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Vybz Kartel Reveals His Biggest Priority Following Release From Prison

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After 13 years, Vybz Kartel and three co-defendants gained their release from Jamaican prison on July 31. Back in 2014, the court sentenced the dancehall legend to life in prison for the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. Williams was one of Kartel’s associates at the time. Kartel’s trial was the longest in the island’s history, lasting 65 days. Toward the end of the process, the jury suspected that a juror was offering bribes to the other jurors. That contributed to Vybz receiving a guilty verdict, though he always maintained his innocence.

This past March, a London appeals court threw out the defendants’ convictions. They stated that allowing the juror accused of bribery to continue serving led to a “miscarriage of justice.” The Jamaican Court of Appeal then decided a retrial wasn’t worth the effort and set the four men free. Besides the passage of time between trials, the court also cited Vybz’s poor health in their explanation. Vybz Kartel suffers from Graves’ disease and an undisclosed heart condition, likely in part from the poor conditions of the prison he served his term in. His doctor gave statements in court saying that his heart was in such bad shape that he could die in his sleep at any time. Now that he’s free, he wants to get healthier.

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“Just finished my morning workout […] I can’t overdo it yet […] You know what I say, fitness and family? That’s the greatest,” said Vybz Kartel in the video, clearly sweating from his workout. The 48-year-old is hopeful to get back to normal after his time in prison. In a recent interview with Fox 5 New York’s Lisa Evers, he mentioned that he also purchased a bike and a treadmill to “hit the ground running” in his fitness journey.

Kartel stayed active musically during his time in prison. Between 2011 and 2024, he released nearly two dozen mixtapes and albums. To celebrate his newfound freedom, he released First Week Out, a mixtape of loosies from the last few years of his career. Now that he’s back home, the artist is looking to turn his life around and get back to doing what he’s made his living doing best.

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Young Thug Delivers Strong Message In Court With His Outfit

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Young Thug wore a suit bearing the message, “Truly Humbled Under God,” in the courtroom for his latest hearing on Tuesday. His legal team previously argued that the “Thug” part of his name represents the slogan. “Most people think about a thug as a criminal, but to Jeffery, ‘thug’ had a different meaning,” Attorney Brian Steel argued back in November 2023. He also suggested the phrase, “Pushin P,” refers to “pushing positivity.”

Users on social media have been sharing plenty of laughs in response to the outfit. “How he managed to come up with the meaning of that word is beyond me,” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Another joked: “It’s when the problems hit that we all remember God.” One more user remarked: “He know Trump getting him out first day in office.”

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Young Thug Attends Release Party For “Punk”

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 12: Hip-hop artist Young Thug arrives at a release party for his new album “PUNK” at Delilah on October 12, 2021, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

The outfit choice comes after Former President Donald Trump voiced his support for Thug during an interview with Adin Ross on Monday. When the streamer remarked that District Attorney Fani Willis has been treating him unfairly, Trump agreed. “I heard that actually,” Trump responded. “So, I’ve heard about him and I’ve heard he’s being treated very unfairly by her [Willis] and I would tell her she’s gotta treat these patriots that are being all– it’s terrible. They’re going after them.” He concluded: “He’s gotta be treated fairly.” Trump also spoke on the Democratic Party’s decision to swap Joe Biden for Kamala Harris as well as his feelings on Kanye West and more.

Young Thug Shows Off “Truly Humbled Under God” Message

Check out the viral outfit choice from Tuesday’s court appearance on X above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Young Thug and the YSL RICO trial on HotNewHipHop.

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BossMan Dlow Responds To DJ Vlad’s Scamming Claims Amid Interview Debacle

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BossMan Dlow has quickly become a premier talent out of the Florida rap scene over the last year. Numerous hits such as “Talk My S***”, “Get In With Me”, and “Mr Pot Scraper” have propelled him to this level. Even more impressive, all of them are on his 2024 project Mr Beat The Road. With so much support, he took the tape on a short tour, too. This period early on figures to be the springboard that will eventually lead him to become even bigger. However, early success almost always comes with roadblocks and this week is an example of that. On top of allegedly being arrested, BossMan Dlow is also dealing with some accusations from the likes of DJ Vlad.

Over an hour ago, the journalist called out the rapper’s supposed manager, Chris Silvers, of being difficult to work with. Vlad was getting into talks to get the MC on his platform for an interview, but the money has been an issue. Allegedly, Silvers has been refusing to give back the deposit while trying to get four times the amount they agreed on. This led to Vlad putting them on blast, lending a warning to anyone else who had plans of organizing something in the future. “I want to warn everyone out there who is booking @bossman_dlow. We recently gave his manager Chris Silvers a small deposit for an interview. After getting the deposit, he asked for 4 times the agreed upon amount and refused to return the deposit.”

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BossMan Dlow & Vlad Go Back And Forth On X

Vlad then left off with, “D Low, you need to be a better Bossman and hire a real manager if you want to succeed in this business long-term”. But, according to the hitmaker, “My Manager @tymeoutt… It In All My Bio’s Never Heard of a mf Chris Silvers in my Life 😂😂😭”. However, DJ Vlad was quick to respond. “Yup – we were contacted from the same phone number that you listed on your official IG bio. Here is the proof. Like I said be a batter Bossman and get a real manager on your team.” So, someone is not telling the truth, or someone is impersonating as the rapper’s publicist.

