Who's this? I'm like, that's Birdman!" said Dun Deal.
In the warrant, police said Dun Deal looked like one of the men in this security video. They even said they had his fingerprints, which turned out to be a total lie because he has no criminal history.
While in Dallas, the FBI and U.S. Marshals intercepted Dun Deal. Undercovers arrested him while he was with his family. They went to his studio in Atlanta and swarmed the place during a 6AM Knock-Knock. That's a controversial no knock warrant. It's a tactic that prevents alleged criminals from hiding evidence or obtaining firearms while being detained.
"They threw tear gas over the gate, put guns in people's faces," said Dun Deal.
He spent 10 days in the county lockup and wasn't given a reason why.
The suspects were detained and pled guilty to the criminal geek. Dean Summers, Nikevion Curtis, Brian Bickman and Demetrius Pennamon were given nickels in the iron college. Westmoreland was charged for making false statements to federal officers. She is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Dun Deal hasn't talked much since the incident. Matter of fact he is now extremely cautious on social media. He hasn't accepted the friend request from people on Facebook. So I rather follow and see his developments. I am not trying to get him in anymore trouble.
"If he was someone else, someone else without family, without means without a father who understood the process, that 10 days could have turned to 50. It could have turned to 100. That's how people get sucked into the system," said Dun Deal's second attorney Caleb Gross.
Dun Deal produced tracks for The Migos, Gucci Mane, Young Thug, Future, Young Dolph, Blac Youngsta, Juicy J, Rich Homie Quan, Kevin Gates and others.
Known hits produced by Dun Deal are The Migos' single "Hannah Montana."
Here's the single Still Beating from Gucci Mane featuring Peewee Longway and Young Dolph.
The controversial billionaire/racist/sexist/pussy grabbing/immature fuhrer in waiting Donald J. Trump is building his cabinet full of well-established billionaires and lawmakers. He may put that controversial Black coon cop David Clarke as his Homeland Security secretary. He already put that pro-Confederate squinty eyed bigot Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as the Attorney General.
See in Donald Trump's America, a rap producer is automatically a criminal.
When I tuned into SiriusXM's The Groove, one familiar voice was often a fixture on the 24/7 classic R&B and Funk station. It was Colonel Abrams. Tonight we learned that he passed away at the age of 67.
We'll do a Late Thread in honor of Colonel Abrams.
SoulTracks.com says that it was nearly a year ago that they reported that Abrams was suffering badly from diabetes and was financially strapped by the illness.
The Detroit-born, Manhattan raised singer began playing both piano and guitar while still quite young. By the mid 1970s he became part of the band Heavy Impact. But it was nearly a decade later that Abrams really made a name for himself with the big hit “Music Is the Answer.” It began a string of dance hits that capitalized on the electronic sounds that were popular in the mid 80s, and included “The Truth,” “Over and Over,” “I’m Not Gonna Let You,” and his biggest song, the dancelicious international hit, “Trapped.”
Soul Tracks Also writes that Abrams continued to chart on the Dance and R&B charts into the mid-90s, and performed around the world into the new century. He also formed his own Colonel Records and released music sporadically through the early part of this decade.
Unfortunately and tragically, by December of 2015, Abrams was quite ill and homeless, and his friends began a crowdfunding campaign to help him pay for his medical treatments.
The Soon to Be Married Couple of East Atlanta. Gucci Mane popped the question to his longtime girlfriend and surprised his fans with a surprise album featuring Lil' Uzi Vert.
Since his release from federal time out, Radric Davis known as the Gucci Mane is now the most sought after rapper. He can celebrate a bunch of success.
He semi retired from the fast food. He lost over 50 lbs. in the federal time out.
Atlantic Records quickly resigned him back to the label to distribute his albums.
His feature on Rae Sremmurd's Black Beatles might give him a Grammy nomination. He released Everybody Looking and Woptober back to back this year.
He working on the release of the East Atlanta Santa 3 mixtape/album.
Now we can eventually see Guwop walking down the aisle soon.
Gucci Mane proposed to his longtime girlfriend Keyshia D'ior. He did it at the Atlanta Hawks game and it threw everyone for a loop.
The Gucci Mane is probably the most busiest rapper in hip-hop. Last week he released an EP with fellow Atlanta rapper Future and now he got another release out this week with Philadelphia rapper Lil' Uzi Vert.
