NBA Youngboy Affiliate Was Set To Testify Against Lit Yoshi Before Shooting: Report

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Lit Yoshi, who was allegedly involved in an April 2020 shooting that targeted an NBA YoungBoy affiliate, reportedly carried out the shooting because the NBA affiliate was set to testify against Yoshi for a prior shooting. The Advocate reports that detectives have found a YouTube video from March 2020, in which Yoshi calls the victim a “snitch.”

The outlet explains that an arrest warrant from Slidell police shows that officers discovered the “intended target was likely a man signed to the NBA Youngboy record label who allegedly had a ‘hit’ out on him from a rival Baton Rouge rap group.”

They continue to explain that “the man and another person, who was injured in the shooting, had just entered a car outside a Slidell apartment complex when they were met with a hail of bullets. The intended target, who escaped without injuries, was scheduled to testify against Edwards in court about a previous shooting. Detectives later unearthed a YouTube video posted in March 2020 in which Edwards called him a ‘snitch.'”

Police used cell phone tracking to link Yoshi to the April 29th shooting as well as a separate shooting on July 4, 2020.

Yoshi is currently facing seven counts of attempted first-degree murder but posted his $1.82 million bail back in August 2020. Prosecutors have filed a request to revoke his bond.

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Kanye West’s “DONDA” Collaborator, Consequence, Calls Out Drake Over Release Date

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Kanye West’s collaborator, Consequence, called out Drake on Twitter, Saturday, saying that they’re “looking for Drake’s drop date.” The new tweet comes after West delayed the release of his highly anticipated album, DONDA, which was originally scheduled to drop on Friday.

“We looking for @drake drop date,” Consequence tweeted. “@THEREALSWIZZZ Line It Up!!! #DropYaLo.”

West’s other collaborators, Malik Yusef, and Justin Laboy, recently confirmed that DONDA will release on August 6th.

“KANYE WEST WILL MOVE THE RELEASE DATE OF DONDA TO AUGUST 6TH,” Laboy wrote on Twitter, Friday night. “THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. HE WANTS TO GIVE HIS FANS THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT WITHOUT RUSHING ANYTHING. HE LOVES YALL WITH ALL OF HIS HEART. GOD BLESS.”

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Drake has been teasing his upcoming album, Certified Lover Boy, since 2019, but it appears we’re finally on the precipice of a release. Earlier this year, the Toronto rapper confirmed that we’ll hear the album before the end of summer. He’s also recently confirmed that Certified Lover Boy is in the mixing process.

“You know, Uncle Drake is back home to mix the album so she’s got a bunch of new tracks coming her way,” Drizzy said earlier this month. “On my way home to reunite with my dawg and finish this thing up… CLB on the way. On your head top.”

While Drake hasn’t confirmed a date, he and Ye could certainly release around the same time if both artists stick to their word.

Wack100 Says Blueface Is The 1st “Mainstream Rapper” To Get In The Ring

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Wack100 says that Blueface is the first “mainstream rapper” to get in the ring, following his fight against TikTok star Kane Trujillo at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19. Not only did Blueface win the fight, but he also took on an unruly fan who jumped in the ring afterward.

“Street squabble with a little bit of training. The famous Cryp just got more famous. The first mainstream rapper to take that fade in the ring and put it all on the line,” Wack wrote in an Instagram post, Saturday.

He added: “Say what you want this kid can take a punch …. @6ix9ine or @wizkhalifa looking like some good opponents.”

A fight against 6ix9ine is certainly a possibility as the controversial rapper has been calling out Blueface on social media in the weeks leading up to his BKFC fight.

Earlier this month, Blueface claimed that 6ix9ine snitched to Instagram and had his account deleted.

“Pay close attention,” Blueface wrote on Twitter, July 11th. “He reported all my post for bullying and deleted his skit. Playing victim like he did in court. My IG be back up shortly.”

“He should tattoo Instagram on his head they might give it back to him. They just told me,” 6ix9ine replied.

