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Quavo Honors Takeoff With Gun Violence Reduction Initiative In Atlanta

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Quavo will always do right by his nephew Takeoff’s memory, and his most recent move is a direct call to avoid tragedies like what took his life in late 2022. Moreover, Billboard reported on Wednesday (March 20) that he launched the Sparks Grants initiative for organizations combating gun violence in Atlanta. The move aims to grant $10,000 to each group focusing on firearm regulation and other initiatives to improve the community’s safety and security, make a legislative impact, and do right by lives lost to senseless loss. The deadline to apply for the grant is April 21 via The Rocket Foundation’s website, which you can find here.

“I am honored to launch this grant program to honor Take and the countless families that have been affected by gun violence,” Quavo shared about this effort via a statement. “The Rocket Foundation will be giving out $100,000 in Spark grants to local organizations dedicated to reducing community violence in Atlanta. There is a lot of important work going on in ATL right now, and part of our mission is to uplift these organizations and support them to help save more lives.”

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Quavo & Takeoff At Their Album Listening Event In 2022

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 28: Quavo and Takeoff attend their “Only Built For Infinity Links” Album Listening event on September 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Cassidy Sparrow/Getty Images)

Elsewhere, Offset recently spoke on his relationship with Quavo, both former members of the Migos. Tensions between them before and after member Takeoff’s death were a big conversation, one that Take’s loss seemed to re-contextualize and heal. “I don’t feel like I owe it to people to show how much me and bro love each other,” he remarked. “We went through something, we don’t have to show you smiles on faces… so stop doing that.

“We ain’t on no sucker s**t with each other,” ‘Set went on, “We both came in this s**t together and we both knew that, we understood that, and we lost our brother. I still go through s**t, I know bro go through s**t. N***as love each other though at the end of the day. We men, we real brothers, and we cool with it, so be cool with it. Don’t ever try and turn us against each other. I hate that s**t. At the end of the day, it ain’t your business.” Furthermore, for more news and the latest updates on Quavo, check back in with HNHH.

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Meek Mill Reacts To Phat Geez’s Death: “Philly Is A Terrible Place For Black People To Live”

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Meek Mill remarked that his hometown of Philadelphia is a “terrible place for Black people to live” in a post on Twitter, on Monday, while reacting to the death of local rapper Phat Geez. Geez was shot and killed on Sunday night on the 1200 block of N. Taney Street. Police have yet to identify a suspect in the case.

“Rip phat geez…..Philly is a terrible place for black people to live… you see too much death!!!! Smh,” Meek wrote. On his Instagram Story, he added: “If Phat really got killed in the holy month of Ramadan while fasting…. I think it’s time we fully break the streets up in Philly! A lot of dummies with guns!”

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Meek Mill Performs At Little Caesars Arena

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 19: Meek Mill performs at Little Caesars Arena on January 19, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)

In another post, he shared the music video to the late rapper’s song, “No Gunzone.” He wrote: “Phat Geez – No Gunzone (Official Video) via @YouTube I never heard this til your passing … just give a listen to how hurt and torn about trying to survive Philly the streets these young black men are! Listen to the words. Just listen to the words of when you know you’re gonna go to jail if you carry a gun and the reality of how easy it is to lose your whole life for no reason to murder!” In more posts, he brought up PnB Rock, another Philadelphia rapper who died in 2022 at the hands of gun violence. While he was killed in Los Angeles, Meek related it back to his reputation in Philly.

Meek Mill Speaks Out On Phat Geez’s Death

Check out some of Meek’s posts about the incident above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Meek Mill on HotNewHipHop.

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Meek Mill Wants To Help The Mayor Of Philly Fight Gun Violence After Shooting

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Earlier this week, a violent shootout took place in Philadelphia. Six children were injured in the incident with two still in critical condition. As somebody who has always been invested in the health of his community, Meek Mill has been following the situation closely. “If you black or brown talk about this. It’s kids that’s gonna pick up guns because they think they gonna die b4 they turn 21 for a gun license! You will go from Xbox to Glock because of your environment … and get locked up for trying to survive it it’s terrible!” he said in a Tweet about the situation.

But that wasn’t all he had to say about the tragic shooting. He also offered to reach out to the Mayor in an attempt to help dissuade future gun violence. “I wanna help her especially with education … I have dreams of working with the Yas foundation with dream chasers academy to offer these kids resources with technology and to travel outside of that environment to understand life! I’m in on reform ima join helping with education!” a follow-up tweet read. Meek is no stranger to getting involved in social justice, political, and charitable causes. Check out his comments on the situation below.