Again Gucci Mane is preparing for collobration albums with Drake, Mike Will Made It and Young Thug.
Is there a possibility that Waka Flocka and Guwop may patch things up?
Gucci Mane and Future release their Free Bricks 3 mixtape.
Since his release from federal time out, Radric Davis has become an in-demand act. He's slim and thirsty for music. So far he's released two albums in one year and three mixtapes. This mixtape release has the Future Hive buzzing.
Back in 2011, Gucci Mane and Future release Free Bricks, a collaborative mixtape on DatPiff.
Gucci Mane released Free Bricks 2 in 2013. The sequel with featured Gucci Mane and Young Scooter. Young Scooter is an artist who collaborated with the two.
Now in 2016, Guwop and Future Hendrix released Free Bricks 2K16. This unexpected release of this new mixtape is being streamed on Soundcloud. Gucci Mane leaked the 6 track mixtape. It has production from Southside Sizzle, Zaytoven, and Metro Boomin.
The mixtape was done in less than 24 hours.
Now this release is causing shockwaves across the internet. Guwop just released Everybody Looking in July and Woptober in October. He is also releasing East Atlanta Santa 3: The Album in December.
Guwop is working on collaborations albums with Drake, Mike Will Made It, and Young Thug.
Multiple reports confirmed that Ciara Wilson is pregnant.
Ciara is a pop singer who is married to Russell Wilson, the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.
Two sources close to the pair confirm to E! that the couple is excited to be parents. "Russell would like to have two to three children. They like a big family." The junk food media was on rumor control for the most part, but now they can safely confirm that the singer is expecting their first child together.
The couple married in July and were keeping the baby news under wraps.
Ciara could conceal her bump when she was spotted by the junk food media.
The good news outshines the bad. The feud between the pop singer and her ex is ongoing.
Ciara is the mother of Future (Nayvadius) Zahir Winburn, the son of rapper Future. Ciara was once engaged to the rapper. He was carrying baggage and his ex-girls and baby mamas warned Ciara that he would treat her like a THOT (that hoe over there).
The rapper was being hit for being a negligent parent. He is the father of five children. My second cousin India J had a child with him.
Future was facing a defamation lawsuit from Ciara. It was dropped by Ciara after she said that "she doesn't want his 'dirty' money."
Future often went to social media to express his thoughts on her. "That bitch got control problems."
While the defamation lawsuit is off the table, the child support isn't. Future is going to be owing up $25K a month for his son and probably all his siblings. The judge is also considering Ciara's request to have Future reprimanded for painting her in a "false light".
Future is the most sought after rapper. He's been on a winning streak since he's released three albums within the two years. He's working his new album due out later this year. The single "How It Feel" was a direct diss at Ciara and Russell Wilson.
Ciara landed a modeling gig at IMG and is working on a new album.
Eminem celebrates his birthday. Rumor on the street is Slim Shady is working on a new album.
Today rapper Slim Shady celebrates his birthday. The word on the street is that Marshall Bruce Mathers III, known as Eminem is working on a new album and its coming out this year.
The album titled ROOTS is coming and I anticipate that Em will drop a bomb on 'em.
The rumors have been spreading across the internet. Em is teaming up with his longtime producer Dr. Dre to release a 12 track album with features from Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Skylar Gray.
The rumored album isn't leaking. Eminem signed a deal with APPLE Music and it's top secret.
Eminem is the founder of Shady Records. The label is home to Yelawolf, D12, and the Slaughterhouse.
Slaughterhouse is a rap group that features Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Kxng Crooked (formerly known as Crooked I) and Royce Da 5'9".
Eminem is a signed act to Aftermath Entertainment.
Conservative outrage over the Obamas invited rappers to the White House. Rick Ross came to the White House this year and conservatives are screaming that his lyrics promotes date rape. They are trying to scapegoat Rozay for Donald Trump's offensive remarks about women.
The conservatives continue to blame the entertainment industry for Donald Trump's offensive remarks caught on tape.
Conservatives are now once again targeting hip-hop music for its lyrics. They call the Obamas, a bunch of hypocrites.
Why?
Because they let pop singer Beyonce and rappers like Jay-Z, Macklemore, Common, Busta Rhymes, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross to the White House.
