This is the five year anniversary of the fatal shooting of Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle. This asshole, Eric Holder shot and killed Nip outside of his clothing store over a dispute.
Ermias Joseph Asghedom (August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019; born Airmiess Joseph Asghedom), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle (often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$le), was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. He left behind a daughter and son.
His former partner and mother of his child, Lauren London leads the celebration of life.
Hussle became known for his numerous mixtapes, including his Bullets Ain't Got No Name series, The Marathon, The Marathon Continues, and Crenshaw, the last of which American rapper Jay-Z bought 100 copies for $100 each. After much delay, his debut studio album Victory Lap was released in 2018 to critical acclaim and commercial success, and was nominated for the Best Rap Album at the 61st Grammy Awards in 2019. At the 62nd Grammy Awards in 2020, two posthumous Grammy Awards for the songs "Racks in the Middle" and "Higher" were awarded to Hussle in the Best Rap Performance and Best Rap/Sung Performance categories respectively.
Outside of music, Hussle inaugurated the Marathon Clothing store, which he founded along with partners Carless, the head of the agency, Karen Civil, and his brother Samiel Asghedom in 2017, and started a co-working environment which he named "Vector 90". On March 31, 2019, Hussle was fatally shot outside his store in South Central Los Angeles.
Holder, a 29-year-old man who confronted Hussle earlier that day, was arrested and charged with murder two days later. Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder on July 6, 2022. On February 22, 2023, Holder was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison.
Hussle was shot at least 10 times in the parking lot of his store, Marathon Clothing, in South Central Los Angeles at 3:18 p.m. The perpetrator also kicked Hussle in the head. Two others were wounded in the shooting.
All three victims were transported to a hospital, where Hussle was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. He was 33 years old. Police identified Holder as the suspect. Investigators believed Holder was known to the rapper and that the shooting was possibly motivated by a personal matter. On April 2, 2019, Holder was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department and was being held in solitary confinement.
A grand jury indicted Holder on one count of murder, two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a firearm, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
After several postponements, the trial began in mid-June 2022. Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney John McKinney served as the case's prosecutor, while Aaron Jansen served as head of the defense. Holder's attorneys argued that he did not intend to kill Hussle but had acted in the heat of the moment. McKinney argued, "He thought about it and he did it. That's all premeditated means. It doesn't mean he planned it for weeks". Testimony at the trial established that, immediately before Holder shot Hussle, the two men argued over a rumor that Holder had cooperated with law enforcement in an unrelated matter. On July 6, 2022, Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter relating to injuries he caused to bystanders.
Hussle's brother, Samiel Asghedom, was appointed the permanent administrator of his estate.
Today is the 5th year anniversary of the shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle.
Today is Trans Day of Visibility.
Conservative, [I meant] outrage pimps are blasting President Joe Biden for acknowledging today is the day to honor those transgender Americans missing or killed. Transgender women are 10 times likely to be killed because of perceptions of dating one would make straight cisgender men gay. Transwomen are subjected to ridicule, sexual assault, hate and isolation.
Project 2025, a blueprint from the Heritage Foundation is hoping Republicans and Donald J. Trump authoritize a "new deal" of conservative principles.
Republicans are resorting to culture wars like transgender rights, the border, Israel, Muslims and crime to spook voters.
Not helpful we have folks like Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Boosie Badazz, Pastor Troy and other rappers still pushing this transphobia and homophobia.
Many of the far right's most notorious members as well as the insufferable lawmakers in the House and Senate are blasting Biden for acknowledging it on Easter.
Easter is still celebrated.
The White House Easter Egg roll will happen on Monday. It will be 2086 before Easter falls on March 31.
I doubt any of these people will live to see that day.
The Democratic president issued the proclamation on Friday, calling on “all Americans to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation and to work toward eliminating violence and discrimination based on gender identity.”
But in 2024, the March 31 designation overlaps with Easter, one of Christianity’s holiest celebrations. Trump’s campaign accused Biden, a Roman Catholic, of being insensitive to religion, and fellow Republicans piled on.
“We call on Joe Biden’s failing campaign and White House to issue an apology to the millions of Catholics and Christians across America who believe tomorrow is for one celebration only — the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” said Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign’s press secretary. She assailed what she called the Biden administration’s “years-long assault on the Christian faith.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), said on social media that the “Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter” and called the decision “outrageous and abhorrent.”
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said the Republicans criticizing Biden “are seeking to divide and weaken our country with cruel, hateful and dishonest rhetoric.”