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Meek Mill Reaches Out To The Mayor Of Philadelphia

The news is a far cry from much of the other recent discussion about Meek. While he wasn’t mentioned directly by name, fans uncovered that he was brought up in a recent new lawsuit filed against Diddy. The lawsuit made claims that they has a sexual encounter. causing rumors about Meek’s sexuality to swirl online. While he did take to Twitter to address the allegations and attempt to refute them, many don’t think he did a very good job. The questions certainly haven’t slowed down much in the days since the news first broke.

What do you think of Meek Mill’s offer to help the mayor of Philadelphia combat gun violence? Do you think the strategies he’s proposed will work? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Skilla Baby To Host Firearm Buy Back Event In Detroit To Combat Gun Violence

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Skilla Baby is part of an event this Saturday (February 24) at The Icon in Detroit that is an incredible initiative from a visible entertainment figure. Moreover, he partnered with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence to host a gun buy back event for folks to receive hundreds of dollars for ridding themselves of their firearms. Not only that, but the “Plate” rapper also worked with local city officials to put this together. The event will also host a job fair for folks with a felony history, record expungement services (with applications here), and driver’s license restoration reviews.

“This Saturday I partnered with Judge Yancey And council President Sheffield to do a Gun Buy Back / Job Fair/ Record Expungement…” Skilla Baby captioned an Instagram post announcing the event. “THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST ONE EITHER WE WILL TRY TO GET AS MANY GUNS OFF THE STREETS AND CLEAN AS MANY RECORDS AS POSSIBLE EVERY YEAR IF ITS UP TO ME…. DETROIT VS EVERYBODY. BIG THANK YOU TO JUDGE YANCEY AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR SUPPORTING ME AND HELPING MAKE THIS COME TOGETHER. meet us @ THE ICON this Saturday @marysheffield @repyancey.”

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Skilla Baby Announces Gun Buy Back Event

“We know the power of joining forces with a city, with influencers, with these icons,” Hannah Jones of the Brady Center told the Detroit Free Press of Skilla Baby’s efforts. “That’s how we got together. But it started with his vision, and he knew, and his folks knew, that we focused on safe storage.” “I know with my influence, I can urge people to clean their records, get jobs and get guns off the street,” the “Morant” lyricist added. “In the future, I want to do gun safety classes, fun stuff like that.”

While being a rapper brings a lot of fun perks, like walking Devin Haney out for a fight, it also brings responsibilities. It’s great to see folks recognizing their influence, their leadership potential, and using that to help those in less fortunate situations. Initiatives like this save lives, and hopefully this inspires more movements in other cities and hip-hop scenes. On that note, keep checking in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Skilla Baby.

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Lil Durk Responds To Donald Trump’s Comments On Violence In Chicago: “There’s Violence Everywhere”

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Lil Durk downplayed Donald Trump’s concerns about gun violence in Chicago while speaking with Ari Melber for a recent interview on MSNBC. The former president had remarked “What’s going on in Chicago? I said the other day: ‘What the hell is going on?’” during a recent speech. When asked about the comments, Durk explained that there’s “violence everywhere.”

“I really don’t pay it no mind, ’cause there’s violence everywhere,” Durk stated. “Every city had their moment with the [murder] rates. If you look up right now who got the [highest murder rate] right now, I betcha it ain’t Chicago. That’s why I really don’t comment on it, because every city will have its day [with the murder rates].”

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Lil Durk Performs In Chicago

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 20: Rapper Lil Durk performs during Future and Friends “One Big Party Tour” at United Center on January 20, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.(Prince Williams/Wireimage)

Elsewhere in the interview, Durk discussed his relationship with Drake and the Toronto rapper shouting him out on Young Thug’s song, “Oh U Went.” Drake rapped: “She probably let both of us hit/The way that she smirkin’ at Durk/She gettin’ cake off the picture she take/I say, ‘Girl, if it work then it work’/F**k a wedding dress, I’m tryna merk it and skrrt.” In response, Durk joked that he hoped it was a reference to a true story, although he wasn’t certain. “I’ll feel more confident and more happy with myself.” Durk also remarked that an “owl” comes to mind when thinking of Drake during a rapid-fire round of questions about his fellow hip-hop artists. He also discussed J. Cole, Lil Baby, and more. Check out his full discussion with Ari Melber on MSNBC’s YouTube page below.

Lil Durk Discusses Chicago Gun Violence

Trump’s comments on Chicago come as he prepares to take on Joe Biden in the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election. Be on the lookout for further updates on Lil Durk as well as Donald Trump on HotNewHipHop.

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Boosie Badazz Reaches Out To Kamala Harris About Gun Violence

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Boosie Badazz is an artist who has been through a lot during his career. Overall, he is someone who has had an ear to the streets for a very long time. This has given him the experience to speak on a whole plethora of situations. Unfortunately, one topic that he understands all too well, is gun violence. Gun violence has claimed the lives of countless people, and Boosie wants to help put an end to it.

