Featured Blog Posts – January 2022 Archive (207)

Travis and Gregory McMichael have been sentenced to life without parole. Roddie Bryan was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. The question is whether the judge grants them the possibility of parole. Even if either gets that, under GA law they must serve 30 years in prison, so for the 2 older men -- McMichael is 66 and Bryan is 52 -- it could…

DJ Kay Slay’s condition has improved since being hospitalized due to COVID-19 and he is now breathing on his own. After over a week of being in a Englewood, New Jersey hospital, legendary Hip Hop figure Kay Slay was taken off the ventilator, which is always a good sign for patients infected with the COVID-19 virus. Slay’s brother Kwame Grayson sat down with…

Kodak Black affiliate Syko Bob was arrested and hit with drugs, weapons and DUI charges according to jail records, Syko Bob, whose given name is listed as Jamal Smart-Cambetts, was hit with five charges, which include possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, carrying a concealed firearm, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana,…

The Super Bowl halftime show promises to be one of the most spectacular yet, thanks to Dr Dre but the stakes are high because if COVID somehow kills the show, Dre could lose millions. Dre is fronting most of the money necessary to pull off the event, and we're told it's in the millions of dollars. Dre has Event Cancellation Insurance to cover any calamity…

Nas is expanding his reach in the cryptocurrency world with a new NFT deal. This week, Royal announced that they are teaming with the Queens icon to sell extended versions of NFTs called limited digital assets. “Having Nas be the first artist to sell royalty rights through Royal is an incredible affirmation of our mission,” Royal CEO, Justin “3LAU” Blau…

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The judge in Lil Mosey's rape case just handed down a ruling that could have a huge impact on the rapper's fate locking his lawyers from using any prior acts of consensual sex with the alleged victim as a defense, the rapper was charged wit rape back in April, after the alleged victim claimed she blacked out from drinking and couldn't…

Drakeo the Ruler's family says it can't afford to bury him in a coffin so they're asking a court to give them access to his coffers. the rapper's mother says she just can't foot the bill for his funeral, which she is pegging at just under $52,000. She'd like to cover it with money from Drakeo's estate, but she can't access his assets without…

Ye just teased a massive collab with the fashion brand Balenciagaand his own baby Yeezy. Ye posted some sort of "Collaboration Agreement" contract Friday, showing his signature under Yeezy, Gap and Balenciaga brand names. While it's currently unclear exactly what the partnership will bring, the fact 3 of Kanye's favorite fashion outlets are coming together is…

Sidney Poitier the actor and activist who broke color barriers in Hollywood and starred in some of the most iconic movies ever made, has died. The office of the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs has confirmed Sidney's death however, the circumstances surrounding his passing are not yet known, nor do we know where he died. Poitier was the first black man to…

The Force MDs founding member Jessie Lee Daniels aka Jessie D has died. He was 58 years old. Daniels’ cause of death has not been revealed. The Staten Island natives were pioneering in the New Jack-R&B sound, which landed them a deal with Tommy Boy Records for their debut album Love Letters. The appeared in the 1985 cult classic Krush Groove and later…

The U.S. Marshals have named a suspect in the November 17, 2020 murder of Memphis rap favorite Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton Jr. and have offered up a $15,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the suspect. It has been confirmed that 23-year-old Justin Johnson is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of…

Brown said in a statement released by his attorney that he continued to play due to pressure from Bucs head coach Bruce Arians. The medical staff even injected him with what he now knows “was a powerful and sometimes dangerous painkiller. Because of my commitment to the game, I relented to pressure directly from my coach to play injured. Despite the pain, I…

When it comes to podcasting Joe Budden for sure knows a thing or two. So when he calls the hosts of the Fresh & Fit podcast “too ignorant, inexperienced, insecure, fragile and weak” in regards to their latest controversial interview, there is a point to be made. In case you missed the story, the Fresh & Fit podcast was the subject of…

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash. Los Angeles County requested a judge to dismiss the suit filed by his widow vanessa bryant, over pictures taken at the scene of the 2020 crash that killed the NBA star, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter…

With the current surge of the Omicron variant, COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed, packing emergency rooms and hospital beds across the country. the Hip Hop community has taken notice and is sending strength to “The Drama King” DJ Kay Slay, who is currently fighting the battle himself.“Pray for my brotha @djkayslay,” Wack captioned. “It’s not…

A bunch of counterfeit Milwaukee Bucks title rings have been seized by the feds who say if the bogus bling had made it past them, it could have cost U.S. residents a small fortune. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, over the past few months, 56 shipments of 1,382 fake sports championship rings and trophies were intercepted by officers in…

Lil Durk doesn't want to be the last rapper to collab with Morgan Wallen he's encouraging Kendrick Lamar and others to work with him too, telling us Morgan's no racist. Lil Durk was on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and we asked him if Kendrick should get in the studio with Morgan, less than a year after the country superstar was seen using the…

The "Mob Wives" star was driving her Nissan Tuesday night in Staten Island when she struck a parked Jeep Wrangler and then rolled over to the other side of the road according to law enforcement. We're told officers actually witnessed Renee getting out of the driver's seat of her car and they say she was incoherent with dilated eyes and slurred speech. Renee…