“As a Christian who celebrates Easter with family, President Biden stands for bringing people together and upholding the dignity and freedoms of every American,” Bates said. “President Biden will never abuse his faith for political purposes or for profit.”
Biden devoutly attends Mass and considers his Catholic upbringing to be a core part of his morality and identity. In 2021, he met with Pope Francis at the Vatican and afterward told reporters that the pontiff said he was a “good Catholic” who should keep receiving Communion.
But Biden’s political stances on gay marriage and support for women having the right to abortion have put him at odds with many conservative Christians.
The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services told Christopher "B.G." Dorsey that he needs to find a new line of work or face time in federal time out.
After being released from federal time out, B.G. immediately got back into the studio.
He did a mixtape with former federal intern Gucci Mane and collaborated with former state intern Boosie Badazz. Now the probation office is sick and tired of B.G.'s "code to the streets."
They let him out after serving 11 years of his 14 year sentence. Now his freedom is on the line and they are not playing.
A U.S. District Judge in Louisiana signed off on charges against New Orleans rapper B.G. this week for violating the conditions of his probation after working as a hip-hop artist in Las Vegas following his release from federal custody in January.
On Feb. 8, B.G. or “Baby Gangsta,” went on stage in Las Vegas alongside rappers Lil Boosie and Gucci Mane.
Dorsey also recorded the hip-hop album "Choppers and Bricks" with Gucci Mane, whose legal name is Radric Davis, while in a halfway house in Las Vegas. The album was released on Dec. 15, 2023.
Dorsey is required to have explicit permission from the court before “entering into self-employment.” Authorities say federal probation officers questioned Dorsey after the concert, telling him to find a different job.
“I’m a rapper. That (is) my profession,” Dorsey said in response, according to court documents.
B.G. with Bryan "Baby" Williams who also goes by the rap name Birdman.
Dorsey also released music videos on YouTube and Apple Music on Feb. 16 and Feb. 24, authorities said. Dorsey needed the court’s permission to produce both of those videos but did not get it before posting them, authorities say.
In addition, both Lil Boosie, whose legal name is Torrance Hatch, Jr., and Davis have been convicted of felony charges. Most recently, Hatch was arrested by federal agents in San Diego, California in June of 2023 for allegedly possessing a gun as a felon. Davis plead guilty in 2014 to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Georgia.
Authorities have said that Dorsey needs permission from the court to associate with those convicted of felony charges. In working with Hatch and Davis, the court argued he did not follow the conditions of his release. District Judge Susie Morgan, appointed to the bench in 2012 by former President Barack Obama, signed off on a warrant for Dorsey's arrest March 22.
In 2012, Dorsey was convicted of federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and obstruction of justice and sentenced to 14 years in prison. He left prison early in September and then, a Las Vegas halfway house in January after receiving credit for time served.
“It’s crazy how after paying my debt to society with 12 and a half years of my life, I come home and still ain’t free,” Dorsey said in an Instagram post Friday. “I been doing everything the right way, and it seems like that ain’t enough.
“I been going through it behind the scenes and got a muzzle on for the time being, but I’m confident I’ll come out on TOP. I always do.”
Dorsey also thanked his fans, who offered words of encouragement in his comments. In photos of him shared as a part of the post, Dorsey wore a New Orleans Saints sweatshirt.
Dorsey worked with Cash Money Records in the late 1990s and early 2000s alongside Juvenile and Lil Wayne as a member of the Hot Boys. He also topped charts as an individual artist with hit single “Bling Bling” in 1999.
Starting Feb. 1, Dorsey began two years of court-mandated supervised release. He was released on his own recognizance after being arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday. But authorities could send him back to federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence if his probation is revoked.
Details on upcoming court dates weren’t immediately available.
The millionaire CEO of Dollar Tree claims that high end Americans are shopping more at these discount stores. Now he has announced by Fall 2024, Dollar Tree locations will start selling products for more than the current price of $1.25.
They made the decision to raise the prices to $1.25 in mid-2020.
Stores already have products being sold for $2 to nearly $10. It is a sign of corporate greed and the results of a Congress not willing to put companies in check when it comes to service of customers.
The U.S. rather gives billions to Israel but not stop inflation, shrinkflation and raising the adjustable rates to make living and purchasing affordable.
President Joe Biden and former president Donald J. Trump are stuck in their ways when it comes to policies.
Rick Dreiling is like the Kellogg's CEO Gary Pilnick when it comes to being tone deaf.
In an earnings call held this month, Dollar Tree, Inc. announced it’ll be adding hundreds of new items to its store shelves – but at a higher cost.
