Nav Gets His Flowers at Hometown Never Sleep Tour Closer w/Travis Scott & Meek Mill
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Nav Brings Out Travis Scott, Lola Brooke, Meek Mill In Toronto
Nav is often trolled on the Internet for a variety of reasons but it’s quite clear that the online hate doesn’t translate accurately in the real world. Throughout the course of his career, he’s faced scrutiny for his sound and image but over time, he won the masses over. The work that he put in resulted in a sold-out show in his hometown of Toronto on Tuesday. The rapper hit the stage at Scotiabank Arena for the Never Sleep 2023 tour where he performed his biggest hits and fan favorites but he also brought out a few guests.
Similar to how Drake brings out the biggest stars for OVO Fest in Toronto, Nav took a page out of his book. The Canadian rapper brought out a slew of guests on stage including Meek Mill, Travis Scott, and Lola Brooke, who captivated the crowd with “Don’t Play With It.” Scott came through to perform their hit record, “Biebs In The Trap” while the Philadelphia rapper came out for “Tap.” Nav clearly pulled out all the stops for his latest concert and took advantage of his celebrity resources.
Nav’s Sold Out Show
The Never Sleep tour launched in support of Nav’s latest album, Demons Protected By Angels, which arrived in the fall of 2022. The new album boasted appearances from Travis Scott, Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Baby, Don Toliver, Future, and much more. The project debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 with 67,000 units sold in its first week. Demons Protected By Angels marked his first project since Emergency Tsunami with Wheezy.
Nav might have just completed his latest tour but he has more music in store for fans this year. The Canadian artist announced that the sequel to his 2017 self-titled project was on the way. Earlier this year, he blessed fans with the single, “Lately” to kick off off the campaign for Nav 2. Unfortunately, he hasn’t set a release date for the project but it seems like it could sometime soon. Check out footage from Nav’s performance at the Scotiabank Arena below and sound off with your thoughts in the comments.
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Nav brings out Travis
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Nav brought out Lola Brooke
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Meek Mill and REFORM Alliance Hold Day Event in Philadelphia
Meek Mill continues to do the work in his community. This past weekend, the Championships rapper hosted a Community Day of Action. The Community Day of Action serves as a means to help former felons be active in society. The one-day event included many things. This includes mental health services, employment opportunities, expungement services, and housing assistance.
The day was not only for ex-convicts but also open to the public. There was music, food, and activities for everyone. This is an important day that is a part of Second Chance Month. On March 31st, in which President Joe Biden recently named April Second Chance Month. Second Chance Month is dedicated to helping people who were affected by the judicial system. Philadelphia council member Katherine Gilmore-Richardson believes in the importance of engagement.
“It’s important that we engage the population in our city. most importantly that we engage our reformed population so they know they have an opportunity and there’s a better chance out there next time.”
This isn’t the first time Meek Mill & the REFORM alliance have done an event. A few months ago, the organization went to Virginia State University to discuss Criminal Justice. REFORM has plans to continue to travel to spread the news.
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DJ Akademiks Battles Backlash After Agreeing to Exclusive Streaming Deal with Right-Wing Platform
Days after he shared a photo next to Donald Trump, DJ Akademiks signed an exclusive streaming deal with a right-winged streaming company named Rumble.
The streaming factory hosts controversial and right winged companies like Sean Hannity and Donald Trump’s Truth Social. The company that bills itself as “immune to cancel culture” announces that Akademiks will be on the platform “three to five days a week,” sharing his take on top headlines and continuing to cover Hip-Hop.
“I look forward to being one of the first to bring music and cultural conversations to a platform like Rumble,” Akademiks said. “There have been many bad decisions at larger platforms where they haven’t put creators first and they are disconnected to the community. I feel now is an inflection point for streaming platforms. I couldn’t be more excited to lead this effort on a platform that puts creators first.”
Rumble Chairman and CEO Chri Pavlovski added, “Akademiks is one of the most influential personalities in the hip hop and cultural world. Having him on Rumble sends a big statement to the other platforms on how serious we are in getting into different channels of content, from sports to music to culture.”