They claim that rappers say far worse than Donald Trump.
Here's a newsflash for the hang wringers!
Trump is running for president, not Snoop Dogg or Jay-Z.
The conservative outrage reflects on Rick Ross. Back in 2013, Rick Ross rapped on Rocko's UNENO. His lyrics, "Put that molly in her champagne, she ain't know it. I took her back and enjoyed that, she ain't know it." was controversial. It was advocating date rape.
First Lady Michelle Obama invited Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel to the White House. Lin-Manuel is a rapper/Broadway actor/producer and in demand entertainer.
Ross was scrutinized by the junk food media for this. He lost deal with Reebok and Pepsi after this lyrics came to light.
Conservatives are saying that junk food media ignored the Obamas inviting rappers to the White House. Rappers who sing about guns, bitches, money and drugs.
Did you know that the Obamas invited military, police officers, families of gun crimes, people who had medical issues, supercentenarians, the Bushes, the Reagans, country singers, athletes, poets, and offer tours to Americans!
So according to conservatives, rappers aren't entitled an invitation to the White House.
Conservatives believe that rappers should be in jail or in the morgue.
Rick Ross is just as American as Bill O'Reilly. He deserves a right to visit the White House.
Yeah, his lyrics are terrible. But that's why the Parental Advisory label is slapped on their albums.
You have to be at least 18 years old or older to purchase a parental advisory album.
Laura Ingraham mocked for an alleged Nazi hand salute.
And you have the right to change the radio channel, skip the song or boycott the entertainer if the lyrics go too far. Rappers know the risk of being too "extreme". Or do they?
Epic Records signed William Roberts III to the label in January. Roberts, who is known by the junk food media as Rick Ross, left Def Jam Records after 12 years on the label. Ross (known as Rozay/Yung Renzel) was signed to Slip-N-Slide for a portion of his time on Def Jam as well.
Now that he's fulfilled he obligations with the labels, he left them to join Epic.
Epic's hip-hop roster now has Sean "Puffy" Combs and his Bad Boy label, Future, Mariah Carey, Yo Gotti, and French Montana. It's headed by business mogul and singer L.A. Reid.
Rozay's label Maybach Music Group is affiliated with Def Jam, Atlantic and Epic Records.
Reid, along with Busta Rhymes, DJ Khaled, Nicki Minaj, Wale and J. Cole joined Rozay at the White House this year for the My Brother's Keeper project.
The biggest voice on the right mad that First Lady Michelle Obama slammed Trump and him.
Conservatives misinformed their supporters about President Barack Obama constantly. They claim Obama doesn't pay attention to issues in the Black community. This often comes up whenever #BlackLivesMatter address another fatal shooting of an unarmed Black person.
My Brother's Keeper is an initiative to help every boy and young man of color who is willing to do the hard work to get ahead. It's well documented, but often ignored by the junk food media.
The president addresses these issues but it doesn't get "shock value". It's actually a conservative idea said by a somewhat liberal president.
Reid motivated Rozay to get his act together.
Now he rocking an ankle bracelet for assault and kidnapping. It was said that he was embarrassed by the ankle bracelet going off at the White House.
When Haitian American rapper/singer Wyclef Jean said to the junk food media he envisions rapper Young Thug as Tupac Shakur, I was totally shocked. I am surprised that the Atlanta rapper was given the mantle of being associated with 'Pac.
Young Thug is a rising talent, no question. He's affiliated with the domestic terrorist group The Bloods.
He's made his big break by releasing the hit singles "Stoner", "Danny Glover" and "Loaded" off the mixtape titled Stoner. He collaborates with Gucci Mane, Future, T.I., Young Dolph, Usher and Rae Sremmurd. He's an in demand rapper.
But he's no Tupac...
NOPE. NADA. NO WAY.
Young Thug's mixtape Jeffery is out and the rapper wanted to get a reggae influence. Jean appears on the album's final song. Speaking to Pigeons & Planes, the 46-year old rapper says he's found new respect for Thugger.
The rapper will appear on Wyclef Jean's album J'ouvert.
Thugger shows some love to the Haitians. Thugger named his child after the impoverished country.
