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WATCH: Nas Drops Off “Black Magic” Video from ‘Magic 2’ Album

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Nas Drops Off "Black Magic" Video from 'Magic 2' Album

Nas has premiered the music video for “Black Magic,” a track from his recent album Magic 2. Collaborating with Hit-Boy, this album is the duo’s remarkable fifth joint effort in just three years.

Magic 2 treats fans to ten fresh tracks, including the standout “Office Hours” featuring 50 Cent. Notably, the album also includes the compelling bonus track “One Mic, One Gun,” which features 21 Savage. As Nas continues to display his lyrical prowess and innovative storytelling, the “Black Magic” music video provides a visual companion to his music, further enhancing the impact of this latest album.

You can see the video below.

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Irv Gotti Says JAY-Z Put in All the Work for Roc-a-Fella: ‘Dame Was Along for the Ride’

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Irv Gotti returned to Drink Champs this past week, and the topic turned to his history with Roc-A-Fella records. When asked if he was in The Book of Hov, Gotti says he didn’t see it but believes Dame Dash was removed.

“I don’t think Jay likes Dame,” Gotti opened. “Did I say something that people not know already?”

He added, “Jay didn’t need nobody. Jay don’t need nobody.”

DJ EFN asked if believes Dash didn’t have any involvement in the Roc’s success, to which he said no. “He started Roc-a-Fella with Jay and Biggs, so he should get credited. I’m saying the making of the records, I don’t know what you want me to say. Jay was picking the bets. Jay was rapping over the beats. It was all HOV. Dame was along for the ride. It was a great ride.”

You can see it below.

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Lul Timm’s Attorney Confirms His Charges Were Dropped for King Von’s Murder

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Lul Timm is off the hook for the murder of King Von. XXL reports Timm’s attorney, Noah Pines, confirmed the felony charges were dropped. “The case against Mr. Leeks [Lul Timm] was dismissed prior to ever being indicted,” Pines stated in a statement.

King Von was killed on Nov. 6, 2020 after a fight-turned-shooting at Monaco Hookah Lounge in Atlanta. Timm was arrested and charged with the murder. In 2022 Lul Timm was reportedly arrested in Georgia on drug charges.

After Von’s murder, Tim spoke on the November 6, 2020, shooting, saying, “No matter where you at, any part of the world, any country on the earth, a n***a would have wanted their partner to be there for them.” 

Lul Timm was charged with possession of a Schedule I controlled substance. Also, Lul Timm was hit with another count of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and marijuana possession (less than an ounce).

Lul Timm also addressed beating the charge in a verse.

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Memphis Bleek Says 40/40 Club’s New Location is Set for Midtown

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Memphis Bleek says the new 40/40 Club is headed to Midtown.

“The 40/40 has been open 15 years,” Bleek said to TMZ. “We was in Battery Park, Lower Manhattan, nobody was down there. We was the first. After 15 years, Jay decided to close the doors and move Uptown a bit further to Midtown. It’s not over. We coming back bigger and stronger than ever.”

Bleek revealed the new location will be around 42nd Street where the money is at and the new 40/40 is set to open in Summer 2024.

The New York Eater also reported the 40/40 plans to reopen at a new location in 2024, according to spokesperson Andrea Thomas. The original location underwent a $10 million renovation in 2012 to keep it competitive with other venues in the area.

The location held inside Barclays Center will remain open.

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Memphis Bleek Says He Wants to Team with JAY-Z to Finish “Coming of Age” Story

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Memphis Bleek wants a collab EP with JAY-Z. TMZ caught up with the Roc-a-Fella legend, who revealed he sends records all the time but has yet to get him to drop a verse.

“I wish, I’m on that boat too. I wish,” Bleek said. “Hov too far gone. I tried that when he had $100 million, not a billion. When you got a billion, it’s hard to get you in the booth. Only his wife can do it.”

He added, “Something going to stick one day. If we could drop an EP together, it would close off the trilogy of the ‘Coming of Age’ Story.”

You can hear it from Bleek below.

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Casanova Equates Loneliness and Comfort in New Message from Jail

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Casanova has released a new message from jail. Hitting X, the jailed rapper wrote: “I am terrified of how loneliness brings em a twisted kind of comfort.”

Casanova is behind bars, serving a 15-year sentence in a court case that labeled the rapper as a “high-profile leader of a vicious street gang.” Giving an update on Casanova’s condition is Slowbucks, who shared a Facetime to his Instagram Stories.

“Don’t believe the hype,” Slowbucks wrote, HipHopDX notes. “My guy in great standards and in great spirits. Free @bigcasanova_2x.”

Casanova has officially been sentenced and now his legal team has officially filed an appeal. The Brooklyn rapper was viciously slashed across his face right before sentencing and his lawyer feels jail is not safe for him following his denouncement of the Gorilla Stone Nation gang.

According to HotNewHipHop, Casanova’s lawyer James Kousouros mentioned that because the Brooklyn rapper (real name Caswell Senior) denounced his formal ties to the Gorilla Stone Nation gang, his sentence should be reduced.

“The fact is that Mr. Senior stayed in this gang as it furthered his rap career,” Casanova’s lawyers said. “As he gained moderate success and then a recording contract with Roc Nation, he increasingly separated himself from the gang’s activities despite remaining a member.”

Casanova received 188 months or 15 years behind bars on June 27 from U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern. Included in the crimes he’s accused of are a shooting in Florida on July 5, 2020, a robbery in New York City on August 5, 2018 and conspiracy to traffic over 100 kilograms of marijuana.