In fact, one person who seems to share this goal is none other than Quavo. As we reported, Quavo was recently in Washington where he got to speak to Vice President Kamala Harris. During the meeting, he spoke about the perils of gun violence while invoking the memory of Takeoff. Overall, it was a very powerful statement to make, and Quavo has been getting praise for it. Following the news, Boosie took to Twitter, where he reached out to Harris, and noted that he too would like to take a meeting.

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Boosie Badazz Speaks

“I WANNA ADVOCATE FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ALSO,” Boosie wrote. “CAN YOU USE ME TO SAVE SOME OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION THATS LOST?THESE KIDS WILL LISTEN TO SOMEONE THEY LOOK UP TOO WHO HAD SIMILAR CHILDHOODS BEFORE THEY LISTEN TO THEY OWN PARENTS!! I KNOW I CAN MAKE A CHANGE CAUSE IVE BEEN DOING IT ALREADY WHEN I TALK TO THE TROUBLE YOUTH. BOOSIE WORDS HIT DIFFERENT TO THE YOUTH.” It is clear that Boosie Badazz feels strongly about the topic at hand, and wants to make a difference. It would be a great way to give back, even if only small changes are made.

Hopefully, Kamala Harris will grant the meeting to Boosie. It would be great to see these two meet up for a productive conversation. Let us know what you think of Boosie reaching out to Kamala Harris, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the music world. We will always keep you informed.

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Quavo Speaks With Congress To Address Gun Violence

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Quavo traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to speak with various members of Congress to discuss the prevalence of gun violence in America. His mother and his older sister, Takeoff’s mother, joined him at the 52nd Annual Legislative Conference. The meeting comes after the Migos rapper launched the Rocket Foundation to raise awareness for gun violence prevention in the wake of Takeoff’s death.

At the event, Quavo spoke with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senator Cory Booker, Representatives Nikema Williams, Steven Horsford, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Robin Kelly, Maxwell Frost, and community organizer Greg Jackson. Quavo is also joining Jackson on a discussion panel alongside Sen. Raphael Warnock and Rep. Lucy McBath.

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Quavo With Takeoff During Paris Fashion Week

PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 16: Takeoff and Quavo of Migos are seen outside Rick Owens during Paris Fashion Week – Menswear F/W 2020-2021 on January 16, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images)

“I feel like your calling comes at the least expected times,” Quavo said, as noted by ABC News. “You don’t think nothing is going to happen. I need to step up to the plate and hit a homerun, I have to do something about it, so it won’t happen to the masses — especially in our culture. I don’t want this to happen to the next person, I want to knock down these percentages.”

“We need to do better with the control of guns,” Quavo continued. “We need to figure out how do we keep these types of incidents from happening to people going anywhere and thinking they can hurt somebody where it shouldn’t happen.” He further added: “And how do you keep them out of the hands of people that make bad decisions? I’m kind of in a half-and-half place. Even police have guns. Unfortunately, some of the people in our culture and loved ones have been lost to police brutality. It’s all about choices and how we can put a filter on who can use these guns.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Quavo’s efforts against gun violence on HotNewHipHop.

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Freebandz Tray Tray Reportedly Murdered In Chicago

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According to reports, Future’s Freebandz artist Tray Tray passed away earlier this week. Though the circumstances surrounding his alleged death remain unclear, chatter online suggests that he was shot, and later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. The up-and-coming rapper is said to have died in his hometown of Chicago. The tragic news comes as a major disappointment to fans, who have given their condolences across social media.

Tray Tray previously worked alongside notable artists like Young Thug, Tory Lanez, Doe Boy, and more. Countless social media users are weighing in on his passing, noting that he was likely yet another victim of gang violence. Many find it unfortunate that his life was taken before his music blew up. “Condolences to his Family,” one commenter writes. Most recently, Tray Tray dropped a music video for his track “What They On” in January.

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Tray Tray Tragically Passes Away

In November of last year, he unveiled a couple of new music videos for “Opp Music” and “Free The Opps.” His crew ended up getting shot at while recording the “Opp Music” video. He later took to social media to share the clip. He discussed the turn of events in an interview with DJUTV that same month, calling it “just another day in the neighborhood.” Luckily, nobody was hit that day.

As for Future, the performer recently got his copyright lawsuit thrown out by a judge, after a man sued him for allegedly using elements from his song. The suit concerned Future’s 2018 Beast Mode 2 track “WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT.” The man, Daquan Robinson, claimed that he had ripped off his own song, “When U Think About It.” In the lawsuit, the man noted thematic similarities between the two songs, like money, guns, and jewelry. The judge, however, cited a few classic hip hop tracks, proving her point that those are common themes within the genre as a whole. Keep an eye on HNHH for more news.

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