“This year, across 3,000 stores, we expect to expand our multi-price assortment by over 300 items at price points ranging from $1.50 to $7,” said Dreiling. “But even as our multi-price assortment expands over time, the vast majority of the items sold in Dollar Tree stores will remain at our entry-level fixed price point.”
The recent price limit increase comes not long after Dollar Tree, Inc., who also owns Family Dollar, announced the closure of more than 1,000 Family Dollar stores nationwide.
Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next several years.
Many of these workers are overworked, not able to have lunch breaks, unruly customers, shoplifting and being not able to go to the restroom if staffing is just less than 3 workers.
The average wages of a Dollar Tree worker is $37,000 a year.
Dollar Tree acquired Family Dollar for more than $8 billion in 2015 after a bidding war with rival Dollar General, but it has had difficulty absorbing the chain.
“This dramatic cull is the coup de grâce in the rather botched acquisition of the Family Dollar chain, which has caused Dollar Tree nothing but hassle since it was completed back in 2015,” wrote Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData.
“Basically, almost ten years on, Dollar Tree is still sifting through the mess it inherited and has not been able to completely turn around,” Saunders said.
The Bey Hive is buzzing about the latest album from the Queen, Beyonce.
"Cowboy Carter" was released on Friday. It is expected to go No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
The crossover from hip-hop, R&B, pop and now country music.
The album is released through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.
Executive produced by Beyonce Knowles-Carter, this album has country, soul, folk and gospel.
Bey dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that heralded her latest album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” out Friday.
As a Black woman reclaiming country music, she stands in opposition to stereotypical associations of the genre with whiteness. “Cowboy Carter” was five years in the making, a direct result of what Beyoncé has called “an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed … and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” most likely a reference to a 2016 CMAs performance that resulted in racist backlash.
Fast forward eight years, and last month, she became the first Black woman to ever top Billboard’s country music chart. The “Cowboy Carter” doesn’t shy away from country: the track list has teased potential collaborations with Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson and included a mention of the “Chitlin’ Circuit,” a Jim Crow-era network of Black entertainment venues. One song is titled “The Linda Martell Show,” after the performer who became the first Black woman to play the Grand Ole Opry.
Nevertheless, she declared on social media, “This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album” — in 10 words separating herself from the industry while still identifying herself as someone working in and with the genre.
Conceptually, Cowboy Carter is presented as a broadcast by a fictional radio station (called KNTRY Radio) in Texas, with country singers Dolly Parton, Linda Martell and Willie Nelson acting as radio DJs. The album also features lesser known country artists such as Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts, Shaboozey and Willie Jones, alongside collaborations with musicians Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Rhiannon Giddens, Stevie Wonder, Nile Rodgers and Jon Batiste. Two co-lead singles supported the album—"Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages".
Upon release, Cowboy Carter was praised by critics for Beyoncé's embrace of country music in context of celebrating the genre's Black roots with emphasis on the vocal performance and lyrics. Publications opined that Cowboy Carter highlighted Black musicians' place within country music, causing the listenership of Black country artists on streaming platforms and country radio to increase.
We learned that Louis Gossett, Jr. has passed away.
The first African American actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Role in the movie "An Officer and A Gentleman" was 87.
He played the no nonsense U.S. Marine sergeant Emil Foley who put the naive Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) through the hardships of base training. The movie was memorable.
It is part of the Library of Congress Film Registry.
Gossett also played a role in the television series "Roots" and "The Powers of Matthew Star".
Gossett’s first cousin Neal L. Gossett told The Associated Press that the actor died in Santa Monica, California. A statement from the family said Gossett died Friday morning. No cause of death was revealed.
Gossett’s cousin remembered a man who walked with Nelson Mandela and who also was a great joke teller, a relative who faced and fought racism with dignity and humor.
“Never mind the awards, never mind the glitz and glamor, the Rolls-Royces and the big houses in Malibu. It’s about the humanity of the people that he stood for,” his cousin said.
Louis Gossett always thought of his early career as a reverse Cinderella story, with success finding him from an early age and propelling him forward, toward his Academy Award for “An Officer and a Gentleman.”
Gossett broke through on the small screen as Fiddler in the groundbreaking 1977 miniseries “Roots,” which depicted the atrocities of slavery on TV. The sprawling cast included Ben Vereen, LeVar Burton and John Amos.
Gossett became the third Black Oscar nominee in the supporting actor category in 1983. He won for his performance as the intimidating Marine drill instructor in “An Officer and a Gentleman” opposite Richard Gere and Debra Winger. He also won a Golden Globe for the same role.