“Caswell Senior is not just a notorious recording artist, but he is also a high-profile leader of a vicious street gang and a magnet for gang violence,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a press release at the time. “At a crowded Miami house party, Senior personally fired a gun that seriously injured and could have killed a victim, inciting a shootout.”

He continued: “Further, Senior’s stature in the community was central to Gorilla Stone’s successful recruitment and nationwide expansion. Today’s sentencing — along with the other significant sentences that have been imposed in this case — shows once again that gang life is not worth it and will lead to many years in prison.”

Casanova was the 12th defendant in the Gorilla Stone case to have been sentenced. Five more defendants have pled guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

After he received the sentence he took to to Twitter and issued a short message, saying, “Everything to the chin, Nothing to the heart. I GET IT NOW. I hope that don’t go over ya heads.”

Prior to his sentencing, Cas was assaulted in a bloody prison altercation that took place at Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey in early June.

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Gunplay Arrested After Pointing Rifle at His Wife and Infant

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Gunplay Arrested After Pointing Rifle at His Wife and Infant

Gunplay was arrested for allegedly pointing a rifle at his wife and six-month-old baby. XXL notes Gunplay was arrested on Sunday for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, false imprisonment, and child abuse.

According to Miami area reporter Andy Slater, the incident was sparked after his wife asked him to lower his volume while playing Xbox. Gunplay denied the event and was held on a $20,000 bond.

Gunplay’s wife, Vonsahe Taylor-Morales, made a statement:

“I just want everyone to know my daughter and I are safe. Unfortunately, Richard is back using and developed a very bad drinking problem. I’ve tried everyhting in my power to help him and love him.”

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Blac Youngsta Vows Revenge After His Brother is Murdered: ‘I’m Not Gone Feel Sorry For Nobody’

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Blac Youngsta’s brother, Tomanuel Benson, was killed at near a gas station in Memphis on Friday morning (Aug. 18). Now, Blac Youngsta is vowing revenge on those responsible.

According to RDC News, Benson was killed by a drive-by, dying upon arrival at Regional One Hospital.

Hitting Instagram, Blac Youngsta mourned his brother and issued a stern warning.

“I Love U My Baby Brother Rest Up,” Blac Youngsta wrote. “I’m Gone Make The World Pay. I Swear To God. Nobody Safe. Standing Over Everybody. Everybody. 4LIFE.

“I’m Ready For Whatever Come With This Shit. It’s Ok. Don’t Feel Sorry For Me. I’m Not Gone Feel Sorry For Nobody. Only God Knows.”

He closed with “Gone Make Sure They FeelMe. I Promise. Life Will Never Be The Same.”

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Boosie Badazz Turns Down Fan Photos Due to Bubble Guts: ‘I Gotta Doo Doo Right Now’

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Boosie Badazz had the bubble guts, and it stopped him from taking a picture. Boosie was in the airport and a fan, seemingly part of the airport staff, approached him.

“I gotta doo doo right now,” Boosie Badazz said. “Soon as I doo doo. You find me some tissue. Where the janitor at? Find me some tissue and I’ma take a picture with everybody. I gotta shit. I can’t take no picture right now, bruh.”

Last week, Boosie Badazz fficially dissed Kodak Black. The words can be heard on the “Ungrateful” track on his Goin Thru Some Thangs album.

Everything that you rap, you ain’t never did that
‘Cause the other n***a talking, he a certified rat

Kodak Black collaborated with 6ix9ine, and it got a certain pocket of the Hip-Hop community upset. In the upset pile is Boosie.

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Following the collaboration, Black reposted a critical video of Boosie’s behavior. Adding the story to his Instagram story, Black called Boosie a clown, writing, “Poosie a [clown emoji].”

Boosie had a swift response on Twitter, calling him “Kodak Thee Stallion.”

“SOLD U SOUL FA A MILLION!!” Boosie wrote. “I KNOW U A TAKE A DICK for 20 MILLION SMH U BEEN WEIRD!! U AINT NEVER BEEN NO STREET N-GGA U A CAPPER RAPPER LOL NICKELODEON ASS N-GGA LOL N-GGA SHOULDA STUCK THEY FINGER N YO ASSHOLE #KODAKTHESTALLION.”

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Bad Bunny, Jack Harlow Among Names Rumored for Super Bowl Performance

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As we draw near the start of the NFL season, names are beginning to fly about who will take the Super Bowl halftime stage. According to HitsDailyDouble, four names in the discussion are Bad Bunny, Jack Harlow, Harry Styles, and Miley Cyrus. Insiders state Styles taking the spot is very unlikely.

HDD also stated Taylor Swift turned down the spot. The performance would occur at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.

Previous reports revealed the performer officially would not be Lizzo. Lizzo was dismissed for the biggest night in sports after being sued for harassment and discrimination.

“Talks of Lizzo being a part of the Halftime festivities, or performing the National Anthem, are dead now that she is surrounded by scandal,” a source told The Daily Mail.

An additional source said Lizzo’s team is “desperately trying to come up with a strategy to save her sinking ship.”

Lizzo has released a statement after she was levied with accusations of sexual harassment and racial, religious, and weight discrimination. In a message posted to Twitter, Lizzo states the accusations and the days following have been “gut wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing.”

In the statement, Lizzo says her work ethic and morals have been questioned, in addition to her character and respect. “Usually I chose not to respond to false allegations but these are as unbelievable as they sound and too outrageous to not be addressed,” Lizzo wrote.

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She added, “These sensationalized stories are coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional.”

Lizzo gave a reason for her message, “I am not here to be looked at as a victim, but I also know that I am not the villain that people and the media have portrayed me to be these last few days. I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not.”

The full statement is available below.

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