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‘Dave’ Actor and Rapper GaTa Arrested for Domestic Violence

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'Dave' Actor and Rapper GaTa Arrested for Domestic Violence

GaTa, most commonly known as Lil Dicky’s hypeman and friend on the show Dave, was arrested for domestic violence.

According to TMZ, police responded to a physical argument between two parties, which led to GaTa being arrested in Santa Clarita, CA. GaTa was released on a $100K bond and will have a later court date.

Speaking with TMZ, Gata’s lawyer says, “The entire incident between the parties is on video which I am in the process of providing to law enforcement. The video demonstrates clearly that Mr. Ganter did nothing wrong and, instead, tried to de-escalate the situation.”

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The ‘On The Come Up’ Trailer Features Rappers Lil Yachty, Method Man, And GaTa

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The film adaptation of Angie Thomas’ hip-hop-themed coming-of-age novel, On The Come Up, premieres next month. Paramount+ has revealed the film’s official trailer.

On The Come Up tells the story of Bri (Jamila C. Gray), who has dreams of becoming a rapper and is finding her way in the battle rap scene of Garden Heights. In the clip, she is seen visiting a mural of her late father, who was a legend in the rap scene. On a mission to maintain her father’s legacy, Bri, with the help of her manager (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), engages and rap battles, works with a producer (Method Man) to put out a hit, all while dealing with her mother (Sanaa Lathan) who is three years clean from substance abuse.

“When her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false gangsta role that the industry wants to impose upon her,” reads a description of the film in a statement.

In addition to Method Man, rappers Lil Yachty and GaTa appear briefly in the trailer. The film also marks Lathan’s directorial debut.

Check out the trailer for On The Come Up above.

On The Come Up streams 9/23 on Paramount+.

‘Dave’s GaTa Blurs The Line Between Fiction And Reality With His New Song, ‘Check Up’

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For those who watch the “gross, sweet” FXX comedy Dave, one of highlights of the show is the lead character’s interactions with his friend and hype man GaTa. As the show’s titular lead is portrayed portrayed by the real-life Dave Burd — aka Lil Dicky — so to is the show’s GaTa just a lightly fictionalized version of the actual GaTa, who has been Lil Dicky’s hype man since early in his career.

In both the show and IRL, GaTa is a talented rapper in his own right. While the show plays up GaTa using his connection with Dave to help himself breakthrough, in the reality, he’s been releasing a steady stream of his own music since before the two first linked up in the blog rap era. Viewers were reminded of this fact in the latest episode, where GaTa’s new song “Check Up” plays a pivotal role in the episode’s plot.

Of course, with this show, the lines between fiction and reality blur constantly, and so “Check Up” has turned out to be a real song released by the real GaTa to streaming services like SoundCloud, and it’s a catchy, charismatic, club-ready throwback to a time before rap songs were more humming than rapping.

Listen to GaTa’s new song, “Check Up,” below.