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Prison Expert Shares Chilling Theory About Diddy’s Reported Weight Loss In Prison

December 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Earlier this week, Diddy appeared in court for a discovery hearing, which was attended by Elizabeth Millner of Law & Crime Network. She made some interesting observations about the Bad Boy founder’s appearance, claiming that he’s undergone drastic physical changes. According to her, it looks like he’s lost weight since his September arrest, and gone grayer.

“From that video that was obtained by DailyMail back in September of Diddy playing hacky sack in Central Park ’til now, he appeared astonishingly thinner, which you can expect to be inside a federal detention center for a couple months now,” she reported. “A lot different from the luxury lifestyle he was living before. But he appeared very noticeably thinner.” She continued, also theorizing that the weight of his mounting legal woes could be starting to get to him. “Maybe being locked up in detention is starting to wear on him,” she said. “He appeared grayer a little bit, too.”

Prison Expert Larry Levine Speculates Diddy Is Afraid Of Being Poisoned

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In a new episode of DailyMail.com‘s “The Trial of Diddy” podcast, prison expert Larry Levine provided listeners with another possible explanation for the mogul’s apparent weight loss. He speculates that Diddy could allegedly be refusing meals out of fear of being poisoned. “People want to kill him,” Levine alleged. “What if someone on the outside has a connection inside the prison? They could contaminate his food, poisoning him over time.” This is unconfirmed, though this is not the first time Levine has shared this theory.

Just weeks after Diddy’s arrest, he told News Nation something similar. “If somebody got to one of the correctional officers,” he said of the possibility of someone allegedly tampering with Diddy’s food, “This could happen. They don’t make a lot of money and there’s people out there that he’s got stuff on that do have a lot of money.” Diddy’s behind bars for charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. His trial is expected to begin in May of 2025.

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Suspected CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Moved To Same Prison As Diddy

December 19, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Luigi Mangione has become an overnight sensation in the most polarizing manner possible. The 26 year old has been arrested and accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood. He is now being transported to Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. If the MDC sounds familiar it’s because it has also been the home of Sean “Diddy” Combs over the past few months. Both men are among the most famous inmates in the world, and they will be sharing the same prison.

Luigi Mangione was extradited to Manhattan on Thursday, December 19. He’s been charged with one count of murder through the use of a firearm, and firearms offense. Mangione has also been charged with two counts of stalking Thompson in the days leading up to the latter’s death on December 4. The murder suspect is also charged with a variety of different offenses in Manhattan and Pennsylvania. Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Y. Kim for the Southern District of New York issued a statement detailing the accusations against Mangione. “It was murder, and Mangione now faces federal charges,” Kim wrote. “This office and its law enforcement partners remain steadfast in our commitment to fight violence in whatever form it takes.”

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Diddy Has Been In MDC Since September 2024

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Luigi Mangione has another connection to Diddy. He will be staying in the same prison, but he’s also linked to the mogul through his legal representation. Mangione’s attorney is Karen Friedman Agnifilo, the wife of Diddy’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo. Metropolitan Detention Center has an unsavory reputation among former inmates. The prison’s conditions received lots of attention when Diddy’s lawyers attempted to get him relocated. They cited the recent deaths detainee deaths. They also shared concerns from judges who believe MDC is not fit to ensure prison safety.

“Hell on earth” has been a description applied to Metropolitan Detention Center.” “[It’s] an overcrowded, understaffed, and neglected federal jail,” a lawyer explained to the New York Times. A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) issued an email addressing these heinous statements. “As a general matter, the FBOP takes seriously our duty to protect all individuals entrusted in our custody,” they explained. “As well as maintain the safety of correctional employees and the community.”

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Quando Rondo Hints At Retirement After He Serves 33 Month Prison Sentence

December 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Quando Rondo has had an action-packed 2024. The rapper was alleged to be the target of a murder-for-hire scheme that led to Lil Durk’s arrest. He has not gotten the opportunity to reflect on Durk’s arrest due to his own legal problems, however. Quando Rondo was sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana. It’s a significant bid, and one the rapper has largely been silent on since it was announced on December 12. A week later, and Rondo addressed the sentence and his plan for the future via social media.

Quando Rondo posted a lengthy message to his fans on December 18. The IG post acknowledged that he will be gone for a while, and the struggle to provide for those in his circle. “I just caught 33 months, the whole world know it,” he wrote. “And mf still got they hand out don’t worry bout it tho.” Rondo went on to assure those close to him that they will be taken care of while he’s locked up. “If promised anybody something,” he asserted. “There [sic] going to get it, my word is my word.” Quando Rondo also spoke on what the rest of his career will look like. The rapper suggested that he will put the microphone down and retire once he’s done serving his time.

