Month: January 2022

Along with preparing to release his upcoming debut album Soul Sold Separately, which will include production from hip-hop greats like Pharrell Williams, Madlib, Alchemist, Boi-1da and more, Freddie Gibbs has been dipping his toes in the entertainment field as an actor recently.

On Friday (Jan. 28), Peacock and NBC announced their new sitcom titled Bust Down, that is slated to premiere on March 10. The comedy stars four stellar actors in Sam Jay, Chris Red, Langston Kerman and Jak Knight, who are also the creators. Bust Down aims to create a laid-back, humorous show about modern black experiences, just as previous sitcoms have done with white creators and actors, as the creators explained: “We believe true equality is being able to make a show about nonsense the same way white people have been doing forever. We just wanted to make something so fucking hilarious that it makes people laugh so much that they miss jokes and then have to circle back to watch again.”

Other actors for the show include hilarious Twitter meme legend and aspiring rapper Zach Fox, as well as Freddie Gibbs. Fox tweeted an exciting promotional tweet for the show, explaining the antics that will take place: “watch bust down if you wanna see beautiful shots of n***s arguing about the dumbest shit, Freddie Gibbs being mean, chain snatching, cookout fights, and my first official episode of television.”

Fox also unveiled a few still shots from the show, as one of the photos reveals Freddie’s role in the show.

This news comes months after Freddie starred in a new film titled Down With The King, which was acquired by Sony Pictures and hopes to be made available in U.S. theaters in the near future.

Check out the brand new trailer for Bust Down below.

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Cornelius Smith and Justin Johnson – the alleged killers of rapper Young Dolph – have been given a 1-week ultimatum to find legal representation before they’re granted a court-appointed lawyer, HipHopDX reports.

On Friday, January 28th, the 32-year-old and 23-year-old appeared in court, where they were informed that they have until February 4th to hire a lawyer after initially declining to have a public defender during their first court appearance.

Smith and Johnson (who’s also known as Straight Drop) were indicted on charges of “first-degree premeditated murder, attempted first-degree murder, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony, and theft of property over $10,000,” the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office reveals.

It’s also been noted that a third suspect by the name of Shaundale Barnett was arrested on January 12th; the 27-year-old was allegedly an “after-the-fact accessory” in the tragic incident that resulted in Dolph’s death.

Before he was accused of killing the “1 Scale” hitmaker, Johnson was charged with aggravated rape and robbery at the age of 17. When he was 19, Straight Drop was placed on the violent juvenile sex offender registry list,” and was arraigned last week on the charges.

In 2017, he spent nine months in custody after a triple shooting at a bowling alley, as well as being hit with drug and handgun charges back in May of 2018.

In lighter news, following Dolph’s passing, Paper Route EMPIRE shared Long Live Dolph, which includes plenty of emotional tributes to the late legend from his closest friends – check it out here. RIP Dolph.

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Over the past few months, several different rappers have jumped on the bandwagon of semen retention, which is the practice of men not ejaculating during sex. Whether it be Kodak Black, Kevin Gates or, most recently, Joey Bada$$, the trend seems to be gaining momentum. Now, NLE Choppa looks to be on board as well.

In a recent interview with the Breakfast Club, Choppa told Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee that he is on the path to becoming disciplined enough to practice semen retention: “I went celibate for like a month, because I realized what having sex did to me. I realized how tired I was after having sex. You can have sex, but I feel like semen retention is the focus, because like I tell people all the time, one nut is equivalent to eight miles. You can run eight miles with one nut. It can make a whole life, so you know how powerful it is. You just can’t just keep giving it to everybody.”

NLE continued by asserting that most of the time when he doesn’t finish during sex, it is not purposeful. But, he hopes to get to a point where he has discipline to practice semen retention. He and the Breakfast Club also Joey Bada$$ and Kevin Gates’ similar views, and how Joey mentioned he can still orgasm without ejaculating. 

Choppa said he struggled with this practice in November, his birth month, because Scorpios are known to be extra horny in November. 

Choppa understands this is a strange decision, especially for a teenager like him, but he is determined to follow through: “For me to go celibate for a week is big for me. I know when I’m a good looking male, everybody wants you, everybody wants a piece of you. I’m young too, I’m still 19, so you still gotta live life. But, for me to be able to implement something so small, to me, like semen retention and celibacy at this age is huge because a lot of n****s just be looking at me crazy when I say that.”

Check out what NLE Choppa had to say about celibacy and semen retention below.