Month: May 2021

Floyd Mayweather is easily one of the best boxers of all time. With a 50-0 record, it is virtually impossible to debate his greatness, as he has shown time and time again that he can defeat the best fighters in the world. In June, Floyd will be returning to the ring for a match against the likes of Logan Paul and everyone expects him to come away with an easy win. Leading up to the fight, Mayweather is simply enjoying life, and recently, he caught up with Gillie Da King and Wallo267 on the “Million Dollaz Worth Of Game” podcast.

During the interview, Mayweather was asked about his upbringing, where his mother was addicted to drugs all while his father was shot right in front of him. As Mayweather explained, he always knew he was going to be successful because he had the right mindset. He had a plan to get himself where he needed to go, and he executed it.

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“Just having a dream, believing, believing in myself, believing in my skills, believing in my talent, but also surrounding myself with the right team. And everything took flight,” Mayweather explained.

Mayweather’s hard work has paid off handsomely over the years as he made upwards of $1 billion from his fights. He his one of the richest athletes on the planet and there is no denying that his story is incredibly inspirational.

Last weekend, family and friends paid their final respect to DMX while fans tuned into the memorial and funeral from home. The memorial was slightly late but it ended up being a perfect celebration of X’s life with his children and family sharing heartfelt words about the rapper. It was the funeral, however, where things got a tad bit unhinged. X’s friend Jungle crashed the stage to make a speech that he somehow made about himself but was ultimately kicked off of the stage.

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Darin Dee Dean, CEO of Ruff Ryders, took to Instagram where he revealed that Jungle personally pulled up on him on his block to offer an apology for his words. The footage shows Jungle on the phone with Reverend A.R. Bernard apologizing for his actions. “As a personal friend of Earl Simmons, I just got emotional and frustrated and angry, you know, of the situation and it just turned out that way. That was not my intention,” said Jungle over the phone. “And definitely not my intention to disrespect anybody’s house, much less anybody’s service.”

The video later shows Jungle alongside members of the Ruff Ryders on their block where he offered a public apology to anyone offended by his actions. “I saw the footage, I didn’t like what I saw so I wanted to apologize. to the family and friends of Earl,” he said.

Peep the clip below. 

While being the world’s most dominant economic and military power, the United States also boasts the largest incarcerated population in the world. With a prison population rate of 655 individuals per 100,000 people, it’s more than fair to conclude that the country has an obsession with the carceral state. 

Texas boasts the most incarcerated individuals in the country, followed closely by California. In an effort to reduce the massive population of its correctional system, California announced Saturday (May 1) plans to release upwards of 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons. 

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More than 63,000 inmates in the state that have been convicted of violent crimes will be eligible for “good behavior credits.” These credits will shorten the sentences of these individuals by one-third rather than the one-fifth that had been in place in California since 2017. This figure includes nearly 20,000 individuals in California correctional facilities who are serving life sentences with a possibility of parole. 

On the other hand, over 10,000 inmates convicted of a second serious but nonviolent offense under the state’s “three strikes” law will be eligible for prison release after serving half of their sentence. The same will apply to around 2,900 nonviolent third strikers, predicted by the corrections department. 

The changes were approved by the state Office of Administrative Law, who gave little heads-up to the public. “The goal is to increase incentives for the incarcerated population to practice good behavior and follow the rules while serving their time, and participate in rehabilitative and educational programs, which will lead to safer prisons,” department spokeswoman Dana Simas said in a statement.

“Additionally, these changes would help to reduce the prison population by allowing incarcerated persons to earn their way home sooner,” she said.

The move has been met with praise and criticism, namely for potentially releasing violent felons. We’ll keep you updated with subsequent developments.

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Travis Scott got to celebrate his birthday in style on Friday as he turned 29 years old. The artist has a lot to celebrate and he kicked things off by announcing the return of Astroworld Festival. Due to COVID-19, Astroworld Festival was canceled in 2020 but now, it is making a triumphant return and Scott couldn’t be more excited to get the ball rolling.

On a more personal level, Scott received a plethora of birthday wishes from the Kardashian and Jenner family. Of course, Kylie was part of those birthday wishes as she took to her Instagram story with a series of photos that depicted Scott playing with his daughter Stormi.

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“Happy birthday @TravisScott !!!! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Stormi’s daddy 🚀🚀,” Jenner wrote on her IG story. Various other Kardashians like Khloe and Kim also wished Travis a great B-Day, all while Kris Jenner did the same. Despite Kylie’s on-again, off-again relationship with Travis, her family still loves him dearly and we’re sure he was feeling appreciated on his big day.

In the midst of all this, Scott has been seen in Hawaii where it is believed that he is working on his next album Utopia. The last time he was in Hawaii, he came back home with Astroworld, so we can only imagine what kind of heat is in store for fans.

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Kurt Cobain is one of the most legendary artists of all time and his output with Nirvana will always stand the test of time. The Grunge rock pioneer is someone that made a huge impact on the music world in just a short amount of time which means it is no surprise that fans are always looking for some vintage Cobain archives. Luckily, for all of the collectors out there, photographer Jesse Frohman is about to unleash 104 Cobain photos onto the marketplace, via NFT.

Frohman conducted Cobain’s last ever photoshoot which is now referred to as “The Last Session.” Frohman has sold these photos before although this is the first time he has gone the crypto route. All 104 photos are included in the single NFT and as it stands, the images are being sold for over $75,000 which amounts to over 27 ETH.

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For those who are unaware, an NFT is a Non-Fungible Token. Essentially, it allows you to own pieces of art using Blockchain technology. While many have made lots of money from it, there are still quite a few skeptics out there, especially when you consider how most of the pieces being sold can be consumed without having to spend a single dime. This ultimately brings into question whether or not these items actually have any value.

Regardless, Frohman is set to make a lot off of the sale and if you’re a Cobain fan, this could be your chance to get a significant piece of history.

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