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[WATCH] Kodak Black Asks How Tory Lanez Was Found Guilty With “No Evidence”

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South Florida rap star Kodak Black weighed in on the Tory Lanez guilty verdict, in which he was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion after leaving a party at Kylie Jenner’s home. Black objected the judge’s decision to convicted Lanez of shooting Megan and expressed it on IG Live for fans and critics of both rappers to judge.

Kodak addressed the verdict, saying, “This sh*t ain’t right, homie. For real, bro. And Tory Lanez a good n***a, bro… This sh*t f**king with my Christmas Eve. Everybody sh*t ain’t for me to speak on, but it’s like n****s ain’t finna talk about that. N****s finna act like this sh*t ain’t never happen. I don’t know, I wasn’t in the courtroom. But at the same time, if it is some f**ked up sh*t going on, n****s ain’t gonna wanna say nothing because of the politics bullsh*t. And all of this Jay-Z sh*t, but I don’t like that sh*t nan bit.” 

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Bob Marley’s Grandson Jo Mersa Marley Dead At 31

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According to several confirmed reports, Bob Marley’s grandson, singer Jo Mersa Marley, has died at t he age of 31. While details of his death are currently unknown, it is confirmed he was found unresponsive in his vehicle and passed away from asthma-related conditions on Tuesday.

Jo Mersa, the son of Stephen Marley, was a Grammy Award winning artist, with a career working alongside the likes of Pitbull and the Fugees. Jo Mersa jumpstarted his music career with his debut EP Comfortable (2014) followed up by his most recent output Eternal (2021). 

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[WATCH] Ice Cube Talks About Tupac Saying He Wanted To Make Music Like N.W.A.

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West Coast rap legends Snoop Dogg, Too Short, E-40, and Ice Cube have formed a millennial supergroup called Mount Westmore and have done several promotional runs to advertise their new project. Talib Kweli’s People’s Party podcast hosted the four man crew, speaking openly about the keys to the longevity pf their careers. Ice Cube spoke openly about meeting a young, hungry emcee by the name of Tupac Shakur when he was still a roadie for Digital Underground.

Cube stated that ‘Pac insisted that he wanted to make music reflective of the music by Cube and N.W.A., saying, “He would always tell me like, you know, ‘This Digital s**t is cool, man, but I want to do records like y’all.’” He went on saying, “‘Cause where I live at, s**t is f**ked up. You know what I’m saying? I want to talk about how the s**t is.’”

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[WATCH] Woman Killed Her Suspected Carjacker And Also Shot 2 Innocent Bystanders

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A Missouri woman is in hot water after she took the law into her own hands when she fatally shot her carjacker.

Police say Demesha Coleman, 35, and an unidentified man, tracked down her stolen Hyundai Tucson at a St. Louis gas station on Wednesday night. She approached the vehicle, opened the car door and fatally shot the alleged carjacker 19-year-old Darius Jackson.

During the mele, two innocent bystanders were also shot. One of them, Joseph Farrar, 49, died at the scene.When officers arrived, they found Jackson lying next to the Tucson and Farrar lying next to one of the gas pumps. Both had been shot in the torso. A third man was found on the far side of the gas station with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a local hospital and is expected to recover.

Farrar’s grieving sister told 5 On Your Side her brother was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Michelle Jackson said Farrar went out to get medicine for his 11-year-old son, Joseph Farrar Jr., who had been diagnosed with the flu. The grocery store was closed, so he went to the gas station hoping to find flu medicine there and to fill up his tank.

“My brother is dead because of somebody else’s mess,” said Jackson.

Farrar’s sister said she isn’t mad at Coleman.

“I wish I wish that she would have contacted the authorities, but I understand,” Jackson said. “I will be more mad with the guys that stole her car to put her in this situation because we’re all just one decision away from something like that, making the wrong choice. Because when things happen, we don’t always think, it’s just a reaction. And so I’m not mad with her.”

Coleman was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of 1st-degree murder, one count of assault and three counts of armed criminal action.

Judge Craig Higgins ordered her held without bail. She faces life in prison if convicted.

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Young Thug Associate Who Tried To Kill YFN Lucci Takes Plea In YSL RICO Case

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According to Atlanta CBS news affiliate WSB-TV, an associate of the Young Slime Life collective is the most recent defendant to take a plea deal in the YSL RICO case.

Antonio Sumlin, also known as Obama, as plead guilty to conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime and participation in criminal street gang activity last week. In exchange for his plea agreement, Sumlin was sentenced to 15 years probation as a part of his negotiation.

Sumlin is one of two defendants accused of stabbing YFN Lucci inside of the Fulton County Jail in March of this year. He and another YSL associate, Christian Eppinger, allegedly got Young Thug’s permission to execute the stabbing.

Lucci begged the judge for house arrest because he knew there was a bounty on his head, but was denied.

Gunna was released from jail last week after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors, which was time served and an additional four years, which will be served in the form of 500 hours of community service. Young Thug’s brother, YSL co-founder Walter Murphy and two other YSL members have accepted plea offers in the RICO case.

Obama is now the sixth defendant to plead guilty ahead of the YSL RICO trial, which is due to begin on January 9.

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[WATCH] Papoose and Remy Ma Learn How To Make Vegan Holiday Staples

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If you love good vegan food then you may have come across one of our favorite vegan influencers on social media. The beautiful Charlise Rookwood is the bright-eyed and full of positive energy chef who shares amazing recipes we’ve grown to love into tasty delectable vegan dishes.