Check out Wack’s post below.

Kanye West Cheers On Atlanta United Ahead Of “DONDA” Release

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Kanye West was spotted at an Atlanta United soccer match, Saturday, following the DONDA listening event, earlier this week. West watched the game with Atlanta fans in the stands while rocking an all red fit and a mask that covered his entire face. 

The legendary rapper’s support wasn’t enough to carry Atlanta to the win. The team fell 1-0 to the Columbus Crew.

West’s new project, DONDA, was originally scheduled to release on Friday, July 23rd but after the hours came and went, fans were left without any new music to enjoy. A close collaborator of West’s, Malik Yusef, has since revealed that the album will now drop on August 6th.

“We R super grateful, thankful and appreciative of all the love we’ve been getting for the new upcoming album #DONDA This is the 9th album I’ve worked on with @kanyewest , Me and bro weren’t communicating during the process of Jesus Is King so I missed that one. But in my opinion it’s our best work thus far.Also, as a side note my homie @Justinlaboy is more kind and caring, than he is toxic,” Yusef wrote in an Instagram post, Saturday.

Justin Laboy, who was spotted hanging with West, earlier this week, also confirmed the delayed release.

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T.I. Shares Pics & Videos From Costa Rica Trip With Tiny

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T.I. shared a selection of photos and videos on Instagram, Saturday, from his trip to Costa Rica with Tiny, earlier this month, to celebrate his wife’s birthday.

“Don’t nobody do this sh*t like US,” T.I. captioned the post. “20yrs plus & We still UP!! All Glory be to God.”

The pictures including the couple dancing, smoking, riding a jet ski, and more.

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Tiny turned 46 on July 14th. T.I. celebrated the couple’s 20th year spending her birthday together by sharing a heartfelt message on social media in her honor: “Happy Birthday to my wife, my lover, &my best friend @majorgirl …. We’ve been through the best of times and the worst of times but WE never changed…. im truly proud of you & all that you’ve contributed to the culture…as well as thankful for all you’ve contributed to all of OUR LIVES!! All my Love For All My Life!! I just love seeing you smile & kick yo Sh*t Mrs H…. 7 – 14 – 21 *Legendary Times 3 Our 20th 7-14 together and we still UP & in Love like 2001. Thank you for all you do to complete our lives. We LOVE YOU 4LIFE&DEATH.”

T.I. and Tiny began dating back in 2001 and later married on July 30, 2010, in Miami, Florida.

Check out T.I.’s new post below.

Jennifer Lopez Kisses Ben Affleck In New IG Post Celebrating 52nd Birthday

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Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 52nd birthday, Saturday, with a new post on Instagram that included a picture of herself kissing Ben Affleck. The couple has been rumored to be dating for several months, but yet to publically confirm the relationship before Today’s post.

“5 2 … what it do,” she captioned the photos.

While the exact details are unclear, Lopez appears to have begun dating Affleck shortly after breaking off an engagement to former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, earlier this year. The two had been together for over two years.

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Earlier this week, Lopez’s longtime friend Leah Remini posted a video from her own birthday party, which was held last month, that featured Lopez and Affleck together.

“Wanted to share a little video from my birthday with you all because I got so much love from you on my birthday but also everyday,” Remini said in the throwback post. “I consider myself to have the best support system here on social media. Also, I can’t thank my family & friends enough for coming, for celebrating with me in a way that was very special to me.”

Check out Lopez’s birthday post below.

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R. Kelly Faces New Allegations After Court Documents Allege That He Sexually Assaulted A Minor In 2006

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R. Kelly is set to go on trial over pair of cases in the coming months. One is based in Brooklyn, New York, where he faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges; the other is based in his hometown of Chicago, where he received charges for child pornography and obstruction of justice. While things are already bad enough for the singer, they may have just gotten worse: Chicago Sun Times shared new court documents that present fresh allegations that Kelly sexually assaulted a minor back in 2006.