What are your thoughts on BossMan Dlow claiming that Vlad is incorrect about who his manager is? Who do you believe is telling the truth right now? Do you think Dlow actually got arrested recently? If so what do you think it’s for? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding BossMan Dlow and DJ Vlad. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Meek Mill Co-Signs Donald Trump’s Young Thug Stance

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Meek Mill responded to Donald Trump’s comments on Young Thug and the ongoing YSL RICO trial in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. In doing so, he agreed with the former President about Thug receiving unfair treatment from the court system and called for his freedom. “Free Jeffrey. …. A loving man that put on a lot of people on in atl and created millions for a bunch of families from nothing!” Meek wrote.

Trump had discussed Thug’s legal situation during an interview with Adin Ross earlier in the day. Ross brought up the topic of Young Thug while speaking with Trump about various celebrities. He mentioned that district attorney Fani Willis has been treating the rapper unfairly. “I heard that actually,” Trump responded. “So, I’ve heard about him and I’ve heard he’s being treated very unfairly by her [Willis] and I would tell her she’s gotta treat these patriots that are being all– it’s terrible. They’re going after them.” He concluded: “He’s gotta be treated fairly.”

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Meek Mill Performs In Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 21: Meek Mill performs in concert at The Anthem on March 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brian Stukes/Getty Images)

Elsewhere in the interview, Trump discussed the Democratic Party switching to run Kamala Harris against him in the upcoming election. He accused them of staging a coup against Joe Biden to do so. “I don’t know if I was brilliant or he [Biden] was horrible, maybe a combination of both … he’s done tremendous damage to our country. I actually think he’s smarter than her [Harris], and I think he’s a really not smart person. She was convenient, she was there. They have much better people. All the people were better than her. They would’ve run, but they didn’t want to go through the roadblock that was her.” Additionally, he discussed Kanye West and labeled the controversial rapper a “really nice guy” but admitted he’s a “complicated” person.

Meek Mill Reacts To Donald Trump’s Comments On Young Thug

Check out Trump’s comments on Young Thug as well as Meek’s response above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Meek Mill as well as the 2024 Presidential Election on HotNewHipHop.

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BossMan Dlow’s Manager Accused Of Scamming DJ Vlad For An Interview

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BossMan Dlow is in a pretty sticky situation right now, as a fan recently seemed to film Florida police arresting him and fans have many theories as to why. However, based on a recent tweet from none other than DJ Vlad, it seems like he might have another big issue to worry about when it comes to how he can move in his career. Moreover, the controversial VladTV host accused Dlow’s manager Chris Silvers of being a stingy negotiator and of withholding deposits over plans for an interview with the rapper. While there isn’t any public response from his team at press time, we’ll see whether or not this becomes more contentious in the future or if they clear up this misunderstanding.

“I want to warn everyone out there who is booking @bossman_dlow,” DJ Vlad’s tweet about BossMan Dlow’s manager read. “We recently gave his manager Chris Silvers a small deposit for an interview. After getting the deposit, he asked for 4 times the agreed upon amount and refused to return the deposit. D Low, you need to be a better Bossman and hire a real manager if you want to succeed in this business long-term.”

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DJ Vlad Claims BossMan Dlow’s Manager Is A Scammer

While a lot of fans thought that, if true, this is a pretty low move on BossMan Dlow’s manager’s part, others were more quick to clown DJ Vlad for this incident. “So you got finessed [crying-laughing emoji],” one fan on Twitter replied to this warning. Still, Vlad was happy to explain things further and defend himself, and we’ll see how far that goes. “The person who made the booking for us got finessed. It wasn’t a big amount, but it’s just surprising that they wouldn’t return the deposit after changing the terms.”

Meanwhile, some other Vlad detractors think that Chris Silvers actually isn’t BossMan Dlow’s manager at all, adding to the “finesse.” At the end of the day, this is sadly a more common occurrence these days thanks to the nature of social media. But what’s definitely true is that Dlow has bigger fish to fry at the moment than a VladTV interview. Maybe they can actually lock it in one day and laugh back at what happened.

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PnB Rock’s Alleged Killer Takes The Stand In The Rapper’s Murder Trial

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Freddie Trone, one of the men accused of murdering PnB Rock, took the stand to testify in the trial regarding the rapper’s murder on Monday. In doing so, he denied the prosecution’s claim that he drove his 17-year-old son to Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles and gave him a weapon with instructions to rob Rock.

“I understand you’re trying to put together your story,” Trone said during cross-examination, as caught by Rolling Stone. “I never had nothing to do with it, I wasn’t there, I didn’t tell nobody to do nothing, I didn’t hand nobody no gun.” He also admitted he left Roscoe’s parking lot in his Buick Enclave around 1:14 PM on the day of the shooting, but claimed he didn’t return six minutes later after picking up his son. Instead, his legal team says he went to his beauty supply shop to use the bathroom. He left his car keys on a counter nearby, but when he finished up, the keys and his son were missing.

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PnB Rock Performs At 92.3 Real Street Festival

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 11: Rapper PnB Rock performs onstage during the 92.3 Real Street Festival at Honda Center on August 11, 2019, in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

Rock’s fiancée, Stephanie Sibounheuang, previously gave testimony detailing his final moments. Closing arguments in the case have since begun. “Freddie Trone knew the dangers of sending his 17-year-old son in there with a ski mask, semiautomatic weapon and mission,” Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Timothy Richardson told the jury. “This is the same time that a robbery and a murder is being committed, and you don’t want to tell the jury who [the driver] is? It’s because they don’t exist. It’s another lie.”

Trone faces one count of murder, two counts of robbery, and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery. Another man, Tremont Jones, is also facing charges for his alleged role in locating Rock and providing a murder weapon. He faces two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy. Closing arguments in the trial will continue on Tuesday. Be on the lookout for further updates on the murder trial for PnB Rock’s death on HotNewHipHop.

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