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Too $hort To Be Honored In Street Naming Ceremony In Oakland

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According to. report from Datebook, West Coast legend and Oakland native Too $hort is being recognized by his hometown with a street now being called “Too $hort Way”.

Oakland’s City Council has announced that the three-block stretch on Foothill Boulevard between 47th avenue and High Street will soon be named after Oaktown’s first street-wise rapper. Councilmember Noel Gallo introduced the move during a council meeting on Tuesday (December 6). Mayor Libby Schaaf endorsed Short and the motion for the street naming has already been accepted.

“December 10th it’s official,” he captioned his post highlighting the street naming. “Blow the mafuckin whistle Biiiiiiiitch!!!!!”

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Too $hort’s street naming coincides with the release of his, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and E-40‘s new album as the West Coast super group, Mount Westmore. The collective released their latest single, “Activated,” on December 2 with an accompanying music video.

Mount Westmore will be dropping their 16-track Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort LP on Friday (December 9) after initially making the project available exclusively via blockchain under the title Bad MFs this past summer. The release to DSPs will include additional tracks not featured in the previous release.

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Takeoff’s Mother And Father Are Fighting Over His Estate After He Died Without A Will

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The tragic killing of Migos’ Takeoff in a Houston bowling alley was a shock to his fans as well as his family. Now, Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Tiquon Ball, is said to have a net worth of $26 million with no heirs.

Takeoff’s mother and father, Titania Davenport-Treet and Kenneth M Ball, are fighting over who will control his estate because without a will to distribute his assets, Georgia law says that his closest relatives now have exclusivity rights over his money and assets, including his valuable catalog and residual income from record sales. This has created a larger wedge between his estranged parents, who reportedly already do not get along.

It is reported that Takeoff was raised in a single parent home by his mother with little assistance from Mr. Ball. Both sides are contesting Mr. Ball’s involvement in his oldest child’s life.

Shortly after Takeoff was murdered, his father posted on FB, “Kirsnick Khari Tiquon Ball my first love out of my five kids this is so so hard please keep Titania Davenport (Treet) and me (Kenneth M Ball) and the entire family on both sides in your prayers doing our difficult time. No one know the pain I’m feeling right now BUT with GOD I will find peace.”

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Tory Lanez Faces 6 More Years In Megan Thee Stallion Case With New Felony

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The Megan Thee Stallion shooting trial that is faced by Tory Lanez has begun this week and Lanez is facing additional time in relation to the fateful 2020 shooting.

Several outlets have now reported that Lanez, whose given name is Daystar Peterson, is now charged charged with discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, which carries a maximum of six years in prison. Lanez’s other charges include assault with a semiautomatic firearm, personal firearm use, a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and inflicting significant bodily injury with a gun.

Lanez is facing more than 20 years in prison if convicted on these charges. TheSource.com will update this story as more details develop.

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T.I. Admits To Snitching On Dead Cousin To Avoid Prison In 2020 Interview

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In a 2020 episode of his expediTIously podcast, self proclaimed King Of The South T.I. admitted to snitching on a dead family member in order to get out of an illegal gun case.

T.I.’s cousin, Toot, was killed before the two could go to trial for a gun case caught in the early 2000s near ATL’s Lenox Mall, but Tip says Toot’s beyond the grave blessing made it ok to use his cousin and production collaborator a posthumous scapegoat.

“We caught those gun cases, Toot died. My lawyer said, ‘Well, you know, I could make everything go away if it was Toot’s, it was Tremel’s,’” he said. “After he had passed, I had a talk with him. Toot said, ‘I’ll take all the charges you got! If you can walk away free and put it on me, goddamn right! ‘Cause I’ll be damned if they gon’ come and muthafucking extradite me from here!’”

See entire episode below.

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Darryl “DMC” McDaniels And Road Recovery Partner To Raise Funds With “Darryl’s Dream Holiday Benefit” Brunch

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Entertainment non-profit Road Recovery and Community Hopeare hosting Darryl’s Dream Holiday Benefit brunch with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels on December 10 from 12 pm – 3 pm at The Cutting Room.

In excitement about the event, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels shares, “We all have dreams and so many of us are proof that dreams do come true no matter what the situation or circumstances are. Road Recovery constantly puts our young people on the path to overcoming adversity and getting around the obstacles that are in the way, so they can find their road to success!”
 
Guided by music and entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar life struggles, and with support from the mental health field, Road Recovery’s action-driven programs provide mentorship, performance workshops, and “all access” opportunities for a community of motivated peers to create and produce live concert events and studio recording projects. We offer all-access programs that empower youth to identify, express, and amplify their voices together in hopes of positively impacting both themselves and a greater audience – watch/share: “We Are Road Recovery.” What do Slash, Simon Kirke, Denis Leary, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, and Sharon Osbourne have in common? They’re all supporters of Road Recovery — a non-profit that strives to help 13-25 year-olds manage (or avoid) the pitfalls and challenges of behavioral issues, physical or mental health trauma, poverty, or drug or alcohol dependency.