The document claims that the singer met the 16-year-old boy at a McDonald’s more than a decade ago. Kelly then invited him to his studio and asked “what he was willing to do to succeed in the music business” and added that he wanted “to engage in sexual contact.” The documents go on to say that the minor introduced Kelly to a male friend of his, who at the time was around the age of 16 or 17. This individual, who was labeled “John Doe #2” in the documents, eventually entered a sexual relationship with Kelly, who “paid John Doe #2 after sexual encounters with him.”

Meanwhile, Kelly’s Brooklyn trial is set to begin on August 18. If he’s convicted he will face up to 70 years in prison.

Kanye West Took A Break From Working On ‘Donda’ To Hang Out With The Atlanta United Crowd

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Kanye West’s next album, Donda, is on its way. West, who held a highly anticipated listening party for the still yet to be completed album in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium late last week, has been holed up at the home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United working on it ever since, with a new target release date of August 6.

What is making this album process even more fascinating is that he’s seemingly commandeered a room in the stadium to continue working on it, even while events are ongoing. On Saturday, Ye’s stay at the Benz overlapped with Atlanta United playing host to the Columbus Crew, so he decided to take a stroll around the stadium and hang out with Atlanta United supporters during the game, posting videos of his afternoon taking in some MLS action on Instagram.

As many have pointed out, Kanye appears to be wearing the same thing he was for the album listening party, as maybe even he wasn’t prepared for this long of a stay at the stadium.

Naturally every other comment on his video is some form of “drop the album,” but it is pretty funny that while the world is watching for info on the much-anticipated release, he’s just out here posting videos of fans chanting at a soccer game with no commentary of his own. It’s great pub for Atlanta United, if nothing else, and it’s good to see Kanye taking a little break from a long day in his makeshift studio to take in some soccer.

Ice Cube Says He Hopes BIG3’s “FIREBALL3” Will Become An Olympic Sport

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Ice Cube says that running the BIG3 basketball league is one of his biggest accomplishments and spoke about differentiating the league from the NBA in a new interview with Bossip. Cube also reflected on the BIG3’s choice to implement the FIREBALL3 ruleset and he hopes to see it in the Olympics.

“We’ve needed the freedom to keep innovating without potential new fans thinking it was typical 3-on-3. Plus, we didn’t want our deep love and respect for the NBA to be misinterpreted by our use of different rules,” Cube said in Vegas after a game.

“We could never compete with the NBA any more than we could compete with the NFL or FIFA. We are the BIG3, our own unique thing. But that doesn’t mean FIREBALL3 can’t coexist with these sports and still be many fans’ favorite sport. We’re going to keep growing, keep building and keep putting the best athletes on the court. We hope that one day FIREBALL3 will be an Olympic sport too.”

He also compared growing the BIG3 to other highlights during his career: “Doing music, I grew up with Dr. Dre living down the street and, I’m not saying that was easy, but I was in a position really to be right there. And, in movies, John Singleton just saw me one day and said ‘hey I wanna put you in a movie’ so that career took off with being discovered. This is something we had to conceive from scratch with all kinds of people telling us we were crazy…”

Earlier this month, Kanye West and Justin LaBoy were seen hanging out during a BIG3 game in Vegas.

Check out Cube’s interview below.

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Brittany Howard Shares “Jaime (Reimagined)” Ft. Childish Gambino & More

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Brittany Howard is already an accomplished musician with several Grammys under her belt. Her band Alabama Shakes has been a success in their own right but Howard’s foray as a solo artist has been equally well-received. In 2019, Howard shared her debut album, Jaime to critical acclaim which earned her another seven Grammy nominations. While she’s been riding high off of the album, she delivered a reimagined version of the album to her fans this week.

Howard revamped her debut album for her latest release, Jaime (Reimagined). The 13-song project delivers remixes and re-worked versions of the album’s songs with contributions from Childish Gambino, Common, BadBadNotGood, EarthGang, Syd, Little Dragon, and more. 

The project’s release comes days after Howard shared “Stay High” with Childish Gambino. Peep the project below.