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Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock to Co-Headline Comedy Show in London

June 8, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock’s recent on-stage attacks have made them the two biggest comedians globally. Being attacked while on stage has made them even closer friends, as it was recently announced the two would hold a joint comedy show in London later this year.

Live Nation announced the show yesterday, June 7, which will take place at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, September 3.

Since the announcement, neither comedian has said anything on social media regarding the show. But that doesn’t mean that fans of the two aren’t excited to see them take the stage, this time, without getting assaulted.

Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock have made headlines this year, but for reasons outside of their comedy. Back in March, Chris Rock was slapped by Will Smith on stage during the Academy Awards after he told a “G.I. Jane” joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith about her low haircut. After the attack, reports about her battle with alopecia came to light. Will Smith was able to win the Best Actor Award that night but was subsequently banned from the following 10 Academy Awards.

A month later, Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage while performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The attacker would later admit that he was offended by Chappelle’s jokes about bisexual people and revealed that he identifies as bisexual. Unlike Smith, Chappelle’s attacker was beaten backstage by Chappelle’s crew, and even Jamie Foxx got a couple of licks in. Rock was even backstage when Chappelle had been attacked.

After the show was announced, people instantly took to social media to get their jokes off.

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Jada Pinkett-Smith Addresses Oscar Slap on “Red Table Talk”

June 2, 2022 by newhiphopnews

It’s been a few months since the “slap heard around the world,” and Jada Pinkett-Smith and her husband Will Smith have been fairly quiet about the incident until now. On Wednesday’s episode of her web series “Red Table Talk,” Pinkett-Smith addressed some of the controversy during an episode that centered around alopecia.

Pinkett-Smith opened by saying, “this is an important Red Table Talk on alopecia. Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories. I’m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it’s like to have this condition and to inform people about what alopecia actually is. Now about Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent ,capable man have an opportunity to heal, talk this out, and reconcile. With the state of the world today, we need them both and we all actually need one another more than ever. Until then Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years- and that is to figure out this thing called life together.”

Pinkett-Smith then interviewed a variety of people who suffer from alopecia, letting them share their stories and struggles, including the parents of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life after being bullied for her condition.

She also used the show to educate people on alopecia including explaining how there are many kinds of alopecia. A doctor explained how most alopecia is an autoimmune disease that affects millions of people across all backgrounds.

She did not address the slap any further throughout the show.

The full episode can be viewed on Facebook Watch: https://www.facebook.com/redtabletalk/videos/jada-goes-bald/380308703633244/.

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7 Takeaways From ASAP Rocky’s ‘Drink Champs’ Interview

May 13, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Rocky was “a little hurt” when Fabolous turned down his photo and autograph request as a teen
Rocky has respect for everyone involved in the Oscars slap, which he initially thought was staged
ASAP Mob’s capabilities have “widened” since first arriving on the scene
Rocky explains viral Barcade video with Rihanna, says he’s “proud” of baby on the way
Rocky doesn’t feed into “petty shit” like people claiming Travis Scott stole his style
In Rocky’s opinion, the Astroworld Festival controversy is a “new” thing for the industry
Jay-Z asked ASAP Mob members about Rocky’s Cristal and Ace of Spades lyrics on “Goldie”

Dave Chappelle Was ‘Just Joking’ About Busta Rhymes Beating Up His Attacker

May 6, 2022 by newhiphopnews

busta rhymes dave chappelle — Getty Image

Dave Chappelle would like to make one thing clear: Busta Rhymes was not the one who folded Isaiah Lee like a pretzel backstage after Lee tackled him during his show at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday. Reaching out to TMZ via his publicist Carla Sims, Dave insisted that his statements in the immediate aftermath of the attack were just jokes.

After shrugging off Lee’s initial tackle, Chappelle had returned to the stage — along with Jamie Foxx, and later, Chris Rock — to address the bizarre incident, saying, “I been doing this 35 years, I just stomped a n**** backstage,” joked. “I seen Busta Rhymes, he was like, ‘That’s how you do it, god.’” He claimed that Foxx and even fellow comedian Jon Stewart jumped in.

But perhaps worried that any legal counsel Lee pursued could use the statements as evidence in a civil case against the comedian and his security, he made sure to point out that none of the entertainers he mentioned had laid a finger on Lee. Considering his state as he was loaded into an ambulance later, they probably didn’t even need to.

Meanwhile, Chappelle has been joking about the situation ever since, as well as revealing Lee’s reason for accosting him in the first place (sorry, 50 Cent, it had nothing to do with Chappelle’s trans comments). As for Lee, he’s been charged with four misdemeanors, so hopefully, he feels it was worth both the pain — again, did you guys see his ARM!?!? — and potential jail time for the attention his attack got for his displaced grandmother and/or struggling rap career.

Assailant Who Attacked Dave Chappelle On Stage Name Released Following Arrest

May 4, 2022 by newhiphopnews

The name of the man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle on stage is being released.

TMZ reports the attacker’s name is Isaiah Lee. He’s being held on 30-thousand-dollars bail. Law enforcement revealed, the attacker actually pointed a replica of a semi-automatic at Chappelle as he rushed him. He also had a knife attached to the fake gun. The assailant was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.

Reportedly Jaime Foxx and Busta Rhymes quickly had Chappelle’s back getting licks in on the attacker whom was initially taken to the hospital via ambulance.

Fellow comedian Chris Rock joined Chappelle moments after it happened last night and said “Was that Will Smith?” He was referring to when Smith slapped him during this year’s Oscars.

The comedians were performing at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival in L.A.

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Rocky was “a little hurt” when Fabolous turned down his photo and autograph request as a teen

Rocky has respect for everyone involved in the Oscars slap, which he initially thought was staged

ASAP Mob’s capabilities have “widened” since first arriving on the scene

Rocky explains viral Barcade video with Rihanna, says he’s “proud” of baby on the way

Rocky doesn’t feed into “petty shit” like people claiming Travis Scott stole his style

In Rocky’s opinion, the Astroworld Festival controversy is a “new” thing for the industry

Jay-Z asked ASAP Mob members about Rocky’s Cristal and Ace of Spades lyrics on “Goldie”