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Taxstone Sentencing Delayed
After years of proceedings and weeks of taunting and beef, Taxstone’s fate following his guilty verdict on manslaughter charges hangs in the balance. Moreover, the court delayed his sentencing from April 19 to May 25, which is seven years to the day after the shooting the court found him guilty of. Furthermore, this information comes from court documents obtained by AllHipHop, which U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed. For those unaware, officials arrested Taxstone (real name Daryl Campbell) in 2017 on charges related to a 2016 Irving Plaza shooting in New York City.
An escalation between Tax and rapper Troy Ave while a T.I. concert took place led to the death of Ave’s bodyguard, Ronald “Banga” McPhatter. Also, the incident caused several injuries, including to Troy himself. Later, authorities charged Taxstone with various offenses like illegal possession of a firearm and second-degree murder. While he pled guilty to gun charges in June of 2017, he maintained his innocence when it came to murder charges. In the years since, Tax and Troy Ave battled on social media and gave each other various taunts and threats.
The Court Delays Taxstone’s Sentencing
Even though Ave also faced charges in connection to the deadly shooting, he testified against Campbell for a reduced sentence. “To all my real ones that been riding with & for Me, today is the day I finally get to clear my name,” he wrote on Instagram. “It’s been almost 7 years since I lost one of my closest friends #RIPBANGA, 7 years of a narrative about it being my fault, 7 years of my character being assassinated all the while Trying to defend myself without saying much!” The court also delayed his sentencing.
Meanwhile, District Attorney Alvin Bragg also addressed victory this case. “Daryl Campbell was convicted of killing a man and shooting three others during a tragic and deadly confrontation in a packed New York City music venue,” he stated. “In addition to seriously injuring his rival and killing his rival’s bodyguard, Mr. Campbell shot innocent bystanders and put hundreds of other lives at risk. We will vigorously prosecute anyone who commits this type of deadly violence.” For more updates on the Troy Ave and Taxstone case, come back to HNHH.
Troy Ave Threatens Taxstone
Troy Ave is seemingly nowhere close to done with Taxstone, even after the latter was found guilty of manslaughter in his case. Moreover, the New York rapper took to Twitter to continue to flame the media personality after the court delayed his sentencing. Specifically, he alluded to “lies” and “defamation” in his message, although he didn’t clarify what it referred to. Presumably, it has to do with Taxstone’s own takedowns of Troy and their long-standing beef on social media and beyond. Still, a lot of people pointed out that Ave isn’t necessarily painted in the best light in this case, either.
“If I sued this broke a** pancreatic fat n*** for defamation of character it would end up costing Me money,” Troy Ave tweeted. “Them lies ain’t adding up but neither is ya $$$ #DearHaterIWon.” Afterwards, some fans clapped back at him in the replies. “It would end up costing me money- sounds like you the broke one, sir,” one tweeter fired off. “Well since live nation and irving plaza know your the 1 to start the altercation your not winning anything but you know that by now,” another added.
Troy Ave Threatens To Expose Taxstone’s “Lies”
If I sued this broke ass pancreatic fat n*** for defamation of character it would end up costing Me money
them lies ain’t adding up but neither is ya $$$ #DearHaterIWon https://t.co/BdBzxgzpMP
— GOD is GREAT (@TroyAve) April 19, 2023
Last month, Taxstone faced a guilty verdict on charges of manslaughter, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. Moreover, these charges related to the death of Troy Ave’s bodyguard Ronald “Banga” McPhatter in 2016. Since their case saw more mainstream attention, Ave capitalized on it by releasing a couple of diss tracks. For example, there’s his “victory” song “Dear Hater I Won,” plus a couple of other lyrical attacks at the podcaster. Given his other beef with the likes of Maino, the rapper is flaring up a lot of conflict these days.
Meanwhile, Troy was really feeling himself throughout this trial, comparing himself to Jay-Z with a picture. “To all my real ones that been riding with & for Me, today is the day I finally get to clear my name,” he captioned the post about the Taxstone case and him testifying. “It’s been almost 7 years since I lost one of my closest friends #RIPBANGA, 7 years of a narrative about it being my fault, 7 years of my character being assassinated all the while Trying to defend myself without saying much! At my weakest points I drew strength from GOD! drew strength from my Children & drew strength from Yall.” Regardless of your take on this feud, return to HNHH for the latest on Troy Ave and Taxstone.
Taxstone’s Sentencing For Manslaughter Charge Delayed Until Next Month
Several reports have confirmed that the sentencing date for podcast pioneer Daryl Campbell aka Taxstone in his manslaughter conviction has been pushed back until May.
His convictions from the 2016 Irving Plaza shooting that resulted in the death of Troy Ave’s bodyguard Ronald “Banga” McPhatter was downgraded from second-degree murder and attempted murder to manslaughter, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.