“More than anything, it was a huge affirmation of my position as a Black actor,” he wrote in his 2010 memoir, “An Actor and a Gentleman.”
He had earned his first acting credit in his Brooklyn high school’s production of “You Can’t Take It with You” while he was sidelined from the basketball team with an injury.
“I was hooked — and so was my audience,” he wrote in his memoir.
His English teacher urged him to go into Manhattan to try out for “Take a Giant Step.” He got the part and made his Broadway debut in 1953 at age 16.
“I knew too little to be nervous,” Gossett wrote. “In retrospect, I should have been scared to death as I walked onto that stage, but I wasn’t.”
Gossett attended New York University on a basketball and drama scholarship. He was soon acting and singing on TV shows hosted by David Susskind, Ed Sullivan, Red Buttons, Merv Griffin, Jack Paar and Steve Allen.
Gossett became friendly with James Dean and studied acting with Marilyn Monroe, Martin Landau and Steve McQueen at an offshoot of the Actors Studio taught by Frank Silvera.
In 1959, Gossett received critical acclaim for his role in the Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun” along with Sidney Poitier,Ruby Dee and Diana Sands.
He went on to become a star on Broadway, replacing Billy Daniels in “Golden Boy” with Sammy Davis Jr. in 1964.
Gossett went to Hollywood for the first time in 1961 to make the film version of “A Raisin in the Sun.” He had bitter memories of that trip, staying in a cockroach-infested motel that was one of the few places to allow Black people.
In 1968, he returned to Hollywood for a major role in “Companions in Nightmare,” NBC’s first made-for-TV movie that starred Melvyn Douglas, Anne Baxter and Patrick O’Neal.
This time, Gossett was booked into the Beverly Hills Hotel and Universal Studios had rented him a convertible. Driving back to the hotel after picking up the car, he was stopped by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s officer who ordered him to turn down the radio and put up the car’s roof before letting him go.
Within minutes, he was stopped by eight sheriff’s officers, who had him lean against the car and made him open the trunk while they called the car rental agency before letting him go.
“Though I understood that I had no choice but to put up with this abuse, it was a terrible way to be treated, a humiliating way to feel,” Gossett wrote in his memoir. “I realized this was happening because I was Black and had been showing off with a fancy car — which, in their view, I had no right to be driving.”
After dinner at the hotel, he went for a walk and was stopped a block away by a police officer, who told him he broke a law prohibiting walking around residential Beverly Hills after 9 p.m. Two other officers arrived and Gossett said he was chained to a tree and handcuffed for three hours. He was eventually freed when the original police car returned.
“Now I had come face-to-face with racism, and it was an ugly sight,” he wrote. “But it was not going to destroy me.”
In the late 1990s, Gossett said he was pulled over by police on the Pacific Coast Highway while driving his restored 1986 Rolls Royce Corniche II. The officer told him he looked like someone they were searching for, but the officer recognized Gossett and left.
He founded the Eracism Foundation to help create a world where racism doesn’t exist.
Gossett made a series of guest appearances on such shows as “Bonanza,” “The Rockford Files,” “The Mod Squad,” “McCloud” and a memorable turn with Richard Pryor on “The Partridge Family.”
In August 1969, Gossett had been partying with members of the Mamas and the Papas when they were invited to actor Sharon Tate’s house. He headed home first to shower and change clothes. As he was getting ready to leave, he caught a news flash on TV about Tate’s murder. She and others were killed by Charles Manson’s associates that night.
“There had to be a reason for my escaping this bullet,” he wrote.
Louis Cameron Gossett was born on May 27, 1936, in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York, to Louis Sr., a porter, and Hellen, a nurse. He later added Jr. to his name to honor his father.
“The Oscar gave me the ability of being able to choose good parts in movies like ‘Enemy Mine,’ ‘Sadat’ and ‘Iron Eagle,’” Gossett said in Dave Karger’s 2024 book “50 Oscar Nights.”
He said his statue was in storage.
“I’m going to donate it to a library so I don’t have to keep an eye on it,” he said in the book. “I need to be free of it.”
Gossett appeared in such TV movies as “The Story of Satchel Paige,” “Backstairs at the White House, “The Josephine Baker Story,” for which he won another Golden Globe, and “Roots Revisited.”
But he said winning an Oscar didn’t change the fact that all his roles were supporting ones.
He played an obstinate patriarch in the 2023 remake of “The Color Purple.”
Gossett struggled with alcohol and cocaine addiction for years after his Oscar win. He went to rehab, where he was diagnosed with toxic mold syndrome, which he attributed to his house in Malibu.