In a less-official statement, AK hit Twitter and sent a warning shot to those speaking against his new deal:
All y’all hop hop niggas keep it cute.. cuz when I start bombing on y’all for 365 days straight y’all claim I’m obsessed and do too much. I’m still the same Nigga ain’t nothing change but where I’m finna stream. I’m still violating any of y’all.. who even breathe wrong at me.
Matter of fact lemme record a Off The Record pod bout sum shit.. ain’t finna be tweeting back n forth wit u bitch ass Niggas … be out in a few hours.. imma check some of these lil niggas. Oh yeah and still stream later on rumble.
Fresh off an indictment, Donald Trump and Big Ak were on hand at UFC 287 in Miami, which made for a Kodak moment between the two.
“Might have to take up Uncle Trump on his offer of being His Vice President 2024. Bruh told me ‘no way you’d be worse than Kamala,’” wrote on the picture of his Cageside moment.
The pockets of Hip-Hop support continue to rise after Trump was arraigned on Tuesday (Apr. 4), pleading not guilty to 34 felonies of falsification of business records. His charges made an impact on Hip-Hop, with many offering their opinions on social media. That included Kodak Black, who received a pardon from Trump as he left office.
Hitting Instagram Live, Black sounded off.
“I feel like these people on some other s—. So they gon’ try to get Trump out the way ’cause Trump a stand-up n—a, he a real n—a. He’ll let a b—h do anything. Trump a real n—a., man, a soldier.”
You can hear Kodak break it all down below.
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Trump Begs for His Wife to Rejoin Campaign Trail Following NY Indictment
Melania Trump is expected to rejoin Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign in the forthcoming weeks. A source close to Page Six states Trump begged for his wife to be by his side throughout the run.
“He told her, ‘I really need you for this because we are going to be campaigning,’” the source said. “They had a major talk over the weekend, and she has … agreed to be on board.”
Melania Trump was stated to have enjoyed a private meal with Trump on Easter. She also issued a rose on Instagram to give Easter wishes.
Aside from Mar-a-Lago and Manhattan, Trump was spotted at the marine vent of fight weekend. Fresh off an indictment, Donald Trump is standing next to one of Hip-Hop’s most controversial figures, DJ Akademiks. Big T and Big Ak were on hand at UFC 287 in Miami, which made for a Kodak moment between the two.
“Might have to take up Uncle Trump on his offer of being His Vice President 2024. Bruh told me ‘no way you’d be worse than Kamala,’” wrote on the picture of his Cageside moment.
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Akademiks Talks Becoming VP with ‘Uncle Trump’ at UFC Event: ‘No Way You’d Be Worse Than Kamala’
Fresh off an indictment, Donald Trump is standing next to one of Hip-Hop’s most controversial figures, DJ Akademiks. Big T and Big Ak were on hand at UFC 287 in Miami, which made for a Kodak moment between the two.
“Might have to take up Uncle Trump on his offer of being His Vice President 2024. Bruh told me ‘no way you’d be worse than Kamala,’” wrote on the picture of his Cageside moment.
The pockets of Hip-Hop support continue to rise after Trump was arraigned on Tuesday (Apr. 4), pleading not guilty to 34 felonies of falsification of business records. His charges made an impact on Hip-Hop, with many offering their opinions on social media. That included Kodak Black, who received a pardon from Trump as he left office.
Hitting Instagram Live, Black sounded off.
“I feel like these people on some other s—. So they gon’ try to get Trump out the way ’cause Trump a stand-up n—a, he a real n—a. He’ll let a b—h do anything. Trump a real n—a., man, a soldier.”
You can hear Kodak break it all down below.
In more Trump & Hip-Hop. Did you know that Meek Mill and former President Donald Trump have the same lawyer? On hand at arraignment was Trump’s band of lawyers, including Joe Tacopina, who previously represented the “Dreams & Nightmares” rapper.