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Quando Rondo Claims He’s “Disappearing” In 2027

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“Once I do this lul time,” Rondo explained. “I promise you I’m disappearing and never talking to people again!.” The rapper didn’t elaborate on his possible retirement plan, but he has spoken at length about his desire for a more peaceful life. Quando Rondo spoke with HotNewHipHop.com in November, and he detailed the ways in which converting to Islam has changed his outlook on his life. “It just gave me good peace and energy,” he stated. “Taking my shot and being a part of Islam, it just gave me better energy. It gave me some of the best energy I ever had.”

Quando Rondo also voiced his desire to put violence behind him shortly after Lil Durk’s arrest. Instead of mocking Durk or his associates, the rapper lamented the violent upbringing that led to their choices. “We didn’t get into this industry just to stay trapped in this street life,” Rondo lamented. “We have families and communities counting on us. It’s time to leave all that behind. We’ve lost too much already.” Rondo wants to forgive and move on with his life.

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Max B Reveals His Official Prison Release Date During Joe Budden Interview

December 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Max B will be getting home from prison in November of next year. The iconic rapper revealed his release date during a call-in to the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast. In doing so, he discussed how he’s been handling life behind bars, his plans for when he gets out, and more.

“Walking this thing down one day at a time. I’ve been grinding. Everything’s good,” Max said. “Wavy Baby coming back soon. Wavy Baby coming home real soon. We got a date. I’ve got November 9th, 2025. We just months away. This is the first definitive answer y’all got from me. You can look it up. It’s on the computer. It’s in the system.” Check out Max B’s full comments on getting out of prison below.

Max Gives An Update On His Prison Release

As for his plans once he gets out, Max promised to get active right away. “I’m give you some real sh*t. Normally, a n***a in my circumstances, with the amount of time I did, would be taking his time, taking turtle steps, but not the boss don. I’m diving in head-first,” he proclaimed. “We on divine time. We working. I can’t wait to get reaclimated. I’m a musical genius myself so n****s gotta get reaclimated with my sh*t. It’s always gonna be a challenge. I love a good challenge.”

As for what else he’s looking forward to, Max reflected on reuniting with his family for a big dinner. He says he wants all his friends and family back in one room together. Max also elaborated on his plans for releasing new music, saying he’s interested in collaborating with some A-list artists, but declined to say names. “I’m looking forward to working with the big names, the head honchos. I’m not gonna put myself in a box, I’m open for all that, but they gotta be A-list.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Max B when he gets out on November 9th, 2025.

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Yak Gotti Stabbed In Prison While Awaiting RICO Verdict

December 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Yak Gotti is one of two remaining defendants in the YSL RICO case, but it seems like he faced greater challenges than that recently. Moreover, according to WSB-TV reporter Michael Seiden, Gotti was stabbed on Sunday (December 1) in Fulton County Jail and suffered “minor injuries.” However, it looks like he will recover well and will attend court today (Monday, December 2) to continue jury deliberations as he awaits his verdict. The rapper has been through a lot when it comes to this case, and amid some other controversies, we hope that he continues to recover and wraps this up one way or another soon.

For those unaware, one of those controversies involves an interrogation video that remains too vague and unclear to really pass judgement on regarding snitching allegations. But we have no idea if any of this relates to Yak Gotti suffering a stabbing attack, as very few details emerged concerning that incident. In fact, it’s not the first time that something like this happened, as his mother claimed that folks in jail targeted him for a stabbing due to snitch rumors back in October of 2022.

Yak Gotti Stabbed In Jail

That’s how long the YSL RICO trial lasted, and we still have no end truly in sight when it comes to Yak Gotti and his codefendant Shannon Stillwell’s remaining cases. Given their criminal records, they face mandatory maximum sentences if convicted of anything, although the judge is who will determine how much of that sentence they will spend in custody. So, for example, a 20-year RICO sentence could split up as five years behind bars and 15 on probation, but every single day of those five years must make up the sentence.

Murder convictions, though, signify a sentence of life without parole, so there’s a lot at stake for both individuals. In Yak Gotti’s case, he dodged some significant roadblocks that improved his federal trial, and now it’s up to a jury to determine his innocence or guilt. We don’t know exactly what will go down with Shannon Stillwell, the other remaining codefendant, but in due time, we will all probably get more answers.

