The rapper still faces a separate gun charge in his hometown, with a status conference for the case scheduled for August.
Month: July 2022
Charlamagne Tha God Believes Negativity Surrounding Desus & Mero Break-Up Is Product Of ‘The Culture’
“That’s just the way it is,” the ‘Breakfast Club’ host said. “People will scream about what they think is your failures and they’ll whisper about your success.”
Jacquees Promises Features From 21 Savage, Chris Brown & Summer Walker On Upcoming Album
The self-proclaimed King of R&B promises this LP will go platinum.
Lil Uzi Vert Drops New Track “Flex Up”
Flo Milli Releases Debut Album, ‘You Still Here, Ho?’
The major label debut from the rising Alabama talent is here.
Live Nation Argue They Are Not Liable For Drakeo The Ruler’s Killing At The Once Upon A Time Festival
Last December, the hip hop world suffered a massive loss with the death of Drakeo The Ruler, real name Darrell Caldwell, who was stabbed in the neck at Los Angeles’ Once Upon A Time Festival. Since then, his family filed a $20 million lawsuit against Live Nation, which was then raised to $60 million.
The lawsuit also names promotional partners Bobby Dee Presents and C3 Presents, as well as Banc of California Stadium owners Los Angeles Football Club. It cites the disaster at Astroworld the week before and accuses the promoters of negligence, claiming they did not place “the safety and wellbeing of its guests and its invited artists ahead of profits.”
On Tuesday, files were made public that show Live Nation arguing for negligence on the part of Caldwell’s brother Devante, as well as members of the brothers’ Stinc Team rap collective. In the demurrer obtained by Rolling Stone, Live Nation argue that they were not accountable for the “violent mob,” consisting of about 50 to 100 people with knives, that ambushed the rapper before he was supposed to take the stage. They also argued that no one “asked for additional security” or told promoters that Caldwell “faced threats and constant hostility from gang members.” Meanwhile, promoters argued that legally they were not required to prevent “third-party criminal conduct” since there were no “prior similar incidents.”
NBA YoungBoy Seeks To End His House Arrest
Recently NBA YoungBoy — also known as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or Kentrell Gaulden — was on trial for a federal gun possession charge in Los Angeles. The rapper was arrested when a FN FNX .45 caliber pistol was found on the floor of a Mercedes Maybach that he was driving in March of 2021. On July 15, he was found not guilty of said federal gun charges.
According to AllHipHop, the “Late To Da Party” performer is now seeking to end his house arrest. The publication obtained documents from Gaulden’s legal team that call for a modification of his bail order from October 2021.
“Since the Court authorized the defendant’s release, two key events have transpired causing a material change in circumstances,” his attorneys stated. “First, this Court has suppressed critical aspects of the Government’s case casting doubt as to whether the weight of the admissible evidence favors the Government.”
They added, “Second, [NBA YoungBoy] was acquitted in a parallel prosecution concerning the firearm found inside of his car when he was arrested on the underlying warrant in this case. As such, we believe that a modification of bail is in order and that the current release conditions are more onerous than necessary to assure his appearance or protect the commencing from danger.”
The Pharcyde Are Reportedly Reuniting On Fatlip’s Upcoming Album
The Pharcyde can easily stake a claim to two of the greatest golden age era hip-hop albums in Bizarre Ride II and the J-Dilla produced Labcanbincalifornia. But the West Coast underground rap foursome is also remembered for the in-fighting that prevented them from becoming one of the truly great rap legacy acts. A tumultuous split, followed by piecemeal tours, and arguably half-hearted reunion appearances have stained The Pharcyde’s longevity. But it seems as though now in 2022, Fatlip, Slimkd3, Imani, and Bootie Brown are ready to turn over a new leaf together.
The four members of The Pharcyde are set to appear on two tracks off of Fatlip’s upcoming album, Torpor. According to AllHiphop, a press release says that, “One of the group’s songs is ‘My Bad,’ which shows the members apologizing to each other for their years of fighting.” Well this seems juicy. The album, which comes out on July 29th exclusively on CD (because what could be more 90s hip-hop than that?) before getting its widespread digital release on August 16th, will also feature appearances from legacy rappers Krayzie Bone and RBX.
“This record was a long time coming,” Fatlip added. “Get ready for a beast to come outta hibernation.”
Torpor is due out everywhere on 08/19 via Labcabin Records. Pre-order it here.
Scarface Named Best “Southern Emcee [Of] All-Time” In Viral Top 25 List
If you didn’t already have something to argue about this evening, the internet has submitted an offering. Another “Top” list has been making the rounds online, and at this point, people are used to Hip Hop creating a stir when posts like these go viral. We know all too well the debates that are sparked by someone’s opinion regarding the best artists in the game, and this time, we’re taking a look at the “Top 25 Southern Emcees [of] All-time” courtesy of According to Hip Hop.
To begin, some social media users took issue with the word “emcee” being used, as not every rapper is an emcee. However, that was a minor topic of discussion as the list itself created an uproar.
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We’ll start at the bottom and work our way up, and that shows Pastor Troy as #25. He took that spot, it seems, as an afterthought, because Jeezy initially held the position until he was crossed off of the list altogether. Making our way up, next comes Killer Mike at #24, Quavo at #23, 2 Chainz at #22, Big KRIT at #21, and closing out the 20s is Curren$y.
Mystikal was able to snag #17, Project Pat at #10, Bun B landed at #14, Andre 3000 was at #9 just below his Outkast groupmate Big Boi who made #7, and just above him at #6 was Rick Ross.
We’ll let you take a look at the list in its entirety below, including the #1 spot which sparked the most conversations.
- Scarface
- Lil Wayne
- T.I.
- Pusha T
- J. Cole
- Rick Ross
- Big Boi
- Future
- André 3000
- Project Pat
- Pimp C
- MJG
- Eightball
- Bun B
- Cee-Lo Green
- Juvenile
- Mystikal
- Ludacris
- Gucci Mane
- Curren$y
- Big KRIT
- 2 Chainz
- Quavo
- Killer Mike
- Pastor Troy (crossed out Jeezy)
Let us know what you think of this one and check out the viral post below.
Justin Bieber Is Back On The Road As Justice World Tour Resumes
After revealing that he was battling a condition that caused facial paralysis, Justin Bieber is back on the road. It was just a little over a month ago when Bieber came forward on social media with a video announcement, sharing that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. “This is pretty serious, as you can see. I wish this wasn’t the case. But obviously, my body is telling me I need to slow down,” the singer said in the clip that showed him unable to move one half of his face.
With that announcement also came news that the singer’s Justice World Tour would be delayed, but earlier today, it was shared on the tour’s Instagram page that Biebs was ready to return to the stage.
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“The Justice World Tour will resume at Lucca Festival, Italy on July 31st,” the post read. “Justin will set off across a run of European festivals and continue on his international world tour performances in South America, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia & New Zealand then back to Europe in 2023.”
For those in the United States looking forward to more information on when their dates will get rescheduled, it seems that they’ll have to wait. However, it was stated that those dates “will be announced soon.”
Recently, Usher insisted that his protegé was “doing great” following the Ramsay Hunt diagnosis. Check out the Justice World Tour announcement below.