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Beyonce’s Uncle Dies At 77, Tina Knowles Confirms

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Tina Knowles has confirmed that her brother, who is also Beyonce’s uncle, Rowland Martin Buyince, has passed away. She reflected on his death in a lengthy tribute on Instagram, on Sunday night. He was 77.

“My Beautiful big brother Butch went to be with God this weekend. I will miss him so much!” she captioned the post. “He was a career Airforce man. He loved riding Motorcycles was a black Belt in Karate and had the most beautiful green eyes and good looks, He was a great story teller, He had an incredible wife Jeanette and devoted daughter Dana two beautiful grandchildren Yvette and Roland, He was greatly loved. Sail on Butch. Rowland Martin (Butch) Buyince’ June 1946 – Feb 2024 RIP.”

Read More: Tina Knowles Defends Beyonce’s “Renaissance” Premiere Appearance

Beyonce & Tina Knowles Launch Hair Care Line

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 20: (Exclusive Coverage) (Editorial Use Only) Tina Knowles and Beyoncé celebrate the launch of her hair care line, CÉCRED, with an intimate gathering at The Revery LA on February 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Julian Dakdouk/Parkwood Media/WireImage via Parkwood)

The loss of her uncle comes as Beyonce prepares for the release of her next album, Act II. To promote the project, she dropped two singles which see her branch out into country music, earlier this month. Tina Knowles explained that her family has always been involved in “Cowboy Culture” on Instagram afterward. “We have always celebrated Cowboy Culture growing up in Texas. We also always understood that it was not just about it belonging to White culture only. In Texas there is a huge black cowboy culture. Why do you think that my kids have integrated it into their fashion and art since the beginning. When people ask why is Beyonce wearing cowboy hats? It’s really funny, I actually laugh because it’s been there since she was a kid, we went to rodeos every year and my whole family dressed in western fashion. Solange did a whole brilliant Album and Project based on Black Cowboy Culture. It definitely was a part of our culture growing up,” Knowles wrote on Instagram.

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Beyonce also recently teamed up with her mother for the hair care line, CÉCRED. Be on the lookout for further updates on Tina Knowles and Beyonce on HotNewHipHop.

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Boosie Badazz Discusses Bond With Flau’jae Johnson

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Flau’jae Johnson is one of the hottest names in women’s basketball. The LSU freshman played an important role in the team’s first-ever National Championship. However, Johnson is also a rapper. Performing under the stage name Flau’jae, Johnson previously appeared on The Rap Game and America’s Got Talent. However, she has since signed with Roc Nation and is prepping collabs with a number of artists. But she also shares a deep connection with Boosie Badazz.

Boosie is not having a great time as of late. The rapper was arrested on Wednesday following a court appearance. Subsequently, he was denied bond and reportedly faces several felony firearm charges. These charges allegedly stem from a May Instagram Live, in which Boosie was spotted in possession of a firearm. However, amid all the chaos, an interview has been released detailing the deep connection Booise shares with Johnson.

Boosie Explains Being There For Johnson After Father’s Murder

“I was cool with her dad,” Boosie explained, referring to rapper Camoflauge. “All through her life, I’ve been there. She calls me uncle. She been playing in my backyard since she was little.” Furthermore, the rapper couldn’t help but smile as Vlad asked him how it felt to see Johnson win a National Championship earlier this year. “It made me proud. It got me emotional, it made me proud. I saw it. I saw it coming. When she was about going to LSU…I’m just happy for her. I know her daddy looking down on her, happy for her.”

Camoflague, born Jason Johnson, was a close friend of Boosie’s. However, he was tragically killed in Savannah, Georgia at the age of 21 in 2003. Flau’jae was born a little under six months later. In her own interview on VladTV, she spoke about everything that Boosie had done to help her over the years. “He showed love, even helping me get on The Rap Game, tried to help me navigate as much as he could. He got a lotta kids so for him to even reach his hand out, to take the time to do that, that was a lotta love.”

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XXXTentacion’s Uncle Recounts Day Of Rapper’s Murder

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XXXTentacion’s uncle, Leonard Kerr, recounted what he saw on the day the rapper was fatally shot during the first day of trial regarding his killing, Tuesday. Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome have been charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery regarding X’s death. Kerr was in the passenger seat of X’s car while they left RIVA Motorsports in Deerfield Beach, Florida at the time of the shooting. Surveillance footage from the time shows Kerr fleeing as the robbery goes down.

“We get in the car to drive out. At the exit, when we pull out, we stop,” Kerr said, recalling the moment on the stand. “[XXXTentacion] looked to the left. I looked to the right. By the time [XXXTentacion] looked to the left, I see a car coming down the block and blocked the entrance. After the car pulled by the entrance, two persons jump out the side doors. One come on Jahseh side, one come on the side that I’m on.”

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From there, he demonstrated to the jury how one of the men held their gun. “The taller one do like this, ‘You don’t come out of the fucking car.’ The other one was at Jahseh’s side…He was saying, ‘Give me the chain. Where’s the chain?’” Kerr then took a moment to compose himself before continuing. He explained that he took off and began running. He later heard multiple noises that sounded like explosions from behind him. Afterward, he returned to the vehicle after the gunmen fled the scene. He found XXXTentacion unresponsive and called X’s mom, Cleopatra Bernard.

If convicted, Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome face up to life in prison. A fourth man, Robert Allen, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. As for their defense, lawyers for the group recently claimed that Drake may have actually been involved in the 2018 slaying. They explained that investigators never looked into X’s previous feud with Drake prior to his death. X once tweeted, “If anyone tries to kill me it was @champagnepapi,” but later claimed to have been hacked. There is no evidence linking Drake to X’s murder.

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