Taxstone has remains behind bars after his January 17, 2017 arrest for the May 2016 shooting.
The sentencing date has been moved from April 19, 2023, to May 25, 2023.
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Taxstone Slams Joe Budden’s Treatment Of Rory & Mal
Taxstone recently called out Joe Budden for what he viewed as manipulative behavior concerning his treatment of former podcast cohosts Rory and Mal. Moreover, he recently spoke to Complex about the state of hip-hop media and a host of other topics. Furthermore, readers may recall that the former Joe Budden Podcast collaborators blasted Joe after Complex named him the top rap media personality in the game. While their comments aimed to be fair to the list, they couldn’t help but bring up their bad blood when debating whether he deserves the honor. On that note, Taxstone had some words for the Slaughterhouse MC and warned others of his tendencies.
“I think Rory and Mal finally figured out that Joe was a master manipulator,” Taxstone remarked to the publication. “They was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome and Joe manipulates everybody around him. Even them dudes sitting with him now are being manipulated. But you gotta understand some people are alright with manipulation as long as they get something out of it. So I think them dudes know that. But I think they just cool with the situation. Sometimes people don’t got nothing going on in their life. They need to be a part of something.”
Taxstone Sends Shots At Joe Budden
Moreover, he also blasted Troy Ave amid their continuing beef and specifically N.O.R.E. for giving Ave media attention. “It’s fools like the people who interview Troy Ave,” Taxstone expressed. “They interview him ’cause they know he’s gonna talk about me. He has nothing going on … So it’s like the podcast game when I see what was going on. Like with Nore. He was on my podcast. And then for maybe two, three months straight, we was on the phone every day, six in the morning, five in the morning, two in the morning, putting together the ideas for Drink Champs. At first, just summed it up to Nore’s looking for numbers. He don’t care. Like, he’ll sacrifice anything.”
For what it’s worth, Joe Budden responded to criticisms that Taxstone, Rory and Mal, and others threw his way, though he didn’t name any names. “To whom this may concern,” he began on his podcast. “Instead of crtiquing people’s placement on this list, we need more crtiquing on why you’re not on it. To everyone not on it, shut the f**k up. There’s some steps that you n***as have missed. To whom it may concern, stop holding a microphone. It’s certain n***as, y’all can’t speak to me, y’all didn’t do the work yet. You didn’t go to the bookstore. Hire the editors. Get people to help. Invest in the staff. Stop check chasing. Stop doing the bare minimum and expecting that to yield results. You n***as are the bare minimum boys.” For more on this drama and the latest on Taxstone, Joe Budden, and Rory and Mal, return to HNHH.
Taxstone Shares Opinion on Joe Budden: ‘A Master Manipulator’
Joe Budden may be commonly known as The Podfather, but to Taxstone, he is a master manipulator. Speaking with Complex on the heels of the publication naming The JBP host No. 1 on their Media Power Ranking list, Tax gave his opinion on Joe, his past co-hosts Rory and Mal’s departure and his new cast.
“I think Rory and Mal finally figured out that Joe was a master manipulator,” Tax said when asked about Budden. “They was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome and Joe manipulates everybody around him. Even them dudes sitting with him now are being manipulated. But you gotta understand some people are alright with manipulation as long as they get something out of it. So I think them dudes know that. But I think they just cool with the situation.”
He added, “Sometimes people don’t got nothing going on in their life. They need to be a part of something. I’m not one of those people. I always tell people if everybody jump on that ship, it’s gonna sink. So I’m always the person that’s like, I’m gonna stay with the land. When y’all get over there y’all write me and tell me what happened.”
Last month, Taxstone was found guilty of manslaughter in connection to a 2016 Irving Plaza shooting. He gets sentenced on April 19, but when he returns home, podcasting again may be out of the question.
“It’s such a weird place,” Tax said. ” Podcasts for hip-hop have become nasty. Everybody’s copying each other. Everybody’s following the same subjects. It’s no original voices. Like it’s corny.”
You can read everything Tax has to say on podcasts, Hip-Hop media as a whole, and more here.
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Taxstone Says N.O.R.E.’s Claims About Combat Jack and ‘Tax Season’ Podcast Are ‘Out of Frustration’
Earlier this week, Complex sent the media world into a frenzy by releasing the Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking list. Included were people like Joe Budden and Million Dollaz Worth of Game. Adding on the content circle, Complex also caught up with Taxstone ahead of his guilty verdict.
One of the topics discussed was how he felt about N.O.R.E.’s criticism of the Loud Speaker network during a visit to The Joe Budden Podcast. In the episode, N.O.R.E. highlighted his dominance, specifically by highlighting that he has ownership of his video assets while stating Tax and Combat Jack, Loud Speaker’s co-founder, did not. “A lot of y’all dudes was out here giving y’all YouTubes away for free,” N.O.R.E. said.