Seeing the courtroom picture of Trump online, Meek grabbed it and brought it to his Instagram story to cosign how skilled Tacopina is as a lawyer and throw some attributes to Trump’s credit.
“Trump graduated from the streets…sharing criminal lawyers as ys [with us]…Joe Tactical.”
Joe Tacopina represented Meek Mill in 2017 after he was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating the terms of his probation. Meek would only serve five months. You can learn more about that here.
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Kodak Black on Trump’s Charges: ‘He’s a Soldier’
Trump was arraigned on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to 34 felonies of falsification of business records. His charges made an impact on Hip-Hop, with many offering their opinions on social media. That included Kodak Black, who received a pardon from Trump as he left office.
Hitting Instagram Live, Black sounded off.
“I feel like these people on some other s—. So they gon’ try to get Trump out the way ’cause Trump a stand-up n—a, he a real n—a. He’ll let a b—h do anything. Trump a real n—a., man, a soldier.”
You can hear Kodak break it all down below.
In more Trump & Hip-Hop. Did you know that Meek Mill and former President Donald Trump have the same lawyer? Trump was arrested and arraigned in Manhattan yesterday (April 4.). On hand with him was his band of lawyers, including Joe Tacopina, who previously represented the “Dreams & Nightmares” rapper.
Seeing the courtroom picture of Trump online, Meek grabbed it and brought it to his Instagram story to cosign how skilled Taocpina is as a lawyer and throwing some attributes to Trump’s credit.
“Trump graduated from the streets…sharing criminal lawyers as ys [with us]…Joe Tactical.”
Joe Tacopina represented Meek Mill in 2017 after he was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating the terms of his probation. Meek would only serve five months. You can learn more about that here.
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Childish Gambino Admits “This Is America” Was Supposed To Be A Drake Diss + What Was The Beef?
Childish Gambino recently admitted his 2018 hit “This Is America” was supposed to be a Drake diss. However, this may come as a shock to many who weren’t aware of their beef. This is how it began. On April 4, Donald Glover, also known as rapper Childish Gambino, admitted in an interview with GQ that […]
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Meek Mill Says He & Trump Share The Same Lawyer: “He Graduated To The Streets”
Trump is winning Meek Mill over these days. It won’t take more than a Google search to uncover all of Meek’s opinions toward the former president over the years. However, he’s given Trump his dues when needed. Donald’s support during A$AP Rocky’s arrest in Sweden earned praise from the Philadelphia rapper but prior to that, Meek also helped lead anti-Trump protests ahead of the 2016 election. Overall, it seems like Meek’s disdain for the former president isn’t as strong as it once was.
The former president and the Dream Chasers head honcho apparently share attorneys. Trump is currently facing 34 felony counts related to business fraud with Joe Tacopina leading the defense. Tacopino, however, has strong ties to the hip-hop community at large. He previously represented Meek and helped him overturn his 2008 gun and drug conviction, which, in turn, helped the rapper’ launch his efforts for criminal justice reform. Needless to say, Tacopina has a high success rate in the courtroom, which Meek believes will help Trump these days.
“Trump Graduated To The Streets”
On Tuesday, Donald Trump appeared in court where he pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts against him. As pictures and videos of Trump’s presence in New York City began to circulate, Meek seemed shocked that he and the former president shared the same attorney. The rapper shared a photo of Trump in court along with a caption that read, “Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts in his indictment.” In response, Meek said, “Trump graduated to the streets…sharing criminal lawyers [with us]…Joe Tactical.”
Shortly after Trump’s indictment, Tacopina spoke to Today where he expressed confidence in the case. He said that the case will likely be dismissed before it heads to court when asked if they would have a fair jury. “I feel that we’re not going to get to a jury,” he said. “I think this case is going to fall on its merits on legal challenges well before we get to a jury.” Still, he didn’t comment on whether or not they would have a fair jury if the case moves forward. We’ll keep you posted on any more updates regarding Trump’s indictment. Check out Meek Mill’s comments above.