In 2010, Gossett announced he had prostate cancer, which he said was caught in the early stages. In 2020, he was hospitalized with COVID-19.
He also is survived by sons Satie, a producer-director from his second marriage, and Sharron, a chef whom he adopted after seeing the 7-year-old in a TV segment on children in desperate situations. His first cousin is actor Robert Gossett.
Gossett’s first marriage to Hattie Glascoe was annulled. His second, to Christina Mangosing, ended in divorce in 1975 as did his third to actor Cyndi James-Reese in 1992.
Raymond Scott is a former rapper, former reality television star and former business mogul. He was once the co-owner of The Source Magazine. He is the father of rapper/model Coi Leray. Scott is best known for his neverending feud with Detroit rapper Eminem.
Scott who goes by the name of Benzino is considered "one of the worst rappers" in hip-hop. He has over 40 years of experience in being a "Street NIGGA" with all his experience in being a washed up celebrity.
The former rapper decided to go back into the studio for a few more digs at Em. He decided to release two singles in response to Cole Bennett's "Lyrical Lemonade" single, "Doomsday Pr. 2" featuring Em.
The first single "Vulturius" did not make too much noise. His second single "Rap Elvis" got everyone's attention. Even though Eminem never responded to the disses, he is well aware of them. Folks say he's very strategical. Kind of like Drake, Future, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z and Kanye West.
Look below.
They use wordplay and clever digs. Em has done both. He uses wordplay, subliminals, name drops, sneaks disses and warnings to the person. Eminem's disses can destroy careers.
Last year, Eminem addressed Charlamagne Tha God, Melly Mel, The Game, Lord Jamarr and MGK in a single featuring his newest signed act Ez Mil. On the "Realist" the rapper addressed why these idiots still can't give him his props for being one of the best rappers in the game. He even said that he's not worried about being No. 1. He's worried about these idiots trying to use his name for clout.
Responding to these idiots is a "lose-lose" for Em. It gives the idiot a paycheck and interviews. Em wants to make sure that his foes are buried in the coffin. Scott to this day continues to dig himself out of his coffin.
Em mocked Scott for his constant failures and his famous physique. He also took aim at Coi Leray after she said that she needed permission to do a collab with him. Scott for years was talking reckless about him. That diss restarted the beef.
The internet trolls mock Scott for having no neck. Of course, he gets riled up whenever people mock his failures. Scott is really vulgar and extremely racist whenever someone calls him out on his ongoing feud with Em.
Benzino Dogg.
Scott decided to fly out to Detroit and actually film his "Rap Elvis" music video in front of Mom's Spaghetti, a popular establishment close to the Fox Theatre, Comerica Park and Ford Field. The business is located in the Little Caesars Corporate Headquarters on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit.
Trick Trick, Snap Dogg, Royce Da 5'9" and Icewear Vezzo warned Scott to stay out of the city. They warned him that his beef with Em will only result in him being ridiculed as a "Stan." The goons would also handle him if he decided to show his face.
Scott proved Em's point.
By filming a low budge video, purchasing a spaghetti meal, posing around the facility and doing everything to gain attention is the ultimate "Stan" move for Scott.
What makes it so ironic, the fool done purchased the spaghetti only to dump it on the ground. It was revealed he picked up the spaghetti. He tried to steal a sign only to place it back. The video was done in less than 45 minutes. Scott was lip syncing the diss. He couldn't remember the lyrics. He had ghostwriters write his disses. Many pointed out the weird guy with orange hair in a fur coat, Scott not being able to keep up with his lyrics, the change of scenery, the interludes and the fact that he can't afford to do this seeing he is practically broke. He is living off another person.
Scott now trying to charge podcasters for interviews. What a joke?
Anyway, his stunt backfired and folks are demanding he give up the feud and move on.
The winners and losers of 2024.
I feel sorry for Coi LeRay. Her legacy is tarnished because of her father's constant need to be in the spotlight. Scott is no longer a rapper or even a reality television star. He is a washed up celebrity who ruined his career feuding with Eminem. Anything he does is in the words of Eminem, "speaking from the grave."
Shout out to The Evolve, Wack 100, Crypt, Cliff Beats, NoLifeShaq, Aayan X, N.O.R.E., DJ EFN, The Danza Project, 50 Cent and all the podcasters on YouTube. These podcasters are the reasons to why I address the crisis with Scott. It has put a real dent in Coi Leray.
