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NBA YoungBoy Shares Post For His Incarcerated Father

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NBA YoungBoy addressed his incarcerated father in a post on his Instagram Story, earlier this week. His dad was sentenced to 55 years in prison when YoungBoy was just 8 years old for, as The Fader puts it, a “robbery gone wrong.” After that, he moved in with his maternal grandmother.

“No matter if I see you in the right way or the wrong way again my n***a, I’m gone be smiling,” YoungBoy captioned a photo of his father. “I went thru this experience on my own you built that one bitch I’m trying [to] tell you. I’m on top of the love, Jeff.”

Read More: YoungBoy Never Broke Again Recalls Growing Up In Group Home

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DALLAS, TX – MAY 03: YoungBoy Never Broke Again performs during JMBLYA at Fair Park on May 3, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

YoungBoy previously discussed his upbringing with Billboard for an extensive profile, earlier this year. At the time, he revealed that his grandmother passed away in 2010, at which he point he moved into a group home. He explained that he was bullied by the other kids there.

“The other boys would put their hands on me, and I would look up like, ‘Why are you hitting me, bro? What’d I do?’” he recalled to the outlet. “It made me discover another side of me that I never glorified or liked. I found out how to be the person that you don’t want to do that with. [Before then], I never understood all the evilness or wrong because I was showered by so much love from this one person.”

NBA YoungBoy’s Message For His Father

In other NBA YoungBoy news, the rapper’s mother recently paid a visit to his home in Utah amid his continued house arrest. The trip comes after she spoke about his upbringing in a recent interview shared by No Jumper. “No, he’s really one of my best children,” she said of YoungBoy. “Because he cares about other people. Ever since he been little, he do stuff for his sisters and brothers. When he first got his little money, his sister was 16, he was like 14. He bought her a car… bought her a little Chrysler… but it was about $3,000 or $4,000. He always took care of his sister and his little brother, he always do for his friends. If he go to the store, he gon’ bring them back something, like candy. He help the neighbors…”

Read More: NBA YoungBoy’s Mom Pays Him A Visit In Utah

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2Pac’s Father Admits He Was “Upset” Over “Dear Mama”

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2Pac’s father, Billy Garland, says he was “upset” about being labeled a “coward” on the late rapper’s song “Dear Mama,” when it released back in 1995. Garland discussed the Me Against the World single during a recent interview on The Art of Dialogue. In the song, 2Pac raps, “No love for my daddy ’cause the coward wasn’t there,” before remarking that his father is dead.

“At first, I was upset ’cause I’m trying to see you,” he said. “But then it hit me! One, I ain’t dead and so you really didn’t know ’cause if you would’ve known me then you would’ve known that I wasn’t dead. So I knew there that someone had lied to him from that point.”

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2Pac In Concert

CHICAGO – MARCH 1994: Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Garland continued: “And so later on when I found that out that someone did lie to him, that song made perfectly good sense. I understood it totally. When I hear it now, I laugh. I still love the fucking record. I love it, I do. I think it’s beautiful. I love all his music, though. I listen to his music daily — every freaking day, and I like it.”

He also reflected on his relationship with his son and how 2Pac’s fame prevented him from living a normal life. “I look in the videos and where he goes and I see him with the autographs, and I said, ‘That’s a different world,’” he said. “He could never be an individual that could relax in society, like he said he wanted to. He said, ‘Pops, I want to go home and watch TV but I know I can’t.’ He would tell me these things.”

2Pac’s Father On “Dear Mama”

Elsewhere in the interview, Garland criticized Hulu’s Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni & Tupac Shakur docuseries. He complained that Director Allen Hughes misled him during their interview. Garland also wasn’t happy with the implication that his son was bipolar, noting that it “broke my heart.”

Read More: Tupac’s “Dear Mama” Docuseries Gets Gripping Trailer

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Biggie & Diddy’s Sons Speak On Continuing Their Fathers’ Legacies

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Bad Boy Records was unstoppable in the 1990s, and thought tragedy struck them, their impact and artistry persevered throughout generations. Moreover, Biggie and Diddy’s sons recently reflected on what their fathers’ legacies mean to them. Furthermore, the reflections relate to the Paramount+ series titled “Family Legacy,” in which children of the world’s most revered artists give insight to their stories. During a conversation with Entertainment Tonight‘s Kevin Frazer, Quincy Brown, Justin Combs, Christian “King” Combs, and Christopher “CJ” Wallace’s statements formed part of a segment highlighting the show.

“Being able to look back on those things, it feels good to be a part of history, and just be a part of something that was so special,” Justin remarked. “I’m just so grateful that I was a part of that and was there to witness these things.” In addition, Quincy expressed that “[Diddy] knew what he was doing having us in the office [and letting us see] the good, the bad, the ugly, between all the businesses.”

“Family Legacy” To Feature Biggie & Diddy’s Sons

“I remember I used to just be getting babysit in the office, like, all day, and [would hear] Pops on the phone, yelling and just handling business,” King stated. “Like, it was serious. It made me learn growing up that he’s really building an empire and a whole legacy for us, and that it’s not a game, he’s really working. And then when I go outside and see all the fans and all the love he gets, I see how it pays off.” Meanwhile, even though CJ didn’t grow up with his father Biggie, shows like “Family Legacy” give him some sense of closure. “Anytime I get to see any type of home footage of my dad, it always sort of adds another piece of the puzzle of me figuring out what he was really like as a person,” he shared. “So I always appreciate those moments.”

Meanwhile, the sons also spoke on how hard Biggie’s death was for Diddy. “For [his murder] to come at such a quick moment, and in the midst of his success, to only put out two albums and have that amount of success, I guess it really just showed how early he was,” CJ said. “He was really thinking way ahead of the game. I felt like he was way before his time, obviously. His impact, we’ll never be able to really quantify it, because he’s not here today. So I feel like it’s just important to always continue the legacy like we’ve been doing, and push it into the areas that nobody could have imagined.” For more news on Biggie and Diddy, stick around on HNHH.

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Karrueche Tran Shares Tribute For Her Late Father

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Karrueche Tran has shared a tribute for her later father, DeVon Minters, who passed away, last week. The actress shared the statement while she was at Sundance Film Festival.

“The past seven says have been tough…receiving the call I always feared” she wrote on her Instagram.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: Karrueche attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Universal Pictures “Jurassic World Dominion” on June 06, 2022 in Hollywood. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Additionally, she shared numerous photos of the two of them together from throughout the years.

“Making decisions I wasn’t prepared for… being at Sundance which is something I prayed for… trying to celebrate my accomplishments while in pain… feeling so many emotions all at once and at the same time feeling numb” she continued. “Rest in paradise dad.”

When the post was reuploaded by The Shade Room, numerous fans flocked to the comments section to share their support for Tran.

“Sending big love to karreuche as losing a parent is devastating.” one fan wrote.

Another said: “Man,I have a special respect for people who have lost a parent or a child, that’s a different kind of hurt I hope she gets thru this.”

Karrueche Tran was at Sundance to attend the premiere of the film, Divinity.

Tran previously discussed her relationship with her father during an interview with MadamNoire in 2015. At the time, she revealed that her dad was gay.

“I don’t think I’ve ever told anybody this, but my father is gay,” she said, before adding, “I think I never told anybody just because I don’t realize that that’s not necessarily normal. I live my life as me, so it’s just like, ‘Oh, that’s my dad.’”

She added: “Love conquers all. It doesn’t matter what race, what age, how you look or anything… Love is love.”

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