"Sometimes you don't realize who you are affecting," explained Wyclef. "But he's from a project, I'm from a similar background. And he has natural love for Haiti, understanding the history of Haiti. Haiti is the first Black republic. He reminds me of a modern Tupac, in a sense---- in a revolutionary sense."
That drew a lot of attention.
People were pissed that a former rival of the late rapper would dare compare a newcomer to a complex but prolific rapper such as Tupac Shakur.
Any thoughts to the matter?
Does Young Thug have 'Pac in him?
Mind you that rapper Ja Rule was roundly mocked by 50 Cent and Eminem for trying to create himself as the legendary rapper.
Listen to the full mixtape. Purchase No my name is, Jeffrey on iTunes or your local record retailer.
Watch the video of The Breakfast Club give their thoughts.
Thomas Mikal Ford (left) passed away. He played a starring role in the 1990s sitcom Martin. The cast Ford, Tisha Campbell Martin, Martin Lawrence, Carl Anthony Payne and Tichina Arnold.
Thomas Mikal Ford, best known as playing in the 1990s sitcom Martin had passed away in an Atlanta area hospital after complications from a ruptured aneurysm in his abdomen.
Ford was best known as Tommy in the Martin Lawrence comedy. He had appeared in shows such as A Different World as Jaleesa's (Dawnn Lewis) ex husband Lamar. He appeared on The Jamie Foxx Show, The Parkers, and the Kid 'N Play movie Class Act.
TMZ confirms that Ford passed away with his family present. They decided to take him off the lifeline.
His wife Gina confirmed this tragic news.
Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Tichina Arnold, Garrett Morris and Carl Anthony Payne hit the social media to express condolences.
My heart is heavy with the loss of my brother @BigTommyFord May he Rest In Peace 🙏🏿
We were friends way b4 the Martin show & showed tru friendship on-screen. You brought a lot of love 2 the world & you'll be greatly missed. pic.twitter.com/lBpmPFVWOE
I know I've grown up watching Martin. Matter of fact, I was hearing talk of a reboot (minus Tisha Campbell-Martin). The Fox network was hoping to gather the cast together for a reunion episode.
Online dating dangerous. A man loses his life to a "honey trap". The 18 year old woman and her thug posse broke into Adam Hilarie's home and shot him at point blank range killing him. He leaves behind a daughter.
Well here we go again.
Know that online dating does carry risks. Your date could be setting you up. Know the risk of robbery, rape, sexually transmitted infections, HIV and prostitution happen online. You can be a victim or a suspect of these issues.
A central Florida man lost his life to the social media. He met a woman online and invited her to his home. After she scoped the place out, she ordered a hit on him. Now she and her crew are going to find out how the iron college doesn't take kind to this type of shit.
A woman is going up the creek along with her boyfriend and his associates. They are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
If this young woman had an opportunity to meet Jennifer Mee, the hiccup girl (aka honey trap of St. Petersburg), I bet you money, Mee would have told her to stay away from that guy. He's nothing but trouble.
Back in August, Adam Hilarie, a father of a young daughter met a woman named Hailey Bustos on Pof.com (Plenty of Fish), a Match.com company. The 18 year old woman went on a few dates with Adam and they hit it off.
They head back to his place. Kick it for the night. He drops her off at home.
When she got home, she texted her boyfriend and his friends letting them know that there's some "good shit" over this trick's house.
Okay, they meet up again! "I had a good time and would like to see you again."
Sure. Come thru....
Honey trap Hailey Bustos (bottom left) is facing high murder.
She saw him the next night and when she knocked on the door, Adam answered the door. She came in with her boyfriend and his crew to jack this man up.
They were armed and they ordered him to surrender his clothes, Xbox, TVs, iPhone and wallet.
As he was pleading with the robbers, one of them shot him at point blank range in the head.
They quickly leave the home and took off in a vehicle. They would post on social media they're successful in a jack move. It didn't take long before the law would figure out the woman through cameras at a bowling alley they've attended.
Now Busto, Andre Warner, 26 years old, Gary Gary 31 years old, and Joshua Ellington 26 years old face some serious charges. They were each charged with 1st Degree Murder and robbery with intention to harm. These charges in Florida will put them either in the iron college for LIFE or the DEATH card for each.
Intimidating photos of Bustos drive men to swipe to the right.
The person who fired the firearm will likely get the most harshest charges. But since all four of them were involved, equally in Florida they all could face the same fate.