Fun facts about Raymond "Benzino" Scott. This is a copy and paste I've put together. So for anyone who never heard of this dude, here's some fun facts about him.
He is the former co-owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.
He is born Raymond [Edward] Leon Scott on July 18, 1965 but it is actually 1963.
He is best known for being on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta for two seasons.
He is a former reality television star.
He is a former rapper.
He is a Boston-native entertainer.
He is the reason why The Source Magazine nearly went bankrupt.
He is the father of rapper/socialite Coi LeRay.
He is standing at 5'3" tall.
He is bipolar.
He is a one-hit wonder. His biggest single "Rock The Party" was hot in 2002.
He is the guy who took on Eminem and it left his rap career ruined.
He faced a handful of devastating disses from Eminem. The "Nail in the Coffin", "The Sauce", "Bully", "Big Weenie", "Killshot", "Doomsday Pt. 2" and "Go 2 Sleep" were the most brutal singles going at Scott.
He has responded to Eminem with singles like "Don't Wanna", "Pull Ya Skirt Up", "Die Another Day", "Look Into My Eyes", "Zino vs. The Planet", "Rap Elvis" and "Vulturius."
He is the one who told staffers to give Eminem's albums poor ratings.
He has used ghostwriters for most of his music.
He is the one who threatened to kill Eminem's daughter, social media influencer Hailie Mathers in a rap verse.
He has threaten men who dated the mothers of his children. He was arrested for damaging a man's truck after he caught Althea Easton walking with him and their son, Zino.
He is a known hot head.
He is extremely sexist, homophobic and racist.
He is not known much outside of mainstream. Even the people who engage with him don't know he is a celebrity. In fact, he is a D-list celebrity at best.
He used cocaine, ecstasy, and steroids. It has contributed to his reckless behavior.
He is the father of five [or six] children.
He has appeared on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta and Marriage Boot Camp.
He was a member of The Almighty RSO which is known as Made Men.
He was caught at the end of his Bootee Remix music video taking a nasty fall.
He has got into feuds with YouTube personalities NoLifeShaq, The Danza Project, Stevie Knight, Knox Hill, Crypt, JayBlac, Cliff Beats and The Evolve.
He has feuded with Eminem, 50 Cent, Wack 100, Aayan X, Funkmaster Flex, DJ Khaled, Angie Martinez, Angela Yee, Joyner Lucas, Lil Nas X, Royce Da 5'9", Merkules, Obie Trice and D12.
He was shot in Massachusetts after getting into a confrontation at his mom's funeral. His nephew was criminally charged.
He has admitted to attacking former NBA star Paul Pierce.
He owes child support to former reality television star Althea Easton.
He steals carts from Publix and Kroger. His landlord at his previous apartment told law enforcement about his failures to pay rent and his tendencies to steal property from grocery stores.
He has berated an Uber/Lyft driver because he was upset over masks.
He was caught in a one bedroom motel room with another man. He and Cavario Don Diva were in a Red Roof in Brookhaven, Georgia. They were trespassed after Scott got upset at the manager. That hotel was known for cruising and prostitution.
He continues to drive a vehicle without a valid license. It's a reason to his multiple arrests. He had his vehicle impounded and despite his multiple pullovers, he still drives. He owes child support, court costs and traffic citations. Those contributing factors to why he is banned from driving. He was arrested numerous times for not appearing in court for traffic violations and misdemeanors.
He was on camera using racial slurs against an Asian-American Brookhaven, Georgia cop.
He is a subject of Real World Police videos. His antics expose the turmoils of entertainers struggling after fading from fame. Those videos with him have more views than his own music videos.
He has done things to make people believe he could be a pedophile.
He is an internet troll. He often responds to Eminem fans or critics with sexist, racist, homophobic and parental digs.
He is sabotaging Coi LeRay's rap career on purpose because of jealousy. Nicki Minaj nearly cancelled her verse on Coi LeRay's album thanks to him running his mouth.
He was threatening Coi LeRay for sharing her experiences being his daughter. Coi said that her dad is broke and after The Source fallout, he literally struggled and she claimed he needed her to appear on reality TV to at least generate a buck.
He was allegedly grooming his half-sister.
He was allegedly sleeping with his niece. That may have led to his nephew shooting him at his mother's funeral.
He is screaming Black Lives Matter whenever he has a Karen moment.
He is temporarily banned on Clubhouse for making racial, homophobic and death threats toward a gay podcast host.
He has attempted to fight Stevie Knight on a live debate where the podcast host stated his failures in life can't be blamed on Eminem.
He appeared on Drink Champs and practically embarrassed himself over Eminem.
