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Boosie Badazz Shares Update On Shooting Injury: “They F*cked Me Up”

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As a rapper whose social media quarantine antics had him banned from Instagram on multiple occasions, Boosie Badazz is a rapper who is not afraid to speak his mind, and as a result, the Hip-Hop community can always expect to be entertained when the “Wipe Me Down” artist sits down for an interview.

In his latest interview with Vlad, Boosie recently touched on Young Thug’s verse on “Ski” in which the YSL artist raps, “Showed her two million cash, now she woozy (woah) / 20 watches and I’m still snoozin’ (20) / I had came up out the trenches, then I had beat a few bodies like Boosie.” After voicing his appreciation for Young Thug’s shout-out in the original clip, another segment of the interview has been released, and it features Boosie giving an update on his health following his shooting last November.

“I’m walking. I’m performing now,” Boosie reveals after Vlad asks him whether he’s still in a wheelchair. “It ain’t 100%. I think I got on it too early. It might gotta go back in it, but I ain’t got time. I’m supposed to be damn near almost tryna run yet. I ain’t running yet. My leg..it seems like my damn thing sticking out. Like you can hear it.”

At that moment, Boosie begins knocking on his leg and causing a loud metallic sound, and afterward, he immediately jokes, “It ain’t stopping nothing, you know? I ain’t on no track and field team. They f*cked me up.”

In response to Boosie’s update, Vlad tries to stir the pot by asking Boosie whether he gets angry at his shooters or experiences flashbacks whenever he feels the pain from his injury, and Boosie’s stance on the situation is similar to a forgiving perspective that he expressed in a previous interview.

“Nah, nah,” Boosie states. “I don’t have flashbacks on this sh*t or nothing like that. It ain’t nothing.”

Check out the full clip from Vlad’s latest Boosie Badazz interview below.

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Marilyn Manson Arrest Warrant Issued In New Hampshire

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Marilyn Manson has a warrant out for his arrest in New Hampshire, which was reportedly first issued back in October 2019, for an incident that occurred at a concert in August of the same year.

Officials say that Manson and his team have been aware of the warrant for quite some time, but have yet to do anything about it, or try to get it resolved, despite having been in contact since the warrant was first issued.

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Manson is wanted for two counts of Class A misdemeanor simple assault, apparently due to him spitting (quite aggressively) directly into a camera lens. The footage from the camera in question was being shown on the big screen of the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion. After he spat, some of the spit allegedly landed on the videographer handling the camera, leading to these charges. Manson is a controversial figure known to do extreme things in the name of his art, making this particular event no surprise– and even possibly tame.  

Although the alleged victim was left with “no injuries,” Manson is still being charged as the stray saliva made “unprivileged physical contact.” The videographer, who was contracted by the venue, was working in the pit area when the spitting incident occurred, leaving Manson to face New Hampshire punishments, such as a net less-than-a-year jail sentence or a $2000 fine if prosecuted. 

This isn’t the only allegation Manson is facing at the moment, as he is currently being sued by his former assistant. Find out why here. 

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Seven DMX Singles Were Certifed Gold Or Platinum This Week

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Although DMX has long been one of hip-hop’s best-selling artists — see: his five consecutive No. 1 album debuts on the Billboard 200 and the near-ubiquity of singles like “Party Up” and “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” — many of his most recognizable singles were only certified gold or platinum by the RIAA this week, nearly two months after his death in early April.

The certified songs include “How It’s Goin’ Down” (gold), the aforementioned “Party Up” (platinum), “Ruff Ryders Anthem” (platinum), “What These B*tches Want” featuring Sisqo (gold), “What’s My Name” (gold), “Where The Hood At” (platinum), and “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” (platinum).

For those wondering why these seven songs were only recently certified when some — like “X Gon’ Give It To Ya,” which shipped and/or sold over a million copies in 2017 — surpassed their respective certification thresholds years ago. Fortunately, DJ Booth’s Brian Zisook explained the phenomenon, which he called the result of “a combination of laziness and cost.”