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Boosie Badazz Reveals Why He Thinks R Kelly’s Fellow Inmates Are “Blessed”

November 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Boosie Badazz is certainly no stranger to saying wild things online, and this week was no exception. In a new clip making its rounds, the Louisiana rapper explains why he considers the inmates behind bars with R Kelly to be blessed. According to him, it all comes down to entertainment, as the inmates could simply offer the incarcerated artist food and other items in exchange for music.

“People don’t know how blessed they are to have R Kelly in the same part,” he began. “He could have all my soups, everything, just sing to me.” Boosie continued, arguing that hearing Kelly sing would brighten up his day if he were in prison. For obvious reasons, Boosie’s remarks have earned mixed reactions in The Neighborhood Talk‘s comments section. While some are able to separate art from the artist, others say Kelly’s disturbing alleged crimes are far too much for them to stomach.

Boosie Badazz Says R Kelly Could Have All His Soups In Exchange For Music

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“Ew,” one commenter writes. “This man be saying anything,” another claims. This is far from the first bizarre statement social media users have heard from Boosie Badazz in recent weeks, however. Earlier this month, he revealed that he’s expecting his ninth child with his fiancée, Rajel Nelson. The two of them hosted a gender reveal party, announcing to the world that they were having a girl. Shortly after, Boosie made it clear that he’s looking to have even more kids in the future.

In fact, he said he’s so eager to get the ball rolling that he’s unlikely to wait the recommended time after his baby’s birth to try for another. “Yeah, I wanted a boy,” he told his followers on Instagram Live last week. “I ain’t tripping I’ma to put another one in her right after that. Other people wait six weeks, I don’t wait six days. I ain’t waiting six days. I’m gone get that boy.”

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Karlissa Saffold Claims That Blueface Is Home From Prison Already

November 26, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Karlissa Saffold says Blueface is home from prison already? “Yeah aight.” That’s at least what AllHipHop says the mother of the rapper revealed to the world not too long ago. She made the claim during a heated rant/response to his aunt Karletta, who happened to make another shocking revelation. The latter says that Blueface and Chrisean Rock have been married and tied the knot amid his current prison sentence of four years. “The news is — from now on, on behalf of the Harvey family, we would like for y’all to officially put some respect on [Mrs.] Chrisean Malone Porter’s name. She is his wife, it has been confirmed.”

Karletta later added where it all happened, however, she isn’t as confident with that detail. “I’m speculating Vegas — but again, I’m speculating! But I don’t know because in California you don’t have to make your marriage license public.” This set Karlissa off, and as we said, during her dismissal of Karletta’s claims, she let the cat out of the bag. “Now y’all just going to let anybody in the circus. Just ‘cuz Blue home y’all just letting anybody in.”

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But her comments weren’t only directed toward her sister. Chrisean Rock also caught some heat for changing her Instagram profile to say “Chrisean Porter.” “You got to stand in front of the pastor. You got to sign them documents,” she said, arguing her son did not tie the knot. “Marriage is not something you just say. Do y’all understand that?”

However, deeper into the video, if she finds out this is indeed true, then she would accept it. “If they married, that’s them. They won and that’s what it is and that’s what you would all have to respect it as.” In an exclusive article from The Shade Room yesterday, Saffold did say she spoke with Blueface’s team and they disproved Karletta’s marriage rumors. As with most things surrounding this group of individuals, things to tend to get messy and misconstrued at times. Maybe Blue and Chrisean are just labeling themselves as a married couple when in reality they never made anything concrete yet. Ultimately, no one will truly believe it until a picture of the ring surfaces.

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Diddy Accuses Federal Police Of Raiding His Prison Cell And Taking His Trial Materials

November 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Diddy and his defense team in his federal case for alleged sex trafficking continue to launch scathing accusations against the prosecution. According to new legal court documents reportedly obtained by TMZ, his attorney Marc Agnifilo accused federal authorities of raiding his prison cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Agnifilo claims they learned of this on Friday (November 15), and that police took attorney-client privileged material including notes about the upcoming trial from Sean Combs to his legal team about witnesses and strategies for the May court proceeding. Furthermore, his lawyer alleged that prosecutors already confessed to having notes from his jail cell from a search and seizure that the defense claims violates his Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights.

In addition, Diddy’s legal team accused the prosecution of denying him bail and keeping him in jail unjustifiably with this prison cell material that they reportedly seized. As such, his attorney wants a hearing to investigate this immediately and determine who authorized this alleged raid, who decided what to seize, who made the order to give materials to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and carried it out, who posited their delivery to prosecutors and fulfilled it, who chose not to tell him about it, and exactly what they took.