Starring in her own vegan cooking show featured on MadameNoire, chef Charlise cheerfully shares vegan soul food recipes. In her newest episode, she invites hip-hop couple Remy Ma and Papoose to her home for a taste of unbelievable dishes they grew to love. The self proclaimed part time vegan couple learns how to make vegan eggnog, a coconut beef curry and more! Check out how chef Charlisse adds her unique spins to classic Mauritian recipes from her childhood, and other must-have holiday staples.

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CLICK HERE to watch Chef Charlise teach Remy and Papoose about vegan steak and watch below to see what she made with rapper Styles P.

Would you try these vegan dishes?

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[WATCH] Michael Jai White: ‘I Don’t Like Unhealthy Sistas Finding Pride in Lizzo’

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Actor Michael Jai White spoke to VLAD TV about fat acceptance and people that promote overweight celebrities like Lizzo and DJ Khaled.

Michael said “unhealthy sistas” should not take pride in morbidly obese influencers like Lizzo. DJ Vlad mentioned that the public treats Lizzo worse than DJ Khaled, which Vlad considers sexist. Michael stated that Black women are also subject to racism when it comes to beauty standards. He said Lizzo’s rise to fame has emboldened other women who are overweight, and that isn’t necessarily a good thing.

The 55-year-old actor also talked about soul food and why the ingredients are so unhealthy for Black people. 
Do you think his comments were on point or insensitive?

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50 Cent Threatened With Legal Action Over ‘Hip Hop Homicides’ Show

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50 Cent’s latest television project, Hip Hop Homicides, focuses on the killings of some of the biggest names in the game who met violent fates, such as fallen Chicago rapper FBG Duck. The show’s content has created backlash from people mentioned in the FBG episode, including OTF rapper Memo600. 

The latest episode of HHH delves into Ducks August 2020 murder, which points out those allegedly involved in the rapper’s murder; Christopher “C Thang” Thomas, Marcus “Muwop” Smart, Tacarlos “Los” Offerd, Kenneth “Kenny Mac” Roberson, and Charles “C Murda” Liggins. Memo600 was also named as a suspect in Duck’s murder, in which Memo had some choice words for Mr. Jackson.

Memo600 said, “@50Cent I’M SUING YOU FOR DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER.” The rapper also reiterated he wasn’t involved in Duck’s death, saying, “I DONT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT SOMEBODY BETTER EXPLAIN SOMETHING U PAID THE WRONG INVESTIGATORS DONT PUT ME IN NO MURDERS FAM CHASING CLOUT!!”

The tweet from Memo has since been deleted.

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Tory Lanez Convicted Of All Three Charges In Shooting Of Megan Thee Stallion

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According to a recent tweet from Los Angeles County D.A. George Gascón, Daystar Peterson a.k.a. Tory Lanez, has been found guilty on all three counts in the 2020 shooting of Megan Pete aka rap superstar Megan Thee Stallion.

A jury decided that Lanez did indeed shoot Pete in the foot after the two and a friend left a party at Kylie Jenner’s home in 2020. Lanez was originally charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle. Earlier in the month, prosecutors added a third charge, discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

Lanez faces up to 22 years in prison with these pending convictions.

Police stopped an SUV in July 2020 with Pete, Peterson and two of their friends. Megan originally told the police that she cut her foot on glass when they asked her why she was bleeding. She was taken by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors found bullet fragments in her foot, which required surgery to remove.

In her testimony, Megan Thee Stallion said Lanez offered her $1 million to keep quiet about the shooting.

In an pre-trial interview with Gayle King, Megan Thee Stallion explained that she lied to police because she was scared of getting into a more dangerous situation.

“You think I’m about to tell the police that we … us Black people got a gun in the car?” she asked. “You want me to tell the law that we got a gun in the car so they can shoot all of us up?”

Jurors heard a interview with Megan’s ex-gf, Kelsey Harris,

Harris said in the taped interview that she heard the two argue about their careers before the shooting began. Harris said that Lanez had ordered the women to exit the SUV and Megan Thee Stallion was walking away when the first shots were fired.

“He’s shooting over the top of the door,” Harris told prosecutors. “He’s leaning over the front passenger door, and he was shooting the gun.”

Fans have called out the slut-shaming or victim-blaming being used to distract from the violence Megan Thee Stallion had to endure. On the day the Grammy Award winner took the stand, thousands online used the hashtag #WeStandWithMegan to support her during trial.

Other celebrities have also supported The Stallion’s case, including Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” collaborator Cardi B., calling Megan a “superstar” in an Instagram Live.

“Why would somebody lie about getting shot?” Cardi said. “Why?”

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The Source Magazine Remembers Whodini’s Ecstasy Two Years Later

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On this date two years ago, John “Ecstasy” Fletcher of the legendary rap duo Whodinia passed away suddenly in the presence of his family. Ecstasy was only 56 years old. As a member of Whodini alongside his partners Jalil and Grandmaster D, Ecstasy stood out as one half of Whodini’s smooth, mature lyricism coupled with their unique fashion style.

“The African and Native American ancestors have gathered around and chosen this day, during the Winter Solstice, Dec 23rd, 2020 to call upon a most endeared, generous, and sincere soul who graced The World’s heart through performance, hip-hop, family, children and grandchildren,” his family said in a statement on the date of his passing. “John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher was a beloved man, the life partner to Deltonia and ex-husband to Carla, twin brother to Joseph, artist, friend, and lifetime performing partner to Jalil. 

“Please send love and prayers to our family, and with open hearts we ask the ancestors to cover his soul in peace and tranquility. Play his music if it moves you, and know he’ll be hearing you on his way home this day, Dec 23rd.”

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