“Labels often will wait until there is a ton of eligible records and they apply for certifications in bulk and then use the number as fodder for coverage,” he explained. “These 7 records didn’t all just become eligible at once.” In a separate tweet, he elaborated that, “Artists will often ask or remind their labels to apply for them on their behalf” sometime after their eligibility — which, in X’s case, couldn’t have been the highest priority (in 2017, he was on trial for tax fraud, spending nearly a year in prison as a result and spending time in and out of rehab).

However, with X’s posthumous album, Exodus, dropping this Friday, there was perhaps no more opportune time for Def Jam to file for certifications — even if it is in semi-bad taste. You can check out one of the first songs released from the album, the Griselda-featuring “Hood Blues,” now.

Lil Durk Prays This One Makes “Voice Of Heroes”

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It would appear that Lil Baby and Lil Durk are attempting a different rollout for their upcoming collaborative album Voice Of Heroes. Rather than previewing songs guaranteed to make the cut, the rappers have been highlighting the tracks on the chopping block, raising the bar for what’s to come when the project drops on June 4th.

Yesterday, the pair took to Instagram to share a snippet of a song that didn’t make the final cut, which featured an impressive verse from Lil Baby. “This lil bitch say that she through with me and this her last time,” he rapped, in a clip you can check out here. “Got an older chick she love to suck the dick, give great advice / she start licking me in the car and she blame it on the ice / could have been rich a long time ago, I blame it on the dice.”

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Today, Durk came through on Twitter to share another snippet, albeit this time, the state of the track remains in limbo. “If this don’t make it ima be [pissed],” captions the rapper, making it clear that he’s been fighting for this one to make it. “@lilbaby4PF what we doing.” 

As for the song itself, upon hearing it, it’s no wonder Durk holds it in high regard. From the sound of it, he’s turning in quite the performance. “How you steady screaming about child support, you don’t even support your own child,” he raps, in the opening lines. “You don’t support none of your n***as locked in them cages waiting for trial / I was always one of those n***as the whole hood prayed make it out / don’t shoot the innocent bystanders, you gon’ slide then make it count.”

Check out the full snippet below, and sound off if you want to see this one make the cut on Voice Of Heroes when it drops on June 4th.

Dexter Has A New Identity In Season 9 Reboot

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The hit Showtime TV series, Dexter, centers around a blood spatter analyst living a double life as a serial killer. Sounds amazing, and it was until the series culminated with what was deemed to be a rather disappointing finale in 2013. 

The show is back to redeem itself with a reboot in which Dexter gets a second chance at life. He takes up the alias of Jim Lindsay, a possible homage to the author of the novels on which the show is based, Jeff Lindsay.

As seen in the teaser released on Twitter back in April, Jim Lindsay gets back to “nature, his nature.” The character is reportedly set to leave Miami and head to rural New York where he works under his alias at a shop called Fred’s Fish and Game. 

A new town for Dexter means introducing new victims, as well. The Shawshank Redemption’s Clancy Brown is set to play this season’s antagonist, as the well-loved unofficial mayor of the town. Julia Jones of Westworld plays a pivotal role in the series as Angela Bishop, the town’s first Native American police chief who is sure to be on Dexter’s heels. 

Fans responded to the name change with excitement, and eagerly expressed their enthusiasm for an official Season 9 trailer.

As we reported, the ninth season of Dexter is expected to be released late this fall.

Will you be tuning in? 

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Jay-Z Confesses That He Used To Forget His Lyrics When Performing

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Today, Jay-Z is more than one of the greatest rappers of all time. He’s a businessman, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and so much more. But long before Hov was announcing the 10-year anniversary of his Made in America festival, Jay-Z was an artist who was still mastering his craft.  

The 4:44 artist is set to appear on the season premiere of LeBron James’ The Shop, and during a recently released teaser, the Los Angeles Laker’s star player asked Jay-Z, Bad Bunny, Nneka Ogwumike, and Paul Rivera if they’ve ever been so zoned out during a performance that they forgot about the audience.

In response to LeBron‘s question, Jay-Z admitting, “In the beginning, I used to get on the stage and just forget all my lyrics,” and the rest of The Shop‘s hosts and guests immediately erupt into laughter.