In conversation, Tax revealed that couldn’t be any further from the truth.
“I didn’t really address it because that shit is not even true,” Taxstone said. “Like if you really do your due diligence to look at the ‘Tax Season’ podcast, I didn’t post videos on YouTube. And that was intentional because I wasn’t getting paid from it.”
He added, “I don’t like when a person tries to act like they’re intelligent and they know what they’re doing all the time and somebody that tries to act like they’re supportive of the culture.”
One of his examples was N.O.R.E.’s handling of the Kanye West interview.
“If I was to interview Kanye West, once I seen that Kanye was saying everything that would destroy him, I would’ve never put it out,” Tax said.
Taxstone would reveal the only full episode of his episode to ever hit YouTube was the special episode he did with Meek Mill in Atlanta. In addition, he revealed he put N.O.R.E. on to ads and how to get in contact with them. Ultimately, he thinks the Drink Champs host spoke: “out of frustration.”
You can read the full interview here.
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Taxstone Calls Out N.O.R.E. For Combat Jack Comments
Taxstone slammed N.O.R.E. as having the “brain of an infant” for his recent comments on Combat Jack. Taxstone addressed the remarks during a recent interview with Complex. The Drink Champs host had criticized Combat Jack and Taxstone for signing to Loud Speakers Network and “giving away YouTubes for free” during an appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast.
“It’s probably the best audio deal in rap podcast history,” N.O.R.E. said. “I’m keeping it 100. And we still own our IPO. I said, ‘Before me, they gave the YouTubes for free. Them IPOs, they didn’t own, only me and [DJ EFN]. A lot of y’all dudes was out here giving y’all YouTubes away for free. Y’all was signed to… what’s that shit, Sound? What was the shit that Tax and all them n****s was signed to? What’s that label? A dude named Matt ran it. Combat, Tax, all of them was on this label giving they YouTubes away for free. I’m the first dude that had a three-deal for the same crack.”
N.O.R.E. At The BET Hip Hop Awards
During his interview with Complex, Taxstone admitted that he’s a fan of the Drink Champs podcast, but was unhappy with N.O.R.E. “Nore’s Drink Champs is a legendary podcast. I still like it. I have my little issues with Nore, but I don’t hold on to shit too long like other people do. But I still enjoy his podcast because I like Hip Hop and I like rap legends,” Tax began. “But I don’t like when a person tries to act like they’re intelligent and they know what they’re doing all the time and somebody that tries to act like they’re supportive of the culture.”
From there, he criticized N.O.R.E. for bringing Kanye West on his show, who then shared conspiracy theories about the death of George Floyd. He says that platforming those types of opinions hurts the culture. Taxstone is currently in prison awaiting sentencing for shooting and killing Troy Ave‘s bodyguard at Irving Plaza.
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Maino Doesn’t Like Troy Ave’s Narrative About Taxstone
A jury found Taxstone guilty last week for his role in the shooting at Irving Plaza that left Troy Ave’s bodyguard Ronald “Banga” McPhatter dead. Though Troy continued to pop bottles in celebration of Tax’s conviction, Maino doesn’t feel like the rapper is being honest about the narrative. The Lobby Boyz rapper appeared on Angela Yee’s show this morning where he discussed the trial’s outcome, revealing that he actually performed the night of the shooting. However, he stated that Taxstone wasn’t out there looking for trouble like some have claimed.
“That man was there chilling, enjoying the moment and these other dudes came in there looking for a problem,” Maino explained. He said that a few individuals came into the room, hoping to create a moment, although it didn’t end up working in their favor. “… The moment didn’t go there way. So I’m just in disagreement with the whole narrative of becoming a victim after you tried to be an aggressor,” he added, seemingly referencing Troy Ave’s role in the situation, which he got more in-depth about.
Maino Discusses Troy Ave
It seems like Troy Ave is partially to blame for the narrative surrounding Taxstone. Maino suggested the White Christmas rapper should take some responsibility for the incident, especially after taking the stand. “My whole thing is this though – how you out here celebrating just getting on the stand after you tried to create a situation that just didn’t go your way?” Maino asked. ”So he worked out a deal with the prosecutor to get less time for those guns that he got caught with. So that was his motivation to get on the stand and testify against Taxstone.”
“Say the whole truth,” Maino continued. Don’t make it seem like that man was there to try to assassinate you and that’s not the truth. The truth of the matter is you actually came there on that time. You walked in there in that room and tried to create a situation. You thought that maybe you was gonna get you a Worldstar moment.” Check out the full clip above and sound off with your thoughts on Maino’s take on Taxstone’s conviction.