Month: June 2021

Convicted murderer Derek Chauvin is reportedly close to reaching a federal plea deal after making a cryptic comment to the family of George Floyd during his sentencing trial. According to WCCO, a local Minnesota news outlet, the disgraced former police officer is nearing a deal with federal prosecutors about getting a 20-to-25 year sentence to run concurrently with the 22.5-year sentence he was handed last week.

The deal would ensure he spends his sentence in federal prison as opposed to state prison, and it would reportedly prevent him from getting a life sentence in another trial. This news comes following the strange comment Chauvin made to Floyd’s family. 

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“Due to legal matters, I’m not able to give a full formal statement… I give my condolences to the Floyd family, there’s gonna be some other information in the future that will be of interest and I hope these will give you some peace of mind,” he said before his sentencing.

Many believe that he was likely referring to this possible plea deal. If the deal is accepted, Chauvin will need to publicly explain what he did to Floyd, and why.

We will continue to keep you updated as more information is revealed regarding Derek Chauvin’s reported federal plea deal.

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Kanye West’s Yeezy venture with Adidas has gone on to become one of the most profitable sneaker collaborations in history. In 2020 alone, sales for the sneakers reached an impressive $1.7 billion in annual revenue, solidifying the immense success of Kanye’s brainchild with Adidas.  

With such a massively successful sneaker empire, it’s no wonder corporations have tried to mimic its success. As we previously reported, Ye and the Yeezy company filed a lawsuit against Walmart for selling fake Adidas Yeezy foam runners on its website. According to new reports, the multinational retail corporation has since pulled the replicas from their site. 

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The knockoffs in question, which were priced between $23.99 and $24.99 USD, were listed as the “Daeful Mens Womens Kids Summer Beach Shoes Foam Runner Anti Slipper Sandals Casual.” These kicks were previously sold by Walmart online and were an exact clone of Yeezy’s unique design that sells for $80 USD. 

Following the news of legal action being taken, the retail chain issued a statement clarifying that the shoes were being sold by a third party and not by Walmart directly. “We take allegations like this seriously and are reviewing the claim. We will respond in court as appropriate after we have been served with the complaint,” said the statement. 

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It is worth noting that there are plenty of Yeezy knockoffs being listed on other sites, but Ye and his company have yet to take legal action against them. 

According to TMZ, nothing else has been filed. Of course, we’ll keep you updated when or if it does. 

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Ralo reflected on his fourth summer spent in prison for a non-violent drug offense, on Instagram, Tuesday, explaining that his family cries every day while he is gone. The rapper was booked for charges of trafficking and conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana back in 2018.

“THIS MY 4TH SUMMER BEHIND THE WALL,” he wrote in the post. “MY GIRL, MY DAUGHTER AN MY MOMMA CRY EVERYDAY FOR ME TO COME HOME AN I LOOK THEM IN THEY FACE AN TELL THEM ‘I RATHER LAY IN THIS BUNK THAN SIT ON THAT STAND TO COME HOME’ AN PLEASE KNOW THAT I COULDVE BEEN HOME LIKE 69 WITH MY MILLIONS AN THEM PRETTY HOES WOULDVE STILL SUCKED THE SKIN OFF MY DICK EVERYDAY. HONOR AND DONT FORGET ABOUT US CUZ WE IN THIS BITCH GROWING GREY EVERYDAY FOR NOT GOING AGAINST.”

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Despite numerous staples of the music industry, including Drake, Lil Baby, T.I, Meek Mill, Killer Mike, and more signing a petition for President Joe Biden to grant Ralo a pardon, he has yet to see the light of day. Earlier this year, VladTV reported that Ralo pleaded guilty to at least one of the charges.

Check out Ralo’s statement below.

The 2021 BET Awards, which took place on Sunday night (June 27), was loaded with star-studded performances and appearances. A few of the most noteworthy moments of the night include Cardi B’s pregnancy bombshell announcement during her surprise performance with Migos, Lil Nas X’s fiery performance of his hit “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” and much, much more. 

While there were many famous faces in attendance, fans couldn’t help but notice that a few were missing. Asian Doll was one such face, and supporters of the rapper suspected that she had been purposely excluded from the festivities. Despite the speculation, the self-proclaimed Queen Von took to Twitter on Monday (June 28) to explain her absence. 

She reassuringly told fans that although she knows they are “(used) to seeing me,” at the ceremony, there was no foul play as to why she wasn’t in attendance. “I feel like @AsianDaBrattt had the biggest female rap song and should of been nominated,” the fan suggested. “F**k the charts. At this point mfs behind the scenes is hating. #NUNNADETS**T.”

Asian then made it clear that her decision to not attend the ceremony was her own. “I didn’t want to attend the awards this year,” she began her tweet. “I know y’all use to seeing me I’ll go next year just for y’all tho.”

The Dallas native didn’t go further into detail as to why she chose to skip out on this year’s ceremony, but it may be because she’s hyperfocused on her music right now. The former 1017 Records signee expressed interest in signing with Yo Gotti’s record label back in March. 

Perhaps if things do work out, she’ll be in attendance at next year’s ceremony. 

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Lil Baby pranked one of his employees, this week, by dumping ice water on them while they were found sleeping on the job. The moment was caught on video in a post uploaded to social media.

“When you sleep on the job with your windows open,” Baby captioned the video. “@Yarocapone wake yo ass up let’s get ittttttt.”

He added in another picture from the prank: “This wen he knew he fucked up.”

It’s unclear where the clip takes place, however, Baby was on the road this week to perform at the BET Awards. He opened the ceremony with a rendition of his collaboration with Kirk Franklin, “We Win.”

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Legendary rapper Fat Joe recently said that Baby is the best rapper of his generation right now.

“In the newer generation, here’s no one better than Lil Baby right now,” Joe said. “We’ve seen all this. We, as Hip Hop historians, we saw when Lil Wayne emerged, we saw when Eminem emerged and Lil Baby is in a lane by himself right now.”

“It’s sad because the other night I’m with Khaled in his convertible Maybach,” Fat Joe continued. “He played three records in there, and they were three of the biggest artists of the time. He played one guy that’s been winning for ten years straight. He played this group, but then he played that Lil Baby, and it sounded like this guy was the best.”

Check out Lil Baby’s prank below.

Over these last couple of years, the Nike Dunk High and the Low have been having a huge resurgence among sneakerheads. These are classic Nike models that will always stand the test of time, and to celebrate the newfound popularity, Nike has made sure to drop a ton of new colorways. They have even brought back some blasts from the past, and on June 29th, Nike is set to bring back the infamous Nike Dunk High “Kentucky” which is an homage to the Wildcats. This is a release that is sure to excite fans and if you find yourself struggling to get a pair on release day, eBay promises to have you covered.

eBay makes things incredibly easy for sneakerheads who want to buy or sell shoes using their platform. When you buy online, there are always fears about whether or not what you’re buying is authentic. Thanks to eBay’s Authenticity Guarantee, you can sleep easily at night knowing your shoes have been legit-checked prior to being shipped out. As for sellers, there are no fees on shoes over $100 USD, which means you don’t have to worry about any hidden costs when you send out your shoes to a willing buyer. Overall, eBay is extremely user-friendly and it’s what makes them a leader in the sneaker space.

Based on the images below, you can see that this retro is authentic to the original as we have a white leather base with some navy blue overlays. Even if you aren’t a fan of the Wildcats, you have to admit that this is a pretty phenomenal colorway, and we’re sure plenty of sneakerheads will be looking to get their hands on a pair when they drop. If you miss your alarm on the 29th, at least you can rest assured knowing eBay will make it easy to find an authentic pair.

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