While it may shock some that Jay-Z used to forget his lyrics while performing, one has to keep in mind that Hov has maintained throughout his career that he doesn’t write down his lyrics, which is extremely helpful when it comes to remembering them. Even Lil Wayne has admitted to forgetting his lyrics due to the way in which he creates songs.

So in the end, who can really fault Jay-Z? He’s Hall of Fame Hov, and he did it all without a pen. To soak up all of the wisdom that Jay is sure to impart on viewers, tune in to The Shop‘s season premiere this Friday on HBO at 9:30 pm EST.

Dave Chappelle Closing Tribeca Film Festival With Documentary Debut

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This summer, New York City will officially be outside, once again. Vaccination numbers continue to climb while COVID-19 cases decline and just about everyone is about ready to resume life as normally as possible. That being said, there are already a few festivals underway this summer like Summer Jam and Made In America.


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For film buffs, Tribeca Film Festival will resume this summer in compliance with health regulations. Per Variety, the festival will be closing out with a brand new documentary from Dave Chappelle. The title is yet to be revealed but it does follow the early days of the pandemic in a rural village of Ohio and highlights the difficulties they faced. It gives a look into Chappelle’s live comedy shows that took place near his home in Ohio.

The film is set to debut at Radio City Music Hall — the same venue where Chappelle hosted a 16-date residency in 2017. This marks the first time since the pandemic began that the iconic venue will open its doors to the public. Of course, everyone that attends must be fully vaccinated with the exception of children under 16 who will just need to provide proof of a negative test.

“Premiering our film at Tribeca and closing out the festival at Radio City Music Hall is a big honor,” Chappelle said in a statement. “Our film is about courage and resilience, something New Yorkers can relate to.”

Chappelle’s documentary debuts at Radio City Music Hall on June 19th.

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Saweetie Once Removed Her Tongue Piercing After A Few Days Just So She Could Eat A Cheeseburger

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Along with her viral music, Saweetie is known for cooking up some head-scratching food combinations like oysters and instant ramen or spaghetti and ranch dressing. The rapper is not shy about her tastes and oftentimes posts her concoctions right to Instagram and Twitter. Now, she recalls the time she removed a fresh tongue piercing because she was craving a burger.

Saweetie sat down with Twitter for a #BehindTheTweets segment where she explained the story behind some of her most memorable tweets. One tweet in particular touched on a time she pierced her tongue junior year in college. “Unfortunately, my tongue was swollen and I couldn’t eat,” she said. “And you know your girl loves to eat. So I remember I thugged it out for like a week and was eating nothing but soup. But then one day I was just really craving a cheeseburger so I popped it out so I could eat my cheeseburger.”

Elsewhere in the video, Saweetie explains how odd it feels to log onto social media to see her name trending. “You know that photo from SpongeBob that’s just like, you walk in and then you walk out? I don’t know. Sometimes I’m just minding my business and then I log on and then I’m trending for some odd reason. Peole are talking sh*t. Sometimes I’m just like, ‘Y’all weird.’”

Watch Saweetie’s #BehindTheTweets segment above.

Saweetie is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Sean Kingston Makes His Return With The Moody ‘Darkest Times’ For ‘UPROXX Sessions’

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Jamaican American superstar Sean Kingston is on the album comeback trail after a half-decade hiatus with his new album Deliverance and its lead single “Darkest Times” featuring G Herbo, and his latest stop is UPROXX Sessions. Kingston stops by the studio in LA to deliver a smooth performance of the moody new track, showcasing his vocals, undulled by the time away and ready to compete with a new generation of singing rappers and rapping singers.

Kingston, whose last album Back 2 Life was released in 2013 and featured the Hot 100 single “Beat It” with Wiz Khalifa, had been relatively inactive in the years since, although he maintained that he was working the entire time. Deliverance, which is set for release later this year via Empire, is called “a rebirth” in press materials, and if anyone can manage a successful comeback, it’s an artist whose calling card includes one of the biggest hits of the resurgent 2000s, “Beautiful Girls.”

Watch Sean Kingston’s UPROXX Sessions performance of “Darkest Times” above.

UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.