I mean I am going to warn all singles! Don't believe the hype!
You can't find love online. No, let me stop. You can find love. But it's best to be very cautious about those online. Even though it may be fun and it gets you an opportunity to meet interesting people, the negatives outweigh the positives. It's dangerous and could led to more heartbreak. So I am just saying, use your head.
Know who you're dealing with with before you jump into romance or marriage.
I'm going to have patience and a whole lot of mistrust towards people nowadays.
People can't keep their word when they deliver on their promises. That goes for online dating.
It's about to get wavy in here! The former DipSet/Byrd Gang capo Max B might be able to cop a plea.
The hip-hop community is hungry for Max B. He's about to be released from the iron college after a 2009 conviction. He was sent up the creek for conspiracy and murder charges. He copped a pleas and he will be released from the iron college in a few years. He was about to get 3 quarters in the bars.
Escaping a 75 year bid is wavy!
Max B thanks his supporters and of course French Montana.
French Montana is an artist signed to Bad Boy and Maybach Music Group. He's the founder of Coke Boys Music. Montana promises to sign Max B to the label once he comes out.
"I would like to take the time to humbly express my gratitude to the Bergen County Courts. The Honorable James J. Guida, and Mr. Grewal of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office for looking into my Post-Conviction Relief. This proceeding was not a question of my guilt or innocence, but about the bad advice, poor judgement, and overall ineffectiveness of my trial attorney. I would also like to thank my legal team at The Law Offices of Bruno & Ferraro; my wonderful attorneys John Bruno, John Bruno, Jr., John Lotorocca and Linda Peterson did an outstanding on my case and fighting for me.
I wanna thank The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy and Angela Yee. I wanna give a special thanks to my friend and partner Frank Babar and Phase One Network, William Cosgrove, Corey Whitaker and The Playbook Agency. Without the support of Phase One team, I wouldn't have made it this far. I want to thank my boy Masar, Alpac, and my brother from another mother, French Montana, aka Mac with The Cheese.---I love you bro! Wave Gods till we die!!!! To all my fans that been holding it down for me all these years, still banging my music and still keeping it wavy. I love you all and Stay Wavy. Last, but certainly not least, my lovely and wonderful mother Mamveli, I love you!"
Max B.
The Harlem rapper known as Charly Wingate could be out of the iron college in 2025.
He had collaborated with Cam'Ron and Jim Jones, the founders of the Diplomats (Dip-Set). He also is known as the father of the "Wavy".
Max B made news earlier when Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa reignited their feud over the West's album Waves.
"Please don't take the Wave," said Wiz Khalifa on social media. He believes Max B deserves the right to be crowned the King of the Wave. Yeezy changed the album to The Life of Pablo.
The world is waiting on Max B, the king of the wave.
Atlanta's own Shawty Lo killed in a fiery car crash. The rapper leaves behind many children.
The junk food media is talking about it and the hip-hop community is mourning. Carlos Walker, known as Shawty Lo passed away overnight after a fatal accident in Atlanta. The rapper was 40 years old and was the father of numerous children.
His representatives announced the news just about three hours ago.
At first many believed that the rapper was killed in a hit-and-run. But it might be a self-inflicted and it involved alcohol.
Shawty Lo is best known for the hits "Dey Know" and the "Laffy Taffy" from his previous group D4L. The rapper had connections to Atlanta's biggest acts. He collaborated with names like Ludacris, 50 Cent, Gucci Mane, Future, Rocko, Waka Flocka Flame and many others.
Shawty Lo's huge family will be fatherless.
The accident happened on The Perimeter (known mostly as Interstate 285), the world's busiest freeway beltway. It's known as the most deadly's highway in the United States.
The crash happened at 2:20 am and temporarily blocked the highway at Cascade Road.
The accident was cleared up.
The accident happened when a white Audi went over the guardrail, hit two trees and burst into flames. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene. Two other people inside the car were taken to the hospital and suffered non-life threatening injuries.
You may remember that Shawty Lo attracted major controversy from the junk food media. The rapper leaves behind 11 children from numerous women.
Conservative agitators like Bill O'Reilly, Neal Boortz, old fart Rush Limbaugh and Sean "Softball" Hannity threw a temper tantrum and forced Oxygen to cancel his reality television show.