He openly brags about doing low budget movies on Tubi.
He has openly brags about having an OnlyFans account and sharing nudity for a buck.
He has a sex tape on XVideo of him eating a woman's ass. Not safe for work.
He has a fetish where he allows women and transwomen perform sex acts on him.
He is caught on social media talking to a transgender model/activist. He begged for forgiveness towards Shauna Brooks because he had a relationship with her.
He owes millions in back taxes, took advantage of concert promoters, squatted in people's homes and broke promises to his old allies.
He admitted he used a dildo on himself. The allegations go back about 10 years ago.
He has already sabotaged his son Yung Chavo's career by dragging on the Eminem feud. Chavo previously known as Ray Ray appeared in Scott's rap video.
He was relentless trolled on social for his D'Angelo-themed "The Bigger Picture" video.
He has many videos on YouTube and none of them cracked over 500,000 views.
He had a few struggling restaurants called Benzino's Crab Trap. The locations in Atlanta and Chicago are permanently closed. The new owner successfully sued him and Stevie J for breach of contract.
He had nightclub, a seafood restaurant, a sports bar, a clothing line and a music label. All of those projects have failed because of his poor mismanagement.
He does a celebrity boxing match to make a little change cause his rap career is pretty much over.
He has no boxing skills or certification.
He has been a failure most of his adult life.
He has an Instagram account after losing several of them due to violations of terms.
He was told by his late mother Mary Scott that his violent temper will always keep him in trouble. She said that if he continues to do this, he will be left with no one.
He was sued by former business partner Dave Mays.
He had an X (formerly Twitter) account. He violated all the terms.
He has attempted to commit suicide after a woman told him about the risks of contacting a sexually transmitted infection from his acts.
He has been physically and mentally abusive towards women and tramswomen.
He has filmed his ghostwritten single "Rap Elvis" in Mom's Spaghetti.
He has filmed himself vandalizing property at Mom's Spaghetti.
He has cried alot whenever he has a nervous breakdown.
He was mocked in a YouTube podcaster's animation clip.
He has filmed his "Rap Elvis" music video and it was premiered on a pro Eminem YouTube page.
He has tried to charge people upwards to $10,000 for interviews.
He has snitched on himself whenever he is drunk, high or telling his neverending stories about being in the streets.
He has this obsession with saying "You know what I'm sayin'" when he tells his neverending stories about Eminem, his upbringing and being in the streets.
He has literally proven to Eminem, he is a "Stan."
He is considered the worst rapper in modern history.
He has no neck.
He has no fame.
It is part of an ongoing feud that has been going on for over 20 years. It is the only thing memorable about him. Besides the reality series, "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta", Scott was the former co-owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.
He started a feud with Em to promote his album in 2002. Scott accused Em of being a "culture vulture" and a "Rap Elvis." Eminem is white and probably the most successful rappers because of his rhyming skills, not his race. Em released two devastating disses at Scott and ruined his rap career.
50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Kimmel, Dr. Dre and Eminem.
Scott in turn, used The Source Magazine as a weapon to trash Em. He tried to brand Em a racist after he made a demo tape dissing a Black woman. The song was blocked by Em and Scott ignored the injunction and released the single in full. Em sued the magazine and its founder Dave Mays, a white business executive and Scott's rap manager at the time. The Source ended up wasting all its money and going into bankruptcy. The magazine executives fired Mays and Scott after the feud. Mays ended up doing other ventures and Scott ended up going broke. Mays helped Scott get on reality television with Stevie J. He ended up ruining that and as of today, Scott has struggled.
Just to make this clear, Scott has tendencies to be bipolar, suicidal, violent and mentally unstable when he is under the influence of drugs and alcohol. So here the number for people dealing with mental illness and has suicidal tendencies.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
I am certain that Scott will be talking about this feud for months. To this day, Scott blames Em, 50 Cent, Jimmy Iovine, Angie Martinez, Funkmaster Flex, Julia Beverly, Kim Osorio, Mr. Gzuz, Coi Leray, Real World Police, Althea Hart, Stevie J, Joseline Hernández, Mona Scott, NoLifeShaq, The Evolve, Crypt, Knox Hill, Stevie Knight, JayBlac, DJ Vlad, Busta Rhymes, Russell Simmons, Quincy Jones III, DJ Mister Cee, Star, Angela Yee, Wendy Williams and even his old friend Dave Mays for his fucked up situations.
What would be the best nickname for Raymond "Benzino" Scott?