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Tory Lanez Released From House Arrest Before the Start of Megan Thee Stallion Trial

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Back in November, Tory Lanez was ordered to be placed on house arrest by a Los Angeles court before he goes to trial for allegedly shooting rapstress Megan Thee Stallion. Still, according to a recent report from Rolling Stone, Lanez had his ankle monitor removed pending the trial.

Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was reportedly released from house arrest as jury selection in the Megan trial is set to begin. Opening statements in the trial are slated to start on Dec. 12.

Judge David Herriford spoke on the prosecution’s objection to releasing Lanex, saying, “I’m doing this mainly for the trial preparation aspect.”

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Hoodrich Pablo Juan Sentenced to 15 Years in State RICO Case

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According to several news reports, GA rapper Hoodrich Pablo Juan was sentenced to 15 years behind bars after accepting a plea deal in a state RICO case. 

Pablo Juan is one of 46 people charged in a gang conspiracy across the Peachtree State, with all of the accused racking up “92 counts of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 59 counts of violations of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, three counts of trafficking methamphetamine, three counts of trafficking heroin, four counts of kidnapping, four counts of murder, 24 counts of aggravated assault.”

According to Akademiks, Hoodrich Pablo Juan’s plea deal allows him to serve at least five years in prison and finish the remainder of his sentence on probation.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Nike Cuts $11M Deal With Kyrie Irving Following Anti-Semitism Accusations

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Several reports have confirmed that Nike has severed all business partnerships with NBA star Kyrie Irving, just one month following his Nike contract’s “suspension,” which stemmed from a perceived anti-Semitic video reposted by the Nets star on social media.

With Irving offering no apology for posting the video, his suspended contract with Nike was paired with a suspension from the Brooklyn Nets. Nike also decided to shelf the release of its signature shoe, the Kyrie 8.

The sides have parted ways one month after Nike suspended its relationship with the Nets star. Sports reporter Shams Charania tweeted, “Kyrie Irving is no longer a Nike athlete, Nike spokesperson says. Irving has one of the most popular signature shoes in the NBA and is now a sneaker free agent.”

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[WATCH] New Court Documents Detail PnB Rock’s Final Moments

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New court documents detail rapper PnB Rock’s final moments before he died in a California Roscoe’s Chicken And Waffle restaurant.

Charging paperwork shows the rapper and his girlfriend arrived at the restaurant before his killers got there. The documents contradict an earlier report that the suspects were waiting in a vehicle outside the restaurant when the rapper arrived in his Bentley.

In the criminal complaint filed Thursday, Sept. 29, prosecutors say a “man in a red shirt” was outside the restaurant when he saw PnB Rock walk inside. The unidentified man noticed that PnB Rock was wearing expensive jewelry.

Prosecutors said the man lurked outside Roscoe’s until Freddie Lee Trone arrived driving a black Buick Enclave. Trone parked, walked up to the man in red, and spoke with him near the entrance to Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles. He then returned to his car and drove off while PnB Rock was still inside the restaurant.

Meanwhile, Trone’s 17-year-old son “armed himself with a handgun” and put on a mask, prosecutors say.

Police documents say that Freddie Lee Trone dropped the teen off near the strip mall where Roscoe’s is located. The teenager approached Roscoe’s, passed the man in red, and went inside. As he entered the restaurant, the man in red left the area.

The teen then approached the table where PnB Rock was eating with his girlfriend, Stephanie, and pointed the gun at him. According to prosecutors, the teen said, “Give me all of your jewelry, now!” He then shot PnB Rock in the chest while the rapper remained seated at the table. As PnB Rock fell to the floor, the teen allegedly shot him twice more in the back, prosecutors said.

He then turned to Stephanie and yelled, “Show me your hands! Give me that shit right now! I swear to God! I shoot you in the head!” He snatched her watch and then grabbed PnB Rock’s jewelry.

Freddie Lee Trone drove into the parking lot outside Roscoe’s as his son rushed outside and hopped into the car. They fled the restaurant, and parked the car several blocks from their residence, prosecutors alleged.

They later burned the car to get rid of evidence.

Police say father and son are members of the 87 Gangster Crips. Source’s say that Rock may have been robbed and killed because he did not “check in” with gang members who control the territory around the restaurant.

May the senseless killings stop.

Rest in power PnB Rock.

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Public Enemy Released ‘Apocalypse ’91…The Enemy Strikes Back’ LP 31 Years Ago

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On this date in 1991, legendary Hip Hop collective Public Enemy dropped their fourth full-length album entitled Apocalypse ’91…The Enemy Strikes Back on the Def Jam/Columbia imprint.

Drawn from the fictional movies Apocalypse Now and Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, the Bomb Squad produced project was a rush job according to Hank Shocklee, having to re-create the production after the discs from the past five years with album contents were stolen. “Once you lose all your data, it’s very difficult to get that data back…you may get some of it back, but you’ll never get the complete set. You won’t even know what the complete set is, because there’s data in there you didn’t really know you had,” Shocklee said of the missing project. 

The certified platinum album offered up a couple of timeless singles including “Shut Em Down”, “Can’t Truss It” and “By The Time I Get To Arizona”, where in the video the depicted killing of Arizona Governor Evan Mecham was seen in response for not recognizing MLK Jr. Day as a national holiday.

Salute to the entire P.E. for this timeless 14 track piece of Hip Hop history!

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