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Diddy Prison Cell Raided Federal Police Took Trial Material Hip Hop News — Feb 4, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Recording artist P. Diddy a/k/a Sean Combs prior to the game between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images

Diddy’s lawyer reportedly blasted this move, and federal authorities still haven’t addressed this at press time. This comes after prosecutors claimed he was trying to tamper with his federal case from prison, so the defense argues that this jail cell search violates his attorney-client privilege rights in order to combat this. Also, the government claimed the Bad Boy mogul sought to “subvert the integrity” of his trial. “This search and seizure are in violation of Mr. Combs’ [constitutional] rights,” Marc Agnifilo reportedly wrote, per Billboard. “The targeted seizure of a pre-trial detainee’s work product and privileged materials – created in preparation for trial – is outrageous government conduct amounting to a substantive due process violation.”

“This is a matter of grave concern that, most respectfully, must be addressed immediately,” Diddy’s attorney added. “Because the U.S. Attorney, and it seems the trial prosecutors, are currently in possession of privileged materials, we request a full evidentiary hearing as soon as the Court can accommodate us.”

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Finesse2tymes Reflects On How He Got Through Solitary Confinement

November 16, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Finesse2tymes recently reflected on his experiences in solitary confinement after spending over four years behind bars. Appearing on The Baller Alert Show, the Memphis rapper discussed his time in prison after pleading guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm back in 2018. He ended up getting out on July 1, 2022.

“I’m locked up seven months. COVID-19 hit. They keep me in there another seven and a half months,” he said of solitary confinement. When asked how that’s legal, Finesse2tymes responded: “Because it’s the federal government. It’s the federal system. Who you gonna go tell? Who you gonna write a grievance on?” From there, he revealed he was getting a Bologna sandwich for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. “It got to a point where I didn’t have anybody to call on. You can’t use the phone. You ain’t got no communication to your family,” he said. As for how he made it through, he continued: “It got to the point where I couldn’t call on God because like, I’m a man. I know that might sound crazy, but everybody always call on God when they get in a f*cked up situation. I just ain’t one of them, so I’m like, ‘Instead of calling on God, let me actually learn what God wants me to know.”

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Finesse2Tymes performs at the Beale Street Music Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis. © Stu Boyd II-The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.

The interview has been generating plenty of buzz on social media. When Baller Alert shared the clip on Instagram, one user commented: “Dudes will hear this and still commit crimes.” Another wrote: “He really smart af… I got so much respect for people who make bad choices, serve time, and become stars/excel in whatever field the pursue.” Others reflected on their own experience with the criminal justice system.

Finesse2tymes Reflects On His Time Behind Bars

As for his music career, Finesse2tymes recently made headlines for revealing that he wants to work with Moneybagg Yo again, despite feuding with him before his time in prison. Check out Finesse2tymes’ full comments on solitary confinement below.

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Young Thug’s Sister Wards Off Clout Chasers And Speaks On Thug’s Trauma Behind Bars

November 8, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Young Thug chose to lay relatively low after his release from prison due to his non-negotiated plea deal in the YSL RICO case after over 900 days of incarceration. While this is completely understandable and reasonable for someone who endured what he endured, some fans are sadly more concerned with his next public outing and on capitalizing on the interest around this situation. In fact, Thugger’s sister Dora Williams took to Twitter on Thursday (November 7) to call this behavior out a week after his release. She called for more sympathy, patience, understanding, and love rather than people wanting to get something out of his freedom.

“I really wish everyone value the fact that my brother is human & actually went thru a lot of trauma,” Dora Williams expressed about her brother Young Thug. “As did his family. If he’s asking for you to come around him it’s to just chill not gain clout. You all will have that opportunity when he’s ready. Rn, shower him with love pls.” Thug was rumored to pop out for a Colorado University football game, but it seems like this didn’t pan out.

Young Thug’s Sister Speaks Out

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But Young Thug has made it clear that he’s around and reconnecting with his world, even if it’s in ways that still protect his privacy and personal process. For example, he joined his lawyer Brian Steel via FaceTime to briefly speak to Emory University law students, and also linked up with T.I. to mark his first official post-prison appearance. The Atlanta rapper must be juggling a whole lot of wishes, obligations, opportunities, and to-do-list items right now, and we’re happy to wait as long as we have to if he wants to make a comeback.

What’s more is that multiple collaborators such as Metro Boomin and Lil Baby have hinted at new music with him coming soon. Young Thug himself teased a Wham collab, but we don’t really have any more information when it comes to a timeline or anything like that. What we do know is that empathy and support are far more important than “clout,” whatever that means in this context. So let’s let him process the past two-and-a-half years with grace and understanding.

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