Scott said that no one in the hood plays Eminem's music. He said Em's music is trailer trash and his fans voted for Donald J. Trump. He said thinks Em rhymes "masturbater in the elevator" whenever he's on the mic.
Tell me:
Has anyone in the hood ever heard of a Benzino song (other than the most recent disses)?
Or perhaps has anyone ever played any of Benzino's music?
Let me make this clear. If you believe your street credibility leads to you being arrested, financially struggling, estranged from your family, constantly angry at people, always trying win favor for unruly behavior; it's not the streets, it's you.
Raymond Scott, please get some mental health treatment. Try to repair the broken relationship with Coi and Zino. Stop capping. Act your fucking age. Stop obsessing with Eminem. Your behavior is a totally a prediction of being a stan.
Signing off with this.... Benzino: No Neck and No Meatballs [Stuffed In His Swollen Jaw].
The MyPillow Company is really, really struggling right now.
The winners and losers of 2024.
Mike Lindell, the founder of MyPillow is a conservative activist, conspiracy theorist and election denier. He is losing money fast. Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Kohl's dropped the pillow company.
Now its main headquarters in Minnesota is evicting the company. He still has six facilities in the U.S.
MyPillow is facing a court-ordered eviction from a warehouse in Minnesota amid his ongoing legal battles related to his claims about the 2020 election and voting machines, Lindell confirmed to ABC News.
But Lindell claims the eviction does not stem from financial difficulties, and rather is just a formality related to a mutual agreement between himself and the owner of the warehouse to vacate the property, which he says has not been used by MyPillow since the spring of 2023.
Lindell said MyPillow had subleased the space to a candy company last year and was planning on subleasing it to a sugar beet company this year -- but the sugar beet company backed out of the contract at the last minute, leaving himself and the warehouse owner "stranded."
He said he considered finding another subleaser, but he and the warehouse's owner, First Industrial, eventually decided to officially end their contract through the eviction process.
"And I said that's fine," Lindell told ABC News.
MyPillow does owe the owner of the warehouse $217,489 in past-due rent, according to court records.
"Plaintiff seeks to have Defendant evicted from the Premises for failing to pay Rent and other payments and charges due under the Lease Agreement in the amount of Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand, Four Hundred Eighty-Nine and 74/100 Dollars," a complaint from First Industrial says.
But Lindell insisted that his pillow company is doing fine financially.
"MyPillow is in great shape," Lindell said. "We have our best commercial out right now that launched on Monday, the most successful one in five years. It's amazing."
First International did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.
Over the years, MyPillow has lost numerous advertising opportunities due to Lindell's pushing of false and unsubstantiated claims about the 2020 election and election systems around the country.
Last month, a federal judge in Minnesota affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against Lindell, siding with a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered in the 2020 election in favor of President Joe Biden. Lindell had offered a $5 million reward to anyone who could prove that "packet captures" he provided were not valid data "from the November 2020 election," leading software engineer Robert Zeidman to file for arbitration when a panel of contest judges failed to declare him the winner after he concluded the data contained no such information.
Lindell says everything is okay despite his company woes.
Lindell again said on Thursday that he's appealing this decision, and that the case will "go into next year."
Lindell says he has spent more than $45 million of his own money on claims about the security of voting machines and his push for the use of paper ballots in the 2024 election.
Lindell acknowledged in January that Fox stopped running MyPillow commercials amid a billing dispute.
Lindell confirmed Wednesday that MyPillow owes around $217,000 to Delaware-based First Industrial LP for rent for the facility in Shakopee. He said MyPillow no longer needed the space and removed its remaining property from the warehouse last June before subleasing the space to another company through December.
Another company was going to start subleasing the space in January but backed out and “left us all stranded,” he said. MyPillow offered to find another tenant, he said, but the landlord just wanted to take back control of the warehouse instead. The $217,000 is for unpaid rent for January and February, he said. He also said MyPillow continues to lease space elsewhere.
The Star Tribune reported that a Scott County judge held a hearing Tuesday on the warehouse owner's request to formally evict MyPillow, which did not contest the landlord's request.
“MyPillow has more or less vacated but we’d like to do this by the book,” attorney Sara Filo, representing First Industrial, said during the hearing, the newspaper reported. “At this point there’s a representation that no further payment is going to be made under this lease, so we’d like to go ahead with finding a new tenant.”
Judge Caroline Lennon filed the eviction order Wednesday.
Lindell, who continues to propagate former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him, in part by rigged voting machine systems, still faces defamation lawsuits by two voting machine companies. Lawyers who were originally defending him in those cases quit over unpaid bills.
