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Young Thug Dares Police Officer To Race Him In New Body Cam Footage: Watch

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While Young Thug is in the middle of his RICO trial with the rest of YSL, we recently got footage of a much less serious legal hiccup. Moreover, body cam footage from 2021 surfaced online of a police officer pulling him over for speeding in his home city of Atlanta. During their interactions, Thugger pleads with the cop to not give him a ticket because he just got his license back and can’t deal with another speed bump. In fact, he even challenges the officer to a foot race, but he stands his ground and explains to him why this is important. Overall, it’s an incredibly regular conversation to have, and it’s nice to see that this wasn’t confrontational, presumptuous, or aggressive in any manner.

Furthermore, rappers in Young Thug’s position -– or frankly, Black U.S. citizens on a daily basis -– are far too often the subject of discrimination and undue persecution in the nation’s many facets of the legal and criminal system. Of course, the law is the law and accountability must stand, but it’s not hard to see when folks take it too far. One example of this is how the Atlanta trap pioneer is held to a double standard when it comes to his “gang ties” that are part of the image behind his music. Snoop Dogg can hit the Super Bowl halftime show stage while wearing Crip paisley; why is Thug villainized for what so many others do?

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Young Thug Tries To Avoid Speeding Ticket In Resurfaced 2021 Body Cam Footage: Watch

 
 
 
 
 
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Regardless, the last update that we got concerning his innocence or guilt in the YSL RICO case was a recorded 911 call. The most recent hearing in Young Thug’s trial played this audio, in which the caller claims that he is the shooter in an incident. It’s unclear how much prosecutors or the defense will pursue this specific case or if it will simply be general reference for the larger proceeding. Either way, there are a lot of conflicting narratives at play.

Meanwhile, the “Metro Spider” MC continues to drop new music, such as his Strick and James Blake collab “KISSES MAKE SURE.” Even though it’s no replacement for his freedom, at least listeners can support him and put even a little money in his circle’s pockets while he can’t benefit from streams and engagement himself. We’ll see what the next few months hold in these regards. On that note, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Young Thug and the YSL RICO trial.

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Amber Rose Addresses Comments On Her Race: “I Never Denounced My Blackness”

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Amber Rose has clarified her recent comments on her racial identity that have been circulating online. In a series of posts on her Instagram Story, Saturday, Rose wrote that she “never denounced my blackness.” She also clarified that she identifies as “Black and white” and won’t address the issue again.

“Bruh the Internet is remedial as fuck y’aIl know exactly what I was saying as a mixed person about not fitting in anywhere on BOTH SIDES now y’aIl wanna act like I hate being in black spaces GTFOH! Then I’m wrong when I feel like the victim. The internet is trying to bully me because I’m BLACK AND WHITE ???? WTF IS WRONG WITH YALL???? I never denounced my blackness. I don’t understand where people are getting that from??? A 5 second clip??? WATCH THE WHOLE INTERVIEW!!!”

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Amber Rose With Wiz Khalifa

LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 26: Recording artist Wiz Khalifa (R) featured wearing Converse in support of the GRAMMY Foundation’s GRAMMY Camp and model Amber Rose attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)

In more posts, she added: “Y’all really don’t fuck with me because I claim both sides of my family??? Just know you’re perpetuating hate, racism and colorism not me. That’s your problem not mine. I’m not gonna apologize for being born.” She concluded: “This is the last time I’m talking about race. I’m BLACK AND WHITE ( Mixed ). That’s how I identify if you don’t like it you can suck my dick.”

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The Instagram Story posts come after Rose got into a heated exchange with Joseline Hernandez on College Hill: Celebrity Edition while discussing racial identity. Hernandez accused Amber Rose of “really want[ing] to be a white girl.” BET later announced that they wouldn’t be airing the fight. “Out of respect for all parties involved, we have chosen not to show this fight. College Hill and ASU do not condone violence of any kind,” the network said in an onscreen message.

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Eminem Collabs Caused Racial Backlash For G-Unit, Tony Yayo Claims

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During his most recent interview with DJ Vlad, Tony Yayo recalled an unfortunate public reaction to G-Unit’s work with Eminem. Moreover, the rapper explained that a lot of people weren’t happy with the group’s embrace of a white MC. Of course, those conversations are still present in today’s hip-hop debates, even among legends of the genre. Still, during his remarks, Yayo defended the Detroit legend’s lyrical skill, his influence, and all that he did for the group during their peak. In addition, he spoke briefly on his relationship with Benzino and how hip-hop media outlets contributed to that backlash.

“We even got called house n***as for f***ing with Eminem,” Tony Yayo recalled. “The Source, they would take it to a whole ‘nother level. That’s when the disrespect for me was like, well damn, what does color have to do with anything with music? What does color have to do with anything with people? I don’t care what color or religion you are. That’s just me. We from New York. It’s a melting pot of people. We grew up around all kinds of people, so I don’t give a f**k what color you are. I don’t look at you as a culture vulture ’cause you white. That could be somebody else’s opinion. It’s not mine. Melle Mel said something about Eminem. He did more for me, him and 50, than anybody has ever done in my career.

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Tony Yayo Recalls G-Unit Getting Backlash For Working With Eminem

“Till the day it’s all said and done, I’ma shout-out Eminem,” Tony Yayo continued. “But everybody always blow shots at Eminem. He wouldn’t be on [Billboard‘s top 50 greatest rappers of all time] list if he wasn’t a f***ing lyrical tyrant. If he wasn’t f***ing nice with it, they wouldn’t be mad at him.” During a XXL op-ed in 2022, Marshall Mathers (or Slim Shady) reflected on these themes, as well. “When things started happening for me, I was getting a lot of heat, being a white rapper, and XXL wrote something about that,” he revealed. “I remember going to one of those newsstands in New York when the magazine had just started out, and I bought that and a couple of other rap magazines. I flipped to the last page first and XXL was dissing me. What the f**k?

“I don’t even know if I read the whole article,” he continued. “I was used to reading things like that about me, but it hurt because I felt they didn’t know me to make that kind of judgment. Coming up, I had to deal with that a lot. I wanted to be respectful because what I do is Black music. I knew I was coming into it as a guest in the house. And XXL, The Source, Rap Pages and VIBE were Hip Hop bibles at the time. I understood, at the same time, everybody’s perception of a white guy coming into Hip Hop and all of a sudden things start happening for him. So, if XXL would’ve even had a conversation with me, maybe they would’ve understood me more.” For more news and the latest updates on Tony Yayo and Eminem, stay up to date on HNHH.

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